Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-19
DALLAS.
Damages Assessed to Houston & Texas
Central Railway and Western Union
Telegraph Company to the
Amount Of 81 1913.
Cotton Picking Begun in Some Places
in Dallas County General Condition
Of the Crops in Northern Texas,


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DALLAS, TEX, Aug. ls.--TLe com.
mittee OF condemnation appointed by
the county court, composed of Messrs.
w. l.. Griggs, T. l.. MarsaIis and w.
u. Flippen, to assess damages to the
Houston & Texas Central railway and
Western Union Telegraph company
by the erection Of poles and wires over
lis road bed and right Of
way between Sherman aud Dallas
by Baltimore d Ohio Telegraph com.
pany, after hearing testimony Of wit.
nesses and argument of counsel gave
judgmentyesterday awarding damages
10 the railway In the sum of 81, 1873. or
this sum S2SS was assessed as damages
for RICH. of way from Dallas city
to Collin county line and
the remainder for damages from Collin
county line through Collin and Gray
son counties to Sherman. The COM
mission was In session four days.
Messrs Holt, Stemmons and Field
appeared for Western Union and
Houston L. Texas Central and Col. J. b.
Simpson for Baltimore IL Ohio Tele-
graph company. The railway and
Western Union Telegraph company
will appeal, and iDjunctions ARE antici-
patcd when the Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph company begin the further
extension of their line.
Planters in Dallas and Kaufman
counties along the line of the Texas
Trunk railway near the boundary line
oftwo counties, have begun cotton pick.
ing, and Kaufman county farmer Is
bonsting that he will have the flint
bale of the season on the Dallas mar
ket and carry Off the prize offered by
the merchants exchange for the ileecy
staple. The crop generally Is not
ripe for picking, as the season,
taking everything into consid-
Grafton, is late, and IL Is
only special localities that are favored
by All early c,up.
Mr.. Geo. II l,Obiuson of st. Louis,
who has travelled all over the state,
arrived In the city to-day. He said
Of the crops along the Sunset route
that the outlook l. quite promising
and picking had begun in iull blast,
More northward the long
continued drouth had raised
great approximations. The crop
in this section will turn out very
short, less yield per acre than ever
known IA the conclusion OF the mer-
chants. Further northward the pros
poets are better rgain. Along the line
OF the Texas u Pacific road west from
ion is the Yield viii
be extra good up to the north line ol
the state. Viewed rs II whole II would
seem that the crop of the state would
even without extraordinary help OF
favorable weather at least equal the
product of last year. The disposition
OF the merchants throughout the state
TO buy with great caution and
prudence Is almost universal
Last Friday night w. Green was
robbed ON st. Louis street of 800 and
his watch and chain by two parties
VIM. Andrews and John Anglo were
arrested by City Marshal Arnoli and
u search being made of the room
occupied by Andrews and his
confederate resulted Ia the watch
and chain being found In n pair %
Andrews cast off shoes. The officer
locked both Of them NJ In the sta
tion.house.
Henshaw aud Wilson, the two mel
who insisted on running on the bas'
hall grounds of the Brown Stocking
Sunday afternoon during a game
of ball In almost u mud,
condition and who we're arrested wer,
arraignad before Justice Kendall yes
terday and both fined, The fines ant
costs amounted to $50 each