Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
On August 26 and 27, 1901, John Mantz and his two daughters were in town. On August 26 to 28, Ben Larkin was in from his ranch south of Bowdon.
On the morning of August 27, the Russell-Miller Elevator at Jamestown was struck by lightning and totally destroyed by fire; there were plans to build a larger structure. Dick Bohmbach came in from his farm northwest of town with the first load of 1901 whe...
