Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-31
THE LITTLE WONDER.
The Excessive Hot Weather Cutting the
Corn and Cotton Crops.
New Churches and Improvements-ln-
CORPORATION as City Notes

Special to the Gazette.
BOWIE, July 30 --oppressiyely hot,
dry weather has prevailed here for sew
eral weeks past. For some days past
the thermometer has indicated from
1929 to 1859 Far. In the shade. The ell
feet of the protracted drouth has been
to cut short the late corn considerably
(say about 0ne-third) and to prevent
the earlier crop from filling out WELL
except In well.cultivated bottom lands
Cotton also is beginning to need rain,
though perhaps not yet suffering IRON,
want Of It, Am informed Vt Is wen
boiled, and with the help oil ram
shortly, will yield good crop.
An election was held on the 20 uit:
for the Incorporation with enlarged
limits of the Little Wonder" result
ing in Incorporation as city. oy
very large majority. An election OF
officers will be ordered to-day ny our
county judge. Your readers VIII see
that Bowie stops not in ber CROWN
and progress, but moves forward stead
| lily In her march,
The Bowie bank has recently moved
into Its new quarters. Inc interior
arrangements ave neat and commo-
dious, everything conveniently ar,
ranged and in the most approved
style.
Capt. l.. G.. Heare, one of Bowie 8
substantial citizens, prominent
Greenbacker, and well known in the
county, has purchased an interest IN
the Bowie Cross Timbers, and Will
henceforth conduct its editorial man
agement. This paper, by Its conserv-
alive course and becoming Inodesty,
with the energy and enterprise shown
by Mr.. Geo. II. Davis, has quietly won
for IL many friends. Mr.. Heare Will
bring additional popularity as well as
ability, (, the Gross Timbers, as noted
| heretofore.
We now have duly organized Old
School Presby terrain church AT TINS
place, and in due course this denomi'
nation will build a church ediilce.
Rev. Anderson Of this church, man
of good ability and social qualities,
held services In our new Methodist
church last Sunday morning and
night IL rs worthy of note that we
are making commendable progress in
the way of churches and schools.
MtsSIs, W. .. Tliuuit " w., 'ht W.
Bowie's live grocery firms, have just
moved into their new, large aud COM
modious brick building next door to
their old stand on Tariant street.
Steps are being taken by our
business men to place a fine, large
well at the intersection OF Smythe
with Tarrant street for the con-
venience of the public. We have
already two good wells on Mason
street. The subject of an artesian
well is being agitated. 1t is hoped II
will result in the boring of one, as II
. Is conceded by all it would be of ines
timable value and benefit TO our town.
Picnics and barbecues are the order
of the day. A large one will be given
at st. Joe on the 18th proX,, beside:
, others Mt various points in the county
. The candidates for judicial honor
,, In this district. viz. Hons. ID. II
i Barrett and II V. Bell IF Gainesville
, Hons +. Il. Piner and II. G. Ferguson
of Denton and Hon. j. w. Patterson
of Wise county, filled an appointment
to speak here yesterday. They are al
gentlemen OF high character am
standing as men and lawyers, and an.
one of them would make an etllcien
district iudue