The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1891 Page: 1 of 8
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"Dear George you must buy us a homesitein Alta Vista
at once ! I think they are perfectly splendid. I drove
through there this morning with Mrs. J. and' we were both
charmed. The view was just lovely the air seemed so fresh
and pure and cool and I fam sure it must be the healthiest
part of the -city. It is so high and so perfectly drained.
You know George I think the latter the5 most important of
all. Unless there is slope enough to make natural drainage
however careful you may be yourself serious sickness is so
often caused by the carelessness of neighbors."
"Times are hard" you say. "I know they are dear and
I wish we could wait but the location is so very desirable and
from what Mrs J. says the price is so very reasonable that the
property will be sold right away to everybody who intend to
make Abilene their home and who have not purchased a home
site even if they don't expect to build at once besides Mrs. J.
says you will have to pay only part cash. We wilt be so near
the water mains that we can have a perfectly lovely flower
garden. I have already made out a list of the flowers I want
and here is a plan of the house and here a plan of how I want
the front yard laid off and 'I am going too fast!' Well
perhaps I am but please George dear don't go to the other
extreme and let all the prettiest sites be sold before you
select ours."
pAT. JOHN TEENT
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Of Callahan County Tells his Ex
penence in the Abilene Country.
Mec'ting Capt. John Trent president
of a branch of the Callahan county al-
liance who resides 18 miles southeast
of Abilene in Eagle Cove Callahan
county and has'been farming in this
country since 1876 the Reporter
man knowing him to be authority re-
quested a few items as to his experi-
ence in agriculture in the Abilene
country.
He said "I moved from Shelby
county Tenn. to my present home in
January 1876 and there was at that
time only one little field of perhaps
eight acres in cultivation in the whole
of Callahan county and a settler in
Taylor connty was an unknown quan-
tity. "The country was sparselv settled
with stockmen who scouted the
idea of this being anything but a grass
country and fit only to raise long horn
cattle. Believing however with other
settlers who began to come in
that our fine lands were not created
merely for the benefit of a few cows
we commenced breaking land and
found the country Tar ahead of our ex-
pectations in the production of all fruit
and farm crops.
"I like my present home better than
any in which I have ever lived and
could only be induced to change it
that I might get one nearer Abilene.
"The climate is unsurpassed. I had
been for years a sufferer from rheuma-
tism when I came here at times be-
ing confined to my bed a helpless crip-
ple for three to six months at a time
and utterly unable to do a day's work.
During my residence here I have had
only one or' two slight attacks' and
though now a very much older man
can stand a hard day's work without
inconvenience.
1 1 have nine in family and my doc-
tor bills have averaged about $10.00 a
year and as nearly all my children
were born here that is accounted for.
"I have a good public school within
one and one-half miles of my place and
a church within one-half mile of me.
"The roads of this country arc the
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best I have ever seen. It is possible
to over load a wagon here but not a
team ordinarily.
"Our lands are much more easily
cultivated than in Tennessee and I
can cultivate as much again here per
hand owing to freedom from crab-
grass and other obnoxious growths.
Improved farming machinery is largely
used here and its use enables us to
produce small grain as cheaply as in
any other country on earth.
"My crops of corn have averaged
40 bushels per acre cotton one-half
bale wheat 15 bushels oats about 40
bushels sorghum millet etc. from
three to five tons per acre. On the
whole my farming has proven a de-
cided success raising good crops of
whatever planted.
"Fruit of all kinds do splendidly and
and I have never eaten peaches that
surpassed in flavor those grown here.
"Good lands can be bought in my
neighborhood at trom $5 to $ro per
acre according to improvements
which will produce just as good crops
with much less labor as the $30 to $50
lands in other and older settled states.
"I unhesitatingly advise any person
desirous of changing their location
who wish to come to a country where
lands are cheap health ood social
church and school privileges are all
that could be desired where more
acres of land can be cultivated to the
hand with less labor than any section
I have ever known and where any
man that will work can make good
crops and get good prices for them to
come to the Abilene country"
Capt. Trends address is Eagle Cove
Callahan County Texas.
MB. JOHN PARKER
iormerly of Lamar Connty bat now
of Jones Talks About the Abi-
lene Conntry.
