Mary Alice and Archibald Douglass

Mary Alice and Archibald Douglass. . Archibald Douglass Frost was born in Richmond, Texas. As a young man, Mr. Frost worked as a CPA in his home state. In 1913, he came to Columbus to homestead and then established the "A.D. Frost Furniture - Hardware"., Mr. Frost married Mary Alice Cloppert in 1914. She was a mail order bride. Six children were born to this union., About 4:20 the morning of March 9, 1916, the Frosts were awakened by the sound of gunfire. This was just the beginning of their very long day., Mr. Frost was shot in the right shoulder as he and his family entered their store to hide in the basement. It was then decided to flee in their auto. A barrage of bullets pelted their car and Mr. Frost was again shot, this time in his left arm., As his condition worsened Mrs. Frost, who had never driven a car, took the wheel of their Dodge and drove on to Deming. During this wild race the car hit a bump so hard the baby bounced from the back seat and landed at their feet up front, unharmed., Arriving in Deming, Mr. Frost was taken to a doctors office. The bullet in his shoulder could not be removed. Mrs. Frost and son were taken to the Baker Hotel where friends provided them with clothing, This whole ordeal had taken place while in their night clothes., This was how Mr. A.D. Frost spent his 35th birthday!!, Captions , Frost Store Circa 1915 , 1916 Dodge