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IOLA-Grimes County; pop., 300. 23 miles north- west of Anderson, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. and T. & B. V. Rys. Bank, Iola State. Express and telephone.
IOWA PARK-Wichita County; pop., 2,041; alt., 950 ft. Ten miles northeast of Wichita Falls, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Weekly newspaper, Iowa Park Herald. Hotel, Park. Tel., W. U. Express.
IREDELL-Bosque County; pop., 571. 26 miles northwest of Meridian, the county seat, 78 miles from Ft. Worth, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Continental State. Hotel, Iredell. Tel., W. U. Express.
IRELAND-Coryell County; pop., 250. 16 miles west of Gatesville, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
IRENE-Hill County; pop., 264; 21 miles east of Hillsboro, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Weekly newspaper, The Irene Motor. Tel., W. U. Express.
IRVING-Dallas County; pop., 357; alt., 425 ft. Nine miles from Dallas, the county seat, on the C. R. I. & G. and the Frisco Lines. Bank, Irving State. Hotel, Irving. Newspaper, The Irving In- dex. Express.
ITALY-Ellis County; pop., 1,350; alt., 583 ft. 15 miles south of Waxahachie, the county seat, and 46 miles southwest of Dallas, on the I. & G. N. and the M. K. & T. Rys., and the Waco-Dallas Interurban. Banks, Farmers' State, First Nat'l. Hotel, Com- mercial. Weekly newspaper, Italy News-Herald. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ITASCA-Hill County; pop., 1,599; alt., 711 ft. Ten miles north of Hillsboro, the county seat, 44 miles south of Ft. Worth, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Itasca Nat'l. Hotel, Ross. Weekly newspaper, The Item. Three gins, oil mill, cotton mill. Shipments, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
JACKSBORO-Jack County seat; pop., 1,373; alt., 1,050 ft. 72 miles northwest of Ft. Worth on the C. R. I. & G. and the G. T. W. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Jacksboro Nat'l. Hotels, Jacksboro, St. Frances, Fanner. Two newspapers, The Gazette and The News. Two cotton gins, a stone crusher, cotton oil mill, flour mill. Tel., W. U. Express.
JACKSONVILLE-Cherokee County; pop., 3,723; alt., 525 ft. 15 miles northwest of Rusk, the county seat, and 27 miles northeast of Palestine and 208 miles northeast of Austin, on the I. & G. N. and the T. & N. O. and the Lufkin branch of the St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, Farmers' Guaranty State, First Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Commercial, Liberty, Park. Two weekly newspapers, one daily. Has a Baptist college, 2 box factories, 2 planing mills, 2 cotton gins, an ice plant, cotton seed oil mill, 2 bottling works and a laundry. A great fruit center in the productive East Texas district. Tel., W. U. Express.
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JAKEHAMON-Ranger P. O., Comanche County; pop., 100.
JARRELL-Williamson County; pop., 400; 161/2 miles south of Georgetown, the county seat, on the B. & W. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper. Telephone connection.
JASPER-Jasper County seat; pop., 5,225; alt., 320 ft. 150 miles north of Galveston, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, Citizens' Nat'l and Jasper State. Hotels, Belle-Jim, Richardson, Swann. Newspaper. Industry, lumber and truck. Tel., W. U. Express.
JAYTON-Kent County; pop., 750. 111/2 miles northeast of Clairemont, the county seat, on the W. V. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
JEAN-Young County; pop., 200. 14 miles north- west of Graham, the county seat, and 8 miles from Loving, on the G. T. & W. Ry. Bank, Jean State. Express.
JEFFERSON-Marion County seat; pop., 2,549; alt., 219 ft. 162 miles east of Dallas on the M. K. & T., the J. & M. W. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, Commercial Nat'l, Guaranty State, Rogers Nat'l. Hotel, Excelsior. Two weekly newspapers. Indus- try, lumber. Tel., W. U. Express.
JERMYN-Jack County; pop., 400; 16 miles west of Jacksboro, the county seat, on the G. T. & W. Ry. Bank, Oliver Loving & Co. Newspaper, The News. Express.
