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CHAPTER XIX.
plans of Ivan Ogareff
^ ^ had been laid with the
| | greatest care, and, unless
| some unlikely circum-
stance should occur, they
must succeed. It was
' necessary that the Bol-
ebaia gate should be without defend-
ers at the moment when he should de-
liver it up to the Tartars. Thus at that
moment it would be indispensable that
the attention of the besieged should bo
drawn to another point of the city;
hence a diversion agreed upon with the
emir. That diversion had to take place
along the suburbs of Irkutsk, up and
down the right bank of the river.
The attack on those two points would
be made very earnestly and at the same
time a feigned attempt to cross the An-
gara on its left bank. The Itolcliaia
gate would then be probably abandoned,
especially as on that side the advance
posts, which were said to bo at some
distance off, would seem to have been
collected together.
The fifth day of October had come.
Before twenty-four hours the capital of
eastern Siberia ought to be in the hands
of the emir and the grand duke in the
power of Ivan Ogareff, During all that
day an unusual movement was taking
place in the camp of the Angara. From
the windows of the palace and from the
houses ef the right bank one could see
distinctly that important preparations
were being made on the opposite
heights.
Numerous Tartar detachments were
seen moving toward the camp and thus
hourly re-enforcing the troops of the
emir. This was the preparation for
the diversion which had. been agreed
upon, and it was being made in the
most ostentatious manner. Moreover,
Ivan Ogareff did not conceal from the
grand duke that some attack was to be
feared on that side. He knew, he said,
that an assault would be made at the
two extremities of the town along the
river, and he counseled the grand duke
to re-enforce those two points more di-
rectly menaced.
The preparations that had been no-
ticed, coming to the support of Ivan
OgarefTs recommendations, it was nec-
essary to take some account of them.
Thus after a council of war which was
held at the palace orders were given to
concentrate the defense on the right
bank of the Angara and at the two ex-
tremities of the town, where the forti-
fied terraces rested on the river.
This was precisely what Ivan Oga-
reff wished. He evidently did not reck-
on that the Bolchala gate would re-
main without defenders, but they would
be there only in a small number. Be-
sides, Ivan Ogareff was about to give
to the diversion such Importance that
the grand duke would be obliged to op-
pose It with all bis disposable forces.
And indeed an incident of an excep-
tionable gravity, devised by Ivan Oga-
reff,. was to poux'i'f uffy' aTd la the” ac-
complishment of his projects. For even
If Irkutsk bad not been attacked at
points distant from the Bolchala gate
and along the right bank of the river
that incident would have sufficed to
draw the chief body of the defenders
to the place where Ivan Ogareff wish-
ed precisely to bring them. It would
cause at the same time a most terrible
catastrophe.
the chances were then that the
gat«Rj:>eingfree at the hour fixed, would
be given up to the thousands of Tar'
tars who were waiting under the thick
cover of the forest on the east. During
that day the garrison and population of
Irkutsk were constantly on the alert
All the measures which were required
to repel an attack on points never be-
fore threatened were taken,
i jTlie grand duke and General Voran-
scoff ylslted the various posts which had
been strengthened by their orders. The
picked corps of Wasslll Feodor occu-
pied the' north of the town, but with
the injunction to march at once to
f the danger should be most press-
's right bank of the Angara was
by the only artillery at their
“I do
though
me
where the
tag. The i
sasnres taken in time,
J. opportune recommenda-
vn Ogareff, there was every
i hope that the prepared attack
ot succeed. In that case the
Tartniv„dlseouraged for the time, with-
out doubt would defer for a few days
: against the town. Be-
tbe troops expected by the grand
; arrive any hour. The safe-
io«S of Irkutsk bung on a
that day the sun, which bad risen
parity minutes past «. bad set at
C:-tO. Twilight would still have to strug-
gle with night for two hours. Then
space would be filled with thick dark
ness, for heavy clouds bung still in the
air, and the {noon would not appear.
This profound obscurity would favor
mors completely the plans of Ivan Oga-
reff.
