The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 25 x 18 in. Digitized from 35mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Pi
4
■lli'iB'l
Crosby Co.,
• _ F A M II IB & S
OWNERS OF -N- FARM
,„.r'
ly... 1- ;i;" A:: -r
,-:V; '
tfi
MB
lis
1119^
I raHBSfw
mam
Plains and
Altitude 2800
nilrttf T A« oirlda (if Orvr? ITlfll
of and including Blanco Canon
rtwwocjjfV
SCO to 3000 feet.
no /? :„„T a
Jt
Annual rainfall over 22.6 inches mostly in the sprmg and summer.
Adapted to Stock Farming, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Alfalfa Vegetables, Fruit,
mmI
p;"
fcll
Iwl
BHBH
■ J
........
- ;.v
• V'" .
m ■
Mile
mmm
Cotton. ; ^
Cotton, yields one-half to three-fourths bale to acre. No weevils here.
A first-class Cotton Gin is in operation . in Cresbyton
"^JHfogS thrive anOtfllree from disIaleT^'
This range includes the Silver falls in White River, fed by never failing
springs. Thirteen million gallons of water flow over these falls every day.
Over five-sixths of these lands are on the plains; Ire very fertile and yield
?:<*1 abundantly a variety of x;raps m addition to natural grasses, including a heavy
sod of mesauite*~ •:-v* - .
" " "
T «' i The soil, a strong chocolate loam, varies but little from four feet in depth and
■tfi;*-. 'overlies, the water, bearing "Blanco beds" of clay, shale, lime and sand
e*fv*wi < Tlior/a ia 'aHimrfanro - rvf nuvA wntpr nndfirlvihc this locality: Wells aver-
''
3-.
CROSBY. COUNTY RANCH1
-if—ii
f©„®@©
ACRES
stone. There is abundance of pure water underlying this locality ; wells aver-
age abouttwo hundred feet in depth, and ™ these the water rises thirty to
sixty feet.
Write to or visit us; you-will be welcome and well entertained at Crosbyton,
where you can at your leisure investigate every feature of the property.
i. A I.
Crosbyton is the County Seat of Crosby County and present, terminus of. the
Crosbyton-Southplains Railroad.
X Crosbyton
Opportunity is here afforded to obtain in any size tracts, the finest* smooth agricultural Sands on the South Plains of Texas, and
the farms, or&'&ards, gardens, crops and 6tock on these lands show in a measure what they will produce. The owners have farmed
and ranched in ttiis country over twentv=five years; now cultivate 2500 ^cres and produce all their requirements in feed, fruits,
vegetables, meat, poultry and lard.'There are no better crops or more productive soi.l in Texas than we have here. ; -----
Prices $25. To-$50. PER ACRE; according to distance from Railroad Towns. Terms 10 per cent CASH; and ten per cent annually
un^tf&id, with 8per cent annual interest. . .. :
Business and Residence Lots for Sale in Crosbyton,
iNTION
3 Crosbyton SoathpTains ran
a special train to Lubbock Sunday
'• j. i .. ., - . '
)hn BngHsh of near Cone was
,,,,,,, iness man in the city Mon-
day '
y:'\ >{' -—>r
ton this week.
i.JfcvJi .
Coke Jf'uilingim
spent several days in Crosby-
i in the
and was shaking
i with ' his many friends
~r,~^ - ■ ; ^ ^
J. W. Burton left last Fri-
eor Austin where he argued
^^ case before the
us .that; he
>t busy of late filling
ber. Several new
n construction aoon.
~. . ; _
ScKinrion, cashier of the
opal bank, will leave
for San Antonio where
. he goes to ^ '1'
ft ~ A n l ^n ' vi.rti
?as a cs
is week
;-red
jk and will 1
M\mL. 'A^steihgill
?hter of Fort Wort
ivir. Lrip amitn nas Deen spena-
ing some time with his son Mr.
Sep Smith of Crosbyton the past
few days and is well pleased
with the prospects at- this,, time.
Mr. Gip Smith is one of the best
fixed men of Roswell, Bosque
County, Texas. He and his sons
own 7.000 acres of fine Tandr"
in Crosbycon community and
they have spent something like
00 on improvements here
C. W. Murry and J. I. Seiber
have bought the J. F. Sims"
Livery Stable and business in
Crosbyton and the new proprie-
tors took charge the last of the-
3&kv~-MffrSieber tells us that
sthey"«Sllpect5:to make cdnsideradM
improvements and will soon have
some very swell rigs.
