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Mrs. Mountz discusses her early life in Hereford and compares Texas to Iowa in the early 1900s. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. C. J. Mountz

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' October 24, 1975

'''Location:''' Hereford, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter 

'''Length:''' 20 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born: Mitchell County, Iowa (1892), 
Grandparents, 
Father’s yearly income, 
Reasons for coming to Texas, 
Churches in Texas, 
Iowa tornado (June 23, 19??), 
Contents of immigrant car, 
First day in Texas, 
First home described, 
Drought (1910), 
Father, gravel contractor for new courthouse, 
Mother ran boarding house, 
Father’s sheep raising business, 
Met husband at church, 
Husband, telegraph operator, 
Eggnog at Christmas, 
Horse named "Selum", 
Requests to sing at weddings and funerals, 
Marriage ceremony, 
Electric lights.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1892-1910

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1892-1910


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