Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-05
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Railroad BumblingS Other Local News
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SnUndCUCe OF Inc thEettc,
Colorado, November Our bust
ness men are called together to meet
at the opera house to perfect some
details connected with the orguniza-
ton of the Gulf san Antonio, Colo
RADIO City IL Kansas City railroad com
pany, this evening. Everything is
working smoothly and tremendously
in the progress OF development of this
scheme; encouraging letters and as
suranCes of financial aid and backing
are daily received by the secretary,
and all present indications point TO an
early commencement Of this grand
highway which is To unite this young
giant city of ours with her North aud
South neighbors.
Grading on oar streets will now
commence at once. Owing to delay
in arrival of Mr.. j. II. Van Frank,
who has been engaged to superintcnd
the work, an earlier start has not been
made, but work will now he vigorous
~ prosecuted. our streets are even
now in tolerahly fair order, and with
six thousand dollars spent upon In m,
the amount of money set aside for this
purpose, we shall surely have the
"dandiest" streets in the state and,
when complete, we want you all to
| come and see them and endorse this
prOphesY.
The mnu henderson. who was I'M
der arrest tor alleged poisoning of an
old sheep herder, up on Clayton's
ranch last week, was discharged yes
| terday on II writ of h0bCoS corpus.
Il. j. Edwards, Est, who returned
/ from his California trip last week, has
/ brought few picked rams into town,
| selected from the fine band he had here
last spring, and will ship to Taylor
| where he has an extra lot of Spanish
merino ewes, fifteen pound shearers.
! He will experiment with II cross OF
French or Spanish, and We are much
interested to see the result, both in re
gard to wool and mutton.
The Good brick block on Oak street
is rapidly approaching completion, me.
chanics now working on the inside.
This building Is one Of the most sub
stancial in Colorado and reflects great
credit on architect and builder,
j. a. Peacock returned on Wednes,
day last from an extended trip To st.
Louis, Kansas City and tie North.
Tom Wnmpler, the jolly attorney
from Big Springs, has been in town
alihhiiS lluu'AA an hINuuu.f
Charley Clinton, the Howard county
sheep man, WAS also IN the city taking
the rounds with the boys.
{. G. Poole, Esq, the cattlemat
from Cleburne, has been in town this
week in attendance on the court
We learn that Mr.. Tilman Fowler o
Cleburne has contracted for the hote
part, and aims TO conduct II iirst-class
,4gtpll III Inn t,,ts
man and beast.
Messrs. Snider 4 Nreeland, VIII,
have been conducting large hard
ware business here, announce their in
tention of closing out their stock al
cost price.
Judge Wheeler. we are pleased Il
say, Is now convalescent and attend
ing TO his duties ut the court room. A
few petit eases viii be tried to-day, anC
then the winding up business will bt
in order. Court will commenc,
III. III. Shear, Esq, of the enterpris.
ing grain firm of Cowan Il Shear, ha,
gone In Dallas to contract for grain
and feed to stock mp thei mamm 9th
new warehouse which they have lus
finished near the union de5ot.
Rev. IL. ID. Stratton, a gentleman
rom the town of Greenville, Gu, il
here looking around with a view 10 To-
eating permanently.
City Marshal Tom Griffin, who wa,
accidentally shot while in the per.
lormance of his duties last Monda .
night, Is resting easily aud his wound
Is doing ms well as could be ex pect,,a
IL VIII he some time before we gel a
sight OF his genial couutenanoe on the