Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-09
IN FRO COUNTY.
The Prosperous City Of Pearsaii-i'S
Business aud People.
Fair aud Fertile Prairies of the Grea'
Southwest
l,orresrondonco Id nc 0azello.

Correspondonce Of the Gazette
Pearsall, March 5--Your correspon-
don't was induced to stop of at rear
sall to-day. and was invited up to the
county assessor's office, where tnc
cleyer-and genilemanly sheriff, Mr..
Dougherty, was kind cnoughi to snow
us the assessors rolls for 1883, when
show total valuation of taNaoie
property in this county TO be u ~
! i55. making splendid financial snow
ing for this, n comparatively new
county, in dollars and cents, an I'M
portant feature to be looked after by
| ALI who desire TO invest their means III
n country not known by them per-
sonally.
The soil throughout the county is
sandy loan, with some black mes
quite, having a luXuriant growth OF
| the famous mesquite grass, made IA
nous for its nutrition The sandy
| loan land il fine for agricultural pur-
pose as well as soil and climate
adapted to the culture of grapes, plums
and other small fruits.
! The country is about evenly divided
into prairies and hills. The climate Is
| delightful, the air bracing, and the
pleasant cool nights are much enjoyed
| bv the older settlers as well us the new
conner.
In the Frio river bottom, u short ride
! from Pearsall, may he seen the pant
ing deer, the vicious wild hog and the
proud strutting gobbler, all awaiting
the arrival of an invader, while the
| bowling wolves in n moderated tone
| yelp and howl in vain hopes ot fright
| cnng the sportsman away from their
! prey.
10 the south of Pearsall fifteen miles
may be seen the battle ground where
| the gallant Texas rangers came III
| contact with twice their number of
men, painted in war colurs, bracel up
| by their savage inheritance, having
no other motive in view tut
/ to carry OF the scalps of civilized white
men, women and children rs trophies.
( Though the rangers made red their
| swords in the blood of the savage, yet
| they repulsed the Indians, drove chem
I away from this land, protected the
| firesides of the industrious white man,
and engraved upon the tablets OF the
hearts of all old Texans name Ofiove,
| IGNORED by us and feared by the saw
| age. This battle-ground viii ever be
remembered by all old settlers, and its
days and deeds reverenced as almost
| divine.
Pearsall has many features of con-
! siderable note, one of which is the
probability OF the Eagle Pass ~ Aran-
! sas Pass railroad crossing the tnterna-
| tional Il Great Northern railroad Mt
/ this point, as well as the almost GER
/ tainty of the early completion
/ Of the Nueces Valley railroad,
which will also cross the International
| ,S Great Northern railroad here. This
would make in all three railroads,
which would place this town upon the
list ofrailroad centers.
MIR. G. G.. Hubbard, u land owner in
these parts recently introduced Ger
man labor upon his farm, and now has
in cultivation large crop OF cotton.
The result of this experiment
will be watched with Il
critics eye, and should it prove profit
able many Others will follow, and this
will then develop into Il fine cotton
country.
pearsall Is now the county seat of
! Fro county, and Is building rapidly.
! / is nicely located, having Il natural
drainage, and can ways be n nice,
clean, healthy city. We find
/
| churches and two schools,
all in a llourishng condition aud we'll
supported, which speaks volumes for
the little city. Among other inn
p0rtant features worthy of comment
we Iiud the City hotel, under the eifi-
Client management of Mr.. G. Bennett.
Mr.. L. w. Hamilton is clerk. The
City hotel is well ventilated, nicely
furnished and tables supplied with
the best the market affords at ali
times.
Geo. Sanders deals in everything
YOU want-dry goods, groceries, hard
ware, etc; lumber, shingles, doors,
sash, blinds, mouldings, paints, oils
and building material OF every descrip.
ton. Mr.. Sanders is business man
: OF sterling worth, giving his business
his personal attention, thereby serving
his customers correctly rs well As sat
isiactoriiy, being man OF more than
ordinary vim.
U. = Scovill dealer in general ner-
chandise and furniture. Mr.. Scovill
has host of friends here, as well AS a
large and profitable trade already es.
tabliShed His stock is complete, as
sortment good, and prices defying
competition, while quality is al.
( ways considered by him, and
he is only selling articles suited to his
trade.
The Sanders hotel, A. ID. Sanders.
proprietor. situated on Front Row,
centrally located and run on the most
approved and modern plan. Mr.. San.
? uefs Is good hotel man, clever, cour-
teous and attentive. The tables of this
mouse abound with good food, while
me rooms are pleasant, and beds and
furniture new and desirable.
X. III. Long, the ever attentive and
polite merchant, keeps constantly on
hand afull supply of fresh staple and
fancy groceries, dry goods, clothing,
etc, Mr.. Long is n practical salesman
, and selects his stock with an eve sin.
, gle to The wants of his MANY patrons.
Iodeal with him is to admire him.
!. ~; Il. Allen, proprietor of the Parlor
biiiiard hall, keeps constantly on hand
ainll supply of the choicest brandies,
double stamp WHISTLES and foreign and
q domestic cigars, while the supply of
/ hlgh wines Is varied and select. Polite
/, attendance at all times.
Evans & Harris, druggists and deol.
! ers In groceries, crockery, lanlps. plass.
I ware, etc. They ARE two young and
cieyer gentlemen, having the ''stam-
,na necessary accompany ''pluck, y
energy essential TO wisdom, and money
4 70 push me entire combination on to
q agrand business success.
i camp u Petty, Front Row. dealers
q ~ All Kinds of fine wines, WHISTLES.
4 giSa,s ana tobacco. Fancy mixed