Weekly newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Cadastral map of Caldwell County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Additional notes have been added in red ink. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Cadastral map of Caldwell County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Additional notes have been added in red and black ink. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Map of Caldwell County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Patent for "an improvement in the class of neck-yokes having a swivel-joint connection with a carriage or wagon pole; and it consists in providing the neck-yoke with a central enlargement or boss, and connecting the tube which slips on the end of the carriage-pole with the yoke by means of rings having perforated ears to receive the ends of a pivoted bar, to which the pole ring or tube is swiveled." (Lines 11-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Patent for an improvement on neck-yokes that have a "swivel-joint connection with a carriage or wagon pole" (line 18-19).

Patent for an improved cultivator, with adjustable wheel base, plow height and more (pg 1).

Patent for a lever-power which applies "the power and resistance to the lever, so that they will change positions with relation to the fulcrum as the power end of the lever descends" (para. 2). The relation of the lever with the fulcrum is flexible, and allows for increased leverage.

This patent is a receiver that is portable and provides a unique way of catching the lint that is ejected from a cotton-gin when in use. The portable receiver helps to prevent fires.

Patent for an "improved saddle-tree fork, which shall be simple in construction, light, and durable, and which may be readily adjusted as a Texas saddle-tree or a muley saddle-tree"( line 6 )includes instructions and illustration.

Patent for a fire-extinguisher for lint-rooms with design specifications and instructions on operating procedures and usage, including illustrations.

Patent for "am improved brake for wagons, cars, and other vehicles which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and powerful in operation" (lines 19-22) including illustrations.