The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LAMPASAS LEADER,
Published Every Friday.
destructive Flood at Hamilton.
On the night of June 30th the
most disastrous flood ever known
.at Hamilton occurred. Pecan
■creek, which flows through the
town, 'was turned into a raging
river, bearing upon its turbid
bosom trees, bridges, houses, wag-
ons, trunks, chairs, stoves, beds
and bedding, fencing, and every-
thing moveable, leveling rock
fences and playing havoc gencr-
ally. Fortunately only one life
was lost, Mrs. Mary Looney, who,
evidently, lost her life while try-
ing to make her way across the
current. She lived alone.
The downpour was in the nature
of a waterspout.
The Hamilton Herald summa-
rizes the losses and damages as
follows:
The heaviest damage was in-
flicted upon W. J. Whitley, whose
house, with all his furniture, bed-
ding, etc., was carried away. The
greater part of the lumber that
was in his house, however, was
deposited on H. R. Boynton’s lot.
One entire bed, including bed-
stead, mattress. springs, with two
sheets and eight or ten quilts, had
come the whole distance without
any disturbance except that they
were badly besmeared with mud.
Mr. Whitley's trunk, containing
his best clothing and wife’s, with
many other things of value, war-
carried entirely away.
The wa*er stood 21 inches high
in H. R. Boynton’s furniture store,
and much of the furniture, in-
cluding mattresses, mattings, etc ,
were seriously damaged, some of
it being unglued and otherwise
injured. The flood tore down his
fences and forced its way through
Lis back yard and stables.
There was not a bridge left on
<&ny of the crossings in town-
many culverts, even, being carried
away.
The water flowed like a river
all along the east side of the
square, rising an inch or so in
Collier’s shoe snop and France
Baker’s store and several inches
in the Journal-News office, but do-
ing no material damage in any of
them. In Durham’s store it rose
to the height of about four inches,
but did little or no injury. Back-
water came up in Johnson’s wagon
yard and nearly covered his horse
that was hitched in one of the
stalls, but he staid there till the
water subsided. J. J. Durham
had a new wagon washed away,
and another belonging to Jim
Barnes was likewise carried off.
Eev. A. P. Smith had two calves
and two horses in his stable lot.
In seeing to the removal of his
family for their safety to Dr.
Perry’s residence near by he failed
to attend to his stock and they
were carried off by the surging
waters. Both horses were recov-
ered and one of the calves was
found half a mile below. The
other was drowned.
The bridge near Judge Main’s,
built only a few months ago in
West Hamilton, was carried away,
and the foot bridge at Parson
..Smith’s went with it.
E. E. Doggett’s well curb was
demolished and the well filled up
with water and mud.
The bridge on the Hico road and
that north of the iron livery stable
shared in the general destruction,
so that Hamilton is literally
bridgeless,
The new mill had its basement
filled with water and mud that
poured through its entrance on
the south end. A ditch has been
opened into it on the north end
and the water drawn off. A wag-,
on loaded with mill machinery, and
a lot of mill lumber washed away.
The water stood fifteen inches
deep in Sparkman & Baker’s pho-
tograpn gallery and they had 1300
negatives destroyed.
J. J- Durham’s and A. M. Ed-
miston’s goods on the north side
were slightly damaged.
Hamilton was in a desolate con-
dition Saturday morning.
It is impossible to give any cor
rect estimate of the loss inflicted
by this calamity.
The farms of Will Tippie, Esq.
Loyd, Lee Snell and Applewhite
below town have all suffered a
good deal.
East Bosque has been rampant
covering Old Clifton and other
places on its banks, and the gener-
al destruction of property the
country over is almost incalcu-
able.
Misses Lizzie, Lottie and Hattie
Boynton attempted to drive across
the creek just below the dam in a
buggy Saturday morning an d be-
fore they were aware their horse
plunged into|a deep hole that had
been washed out by the waters.
