The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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RICHARD H. McCARTV. Editor and Prop.
Vol. XXV, No. 2
ALBANY, Shackelford County, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 29,1908.
11.50 Per Year in Advance.
Whole Number 1256
One Thousand Families to be Settled in this County in 1908
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S. WEBB,
Attorney at Law
1883
1908
L. H. HILL,
Notary Public
WEBB & HILL
The Oldest Real Estate Firm in Northwest Texas.
Albany, Shackelford County, Texas.
No. 10
1(1(1 acres, three miles cast of Albany, ^»>il new house with
three rolflhs, good everlasting tank.- Has over 100 acres fine
land, balance fine grass land, on Albany an 1 Breckinridge
road, has about 40 acres grabbed ready for plow—a rare bargain.
No. 17
• '-0 acres of land three miles north of Albany,-good 4-room
house, good barn, lots, and • • ist• *rn. two good tanks, 50 acres
in cultivation, 100 acres fenced 'off for farm, 25() fine black
hogwallow land, the balance line grass land. A choice piece
of property in sight of town, can be had <^t a bargain on easy
terms.
No. 22
KM) acres miles.east of Albany on the Albany and Breck-
inridge road, good new dwelling of 4 rooms, good barn, two
fine tanks of everlasting water,' 40 acres in cultivation, three-
fourths fine farming land, balance fine grass land, one and
one-half mile from good school; a choice home for some one
on easy terms and for a bargain.
No. 25
KM) acres il l milescast of Albany, good new 4-room house
with galleries, all fenced and cross fenced, l.'>0 acres good farm
land, .") acres in cultivation, balance fine grass land, smoke-
house and barn, 1.1 miles from good school. Can be had at
reasonable prices and easy terms.
No. 28
!).">0 acres one and one-half miles east from Albany on the
lower Albany and Breckinridge road, about 700 acres good
agricultural land, balance good grass land, about 300 acres in
cultivation, 4 sets of houses, :> just built this year, watered by
creek and everlasting tanks, fronts 1 1-2 mile on public road.
One of the b-\st investments to be had, can be bought on easy
terms and low price.
No. 31
520 acres of land, all fenced, otherwise unimproved, on Foyle
Creek, about !> miles north of Albany on the Albany and
Throckmorton road, creeks run .through the tract, everlasting
water, 250 acres good farm land, balance the best of grass
land; an extra tine tract for stock farm, can be had cheap and
on easy terms.
No. 33
520 acres of land, conies across Foyle Creek, .">5 acres in cul-
tivation, all fenced, good creek and tank water, fronts on two
sides on the Albany and Throckmorton road, over 200 acres
tine farming land, balance choice grass land, in good settle-
ment, can oe bought at a low ju ice and on easy terms—a fine
home for some one.
No. 37
520 acres of land 12 miles from Albany on Albany and,
Throckmorton road, all good smooth land, 200 acres in fine
state of cultivation, balance in pasture, good 4-room house,
one mile from school. Land worth $.'50 per acre, can be had
for less, on easy terms if bought at once; a choice place for
any country. Can't be beat, to see this property is to buy it.
No. 38
115 acres of land at forks of Albany and Breckinridge and
Crystal Falls road, (I miles X. E. from Albany, has good new
4-room house, small barn, all good land, small tank, good iron
cistern, 20 acres in cultivation, every foot can be put in culti-
vation, one of the most uesirable places on th& market, can be
had at a great bargain on easy terms—a fine investment in the
heart of some of the finest land in the county.
No. 40
■ 120 acres, 7 miles S. K. from Albany, (M) acres ill cultivation,
all new land, good new 4-rooni house with two galleries, good
bain and. lots, watered by Indian Creek and tank, about 50
acres cut off-in small pasture, has 2-room tenant house—'_'20
acres fine valley land, balanye fme grassland. House on high
elevation, a most <U4ightful«h|ffl|k Can be bought cheap and
on easy terms—a choice hom^.
KMi aeics 7 nines S. of Albanyij> very ' v hoieest of valley
fanning' land, lies level aM smooth, m?*",better land can be
found, it lies in 1 lubbwd Creek Wfcttom, can sell at once for
reasonable price and easy terms. This is one of the best
tracts of landtto be found.
No. 41
1.2*0 stock farm,Situated ou the Texas Central K. lv.r be-
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rween Albany and Sedwick, never failing water (about a mile
of Hubbard Creek runs through same) fine pecan timber, 125
acres in,cultivation, one of the best ranch dwellings in the
county, good outhouses, plenty of fire wook. cistern, etc. This
property is about S milts from Albany, and is one of the best
improved places in the county. One mile from railroad sta-
tion and postoflicc, and fronts on two public roads. This
property is cut into KM) acre tracts and will be sold iir a body
or in small tracts. The .town of Boogsbugh is laid off on west
side .of this land, and a good school building erected.
No. 57
• »,000 acres known as she Hassard Ranch, situated 5 miles
southeast of Albany, fronting along the Albany and Cisco pub-
lic road, also the Texas Central railroad, and the Albany and
Baird public road, creeks of living water and several large
tanks, fine grass and timber, nearly all of it choice farming
land; has been <'ut into KM) acre tracts and is now on the
market. We have sold and settled farmers on two-thirds of
this land.
No. 67
S54 acre farm and ranch, situated about 15 miles from Al-
bany, fine new dwelling, good barn, never failing water, 200
acres in cultivation, large part agricultural land, plenty of
timber. Will be sold at a great bargain; easy terms.
No. 76
10,000 acre,ranch, known as the " Blach" farm and ranch,
situated 10 mil^s from Albany, 1,000 acres in cuhi.ation, great
part tine farming land, never failing water, plenty of timber.,
line ranch dwelling, several tenant houses,, fine barns, all nec-
essary outhouses. A part of this ranch has been cut up into
small tracts suitable for farms, about KM) acres, in each tract.
The entire ranch will be sold, or it will be sold as sub-divided.
There is a great bargain in this property. We have sold and
settled (juke a number of farmers on this property.
No. 82
Cox Ranch, constituting about 1,500 acres, (! miles east of
Albany, fronting 1 1-2 miles on public road, fine creek of
water and large tank, good mosquite grass and timber, 514 of
saiife choice farming land. 150 acres in cultivation. We have
cut this body of iand into small tracts all fronting on road, we
will sell at bargain prices and long time. See this property.
No. 100
1,7(50 acre ranch li miles S. W. of Albany, all under tence,
two pastures, watered by creek and two tanks, a large part
good farming land, good mesquite grass and timber; a bargain
at per acre, easy terms.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908, newspaper, May 29, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403239/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.