JEWETT-Leon County; pop., 460; alt., 496 ft. 1212 miles northwest of Centerville, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. and H. & T. C. Rys. Bank, Jewett State. Hotels, Adkinson, Logan. News- paper, telegraph and express.
JOAQUIN-Shelby County; pop., 300; 24 miles northeast of Center, the county seat, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Bank, First State. , Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
JOHNSON CITY-Blanco County seat; pop., 400. 28 miles south of Marble Falls, the nearest shipping point, with which place it is connected by daily mail stage. Bank, Johnson City State. Newspaper, tele- phone connection.
JOSEPHINE-Collin County; pop., 600. 12 miles southwest of Mckinney, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Josephine State. Tel., W. U. Express.
JOSHUA-Johnson County; pop., 600. Eight miles north of Cleburne, the county seat, and 24 miles south of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry., and the Ft. Worth S. Traction Line. Weekly news- paper, The Joshua Star. Bank, Citizens Banking Co., Tel., W. U. Express.
JOURDANTON-Judicial seat of Atascosa Coun- ty; pop., 682; alt., 659 ft. 40 miles south of San Antonio, on the S. A. U. & G. and the A. B. Rys. Bank, Atascosa State. Hotel, Yeates. Weekly news- paper, The Atascosa Monitor. Shipments, cotton and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
JUNCTION-Kimble County seat; pop., 1,500. 40 miles south of Menard, the nearest shipping point. Banks, First Nat'l, Junction State. Two newspapers. Telephone connection.
JUSTIN-Denton County; pop., 476. 17 miles southwest of Denton, the county seat, and 25 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Justin State. Weekly newspaper, The Tribune, Tel., W. U. Express.
KARNES CITY-Judicial seat of Karnes County; pop., 1,000; alt., 650 ft. 55 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Karnes County National and Guaranty State. Hotel, Farr. Weekly newspaper, The Karnes Citation. Shipments, cotton and farm products. Tel., W. U. Express.
KATY-Harris County; pop., 400. 28 miles from Houston, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Katy State. Tel., W. U. Express.
KAUFMAN-Judicial seat of Kaufman County; pop., 2,501; alt., 430 ft. 35 miles southeast of Dallas, on the T. & N. O. and the T. M. Rys. Banks, Farm- ers & Merchants Nat'l, First Nat'l First Sate. Hotels, Blakeley, Kaufman, Mathis. Newspapers, The Post, daily and The Herald weekly. Tel., W. U. Express.
KEENE-Johnson County, pop., 1,500. Five miles from Cleburne, the county seat, the banking and shipping point.
KELLER-Tarrant County; pop., 350. 14 miles from Ft. Worth, the county seat, on the T. & P. and the M .- K .- T. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper. Express.
KELTYS-Angelina County; pop., 1,000. Two miles from Lufkin, the county seat and banking point on the St. L. S. W. and A. & N. R. Rys. Express and telephone connection.
KEMP-Kaufman County; pop., 1,500; alt., 436 ft. 47 miles south of Dallas and 12 miles south of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, Farmers Guaranty State, First Natl. Hotel, Bowlby. Tel., W. U. Express.
KEMPNER-Lampasas County; pop., 103. 11 miles from Lampasas, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Kempner State., Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
KENEDY-Karnes County; pop., 2,015; alt., 275 ft. 62 miles southeast of San Antonio, 88 miles north of Corpus Christi, 7 miles south of Karnes City, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry., being the junction of the Houston and Corpus Christi lines. Banks, First National Bank and Nichols National Bank. Hotels, Commercial, Goffe, Junc- tion and Parker. Weekly newspaper. Shipments, cotton, cotton seed products, farm products, live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
KENNARD-Houston County; pop., 600. 30 miles west of Lufkin, on the E. T. Ry. Bank, Farmers Guaranty State. Express.
KENNEY-Austin County; pop., 200. Nine miles from Bellville, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Kenney State. Express and telephone connection.
