Land Sold For Four Dollars An Acre In 1899 Prospectors Reach Ballinger
Four Coryell County men Luther and Howard Mitchell and Charlie and Claude Thomas began a west Texas prospecting trip in 1899. They joined eight others en route, camping at Lampasas and San Saba River prior to Ballinger. Land then sold for four dollars an acre as the travelers moved through Winters and Ballinger to settle for forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coryell County
Luther
Howard Mitchell
Charlie
Claude Thomas
West Texas
Copperas Cove
Jim
Henderson Norman
Claude Gooch
Vandell Kendrick
George Brown
Pace
Lampasas
San Saba
Kickapoo Creek
Mitchell
Thomas
Ballinger
Abilene
Crews
Glen Cove
Coleman
Luther Mitchell
Pumphrey
Local Notes From Ballinger And District Visits
Mesdames T W Murry and C Stamps visited friends at Ballinger on Tuesday. J S Holliday of More transacted business here Tuesday. S A Graham and daughter Miss Stella were in our city October 26 1906. W E Sayles Ballinger City Attorney was in our city. T D Wardlow of Calwell county is in our city this week guest of Mrs D L Raney. H Clay White made a trip to Abilene this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
T.W. Murry and
C. Stamps
Ballinger
J.S. Holliday
More
S.A. Graham
Miss Stella
Our City
W.E. Sayles
T.D. Wardlow
Calwell County
D.L. Raney
H. Clay White
Abilene
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Winters
Walter T. White
Ingram
Mart
W.T. Middletons
Edwin Middleton
Weldon Middleton
Drasco
Baby
Ingrams
Texas
Main Street
the Winters Enterprise
Milady