The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1908 Page: 1 of 12
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T.ihrnry rnivs ty of Tex
Vol. XXV, No. 6
ALBANY, Shackelford County, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1908.
Whole Number 1260
One Thousand Families to be Settled in this County in 1908
- * Jr
S. WEBB,
Attorney at Law
1883
1908
L. H. MILL,|
Notary Public
=WEBB & HILL
The Oldest Real Estate Finn ijn Northwest Texas.
Albany, Shackelford County, Texas.
No. 10
.1(H) acres, three miles east of A litany, good new house with
three rooms, good everlasting tank. Has over 100 acres fine
land, balance fine grass land, on Albany and Breckinridge
road, has about 40 acres grubbed ready for plow—a fare-bargain.
No. 17
.'!2<> acres of land three miles north of Albany, good 4-room
house, good barn, lots, and cistern, two good tanks, 50 acres'
in cultivation, 100 acres fenced off for farm, 250 fine black
tiogwallow land, the balance line grass land. A choice piece
of property in sight of town, can be had at a bargain on easy
terms.
No. 22
160 acres :>j miles east of Albany on the Albany and Breck-
inridge road, good new dwelling of 4 roomg, good barn, two
fine tanks of everlasting water, 40 acres in cultivation, three-
fourths fine farming land, balance fine grass land, one and
one-half mile from good school; a choice home for some one
on easy terms and for a bargain.
No. 25
1(50 acres .'!.l miles east of Albany, good new 4-room house
with galleries, all fenced ahd cross fenced, 1 '50 acres good farm
land, T> acres in cultivation} balance fine grass land, smoke-
house and barn, 1 \ miles from good school, ('an be had at
reasonable prices'and easy terms.
No. 28
!K)0 acres one and one-half miles east from Albany on the
lower Albany and Breckinridge road, about 700 acres good
agricultural land, balance good grass land, about .'>00 acres in
cultivation, 4 sets of houses, 3 just built this year, watered by
creek and everlasting tanks, fronts 1 1-2 mile on public road.
One of the best investments to be had, can be bought on easy
terms and low price.
No. 31
320 acres of land, all fenced, otherwise unimproved, on Foyle
Creek, about !> miles' north of Albany on the Albany and
Throckmorton road, creeks run through the tract, everlasting
water, 250 acres good farm land, balance the best of grass
land; an extra fine tract for stock farm, can be had cheap and
on easy terms.
No. 33
320 acres of land, comes across Foyle Creek, acres in cul-
tivation, all fenced, good creek and tank water, fronts on two
sides on the Albany and Throckmorton road, over 200 acres
fine farming land, balance choice grass land, in good settle-
ment, can oe bought at a low price and on easy terms—a fine
home for some one.
No. 37
320 acres of land 12 miles from Albany on Albany and
Throckmorton road., all good smooth land, 200 acres in fine
state of cultivation, balance in pasture, good 4-room house,
one mile from school. Land worth $30 per acre, can be had
for less, on easy terms if bought at once; a choice place for
any country. Can't be beat, to see this property is to buy it.
No. 38
115 acres of land at forks of Albanv and Breckinridge and
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Crystal Falls road, (> miles X. E. from Albany, has good new
4-room house, small barn, all good land, small tank, good iron
cistern, 20 acres in cultivation, every foot can be put in culti-
vation, one of the most aesiral.de places on the market, can be
had at a great bargain on easy terms—a fine investment in the
heart of some of tlie finest land in tne county.
, No. 40
".20 acres, 7 miles S. E. from Albany, (H)acres in cultivation,
all new land, good new 4-room house with two galleries, good
ba}n and lots, Watered by Indian Creek and tank, about 50
acres cut off in small pasture, has 2-rooni tenant house—220
acres fine valley land, balance fine grassland. House on high
elevation, a most delightful home. Can be bought cheap and
on easy terms—a choice home.
.KM) acies 7 miles K. E. of Albany, very choicest of valley
farming land, lie's level and smooth, no 'tetter land can be
fouu^jKlioH in Hubbard Creek bottom, can sell at- once for
reasonable price and good easy terms. This is one of the best
tracts of land to b<* found.
No. 41
1.2S0 stock farm, situated on the Texas Central h\ li., be-
tween. Albany and Sedvvick, never failing water (about a mile
'V#Hubbard Crock runs through same) fine pecan timber, 125
acres in cultivation, one of the best ranch dwellings in the
county, good outhouses, plenty of fire wook, cistern, etc. This
property is about H mil* s from Albany, and is one of the best
improved phu-es in the county. One mile from railroad sta-
tion and post office, and fronts on two public roads. This
property is cut into 100 acre tracts and will be sold in a body
or in small tracts. The town of Boogsbugli is laid off oil west
side of this, land, and a good school building erected.
No. 57
0,000 acres known as she Hassard Ranch, situated .'! miles
southeast of Albany, fronting along the Albany and Cisco pub-
lic road, also the Texas Central railroad, and the Albany and
Baird public road, .'! creeks of living water and several large
tanks,'fine grass and timber, nearly all of it choice farming
land; has been cut into 1(H) acre tracts and is now on the
market. We have sold and settled farmers on two-thirds of
this land.
No. 67
S34 acre farm and ranch, situated about 15 miles from Al-
bany, fine new dwelling, good barn, never failing water, 200
acres in cultivation, large part agricultural land, plenty of
timber. Will be sold at a great bargain; easy terms.
No. 76
10,000 acre ranch, known as the "Blach" farm and ranch,
situated 10 miles from Albany, 1,000 acres in cuhi.ation, great
'part fine farming land, never failing water, plenty of timber,
fine ranch dwelling, several tenant houses, fine barns, all nec-
essary outhouses. A part of this ranch has been cut up into
small tracts suitable for farms, about 1 GO acres ;v each tract.
The entire ranch will be sold, or it will be sold as sub-divided.
There is a great bargain in this property. We have sold and
settled quite a number of farmers on this property.
No. 82
Cox Ranch, constituting about 1,500 acres, (! miles east of
Albany, fronting 1 1-2 miles on public, road, fine creek of
water and large tank, good niesquite grass and timber, 314, of
same choice farming l.tnd, 150 acres in cultivation. We have
cut this body of iand into small tracts all fronting on road, we
will sell at bargain prices and long time. See this property.
No. IOO
1,700 acre ranch 0 miles S. W. of Albany, all under lenee,
two pastures, watered by creek and two tanks, a large part
good farming land, good mesquite grass and timber; a bargain
at $8 per acre, eusy terms.
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Baker, Paul. The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1908, newspaper, June 26, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403160/m1/1/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.