Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-27
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

A seven thousand dollar dam Is TO
tc put across the San Antonio river
ucnr san Antonio. 1t IL sud II viii
furnish Il force Of one hundred and
lifty borso power.
Col. Cleo w. Jones owns NJ large
tract Of land nenr Copperas COTE, Cor
yell county, which hc intends convert
ing into a model home. Col. Jones is
not in polite now.
The "Youtl,s' Mutual Aid aesocia-
tios = Of Marlin, has gone the way of
the marriage association. The mana
ncrs, however, returned to investors
every dollar paid by them.
During n rain storm In the lower
part Of Navarro county recently, the
wind lifted an entire dwelling up, and
after blowing the biocksfrom under H.,
set the building bock In the identical
place, uninjured.
BRENNAN B,nncr: II IL said that
number Of gentlemen Of this city have
subscribed what they suppose to bc n
sufficient sum to sink IN nrtesian well
on the cotrt-house square, better
known ~ the county pasture, and are
now In correspondence with we'll
borers.
The old cemetery at San Antonio Is
without II fence and IN open ms IL public
common. There was some effort
mnde recently 10 have n fence put
around H.. 10 protect the graves from
DISSERTATION and destruction by stock.
but the matter has been deferred In
definitely without any action being
taken.
Austin lStnte8DlaH: Mira. CUTLER
! Niehol,, who lives on the San Antonio
road about twelve miles from this city,
lost all her buildings by fire night be-
fore last. The IRE caught by the tip
ping over of table, on which was u
! lighted candle that fell into u bnsket
If waste paper. There was no water
Oh the place to cxliuguish the flames,
and before they could 20 n uile or
more for water everything was In u
blaze. Three houses were burned TO
the ground.
Decatur Poet: Clark Bradcn has,
during this week, entertained the citi-
zcDs Of Decatur and surrounding
country with ~ series Of lectures;
"Christanity VA. Inlidelity.n 1t IN
true that every sermon we henr
| preached each succeeding Sunday liz
IN e6or, against Inhdoiity, but Mr.
! Brndcn IL the first Ia conc this way
| that gives his whole attention 10 the
matter of showing up Eeolu,ioniat
Free Thinkers $50 called) in their true
light.
Paris Tribune; Dr. Coles, who lives
| In the northwest part OF town, brought
into our office tho othcir day branch
cut from u peach tree IN his orchard,
! known as the lemon cling, having on
IL u large aud well inatured yellow
peach aud u young peach about the
Hizc Of n hen.egg. It il no unusual
| thing tor fruit trees TO produce the
second crop In this climate, but the
strange feature In this particular ease
II, that the second crop comes
without blooms, natures In October
and never has any seed. The doctor
says they nre remarkably sweet and
highly favored.
Caldwell Registc,g We learn that
the man johnson who took his dnugh
ter away from her home In Lee coun
~ last week against her will was met
NJ the depot IN Giddings by poss,
of nearly one hundred men, and just
before the train WAS ready to leave
the door of the sitting room was
slammed shut aud Johnson locked IN
and the girl taken away. John-oa
when he saw how tho wind was blow
ing, very wisely Jumped aboard tn,
train and left. 1t II reported that tn,
young lady has about eighteen hun
dred dollars coming to her aud he Il
. trying TO get her away from her friends
{ 80 he eau get her money.
Jacksboro Citison. We are told TIM
wire fences nto being cut every night
and at the present rate OF cutting At
the "big pastures Will soon bu Gu
= down. As we understand the matter
Il IL generally conceded that the cours
. pursued by some OF the stockmen (no
all Is what originated the cutting. IL
this MS IL mny there IL one thing very
! evident, aud Il is conceded by larg
majority OF the people, Tint wholesal'
land monopoly and wholesale fencIul
without allowing passways II ver,
detrimental to the public interest nm,
good ofthe country Ut large.
Abilene Reporter; The prairie-dog
like the Indian, must 80, but lust how
Ia make him git up and gitnis wha
stulnps the natives. We find man,
, methuds proposed TO rid the countr,
OF these destructive little pests, bu
without cooperation ON tho part OF al
adjoining land owners none of thes,
plans appear to w effective. Our coun
. ly In over-run with them, aud the,
: are Increasing every ycar, notwith
standing tho country IL settling III
and many are being killed. The tim,
has already come when n man In buy
Ing land must buy two acres where Il,