KERENS-Navarro County; pop., 1,343. 15 miles east of Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State, Kerens Nat'l. Newspaper. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
KERRVILLE-Kerr County; pop., 2,353; alt., 1,650 ft. 70 miles north of San Antonio, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry., and on the Guadalupe river. Banks, First State, Charles Schreiner Bank. Two weekly newspapers, The Advance and The Kerrville Mountain Sun. Hotels, Hill, McRea, St. Jo.
KILGORE-Gregg County; pop., 725; alt., 371 ft. 18 miles west of Longview, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Kilgore State and Guaranty State. Hotels, Hobbs and Wood. Tel., W. U. Express.
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KILLEEN-Bell County; pop., 1,298; alt., 835 ft. 18 miles west of Belton, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, First Natl., Guar. State, First State. Weekly newspaper. Hotels, Califor- nia. Hudson, Killeen, Newby. Tel., W. U. Express.
KINGSBURY-Guadalupe County; pop., 250; 10 miles from Seguin, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
KINGSVILLE-Kleberg County seat; pop., 4,770; alt., 30 ft. 253 miles southwest of Houston, 59 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, First State, Robert J. Kleberg & Co. Hotel, Casa Ricardo. City is in the center of the King ranch, the largest individually owned ranch in the United States. General shops of the St. L. B. & M. Ry., are here. Weekly newspaper, cotton gins, cotton oil mill, ice plant, laundry and creamery. Favorably situated for dairying, cotton and corn raising and truck farming. Tel., W. U. Express.
KIRBYVILLE-Jasper County; pop., 1,165; alt., 360 ft. 18 miles from Jasper, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, Kirbyville, State, Peoples State. Hotels, Commercial, Dubose, Gilbert. Newspaper, Telegraph and Express.
KIRKLAND-Childress County; pop., 600. 11 miles east of Childress, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connection.
KIRVIN-Freestone County; pop., 288. 12 miles west of Fairfield the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express.
KLEBURG-Dallas County; pop., 350. 151/2 miles southeast of Dallas, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
KLONDIKE-Delta County; pop., 154. Five miles southwest of Cooper, the county seat, on the T. M. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
KNOX CITY-Knox County; pop., 698; alt., 3,964 ft. 13 miles south of Benjamin, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First Natl., Guar- anty State. Hotel, Boyd. Newspaper, Telegraph and Express.
KOPPERL-Bosque County; pop., 329. 15 miles from Meridian, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone connection.
KOSSE-Limestone County; pop., 872; alt., 503 ft. 16 miles south of Groesbeck, the county seat, and 112 miles south of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First Natl. Guaranty State. Hotels, Armada, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Kosse Cyclone. Shipment, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
KOUNTZE-Judicial seat of Hardin County; pop., 225, alt., 46 ft. 25 miles north of Beaumont on the T. & N. O. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Bank, Hardin County State. Hotels, Commercial, Sims. News- paper, The Texas News. Tel., W. U. Express.
KRESS-Swisher County; pop., 200. 1212 miles from Tulia, on the T. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Farmers State. Tel., W. U. Express.
KRUM-Denton County; pop., 600. Nine miles northwest of Denton, the county seat, and 38 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Tel., W. U. Express. Shipments, wheat, corn, hay, livestock.
KYLE-Hays County; pop., 744. Eight miles northeast of San Marcos, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Kyle State. Newspaper, Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
LACOSTE-Medina County; pop., 400. 23 miles east of Hondo, the county seat, and 25 miles west of San Antonio, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, La- Coste Nat'l. It is the shipping point for the great Medina Dam. Principal industries, farming and stockraising. Weekly newspaper, The Medina Val- ley Herald. Shipments, cotton, corn, oats, pecans and honey. Tel., W. U. Express.
LADONIA-Fannin County; pop., 1,713; alt., 620 ft. 18 miles south of Bonham, the county seat, and 63 miles northeast of Dallas, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Hotel, Hardy, Weekly newspaper, The Ladonia News. Tel., W. U. Express.
