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SEYMOUR-Baylor County seat; pop., 2,121; alt., 940 ft. 100 miles north of Abilene, on the W. V. and the G. T. & W. Rys. Banks, Farmers Nat'l, First Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotels, McClain, Washington. Has electric lights, flour mill, cotton oil mill, cotton compress, cotton gins, ice plant, a weekly newspaper, The Baylor County Banner. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHAMROCK-Wheeler County; pop., 1,227; alt., 2,416 ft. 18 miles south of Wheeler, the county seat, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants' State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Johnson, Shamrock. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHEPHERD-San Jacinto County; pop., 350. 11 miles southeast of Cold Springs, the county seat, and 55 miles north of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Has cotton and grist mills, telegraph, W. U. Express.
SHERMAN-Grayson County seat; pop., 15,031; alt., 728 ft. 68 miles north of Dallas, 13 miles south of the Red River which separates Texas and Oklahoma, on the H. & T. C., the M. K. & T., the
M. O. & G., the St. L. S. W., the T. & P. Rys., and the Frisco Lines. Banks, American Bank & Tr. Co., Central State, Commercial Nat'l, Guaranty Tr. Co., Merchants & Planters' Bank, and the Sherman Clear- ing House Association. Hotels, Arcade, Brinkley, Smith, Wheat, Williams.
Sherman is also connected with Denison, 10 miles distant and Dallas, by an interurban electric line. This city leads those of its size in matters of public convenience. Institutions, North Texas Fe- male College, Austin College, Carr-Burdette College, S. Joseph's Academy, and the Business College; al- so 15 modern church edifices, a Y. M. C. A. building costing $75,000 and a sanitarium costing $25,000 .. Has a daily newspaper, two weeklies, and a month- ly. Has two wholesale grocery houses, a wholesale hardware house, a wholesale mill supply house, two candy factories, an overall factory, cotton seed oil mill, two cotton seed oil refineries, a cotton duck factory, four flour mills, etc.
The principal crops of the surrounding territory are cotton, alfalfa, oats, corn, wheat, fruits and vegetables. Over 40,000 bales of cotton are com- pressed in Sherman for shipment during a normal cotton season. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHERWOOD-Irion County seat; pop., 100. 21/2 miles northeast of Mertzon, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State Bank of Sherwood. Tele- phone connection.
SHINER-Lavaca County; pop., 1,300; alt., 353 ft. 18 miles west of Halletsville, the county seat, 120 miles west of Houston, and 130 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry., at the junction of the Lockhart branch. Banks, First Nat'l, Wolters Bros.,Farmers State. Hotels, City, Com- mercial. Two weekly newspapers, Gazette and Enter- prise. Industry, cotton. Has a hospital. Is the center of a rich farming country. Cotton, livestock, produce, are the chief shipments. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHIRO-Grimes County; pop., 500. 20 miles northeast of Anderson, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Weekly news- paper, telegraph and express.
SIERRA BLANCA-Hudspeth County; pop., 150. 95 miles southeast of El Paso, on the G. H. & S. A. and the T. & P. Rys. Bank, Sierra Blanca State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SILSBEE-Hardin County; pop., 3,500. 8 miles from Kountze, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Silsbee State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SILVERTON-Briscoe County seat; pop., 416. 30 miles east of Tulia, the nearest railroad approach. Bank, First National. Has a newspaper. Telephone connection.
SINTON-San Patricio County seat; pop., 1,058; alt., 53 ft. 26 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, and 124 miles southeast of San Antonio, and 12 miles from the gulf coast, on the S. A. & A. P. and the St. L. B. & M. Rys. Banks, Bank of Com- merce and Sinton State. Hotels, Commercial, Kin- namer, Sinton. Has cotton compress, cotton gin, ice and electric plant, handsome courthouse, artesian water, weekly newspaper. Produces cotton, citrus fruits and truck. Tel., W. U. Express.
SIPE SPRINGS-Comanche County; pop., 400. 22 miles from Comanche, the county seat. Banks, First Nat'l, Guaranty State. Newspaper, telephone and express connections,
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SKIDMORE-Bee County; pop., 600; alt., 163 ft. 11 miles from Beeville, the county seat, 105 miles south of San Antonio, and 45 miles north of Corpus Christi, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Signal. Staple crop, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express. Hotel, Commercial.
SLATON-Lubbock County; pop., 4,500; alt., 2,800 ft. 151/2 miles southeast of Lubbock, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Slaton State, First State. Hotels, Commercial, Singleton, Tram- mell. Newspaper, telegraph, W. U., and express.
