Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-19
TEXAS STATE NEWS.

IEAAS SlA1E NEWS,
.>an Antonio Light: In breaking
some limestone near Fort Clark that
had been taken $50 feet below the sur.
face. a live frog was found therein. 1t
lived short time and then died.
A prize of 81 ,0a) will be awarded to
the Texas man or woman who sends
the finest bale of cotton TO the Louis
willie Exposition before December lst
The Bonham Mars tells of an owl
getting entangled in the hair of n sleep
ing man who captured the bird ut
night. The owl miSt0ok the mans
head for "a chicken and proceeded TO
go for it.
Interest in Major PENIS meetings ut
Bolton seems to be undated. Up 10
date there have been l4D conversions
and several hundred are forward for
prayer. The meeting will likely close
Monday.
Alvarado BuHc'in: Mr.. Il. G. Camp
bell Is doing Il fine business with his
VINEYARD this summer his sales aver
aging $40 FER day. He ships ptincl-
paIly 10 Fort Worth, and realizes fair
price for his grapes. Hehas the finest
vineyard in the county, and with the
attention it receives ut his hands
proves paying investment.
The barbed W re fence iuclosing the
J recently established stock rancho, com
prising the whole of the west end of
Galveston Island, has been cut in
numbers of places by parties who do
not propose to recognize the lease,
, which cut OIL free grazing on the
e ground. The cutting was done after
i the failure OF an attempt to drive of
=, the man III charge of the work.
Secretary Kennedy, of the Texas
z state grange, in session at Dallas, this
$ week reports the membership of the
Patrons of Husbandry in this state at
: 900. In 1875 the membership was
: 1900. IN 1879 this had dwindled to
: l,352. Dissolution seemed imminent
for time, but for two years past in
terest has been reviving and the mem
bership has increased to the number
given above.
{ Bolton Jou7,aE When the news
: came that Prof Smith Ragsdale had
, been appointed proctor of the state
: university, interest was felt as to what
= effect this would have on his relations
y with Salado college, and we are glad
J t. inform the friends OF the college
that he will remain as principal and
" conduct the school. He can, he thinks
: fill both positions satisfactorily.
If Gainesville Hcsperjan A very
n singular circumstance occurred on
=, North Dye street, near the California
=, restaurant, last evening. Or. Modrall
u was walking leisurely along, when
y suddenly he heard II cry as Of one in
II distress, saying, somebody run here
= Qulck.' On turning about he noticed
' several persons, but his attention was
e raore particularly drawn to the person
: calling for help who happened TO be II
: lady in n stopped position on the side.
walk, who had just been seized with
labor pains. She was hurriedly ear.
ried into an open door 10y persons who
responded TO the call, and there In Il
q few moments was delivered of n
:, bouncing soma regular Gainesvillan,
If his parents are from the country.
!, Whittsboro No,US: We learn from
8 parties living Mt Dexter that II shoot
Y ing atiray occurred in that city Sun
Il day, IL seems that q man by the name
OF l\iser Went there Sunday morning,
e and after filling his hide with bug
l. juice undertook To run the town.
q The deputy sheriff soon appeared on
the scene aud ordered him 10 desist or
he would arrest him. ThereuDon
i Kiser drew knife and advanced upon
}; the officer, when the latter drew n
e pistol and shot him in self-,letense, the
. ball entering mt the side OF his mouth
ANA comi go out ut his ear on the same
u side, breaking his Jaw and demolsh-
y Ing s-Veril of his sausage grinders
: We learn that the wound IS painful
, one, but Is not at all dangerous.
. Correspondence Bolton Jou,ad !:
! Colorado CITY il built upon sand
+. desert, on the east bank Of the Colora-
I 40 river south, north and east oX-
tend u vast sandy prairie, almost a
barren waste, no growth being there
; except scattering serubby mesuuit
bushes and grass in tufts about six
. Inches 70 a foot apart, lis hlaies rs sap.
less as IL dead since the blasts OF win
Ter. Ga the west side of the Colorado
river ls;l chain ofhills or bluffs of sand
rock, rising from 10 to % feet almost
Perpendicular, and after reaching riie
summit ot these hills plain extends
as Tar west as the eye can reach, ana
tlis land IL OF exactly the same
ehnracter rs dat oo the other sides of
town.
The nssessmsnt rolls O. Falls county
show a. uecidgd incrrl ~ over last wear.
: There are listed ali $50 acres of land
valued at 500, SO; horses a4ad mules,
~ w heat, valued at S320 lsi, cattle,
S&i0l head, valued at Sils Isl. sheep,
ll.ssl head. valued az So Tl0; hags, -
Sei bead, valued at S,T3I4; goods ana
niSgsSaandise, valued at Sl1s AS: money
on i'&lpd. Sl0l, 5l6; misct llnReous lHcn
eity, s-i3 800 mikiag Il total for tlia
cuireat gear of Si533,Si0, aginst S.
NJ 10 , fes lsS2, showing an increase of
Sl,oSlVla on this property there is I
levied stale * Of SIS, 66g. 0s, a county 7
TN oi sid li22j, era totai tax az S33 /
~, P-' against a2I.SSI9i far last year /
nsihg - OaS VI IN eA res1 ~ last year.
nus INDICATES wonu.riul prosperity
Of the county, which ~ one OF the
ll'itss va the state, aud en-, able OF sin
iurti'er developments far beyond what
Is shown ~ the above figures.