Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-27

to 1879, when he moved to Erath
county. In 1881 he settled In Taylor
county. He IL n practical land man
and the efficient and cs,eemed county
surveyor. Judge Porter In native Of
Missouri, and has been In Texas about
one year. A short time since tho then
county Judge OF Taylor county having
resigned his Office, he WAS appointed
to the place and IN candidate for
election without opposition. The firm
has very recently formed 70 do a
general land agency business In Taylor
county, aud " III deserve success.
WA. y. BENTLEY, LIVE STOCK AoENr,
This gentleman was reared In DAN
willie, Va, but lived In Tennessee
many years prior 10 1879, when hc
moved 10 Sherman, Tex. In 1882 he
moved IN Fort Worth and assumed
the position M manager OF me
sheep ana horse department OF the
Texas Investment Co, which he held
To the entire satisfaction OF the compa-
nv until a few weeks since, when he
resigned It 10 establish a similar busi-
ness of hisown He has an Office IN
Fort Worth and one Ia Abilene, aud
proposes 10 handle, on commission
oaiy, all classes Of liye stock. lie "
tho Texss agent for many oreeaeis oi
note out Of Texas, aud wlll SUPPLY
those wishing thgin with Whatever
they want In biz limo, especially hho
rams and bulls.
MAJ ]. G, DREoKENnipGE, sTocRMAN.
This gentleman Ii the old
2st ron Of The T.. Hon, John G,
Brock enridge Of Kentucky, ex.vlce.
president OF tho United States and
later secretary Of war In tho cabinet or
Hon. Jefferson Davis, president OF the
q. Is. A. He was feared IN KEN
tucky and moved 70 Abilene In 1882,
whefe he was engaged for short time
In the Coinmimion business ~ one OF
the firm of Manifee Il breckenridge.
He II now manager Of the Georgetown
Ranch company, which Ii engaged In
the cattle aud horse bubiness IN Taylor
county. He Is also engaged In sheep
hnsbnndry on his own account. He
rosides with bis family In Abilene.
nm A. Il. 0ARTIyELL, s'rocKMAN.
This gentleman moved W Victoria,
Tex from Mckee, Audrlsn county,
Mo. ten years ago. In lsss he moved
~ ,o |. III hIlsne. During the time Of bis
r.s,dence In the state be has been
an,sged IA the land aud live stock
b nsi,,rss on his own account Until
nniie recently he YVES quits extensive
", sngsged M sheep hurbAndry, but IN
.ow dsvotine bis attention 70 trading
In lands and IN Abilene cl.y p.vpc''S'
PRATT BRoTiiEHs, STOCK nESs 4.
composed OF John a. sna Cns.aes =.
pratt. brothers, who were nssIsa ~
Nantucket, Mar. Dnr,ng tnsll esaly
DAYS (for fifteen years) thsy we're e.
gseed In whaling, ~ when Duslns.s
thsv accumulated . bandsouie plopeI-
~ Several years since they m0vsa 70
Texas and engaged 10 sheep nusOana-
~, in which they have psen yely suo
cssssf,,l. They first located 10 southern
'rs ss hut il 1850 purchased . ranch
~ 1onss county, where they now h9ia
, - sheep. They live IN Ahl-
ian. nom which place they
, 'aI. large mutton AMP
,ns,,s. IN 81. Louis and other points
a r.slv \ ava lust shipped 30u muttons
- u t6s indian Territory y be winiered
ana ~ !, "a, ~ srocKsx0, HOTEL.
m.,,. .sntlsu,nn u 0ne OF the best
I'LL sosrI men 10 Texas. He came
knTwu from Ohio twelve years ago
~ 49, ,silrood agent 10 Sherman
az ~ 49, snd MA Che name place Va
Nv. ysvostk fu0 Year,, IN the empioy
rors VIZ msrss q Psotfc Rsilroad coni-
o. ~ "a ~ fersnlna1 aGe1t for tlAe
psny \ ecm neny and ri the Improve
Isnse 49, s~nv dnrio6 ~ Gntlre time
The 4, IT, J. I ~ ~ Cd : M yeais
~ w. n ~, ~ dl vieteo lEou Paris
- ~ sSs.ss.s,Sn. ~ leo9 c1aeGe q ~
os,sS s11lrw houoe y BIZ GeelnCo
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