While the horse was floundering
in the water the buggy came near
being upset and Miss Lizzie leaped
into the water about up to her
waist and made her way to a rock
where she perched for safety; Hat-
tie sprang out on the other side
where the water was shallower
and reached a place of safety, but
Lottie still held the reins. Fortun-
ately J. L. Spurlin and Will Stan-
difer who were close at hand, came
to the resdue and saved the girls
and the horse and buggy from
their periloua situation for which
they wish to express their sincere
gratitude through the Herald.
L. E. Lee of Shive was sleeping
in the wagon yard when the flood
came and he woke up in time to
find his wagon gone but his mules
were left and in attempting to lead
them to a place of safety the cur-
rent swept him away and he never
recovered himself till he got a foot-
ing in Durhams back lot. His
mules too were carried away but
he has recovered them both. His
wagon was scattered all the way
for two miles down the creek. He
has found most of the pieces, but
congratulates himself most over
the fact that he is alive.
We have made arrangements whereby
we can offer Texas Farm and Ranch
and the Leader, both papers for one
year, for $1.55. Texas Farm and Ranch
is the cleanest and best agricultural,
stock and family paper in the southwest.
It is printed on super-calendered paper,
is handsomely printed, beautifully illus-
trated, ably edited, and costs only $1.00
per year of fifty-two issues, each of
which is full of delight, inspiration and
practical value to each member of every
family. You need the news which we
give, and you need the best family pa-
per, which is Texas Farm and Ranch.
Only $1.55 for both papers for one year
—cash in advance. Call at the Leader
office and subscribe at once, or remit
amount by postoffice money order to J.
E. Vernor, Lampasas, Texas.
Miss A. M. Dowd desires t o in
form those who wish to study
Spanish that she will teach a class
in that language at Mrs. Holton’s
residence, private lessons to
those not wishing to join the
class—method thorough and
practical. Class lessons two dol-
lars per month, private lessons
four dollars. Class days, Mon-
days and Thursdays from 4 to 6
p. m. A special class and course
of instruction will be organized
for children after the closing of
the schools teaching them to read,
write and speak the Spanish
language on the same princi-
ples as their own.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of joy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures
them all; also Old, Running and Fever
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 25 cents a box. Ciire
guaranteed. Sold by Key & Ratliff,
druggists, Lampasas, Texas.
AUSTIN & NORTHWESTERN.
Lampasas, Burnet ami Llano,
the Health Resorts of South
west Texas—Granite
Mountain a
.Bonanza.
From the Texas Real Estate Journal.
When the projectors of the
Austin & Nortnwestem Railroad
determined to build that road from
Austin to Burnet and then on to
Llano, they little dreamed of the
vast mineral wealth that lay hid-
den in the bowels of the earth
on the line and in the vicinity of
the section of country penetrated
by that road.
Granite mountain, for instance,
located in the county of Burnet,
and immediately on the line of the
Austin & Northwestern Railroad
has proven a great bonanza for its
owners. From this mountain
were taken many tons of granite
with which to construct our mag-
nificent State Capitol, and thous-
ands of tons more went into the
jetties at Galveston, mouth of the
Brazos, Sabine Pass, and buildings
in different parts o; the state. But
notwithstanding the billions of
pounds of granite that have been
extracted from this mountain, it
seems that there is more there now
than there was before any was re-
moved, 30,000 car loads going into
the Galveston jetties alone.
Not only has the building of the
Austin & Northwestern Railroad
developed and made valuable the
granite mountain of Burnet coun-
ty, but the building of this road
has led to the discovery of what
seems to be rich mines of Gold,
Silver and copper in Llano county
some of which are now being
worked and developed and are
said to be paying; in fact, inves-
tigation leads the owners of these
mines to believe they have struck
it richer than anything that was
ever found in Cripple Creek, Col.,
or any portion of the Klondyke
country, all of which has given
these mountainous lands a value
they probably would not have
possessed for fifty years had it not
been for the building of the Aus-
tin & Northwestern Railroad into
that territory. The railroad is not
only a great developer, but it is a
great civilizer as well, and is a
source of much gratification to
know that the people of Texas are
now beginning to regard these
great commercial highways as
their best friends, and not as ene-
mies.
