The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1909 Page: 5 of 8
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One of the most important features i|i the development of West Texas is the extension of the Wichita Valley Railroad
from Stamford into-SPUR FARM LANDS- ■rWhich wilflhave daily passenger and freight service by Nov. 1.
On that day:Lot Sales will begin at Spur, the terminus in Dickens County, and inGirard, fourteen miles below Spur, in
Kent County. Private Sale--No Auction. The substantial growth, of a New Texas City will begin at Spur on that-day*
Girard wfH prove to be a splendid Jtrading town. Both~towns are surrounded for many miles, in alf directions, by the won*
derfully rich Spur Farm Lands, too welt-ki16\vn in this neighborhood to make description necessary. These lands are be-
ing sold direct to the homeseeker from the owners, (no selling commission to load the price,) at from $12.00 to $17.50 per
acre, with some additions when near the towns. TERMS—-One-fifth down, balance in six annual payments; .notes run-
ning at eight per cent., any or all notes payable on or before maturity. Title perfect and guaranteed by us.
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Six Hundred and Seventy-Three Square Miles to be Offered
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Insuring the widest range for selection in this beautiful body-*Iong withheld from the market. Secure farm Homes now
before the prices advance, as they surely will with the development following operation of railroad. „
will be here to purchase farms as soon as they can reach them by rail. Our home
people should not wait until the choicest lands are gone.
Local and Personal,
Monday. 'He claims to have
brought the fine rain.
Planting Wheat ,
The late rains have placed thfc:
farmers in Grand old Crosby
County wherp they have begun
planting wheat. This means
that the county will have a crop
next year and if you have not
i yet planted wheat yfttf had bet-
ter get busy. Wheat on the
John and T. . T. McDermett
will butcher two beeves each
week and sell them in Crosby-
ton. They will come in Tues-
day ai>d Saturday. If you want
the best buy of them. 2t
We have boughh 100 head of
fine yearlings and twos, and will
kill one and butcher it in ICros- Soujth Plains is a natural crop,
by ton every Tuesday, and fevery | afnlost, and if the proper P^epa- A.T, , lt,
Saturday. Get fresh beef from ration of the land is made all the J Crosby County At The Fair , ^
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J. C. Garrison, of Floydajla, i
was in Crosbyton Sunday and
Monday. He says that every-
thing over there in
. with the railroad getting there
looks good. k
O. A. Snac.kleford, of Emma,
was over Sunday and called at
The Review offi'Ve and had us
place his name another notch
higher on our reguiar list. •
The finest rain in twelve
months fell in Crosby Cour.ty
r~ Sunday night' ™
John McDermett was in Cros-
~ -by ton Saturday "and Sunday. " ~~
T. T. McDermett, of Emma,
was over Sunday and we learn
tjfaat he subscribed for a couple
of sjhares in Collier's Railroad. *
Hev. Irwin returned Sat-
" urday from Amarillo, where he
"has beeft attending" the Presby-
- tery- -He preacheda fine-Ser-
McDermett. [hoped for results "Will be aeconv +
41 2t plished. Wheat at more^than a
1 dollar per bushel, means a for-
tune to all who will properly cul-
tivate, and properly manage a
j wlmt cr<H> on -thigtotofc-
there are many farmers in Grand ! doing for Crosby ,a!t the State
old Crosby Couny that has notj Fair.
got a turnip patch; arntt^hy?too ! — -
darned busy at something else;, It takes backbone to stand the
that's tfrSTeason. • Too busy try-1 galling fire of criticism, just or
ing to raise a hundred dollars to | unjust.
pay that store account for the It takes backbone to withstand
sow belly and Navy beans that j the jeers of the public and not
he has doue ate up. Better1 loose temper.
plant feorae turnips and keep-thati It takes backbone to perform
money at home. Try a small duty without favor or discrimi-
corner in Fall and Winter tur-; nation.
nips and get; a pig to help you t It takes backbone to do any-
eat them and you get right. thing and do that thing 'as it
— — should be done. •
It takes backbbne to let your
so shine that others may
Specialist at Plainview
Hawkes' Specialist will be with
Plainview Drug Co. November
1, 2 and 3, where he will adjust
glasses and dd everything con-
nected with scientific optical
work. EXAMINATION FREE.
Glasses supplied from our stocky
at regular prices. Visit us and - rf
have your eyes examined. NO*
CHARGES! 41 2t
W. A. Johnson of the
mon Sunday morning.
^The Sunday tSchool is
.fine'work with Prof. M. A. Can-
non a* Superintendent, .
How many farmers have we
on the' Plains that «buy their 5**?.
bread stuff? I should say that
at least ninety per cent of them
do. That is a bad condition. If
you want to be. prosperous, and
have the best of the world raise,
as nearly as possible, what you
consume at home on the farm.
When you come to town have
something that will gel the mon
ey to sell and you will have the
best of everything.
Wheat,' corn and hogs will
make any Plains farmer? rich,
and if you don't believe it just
set your eyes on one of these
hog and fcominy fellows and yoi*
will soon see that*1 it is a fact'.
Wheat planting should be th&
order of the day on ,the Plains
today, and lor several
thousands of
until there
are
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rou bet your last doiiar, and
have a sinch that when Crosby
was seen at Dallas, last" Satur-
day, for the first time in the
history of the world, especially
since the Flood, somebodys eyes
Yes, that is the
way that thousands will look up-
on our exhibit. When they are
handed one of those 64 page
books telling more about the
county you will see results.
They will bug out their eyes and
open their mouths and set sail
for Crosby. You may not see
every, day but
they will come. Thousands of
the most desirable people of
gast will be attracted by our ef-
forts to show them what can,
and has been done here one of
the dryest years that has been
in many years on—the' Plains.
This will sink into their thinker
and they will go homte, tell MaiV
and the kids what they have
constrained thereby.
phis Herald has our congratula-
tions upon his recent appoint-
ment by Gov. Campbell to a po-
^itKjnWxne Doara" OT l-egents
for the State University to suc-
ceed Judge. V. W. Findley of s
J. L. Hamilton returned last
Monday night from Spur. The
rain, he said, .at that place Snn-1Tex'ga"p'rM3 AMWlaUW
Dallas, who died a short time
ago. Editor Johnson is president
H\
day night seemed like a soaker
to those unable co get lodging.
and this additional honor makes
him quite an important man.c ^
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AGENTS WANTED
seeii, show them that book that
wttHert-rfreiail,. and next sum-
mer when the crop is laid by
Watch Crosby;-watch-the Dfcity
papers, and last but not least;
just watch The Iteview and you
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White, F. E. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1909, newspaper, October 21, 1909; Crosbyton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242159/m1/5/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.