SLIDELL-Wise County; pop., 300. 16 miles from Decatur, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
SMILEY-Gonzales County; pop., 600; alt., 290 ft. 551/2 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Smiley State. Hotels, Marie, Smiley, Williams. Newspaper, telegraph, and ex- press.
SMITHFIELD-Tarrant County; pop., 137. 12 miles from Ft. Worth, the county seat, and 6 miles from Keller, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Smith- field State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SMITHVILLE-Bastrop County; pop., 3,204; alt., 324 ft. 15 miles east of Bastrop, the county seat, on the Colorado River and the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Hotels, City, Mc- Intosh. It is the division headquarters for the M. K. & T. Ry. and has machine shops and round house. Modern public utilities. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Ships cotton, corn, farm produce, truck, sand and gravel. Tel., W. U. Express.
SNYDER-Scurry County seat and principal town; pop., 2,179; alt., 2,000 ft. On the A. T. & S. F. and R. S. & P. Rys., about 70 miles northwest of Abilene, and about 100 miles southeast of Wichita Falls. Banks, First Nat'l, First State Bank & Tr. Co., Snyder Nat'l. Hotels, Manhattan, Maxwell, Woodward. Two weekly newspapers, The Signal, and Free Press. Has modern conveniences, cotton seed oil mill, cotton gins, and is well located in a beautiful prairie country. Industry, live stock, par- ticular attention to hogs; cotton is chief of agricul- tural crops. Tel., W. U. Express.
SOCORRO-El Paso County; pop., 1,147. 15 miles southeast of El Paso, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Ship, via Belan.
SOMERVILLE-Burleson County; pop., 1,879; alt., 251 ft. 16 miles southeast of Caldwell, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State; two newspapers; hotels, Commercial, Santa Fe, Somerville. Tel., W. U. Express.
SONORA-Judicial seat of Sutton County; pop., 1,109; alt., 1,851 ft. 75 miles south of San An- gelo, its nearest shipping point. Bank, First Nat'l. Hotel, Commercial. Two newspapers; daily stage to San Angelo; telephone connection.
SOUR LAKE-Hardin County; pop., 3,032; alt., 51 ft. 26 miles from Kountze, the county seat, on the B. S. L. & W. and the T. & N. O. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Nat'l, Sour Lake State. Hotels, Gregory, Lake, Plaza. Has a newspaper, telegraph and ex- press.
SOUTH GROVETON-Pop., 614.
SOUTHLAND-Garza County; pop., 200. 17 miles from Post, the county seat, and 7 miles from Slaton, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Southland.
SOUTHMAYD-Grayson County; pop., 132. 10
miles west of Sherman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Security State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
SPEARMAN-Hansford County. About 70 miles east of Dalhart. Banks, First National, Guaranty State.
SPRING-Harris County; pop., 600. 23 miles above Houston, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Spring State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SPRINGTOWN-Parker County; pop., 900; 18 miles from Weatherford, the county seat and ship- ping point. Banks, First State Bank of Springtown, Guaranty State. Telephone connection.
SPUR-Dickens County; pop., 1,100; alt., 1,900 ft. 12 miles south of Dickens, the county seat, on the W. V. Ry. Banks, City Nat'l, Spur Nat'l. Ho- tels, Spur, Western. Newspaper, telegraph and ex- press.
SPURGER-Tyler County; pop., 500. 17 miles from the county seat, Woodville, the usual banking and shipping point.
STAMFORD-Jones County; pop., 3,074; alt., 1,603 ft. 14 miles north of Anson, the county seat, on the T. C., the W. V. and the S. & N. W. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, First State, Guaranty State. Hotels, Bettis, Brown, Cooper, Stamford. Stamford College is located here. Two weekly newspapers. Stamford is a leader in paved streets and sidewalks for its age. It is the jobbing center of West Texas, and has more wholesale and jobbing houses for its population than has any city in the state. Cot- ton gin, oil mill, flour mill, ice plant, cotton com- press, broom factory, roundhouse, repair shops, etc. Industry, live stock and farming. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
STANTON-Martin County seat; pop., 600; alt., 2,889 ft. 127 miles west of Abilene, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Home Nat'l. Hotels, City, Stanton. Our Lady of Academy Convent is located here. Newspaper, The Reporter. Shipments, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
STAR-Mills County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Goldthwaite, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, Star State. Telephone connection.
STEPHENVILLE-Erath County seat; pop., 3,891; alt., 1,283 ft. 76 miles souhwest of Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G., and the S. N. & S. T. Rys. Banks, Farmers' Guaranty State, Stephenville State and First State. Hotels, Cum- berland, Hall, Nother Shed. Has cotton oil mill, four cotton gins, two weekly newspapers, The Em- pire and The Tribune. Tel., W. U. Express.
