Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-19
.REATHERFORD.
|..w.h During the Past Year
0Siur and RumOrs Of Build
,nr All over Town.
L.. Cotton orop-The FIGURING
En-, New Court House and
Other improvements.

..sDopdence Of the Gazette.
r'yrRyoRp, TEX, Oct. lO.--To
,r,ned TO Weatherford after an
=, a wear, as did this writer,
n allied with astonishment.
- wears this has been one OF
'e.tantial and well-bullt-up
Il North Texas; but the i'm.
ants made in one year are a
n not only because Of extent,
q haca,se Of beauty. A year ago
.ihweet side of the public
y .ras decorated with miserable
s,Ianidated shanties; they have
! nsv Ia an elegant row OF two
~ buildings which would do
~. "nv city. These are being
N. byllve Arms with splendid
II goods. One OF these
w,II be used for the
Y. ce But this specific men
Aly ~, nerely an index to what
!, y No saId Of the greater part of
.yiord. II we "swiRg around
.,Isn al the square all about is
I, ar rumors OF building. Down
=, n' \ street you may note the same
vi Dotted about the town neat
W. Ne rapidly filing in the vacant
n and Weatherford takes on an
4 plIdlty and pride.
~ ng the other prominent linz
w ants NAV be mentioned the ad-
n machinery to the Touring
~, y. s,a Az perhaps you know,
9A, ,s,hree large mills here. That
", r. ,yStal Palace Milling company
l aided TO II new machinery at
Y !; S5OOO. the well-known firm of
WI ~ Lewis put In their mill new
Y sments in the way OF the roller
and purifiers at "A cost
w $4,000. All this indicates the
N. In of this particular branch of
KY a. these mlllshRve all and some
o o.1. more than they can do.
0na IA way OF public works the new
!, ". ouse Is most prominent. Not
= appearance for IL has vet TO APP
\ ~ 8bd the earnest manner In which
wy w, being started Insures its early
i ny kllsatlOn. In the center OF the
i1l' upon the site of the excellent
H.. tbuse destroyed by fire, the new
XII sl d be erected at n cost OF S55, 555,
~ arthy of the needs of Parker
y Messrs. Milliken & Lee are
s tractors.
V' the finest fire engines In the
A.. ere finds a home. "Protection
y tls was recently purchased ut "a
a -. - $500; IL Is certainly q
W. ~. Of beauty, and a good
s'.11 bent. There is no system of
"a. FORKS here, but at convenient
~. !. Is about the square largo els
= e dug; these are filled from an
HI. y sc tank some distance away and
~ leyailon. Work Is now being
. IN. an srtesian well; already 40
. sSs'I bored and these people propose
Nv" bn until they strike the water
Of China IL nead be. Ordinary
aler may be reached at twenty
= 10Y feet down.
4 shown through the opera
CouIE which Is under the care of I'M
N. ye 0, Haynes as treasurer.
not yet finished inside, IL prom
= be we'll suited to the needs OF
= Rpulation; has u well arranged
dan billy equipped with handsome
IA and the hall seats eight hum
AZ, Z people,
merchants count upon hand
6 y Is season 1000 bales of cotton,
y ~, IA ia the hrst outlook of the CROP
- !, " Yf pfAynlse more than 1000. So
= Nv, W. II add greatly to the easier feel.
49, 49,. numerically, and business will
~ Fly good, With all the in
y !, !. ens which Parker county
.' wv, Is II any wonder that
y, W. y, are rapidly filing IL up2 These
= ~ Frlofd folk we'll know the neces-
y ,' ~ good farming people about
~ M support their town and the
\; ~ N keeping healthy pace with the
Ia Ia N. q the country round about
NV, an pesler and falrer class Of mer'
a.,,,,r. nowhere exist.
~ x Is shown by that good
ma 10 IN and pleasant gentleman
nh n lonl Lewis, "a specimen
NM son grass seed. This was first
h eminent In Selma, Ala, and
= ady been experimental witt
.idsb recently saw u bundle OF
W. sA Wichita Falls, and as ar
,'tss 'oarian would considerit mag
hed ! am told that one OF tn,
arIuls advantages OF this gras
Z ~ ability to withstand TIN
|, !. n, pfolgts 1t makes five tons e
a NM s aiu VIII give three crops an
aim me hay 1t makes is pro
'neeitl Az lhat could DO desired, an(
m I'd 'OOn 70 Texas farmers and stock
n w IN this grass country, t,
no al 'ns'r command this desirable
~ IN y. the new post-ofilce 1
: raIss " portion OF TIA
thros The building will b
III q oy that live news deale
. crul : = se,,,er, A, A, Kerr, and th
o,,e II Weatherford and visitor
VA aln with stock of period
lSA ~ the requirements OF thi
,aassd .alng public,
ia, !. .snIs nave never been to Weather
e. bel si " ieel no regret ut stoppin
, lloens ~ TINS typical Texas town.
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