Mr. John Parker a prominent farm-
er whose hdme is on the Clear Fork
and about twenty miles north of Abi-
lene sold his wheat here Tuesday for
77 i-'a cents a bushel.
Mr. Parker moved from Lamar
county to his present home about two
years ago and says he is very much
pleased with his new home in fact the
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Agents for
longer he lives here the better he likes
the country. .
He says "My family have good
health much better than they had in
Lamar we are only three hundred
yards from a school house and the
same distance from a church. My
neighbors are intelligent industrious
Americans and many of them have-
settled and improved their lands since
I moved there. The land is very easy
to :ultivate and the very best of im
proved farming machinery is used to
prepare the land and cultivate and har-
vest the crops.
"My first crop of corn averaged
about 25 bushels while my cotton
made ir bales on 17 acres My wheat
averaged this season 1 7 bushels though
some made as much as 26 bushels to
the acre. Oats did not do well this
year and I only made 25 bushels to
the acre t
"I have had good success here for a
newlbeginner. It is my opinion that
farmers raise just as much to the acre
here as they do in my old home and
besides they have the advantage of
cheaper lands to grow their crops on
and have good roads to haul their pro-
ducts to market over.
"It only cost me about $4.50 per
acre to clear my land and break it
ready for seeding1.
"Y701iave an abundance of good
wateriri' wells at a depth of 35 feet
and everything else; good that nature
could give us. I am very ranch
pleased as I said at first with the coun-
try I have adopted and feel that I have
improved my opportunities very ma-
terially by the change."
JAMES ARNOLD
Of Clarksville 'Texas Visits the Abi-
lene Country and is Pleased
With It.
Mr. Arnold is a" progressive farmer.
He arrived in this city about ten days
ago and called on the Reporter Mon'
day morning to order it sent to some
friends at his home Clarksville.
He said he was much pleased with
this country and would buy a farm
here txd locate pn it at once. '
We asked Mr. Arnold who has been
reading the Reporter for several!
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months if he found the country as good
as it had been represented by this pa.
per.
He replied "your descriptions of the
country have not done it justice. I
have found the country better than I
expected for I had made very reas-
onable allowance for any difference of
opinion there might be between your
reporter and myself. I must say that
I can cheerfully endorse all I have
read describing this country and rec-
comme'nding it as a farming country.
I have been here nw a week and
have put in the time riding over the
country talking eating and sleeping
with your progressive farmers. I am
delighted with what J have seen and
learned and have so written some of
my friends in Clarksville.
"I want to say also that 1 have
found your land agents to be fair in
their representations. I have been
out to see a good -deal of land and
have found it just as described before
going to see it.
"Yes I want my friends to read
your paper and move to this country.
"I am going up through Jones cpun-
ty tlits morning and when I return
will give you my impression of that
country."
How do you like Abilene?
"Why I think you have a perfect
little city and have good prospects to
build up a large commercial centre."
Normal Notes.
The examination for certificates was
conducted by Profs. Roach Fannin
and Foust. AU proceedings were
strictly according to the regulations
sent from Austin for state examina-
tions The packages containing the
questions were opened in the presence
of the applicants who waited in fear and
trembling until their contents were dis-
tributed. The examination was not
so difficult as some expected but still
it was enough so and sometimes
more than enough to cause consid-
erable mental exercise
The interest in the normal was kept
alive to the last. Everyone con-
tributed their mite. Miss Canfield
labored diligently to convince . the
school that we are decendants ofllam
but lier efforts were fruitless. 1
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1801.
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Lovely view.'
Lovely view.
Lovely
Lovely
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High ground.
High ground.
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Healthy location. Healthy
Healthy location Healthy
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Perfect drainage. Perfect
Perfect drainage. Perfect
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Conveniently situated.
Conveniently situated.
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Conveniently situated.
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Home sites.
Home sites.
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Reasonable prices.
Reasonable prices.
Miss Warren proved herself so pro-
ficient in collecting news items that she
was appointed to fill that position
oftener than anyone else.
Prof. Graham's knowledge of law
was very useful in settling disputed
points in discussions that arose con-
cerning that subject.
Between Profs. Walker and Halsell
all puzzles in geometry were brought
into notice both proved themselves
adepts in searching out obscure points.