LA FERIA-Cameron County; pop., 1,200. 35 miles from Brownsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, Cameron County Bank. Weekly newspaper, The Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
LAGRANGE-Judicial seat of Fayette County; pop., 1,669; alt., 276 ft. 100 miles west of Houston, on the M. K. & T. and the S. P. Rys. Banks, First Natl., John Schumacher State. Hotels, Kainer, Les- ter. Settled in 1822. Three weekly newspapers. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
LAKEVIEW-Hall County; pop., 150; 15 miles southwest of Memphis, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
LAMESA-Dawson County seat; pop., 1,188; 30 miles south of Tahoka, on the P. & N. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Newspaper, telegraph and express.
LAMKIN-Comanche County; pop., 200. 21 miles south of Comanche, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Telephone con- nection.
LAMPASAS-Judicial seat of Lampasas County; pop., 2,107; alt., 1,025 ft. 43 miles west of Temple, on the G. C. & S. Fe and the H. & T. C. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Peoples Nat'l, Stokes Bros., Bankers. Hotels, Commercial, Lampasas, Moore, Smith, Wach- en, Wachendorfer. Two weekly newspapers. In- dustry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
LANCASTER-Dallas County; pop., 1,190; alt., 579 ft. 15 miles south of Dallas, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. the H. & T. C. Rys., and on the Dallas-Waco Interurban. Banks, First Nat'l, R. P. Henry & Sons, White & Co. Hotel, Head. Weekly newspaper, The Lancaster Herald. Cotton Oil Mill, three cotton gins, flour mill. Tel., W. U. Express.
LA PORTE-Harris County; pop., 900. 22 miles south of Houston, the county seat; alt., 30 ft. Bank, First National. Hotel, Mathews. Has newspaper, telegraph and express.
LA PRYOR-Zavalla County; pop., 400. 15 miles west of Batesville, the county seat, on the S. A. U. & G. Ry. Bank, La Pryor State. Weekly newspaper, The Zavalla County Sentinel. Stage daily to Bates- ville. Tel. W. U. Express.
LAREDO-Judicial seat of Webb County; pop., 22,710; alt., 438 ft. 153 miles southeast of San Antonio, located on the Rio Grande River, the I. & G. N., the T. M., the G. R. & E. P., and the N. R. of M. Rys. Banks, First State & Trust Co., Laredo Nat'l,
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Merchants State Bank & Trust Co., and First Natl. Hotels, Bender, Hamilton, St. Anthony, Travelers. Two daily newspapers, The Progress and The Times, as well as a number of weeklies. Here is located the Laredo Seminary for Girls and Boys, Industrial In- stitutions, large brick works, roller mills, ice plants, foundry and machine shops, gas engine works, cigar factories, bottling works, flour mills, railroad shops and coal mines. Magnificent climate, cheap fuel, electric power, a splendid opportunity for manufac- turing enterprises. Tel., W. U. Express.
LARUE-Henderson County; pop., 500. Bank, Citizens State.
LAURELLA-Polk County; pop., 500.
LAVERNIA-Wilson County; pop., 500. 25 miles east of San Antonio, and 18 miles north of Floresville, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, La Vernia State. Shipments, wool, cotton and corn. Tel., W. U. Express.
LAVON-Collin County; pop., 200. 25 miles southeast of Mckinney, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
LAWN-Taylor County; pop., 175. 281/2 miles from Abilene, the county seat, and five miles from Ovalo, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Security State. Express.
LEAGUE CITY-Galveston County; pop., 800. 24 miles northwest of Galveston, the judicial seat, on the G. H. & H., the I. & G. N., and the M. K. & T. Rys. Bank, Citizens State. Newspaper, tele- graph and express.
LEAKEY-Real County seat; pop., 150. 40 miles northwest of Sabinal, on the Rio Frio River. Banks, First State. Daily stage connection with Sabinal, the nearest railroad point.
LEANDER-Williamson County; pop., 200. 12 miles west of Georgetown, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, First State. Express.
LEARY-Bowie County; pop., 25. 101/2 miles to Texarkana, 12 miles east of Boston, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, The Guaranty State.
LEESBURG-Camp County; pop., 320. Seven and one-half miles from Pittsburg, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
LEGGETT-Polk County; pop., 300. Eight miles from Livingston, the county seat, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Express.
LELIA LAKE-Donley County; pop., 150; seven miles from Clarendon, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Tel., W. U. Express.