Already, for some days, an extremely
keen frost had come as a prelude to
the rigors of the Siberian winter, and
on that night the cold was still more
piercing. The soldiers posted on the
right bank of the Angara, being forced
to bide their presence, had not kindled
any tires. They therefore suffered
dreadfully from great lowering of the
temperature. At some feet below them
the Ice blocks floated past, following
the current of the river.
During all that day they had seen
them in close ranks floating rapidly
between the two banks. That elrcum-
observed by the grand duke and
i officers, bad been considered as for-
It was evident that If the bed
le river becans^obstructed the pas-
Of It would become altogether im-
tlcable.
The Tartars would not be able to
manage either rafts or boats. As for
attempting to cross the river over the
i of Jce when the cold shay Id have
[ them, that was not possible. The
newly'cemented, would not have
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been strong enough for the passage
over it of an attacking column.
But Ivan Ogareff did.not regret that
circumstance, although it appeared fa-
vorable to the defenders of Irkutsk, for
the traitor knew well that the Tartars
were not seeking to cross the Angara
and that at' least on that side the at-
tempt would ouly be a feiut. Never-
theless toward 10 o’clock at night the
state of the river visibly changed, to
the extreme surprise .of the besieged
and now -to their disadvantage. The
passage, up to that time impracticable,
suddenly became possible. The bed of
the Angara soon became free. The
floating ice, which for some days had
come down the river In great quanti-
ties, disappeared, and very little could
be seen between the two banks.
The Russian officers, who had no-
ticed this change In the state of the
river, made it known to the grand
duke. Besides, it was explained in this
way that at some narrow portion of the
Angara the floating Ice had accumu-
lated and found a barrier. We know
that such was the case. The passage
of the Angara was therefore open to
the besiegers; hence the necessity for
the Russians to watch with greater at-
tention than ever.
In the camp of the Angara there was
plenty of agitation, as was proved by
the lights constantly flitting about. At
a verst up above, as also down below
the point where the fortification slopes
down to the river, there was a dull
murmur, which proved that the Tar-
tars were on foot, waiting for some
signal. Again an hour passed by.
Nothing new.
Two o’clock in the morning was about
to strike from the clock tower of the
cathedral of Irkutsk and no movement
had taken place to disclose the hostile
Intentions of the besiegers. The grand
duke and his officers began to ask
themselves If they had not been led
into error, If It had really entered into
the plan of the Tartars to attempt to
surprise the town.
The preceding nights had not by any
means been so calm. Firing had been
kept up from the advanced posts, and
shells had hissed through the air, and
this time there was nothing of the kind.
The grand dnke. General Voranzoff,
their aids-de-camp, waited therefore,
ready to give their orders according to
the circumstances.
It has been stated that Ivan Ogareff.
occupied a room in the palace. It was
a pretty large room, situated on the
ground floor, and its windows opened
out upon a side terrace. One need only
step a few paces on this terrace to
overlook the courso of the Angara. A
profound darkness reigned in that
room. Ivan Ogareff, standing near a
window, was waiting for the hour of
action to arrive. Evidently the signal
could only come from him. Once this
signal was given, when most of the de-
fenders of Irkutsk should have been
called to the points openly attacked,
his plan was to leave the palace and
to go and accomplish his work. He
waited then in the dark, like a tiger
ready to spring upon Its prey.
Meanwhile, some minutes before 2
o’clock, the grand duke asked that Mi-
chael Strogoff—It was the only name
he could give to Ivan Ogareff—should
be brought to him. An aid-de-camp
came to his room, the door of which
was closed. He called him. Ivan Oga-
reff, motionless near the window and
invisible In the darkness, took good
care not to answer.- The grand dnke
was then Informed that the courier of
the czar was not at that moment In the
palace.
Two o’clock struck. It was the mo-
ment that action had been agreed on
with the Tartars, who were ready for
the assault. Ivan Ogareff opened the
window of his room and placed himself
at the north angle of the side terrace.
Below him In the shade flowed the wa-
ters of the Angara, which roared as
they broke against the piles of the but-
tresses.
