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Sinking a well near Mexia and canal projects noted
The report mentions starting a well seven miles west of Mexia to obtain oil and a call for a south of us canal, listing major canal projects and their costs. It also notes Confederate officer counts and a humorous horse story in Boston. A fashionable tea social occurs with attendees listed, and a marriage between Tom Walker and Mollie Brown is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Tom Walker
Mollie Brown
The
Ledger
M. Yoakum
Jackson Moise Co
J. W. Kineboe
Jon Nusbaum
Cy H T McCorkley
OL Katten