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| From Wichita Daily Times May 29, 1907 |
| Another large real estate deal, involving 12,000 acres of the |
| Jones ranch three miles north of Holliday, was closed |
| Wednesday by Jackson & Moore and Dr. C.C. Young. |
| The deal involves $190,000 or $16 per acre. The land was |
| purchased from J.A. Kemp & I.H. Kempner. It will be divided |
| into small tracts and sold to new settlers, the new owners |
| said. |
| From Wichita Daily Times May 29, 1907 |
| A colony of more than 25 Russian-German families is soon to |
| be established near Holliday. A party of those immigrants |
| left Tuesday for their homes in the Dakotas after purchasing |
| 6,000 acres of land. Arrangements have already been made by |
| the group for the construction of a church, store, bank & |
| livery stable at Holliday. |
| From 1904 Texas Almanac |
| Archer Co. population 2,508 |
| Property evaluation 1903 - $2,438,910 Ð prices range from |
| $3.50 to $10 an acre |
| Scholastic pop. 635 Ð 13 school districts |
| One railroad Ð Wichita Valley Line |
| Archer City Ð county seat Ð pop. 350 |