The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1883 Page: 4 of 4
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j tJiWf 1~ u r.-tr iur 2 br* -io- £oa> tin* Gulf
Oi Mcxlco. * iibiii aeeouisu t.r thr g< od
I health «tf r.«* «-. u«!y Hi a great mwuirv
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< rdboun, - IHstii.t Attorney.! IV bulk uf :h«> land- of this «s wf
the thir.i Monday in state lands. < * uipri-in£ jKjfouoh asyluir.
and September, -Mil may wtfwr ity Urn!* There Jr•* large
*>dy of kind known a« Peter*" colony .
:d>" a brrgr body of land.owned by toe
Count v lode* LamlCompany. jdsdsercrfl
to* !Mul ««•«" *yto<ltt u*h5
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A *ery good *bowi|
bet. th.it th<* ikrxe
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(oranges iariber w
Kheriti & 'In* Collector.
Jacobs. - - - Surveyor.
Keener. - County Treu.-m#
Patau - - - Tax Aft W«r.
■. - County ahoiim'v.
*- *'• Sawtnons, J. P., pre't No. 1
J.L. Thorp. . - 2
A C, White, •• <• - 8
i iBsS? fjytoiiAuii*. > ** u " — 4
Herron Constable •• . " 4
T. H- l>nm:. Commissioner Precinct No 1
C. H. PhHbrick, " •• ■• 2
K. A, KUiot:. - « •• a
■tyf' E. Conrad, '• , u *- 4
Criminal burtm:^--Tin third MLnduy
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biifiiness—The third
January. March, ttuy. July*
The alternate sections ot school lands
surveyed- by tin: diflerctit railroad eom-
peni<>-.,nrc on the market, at from one. to
<*« dollar* per nwre. mcoifag u> up-
jrulse ic nt, which to governed by water
advantagi*. Asiiitm :iud uuiverKiiy
lands are appra'wsd alow dollar aud fifty
wiif j>«r ac«*. wicti ten jpars to ];ny in
annual iuBttdim *8: s«boei lands can be
pstitl for in I wwity year* in annuaJ bwtall-
BkjiitK. tasiern t'exac railroad lands aiv
livid at various li«un , ntiij iu£ jrom .n
dollar per acre jw five dullas aecardiug tt
(jttalitv.
Tlic J'tAtr^ Colony and Franco-T^xaii
Compaoy's lands are held a*'from two to
five doliai's l«!i acre. Tlie Houston and
sev-
tx,. tin- lad tiiat the most of the
in the <anility iiad raneyed l e-
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1 Ihhw ir al«m: t# be built.Jo
dotlaffi. AJ-
OMt than fiye
coish# kiea «f *«• ioiutwW* hurt**** in rtiirtwi
jrta tbe bolfido tauut. tbrito
milir <hifl I Iwor mini the lar^> « ajrmi; dniwbaok# t« mfM wtHMM it ttw
t*o* oidy for ttw pnipwl y ob band Jann-
«ayl«fife*c# ytiat, it issa!« to41irureilie
aermil inei««M> since hurt January i.-1..
not le than $200,W*> frtmi enhanced \nl-
ue at jiroper.y in and around Albaur.
dw buildings ereetod. and -tbe
nrt.perty o} Mtt h«ud. & targe «.u<T • >mtno<BouB
-auHiuut of $7Kki-
i#*l. fUPff JMi.
of SetSi.tKC.JO. httny doe a ewwiden We m<«.unt of for- lo!t(b iH -tmttHfei ««tinltioi rrnriv«l at eowaty ma* .tbe ••xaefwratrtl report* «f
tbe. f«<*- of tite —-fc ■* 1 — *—--- - ' —■ - - —* — ' j i.. t«.n.ii. «ii ■■■!
aftw
Md'pv*
Tl e above figures
landing: and.cmm^bwion biiMin ss f«<r tbe
eonhties. JMnjr «' tt* dh*et
line «tf tbe catde trail, bere all lite drvvers
buy tteir outfit* ami supplies fo
nual «trm> to kaitsxs. Tiie
all tl e advantajres
a population of
and fai«res#iu*.
