Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Tho water Works and Artcsian Well
A Mysterious Murder = Colo
RADIO ity Cullings.

enCt VI hht 'eso'NN'
colorado, Jpnuary ~ Il am credit
,hlv informed that the bonds OF the
ssyen Wells Water Works company
ava been taken at par by II large East.
nrn capitalist. The piping has been
,,nrchased aud Is now en roul G for this
pitace 4 large force of hands viii be
IN, 10 work, 40 that we can LOOK for
ai,',,rd 10 an abundant supply of water
,or every purpose in the early spring.
+, thpre were any who doubted the
s,ccess of this scheme, they need feel
un nnenslness OH this score any longer.
The men at the head of this enterprise
b new what they had undertaken, and
a. orr, not TO be frightened by adverse
c,i,icism or other obstacles Other Inn
nortnnt enterprises will naturally fol-
law as Colorado continues to grow
and flour,sh. -,
The parties boring the artesian well
have struck an abundant supply OF
sall water. 1t Is understood they will
90 still deeper, hoping to secure fresh
water in quantity sufficient TO over.
flow. If, however, they should fail
in this particular, why not inanufac.
mre salt, when could be sold all
IN ro,,h this section Of the state? The
immense number of cattle, sheep,
horses. etc would consume large guam
Till = Of il. Doubtless IL could be man
mfac,ured at prices that would COM
n.te successfully with the article now
imported. If 70, IL would pay large
returns to the manufacturers. Oi
course prefer to see the iresh water
feature "a success and only make the
salt suggestion by way OF par.nthesi.
A few days ago the body OF u. W.
Turk, an employe ofthe Jumbo Cattl.
company on the head OF ID uble Noun
tain ,ork of the Braz0s. In Cara cohn'
~, was found in house on the ranch
He had been dead some hours--prooa,
l,ly n day or more-with evidences OF
having been foully murdered. The
body was brougl here and a coroner
inquest held by Justice McCailum
There were two cuts on the head. made
apparently by All AK, one OF when ha,
rnt through the brain. The theory %
! suicide was advanced by witnesses ex
nmined, as he held IL six-shnoter IN his
hand when discovered, with one bar
rel discharged. The suicide feature
wa. not accepted, and officers hav'
been sent u arrest white and col
or.d boy living on the ranch, upor
slst,icion of their having committed
The murder. When the OIL
GERS return with their prisoner
the corouer's Jury will ienderthe VI
diet. Mr.. Turk was about forty-liv
wears of age and originally from
Salado. II murdered everyone IL ii
the dark as t. the mott, es leading I
the crime as well as the actors VIII
uerpetrated the deed. The matte
will be thoroughly sifted and man
efforts made Ia bring the guilty parti'
10 Justice. Such. crimes are blc
| upon the civilization of this age, an
cause a thrill of horror in the minds {
all good citizens.
The new Mitchell county court hous
il to be grand aud imposing stru'
ture. IL will front III feet on Ga
street and run hack 81 feet. Is IN b
three stories in height, of br C
with stOn fncings. Will have t''wt
and large clock on top. The latte
viii be "A great convenience to our PEE
ple-prOvid.d ii does not underiak
10 keep the so-culled schedul
time, as now run by the trains "
the TaXas d Pacific rail-, Il
Tehre are 10 be twenty wo rooms |
, the building. On the first floor wi
, be thu. county officers rooms: on tn
: second door, district and county coul
rooms on the third II nr, grand an
!. petit Jury rooms. Mes-r-. Martin
, BNrn- IL Johnson secured the contra,
, for S57 $50. They take the preset
court house building at $4,000 I'll
. mere mention of the names OF the con
? tractors carries with il n guarantee
: pond work aud faithful Performance
Work will begin in u short time.
= The Mabel Norton troupe are pc
forming here To good houses IL
said TO be astrong company. Our pc
pie generally pa,ronizs all such libe
ally.
Col Cunningham of the Stock Jou
7 nal was here for a few hours on la
saturday. Messrs. Clay Mann al
John Mlllsap are now on u visit to Il
Fort.
BY the way, that borrowed &c itorii
"ro Husbands, y il about to get me in
tro 'ble Nine frau has 1t cut out an
Z pasted up over the msntel for NV d
e location. Every morning and mig
G | am asked If have read that "se
i mon?" The idea of the husbands i
come belonging equally to the wi
seems to be true as go-pel 10 her
this time. SO let me- enl reat you
keep hll snch "borrowedu matter O
y of the GAZETTE for the future. III
| trouble from now on will tie 10 co
e vine the "old woman that | n
4 making a fair divide. Stick to Il
y original, and place stolen(?) editoria
in some corner hereafter.