The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1908 Page: 1 of 12
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RICHARD H. McCARTY, Editor and Prop.
Vol. XXIV, No. 39
ALBANY, Shackelford County, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1908.
51.50 Per Year, in Advance.
Whole Number 1241
One Thousand Families to be Settled in this County in 1908
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The Oldest Real Estate Firm in Northwest Texas.
Albany, Shackelford County, Texas.
flo. 10
lfiO acres, three miles'east of Albany, good new house with
three rooms, good everlasting tank. Has over 100 acres tine
land, balance tine grass land, on Albany and Breckinridge
road, has about 10 acres grubbed ready for plow—a rare bargain.
No. 17
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 oft' for farm, 250 fine black
liogwallow land, the balance tine grass land. A choice piece
of property in sight of town, can be had at a bargain on easy
terms.
No. 22
100 acres :;.V miles oast of Albany on the Albany and Breck-
inridge road, good new dwelling of 4 rooms, good barn, two
tine tanks of everlasting water, 40 acres in cultivation, three-
fourths fine farming laud, 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
1til) acres 3\ miles cast of Albany, good new 4-room house
with galleries, all fenced and floss fenced, 1.50 .acres good fariii
land, ."> acres m cultivation, balance fine grass land, smoke-
house and lufrrf, 1 .V miles from good school. Can be had at
reasonable prices and easy terms.
No. 28
(.):I0 acres one and one-half miles east froni- Albany on the
lower Albany and Breckinridge road, about 700 acres good'
agricultural land, balance good grass land, about 300 acres in
cultivation, 1 sets of house-, just built this year, watered by
creek and everlasting tanks, fronts 1 1-2 mile on public road.
One of the b *<t investments to be had, can be bought on easy
terms and low price.
No. 31
1520 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 laud, balance the best of grass
land; an extra tine tract for stock farm, can be had cheap and
on easy terms.
No. 33
1520 acres of land, comes across Foyle Creek, 35 acres in cul-
tivation, all fenced, good creek and tank water, fronts on two
sides on the Albany and Throckmorton road, over 200 acres
tine 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 laird 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 Albany and Breckinridge and
Crystal Falls road, 6 miles N. E. from Albaoy, 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 desirable places on the market, can be
had at a great bargain on easy terms—a fine investment in the
heart of some of the finest land in the county.
No. 40
320 acres. 7 miles S. E. from Albany, (30 acres in cultivation,
all new land, good new 4-room house with two galleries, good
barn and lots, watered by Indian ('reek and tank, about 50
acres cut oft in small pasture, has 2-room tenant house—220
acres tine valley land, balynce fine grass land. House on high
elevation, a most delightful home. Can be bought cheap and
on easy terms—a choice home.
100 acies 7 miles S. E. of Albany, very choicest of valley
tanning land, lies Invel and smooth, no better land can bt
found, it lies in Hubbard ( reek bottom, can sell at once for
reasonable price and-good easy terms. This is one of the best
tracts of land to be found.
No. 41
b2M) stock, farm, situated on the Texas Central R, R., be-
tween Albany and Sedwick, never failing water (about a mile
c; Hubbard Crock runs fhrough s;nne) fine pecati 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 8 miles from Albany, and is one of the best
improved places 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 ot Boogsbugh is laid oft on west
S4iid»v*^this land, and a good school building erected.
No. 57
0,000 acres known as_s.lie llassard Ranch, situated 3 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,- 3creeks of living water and ."several-- large
tanks, tine grass and timber, nearly all of it choice farming
land: lias Wen cut . into 100 acre tracts and is now on the
market. \\ e have sold and settled farmers on two-thirds of
this land.
No. 67
834 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 cultivation, 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 iuto
small tracts suitable for farms, about 1 GO acres in 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, G miles east of
Albany, fronting 1 1-2 miles on public road, fine creek of
water and large tank, good mesquite grass and timber, 314 of
same choice farming land, 150 acres in cultivation. We have
cut this body of land into small tracts all fronting on road, we
will sell at bargain prices and long time. See this property.
No. 100
1,7G0 acre ranch G miles S. W. of Albany, all under fence,
two pastures, watered by creek and two tanks, a large part
good farming land, good mesquite grass and timber; a bargain
at 18 per acre, easy terms.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 1908, newspaper, February 14, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth403220/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.