Brazo s County Tax Valuations Shows Shifts in 1915 Rolls
The Eagle with county official J. Sidney Smith presents Bra zos County 1915 tax rolls detailing total property valuation and tax sums. Decreases in valuation reflect a cautious mood and leniency, while higher taxes stem from state rate increases and road bond costs. Road district No 1 totals and generalized schedules follow, alongside civil docket trial dates for October and September.
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Eagle
J. Sidney Smith
Smith
Brazos County
Successful Test of Single-Stalk Cotton in 1914 Trial
Washington reports a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin detailing 1914 San Antonio tests comparing single-stalk and wide-spacing cotton. Single-stalk rows yielded 50 to 100 percent more bolls in the same space and earlier maturation, especially under boll weevil pressure, with no lint quality loss.
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Washington
San Antonio
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Department of Agriculture
Remedies for peanuts sprouting in ground in Texas
A&M College experts advise immediate peanut harvest if vines have sprouted due to heavy rains in the third week of last month. If vines are young, let them mature for a few weeks, then lift with a middle buster, remove plow wings, and shock vines to dry nuts before baling for feed or threshed for market. Clarence Ousley, Director, College Station, Texas.
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A & M College
Extension Service
Clarence Ousley
College Station
Texas
District Court Jury Dismissed for Week
The district court cleared the jury for Week Dismissal and posted the number of civil cases set for trial. The jurors were excused this morning after preliminary scheduling and docket planning.
Man knocked in head after alleged insult at local shop
Gene Sims, a Black man from the Brazos bottom, was knocked in the head and seriously hurt Saturday afternoon after an offense toward a young man employed in a black smith shop. The youth was arrested but released on $200 bond.
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Gene Sims
Brazos Bottom
Weather forecast for Washington 1915 September period
Weather bulletin from 1915 forecasts disturbance crossing the continent September 1 to 5 with a warm wave late August 31 to September 4. Very warm around September 4 followed by rapid cooling toward September 13. Rain mainly on the Pacific slope and crop prospects generally good. Next disturbance reaches Pacific coast about September 5 and moves inland by September 10.
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Pacific Slope
Pacific
Rockies
Andes
South America
Pacific Coast
Meridian 90
North
India
Australia
W. T. Foster
Washington
Great Central
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