The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-23
MATTERS AT MIDLAND.
TAcK-HAmmER TRIO AS BUILDERS
"First-Class" Paper Threatening the
New Community-A Wool Growers
AssociatiOn-A Batch of
Crispy Local News.

hlDLAND, NOV. II, - lCOrreSpOnd-
ence.l John Howard, George a Knight
and c. G. Allen were in town on We'd
nesday. These enterprising gentlemen
are organizing building association at
Midland. Nothing would benefit the
town so much. and at the same time
would prove very profitable to the in
yestors. Their lis want at this time
for at least three store rooms and twice
rs many dwellings. Three business
men have been here during tho week.
All OF them would put in stocks of goods
II they could get rooms. Something
must be done To take care of those who
the demand.
j. J. Mccullough, of Colorado, has
rented The last vacant store in town and
Will at once put i'll u $4,000 stock of
ranch supplies.
The Llau0 hotel is now in good run
ming order and from three to six bust
ness men per day are stopping of, All
speak well of the accommodations.
Prospects are now good for having n
hfst- class newspaper printed at Mid
lana. Parties with money, faith and
nerve, and who do not want the earth as
subsidy are considering the best pro-
position that our citizens can make. In
less than week decision will DO
reached
Mr.. =. NJ. Wardlow, sccompanicd by
his wife, leaves this place for Ohio SAT
urday. The former will return in thu
course OF ten days, while his wife viii
remain in Ohio until spring, when they
intend making their home in Midland.
me Slaughter cattle ranch outfit have
selected their winter quarters six miles
northeast OF Midland. They will MAKE
Midland their postollice, shipping point
and trading place. Still the work of set
Ting the Llapo Eatacado continues, and
the time is not far distant when land
cannot be had for love nor money,
u. n. Mckenzie sold two car loads Of
cattle last week. They were shipped to
New Orleans Wednesday night.
Dunn, stephens Il Co have ordered
twenty cars for Monday, preparatory TO
shipping twenty carloads of cattle TO
Chicago.
The Midland postoffice has been on
quite n boom for tho past week. The use
Of an extra mail bag, was required The
mail clerk was heard TO exclaim, "h-l!
what's up here! | believe you are go
ing 70 have city here before you
know it,"
Pursuant to p previous call of the wool
growers of Midland and other places, 3,
meeting was held here last Sunday for
the purpose OF organizing wool grow
ers' association. On motion j. s.
Curtis was appointed temporary
CHAIRMAN and Il. Is. Lancaster sccre-
tary. on motion il was res Owed that a
permanent organization for the protoc-
ton Of iiocks Of sheep from scab and the
appointment OF an inspector w.s Of
tected, j. =. Curtis was elected perInn-
nent chairman and NJ, Il. Born perms
nent secretary. BY resolution, com
mittee, consisting of John Moody, M,
r. Born and A. B. Rountree was ap-
pointed to frame constitution and bT-
laws. Alter discussing various topics
OF interest TO wool-growers, the meeting
was ADJOURNED to meet again on San
Jay, November %, at Midland.
After recovering from slight norther
we are now onjoying most pleasant
weather, tho aluprity Of which cannot
be eScellel.
j; IT, Riggs,in tho employ OF the Texas
x Pacific laud department, was last
MONDAY soliciting grasses, ETC., for tho
New Orleans exposition. He found
some very fine specimens.
Rev. Cochran, of Abilene, will CON
duct divine services here next Sunday,
the 30th inst.
.Workmen are now engaged in dig.
BliN uvttS around lne pUDnO square,
schooi-house, depot, cemetery, immi-
grant nome and park preparatory IL
transplanting forest trees.
Rev. j, G. Car, Of Cincinnati, was in
our midst the first part Of the week lie
preached quito an interesting sermon t.
asmali and appreriStive audience az tn,
Buckeye hotel.
c. II. WEIGH has opened a coal ward
here, building for storage has beeu
erected, and our citizens nced suffer nc
more for tho want of fuel.
Messrs. Bradbury & Mcbride have
purch SEQ lot and erected a comforta.
ble dwelling house thereon.
The tower, tank and windmill are
fast nearing completion, under the su
pervision of Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. Grecn, who was severely injured
by tho explosion OF q cannon last week
is sl,wly improving.