Cost of Texas Government Shows Rising Annual Spending
Figures from the Texas comptroller reveal that the annual cost to operate state government ending August 31 totaled 5 512 676 57, up 830 108 11 from the prior year. Pension outlays remain excluded, with 490 529 50 spent in 1912 and 500 000 in 1908, while monthly expenditures for 1913 are listed, and warrants issued rose to 41 923 from 27 652, signaling growing state activity and administration.
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Texas
Austin
Comptroller's Department
Comptrollee’s Department
Timetable snippet for GH and S A Ry trains
A fragment from a railway timetable lists Westbound departure at 12 30 p.m and Eastbound at 7 42 p.m with No 7 and No 9 and No 8 and No 10 train numbers and a 5 35 a m start for another eastbound service from the GH and S A Ry line.
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S.A. Ry
Alpine Passenger Train Times Curtailed in Evening
The notice lists No 1 passenger service at 6 10 p m and No 2 service at 9 20 a m with Alpine as the origin or destination, indicating schedule adjustments or timetable details for the KM and 0 Ry lines.
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Alpine
Monkey Ranch Mention Sparks Rural Banter
A Texas drummer, after losing his monkey wrench, asks a Norwegian neighbor for one. The response humorously lists various “ranch” occupations and ends with the claim that no one would start a monkey ranch. The exchange features playful mispronunciations and rustic wordplay.
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Texas
Yonson
Peterson
Ole Man Gunterson
For Sale Lease or Trade in Brewster County Lands
One half interest in sections 19 21 23 25 27 block 331 Brewster county about 10 miles north of Marathon in Willis pasture advt 3m L C Dupree Colorado City Texas Read the Avalanche.
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Brewster County
Marathon
Willis Pasture
L. C. Dupree
Colorado City
Texas
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