into the eouuty fcem New -fiMN^aHi
uflit plaees. il'be land# ownwl by noi>-
roeideuts l ve not lieeti a source of
jrreat revenue lor tin- county and state
tlM\r Khortld t e. There is ««rtabrty an an-
fair diacrttuinatSkm made in perniirtiiig
noii-i esident# to tender lands at One dol-
lar per acre, and l« ss. wheu the sarne
lands are held by the owners and a-re-rts; 1
at from two. to live {letters jier acre. Aa-
otlier eojpent reason wliy tliere should be
a uipre equitable asseBsuient of this clas-
of lands arises from the fttct that ti e actual
setihsr on s«:1mk T and asylum lands is
be tbe
assessed at tl e f dl adpruised! value of all
liut few pre-emption «ur«(3'&, land, and additional assessment for
eveiy acre he may have under fern* or in
aultivatkm. , , I
i'rrtjinct No, Ob on
month, at the eou
Nb. i v O, (IB
h,At. J'urt £rfl
o. Three. on the second 8a^(
Pom (;« the second Alon- creeks pay
I ':#5 ' its course
be stirp.^Hj mivwinTe.
Bntaos enter the
northern pact,
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gjhisnif#. bo
and
th -aMS*(w-'-'fl
p,(_'. |-ern p:trt> of the
IHBiiBS
•fibek nun^rous trfb80Btrfes. It to j
itiOKtbte
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POJtTOWFnS.
'J'his town took it* niune from the fort
is adjoining, it is situated in a
uiestjuR ralley, on tlie south bank ofjhr
Clear Fork uf tlie Braxus. about sixteen
Albany The fort
in 1867. and named after
ot tbe C. S.
Atmy^a* that time station^ at Gal, estan.
and was abandoned in 1881. Tbe town
shortly after the tort was <stab*
^"7 .
■ttaehed
tbe
at tUmp by tbe Fort GrilBa hx-ivJikhI#. depredation* bv Iodfeu* frota u e t ort
' Tte viiur nw im!o*d«l tbm> SW >*m nflon. B«r «,M*ed rondfeiw,
at one. time, five wagon bwds rf mxiie l eir a ktaJ «f bn<a«tjfe
■II W ith a terge ptrris«ia«f tro^ja.
an.l • town fcompeeed principally «f all
nationalities and « lo™. b uau.nJ W-
did. and terminuK- sertonslT. Tin- li wx
lfSstH'SS a-d crboe <iharged gainst the
eonnty at this time, while having
pnemof i e'tgiiboriny <?ounties. it is
true desj erate ^wraetoTs made tboir bead-
i|tiart«-rs air 01 iWu.and pRwl
«riSngs. bat tbere liwd in
around the town at the same ti*M°. a* tew-
al
sooth; but
tV
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Will.aouie take the |M>8rdw| !ind otherwise tspaired at r*r-
law into their ownluu..^, at.d however
that em. rgen-
cies' oceur that eanno; (wreno-dhd by
U'gal means; still in truth, and to tl ir
erem ite it said, the vi-rbu.ue
lished. but did no' assume inuoh propor- t«e «f those davs did not ntake on mis-
JJpns until 1874. 'ibe fti-st term of the Uke in selecting vietims. Since the aban-
was doucueut of tbe post the .town ha* de-
held hvre ,Uuje7,1875. The grand juiS- <jrw|^ed TOUSycrnt,i,. in popwkt.ou «-d
iiiitles oast
jyuJy of nun io I
there W::* a m-w
ares, wbo ee- «rd tia4r fardato y nMk.
•^he ean ik w ^wnt wrtth lit* exidtati n «f
a pr. ud itiolbtf to her pree^oraw png-
C«y; f< r tbeae atv her oliildr*® : .Sto-
l^iea*. t.'ttllahan. Taylor. TtrodtaiMSS9
MitJ'bett, Nol .n, Jones .. n.l 'oward ooob-
lies, how estidilish.-il • lwdep««<W
IdsHaskell. Sio**wall. Fl l^ V
Bordvn. Ihtafigji. Andrew*
c.ountios bad also been ~ ttaeli«|
tober.
