The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-23

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more graceful renown in the regions
m of fancy, ,apdis fast assuming a place
2 In our national household, rs the
daughter Of that republic. Our people
look back with reverence to the MEM
n DRY of the father, and forward with
pride to the rising fame of the daugh-
ter.
MAsONs AND ODD FELLOWS
"The Masons and Odd Fellows have
determined to erect u large and mag
niicent building at Lampasas."
Like every other useful institution
in Texas, these two noble orders are
steadily advancing in numbers and
usefulness. The Masonic Temple in
Houston, the headquarters OF the or
der in the State, Is building in struc-
ture and capacity that would do credit
toa much older community. Erected
byprivate enterprise Immediately af-
ter the war, when the commerce of
the State was in Its. most depressed con-
ditlon, IL is q beautiful monument of
lberality and public spirit. In other
cities and villages handsome buildings
have been erected, and many flourish
ing institutions of learning by both or
ders established. Galveston Is the
chief seat of the Odd Fellows for the
n state, and the Grand Lodge holds its
annuals sessions there, and we UNDER
stand II is In contemplation to build In
that city an ediiice for the use Of the
order commensurate with the increas-
ing prosperity of Odd Fellowship in
our growing State.
IN Lannpasas is now but small village
! 1.-THE locality Of the celebrated Lam
pasas Springs, few miles North of
Austin, destined In the future to be-
come the Saratoga of Texas, and we
have no doubt the projectors of the
building IN question will make 1t an
honor to the country in which il is To-
Gated
While these evidences of prosperity
areNisible in other parts OF the State,
we would suggest to the various lodges
ofthetwo orders In Dallas the erection
of n building in our city--one in keep
ing with the Improvement and growth
of the times. A union of the strength
and enterprise Of the two would result
in structure graceful, snowy and use
full, and one that would reflect credit
upon the lodges, and do honor to the
lcity.asIna all oilrlodges We have wealth
''andcnterprise, and much public spirit,
and whilst the march of improvement
in our city is steadily onward, these
two useful institutions could not do
better thing than to unite their means
andput up such building. The rents
of the iower floors and the saving Of
rents to the lodges would make the in
vestment paying one, whilst each
member would have the pleasing re-
Election that he, had done something
for the ornament of the city.
WISE COUNTY. gf@ saae u
"There Is nota vacant house in the
town of Decaturp
Here is another sign of the wonder
full improvement and advancement of
the counties and towns of Northern
Texas. The town Of Decator is in
Wise county, lying Immediately west
of Denton, sixty or seventy miles
northwest from Dallas. But few
years ago, Wise county was on the
frontier, and even yet 1t can scarcely
be said to escape the occasional raids
of the Indians. For the past two
years however, this has been of rare
occurrence, and the people are begin
ming to feel that they are finally rid OF
such unpleasant visltations. The con-
sequence is that the county is rapidly
filling up with hardy and Industrious
'population, attracted thither by the
many and various inducements offered
by all the region of the northwest. Six
or seven years ago the voting popula-
ton did not exceed five numbered,
althoughit is Ia territory one of the
largest counties in the State, having
an area of nine hundred square miles.
.Itis one Of tlie best watered counties /
in Northern Texas, having the West
Fork of the Trinity as its main stream
bi-secting the county from the north
west to the southeast which is fed
from both sides by numerous springs
and clear cunning streams. The gen.
eral surfice Of the country Is high and
rolling, with Perpetual breezes, bring
ing, health. to, the population and
rendering the climate most delightful
one. The soil Is varied. but almost uni
fsormly ofgreat fertility. having a deep
rich loan In the vallies, and fertile
black,soi onthe uplands., Tho upper
cross timbers" pass through the North
western part of the county, and IN
these aud in some other portions of
thecounty may be found some inferior
post oak lands, valuable, however, for
their timber, but the rich valies and
black eiands greatly predominant
throughout the county. AS a grazing
country tits unsurpassed In all North
ern Texas, and the people generally
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