The attendance during the whole
term amounted to siity-five. Roby
Fisher county was well represented a
greater number attending from that
place than any other with the excep-
tion of Abilene. Sweetwater Anson
Buffalo Gap Clyde Colorado City
Caddo Midland Lenore and Mcrkel
were all represented
The following is a list of those in
attendance.
AUILENK.
Mesdames Jossie Ritch T. L. Nor-
riss Geo. W Roach J. S. Arrington
Misses Mary Walshe Myra Selfndge
Florence Montgomery Mattie Warren
Kate Allen Zora Shackleford Maude
Hill Susie McLarnore Vic McLa-
more Ophelia Brigham Minnie
Harwood Annie Cibbs Maude Can-
field Roberta Parker Annie Young
Kathryn Yeiscr Messrs. R. M. Fan-
nin Tom Bledsoe Ellsworth Farris
J. B. Clack J. H. Parker W. C. Les-
ley T. J. Daugherty Erastus Graham
C. B. Julian J. T. Browning R. I.
Parks and J. A Card.
ANSON.
Prof. R R. Haslell Miss Kate
Pope.
ROUV.
Misses Mattie Rutledgc TiUia Fos-
ter Messrs (D. Speer J H. Walker
J. H.Lynde W. Z. Foster T A. Bar-
row R E. Speer W. p. Kclley and
Jonar Cook.
SWEETWATER.
Mr. W. C. Merchant Misses Lizzie
Middieton Mattie Arnold Theresa
Hicks Josie Tennyson and Mrs.
Ava MauUlin
UUFFAt.0 or.
CM. Reed. L. S. Welch T N
Duncan Misses Willie NeclJ3antc
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NO. 32.
view.
view.
LoVely view.
Lovely view.
High ground.
High ground.
location. Healthy location.
location. Healthy location.
drainage.
Perfect drainage.
Perfect drainage.
drainage.
Conveniently situated.
Conveniently situated.
sites.
sites. '
Home sites.
Home sites.
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Reasonable prices. Reasonable prices.
Reasonable prices. Reasonable prices.
Lyon Bcrta Cannon Villa Cannon.
OTHER POINTS.
F. T. Young and B. C. Flowers
Clyde; Miss Mary Anderson Colorado
City; T. A. Fannin Robert Lee; J.
W.. Fitzgerald Caddo; Mrs. A. Roland
Midland; A.J. Key Lenore; Miss'
Pamela Paxton Merkel.
Cheap Sates.
For the Texas Baptist Sunday school
convention which meets in Fort Worth
Aug. 19 the Texas and Pacific have
made a rate of one and one-third fares
for the round trip. Tickets will be on
sale Aug. ij and 18 good to return
Aug. 26.
For the people's party convention in
Dallas Aug. 17 the same road will
sell round trip tickets on Aug. 15 and
16 good to return until Aug. 23 at
one a third fares for the round trip.
For the tenth annual meeting otthe
farmers' state alliance to meet jn Dal-
las Aug. 18 the same road will sell
round trip tickets on Aug. 16 and 17
good for return until Aug. 26 at the
rate of one and a third fares for the
round trip
On account of the young people's
convention at Fort Worth Texas bept.
9 and 10 the Missouri Kansas &
Texas will sell round trip' tickets to
Fort Worth on Sept. 8 and 9 limited
to the nth for return at the rate of
one and one-third fares.
Abilene as a Wheat Market.
Buyers in Abilene have paid from
three to five cents more per bushel for
wheat than have the buyers of any
town' in Northwest Texas this .season.
Wlien the prices were 65 to 68 in Ver-
nonjsWichita Falls and other Panhan-
dleitowns our buyers paid 70 to 73
centi Tuesday wheat sold as high as
77 ia cents. We are now receiving
from 1500 to 2000 bushels per day.
The shipments to date amount to 50-
000 bushels and the Pioneer mills
company has received 5000 bushels.
Total nnmber of bushels shipped re
ceived at mills and on storage 65000.
Ruling prices yesterday evening were
75 to 76 ia for No. a.
The attention of our people is again
called to the advisability of guttering
and grading Pine and Chestnut streets
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Hoeny, John, Jr. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1891, newspaper, August 7, 1891; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330720/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.