Lone Star Gazette (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 19, 2000 Page: 5 of 6
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designated one of the hardest
hit seven counties of the
1886-87 drought. The state
commission agreed to pass
out free seed for spring
planting.
On April 15, 1887, a three
inch rain broke the drought in
the Tarrant County area
where rain had been below
normal for 18 months. Word
reached Texas that President
Grover Cleveland vetoed the
drought bill, appropriating
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March 5, at 2 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Hico. The opponents? The Abilene Crush. Tickets are $3 forA/
adults, $1.50 for students and children under six are admitted free. Since some of our readers have p—-
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For his research, Josh used
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This is some of what Josh
discovered: In 1886 citizens
of Stephenville thought the
year long drought was over
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. cloud coming out of the west,
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4 rain?” But it was only a sand
storm. That year, though not
II everyone realized it yet, the
great drought had begun. Fall in seed tor the Josh Martin working on his drought research. Photo by Laura Kestner
.wheat failed to come up, stock suffering Central Texas area.
7 . losses had been heavy, and
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dryness: “The sand filled the
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Kestner, Laura. Lone Star Gazette (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 19, 2000, newspaper, February 19, 2000; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1528116/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Erath County Genealogical Society.