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OAKWOOD-Leon County; pop., 1,110. 30 miles from Centerville, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, Guaranty State, Oakwood State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
O'BRIEN-Haskell County; pop., 300. 22 miles northwest of Haskell, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and tele- phone.
OCHILTREE-Judicial seat of Ochiltree County; pop., 600. 45 miles from Glazier, its nearest ship- ping point. Settled in 1885. See Perryton.
ODELL-Wilbarger County; pop., 500. 25 miles northwest of Vernon, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Banks, Bank of Odell, Farmers' State. Two newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
ODEM-San Patricio County; pop., 300. 71/2 miles from Sinton, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. and the S. A. U. & G. Rys. Bank, Odem State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ODESSA-County seat of Ector County; pop., 750. 60 miles southwest of Big Springs, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Citizens Nat'l. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
O'DONNELL-Lynn County; pop., 400. 141/2 miles south of Tahoka, the county seat, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, First State. Express.
OGLESBY-Coryell; pop., 360. 18 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Bank of Oglesby. Tel., W. U. Express.
OKLAUNION-Wilbarger County; pop., 300; 71/2 miles east of Vernon, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty. Hotel, Ash- ley. Tel., W. U. Express.
OLDEN-Eastland County; pop., 1,850. Banks, First State, Guaranty State.
OLNEY-Young County; pop., 1,164; alt., 1,200 ft. 28 miles north of Graham, the county seat, and 42 miles south of Wichita Falls, on the G. T. & W. and the W. F. & S. Rys. Bank, First National. Hotels, Central, Linzy, Yates. Weekly newspaper, The Enterprise. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
OMAHA-Morris County; pop., 492; alt., 407 ft. 15 miles north of Daingerfield, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, State Bank of Omaha. Hotels, Beasley, Omaha. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
ONALASKA-Polk County; pop., 800. 14 miles northwest of Livingston, the county seat, on the B. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Onalaska Exchange Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
OPLIN-Callahan County; pop., 100. 25 miles southwest of Baird, the county seat, and 12 miles from Novice, the shipping point. Bank, First State.
ORANGE-Orange County seat; pop., 15,000; alt., 10 ft. 105 miles east of Houston and 255 miles west of New Orleans, La., 20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and by river 32 miles to the open sea on the O. & N. W. and the T. & N. O. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Orange Nat'l, Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Bailey, Dillard, Holland, Jellison. Is at the junction of the Sabine River and the Intercoastal Canal; it has a 26 ft. deep water canal to the open
sea, such that ocean vessels have access to the city. Daily newspaper, The Daily Leader, The Orange Leader is a weekly publication. Industries, saw mills, planers, paper mill, bag manufacture, rice mill, box factory, shipyard, oil refinery, iron works and an electric power plant. The output of the Orange saw mills exceed 125,000,000 feet of mer- chantable lumber annually. Oil in paying quanti- ties is in the county; the rice crop annually ap- proximates one million dollar valuation. Shipments, lumber, rice, paper, paper boxes, box shooks. Tel., W. U. Express.
ORANGE GROVE-Jim Wells County; pop., 800; alt., 38 ft. 17 miles from Alice, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, State Bank of Orange Grove. Hotel, Germania. Weekly news- paper, The Orange Grove Record. Express.
ORE CITY-Upshur County; pop., 500. 20 miles northeast of Gilmer, the county seat, on the T. & G. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Chief industry, lum- ber. Tel., W. U. Express.
OSCEOLA-Hill County; pop., 400. 11 miles from Hillsboro, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Hotel, Lone Star. Tel., W. U. Express.
OTTO-Falls County; pop., 1,000. 14 miles north of Marlin, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, First State. Express.
OVALO-Taylor County; pop., 300. 20 miles south of Abilene, the county seat, on the A. & S. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
OVERTON-Rusk County; pop., 525. 15 miles northwest of Henderson, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. and T. & H. Rys. Bank, First Guaranty State. Hotel, Hull. Newspaper, The Overton Tele- gram. Tel., W. U. Express.
