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Sherman County

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Sherman County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1904
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Sherman County

Description: Blueline format of survey map of Sherman County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in reference to other maps. No scale information is given.
Date: 1889
Creator: Beaumont, G. N.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Auto-Lock

Description: Patent for an invention of a valve locking device by which the fuel supply pipe can be cut off and a valve which is inserted in the said pipe locked in the cut off position.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Melton, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Portrait of the Pelley Kids]

Description: Photograph of the Pelley Kids posing together in front of a light colored backdrop on top of a plush rug. One of the girls is wearing a dress with small design prints on it with a lace accent on the front and the other is wearing a white dress and is barefoot. On the back of the card written in handwriting is "Pelley Kids, Mothers Ren"
Date: unknown
Partner: Birdville Historical Society

DOOR-HANGER.

Description: Patent for improvements to the door hanger, specifically aimed at car doors, including illustrations.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Mason, Charles O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Sherman County, Texas: Projections of Saturated Thickness, Volume of Water in Storage, Pumpage Rates, Pumping Lifts, and Well Yields

Description: Report on the Ogallala Aquifer in Lamb County, Texas, with a focus on Persuading the water users to implement all conservation measures and provides information to officials to alleviate the water-shortage problem.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Bell, Ann E. & Morrison, Shelly
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Elevator.

Description: Patent for a water elevator. The invention produces a means for "high power water elevating" which provides " a steady and voluminous flow of water" (lines 20-22). Illustration included.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Barnett, Grady L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Pump

Description: Patent for a well pump. "This invention relates to well-pumps of that character wherein a piston is operatively arranged within an outflow-pipe and having an automatically - closed bottom check - valve opened by the suction produced" (line 8-13). Illustration included.
Date: March 5, 1907
Creator: Medlock, Augustus L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill Wheel

Description: Patent for improvements made to windmill wheels. Improvements include windmill wheel blades that can easily be taken off or fixed onto the wheel hub, improvements in construction for easy assembly and disassembly, and construction from economic materials.
Date: March 3, 1914
Creator: Mason, Charles O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring-Wheel

Description: Patent for spring wheels for use on motor vehicles, such as automobiles and motorcycles. Producing a wheel that will absorb the shock or jar incident to its passage over rough or uneven roadways.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Short, Jefferson D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Grain-Drill Attachment.

Description: Patent for combining a plow and a grain drill into one device, to reduce the number of times the soil needs to be turned per planting.
Date: August 29, 1915
Creator: McAdams, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rail-Joint

Description: Patent for a joint designed to stop the ends of rails from moving.
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Fedrick, Samuel B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Wrench.

Description: Patent for a new invention of pipe-wrench, how it is made and how it is used.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drainage-Bottle

Description: Patent for a drainage bottle that can be attached/detached from the person and is used for draining wounds.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Wofford, William Fillmore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pipe-Wrench.

Description: Patent for an economical pipe wrench that is easily adjustable using a pivoting, movable jaw to fit pipes of varying sizes.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-415

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Existence of a vacancy in the office of County Attorney of Sherman County, under the stated facts.
Date: April 6, 1965
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sherman County.

Description: Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1902
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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