STERLING CITY-Sterling County seat; pop., 533. 43 miles northwest of San Angelo, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Has a newspaper, telegraph and express.
STOCKDALE-Wilson County; pop., 1,000. 17 miles northeast of Floresville, the county seat, and 38 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. P. Ry. Bank, First State. Industry, cotton. Weekly news- paper, The Times. Shipments, cotton and cotton seed products. Tel., W. U. Express.
STRATFORD-Sherman County seat; pop., 520; alt., 3,920 ft. 31 miles northeast of Dalhart, 500 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., and 500 miles northeast of El Paso, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Banks, First State, Sherman County Nat'l. Hotel, Powell. Weekly newspaper, The Star. Is the cen-
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ter of an extensive cattle raising country. Wheat is extensively grown, also oats, kaffir corn and maize; dairying is successful. Ships cattle, hogs, wheat, kaffir corn and maize and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
STRAWN-Palo Pinto County; pop., 2,457; alt., 991 feet. 26 miles northeast of Palo Pinto, the county seat, and 80 miles west of Ft. Worth, on the T. & P. Railway. Banks, First National and First State. Hotels, Commercial and Harvey. Weekly newspaper. Coal is extensively mined and ship- ped. Oil is the great industry of the surrounding territory. Tel., W. U. Express.
STREETMAN-Freestone County; pop., 478. 16 miles from Fairfield, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Newspaper, express and telephone.
SUGARLAND-Ft. Bend County; pop., 1,000. 81/2 miles northeast of Richmond, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. and the Sugar Land Rys. Bank, Imperial Bank & Trust Co. Has sugar, mattress and paper manufactories. Tel., W. U. Express.
SULPHUR BLUFF-Hopkins County; pop., 300. 24 miles from Sulphur Springs, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
SULPHUR SPRINGS-Judicial seat of Hopkins County; pop., 5,558; alt., 503 ft. 86 miles north- east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, First Nat'l, First State Guaranty State Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Garrison, McClimans, Woodall. Two weekly newspapers, one daily. Cotton gins, cotton compresses, cotton oil mills, and ice plant are leading industrial institu- tions. Tel., W. U. Express.
SUNSET-Montague County; pop., 900; alt., 982 ft. 18 miles south of Montague, the county seat, and 59 miles from Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & D. C. Railway. Bank, Sunset State. Hotel, Sunset. Newspapers, telegraph and express.
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS-Wilson County; pop., 400. 12 miles from Floresville, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SWEARINGEN-Cottle County; pop., 200. 14 miles from Paducah, the county seat, on the G. A. & P. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone connections.
SWEENY-Brazoria County; pop., 500. 201/2 miles south of Angleton, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connections.
SWEET HOME-Lavaca County; pop., 300. 12 miles southwest of Hallettsville, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Valenta Brothers Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
SWEETWATER-Nolan County seat; pop., 4,307; alt., 2,164 ft. 202 miles west of Ft. Worth, and 413 miles northeast of El Paso, on the T. & P., K. 413 miles northeast of El Paso, on T. & P., K. C. M. & O., G. C. & S. F. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, First Nat'l, Texas Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Alamo, Com- mercial, Mart, Pullman, Revel, Santa Fe, Wright. Here are the Santa Fe machine shops and roundhouse for this district, and is an important railway center. Cotton compress, oil mill, gins, ice factory, electric lights, water works, sewer systems, an abundant supply of good water, paved streets, steam laundry, four wholesale houses. Is also a health resort, with
an ideal climate, and being the location of the cele- brated Grogan Mineral Wells and Boone Institute of Scientific Massage, where hundreds from all over the country are successfully treated for all manner of diseases. Two weekly newspapers, The Record and The Reporter. Industries, farming and stock raising. Shipments, live stock, cotton, cotton seed products and farm products. As a stock raising country it is second to none. Tel., W. U. Express.
SWENSON-Stonewall County; pop., 250. 7 miles from Aspermont, the county seat, on the S, & N. W. Ry. Bank, Swenson National. Telephone connection.
SYLVESTER-Fisher County; pop., 200. 8 miles . from Roby, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TAFT-San Patricio County; pop., 500. 8 miles southeast of Sinton, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, Taft Bank, First National, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TAHOKA-Lynn County seat; pop., 500; alt., 2,864 ft. 150 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the Lamesa branch of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Guaranty State. Hotels, Larkin, Leedy, St. Clair. Level country surrounding with good water supply at depth of eighty feet; live stock is the chief industry, but diversified farming and fruit growing are increasing. Crops, kaffir corn, milo maize, wheat, oats, sorghum and alfalfa. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
TALCO-Titus County; pop., 300. 17 miles from Mt. Pleasant, the county seat, on the P. & Mt. P. Ry. Bank, Talco State. Express and telephone connec- tions.