But, more than all this, the
building of the A. & W. has de-
veloped the fact that Burnet,
which is 1200 feet above sea level,
and Llano, 1490 feet, have turned
out to be very desirable Health
Resorts, where many people have
gone in the past to be healed of
Lung and Bronchial troubles, and
as soon as this this road is ex-
tended to Lampasas, which will
soon be done, another great health
resort will be found on this line of
road, as the fame of Hancock and
Hanna Sulphur spings in the city
of Lampasas has already gone to
the'Four Ends of the Earth, so to
speak.
Thus it will be seen that it is
difficult to estimate the vast pos-
sibilities, in the line of develop-
ment, the building of the Austin
& Northwestern Railroad through
this mountainous country, which
has every appearance of rich min-
eral deposits, may lead to, as there
are those wh i firmly believe that
rich deposits of Gold and Silver,
lie sleeping in their serene beds
in these mountains, and only
awaitiDg the energetic hand of men
to awaken them, when they will
rise to gladded the hearts of their
finders and take their places in
line with the great developing
agencies that are now keeping the
world in a quiver—in an earth-
quake, as it were.
To be brief, the Austin & North-
western Railroad is the most pop-
ular, best kep', cleanest one hun-
dred miles of railroad t v be found
in Texas or any other State, for
which conditions the genial, pop-
ular, and ever accommodating and
conservative Capt. A. N. Leitnaker,
the Vice President and General
Manager of the road, is entitled to
the credit, as much as his inDate
modesty may cause him to demur
to this statement, and should he
ever relinquish the general man-
agement of this road, many will
be the regrets of the people all
along the line.
Rismarck’s Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. If you want these qualities and
the success they bring, use Dr. King’s
New Life Pills, They develop every
power of brain and body. Only 25
cents, at Key & Ratliff’s drug store,
Lampasas, Texas.
To Machinery Men ami Ginners
This office has for sale some
three or four hundred pounds of
old type metal, said by those
who have used it to be better
than the ordinary babbitt metal
for repairing-. Will sell it in any
quantity at reasonable prices.
The world would he gloomy, indeed,
were theie no light in the dark picture
of ill health. Get rid of your kidney
trouble by using Dr. Sawyer’s Ukatine.
The strongest testimonials come from
patients who have been entirely cured
from constipation, dyspepsia, bilious-
ness and liver complaints, by the use of
Dr. Sawyer’s Little Wide Awake Pills.
The popularity of Dr. Sawyer's Uka-
tine as a kidney cure is far-reaching, as
it permanently cures all kidney dis-
orders, and brings you back to the
realm of perfect health that insures
true happiness.
Rich and poor alike get perfect relief,
and are cured by using Dr. Sawyer’s
Arnica and Witch Hazel Salve for all
skin afflictions. For sale by Key &
Ratliff, diuggists, Lampasas, Texas.
Lampasas Has
Three gins.
Two banks.
Three mills.
Six lawyers.
A gunsmith.
Five saloons.
Two bakeries.
Two dentists.
Bottling works
A music house.
Ten physicians.
A bicycle house.
Two tin shops.
Five wagon yards.
Three drug stores.
Two meat markets.
Three restaurants.
Two natatoriums.
Two livery stables.
Two lumber yards.
Four barber shops.
Two undertakeis.
Eight grocery stores.
Two good laundries.
Six dry goods houses.
Three hardware stores.
Five implement houses.
Carpenters and painters.
Six confectionery stands.
A fine courthouse and jail.
Two photograph galleries.
A good electric light plant.
Six nice church buildings.
Hotels and boarding houses.
A fine system of waterworks.
Three boot and shoemakers.
Two jewelry establishments.
Six blacksmith and wood shops.
Two saddle and harness stores.
Four book and stationery stores.
Four buggy and carriage houses.
Two newspapers and job offices.
Cotton, wool and grain buyers.
One exclusive boot and shoe
store.