Ivan Ogareff drew a flint from his
pocket and lit with It a piece of cotton
wool Impregnated with priming pow-
der, which he threw Into the river. It
was by the order of Ivan Ogareff that
torrentB of mineral oil had been cast
on the surface of the Angara. Springs
of naphtha had been discovered above
Irkutsk on the right bank, between the
village ot Poshkavsk and the town.
Ivan Ogareff had resolved to employ
this terrible means for setting fire to
Irkutsk. He therefore made use of the
immense reservoir which contained the
combustible liquid. He bad only to
make a few canals to draw In streams
Into the river. These he bad made that
very night, some hours before. The
cotton wool had been cast on the wa-
ters of the Angara. In an instant, as if
the current had been made of alcohol
all the river became a mass of flames,
up and down the stream, with the ra-
pidity of electricity. Volumes of blue
flames covered the wnole surface of the
rfv^r and shot far up Into the sky.
The few blocks of Ice that came float-
ing down tie fiver, being seized by the
burning liquid, melted like wax on the
surface of a furnace, and the water,
sent off as vapor, rose hissing to the
clouds. At that very momcqt the fir-
ing began at the north and at the south
ef the town. The batteries of the camp
of the Angara threw an uninterrupted
volley of shot and shell. Many thou-
sand Tartars rushed to the assault of
the ramparts. The houses along the
high banks, constructed of wood, took
fire in every direction. An Immense
light dissipated the shades of night
“At last!*’ said Ivan Ogareff. And he
had good reason to applaud. The di-
version which he had planned was ter-
not look as
I ever was
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than the gypsy.
It was not Sangarre; it was Nadia.
At the moment when, seeking refuge
on the block of ice, the young girl had
uttered that cry when she saw the fire
spread over the current of the Angara,
Michael Strogoff bad seized her in his
arms, and he had dived with her to
seek even in the depths of the river a
shelter from the flames. After having
swum under the waters Michael Stro-
goff had fortunately put his foot on
ground at the quay, and he had Nadia
still safe with him.
Michael Strogoff was touching at last
his goal. He was at Irkutsk. “To the
palace of the governor!” said he to Na-
dia. In less than ten minutes after-
ward both arrived at the entrance to
that palace, the massivo stone walls of
which were being licked by the long
flames from tne Angara, without, how-
ever, their being able to set the struc-
ture on fire. Beyond, the houses on the
bank were all In flames.
Michael Strogoff and Nadia entered
without difficulty into that palace,
which was open for all. In the midst
of the general confusion no one noticed
them, although their clothes were drip-
ping wet. A crowd of officers came for
orders, and soldiers running to execute
them blocked up the grand salon on
the ground floor.
There Michael Strogoff and the young
girl, in the midst of so great a crowd,
found themselves separated from each
other. Nadia, distracted, ran along the
lower rooms, called her campanion and
asked to be led before the grand duke.
A door leading into a room that was
inundated with light opened itself be-
fore her. She entered, and she found
herself unexpectedly face to face with
trim -whom trinr -had- seen frt Tcbirn,
whom she had seen at Tomsk, in tho
presenco of that man whose cursed
combat all the advantage whs In his
favor. That immovableness of the
blind man completely froze him. He
had sought with his eyes the place
where he must strike his victim. He
had found It. Who, then, was prevent-
ing him from giving the finishing blow?
At length lie made a blow and thrust
his sword full at the breast of Michael
Strogoff.
An Imperceptible movement of the
knife of the blind man turned the blow.
Michael Strogoff had not been touched
and coolly seemed to wait another at-
tack without, however, challenging it.
A cold sweat ran from tho face of
Ivan Ogareff. He recojled a pace, then
made another thrust. But the second
blow, like the first, fell harmless. A
simple parrying with the large knife
had sufficed to turn aside the sword of
the traitor. The latter, mad with rage
and terror before that living statue,
fixed his terrified look on the large
open eyes of the blind man. Those
eyes that seemed to read the very bot-
tom of his heart and which could not
see—those eyes seemed to have for him
an awful fascination.
Suddenly Ivan Ogareff gave a cry.
An unexpected light had entered his
brain.
“He can see!” cried he. "He can
sec!”