TALPA-Coleman County; pop., 250; alt., 1,948 ft. 25 miles southwest of Coleman, the county seat. Bank, First State. Newspaper, telegraph and ex- press.
TATUM-Rusk County; pop., 428. 20 miles southeast of Longview, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First State. Has newspaper, express and telephone connection.
TAYLOR-Williamson County; pop., 5,965; alt., 583 ft. 174 miles south of Dallas, 116 miles east of San Antonio and 144 miles west of Palestine, and 165 miles north of Houston, at the junction of the I. & G. N. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, First Nat'l, First State Bank & Tr. Co., Tay- lor Nat'l. Hotels, Blazilmar, Grace, Hyde, Mar- quette. Taylor is located on a rolling prairie of very rich land; some fields have been producing for 80 years without any fertilizer and present day crops are larger than any of the past. Crops, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, sorghum, garden growths. Industries, cotton oil mills, ice factories, mattress factory, broom factory, marble works, seven cotton gins, light and power plant, ice cream factory, creamery, machine shops, wholesale grocery houses, wholesale cigar and tobacco house, etc. Two newspapers, The Democrat and The Journal, daily; three weeklies, The Texan, The Journal, and the Herald (German). Has a fair association. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
TEAGUE-Freestone County; pop., 3,306; alt., 698 ft. 10 miles east of Fairfield, the county seat, 98 miles south of Dallas, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Hotels, Harvey, Martin, Stegall. Industry, cotton. Daily and two weekly newspapers; telegraph, W. U. Express.
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TEHUACANA-Limestone County; pop., 614. 16 miles from Groesbeck, the county seat, and 6 miles from Mexia. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connections.
TELEPHONE-Fannin County; pop., 99. 20 miles northeast of Bonham, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Mail daily.
TELL-Childress County; pop., 50. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
TEMPLE-Bell County; pop., 11,033. Eight miles east of Belton, the county seat, 35 miles south of Waco, 213 miles northwest of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, Farmers' State, First Nat'l, Guaranty State, Temple Trust Company.
Temple is one of the principal cities of Central Texas, in the waxy land belt, noted for its produc- tiveness. Staple crops, cotton leads, corn, oats, dairy products, live stock and produce. Splendid shipping facilities, twenty-six passenger trains daily, an im- portant point on the Santa Fe system as a dividing point of its two great lines, one extending to all northern points and the other to all points west to the Pacific coast. Santa Fe shops are here. Busi- ness college, military academy and three thoroughly equipped hospitals. One daily newspaper, The Tele- gram, one weekly, The Mirror. Is a wholesale cen- ter. Has modern business buildings and beautiful residences, large opera house, all public utilities of the largest cities. Is connected with Belton by an electric railway. Tel., Mackay, W. U. Express.
TENAHA-Shelby County; pop., 577. 12 miles from Center, the county seat, and 177 miles north- east of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T. and T. & G. Rys. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Messenger. Tel., W. U. Express.
TERRELL-Kaufman County; pop., 8,349; alt., 530 ft. Ten miles north of Kaufman, the county seat, and 32 miles east of Dallas, on the T. M. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, American Nat'l, First Nat'l, First State. Hotels, Artesia, Bonniville, Commer- cial. Cotton oil mill, compress, cotton gins, flour mill, ice plant, Texas Midland shops. Newspaper, The Transcript, daily and weekly. Site of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane. Tel., W. U. Express.
