Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-31
MINEoLA.
Glimpses Of Business and Social Life
A Graded High School.

special correspondence Oh the 6a2ette.
Mjneola, March 30.--A railroad mar
loads one To think that MiHeola Is con
siderable of a place, for here the line
from Denison crosses the Tcxes & Pa
ojfic and passes on TO Troupe. The
very neat depot goes further toward
maSing the importance Of the place
noticeable. But Mineola Is by no
means a large town; it has probably a
reputation of fifteen hundred, and for
| In, most part these dwell In comfort
able homes, which make no preten-
siops to show, but are none the less
COSY.
The business portion of the town
was visited last January by disas
trous fire, tile effects Of which are vet
| ielt, as no move has been made toward
rebuilding; and the part destroyed
was the greater part of one of the best
and most prominent blocks The inn
mediate reason for not rebuilding is
because of the formation of fire limits.
in the absence of which parties would
have readily erected frame stores. The
many stores which remain are sub
stantial bricks, containing good
stocks, and in one instance the extent
of the building, stock and trade is no.
ticeable, the house of $. Munzsheimer.
The merchants are now taking rest
while the farmers are busy preparing
work for them later on, and you NAV
tee sure that the finny tribe adjacent
to the town Is receiving marked at
tention.
1t was somewhat to Mineola's detri-
ment that the East Line was built,
running north of here, for not a little
of the trade which formerly came here
is diverted. The town would also
prosper more If less of the county was
uncultivated. L am told that not more
than one acre in forty is under cu'tiva.
ton, notwithstanding no better land
is TO be had; but this is timbered
part of the state, and 1t COSTS some !
thing TO clear of the ground. These
lands can be bad as low as one dollar |
and fifty cents per acre; it would cost
seven or eight dollars more to yet rid |
of the timber Farms already Guilt |
waited are not for sale, and ARE valued |
1T upwards of ten dollars an acre.
The farmers are expecting great |
things this season, and are gratified
with the spring prospects. Asa ship
ping point none is better, and from
what is reported of the Mineola mer-
their dealings are as fair and
as any in the state. AT
some places ii is noticeable that not
much good nature or hope character.
We business communities when trade
Is DUH, but the amount of cheerful
ness here shows the confidence the
people have for their little city, and il
seems justifiable
Socially, they are all you would de.
lire if you desired to settle among
nose who are cultivated and in no
ense strangers to all the amenities of
ocial life; hearty, hospitable people,
he saying OF which is In no way flat
cry.
Two years ago it was decided 10 try
he public school system. 10 is almost
seless To say that it has proven more
han satisfactory. Prof Il. S. Sigh
Dok charge as superintendent last !
He kindly showed me over l
he good school-buiIding, being used e
" the first time this year. A sub 0
-dntial two-story brick, in every way
'ell arranged for its purposes and
Sceiientiy equipped with apparatus
the latest kinds, which indicates /;
ow wide-awake these people are.
~ '.iS sh SihueS LuNSib, anu n
igh-school class beside. In the latter
/ higher branches are among the 81
udies of those in that department.
x teachers are employed, and from IL
hat | heard are highly appreciated, m
IL Prof. Sigh. So this is another {;
vantage and inducement to new W
mers.
1t Is well-known that newspaper is III
index to the people amid whom it b,
IDS a home; and q Iivelier or more W
ccessful sheet is not given 10 the Ii,
bile anywhere than is the NLineola ca
onitor. d. c. Williams. the editor pl
ID proprietor, J. had not the pleasure ;.r
meeting, he being very ill at pres, m
t; but his paper is out on time, and til
ems to go a very long way toward til
ing that long-felt want which exists til
~ where there is no such paper. Il
While it is true that Mineola is not ia
W growing, and no new buildings pa
being erected, yet when the crops wi
Inns year shall have proven n sue m
IS, there seems little doubt of the ne
vn taking new life and vet coming co
the front more prominently than m,
ar before. ed