LEMING-Atascosa County; pop., 300. 12 miles northeast of Jourdanton, the county seat, on the S. A. U. & G. Ry. Bank, Farmers. Telephone and express connection.
LEONARD-Fannin County; pop., 1,383. 20 miles southwest of Bonham, the county seat, 34 miles southeast of Denison, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Leonard Natl. Hotel, Rock. Shipments, cotton and livestock. Tel., W. U. Express.
LEROY-McLennan County; pop., 250. 15 miles northeast of Waco, the county seat, on the I. - G. N. Ry. Bank, LeRoy Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
LEWISVILLE-Denton County; pop., 1,500; alt., 477 ft. 15 miles south of Denton, the county seat, 22
miles north of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Lewisville State. Hotels, Prague, Sal- mon. Weekly newspaper, The Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
LEXINGTON-Lee County; pop., 600; 456 feet elevation. 18 miles north of Giddings, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Lee County State. Hotel, Commercial. Newspaper, telegraph and express.
LIBERTY-Judicial seat of Liberty County; pop., 1,117; alt., 38 ft. 42 miles east of Houston, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, First State and Liberty State. Weekly newspaper, The Vindicator. Tel., W. U. Express. Hotels, Commercial, Liberty, Mc- Arthur, Norman.
LIBERTY HILL-Williamson County; pop., 500. 38 miles northwest of Austin, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First State, Connell & Hickman, Bankers. Weekly newspaper, telegraph and express.
LILLIAN-Johnson County; pop., 340. 201/2 miles southeast of Ft. Worth, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., Express.
LINDALE-Smith County, pop., 701. 14 miles northwest of Tyler, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Citizens' Guaranty. Weekly news- paper, The Lindale Reporter. Tel., W. U. Express.
LINDEN-Judicial Seat of Cass County; pop., 702; alt., 220 ft. 18 miles north of Jefferson, on the J. & M. W. Ry. Banks, Cass County State, First Natl. Hotels, Commercial, Jackson. Two weekly newspapers, The Cass County Sun and the Weekly Memo. Tel., W. U. Express.
LINGLEVILLE-Erath County; pop., 400. 12 miles from Dublin, its shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
LIPAN-Hood County; pop., 750. 191/2 miles northwest of Granbury, the county seat, and 12 miles from Bluff Dale, the usual shipping point. Banks, First Nat'l, Lipan State. Telephone.
LIPSCOMB-Lipscomb County seat; pop., 200; 181/2 miles northwest of Higgins, the nearest ship- ping point. Bank, Bank of Lipscomb. Weekly news- paper. Has a daily mail stage route, Higgins to Ochiltree.
LITTLEFIELD-Lamb County; pop., 2,000. 18 miles southwest of Olton, the county seat, and 35 miles from Lubbock, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Littlefield State. Tel., W. U. Express.
LIVINGSTON-Polk County; pop., 928; alt., 192 ft. 72 miles north of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T. and the B. & G. N. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Guar- anty State. Hotels, Cottage, Denham, Oleander. Weekly newspaper, The Polk County Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
LLANO-Llano County seat; pop., 2,100; alt., 1,040 ft. 100 miles northwest of Austin, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, Citizens Natl., Moore State. Ho- tels, Dobbs, Don Carlos, Southern. Marble and granite works, stone quarries, abound. Has three cotton gins, ice plant, sanitarium, and weekly news- paper, The Llano News. Tel., W. U. Express ..
LLANO GRANDE-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,645. 25 miles southeast of Edinburg, the county seat, and three miles from Mercedes, the nearest banking point.
LOCKHART-Caldwell County; pop., 3,731. 30 miles south of Austin, 60 miles northeast of San An-
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tonio, on the M. K. & T. and S. A. & A. P. Rys. Banks, First National, Lockhart National and Lock- hart State. Hotels, Carter and Griesenbeck. Cot- ton oil mill, compress, and several gins. Here was originated the famous Mebane cotton seed for plant- ing and is grown extensively and exported through- out the cotton growing country. Two weekly news- papers, The Register and The Post. Has a Catholic Academy. Shipments, cotton, cotton seed, livestock. Tel., W. U. Express.
