The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-12-30
HOMES TEN As


he name of Mctireeor in the day Of
scottish cbiyAlry. lrNus has her sir .
KNIGHT IN he pcrsOn and character Vt .
Dr. &. &. Mcl,regur, OF Waco, from
whom the Prairie City derives IT..
name.
ON the 7th day of september, 1852
c.s than sixteen months ago, the .
rlau.men came yAIianily to the front, /
not from the Scottish border, but iu
Tho wake of the lr "a Horse. now thc
heet courscr and rapid civiIizcr which
leads people out INTO the waste place,
them over the viii, dp-
main Of Texas from over.crpwdvi
communities The signal being given
that AN infant McGregor was born %!
Vt two railroad conuDc
nections, there came forth the -Oh- Il
and daughter. Of other slrcs to- pa!
homage TO the new born king OF me
and at public cutlery town
lots were set opposite the names OF
lucky purchasers, who proceeded To-
erect there own houses Tor -hriicr.Nnd
provide iirc-ides tor their tam I.-.
The spirit Of the .MuGrrgOr- wa lh'h
fully aroused to ton and tom
September 7lh. 1852 tlr noted dn!
they have mnlunl'eh. pressed on
ward aud upward, uullla ely 90 mar
vicious growth now adorn- what Na-
bat short time since only b''
prairics. and where the printing prea'
is the beacon light To guide ihA loot
steps OF new cpmcrs in sending ont
welcome messages Of good viii ana
peace on earth 10 men seeking
4 a Ia tltn brand lA-nfn
ola hnspitablr, fertile region, in tine
midst OF peaceful industric-i -urr"un
ed by enchanting scenery with "a
chance in the race OF lite Tor uinra--
urcably improvements.
Texas few ears ago wn9 third iu
wealth among her southern sister,
hood. but now shc Is first on the I','
with property valued at over 500
OOC ,OCD. Two hundred countic- ace
on the map OF this great stale, having
a producing power sufficient to -u 20
ply the wants Of iO,OOJiVOO OF p'"r O.
Destined III les7 ,II'n '". >..,,-
y on'D ~; j." riun 49, wcaib and rrnrr.
a "i !" IN cnngre.. hrr fiiurc
,,.a,,mos. isunmn.,urablc. T,x.4 is
'i',1.,' - ;,,,,,n,iaI ,,rnn,I.,,i.. "a.
q :. ,'ia,',od franz .lI ,,arisot tho
49, lin har,ic land marks ,vh,u
49, ~, ,nra,,t RnruIIir ,yLirL rL,I.
,am,,n -" in rn,unariann' the nobIr-t
'I"Ir', 81 ,,alnr H., ~. hnt,In. fY,. i'm
,,o,,d ,nJn,,en,inucp
Tri.an,.r rnuuty in which ,ouuy
,t,.c. ro,,nr il lornipd inherited AT il.
hi,th ysst rc.nurres OF wealth in the
,or,ila country surrounding IT, The
,roIuriuV rHwrr of the lands ar,
n,,orn,,,5 ,yhiIr the uurkot,bIp com.
moI,tics nave rand TRANSFORMATION
r.rii,ira bvtyo of the most impur
,snt ,nilroyd. in the stated. whiel
,nrrn innrtion where the prosper
M. titirrn month. OF prairie blntiing
d. spreadiur il. w.ng-. Here IN,
GuIt Cnlorado X Santa Fe and ST
Ioui. A. Texas railroads. clasp then
iron hands. EIght passenger train
show their bright headlights at tin
depot IN McHr'gor unrii'S ca ~
twehty-'our hours, "h''h amor"
travellers ample I"crl'te' iVr 4'.n'
ana coming any ana h'Sht VINO
stopping oyer at Ine rH'rIt ~
The soil preNAleh- III Glenn ~
| 4. .....- .....
nat Por''oh "hSrc ','"IV""' w.
alrh IS "I D''rh, 'r ,,',. , "nN
.llhn I"hui inc )".''ls u 4'ihi " ,''.
'o"UiI "hlc 'ne '''t",.'' "L'''"'
81 u HSht gray H'""S' ~" ~
stratum OF ryu cav ,nr I'A"', V'I Fl,
IONS De'm2 "' " "'c ,'n,H' ", I' '..,.
orO"h ei'u lu'h "'"'r''Y,'' ''' -
,ns """i - 70 T m.r a" p Tnr'i,I,'.n
,"' unCr,-,,,r sgn tn SIuu nm,
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10 Woi ''r"" "i furni.hr. . hnnn,i,,i