The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-02
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Fort WORTH, Jas 81, 1851
ube farmers convention WAS organized be- |
fore noon last Saturday by The election OF
Rey. A. S. Bildis0n president; j. h. Allen |
yice.presidenl; j 2. Wo DIS secretary, and |
r. j. Ware assistant secretary. when the |
convention adjourned until one O'clock p. m.
A large crowd gathered in the courthouse IN
the afternoon. They fixed the name of their |
organization ss the "Tsrrant County Farmers
association" They endorsed tho interstate |
commerce bill, as introduced in congress by
Hon. j. IL. Reagan. They favored the locs-
ton of p pormal school AZ this city, and re-
solved to use efforts 10 secure the same. They
ssid thut they "feel deep aud abiding inter-
est the widespread dissemination Of knowl-
edge and a high degree OF education among
ouT children" A number Of brief speecho9
were made and people in other business took
mart A resolution was introduced by Parson
West which WAS carried, asking that the
prices of country produce be regulated, and
That the matter be considered 1t their next
meeting. mttiun was made, but lost TO
consider the neglected condition of the court
house ceiling. A resolution WIS introduced
by j. w. Fleming TO prepare and sub
nit by the next meeting constitution and
bylaws Tor then government and was pa. sed
unanimously aud committee appointed on
came, A committee on The fence law was
appointed and composed Of Captain Henry
Thompson, Captain Sam Evans. PaIson
West and Hon. D. X. Allen. The drift Of
speeches on this question was against the
stockmen's resolution on this point, and that
they wanted The present law 10 remain in
force. A resolution was introduced by
Captain Evans to memoriSlizS the legislature
TO allow the stock law 90 it is to remain in
force. It was carried unanimously. a COM
mittee consisting Of Captain Evans, j. j
Wright and George Anderson WIS appointed
to select delegates from the various precincts
to attend the next meeting. The delegates
were chosen and the next meeting was fixed
to be at the court house on next Saturday,
February 5th,--Ths shsrif's sale OF the
B. NJ. Bray IS Co. stock of goods concluded
last Saturday. The amount received
was $500. ---- Mr. Frank Ed
brock, of Leadvilla, arrived yesterday
He and his brother, Er. Jos. Edilbrock, will
90 west within few days to locate Mr..
r. X. Graft, proprietor Of the Waverly
house, efteran absence of three days arrived
last night from Louisyio.--Rgnt.of-w
agent Nicholson was quite sick yesterday.
Through the earelessnes Of painter the
roof of No, II MAIN street caught fire this
morning, but was soon extinguiahed.
j. L. Kerkcndali and family, Of Arkansas,
hsva lust arrived and are stopping Ut the
Waverly house.--The grand jury convened
to,dav. District court is in session to-day.
Many country people With produce ere
here to-day and the sQusTe as usual these
pretty days is slive with business Stone
for the foundation Of two brick build
ings on the west side Of the square
is being paced on the ground -
There will be a meeting at the Odd Fellows
hall, next Monday night; TO organize Coed
Templors lodge. a good number have al
ready signed the call.--Movers in wagons.
with their pnnder and families, drove north
yesterday. Others are on tie streets to-day.
Two nights ago there gathered AT the
court house much of the best element of the
town to consult in regard to the securing TO
the city Of normal school. Several
brief speeches were made, which
we're in every way pointedly interesting.--
Mr. Robinson, of Georgetown, KY, was
here yesterday prospecting in the IL
tereat OF quite a colony from bis region. He
left Yesterday afternoon for the west.--Dr.
NJ. s. Matheuy. city physician, was united in
marriage last Thursday evening TO Mrs. DR..
Peters, who acted as city physician during
the doctors recent illneEa.--Robberies are
nightly complained Of, Even n reporter S
shoes were stolen last night.--Tho daily
stage TO Cleburne is generally loaded.--
Mr.. John Chapman, formerly Of California,
but now real estate owner and otherwise in
terested in this city reportsthat heia n COM
munication with the managers of large
German emigration association, of Ham.
burg, ard is informed that some tins during
this spring large numbers of Germans from
that region will arrive at this city; also that
capitalists from Canada arc now in this To-
cality to establish cotton and wooden mills
and tannery.--.-A farmer Of the
Grapevine neighborhood reports cult.
vatiOg "a acres Of land in cotton, which pro-
duced Il bales, two of which he and hi,
wife gathered. The other picking was paid
for at the rate OF IS cents per hundred. AT
ter giving one-fourth of the cotton for rent
and paving other expenses, his net prof
was S250--lhe farmers in convention are
to meet at one o'clock this afternoon at the
courthouse. From indications quite Il num-
Der will DO present.-Two old frame store
rooms on the plaza are being removed OF
rollers to make room fer the erection of two
story brick budings.-The weather i
bright but windy--Six Of contractor
Burns wagons and outfits went four mile
south to-day to begin work on the Missouri
Pacific rOad. -~ MANY newcomer
nightly crowd the Waverly house
There is no better place in North Texs
where passengers can ind better drink 10
Old Monarch Whisky or better cga
Railway Improvement) than al tho tia
Chris Rintlemen's, foot e Main s.ree,, nca
the depot. Call in whtn }, Aro III tho
neighborhood.