OVILLA-Ellis County; P. O., Midlothian; pop., 200. Bank, Guaranty State.
OZONA-Crockett County seat; pop., 1,200. 31 miles south of Barnhart, the nearest shipping point, located at the head of Devil's River. Bank, Ozona Nat'l: Newspaper. Stage daily to Barnhart, tri- weekly to Comstock and Sheffield and weekly to Pandale. Telephone connection.
PADUCAH-Cottle County seat; pop., 1,357; alt., 1,900 ft. 42 miles west of Quanah, on the Q. A. & P. Ry. Banks, First National and First State. Hotel, Paducah. Weekly newspaper, The Post. Ships cotton, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
PAIGE-Bastrop County; pop., 400. Bank, Guar- anty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PAINT ROCK-Concho County seat; pop., 750. 20 miles south of Ballinger on the C. S. S. & L. V. Ry. Bank, Guarantee State. Newspaper, The Con- cho Herald. Express.
PALACIOS-Matagorda County; pop., 1,325; alt., 10 ft. 32 miles southwest of Bay City, the county seat, and 115 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry., and on the Tres-Palacios Bay, a branch of the Matagorda Bay. Bank, Palacios State. Hotels, Lone Star, Palacios. Is a very popular camping and outing resort. The Baptist Young People's Union of Texas meets here annually for ten days. Shipments, cotton, corn, fig preserves, fish, oysters and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
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seat; pop., 11,939; alt., 510 ft. 181 miles northeast of Austin, on the T. S. & I., and I. - G. N. Rys. Banks, East Texas National, First National, Royall National Robinson Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co., Pales- tine Clearing House Association. Hotel, Palestine. Five weekly newspapers and three dailies. Has all the facilities and appointments of a modern busi- ness city. Important industries, saw and grist mills, foundry and machine shop, brick works, cotton com- press, cotton gins, railroad shops, salt works and creamery. Tel., W. U. Express.
PALMER-Ellis County; pop., 748. 12 miles west of Waxahachie, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. and the Southern Traction Co.'s Line. Banks, Citizens' Bank, First Guaranty State. Newspaper, The Hustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
PALO PINTO-Palo Pinto County seat; pop., 500. Four miles from the Brazos River, 35 miles west of Weatherford, and 14 miles from Mineral Springs, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Banking House of Cunningham Bros. Has weekly newspaper and stage daily to Mineral Wells.
PAMPA-Gray County; pop., 987; alt., 2,700 ft. 13 miles from Lefors, the county seat, on the S. K. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Gray County State Bank. Hotels, Liberty, Schneider. Weekly newspaper. Stage daily to Lefors. Tel., W. U. Express.
PANHANDLE -Carson County; pop., 638. 27 miles east of Amarillo, 426 miles southwest of Kansas City, on the A. T. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, First State, Panhandle Bank. Is the center of an ex- tensive grazing country. 700 cars of cattle and 15 cars of hogs are usually shipped from this town annually. Wheat, oats, corn, kaffir corn, broom corn are extensively grown. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
PARADISE-Wise County; pop., 500. 12 miles south of Decatur, the county seat, and 38 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Banks, First National, People's Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
PARIS-Lamar County seat; pop., 15,040; alt., 592 ft. 100 miles northeast of Dallas and 91 miles west of Texarkana, on the T. & P., the P. & Mt. P., the T. & M., the G. C. & S. Fe and the Frisco Rys. Banks, American National, First National, First State, Lamar State Bank & Trust Co., Red River Valley Trust Co., Scott & Baldwin. Hotels, Eagle, Gibraltar, Imperian, Morgan, Phoenix, Woodland. Was settled in 1845 and is one of the most prosper- ous cities in North Texas. Has two daily and three weekly newspapers. Important industrial concerns, cotton gins, cotton compress, cotton oil mills, plan- ing mills, flour mills, ice plant, handle factory, crate, box, peanut and chair factories, bottling works, mattress factory, canning factory, brick works, foun- dries, etc. Tel., Postal and W. U. Express.
