Shown here is a photocopy of a page from the Mineral Wells "Index." No date is shown. The only legibly complete articles concern the Buck Head Bath House and Pavilion, and the Wagley Bath House and Annex.

Elmhurst Park, on Pollard Creek about one mile-and-a-half of the southwest corner of Oak and Hubbard streets, closed when the trolley from the city to the Park ceased operations in 1913. The City of Mineral Wells received the park property, in a lawsuit concerning the builder of the park, one Major Beardsley (q.v. in the description field). A housing project was opened there about the time the nation began mobilizing for World War II, and construction of Fort Wolters began. (At one time, Fort Wolters was the largest Infantry Replacement Training Center in the nation; nearly 500,000 soldiers passed through the Mineral Wells railway depot during the war). The site was returned to the City of Mineral Wells following the war, and made available to veterans and their families. The area is now the site of City Water Treatment and Waste Disposal facilities.

On these pages are seen advertisements for The Fairfield Inn, owner Mrs. Walter H. Boykin; The Oxford Hotel (C. H. Browning is listed as the proprietor) with European and American plans available; and The Davis Well Water and By-Products (Dr. E. A. Davis, is listed as president). The quarterly reports that the Odd Fellow Convention will be held in Mineral Wells in 1916.

Listed on this page are articles extolling the qualities of local mineral water, the mineral water baths, and the year-round climate of the city. Advertisements defining the grades of water offered by The Carlsbad Water Company and the amenities offered by The Damron Hotel are also to be found on these pages.

The Health Resort Quarterly was published by the Commercial Club, located at 106 East Wall Street (now NE 4th Street). This volume was published October, 1915. Officers were: J.C Pangle, President; Dr. J.H McCracken, Vice President; W.I. Smith, Treasurer and Fred Burman, Secretary. The publication contained words of wisdom, advertisements extolling Mineral Wells, and items of local news.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether it is a violation of the law to take fish from the waters in those counties within the the Possum Kingdom Regulatory District with the hands only.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of S. B. 362, Acts 52nd Leg., R. S. 1951, ch. 264, p. 424, to Palo Pinto County.

Booklet containing two photographs of the Hexagon Hotel, as well as a series of architectural drawings of its floor plan.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $75.00.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank for $200.00.

Notes discussing several companies and services related to railroads in Texas.

Series of statements documenting interest earned on barrels of oil from fields owned by Perry Sayles, A. M. Foote, D. K. Scott, and Pearl Anderson, with a breakdown of locations, amounts, and other details. There's a note informing royalty owners of a new federal tax going into effect September 1, 1935 and a promissory note from Perry Sayles to the First National Bank of Strawn in the amount of $250.00 dated October 5, 1935.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $250.00.

Check from Perry Sayles to the Stor Drilling Machine Company for $312.50.

Document discussing the Mineral Wells Electric Railway, a property in Mineral Wells, Texas, and the statutes and laws that apply to it. The writer concludes that there are liens on the whole of the railroad property. There's a handwritten note at the top of the first page reading, "Railroads" and "Ed. S. Hughes."

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $200.00.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $46.50.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at The First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $171.94.

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $291.95.

Handwritten travel notes for flying between several Texas towns, with landmarks and distances between them.

Handwritten travel directions for flights between Wichita Falls and Mineral Wells, including landmarks and distance traveled.

Travel notes for a flight between Mineral Wells and Avenger field including distance traveled and key landmarks.

Booklet about the history of, the various services available at, and the attractions in and around Mineral Wells, ("The Carlsbad of America")Texas. Published in 1905, it contains many photographic illustrations and a local map. Please note the colophon at the bottom of the pamphlet: "An empire--a nation within a nation."

An individual U.S. income tax return for Boyce Ditto for 1935. (Boyce Ditto's Last Will and Testament contained a bequest of money to build the current Mineral Wells Library, which bears his name.)