[Mechanics' Lien Contract Between Elmer and Josephine Wheatly and their Contractor] (open access)

[Mechanics' Lien Contract Between Elmer and Josephine Wheatly and their Contractor]

Contract between Elmer H. Wheatly and Josephine Wheatly and their contractor to build their home. The contract states: "with the said parties of the first part, to furnish all the labor and materials for, and to construct, erect and complete upon the lands and premises hereinafter described..."
Date: October 31, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1912 (open access)

The West Weekly News. (West, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1912

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1912
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening Device (open access)

Fastening Device

Patent for Fastening Device which relates to "improvements in fastening devices and more particularly to latches and cooperating strikes such as used in fastening gates, etc. One object of my invention is to provide a strike for such latching means which is easily and quickly put in place, which is easily adjustable to different heights of the latching member, which is easily and quickly adjustable to different horizontal positions of the latching member, and which is so constructed that it is firmly but simply held in place in any of its positions" (lines 8-20).
Date: May 31, 1912
Creator: Torian, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History