Rev. J. H. Richards is sporting
the nicest suit of clothes we have
seen this spring and he tells us
that his good friends Fullingim
and Dillard of Estacado present-
ed him with the same a few days
ago. . Certainly a nice present.
Kelly S. White was in from
the farm the last of the week and
tells us that he has finished break-
ing his land and4s now ready to
m •
Mrs, J
.
■ i
: to-Lubbock
s to hear the gov
in Crosbyton yester
. W. F.
aload
r.
jrvBfc&ffli . ^
fc your legal blanl
w Office.
.
ine raiiroeiu surveyurs are jn
this week "and we hope to hear
SQme good news soon.
^ ^ '
John D. McDermett ranch boss
for the -N- made a business trip
to Idalou the last of the week.
The rain "Su«day did good in
places and the -hail was riot
severe "enough to do any great
amount of damage. - = -
g are as good as one ever
saw in the state about Crosbyton
and the ac§rage is large. Keep
your eyes on Crosbyton.
Mr. Graves the photographer
has done considerable improving
on hfs Stutiia lately and is now in
a positron to give you city work
along his line,. - "
along
Yw 1
W. H. Hames of near Mount
Blanco wais in the city the last
of the week- and is well pleased
with the . conditions with refer-
ence to the farming outlook this
spring. -
gts^^issmssssmamstetti
, , '■ '• --- . . 1 _ •
• ^
not McCormick
CHICAGO,
IL LINQ IS
rr
L. B. Culwell is doing consider-
able improving,.at his home in
the west side of town, preparing
a cement underground tank for
the waste from his batfii stod sinks
in his magnificient home. The
water will be used for irrigation;
* i . Ll , i .
le week and'tells us that his re-
cent trip, to Oklahoma resulted
in his having sold his interests up
there which enables him to '-en-
large his business here, which he.
ounoiita tA firrtA tn Hmd
No. 8515
Report of the condition of the
CTSZENS NATIONAL BANK
at Crosbyton, in the State of Texas, at
the close of business April 18th, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts., 57,142 57
Overdrafts, secured and un-
secured 1,288.29
U; S. Bonds to secure circu- ' '
.lation v 10,000.00
Promiump onrfe-SrHton^ --f?gr^B^8s^g>
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures .......4,096; 12
Other Real Estate owned ,..504.13
Due frO.Hj national banks (not
.„jcesery£-agents.)TOm ,,r.: .iv356.0&
Due from State and Private
Banks and Bankers, Trust
Companies, and Saving "
Banks 334.40
Due from approved reserve ?
agents 5,942.43
CKecks and other Cash items, 25.60
Notes of other NationaMsafiks 715.00
Fractional paper currency,.
nickels, find cents 14.00
Lawful money reserve in Hank, viz:
Specie : 3,777.85
Legal tender notes 220.00...3,997.85
Redemption fund with, jy . S.
" treasurer (5 010 6f ci cji)atjon 500.00
Total .86,028.88;
LIABILITIES "
Capital stock paid in... 25,000.00
Surplus'fund ...,5,000.00
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid.. —.;...987.71
National bank notes
outstanding 10,000.00,
Individual deposits subject to
check....— ...45,024 17
Time certificates of deposit.. 17.00
Total:.,.., ....!. .86,028.88
_« II-;' ii ' in. i i iimii ' "I i "n" J-
State ofTexas.^ i|8S. "
I, Edgar Allen, Cashier of the above-
named bank, do solemnly swear that,
the above statement is truer to the best,
of my knowledge find, belief.
\ Edgar Allen,. Cashier
Subscribed and gworn to before me
-lis 26th, dpyof April, 1912."
H, County Clerk, Crosl^.
The Ice Seasosn has
c -
has"; openedo ' First
• j _JIA— .
car of Ice to Crosby®
topi this season - re-
eei¥ed Tuesclayo .. .
Vi' . ■ .
Phone us your order.
Watch next week's
ad for delivery hours
frt:_
.'vfiKI
-.XL,
John K. Fullingim tells us that
he hasi been farming this spring
and that his crop Prospects are
I good as he ever saw for this
,ime of the year. All lands have of sewing pi
it Okla
ct—Attest:
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
White, Frank E. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1912, newspaper, May 2, 1912; Crosbyton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242280/m1/2/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.