The publie buildings ©wood to
eouunrare the jab atideoart hoate.' «n - <
u e wool clip of J8tS2 formed a large item
it. tlie exports of the county. f Not >**
than two hundred toousaud dollars worth
of beef and stock cattte have been shipped
and driven; f-oiu the oouuty during 1882.
The Texas Central Railway; Company
jevea-
«aee&,
hundred and thirtenu tihousaud.
and ten dollars, and an
-seven hills of indiotuaetit at
this term.^ principally misdemeanors, for
taming and koq^big disorderly booses;
this eharaeUT pf offenders being iti tl e
majority Jn all towns eontignous to fron-
tier poets. The nalmy days of the ton-a,
way he dated from he Ml ofl875 to 1878,
d tiring the flourishing times of the.great
buffalo hunt. It was no unusual occur-
i *i those-days to see fifty hunters at
a time on tlie streets, all in with wi.gons
loir supplies and amuni tion. To fund a
business There are two
tbere yet, a
post o**"ee. It urih be tlie trading po'ml
ol 'southern Throckmorton and part of
tlie Clear Fork valley always. There to a
good school bouse and a Masonic hall.
Lkrntenant Chandler. U.S.A., to -stationed
there i« charge wf <tbe T.>nlytwa indteos.
\vh<« camp iiKnear Griffin. There is a
hack line and daily mail from Albany. -
ions times since, which,
Moves, etc., would -^Innnt i7
$400. Tlie jail is of.oek
with tiiilled iron eftjros in
Ttie ooulmct for buibiing if was l«t'fc>
Thonuts & Werner, of K.<rt Worjti M
the 24th of September, 1877, for $<.(ioo-
payments- November 1. W77, $8Uh
January 1. 1878, $1JM; batenoe in
bond* payable in one, two.)
years, with mterest at ton
per annum. || TWre
in tl e original plan, whi-h tw«t
ty about Jl^OO&additionitl. A.tbe^a i
about paid tor. Or will Ite after wilknjth.r,
of taxes tor this year, it is eipecM t
suitable c-urt *ouse * ill be lerecU;<3
«M*t the demands or -
lie business. The
leagues of land in
this to a donation 4
rational purposes, tlie
from lestse or sale cannot >e tfM
f«r a;iv oUnir ySpB&i* than that of «ht-
; I i t t d i'p
ii. Li.uk, levator.
Mas •*-*••« iws-oB
<ti>Uith 'it ea«b tu
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rantc of jtivi o
i j: par? oi in. -.uunty.
(alMindituu^"of1 $«ir.:ur tbe vurirtus IrJ
'; |-watcr spwa^f la.i'lr-.tft-SH'wesiiieanK
■ blael ikiss. - at imj . .
- - ;] trout, is tht most d^licatc li lr. cEttiish
^ lM'"n
the Clear-..Fork-, that vt ei^uai vn>ai
.V ... i .4" ."'.iS- '
.. F.. fu*'. 'l'h.e prii^tMli a
stiwr lull j.n -densi' grtiwlh oJ peOtfb.
"V '--O•'■(' ' <ta'"kbclTJ", uiultw
prHirte and . --y.- iu sotot
• ! ■ ;gOot; ' s^vr.-i-ut.
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eleven thou-
fiye dollars and
shite tax for 1882 is
tlie cotuity S8J871.6;:.
county seat, is situated on
"m "liM
it is ibost
ShaArfford oouutv had.at oae time Alhany. l ex.. iMx. Sg,-^m. *
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tb* promineut
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,fe-*art* of its p«sl #o«l pre-.-nt Wal^tf.1
•light P- ''l' beliind the sUver lining
HHHWIiniH
Never *io<* tbe
lots, iu Augitst 1875. has
of its property;
with inflated vjU- ■
out HteudUy keeping paoe witli the
of tbe Munmndtng < unUy
^iw'iuL'taiS
irh j tion ha* iMMhedH
us, j Ht«t4j (KSbiih-ucc* an- bej ib>g to l^u-
trb*. while tJ usUwim local
up with fine
I «tructui - of huge diiaeusious. Our iber
oiianU* nMokn most «M of tbeir good* by.
