. Sixty years in Texas. rroundingcountry. It was a wild prairie. But now it is a well-improved country. Neat looking farm houses anda prosperous people. The lamented R. S. Kim-brough did a great deal for Mesquite during his lifetime. He was a very public spirited man, and Mes-quite lost one of her best and most useful citizenswhen R. S. Kimbrough died; but Mesquite has manypublic spirited and enterprising citizens now. TheHonorable J. C. Rugel has served in the State Legis-lature, and has had a career of honor. Four or fivedifferent denominations have creditable churchbuildings, and the school
. Sixty years in Texas. rroundingcountry. It was a wild prairie. But now it is a well-improved country. Neat looking farm houses anda prosperous people. The lamented R. S. Kim-brough did a great deal for Mesquite during his lifetime. He was a very public spirited man, and Mes-quite lost one of her best and most useful citizenswhen R. S. Kimbrough died; but Mesquite has manypublic spirited and enterprising citizens now. TheHonorable J. C. Rugel has served in the State Legis-lature, and has had a career of honor. Four or fivedifferent denominations have creditable churchbuildings, and the school at this place is the pride ofthe citizens, and Mesquite is also a good cotton mar-ket, and it is also a first-class shipping place forsmall grain, cotton and cattle. Mesquite is surrounded by a rich and beautifulcountry, and her people are prosperous, and theirfarms well improved. GEORGE JACKSON. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARYBERKELEY Return to desk from which book is DUE on the last date stamped BERKELEY LIBRARIES 7MD
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