Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-04
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Current Social and City Chat in Colorado
A Local Budget,

a Local Budget,
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Colorado. August 2.-Nic Barry, the
genial hardwared RUNNER of your city,
Is registered at the Renderbrook.
The old frame school house and lot
on Second street was sold few days
ago to the highest bidder. 1t brought
", 30 cash, DR.. a. r. Smith being
the purchaser. The school trustees
have bought lots in the northwest part
OF the city, and | learn will ut once
erect good public school building.
Our good citizens are not going to lei
up OH the schoo! question until some
thing is done. When Colorado can
say and advertise 10 the public that
good schools are here, many persons
will come here to locate and make
invest ments who would not now think
of Going Sc.
Our young friend Mally Mason is
strictly in the watern ellon business
lie bought arof melons at Wealth
erford last week, brought them here
and spent one day on the side track
rolling them out to the boys. He left
his morning via Texas d Pacific road
with his car of melous for Big Springs
tn try his luck there. Success TO
him.
A runaway team on First street
created considerable excitement yes
| terdny. The team was the property
of DIR. Terrell, and consisted of two
horses and q buggy. They Were soon
caught and fortunately little damage
resulted from the runaway.
The brick work of the First National
Bank on tile corner of Walnut and
Second stress has been commenced
| Not many warm days will come and
20 before Colorado can boast ofanother
fine bank building. Our brick con-
tractors put their jobs through on
double. quick time.
Auctionng off teams and wagons
and particularly horsos, is becoming
quite Il business in this city. There
have been sold TO the highest bidder
ia this city during the past week o e
half n dozen wagons and about one
dozen horses. "Hurrah FOR the auc-
tionecr.N
The coon fight at the park few
evenings past, | learn was largely at
tended, and everybody bet On the Zig
COON
The rev city council now holds the
reius of this city, with Hon. William
Martin as mayor and j. IS. Pullman.
| N'NN' -fi"jNif'f \ CSC w al. ~.
Peacock and ID. l. Quinn as aldermen:
/. III. Burnley. city attorney; ALI. FL.
H. Iolar, treasurer; w. Il. sGriflin
city marshal, and George ID. Skinner,
clerk.
Mr.. Huffman from Belle Plain Is In
the Infant Wonder. His genial coun-
tcnance Is oft, n 80 II in the branch Of
lice Of the Texas investment company.
Mr.. III. Is out looking at our county
and city, and viii, j think, make some
investments while here.
Young Dr. Philips took the train
Tuesday for the East.
Mr.. Bateman, of Bat1man Br0t hers.
wholesale grocers Of your city, was
here few days ago interviewing our
grocerymen.
A full grown book agent Is visiting
the good people of Colorado What d
blessing it is to have them show their
books and have the pleasure OF their
good company.
The Oak-street opera is in full force
and effect again, and Il big show every
night.
. Chas. Mullins of San Angela is
numbered among the visitors here this
week.
The brick work on The Ware Bros.
large dry goods store, on Oak street, is
being pushed rapidly. and when com
pleted wi be quite roomy building
and add much 10 Oak street
I Il. c. Miliiken, Wholesale liquor
dealer in this city, has moved his stock
of goods from Oak street to ST cond
4 street, and is occupying one room in
j the Drinkwater block
McCatl Bros. are now prepared TO
furnish any amount of groceries to par
ties wanting TO buy. Their place OF
| business is in the Davis brick building,
on Second street
M. W. Backus & Co, Wholesale and
retail dry goods men, are also 10 be
found on Second street in the
Davis Black. These gentlemen are
from the East, and intend to carry u
very large stock in their line.
! Cleveland Brothers sold their stock OF
groceries this week TO Mcknight &
Scott, two enterprising young men.
The retiring firm will now rusticate in
shady places, and settle up outsIand-
ing accounts.