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m m u.m. ju jb. ii a i. \» kjt w nuBV iljbefore a st AveekC omparative Kaiufal!* I Dry Dots From f'jUishau County.The following is a statement of the state of -amount of rainfall, in inches and hand-lain A I redths, for the past ten rears, as fnrnish-e existed ; ed bv Dr L ^ c(line. Observer U. S. I defined } Signal Service at this place, as taken \ k 1 cnl ' ^rom meteorological records on file[id burntv : nml i but for ction of oeialistslie thev*but one lo themin his office for San Angelo, Texas, which place is about two hundred feetBaird, May 25, lc8fi.The strike died a slow and easv death.%The cattle trail was forced to a crossing of the T. P. railway track near Abilenethrough a want of co-operation of coin-missioners of Callahan and Shackelford counties. It seems that about five rears ago t)ie commissioners at Albany re-iiihigher than this place and consequently ! quested the Callahan authorities to lavthe rainfall would more than probably : out a read to county line. This county be less in amount there than here i did so and said road terminated at aitinu atelected :crs forrosier,evident: o Times. Norton.jrd vice-Gates-v; T. B.Light.[oustonceding.ssaviwt:*;o Dot,month or MaV 1*77.Pate. Ain’t. Pate.11th.........03. 25th ...2oth.....1.23. 20th . . .Total rainfall for the monthmonth or Mat 1878.11th. .03. Pth...Total rainfall for the month .MONTH 0[ MAY, 1*70..07. 22 nd. . .40. 31st...Total rainfall for the month .month or may PM). ----. .7o. 20th. .01. 27th . .. . .2*. I'M h.....31stTotal rainfall for the month. .MONT H or May PM .Amoint where the Alhany road could meet t and did meet it but the Albany people! never opened ft firt-elat*s road to the end • • of ours but one year ago they located aAfit It ?:rd1st.211 dfthroad south to t allalian c ounty lire at a*2.51. ; point five mih-e* east of Baird. Owing to [ the topography of our county northeast i of Baird we could not make satisfactory ! connection. In the mean time Slumkel-ford countv closed their old road and we♦usrJ ours, thus when the trail herds t ameup this old trnilthey found the why opento countv line and there found gates,» 'j ad.oeks. and guards at pasture fences. The trail people were thus forced to turn w est at C oleman or here and go by way uf Abilene, or Phantom Hill. If the trailherds were of benefit to Pallahan count v we lost it. but if they were h disadvantage.1.72..04.3.15..15..38..82..02.2.34.then wf- nr- ir.-rim r*. {:iL a tVw thou-3rd.......OLh171 h......19 th ...Total rainfall2 .09.153.40.4thOth7th30th2 list.27 th .11. 2othfor the month..MONTH or MAY 18*2. ofi. 17th....07. 18th.op. 27th..• • ♦ # 4.OB.50.1*6,8‘iloss in-3oth..Total rainfall for the incuth...MONTH OK MAY PS3.317 .18 .1* 1.312.20various s. We ope to ivernori to the9th .nth12th0»13th.31.Kith...........72;.23.17th......14.18.18th......3419th. ........ 3.24 ;for t hemonth. .... . 5.35 'band head ha\e past* d Baird at sill evo.ntfwhere in former reasons we have had asmany as 200,o(h bead puss in 30 days.The dry weather has destroyed crop*in this i ountv. There has been vcrv« *little rain here for twelve months; perhaps only, about 13 inches during the entire Year and net. an inch for about fix %weeks. The gem raijy admitted theory that countries settling in variably have an increase of rain is not borne out here by facta. About 55 inches of rain fell herein 1*82. and he years since have decreaseduntil the la*; Year only measures about eighteen inches and if we take from May 1885 to .May out less thanthirteen inches. Pur crops are gone, bu7 the best informed men here sav that it will surelv rain in June, and if we haveMONTI! or may 1884.niptionbeenw*ekf thesessionk.ed ofig trial ler of thei stposi-and1 st ........24.18th....... .002nd........«M.P. th .. . ....... .103rd....... 1.3b.2oth. ... . 1.244th.....01.21st____.....1.00Mb..... i.50.24 th. .......027th.......44.Jfith1.783 4th.01.27 tli____. 3.4015th.70.doth.33Totalrainfall for themonth. .. . . 13-V)von i it orMAN 1*85.4 thf* *lfith ......01Mb. . . .24.24th. . . .. . 1.28lot ii.5 I.25th .. ......12Totalmram fall for t homonth..2.80Amonth or :WaY l8sd.1 . . ..... . 24.2nd.09Total rainfall for the inonth...CM• . • d • 1jkainj'.m n bv vtaas.ThefollnM-ingr shovN's the total rainfall, ,in inehes and tenths.from 1877to 1 * 5:jYearAin’t,Year.Ain’t1*77 ...18.*.1881........ 19.0.187*.......24.s.1»2.. . ..42.1.1879...... IS.5.1883....... 32.fi.]*SU..38,0.1884..... . .41.0.♦1885......21.5. 'vc, inii \ ci v\n%.Average rainfall for the above years, 28.fi.The above data compares more than favorably with any of the older states and shows that for the ten tears mentioned in succession that there was a good season in Mar everv year except 1878 and ] vvf.note to line ofo low. 1 to borough! regard tun for a* if it ng amiT tern-mu ear-.Tlerkel Matters.Speoial (’orresjon«llt;*nce lo theNawEMorkeJ, Mav 25.* *Dr ah Kr.ws:—I have nothing novel or •trange to report from our town at this time, but can report good health, quietude, peace and orde *. as reigning supreme. The continued dry ana hot weather is the topic of conversation oncorn will be planted largely for winter! feed.The railroad fever has had a light run fhere but tlie farming interest* arc terribly depressed if has a tendency to make the business men blue, ami they have but little encouragement to oiler a railroad • boomer. There is no doubt but that we are on the line from Coleman to Vernonand should the countrv be densely set t led% *the connection mav at a future time be made.Our people talk of ' otirg oil' our special one-tifth of one per cent, school tax.? We huve had it for two yearn and now hav* a number one school building and are out of debt as a school district. I hope, however, we may nut the tax for one more year.Locally sneaking, we are on fair ground toward hn\ing the neatest court house in western Texas, as also a good jail and three new churches. The new Kpiscopal church cost about :*!.90(? and is a rredit to any town iu Texas.ri'liere is much talk of waterworks here now. It is thought bountiful supplies of good water can 1 o had in either \ alley p).p. north or south of town as Here arc springs in both ravines, and that all we want is a good man to dig them enr. put pump* and pipes in place and supply our town with millions of gallons of good water.If you know of a man in need of a good location fora newspaper, please send him to Baird. The owner of the ( allahun (’ountv (InrctrfGH wants rlt; sell out. A pood live man with a few hundred dollars capita] ei uld do v. oh here.The plt; 1 itilt;*ri 1 field is not cloudfd yet by any great amount nfcampaign smoke mr does the political thunder jar any moim-ure from the breeze that fan* the voter's brow—our folks, however, will vote for present district attorney and marly every man w ill be for Browning to stay at Austin another term.Yours, vfce..I. \ (a no •P1rAUi -\ThSoiof:KFi'(AiP:iTv.-
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Abilene Taylor County News
Abilene, Texas, US
Fri, May 28, 1886
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