LOCKNEY-Floyd County; pop., 1,118; alt., 3,300 ft. 14 miles northwest of Floydada, the county seat, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Lockney State. Hotels, Brewster, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, telegraph, express.
LOMETA-Lampasas County; pop., 995; alt., 310 ft. 18 miles northwest of Lampasas, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First Nation- al. Hotels, DeBaun, Holiday and Page. Has a weekly newspaper, The Lometa Reporter. Tel., W. U. Express.
LONE OAK-Hunt County; pop., 1,017; 15 miles south of Greenville, the county seat, and 68 miles northeast of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers' Nat'l, Guaranty State. Weekly news- paper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
LONGVIEW-Gregg County seat; pop., 5,713; alt., 336 ft. 120 miles southeast of Dallas, on the I. & G. N., the T. & P., and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Banks, Rembert National, Commercial Guaranty State and First National. Hotels, Bodie, Daniels, Magnolia, Mobberly, Palace, Schmidt. Two weekly newspapers, two cotton gins, a cotton compress, warehouse, ice factory, bottling works, box factory, iron works, plow works, etc. Tel., W. U. Express.
LORAINE-Mitchell County; pop., 1,200; alt., 2,265 ft. 10 miles from Colorado, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Hotel, Thornton. Weekly newspaper, telegraph and express.
LORENA-McLennan County; pop., 342. 15 miles south of Waco, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First National. Newspaper, The Register. Tel., W. U. Express.
LORENZO-Crosby County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Crosbyton, the county seat, on the Crosbyton South Plains Ry. Bank, First State. Express.
LOTT-Falls County, pop., 1,093; alt., 522 ft. 12 miles west of Marlin, the county seat, and 28 miles south of Waco, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Lott State. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Post. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
LOUISE-Wharton County; pop., 300. 24 miles southwest of Wharton, the county seat, and 85 miles southwest of Houston. Banks, Louise State and Peoples' Bank. Rice warehouses, cotton gins, hay shippers, machine shops. Tel., W. U. Express.
LOVELADY-Houston County; pop., 625. 14 miles from Crockett, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Lovelady State. Week- ly newspaper, The Lovelady Light. Tel., W. U. Express.
LUBBOCK-Lubbock County seat; pop., 7,500; alt., 3106 ft. 123 miles south of Amarillo, on the A. T. & S. Fe and the South Plains and Crosbyton Rys. Banks, Citizens' Nat'l, Lubbock State, Secur- ity State Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Alpins, City,
Clyde, Jackson, Leidet, Lubbock. Weekly newspa- per, The Avalanche. Has an inexhaustible supply of water at depth of sixty feet and great are the irrigation possibilities. Tel., W. U. Express.
LUEDERS-Jones County; pop., 200; alt., 1,720. 18 miles northeast of Anson, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Bank, Farmers State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
LUFKIN-Angelina County seat; pop., 4,878; alt., 326 ft. 290 miles northeast of Austin, 118 miles north of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T., the Cotton Belt, the I. & G. N., and the T. S. E. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., Luf- kin Nat'l. Hotels, Bonner, Mahaffey, Sickles. Has large saw mills. Shipments, cotton and lumber. Two newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
LULING-Caldwell County; pop., 1,502; alt., 421 ft. 15 miles south of Lockhart, the county seat, and 58 miles east of San Antonio. Banks, Citizens' State, Lipscomb Bank & Trust Co. Industry, cot- ton, oil. Hotel, Wilson. Weekly newspaper, The Signal. Tel., W. U. Express.
LYFORD-Cameron County; pop., 300; alt., 40 ft. 411/2 miles north of Brownsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First State. Hotel, Lyford. Express.
LYONS-Burleson County; pop., 500. 121/2 miles southwest of Caldwell, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
LYTLE-Atascosa County; pop., 700; 35 miles north of Jourdanton, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Lytle State. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
MAGNOLIA PARK-pop., 4,080.
MALAKOFF-Henderson County; pop., 750. 10 miles west of Athens, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. News- paper, Malakoff News. Has express and telephone connections.
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