TEXARKANA-Bowie County; pop., 19,737; alt., 295 ft. 365 miles northeast of Austin, 490 miles southwest of St. Louis, Mo., situated on both sides of the boundary line between Texas and Arkansas, Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas, located on the K. C. S., the L. & A., the St. L. I. M. & S., the St. L. S. W., the T. & Ft. S, and the T & P Rys Banks, Guaranty State, Texarkana Nat'l. Hotels, Benefield, Burkdale, Cosmopolitan, Holman, Huckins, Marion. Has four sanitariums. Two daily newspapers. The more prominent industries include saw, shingle and planing mills, cotton oil mills, cot- ton compress, foundry and machine shops, boiler works, clay products works, oil and fertilizer works, cooperage, cotton gins, screen manufactory, mat- tress factory, sheet metal product factory, casket factory, electric light and gas plants, brick works, ice factory, sewer pipe works, tile and window glass works and silo factory. Pine and white oak timber abound in the vicinity. Shipments, cotton. lumber, hides, cotton seed oil and the products of the various factories. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
TEXAS CITY-Galveston County; pop., 2,506; alt., 12 ft. Eight miles by water and 16 miles by rail northwest of Galveston, the county seat, on the Texas City Terminal Co. Ry., which connects at Texas City Junction with the S. P., I. & G. N., M. K. & T., G. H. & H., G .C. & S. F., T. B. V. and the G. H. E. Co. (interurban). Is located on Galveston Bay. Banks, First Nat'l, Texas City Nat'l. Hotels, Livingstone, Travelers, Southern. This city is pri- marily a port. Principal exports to foreign markets include cotton, lumber, logs, oil, iron, steel, packing house products, grain, flour, cooperage, cotton seed and its by-products. Leading commodities received, coffee, Mexican hats, rice, sugar, sisal and glycerin. Coastwise business covers an extensive range. Finest system of ocean terminals from standpoint of construction and arrangement south of New York. Served by steamship lines to American and foreign ports. Is recognized as a distributing point for products manufactured in the East. All public utili- ties are privately owned. Daily newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
TEXLINE-Dallam County; pop., 762. 37 miles from Dalhart, the county seat, on the C. S. and the Ft. W. & D. C. Rys. Bank, First State. Newspaper, Texline Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
THE GROVE-Coryell County; pop., 105. 20 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, 8 miles from Leon Junction, the nearest shipping point, and 14 miles from Moody. Bank, Planters' State. Tele- phone connection.
THORNDALE-Milam County; pop., 1,100; alt., 400 ft. 30 miles southwest of Cameron, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Thorndale State. Hotels, Commercial, Exchange. Weekly newspaper, The Thorn. Ships cotton, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
THORNTON-Limestone County; pop., 773; alt., 499 ft. Eight miles south of Groesbeck, the county seat, 96 miles south of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Guaranty State. Hotel, Com- mercial. Weekly newspaper, The Hustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
THRALL-Williamson County; pop., 272. 27 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Express and tele- phone connection.
THREE RIVERS-Live Oak County; pop., 500; alt., 220 ft. Bank, Live Oak County State Bank.
THROCKMORTON-Throckmorton County seat; pop., 686. 38 miles north of Albany, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First Nat'l. Weekly news- paper, The Times. Telephone connection.
THURBER-Erath County; pop., 4,000. 21/2 miles from Mingus, the nearest banking point, on a spur of the T. & P. Ry. Coal is mined and shipped. Ex- press and telephone connections.
TIMPSON-Shelby County; pop., 1,526; alt., 392 ft. 15 miles northwest of Center, the county seat, on the H. E. & W. T., the H. G. and the T. & H. Rys. Banks, Cotton Belt State, Guaranty State. Hotel, Knight. Daily newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
TIOGA-Grayson County; pop., 777. 32 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the T. & P. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Bank, First Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper, The Herald, and a
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monthly publication, Youth's Guardian Friend. Tioga has several mineral wells famed for the medi- cinal virtues. Tel., W. U. Express.
TIVOLI-Refugio County; pop., 350. About 20 miles northeast of Refugio, the county seat, or 150 miles southwest of Houston, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TOLAR-Hood County; pop., 416; alt., 1,013 ft. Eight miles southwest of Granbury, the county seat, and 51 miles from Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G. Ry. Bank, Continental State. Hotel, Landers. Weekly newspaper, The Standard. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
TOM BALL-Harris County; pop., 300. 32 miles from Houston, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone.
TOM BEAN-Grayson County; pop., 367. 111/2 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Bank, First Nat'l. Tel., W. U. Express.
TOYAH-Reeves County; pop., 947; alt., 2,911 ft. 18 miles west of Pecos, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Citizens' State. Hotel, Youngblood. Division point on the T. & P. Ry. Weekly news- paper, The Enterprise. Shipments, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRAVIS-Falls County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Marlin, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Travis State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRENT-Taylor County; pop., 500. 22 miles from Abilene, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Home State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRENTON-Fannin County; pop., 616. 13 miles southwest of Bonham, the county seat, and 27 miles southwest of Denison, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Guaranty State. Shipments, cotton, grain and live stock. Two weekly newspapers, The Trenton News, and The Trenton Tribune. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRINIDAD-Henderson County; pop., 100. 15 miles from Athens, the county seat, and 9 miles from Malakoff, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Guar- anty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRINITY-Trinity County; pop., 1,363. 19 miles southwest of Groveton, the county seat, on the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T. and the B. & G. N. Rys. Banks, First State, Trinity Nat'l. Hotel, Gibson. Weekly newspapers. Industry, cotton, farming and lumber. Tel., W. U. Express.
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