Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-08
THE LITTLE WONDER I
Candidates for District Judge Actively
In the Field.
Notes and Interesting Personals from the
Gross. Timbers City.

Special TO the Gazette.
Bowie, June 7.-B OWE, like other
places at this season, is comparatively
quiet and, except on Saturdays, is not
ms brisk as we could WISH Still, we
are moving on in the "even tenor" of
our course, and the Little Wonder sur
wives the Wall street crash.
The district court of our county has
been sitting this week, and our attor-
neys, as we'll as number of our citi-
zens, have been in attendance; In con-
sequence, Bowie has assumed more
than usual quiet aspect. Quite a num-
Der of lawyers are attending court;
among others, Hon. w. o. Davis, Coon
Potter and Mr.. Tibils of Gainesville;
Hon. +. II. Piner of Denton; Judge
Patterson, Messrs. Grain of Grain,
Sparkman 4 Co., and Hodges of De-
catur; also attorneys from Denison
aud Rockwell, as also the Montague
county bar.
In consequence of the destruction by
fire of the greater part of the district
court papers orders were taken in
substitution of papers and pleadings,
aud on this account good deal of the
business will be continued over to the
next term. About twenty-three bills
have been presented by the grand jury.
The somewhat noted case of the
State vs. Thomas Quillin and Chas.
Lippincott, indicted for the murder of
one Bodenheimer some three years
ago in Clay county, and thence re-
moved to Montague county district
court, was nolle pressed to-day by the
states attorney, there not being suffi-
cient testimony. Bonds of defendants
were declared forfeited in several
cases, notably in the State vs. VIM.
Bean, murder, and State vs.. Il. Il.
Minter, murder. Minter was arrested
in Illinois in August last and brought
here TO answer an indictment charging
him with the murder of DIR. Smith
in this county.
Owing to the loss of papers and gen.
eral condition of the dockets this term
will not continue but day or two
longer.
Our little city has been visited by
the several aspirants for the district
judgeship, viz: Messrs. Piner and
Ferguson of Denton, Judge Patterson
of Decatur, and Mr.. ID. Il. Barrett of
Gainesville. If the people of this dis
trict do not elect an able and efficient
judge to succeed Judge Potter, it will
not be for the lack of an abundance of
good material from which to select.
The new Methodist church is almost
completed, and with its first coat of
paint already looms up into promi-
hence and wears an attractive appear
ance.
The new bank building is being fin
ished inside and will soon be ready for
use.
The new merchants mill heretofore
mentioned is about completed, and it
is understood will begin operations in
a short time. 1t is complete in all of
its appointments, with the very best
improved machinery, and will prove
quite substantial acquisition to Bowie.
The county seat contest is the cen
trail point of local interest and is en-
listing much interest with the farmers
and public generally. The election
takes place on the lst proximo, when
the question will be settled. Both
places are sufficiently confident of sue
cess, with the odds about evenly di-
vided. Whether Bowie should be
elected as the county seat or not, with
her fine location and advantages, she
Is of necessity bound to be thrifty
and important commercial place, and
cannot be kept back in her onward
march. to future greatness.