Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-01
MONTAGUE COUNTY.
Scraps Of Early History aud Pioneer
Liie-The Courthouse Question
Editorial Pistol Practice.

LullOIlhI IINVOl HTQctlcp.
special Cor:ssnoudence ofthe Gazette
MONTAGUE, May 2l.--This pretty
little town is situated in the Cross
Tlmbers on pleasant elevation, and is
surrounded by fine farms and fertile
valleys hid awayssAths timbers. 1t is
one of the oldest towns IN m North
west, and numbers among its citizens
some of the wealthiest in tile state.
The ground upon which the county
buildings are located was granted for
that purpose to the county by the
state of Texas, aud thel place
selected is rs near a geographical
center as 1t was possible to get. There
are some store buildings erected
already and others contemplated or
contracted for; there are about thirty
business houses, all told, two hotels,
two church-houses and the Catholics
are at present arranging to build I'm
other. There are two good schools in
operation, or have been until recently,
and new school-bnilding to cost Sl5,-
600 has been agreed upon and will be
erected at no distant day.
The Northwest, a lively weekly pub
lished here under the edi-
torial control off. NJ. RoreX, Esq,
a young journalist of ability and
large acquaintance throughout North
west Texas, is evidently in a most
prosperous condition. Brother Rorex
has been fighting the Philistines, the
st. .Ioites, the Bowieites and other
Biblical tribes who have been trying
| IN 40 rrx, off tha tap.,,la of insfina and
has made such stir and increased his
business so much that it was found
necessary to organize stock company.
This company is known as the NORTH
west Publishing Company" and Mr..
ger and editor. He has many warm
friends, and he means to keep them.
I'm this Connection as the factory
made journalist would say, it may not
be out of place to give an account OF
the difficulty between Editor Rorex,
and Leonard of the Bowie Free Press,
as given me by an eyewitness to the
affair, which occurred Mt the Future
Great" last Saturday:
"Tell me how 1t occurred" | said; Il
must probe this matter to the very
marrow of its heart. Two editors get
ting their guns off Is just too rich"
at was this way. Rorex went into
the bank. OF course, this was bluff
to begin with. You are newspaper
man, and know an editor has no bust
ness in bank. Leonard SAW him
and felt the indignity offered him
keenly, and without delay went to the
door of the building and called him
out. Rorex came out on tue first in-
vitation. He might have mis-.
taken 1t for an invitation
to-but no matter, he came out, and
when Leonard asked him If he would
retract some statements he had made
he said No. This was the signal fol
business. There was no one in com
mand to give the word. but they went
through the manual of arms, making
2.97 out of a possible 8. There was
none of your right shoulder shift MOI
left shoulder Shift wss dive into
the back-garden pocket for their shoot
ing irons, casting at each other
} mingled looks of the 'thou-art-so.near
: and-yet-so.far, come let me clutch
thee sort. 1t was a terrible moment
The thunder rolled from horizon Ia
horizon, the clouds went over man',
inhumanity to man and the lightning
: in creased streaks flashed from pole II
: pole. Two shots ALMOST simultaneou,
rang out, and two Texas editors reelad
, staggered and fell-ga'hered into til,
7 bosoms OF two otticers.n
Cant you ring in dull and sick
ening tnua inquired.
40, replied my informant. tina
! would DESTROY the symmetry OF my
: narrat've, besides they wer> neithe
7 struck"
8 go?,
: uHow do know? They left her
: coino right straight M in the ar ana
didn't follow them to find out wher
they went to.p !,
!; T think yet that d
), MIGHT have told III
!, where the bullets went to. WIS
u stranger in strange place. ana as
> matter Of courtesy be might have IN
.,m,red among the neighhorS ano '""n'
ant for me. Int let him go 10 CHART
/, for his bnOrishness.
% poyauops n nos mnutnns.--fheco 'ir'
y ,onsa which was burned down nar
x wos a severe blow to the town, an
~ nov vet terminate even more "isa'
trouslv In the event of its nein1 g
,,oved tn Bowie, there will he ILL., ~,
X ,am 70 hold the place togetner. ~
!, n,t;yens 81 Montague have no appr'
II s;nns however. on that score, an
y ~, fool onite certain they VIII h"'
y .he county buildings where they nav
J, ALWAYS been. lii oons;f
/. Railroads are looked for Win Win r ywnrt
- erabla snxietv. Dallas. rol. ;aota
- and Gainpsville each nave p' ro,,n
: lines. and the first one on INV r n,
vii, he the early bird. Az Ut, ,,,ad !
greater mart Of the cotton Is nma .
a Gainesville. a distance OF 'w IT'LL n
~ miles. and that If u m.'' con
~ for for Texas farmlne ,'
~ ,,rp;tv. should Montague se. as,,o
" ra,Iroad the counivseat iuss.''
$. ,n,,ld he forever seffien'
W VIII" Tha National Bank ~ Mo,.nna +,
~ ona If the solidest insii,uI,ons caoro
a. ons n,rw The stockholders are . ,,sprs
hr p"rafoot president; W, =. 1s;nse,
DC ass,',sr. & BRYANT. r ~. a M,n''
Oh T. Maddox, Jordan y f'ro'1 p,s;n
= ~ Wilson. n. A. = oia'p
~. II. Stevens, ~ ~
en- JONI, Gairesville., W.
ht Mn,u's, Including Judge Csrra, !
nd W,. ..a', and ]. w. Wilson OF 1M ar,
up imnlon "a" representing IN "'o,T,
ne vile OF n million dollars; in nrn, a
ne over MI large business WIN la,,u ~
or dnr, traders and Others; al ~ :"
Ter cati's,nan ,. wlll re nusrferen ~ ooe
rst shola w. ~ hank buildings ~ 'n n;,i,s,
the hner. 90 number ~ Oh cinn a1
at, TnsSaeh are Mr. ]. r. Clark . p'oA