PARK SPRINGS-Wise County; pop., 200. 25 miles west of Decatur, the county seat, and 60 miles northwest of Ft. Worth, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PASADENA-Harris County; pop., 250. 10 miles southeast of Houston, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Pasadena State. Express.
PATTONVILLE-Lamar County; pop., 110. 11
miles southeast of Paris, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PEARLAND-Brazoria County; pop., 150; 37 miles northwest of Angleton, the county seat, 10 miles from Alvin, and 13 miles from Houston, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Pearland Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
PEARSALL-Frio County seat; pop., 2,160; alt., 629 ft. 53 miles southwest of San Antonio, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, Pearsall Nat'l, People's State. Newspaper, The Pearsall Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
PEASTER-Parker County; pop., 250. 10 miles northwest of Weatherford, the county seat and ship- ping point. Bank, Farmers' Bank of Peaster. Tele- phone connection.
PECAN GAP-Delta County; pop., 500. 12 miles west of Cooper, the county seat, and 70 miles north- east of Dallas. Weekly newspaper, The Delta County News. Bank, Pecan Gap State. Shipments, cotton, grain and hay. Tel., W. U. Express.
PECOS-Reeves County seat; pop., 1,445; alt., 2,581 ft. 90 miles east of Van Horn, on the T. & P., A. T. & S. F., and the P. V. S. Rys. Is in center of one of the largest irrigated belts in Texas. Banks, First National, Pecos Guaranty State. Hotels, Orient, Pecos. Semi-weekly newspaper. Famed for the Pecos Valley cantaloupes, shipped to all parts of the United States. Shipments, cotton, grain, live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
PENDLETON-Bell County; pop., 210. 14 miles northwest of Belton, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PENELOPE-Hill County; pop., 400. 20 miles south of Hillsboro, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Penelope State. Newspaper. Telegraph. Express.
PENIEL-Hunt County; pop., 571. Two miles north of Greenville, the county seat and banking point, with which it is connected by street car line. On the M. K. & T. Ry. Is the home of Peniel Uni- versity and Peniel Orphans Home. Newspaper. Telephone connection.
PERRIN-Jack County; pop., 250. 15 miles southeast of Jacksboro, the county seat, on the G. T. & W. Ry. Express and telephone connections.
PERRY-Falls County; pop., 400. Eight miles north of Marlin, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Tel., W. U. Express. PERRYTON-Ochiltree County; pop., 600. Banks, First National and Perryton National.
PERSONVILLE-Limestone County; pop., 600. 13 miles from Groesbeck, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express.
PETERSBURG-Hale County; pop., 200. 27 miles southwest of Plainview, the county seat, 151/2 miles to Abernathy, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Guaranty State. Stage daily to Plainview. Telephone connection.
PETROLIA-Clay County; pop., 914; alt., 912 ft. 19 miles from Henrietta, the county seat, on the W. V. Ry. Bank, Continental State. Hotel, Leath. Has newspaper. Is very productive of oil and gas. Tel., W. U. Express.
PETTY-Lamar County; pop., 500. 15 miles west of Paris, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank,
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Citizens' Nat'l. Two newspapers. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
PFLUGERVILLE-Travis County; pop., 500 .; 18 miles northeast of Austin, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
PHARR-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,565; alt., 425 ft. 15 miles northwest of Edinburg, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, First National and Pharr State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PICKTON-Hopkins County; pop., 500. 15 miles from Sulphur Springs, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants, First State. Weekly newspaper. Tel,, W. U. Express.
