Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-09
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Rain at Last-New Buildings = Personal
and Political.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
COLORADO, May Our people Were
made happy last night. The long con-
tinued drouth has been brought to an
end; had glorious rain, and all ma
| ture IL smiling. The stockmen are |
cheerful at the prospect OF grass, and |
fat beeves sure. Trade In Colorado
continues excellent. Ranchmen are |
taking out supplies by the Yagon-load,
and every business lively. The build |
ing boom holds out well, and Colorado
grows In size all the time.
Ground was broken yesterday on the
corner of Second and Walnut streets
for the three-story brick hotel. 1t VIII
cover space 50 by 40 feet, and be
called the 81. James. Its cost will be
Z SAC, 900, and 1t will be an ornament to
our city.
9 The city hall is being rapidly pushed
# ahead: Is located on the public square,
!, and will fill a long-felt want here. 1t
+ is built of brick, aud will be Of hand
II some design.
d Work has begun on the new court
) house, so that the sound OF the ham
e mer is no longer silent with US. These
Ie three buildings will cost nearly $780,
he 600.
s. Wool continues TO be received il
II, large quantities, and will bring fai
er prices. In fact, Colorado promises Il
re be good market for this staple.
IL Mr.. John Good has just retufne'
he from an extended tip TO old Mexico
Mr.. II. Ii. st. Clair, the clever new
he dealer, has gone To the country
ar spend some time. He Is in feebl
ty health, which | regret, and trust h
at will have pleasant time and retur
elk to Colorado vastly improved /
int health. His partner, w. b. New
Try kirk, assisted by the smilin!
,ok blushing. bashful II. ID. Shepherd, wi
,er, take care OF the sale of the Daily q.
elk. zErTE during the absence of MIR.
a Clair. OF late the trains have bee
very irregular in their coming ar
going. almost as bad rs IL was duril
5 of the winter. THE GAZETTE; missed oil
the issue here, that of Monday. We CT
ash not stand that sort of thing ofte
an Missing THE GAZETTE Is like goiI
ing without ones breakfast.
mer Our schools are all reported In
pa hourishing condition. Prof. Robar
nch has recovered from his recent lime
,wn and reopened his school in East Go
gers RADIO with some twenty-five pupils.
hes, There Is some talk of grand bari
sion cue being gotten up in Colorado
rlcs, the 2ith Of May. This is the d
The when the Democrats are to hold tbs
wing county convention. The GAzE1
Guild man hopes the barbecue Will be i
re- tied fact. Good things for the I'M
who man draw large crowds and give @
sized didates such y chance to work OIL III
from Accumulated gas.
was So the Republicans did not nc
lose mate q state ticket al Fort Worth.
man much hazard OF defeat In so dol
'eath Strange to say. the nominated d
We're gate to Chicago from Colorado did
Is IN get nominated for the place by
d he convention. Sad but true. One III
her, instance Of disappointed ambitl
.oove The instructed delegates must h
king lrsmalned at home But am mi
ken by Just this much. This wog
?. be delegate TO Chicago did attend
were meeting ofthe Fort Worth convent
rning and was instructed 20 vote for him
ottom for that honor. No such vote is
be corded. SO am led To the eonelui
him that lie was afraid To .hRzzardr
name for the position. Such Is q.
g ex' tleeting aud transient In its nat
fresh III at first you don't succeed, Try.
Fever, again, isa good motto la polite
3 the well as any other undertaking
.nosi, lie