Texas Issuance of Public Citation in Jeff Davis Case 1903
The State of Texas commands Sheriff or constable to summon F R Morrison and heirs by weekly publication for eight weeks prior to the return date. The citation directs appearance at Jeff Davis County District Court in Fort Davis on September 7, 1903, in Case No. 180 filed July 10, 1902 by C A Finley seeking title relief over land described as Section 353 in Block 2, 640 acres, claimed as clouded by Morrison. The document notes Kansas City, Mexico & Orient bridge project discussions over a canyon near the area, with context from the Chihuahua Enterprise.
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Jeff Davis County
F. R. Morrison
41St Judicial District
Fort Davis
A. D
C. A. Finley
A. Finney
Texas
Texas and New Orleans Railway Company
Jas, Stewart
Land rush tale from Sherwood and a warn of future bets
An extensive San Angelo Standard account recalls Sherwood land rushes with forty six sections sold on a Saturday and following Monday. A participant jokes about missing further rushes for gold and explains misadventures with crowded stakes and physical roughhousing, concluding with a firm denial of future participation.
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Sherwood
San Angelo
West Texas
Texas
Mark Twain
Mark
Judge Bean Dies at Langtry West of the Pecos
The court adjourned after a busy session with judgments in several cases. M. D. Jordan won full damages and possession of Marble Mountain. The Hannum murder and rape cases were continued. Willie Jones pled guilty to burglary and received two years. Judge Roy Bean died in Langtry after a sudden illness, with his son Sam driving the remains to Del Rio. The Midland Livestock Reporter, burned recently, has risen again.
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M. D. Jordan
Texas Oil & Marble Company
Marble Mountain
Hannum
Chadbourne
McGlathlin
Chambers
Willie Jones
Sam
del Rio
Open season without inspection stirs cattlemen’s opposition
Opponents of the Bryan cattle quarantine bill fail to stop it as it moves to the senate with a majority committee report and a minority critique. Varying views persist on lease law, yet all agree open season without inspection would harm cattle owners. Snowpack from surrounding mountains promises strong Rio Grande flows into summer. A string of odd bills appears in state legislatures from taxing bachelors to skirts and triplet funding.
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Senate
Competitive exams for Cadet and Midshipman slots in Texas
Colorado Texas March 16 1903 Avalanche Alpine I have been requested by proper authority to nominate from the Sixteenth congressional district of Texas a candidate for appointment as cadet to the U S Military Academy and also a principal and three alternates for appointment as midshipman to the U S Naval academy A competitive examination will be held at Abilene Texas on April 4 1903 at 9 o clock a m The highest grade mentally and physically will receive the appointment Applicants should send names and post office addresses for admission requirements The Midland range is in good shape moisture in the ground and prospects fair for a good weed crop and an opening spring season for stockmen
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Colorado
Tex
Avalanche
Alpine
Texas
Sixteenth
U.S. Military Academy
U. S. Naval Academy
Abilene
W.r.smirin
16Th
B District
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C. H. Larkin
State OF
Cacuenta
Mexico
Pecos River
Kansas City
Mexico & Orient
Chihuahua
District Court
Midland Livestock Reporter
Buck’s
W.D. Kincaid CO
Upper
Rio Grande Valley
Utah
New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Louisiana
Montana
Midland
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