Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

Green IN 1881, where he married aud
now resides. OF Mr.. Harris, the senior
OF the Arm, mention has been made In
connection with the Concho National
bank.
JAMES MooRKsNs & co., MERCHANTS.
This firm, composed Of James Moor
kens and Peter Vankersschaver, are
heavy dealers In dry goods, groceries,
clothing, boots and shoes--in fact ev-
erythipg required by the public Ia the
mercantile line, and they sell NJ the
lowest market prices. MIR, Moorkens.
the managing partner, was born in
Antwerp, Belgium. Came to the
United States in 1870, and very soon
thereafter moved first to Mcnard coun-
" and later to Tom Green county.
For q while after he moved
to Tom Green he had
a hard time financially, but by dint OF
energy, enterprise aud economy he
finally got start and Ia now In good
circumstances. Mr.. Nankersschaver
came 10 Tom Green from Bruges,
Belgium, about two years ago, and EN-.
barked In the sheep business, In which
he has been successful. He owns
considerable stock OF sheep and fine
ranch, and is prosperous man. The
firm carry a stock OF about 5000 and
sell about 100000 per annum.
SCHWARTZ & RAAs, MERCHANTS,
This firm Is composed of Louis
Schwartz and j. e. Raas. They are
dealers In general merchandise and
carry stock of about SAC, 900. Tney
declare that they will keep pace with
the times, propose to sell as low as any
other decent house can af.
ford to do; only ask a
legitimate profit and will increase
thu. ir stock rs the toan and country
grow and develop. They keep dry
goods, groceries, boots and shoes,
clothing and furnishing goods, tin and
hardware and fancy goods.
Mr.. Schwartz IL u young, unmarried
man, who was born In Germany. He
came to the United States about twelve
years ago, aud has been in business in
San Angelo several years.
Mr.. Rsas is also young aud I'M
married, was born in Richmond,
Texas, has lived In California,
where he was educated, and
later in Galveston, where he was
doing business with Messis. Leon
Il IA. Blum, who are his upcles.
$. LAP0usKI d BRo MERCHANTS
This firm is composed OF Samuel
Lapouski of Gonzales, and jacob La.
pouski of san Angelo. They are gem
eral merchants, carrying stock of
$40 600 and sell from S75 900 to $50, 900
worth OF goods per year. They have
done business in Weatherf9rd, East
land and Baird before moving to San
Angelo and have a large house in Con
zales, which Ia IN charge of Samuel,
jacob being in charge In Tom Green
: county. They are Polapders by birth
and came TO Texas about ten years
ago, where they have prospered, Jacob
LapouslSi Is married man and lives
in San Angelo.
SPENCE d. THOMSON, LAWYERS AMI
LAND AGENTS.
This firm is composed of Joseph
Spence. Jr.. and John T. Thomson
both of whom are young and un
married men. The senior mem
Der of the firm, who Is til,
county judge of Tom Green county
i was raised in the city of Austin
, Travis county, Texas. He was edu
, Gated ut the Michigan university, Am
Arbor, Michigan. After leaving col
lege he read law with Messrs. Walton
, Green d Hill of Austin, and having
completed his course W it'll them moved
at once to San Angelo, In 1881 and be-
gan the practice of his profes sion, IN
which he has been exceptionally sue.
cessful.
Mr.. Thomson was born and reared
in Jefferson county, Virginia, was edu-
Gated there and took his law course al
the law school of the University OF
| Virginia, where he RENAME d for two
years, 1875 and 1876 After practicing
his profession one year in Jefferson
county, Virginia, he moved To Texas.
In 1878 he established his office In Ben
FickliD, then the county seat
of Tom Green county. In
1881 he left Texas and Joined a
surveying party of the Texas & Pacific
Railroad company, and with this party
did much work In New Mexico. In
1883 he returned to Tom Green county
and resumed his profession.
Messrs. Spence d Thomson practice
In all the district courts of Tom Green
and the adjoining counties, and In the
higher state courts, and Mr.. Thomson
also practices in the county courts OF
Tom Green. They have complete
abstract OF land titles for Tom Green
county (the only one In exi.tence) and
do large land agency business.
FOoTE, DALEY & CUNNINGHAM, LAND
AND LIVE STOCK AGENTS.
This firm Is composed OF u. ID. Foote
Charles A. Daley and w. S. Gun.
bingham, who are the proprielors
and managers of the Tom Green Couu.
ty Land and Live Stock agency, W hitch
was established in 1876 by Mr.. Foote.
They represent over 100000 acres of
land in Tom Green, Crockett, McCul-
loch, Concho, SaL Saba, RunneIs and
Mason counties for sale, lease aud In
assessment and payment OF taxes.
They give careful attention to assess-
ment and payment Of taxes for non
residents and protection oi lheiT lands,
and have excellent faciiltlvs for hand.
| ling all business In Their liue.
&, Mr. FOote (the 'commod oTe") il one
: of the original settlers IN Tom Green
county. He is "a Northern man by
birth and education, but came ~
Texas many years ago as surveyor and
civil engineer in the service OF the
international & Great Northern Rail-
road company. He settled 10 Ben
Ficklin IN 1875 as surveyor, and has
done more work la this line than any
other one man. he was county sur
veyor OF Tom Green county to July
"a, 1877. He is a man Of family and
resides in Ben Ficklin. Mr.. Daley IL
married man and resides Ia San An
gelo. He Is a lawyer by profession,
but Is experienced In Texas land mai
tcrs. He came TO Texas from Lincoln
county, KY, in 1859, settled first In
Fannin county and afterwards lived