Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-10
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Interesting Local Hens The san An
COLO Railroad Personal.

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Colorado. March Although the
town OF Colorado seems TO tie iitile
dull At present, every business man ap-
pears sanguine over the prospect FOR a
lively trade when spring fairly opens.
The town continues To improve, IN
spite OF the apparent stagnation In bus
iness. Among the most substantial
improvements now going on may he
mentioned the fine twO.stOry brick Nv
cry stable which Is Just being com
plcted by the Messrs. Mooar Bros !,
and two-story brick stQte on Second
street. next 10 the snyder Clock. The
old livery stable Of Mooar Bros, on
Second street, IL being torn down TO
make room for the 81. james hotel,
which IL to be an elegsnt three-storv
brick, to cost between 1000 and
40 900; work on this building will
soon be commenced. The building OF
the new Mitchell county court house
will be laid out at once, most Of The
stone being already on the ground;
The work Of tearing down the old
court house will not commence until
after the spring term of district court,
which holds n three weeks session
commencing on the first Monday In
April.
Several transfers Of stock and land
have occurred i'm West Texas recently.
The most notable one was completed
here last weeh: Mr. O J.Wiren bought
the ranch and stock OF cattle of Messrs.
Stenett Il Sherwood, located in Tom
Green county. The price 10 be paid il
500, 900 cash; $4,000 being paid down,
the balance 10 be paid on or before the
first day of April, or the trade will
then be declared "oil, and the sl0,
coo forfeited. This ranch Is consider
ed one Of the finest in West Texas, and
the cattle are several degrees above the
common Texas ''lOng-hOrn" scrubs.
Messrs. NJ. b. Pulliam and NJ. II.
Dey OF San Angelo were here in Col
crRdo las. week, and made the trade
with Mr.. Wren for Messrs. Sterrett &
Sherwood.
The Soulard sheep ranch, in Tom |
Green county, has also changed hands I
lately, Messrs. Henry Il son Of county /
Dublin, Ireland, having purchased DR.. |
interest. DR.. Soulard. it is |
said, intends returning 10 Hot Springs, /
Ark, aud again entering into tie prac
tice Of medicine Mt that point.
The Colorado, San Angelo & South
ern railway is now certainty. The
charter OF The company, with $500, 900 .
capital, has been granted. Mr.. John |
Harris, president Of the company, is
now in san Angelo, on business con-
nected with the enterprise, aud new
developments of Importance are cX-
pectcd soon. With this road water
works electric lights, and meat re-
frigerator company, Colorado VIII be
A daisy, sure enough. That she will
'catch on" 10 all these good things in
Tie near future is confidently expected.
After witnessing the wonderful pro-
yress Of the place during The past year
nothing can justly he considered too
immense for the business men and
capitalists of Colorado TO tackle.
Mr. Joe w. Hill, the well known
man, has Just sold his job
Office at this place To the Colorado
Clipper company, and will go To Hills
lorp, 20 take charge az the Hillsboro
News, weekly which has recently
mndc its appearance at that place.
Mr.. HIN has many friends here who
regret to see him leave, hut who wish
him great success wherever he may
go.
The town is Giill nf aGatlo aud smii-
Ing Office seekers, and the near APP T,
proach of the municipal election eS-
plains the matter.
The Colorado Street railway COM
pany have increased their capital
stock S2O, 600, and promise 10 resume
operations soon.
The veteran phrenolnpist Prof O
s. Fowler. contributed some SIi to the
city treasury and CITY officers this
morning. nll bprnuse th. urofoasor Ind
,,,.t.,.i A., 80
nav his cccnpnti"n tax ~ hec"rn