PILOT POINT-Denton County; pop., 2,000; alt., 684 ft. 17 miles north of Denton, the county seat, on the T. & P., and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, Farmers & Merchants, First State, Pilot Point Nat'l. Hotels, Commercial, Yeary. Weekly newspaper, The Post-Signal. Shipments, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
PINEHILL-Rusk County; pop., 251. 121/2 miles southeast of Henderson, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PINELAND-Sabine County; pop., 1,500. Ten miles southwest of Hemphill, the county seat, and 8 miles from Brookeland, the nearest banking point. Express.
PITTSBURG-Camp County seat; pop., 2,540; alt., 397 ft. 127 miles east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, Camp Coun- ty Bank, First Guaranty State, First Nat'l, Pitts- burg Nat'l. Hotel, Main. Newspaper, The Gazette. Some manufacturing. Industry, lumber and farm- ing. Tel., W. U. Express.
PLAINS-Yoakum County seat; pop., 150. 85 miles east of Lubbock, the nearest shipping point. Has a newspaper and two banks, First State Bank of Plains, Stockmen's Exchange.
PLAINVIEW-Hale County seat; pop., 7,000; alt., 3,200 ft. 78 miles south of Amarillo, on the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Guaranty State, Third Nat'l. Hotels, Broadway, Missouri, Nash, Plainview, Ware, Wayland. Plainview is the second largest city on the Texas plains and is the center of the wealthiest agricultural district in west Texas. It is the home of Wayland Baptist College and Seth Ward Methodist College. Has lumber yards, whole- sale houses, flour mills, grain elevators, planing mill, sub-irrigation and drainage, tile factory, steam laundry, opera house, modern city conveniences, semi-weekly newspaper, The Herald; one weekly, The News, and one semi-monthly religious publica- tion, The Plains Baptist. Climate and atmosphere invigorating. The entire district is underlaid with an inexhaustible water supply from a depth of 30 to 60 feet, which is being developed for irrigation purposes, a number of wells supplying 1,000 to 1,500 gals. a minute. This union of pure water and per-
fect soil produces increditable crops. Industries, live stock breeding, raising and feeding, growing of fruits, berries, melons, celery, peanuts, vegetables and alfalfa. Marketing facilities and transporta- tion rates good; direct railroad connection to Den- ver, Chicago and Kansas City to the north and northwest, to Ft. Worth and Dallas and the bulk of Texas to the east, to Houston, San Antonio, Galves-
ton and other cities of the South. Tel., W. U. Express.
PLANO-Collin County; pop., 1,715; alt., 692 ft. 12 miles south of Mckinney, the county seat, and 15 miles north of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. and the St. L. S. W. Rys., and the Texas Traction Co.'s line. Banks, Farmers' & Merchants' Nat'l, Plano Nat'l. Hotel, Plano. Weekly newspaper, The Star-Courier. Tel., W. U. Express.
PLANTERSVILLE-Grimes County; pop., 400. 15 miles south of Anderson, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry., and 15 miles from Navasota. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connec- tions.
PLEASANTON-Atascosa County; pop., 1,036. 334 miles from Jourdanton, the county seat, on the S. A. U. & G. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Two news- papers and express.
POINT-Rains County; pop., 500. Seven miles from Emory, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First State. Newspaper and express.
POLYTECHNIC-Tarrant County; pop., 4,338. Bank, First State. Is a branch of the Ft. Worth postoffice. See Ft. Worth.
PONDER-Denton County; pop., 200. 12 miles northwest of Denton, the county seat, and 32 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Ponder State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PONTA-Cherokee County; pop., 400. Five miles from Rusk, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express.
POOLVILLE-Parker County; pop., 400. 17 miles from Weatherford, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connections.
