[Abilene Police Department - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of three men in the office of the Abilene Police Department. Framed photographs are seen around the walls of the office.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Abilene - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of Abilene in 1908. A boy is standing in the street by a horse and wagon.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Car - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of a close up of people boarding a street car in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boys at HSU - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of young male students playing ball in front of a building at Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University).
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grogan Hotel - Sweetwater, 1908]

Photograph of the exterior of the Grogan Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas. Carriages are in front of the building and people are on the first and second floor porches.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Abilene - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of the view looking down Pine Street towards the north. A streetcar is in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girls at HSU - 1908]

Copy slide of a photograph of young female students lined up on either side of a ball which is on the ground. The students are standing in front of a building at Simmons College (now Hardin-Simmons University).
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hardin-Simmons University Building]

Copy slide of a photograph of a 1908 dorm building at Simmons College (no w Hardin-Simmons University) and a few students are seen in front of the building.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tye Public School - 1908]

Photograph of the students of the 1908 Tye public school posing in several rows in front of a building. J. H. Hawkins was the principal and Mrs. T. D. Sullivan was a teacher
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Action in Suit Against Hattie Irvine et al.] (open access)

[Action in Suit Against Hattie Irvine et al.]

Document listing Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company's complaint against Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith.
Date: December 30, 1908
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas, listing the damages to be paid by the railway company.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters And Envelope Addressed to McAlpine] (open access)

[Two Letters And Envelope Addressed to McAlpine]

Two letters and an envelope discussing ranch matters. The first letter is addressed to "Uncle" and signed "Bof Bingham," discusses news of a cattle ranch and is dated June 2, 1918. The second letter is on Sayles Bros. & McAlpine letterhead, addressed to "John" and dated July 2, 1908. The envelope is addressed to "Mr. Uncle McAlpine" and has a note written on it that reads, "This explains itself. It may be a bluff and may not. He has done nothing yet."
Date: {1908-07-02,1918-06-02}
Creator: Bingham, B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, May 8, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, May 8, 1908]

Letter from Chas. A. Malone to Henry Sayles, discussing the rescheduling of a meeting between Mr. Kell and counsel.
Date: May 8, 1908
Creator: Malone, Charles A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of John Sayles, December 30, 1908 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit of John Sayles, December 30, 1908 #2]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that the heirs of Hattie Irvine and Smith Irvine are unknown to Sayles.
Date: December 30, 1908
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]

Document stating that the action is seeking to condemn Lots 1 and 2 in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas and that this action will affect the interests and estates of the defendants, Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and their unknown heirs in the listed properties. It also states that the residences and names of the defendants are unknown to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Will Stith, December 7, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Will Stith, December 7, 1908]

Letter from John Sayles to Will Stith asking for names of those that will serve in condemnation hearings.
Date: December 7, 1908
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of John Sayles, December 30, 1908 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit of John Sayles, December 30, 1908 #1]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that the heirs of Hattie Irvine and Smith Irvine are unknown to Sayles.
Date: December 30, 1908
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna] (open access)

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna]

Document in condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna stating that the petition is to condemn Lot 1 in Block 61 in Abilene, Texas and that the residence of the defendant is in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1907] (open access)

[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1907]

Receipt for property taxes paid to Montgomery County by H. Sayles for the year 1907. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property in Montgomery County, Texas, and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 25, 1908
Creator: Montgomery, B. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908]

Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner regarding the selling of his stock or interest in land in Lee County. Sayles does not want to lose control of the stock or sell it for less than what it's worth. Sayles lists the profits that could be made from the Wichita Water & Light Company. The two are waiting on a president to be elected for the company.
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deed to Will Stith, Chairman of the Railroad Committee of Abilene, Texas (open access)

Deed to Will Stith, Chairman of the Railroad Committee of Abilene, Texas

Document certifying the sale of property to Will Stith for the purpose of building, operating and maintaining a railroad. This document appears to be a template, having blank spaces to fill in the county, name of the seller, and date.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for San Jacinto County Taxes, 1907] (open access)

[Receipt for San Jacinto County Taxes, 1907]

Receipt for property taxes paid to San Jacinto County by Hattie Sayles for the year 1907. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property in San Jacinto County and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 28, 1908
Creator: Hale, W. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railroad in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas. It also states that neither he nor the railway company can procure original documents related to Lot 4 in Block 96, which is the subject of the condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Will Stith, December 24, 1908] (open access)

[Letter to Will Stith, December 24, 1908]

Letter to Will Stith enclosing payment for the Stith's participation in the case, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. A.M.E. Church.
Date: December 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History