The best school building in
Texas.
Four real estate and insurance
agents.
An excellent system of publie
schools.
The finest medicinal springs in
the world.
Two furniture and second-hand
establishments.
A telephone system, with long-
distance connections.
The best volunteer fire de-
partment in the United States.
* New stationery at Cassell’s
drug store.
Please remember that the
Leader has one of the best job
printing establishments in the
west, and that wre are always
ready to give you the best work
at the lowest possible prices.
Patronize this office and it will
help you in every legitimate en-
terprise.
N otice.
I have begun my summer ses-
sion which will close August 25.
My fall session begins Sept. 4.
A1 pupils desiring to join my
class will please call and notify
me. Thanking you for past pat-
ronage I earnestly solicit your
patronage in the future and guar-
antee entire satisfaction.
MRS. NELLIE DAYIS.
Principal Lampasas Music School.
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The Lampasas Nurse y.
1 desire to say to all who want
well rooted healthy fruit trees,
of the best varieties adopted to
this section, that I can supply
such trees. I have a large test
orchard and it is my aim to prop-
agate only those varieties that
succeed here. I have no interest
in, or connection with any other
nursery. I am the sole owner and
proprietor of my nursery and
those who give orders to me or
my agents, may depend upon it
that I will fill them correctly.
FERNANDO MILLER,
Lampasas, Texas.
Day light or flash light photos
at Cotten’s. >
June corn for sale at this office.
A nick le saved is a nickle made
Get a good shave for ten cents.
Felix Garrett will serve you well.
Good Newspapers at a Very Low
Price.
The Semi-Weekly Mews (Galveston
•r Dallas) is published Tuesdays and
Fridays. Each issue contain® eight
pages. There are special departments
for the farmers, the ladies nnd the boys
and girls, besiees a world of general
news matter, illustrated articles, etc.
We offer the Semi-Weekly News and
the Leader for twelve months for the
low price of $1.80 cash.
Tms gives you three papers a week,
or 156 papers a year, for a ridicuiously
low price.
Hand in your subscriptions at once.
School Land. School Land.
PUBLIC DOMAIN. ft
PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Forfeited Lands.
Forfeited Lands.
DO YOU KNOW that the supreme
Court of Texas has decided that all the
Public Domain in Texas belongs to the
Free School Fund, and that the Legis-
lature has just passed an act placing
3.000. 000 acres more of the Public Do-
main on the market for sale as school
land on 40 years’ time at only 3 per cent
interest, which act will take effect 90
days after the adjournment of the Leg-
islature ^
DO YOU KNOW about when the for-
feited list of school lands will be sent
out by the general land office to the
county clerk of each county placing
each forfeited section on the market for
sale again?
DO YOU KNOW in what counties in
this State public free school land is on
the market for sale?
DO YOU WANT a book giving the
full text of the State law in regard to
the purchase of public free school land
together with the resources off the va -
rious sections of the State and statistics
in regard to them of great value to
you?
DO YOU WANT a map of the State
by counties?
DO YOU WANT a copy of the act of
the legislature just passed placing this
3.000. 000 acres of public domain on the
market for sale, which will take effect
90 days after the adjournment of the
Legislature?
DO YOU WANT to be instructed as
to what steps to take in order to place
yourself in a position to secure some of
this public domain, which will be on
the market, and to secure some of the
forfeited sections which will be forfeited
when the lists are sent out?
If you are interested in the above,
then send $1,. either by personal check
or money order, to the undersigned for
a copy of his book, with map of Texas,
giving school land law and telling how
to buy same, with list of counties in
which it is located, and a copy of the
recent act of the Legislature, which
ought to be worth $100 to you, if you
feel an interest in these matters.
CHAS. P. SCRIVENER,
Formerly State CompilingDraughtsman
Box 495, Austin, Texas.
References—Hon. John H. Reagan,
Railroad Commissioner; Hon. E. P.
Wilmot, President Austin National ^
Bank.
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The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1899, newspaper, July 14, 1899; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth870892/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.