; - tM -loud, owjug to tbe Immense trad* ear,
! rieil po with tin counties tMM'tli and north-
west 'lite daily trains are hulnu wMb
! ton-to |Hle< n <y r loadr of Ituabor, to laeet]
.;y-'
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pari* < f atu
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p the bill
a uibstai*
I hn
il|4, |(1<M |Jm Ij
| tin- unproeedwnb
alert*1.. Building: rvck
laliti is foo
tity to town. Heverai
ittd toa* of tills rock
foi bulhfiup
tlie fittest
sloae prox-
red thou
is shlp|ied b
last •wnmer, for hi tikiltix brhJj;'-
<3 ,<"s-
ii* showing its
irity over rot-k
] mud) nearer Jiouirtoji. ' j^ jfiwi a 'in^r to
, IhU ro«Jk is that It «*n b«' readily
frtHii theaides irf'tbehills without
, use of Wasting. Thegreat boa«t
of AltMiiy hi its purr, btaikhy WaU>r The
week has liring watoT all tbe year round,
being supplied by n^vt r-tallmjf s|«rlug >
mA w ■U wntitr ean he found at a depth of
fcoui tw^w to thirty feet on any lot to
tbe town, i.y the lllM^aUty and fa< #w
Igmeutof tlie fyipinhacs of tbe town,
huK )MU91) iWKi® tot Alb*
|k<. the uuuieus of • torg«- city.
Conn HoUM square to 490 feet mpmre;
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VKYOzkb TO TliK INTEEBSTtt OK THE TOWN,' OUWTY, ^0I5IEO
COUNTIES, TO THE BUSINESS OF OUR U0XK FE0PLK,
OUR PATEOKS AWD THE PUBLISHER.
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>01 tbe -troets an- m foet wide, and are
r Jiiitenweb^t by idtoy* ^'fretwMe. ObHh-
IUr town lull
i *k'*, abtprt j —<>n to. .mat aud ***** WW* |
.miuflUMtW^tJu^Ub'o.h
m . j j1 ' C / -a ■
,n'y. o
rd eiwj!
iMMMMIU dHP^PL. w , _ HBUPH
eoaipaiw fhvorably 1 to • largi* city an* well MpHMiltri} *ell
ago, opport . lj«d mm
tin* erojp of p****] ut«rkw4 llv^yatabbw, i toons. furniture
"ton , at> puuirwfiw «tti*Han<i
liigih'y aad oonvwitoutl/
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it ine sah-H n*Jlaed several | god atOf* for the Mh- uf mto<s^la-
mdtloii. I lu oiir good* of all kinda. Tbe togal and
wiii.h''^nciud<-s' oattlf, medtoal profusslntu an* wwil wpwmitwl
] sheofi. totnu^ ntiifes, bogs iind gnats. Is Hod tlwr- are two wwspeiwjrs put)ll hc l
-1 j-kvI industry of tln^ oouiiljr. j ixwv—ll* Alban) Kt'Ho and the Alhaai)
r., I wkaltm. I fUmr. TIm#s we also two rfcurches
ua j No bettor atrbbw* Of the pro^tellft* «* 1 Pr.-siiytcrh.nand Hstho^ab '11m* llepttoi
mi Ill I—ij !■! ' *'f I-1"—^ to to m/urme of .-onMneittoa.
Uarispn of tb< ia*«tdc ralis> « t tU pn4.1 Theer to a ttasouh lodjie. Knights of
idaatiiMUi'«• ffMr. wbii thssr oi tbe )*Ht In t.U-l I'jthU> ami l^glou of Honor, atoo s <or
t^aviHg for a nttuiWr Wra pABi iwm i
idmtiflftd with tMr int«re ts and bring no
nulielied we kit or tbe lexuifenurol* of tit*
Echo tbail «tri*e to Mpfily tbeiu.
ftttd frontier, aod
btuiuw«r%r« 4M
tb« coluoiii* of leprae
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Robson, G. W. The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1883, newspaper, June 2, 1883; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393646/m1/4/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.