And, like a deer trying to re-enter Its
cave, step by step, terrified, he retreat-
ed to the lower end of the room. Then
the statue took life. The blind man
walked straight to Ivan Ogareff, and,
placing himself In front of him. Bald:
“Yes, I see—I see the blow of the knout
with which I have marked you, traitor
I see the place where I
am going to strike you. Defend your
Lifcl It is a duel which I condescend
to offer you. My knife will suffice me
against your sword!”
He sees!” said Nadia. “God of mer-
cy, is it possible?”
Ivan Ogareff felt himself to be lost.
But suddenly, taking courage, sword
in front, he rushed upon his impassible
adversary. The two blades crossed,
but at the first clash of the knife of
Michael Strogoff, grasped firmly In the
hand of the Siberian hunter, the sword
flew In pieces, and the wretch, pierced
to the heart, fell dead to the ground.
At that moment the door of the room,
pushed from the outside, opened. The
grand duke, accompanied by some offi-
cers, showed himself on the threshold
The grand duke advanced. He recog-
nized on the ground the dead body of
him whom he thought to be the courier
of the czar, and then in a threatening
voice he asked:
“Who has slain this man?”
"I,” replied Michael Strogoff.
One of the officers placed a revolver
to his head, ready to fire.
“Your name?” asked the grand duke
before giving the order to shoot him
dead.
“Your highness,” answered Michael
Strogoff, “ask me rather the name of
the man stretched at your feet.”
"That man I have recognized. He la
a servant of my brother. He Is the
czar's courier.”
“That man, your highness, la not . a
courier from the czar. He is Ivan Oga-
reff.” *
"Ivan Ogareff!” cried the grand dqke.
"Yes; Ivan the traitor.” .ft
“But you—who are you?”
“Michael Strogoff
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“At the end of the campaign,”
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On hearing his name pronounced the ®'®®P constant speaking I hat
miserable wretch trembled. His true | about Utterly collapsed. It See&-
name being once known all his plans ed that all the orgaDS in my body
would be ruined. Ho had only one , . ® J J
thing to do—to kill the being, whoever | w®r® out of order, but three bot-
rlblc. The defenders saw themsclve-j
placed betweeu the attack of the Tar-
tars and the disasters of an Immense
conflagration. The bells sounded, and
every ableltodied man of the population
hastened to the points attacked and to
the houses which were being devoured
by the fire, which was threatening to
communicate itself to the whole city.
The Bolchala gate was almost free. It
was with difficulty that any defenders
had been left there.
Ivan Ognreff re-eutered his room,
then brilliantly lit up by the flames
from the Angara that overtopped the
balustrades of the ramparts. Then he
prepared to leave it. But scarcely had
lie opened the door when a woman
rushed into the room, with her gar
nients dripping wet, her hair in disor-
der.
“Sangarre!” cried Ivan Ogareff in the
first moment of surprise and not irnag-
Jt might be, who had Just pronounced
it. Ivan Ogareff threw himself on Na-
dia, bat the young girl, with a knife in
her hand, placed her back to the wall,
resolved to defend herself.
“Ivan Ogareff!” cried, again Nadia,
knowing well that detested name would
bring succor to her.
“Ah, you shall be silent!” said the
traitor.
“Ivan Ogareff!” cried a third time the . _ _ „
Intrepid young girl In a voice whose | Young,
hate had Increased tenfold the force.
Drunk with fury, Ivan Ogareff drew
a dagger from his belt, rushed upon
Kadia and forced her back Into a cotv
ner of the room. It was all over with
her When the wretch, suddenly knock-
ed down by a tremendous blow, rolled
to the ground.
“Michael!” cried Nadia.
It was Michael Strogoff. Michael
Strogoff bad heard the appeal of Nadia-
Guided by her voice, he had arrived at
the room of Ivan Ogareff, and he had
entered by the door which had been
left open.
“Fear nothing, Nadia,” he said as he
placed himself between her and Ivan
Ogareff.
“Ah,” screamed the young girl, “take
care, brother! The traitor Is armed!
He can see well!”
Ivan Ogareff had risen, and, believ-
ing that he had the advantage over a
blind man, be threw himself upon Mi-
chael Strogoff. But with one hand Mi-
chael seized the arm of him who could
see well and with the other, turning
aside his weapon, he threw him a sec-
ond time to the ground.