PORT ARTHUR-Jefferson County; pop., 30,000; alt., 8 ft. 181/2 miles southwest of Beaumont, the county seat, 103 miles from Houston, on the bank of Sabine Lake and on the K. C. S. and S. P. Rys. and the Beaumont-Port Arthur Interurban. Banks, First Nat'l, Merchants' State. Hotels, Lakeview, Plaza, Thornton. Ranks as the twelfth port of the United States and is one of the largest oil refining points in the country. The inland location 1234 miles from the Gulf of Mexico affords abso- lute protection from Gulf storms. The harbor and docks are reached through a canal 270 feet wide and 27 feet deep, a canal owned and maintained by the Federal Government. Two newspapers. Port Arthur is famous as a summer resort. Lake Sabine is one of the finest sheets of water on the entire gulf coast, safe for yachting, rowing, boating, bath- ing and aquatic sports of every kind. Stocked with Spanish mackerel, trout, flounders, bass, redfish, sheephead, tarpon and other fish. In winter climate is everything that could be desired, fishing and boat- ing as well as hunting, still good. The local indus- tries provide the largest monthly payroll of any city in the South of the same size. Roads in the vicinity are all macadamized. Tel., Postal, Mackay, W. U. Express.
PORTLAND-San Patricio County; pop., 300. 20 miles from Sinton, the county seat, and 3 miles from Gregory on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Port- land State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PORT LAVACA-Calhoun County seat; pop., 1,213; alt., 40 ft. 140 miles southeast of San An- tonio, on Lavaca Bay, and on the G. H. & S. A. Ry., and on the Intercostal Canal. Banks, First State,
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First State. Hotels, Lavaca, Navidad. Weekly newspaper, The Wave. Tel., W. U. Express. In- dustry, cotton.
PORT NECHES-Jefferson County; pop., 1,500. 12 miles from Beaumont, the county seat, on the Neches River. Bank, First Nat'l. Telephone con- nection.
POST -- Garza County seat; pop., 1,436; alt., 2,700 ft. 25 miles southeast of Tahoka, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Banks, First State, First Nat'l. Hotel, Al- gerita. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
POTEET-Atascosa County; pop., 800. Ten miles from Jourdanton, the county seat, on the Artesian Belt Ry. Banks, Farmers Bank, First State. Week- ly newspaper, The Register. Tel., W. U. Express.
POTH-Wilson County; pop., 300. Eight miles southeast of Floresville, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l.
POTTSBORO-Grayson County; pop., 454. 20 miles northwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers' State, Potts- boro Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
POWELL-Navarro County; pop., 500. Eight miles east of Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Powell State. Tel., W. U. Express.
POYNOR-Henderson County; pop., 200. 18 miles from Athens, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
PRAIRIE HILL-Limestone County, Mart, P. O. Pop., 152. Bank, Guaranty State.
PREMONT- Jim Wells County, pop., 600. 27 miles from Alice, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Premont State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
PRIDDY-Mills County; pop., 28. 17 miles from Goldthwaite, the county seat and usual shipping point, and 9 miles from Indian Gap. Bank, Farmers & Merchants Bank. Telephone connection.
PRINCETON-Collin County; pop., 500. Eight miles east of Mckinney, the county seat, on the M .- K .- T. Ry. Bank, Citizens State. Weekly news- paper, The Princeton News. Tel., W. U. Express.
PRITCHETT-Upshur County; pop., 245; 6 miles from Gilmer, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
PROCTOR-Comanche County; pop., 300. 13 miles northeast of Comanche, the county seat, on the Ft. Worth and R. G. Ry. Bank, State Bank of Proctor. Tel., W. U. Express.
PROSPER-Collin County; pop., 315. 14 miles from Mckinney, the county seat, on the St. L. S. F. Ry. Bank, Continental State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
PURDON-Navarro County; pop., 600; 15 miles from Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First National. Newspaper. Ex- press.
PUTNAM-Callahan County; pop., 363; alt., 800 ft. 12 miles east of Baird, the county seat, and 125 miles northwest of Ft. Worth, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Farmers State. Hotel, Mission. Tel., W. U. Express.
