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J.B's son Burl, the mayor of
Spearman, proclaimed January 21, 1999, as "Windmill Day in Hansford County".
The day was set aside to honor J.B. and his gift to the county and to raise
the first windmill, a late 1800 Eclipse. The ceremony began with
the reading of the Windmill Proclamation. Members of the Texas Inter-Tribal
Indian Organization told of the legend of the Origin of the Wind Spirit
and asked for the blessings of the Four Winds. Then J.B., shovel
in hand, marked the spot where the century-old mill was to be raised by
a team of four Belgian draft horses. The emotion in the quivering
voices of three generations spread to the crowd of nearly 400, including
Hansford County's school children, as they watched in reverence and awe.
Flags flown over the Texas Capitol
and the US Capitol were presented by US Congressman Larry Combest.
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