Ivan Ogareff, pale with fury and
shame, remembered that he was carry-
ing a sword. He drew it from the
scabbard and returned to the combat.
He had also recognized Michael Stro-
goff. A blind man! He had only, in
short, to deal with a blind man.
Nadia, terrified at the danger which
threatened her companion in such an
unequal struggle, ran to the door, call-
ing help.
“Shut that door, Nadia,” said Michael
Strogoff. “Do not call any one, and let
me do It. The courier-of the czar has
nothing to fear today from this wretch.
Let him come at me if he dare. I am
waiting for him."
Meanwhile Ivan Ogareff, gathering
himself together, as It were, like a ti-
ger did not utter a word. The noise
Of his step, bU very breathing, be
would have' wished to keep back from
the ear of the blind man. He wished
to strike him before even he had any
warning of his approach, to strike him
with a certain blow. The traitor did
not dream of fighting, but of assas-
sinating him whose name he had sto-
len.
Nadia, frightened, yet at the same
time confident, contemplated with a
sort of admiration that terrible scene.
It seemed that the old coolness had
come back to him.
Michael Strogeff had as his only
weapon his Siberian knife, and he could
not see his adversary, who was even’
armed with a sword. But by what'
favor from heaven was he able to over-
power him?
Ivan Ogareff glanced at his adversary
with a visible anxiety. That superhu-
man calmness worked upon him. In
vain, appealing to his reason, he kept
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Commissioners’ Court—May
Term.
Present, Hon. R, S. Blair, county
judge; M. A. Graves, commission-
er precinct No. 1; W. A. Johnson,
No. 2; F. M. Christopher, No. 3;
G. M. Vance, No 4; S. L. Leeman,
connty clerk, by A. A. McDaniel,
deputy; J. M. Maddox, sheriff.
The court has levied the follow-
ing tax on the $100 worth of prop-
erty: For general purposes 25
cents; Road and bridge 15 cents;
Public building 5 cents; Court
house bond 10 cents; Jail bonds
5 cents; County poll tax 25 cents;
Occupation tax one half the state
occupation tax for the several
occupations.
The quarterly reports of the
following named officers have
been examined and approved; J.
M. Maddox, sheriff; J. A. Rouse,
district clerk; S. L. Leeman, coun-
ty clerk; Wm. Graves, J. P. pre-
cinct No. 1; J. A. Stewart, J. P.
No. 2; P. H. McRoberts, No. 6; J.
W. Childers, J. P. No. 7; O. Spring-
stead; D. S. Gaskins, J. P. No. 5;
M. O. Crowley, constable No. 3;
W. H. Martin, J. P. No. 4; W. L
Patton, constable No. 4.
The following accounts were al-
lowed* Dr. G. B. Wade, services
as county physician $106.50; J. M.
Maddox, ex-officio and expense
$33.00; S. L. Leeman, ex-officio,
$o., $58 00; Perkins Bros. & Co.,
mdse, for county $1.35; Aynes
Dry Goods Co., mdse. for. connty
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When Boys Were Men
List of Letters
Remaining onclaimed in postoffioe
at Jacksboro, Texas, week end-
ing May 17.
Baldwin,J.D. Johnson,Wade
Craig,RodaMiss Russell,Ben
Dragon,Samuel Russell,G.M.
GreathcordWoodard Stone, Ollie
HollandLauraMiss Wiun,R.S.
Parties calling for any of above
please Bay advertised.
Mrs. J. D. McConnell, P. M.
liyi
■ ining that it pnniri be any other womaq that la the Inequality of rue!) a Young.
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True** turns *a muow ut»uj aii uivuuuro auu unm uis wetaiDg xrouo es are over, and
$14 05; J. M. Maddox, board of
prisoner?, wood, &o. $20.15; E. A.
Gwaltney, mdse, furnished connty
$9 70; W. M. Wagner, mdse, fur-
nished connty 25c; J. H. Shaw
work on Belknap road $9 50; H.
