Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-17
WISE COUNTY.
The Rival TOwns-.A Little Light Dawned
Upon Aurora.
Correspondence OF the Gazette


Rhome, February l4.-In your issue
of the 18th inst. find a communica-
ton from old Aurora. Iuse the term
old through no disrespect, for | have
been taught from early childhood to
respect old age, and always like to eX-
anime relics of the past in order TO
compare them with the best and USE
full improvements of the present. The
writer has either recently dropped
down from the clouds, or has lust
arisen from dream, for he states that
Aurora is only one and q half miles from
the depot or Rhome. The fact is the
distance has once been measured by
an order from the postoilice depart
ment, and found to be over two miles.
1T has since been measured and found
to tie but little less than this, on ac-
count of the Auroraites trying to short
en- the distance to our town. The fact
Is, Aurora wants TO get to where
Rhome is so badly that she is making
every effort TO shorten the distance b.
tween the two points. Again, the
writer in his delirium for water, caus-
ed no doubt by the jim-ians SAYS
that the few families Mt
the depot get their supply of water
facts are TO be seen and known by
every one, both strangers and resi-
dents, that there is an abundance of
fine water as there is in Northern
Texas Immediately in our town, and
barrels full oft are hauled TO the coun-
try. Stock are daily watered at it, and
there is an over abundance for wash
ing, cooking and drinking pur.
from a sand bed two hundred
and forty feet deep. Besides
this, there are two springs in less than
four hundred yards OF Rhome that
have never failed. The only two YES
sells seen going from Rhome to Aurora
lately We're two Jugs of whiskey.
which Will no doubt be used to kill
the wiggle-tails in that limpid and re-
ireshing water that Auroraites delight
to dwell upon. Another fact is not to
be controverted or disputed, as any
drummer can vouch for, that
there is but one dry goods store
IN poor old Aurora. | will not allude
further to the closing up of the firm
mentioned in my last communication
Tor the records ut Decatur will bear me
out In my assertion. There are now
10 pe seen In Aurora four closed bust
ness houses, whereas the business
houses at Rhome are all in use and
lney number ten. One has been
closed by the death of the owner. The
writer sticks as deep down in the
mud ut Rhome, but for
gets TO tell that the sand
lhey nave Is II nuisance to business |
men, housewives and travellers, and |
lorsets 10 state that with all her en-
lerprlse, Xenergy, wealth and age she |
mas never had church building and |
various other indispensibles to good
anu great moral communities. Our
business men here are doing well and
no blow about il, and IL can
De only spirit of envy that produced
ne communication of The 10th inst.
FROM AURORA.
Aurora, February l4.-Aurora il still
III the boom" Mr.. w. III. Kimble
las Just finished nice dwelling in the
western portion of the city. Killough
pro. cont mplate building fine
rick business house in the near future
nat VIII be quite an ornament To the
own Or. }. T.. Barre is TO have a
me prick business house put up In the
pring, and great deal OF other proD.
rty Improved. There is going TO be a
me motel put up on the East side of
n ne SQUARE Ia the near future, to cost
Io,VOo. STANLEY q Co. have ordered n
he 300 omnibus TO meet every train
= ~ the depot. When they get it, il
,,,i pe quite an Improvement on the
uuhs mat are running there now.
ny -, 4. Lowry has Just returned
~ Alvarado where he has been in
uaree OF killough q Bros stock of
~ goods at that place, but thew now
ave consolidated the two stocks
i VA they have there, under
We management of one of The Kill
lug ~ ns, we are glad to welcome back
m Ial W W, Barker of Decatur and
ed essie Long of Aurora were mar
Il Jd iast night at the residence of the
!, ,u ~, parents in Aurora, They have
-. good wishes of the people Of Au-
'oosperous. 'o 'Vhs "n" ID
NJ mr., ~ Fowler has moved to Bowie
4 Hi ya his profession, after n stay
ad ,e years with u.s. The doctor has
u many warn, friends In Aurora
NJ N surrounding country, who wish In
II II h rue best Of success In his new field cl