Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-30
TOM GREEN COUNTY.
Railroad Prospects at san AngelO-Bat.
Ito With stage Robbers and
Horse Thieves.

San Angelo. March Sol failed TO get in a
communication last week on acc 'unt OF nb
sence, having left san Angelo the latter part
OF last week for IL business trip % Colorado
CITY, In company with Il. 4. Williams IL lar e
land and sheep owner OF Tom Green county,
We Travelled over some very beautiful cuuu.
Try from here to the head OF grape creek
having trnversed nIapc creek from Its mouth
TO It's source. Tbs il one NJ the prettlest and
best properties In ihs West for sheep ON
edch SIDE OF the creek Is n rich sandy loam
so L. covered VITA mtsquitegrasS and bushes
ana thH stream abOunds vita bass one OF tho
Hneht eating iisn In the state.
committee Of railroad gentlemen, stock.
hOlde's OF the Colorado CITY, san Angelo &
southern Railroad, have given notice that
they viii visit San Angelo on the 9Th OF April
t9iay betoi Q the people hero their railroad
plans, with view OF getting assistance TO
build the road, IL Is said New York capital.
lists have agreed t. build the road here, III the
eiuzens OF Colorado city aud san Angel o
VIII perform certain requirements. which
VIII be explained by The committee on It's
visit here on the Tth ult.
recently The GAZETTE published accounts
VI Sol' refer smith, with other gentlemen
beiugat brentwood on business Tor the Fort
Worm Rio Grande railroad, with % view 10
oullulns ,he 70 td ont from Fort Worth to
some point West. We are sorry these gentle
neu ulu not come here before returning, as
tblN 10 one ufthe best sections in tho West
anu II ttis road Is making for Del rio. no
t t,n w inner pro poets can be found be-
than the route up the Concho
Asuln our section ha; had another ATTEMPT
~ stise roDbtng. On last Monday night come
ol our boys mounted the outgoing ttace Ia
encounter some parties who IL was sunposed
WON'T attempt 10 rob the stage That njeht
some OF our citizens by some means learned
, ,lt lhe attempt would be made so two of
mem armed themselves and mounted The
sst,'bc' hnu several miles gu. on Crows Ssst
,.he Eoon To, 9S was expected mad tina cfr,rt
, W iuo tue Stage, when they m with "A lively
tecepIlon; Several shots were ilred betweeI
DON parties, and 10 is thought one Of tha
robbers was badly wouude l. ne n anaotit,, NY ~
oloou was found next morning near the Io,-
. ~ Erounu. large number OF citizens have
u useu ont Yesterday and day before huniine
, ,ns woulu'oa robbers. Our citizens ar,s
~, "o 'teu up and are dctermined TO put n sion
70 mus awiessness in this section. IL sea,,,p
thnt this lisa matter that The IInitsf s svo,is
pnielals should take hold OF as this seciion AZ
~, on,n Sreauy damaged by these atten,nteI
lar,,s anu h'ill matters endangered 10 A
- one =, Eight last week two parties sttemn,,d
cettis r. rMp OF Alr. Foote'S horses from HIS
tnele. utant Gardner, who MANAGES liz I., VI
ss,a snI t.kes care OF his stock wa, shot n,
L sneia times ny tho parties bn escaneJ ~, Nv
,hn,,,,r, AGAIN, last Tuesday night fhree NAV
ed ~ stsa w. 1e she same parties who a .temnI.
ranch ana ~, nts norsts before. came IL lila
stos1 gain, shen Grant GarJnSr s,,t ,ne
4. ,u,'e IopnnsS opened fire ON ono GnH,,,uS
~, n was thot through the Too OF liz ~,
LII anu ,he ball grn1ed his Toe Wy
thss Nv ~ nrsh wound. He was also shot tbrD,5.S
/, hot an, ps ~" ihe knee He thinks Ia |
MT ipeI ms pistol and ceased min, ~ me ne
i', ,' W., alerwards left without est,i,, a iue
pIoperty, There Is no clew In ,vbhn V. NJ my |
iFe or whore they are from. NV 'he parties