Dallas and New Mexico Railway charter filed in Texas
In Austin on January 4 the Dallas and New Mexico Railway Company charter was filed with capital stock of 500,000 dollars. The line would run northwest through Dallas Tarrant Denton Wise Jack Young Throckmorton Baylor Haskell Knox Stonewall King Kent Dickens Garza Crosby Lubbock Hale Hockly Lamb Cochran Bailey to near Cochran or Bailey. Incorporators include H. M. Skelton Kirk Hall W. H. McGrath Barnett Gibbs and A. S. Jackson with Dallas ties.
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Austin
Texas
Dallas and New Mexico Railway Company
Secretary of State
Wise
Jack
Young
Throckmorton
Baylor
Haskell
Knox
Stonewall
King
Kent
Dickens
Garza
Crosby
Lubbock
Hale
Hockly
Lamb
Cochran
Bailey
Cochran Or
Dallas
H. M. Skelton
Kirk Hall
W. H. McGrath
Barnett Gibbs
Jackson
Farmer Notes and Socials in Jacksboro Region
Correspondence describes a quiet holiday season in Farmer with little Christmas tree activity. It lists mail carrier changes, cattle movements from Jacksboro, visits, and various social events at local homes. Silas Wann, Miss Underwood, and Mrs. N Gegg are among residents mentioned with travel notes and local labor shifts. John Roodhouse and Robert Vantuyl visit from Roodhouse with cattle and plan to stay two weeks.
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Brannon
Jacksboro
M. W. Cook
W. M. Hayter
John Steen
John Roodhouse
Robert Vantuyl
Roodhouse, Ill
Jaxboro
Mr. Roodhouse
Vantuyl
Silas Wann
Plains
M.J. Benson
Jas Bryan
Gus Hardgraves
J. D. Wilson
J. E. Hunt
Grasham Priday
B. F. Shumaker
Cure La Grippe in Two Days Warns of Quinine Tapers
Advert a quack claim marketing Bromo Quinine Tapers to cure La Grippe in two days. Says druggists refund money if it fails and features W Grove’s signature on each box. The ad appears as a period credential promotion with dubious medical assurances.
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W. Grove
Rural Schools Seek Action on Teacher Certification
A humble patron urges county leaders to advance a measure linking good second grade teacher certificates to rural school standards. The letter argues timely progress is essential to lift schools from a semi sleepy condition and ensure teaching quality matches other regions through better business methods and verifiable teacher worth.
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Toease
Rail travel notices for livestock meetings across Texas Oklahoma
Rock Island offers rail fares for the Texas Live Stock Association meeting in San Antonio January 22 to 24 with 1000 rate 37.15 from Jacksboro and tickets on sale January 20 and 21. national stock meeting in Fort Worth January 16 to 18 with 82.15 round trip. Oklahoma Live Stock Association meeting in El Reno February 13 to 15 with 85.0 round trip from Jacksboro, tickets on sale February 12 to 14.
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Rock Island
Texas Livestock Association
San Antonio
Jacksboro
National Li Stock Association
Ft. Worth
Oklahoma Live Stock Association
el Reno
O. T
T. F. Snonr
Corregidor Inland Letter From Far Away Manila
A dated letter from Manila region dated November 8 Hollingsworth Graham Texas describes shipboard travel to Manila January guard duties on Corregidor island hospital protection and island life He notes friendly Filipinos unusual local foods and fruit and a bamboo built camp There are warships and signals of an imminent major battle The writer mentions native draft animals Shetland ponies and Australian cattle and says some men have died and were buried with military honors He reports pay once every two months and describes guard routines and living conditions
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Aeachers Institute
Graham
Educa
JNO
Kisinger
Manila
Mama
Hhos Ital
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Graham Amiay
Pero Yoong County
Dal
Las
Counties of
Dallas, Tarrant, Denton
Gainesville, Tex
Circle Belt Railroad
Abilene
Gainesville
Donaldson
Circle Belt
Col. Squires
Henrietta
James M. Wood
McCain’s
Dr. Loggins
Farmer
Sometimnes
Kase
Everthing
Jacks County
Wena Oasbo
P.S
Weezy
Ounty
Kopall Work
Corregidor Inland
Hollingsworth
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