Robinson, service as janitor,
&c., $2100; J. A. Rouse, ex-officio
$75 00; L. H. Bryant, ex-officio
200.00; Texas Printing do., books,
blanks, &o. $45 48; R. S. Blair,
ex-officio $125.00; J. R. Maxwell,
work on Oameron creek bridge
$3.00; Dr. L. A. Lindsey, servioes
in small pox cases $35 00; Clark
& Courts, stationery $10 30; Per-
kins Bros. & Oo., mdse, for connty
$1.35; John Oameron, balance on
board of W. A. Benson $7 50; S.
L. Leeman, afft. com. court $125;
Dr. F. G. Hnckabay, visits small
pox cases $4 00; Lyon & Matthews
mdse, furnished connty $18 97;
$2 20; J. N. Rogers & Co., blanks
$4.50; Jacksboro News, stationery
$6.00; R. S. Blair, presiding over
commissioners’ coart 5 days $15;
M. A. Graves, services as corns. 5
days $15; W. A. Johnson 5 days
$15; F. M. Christopher 5 days $15;
G. M. Vance 5 days $15; J. M.
Maddox, waiting on court 5 days
$10.
Also Hensley & Latimer’s batch-
er’s quarterly report was examin-
ed and approved.
20 cents epecial school tax lev-
ied on the $100 in districts 1, 4,
13,14, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33,
50, 51, 52, 54 and 63; and 15 cents
in district No. 56, and 10 cents in
district No. 15.
On petition of J. A. Hester and
19 others the coart ordered an
election to be held in school dis-
trict No. 20, on June 20, to deter-
mine whether or not a special
school tax shall be levied in said
district.
The court ordered the connty
judge to advertise for sealed bids
for painting court house and jail.
The amount the county is pay-
ing oat annually for paupers is
something near $1,000 and is
steadily increasing. The commis-
sioners’ court is not doing more
than should done, bat the amount
paid oat is getting to be an item
of importance, and it wonld be
well for the people and the court
to consider the propriety of bay-
ing a farm and place it in the
bands of a prudent man to care
for all the poor of the connty. It
would be proper and economical,
and persons could be equally as
well cared for in that way as un-
der the present system. Older
counties have found it to be a
better course generally than the
individual appropriations.
Tbe tax for public building pur-
poses has been reduced from 10c
to 5c..
The Jack connty school fnnd
now owns all the bonded indebt-
edness of Jack connty except
three jail bonds of $1000 each.
Arrangements are being made to
refund these three bonds at 4 per
cent, instead of 8 per per cent as
is now paid.
Drying preparations simply devel-
op dry catarrh; they dry np the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing a far more serious troubie thaq
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry-
ing inhalants, fumes, smoke* and snuffs
and use that which cleanses, soothes am}
heals. Ely’s Cream Balm is such a remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
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The Balm cures without pain, does not
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Many a fair young child, whose
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til she has suspected rightly her
darling was troubled with worms,
has regained the rosy hue of
health with a few doses of White’s
Cream Vermifuge. Price 2oc. E.
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Reveals a Great Secret.
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Statements,
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Deed, Warranty, (all cash)
Deed, Warranty, vendor’s lien,
Deed, Quit Claim,
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order.
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Book' Work,
Hotel Registers,
Prescription Tablets,
Invitations,
Wedding Cabinets,
Society Programmes,
Musical Programmes,
Ball Programmes,
Artistically printed on short notice,
Release of Deed of Trust,
Release of Vendor’s Lien,
Transfer of Vendor’s Lien,
Leases and
Acknowledgements,
Blank Abstracts,
Checks,
Blank Notes,
Bond for Title,
Chattel Mortgage, 1-2 sheet,
Crop Mortgage, 12 sheet,
Affidavit to an Account,
Affidavit to any Pact,
Bill of Sale—General, 1-2 sheet,
Bill of Sale—Cattle—book form,
—100 in book,
Power of Attorney,
Promissory Note, 10 per ct. atty’s
clause,
Promissory Note, Vendor’s Lien,
Protest,
Protest—N otice,
Notes with Bill of Sale,
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Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1902, newspaper, May 22, 1902; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730413/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.