QUANAH-Hardeman County seat; pop., 3,691; alt., 1,528 ft. 195 miles northwest of Ft. Worth, between the Red River and the Pease River, on the F. W. & D. C., the Quanah Acme & Pac., and the
St. L. S. F. Rys. Banks, First National and Se- curity National. Hotel, Quanah. Two weekly news- papers, The Tribune-Chief and The Observer. Ship- ments, cotton, grain, live stock, hay. The largest alfalfa and hog ranch in the United States is near here. Cement, plaster and flour mills, railroad shops, laundry, creamery, overall factory, ice cream factory, bottling works, power house and an unusual complement of mercantile firms are the industrial factors. Tel., W. U. Express.
QUEEN CITY-Cass County; pop., 398. 221/2 miles south of Texarkana, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
QUINLAN-Hunt County; pop., 580. 18 miles south of Greenville, the county seat, on the T. M. Ry. Bank, First National. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
QUITMAN-Wood County seat; pop., 800. Ten miles north of Mineola, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First National. Newspaper. Telephone con- nection.
RALLS-Crosby County; pop., 800. 101/2 miles from Crosbyton, the county seat, on the Crosbyton South Plains Ry. Banks, First State, Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co. Weekly newspaper. Tele- phone connection.
RANDOLPH-Fannin County; pop., 221. 10 miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Continental State. Express and telephone connections.
RANGER-Eastland County; pop., 16,205; alt., 1,426 ft. Ten miles east of Eastland, the county seat, and 96 miles west of Ft. Worth on the T. P. Ry. Bank, Ranger State. Hotels, Bernardo, Ghol- son, McCleskey, Paramount and Southland. News- papers, daily and weekly. Ranger is one of the leading oil centers of Texas, in the midst of an oil producing territory that ranks with the world-famed fields of Mexico and Russia. It was the coming in of this territory in oil production that brought Texas to the first ranks among Uncle Sam's oil ter- ritories.
RATCLIFF-Houston County; pop., 500. 21 miles from Crockett, the county seat, on the Eastern Texas Ry. Bank, First State. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
RAVENNA-Fannin County; pop., 412. Ten miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Ravenna State. Tel., W. U. Express.
RAYMONDVILLE-Cameron County; pop., 1,000 46 miles north of Brownsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, Raymondville State, Raymondville Trust Co. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express. Hotel, Raymondville.
REAGAN-Falls County; pop., 500. Ten miles from Marlin, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
RED OAK-Ellis County; pop., 400. Ten miles from Waxahachie, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. and Southern Traction Co's. line. Banks, First State, and L. F. White & Sons. Tel., W. U. Express.
RED ROCK-Bastrop County; pop., 350. 16 miles from Bastrop, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and tele- phone connection.
RED WATER-Bowie County; pop., 258. 12
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miles southeast of New Boston, the county seat, on St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Citizens Guaranty Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
REFUGIO-Refugio County seat; pop., 933; alt., 169 ft. 60 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, on the Mission River, and on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First National. Hotel, Refugio. One of the oldest towns in Texas, dating its settlement from 1790; was the battleground of many fierce strug- gles in the war for Texan independence. Here Cap- tain King and his followers were massacred by the Mexicans; the state of Texas has erected a beautiful monument in memory of Captain King and his mar- tyrs. Industry, cattle. Newspaper, The Review. Tel., W. U. Express.
REINHARDT-Dallas County; pop., 100. Eight miles from Dallas, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State.
RENNER-Collin County; pop., 200. 20 miles from Mckinney, the county seat, on the St. L. & S. W. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone.
RHOME-Wise County; pop., 400. 15 miles south of Decatur, the county seat, and 25 miles from Ft. Worth on the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Tel., W. U. Express.
RHONESBORO-Upshur County; pop., 225. 13 miles from Gilmer, the county seat, on he M. & E. T. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
RICE-Navarro County; pop., 611. Ten miles from Corsicana, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. and the Corsicana-Dallas Interurban line. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Newspaper, tele- graph, W. U. Express.
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