Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-24
MITCHELL COUNTY.
street Grading and New Buildings In
Colorado Other Local News.
Correspondence 0t Tho uaac,tc,


Colorado, November 2S.-The con
tractors have large force at wort
grading and improving Second str
III they continue To make as .NS
progress as they did yestes IS Wv,
weeks will make markes ,SS.,ge h
the appearance of the oityNNNhen an
enterprise is once gotten under head
way here there seems To be MIA,
about Il. Every thing Is pusho> ehi
inuomitable energy 10 completloi. NJ
wonder the growth of the place has
been so wonderful.
The Scott block of nine stores will
be ready for occupancy in short time
also the First National bank hullding
which is really ole of The most attrnc
tive looking houses here.
The new time table has been general
Y adopted. What queer appearance
the new styles of watches and clocks
wiz present with the figures from !
TO ~ on the dials. Think OF being
asked the time, and having to reply
hali-past rs o'clock. But then, we
WIN soon get used TO the change,
MAJ. X. j. Ferguson assures mo that
me water'works project Is an cstab-
iished fact. Tomorrow they begin Ia
make surveys and To locate the route
upon which the pipes viii be laid.
Mr.. n. ~ Taylor la here In the inter
est OF the capitalists Who propose to
carry this enterprise through,
Mr.. n. w. Gum Is now In San AM
tonic working in behalf OF the rail.
road nom that point TO Colorado.
Money matters continue 10 he
very contracted and the banks are
discounting but little paper,
business, however, seems 10 be quite
active in the mercantile line.
AZ present the principal topic of dis
cussion IL the approaching session OF
congress, From all accounts iis OPEN
ing viii be an exciting ono. The con-
test for the speakership Is waking
warm and attracts very general attep-
ton
Hon. VIM, Martin, mayor of Colo.
RADIO, leaves for Austin this evening,
taking with him the new city bonds
for registration. They amount in
value To $4,000, of which $4,000
IL To be expended on the streets for
grading and sewerage, So 600 IN school
buildings, and $1,000 in u city court
house aud calaboosc.
The present county court house
stands In the center OF ORk street in
stead of the square donated by senator
Joe Brown. II is now contemplated
10 erect large brick building ON tho
public square, thereby necess,iltlnp
the removal OF the old court house.
This Will be of great advantage to Oak
street, and give new boom To prop.
erty along It's entire extent.
n one-armed drunken man created
a sensation on the struets this morn
my. He appeared To be perfectly Wild
aud crazed 10y his pntatiOna. II took
about three men 30 control him, being
at times almost unmanagcnblo. The
last faw of him he was stretched
upon dray, one officer holding his
feet, another sitting across his body, II
third one supporting his head, and on
his way 10 Jail. have been here over
u week, and this Is the first disturbance
of the kind | have seen.
Several train loads Of fat cattle have
passed eastward lately. However,
there is not much doing In cattle and
land trading al this time. There aro
plenty of lands and stock offered for
sale, but money Is scarce. A favorable
winter In Texas will make wonder
iul change in this respect Next
spring investments OF this kind will
be eagerly sought after, and much out
side capital brought into the state.
The GAZETTE continues 10 boom,
and Is doing much 10 attract attention
towards Texas. II will not fail 10 reap
lis share of success under the present