Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-11
WICHITA FALLS.
Complete Returns Of the Vote Polled
in Wichita County.
Hunting for Game and Hunting for
Homss-Prospeoting for Goal.
gorreaponasnee of tho anEetto.

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WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Nov. o.
The following Is a correct statement Of
the vote polled in Wichita county last
Tuesday:
For president: Cleveland 4Os;
Blaine, l27; 81. John, 3 Cleveland s
plurality, 30.
For governor: Ireland, $50; Jones,
81; Norton, TG. Ireland's plurality,
1913.
Lleutenant-poverno Gibbs, 3S3;
Haynes, 1913 Gibbs majority, 80.
Comptroller Swain, SIS; Miner, l25.
SWANS majority, 253
Treasurer: Lubbock, $50; johnson,
l22. Lubbock's majority, $50
Land commissioners: Walsh, 3T3.
Ev1ns, LIP; Walsh's majority, 25l
Attorney general: Templeton, 3Ts.
Grothaus, I'D; Templeton's majority
25G
Sup't. public instruction: Baker.
3Sl; Kinney, 10; Bakers majority,
Congress; Throckmortcn, 443.
State senate: Houston, 4i6.
Legislature: Browning, 1876.
District attorney: Britt, l5S; Finlay,
llS; Gordon, 2S; Stark, III. BIRTHS
msjority over Finlay. Al.
County judge Foster, 2gS: Bar
wise, 40 Fosters majority, lbs,
Sheriff: Davis, 1913; Caldwell, so.
Davis majority, 2S4
Clerk: Brothers, 220; Starr, 1870:
Strange, H. Brothers, majority over
Starr, 90.
Surveyor; Field. 387; Warren, l2o.
Fields majority, POS,
Treasurer: Wilson, 10; Ward, $50;
Williams, j. A., 40. Wilson's ma.
jority over Ward, p.
County attorney: Boyd, 203; HUFF,
l7si Armstrong, 80. Boyd's majority
over HUFF. IS
Tax assessor; Bryan, 100; Williams,
Tom, %; Mayes, So; Estes, 50; BAnta,
~ Bryan's majority over Williams,
Cattle and hide inspector: Bell.
30; Warren, 1877. Bells majority, IS.
The following county commission
ers were elected: Precinct No. /.
Thompson; precinct No. ,, Jos. Nc
tarland precinct No. 3, Perry Rippy;
precinct No. 4, G p. Coble.
All the old county officers were re.
elected, except the county Judge, tax
| assessor aud treasurer.
Throckmorton, for congress, Hous.
ton, for senator, and Bro wing, for the
legislature, hadlnO opposition,
The weather here Is and has been fol
some time past simply delightful.
Those who come here from a distance
are highly pleased with our climate
We have hunters of all kinds visit us
some for game, of which there Is an
abundance-prairie chickens, wild
ducks, quail, wild turkeys, etc, are
brought IL by the score; others hunt
log new homes, which are easily
found, especially if the "hunterm has :
little ready cash. Lands are certainly
within the reach of all at the present
time in this section; we also hav,
the health-seeker visit MS, and many o.
this class of hunters have settled
here in the last few months, aud ar,
being benefited 10y our pure, bracinl
and healthy climate.
Mr. a. q. Fowler of Pittsburg ac
eompanied by two other gentlemen
reached here yesterday, direct from
McCallister, l. Il. The party cam,
across the country through the Indian
nation. Fowler isextensively engaged n
coal mining. both in Kansas aud tn,
Indian territory. The object OF hi
trip through this section is 20 prospec
and investigate the chances of findlnl
a vein of coal in this vicinity. He /
of the opinion that the same vein o
coal now being worked in the IndiaI
nation and from which Texas is sur
piled, can be struck in thi
vicinity. Mr.. Fowler Is wlllinl
TO back his Judgment by work an,
money, and is about TO arrange to be
gin prospecting, He has, / am in
formed, ordered diamond drill, an,
the work will soon be under way. [
Mr. Fowler is successful, it will ad,
much TO this section, as well as to tn
whole state. Cheap fuel would n
doubt give us start in way of manu-
featuring our raw material, OF whiel
we have an abundance and variety,