Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-06

that they have fine business pros
pect ahead after looking at the COM
mudious business houses that they are
building all the while.
We are indebted to II. b. Pidcoke,
ESQ, county commissioner, for much
Information concerning the early set
tl"ment of the county and the location
al the town.
Mr.. Pidcoke left London, England,
thirty-f0ur years ago, accompanied by
his parents and three other brothers.
They located PidcOke's ranch on the
Cow House. His parents and one
brother are buried here. The two
other brothers have become successful
business men of Waco and Marlin.
Such men will always be chosen to fill
places of trust.
Below mention is made of most of
the leading firms of Gatesville:
vARDEMAN ~ ATKINSON
are the admitted leaders in the legal
business here. They are large in body,
mind and soul, and seem TO be well
matched In every particular. II was
a pleasure to us to feel the glow of their
genial society.
j. j. Nardeman Is a native of Ken
lucky, and located here seventeen
years ago. He has been district attor-
ney for thisjudicial district and formed
"A partnership with Mr.. Atkinson six
years ago.
III. N. Atkinson, native of Nova
Scotia, came to Gatesville from Cali
fornia ten years ago. He is the pres
ent mayor of Gatesvilie, has been
county attorney and was for three
years the editor of Gatesville's first
paper-the Sun. He is one man that
made money out of a country paper
| They say that they are candidates
Tor nothing but public patronage, and
that they are going to make specially
OF criminal cases, defending no man
simply because he has money. They
are real estate dealers, also, and have
lOO ,Von acres of land for sale in Coryell
county. Baines y Chrisman are with
them In real estate.
W. A. ATKINS
on the east side of the public square,
Is "A dealer In staple and fancy groce-
rles. MIR. Atkins Is quiet man, I'M
pretending III manner, popular with
everybody, and successful in his chosen
line OF merchandise. He came from
ihentuoRy seven years ago. He was
raised IN the tobacco region and woe
TO that drummer who tries to sell him
an inferior kind of this article of COM
merce. Mr.. Atkins has never had a
partner in business. We found him
making up his bills, this being the first
OF the month. He is a subscriber to
me Daily GAZETTE, and says that he
never borrows another mans paper.
IT. H. wAyKINS a. m
are the proprietors of one of the largest
and best-arranged business houses in
TINS portion of Texas. They are
Wholesale and retail dealers in dry
goods, groceries, boots, shoes, notions
and furniture. Their large two-story
building, 50xS0 feet, IL we'll situated
for business. Mr.. Watkins is a native
OF Rutherford county, Tenn, and has
been In business in Gatesville thirteen
years. lie has an Efficient corps of
clerks and from his long acquaintance
IN Corseii county he has good future
ahead.
LOWE 4 MINGS
are wholesale and retail dealers in
lumber shingles, sash, doors, blinds,
etc.
Iheir yard Is well located on the
road leading out to places west Their
once ana lumber sheds are the best
puiidlnps of the kind that | have
seen. Judge Lowe lives at Gilmer and
Is interested In the Texas Il st. Louis
railroad: Mr.. Mings is a citizen of
Gainesville.
n. IA. Walf formerly with Cameron,
Is me general manager of their yard.
which was opened five months ago.
THE GATESVIIIE ADVANCE
Or, y. IL. Cranfill is the editor and
proprietor of this live journal, which
,nsJust starting upon its third volume.
!1e "a i've young man, well adapted
10 building upa good newspaper and
~ .ne same time doing his share to
n T,uiIuihg up community and town.
me Advance issued every SATURDAY.
lroui an elegant stone structure built
on purpose for the business. DIR. Gran.
M Is prominently cor nected with the
temperance movement in Texas. He
Goes not exactly agree with THE GA.
nErIE on some questions of state mol.
,cx, OUT ne admires its enterprise, and
town. ""h
CENTRAL. TEXAS INSTITUTE.
Prof. Il. l.. Crow, the first nrincinal
OF this institution and quite recentIu
at Waco, was buried here by monrn.
ing friends. His brother, Prot. i. r.
Crow, VIII open the school September
l., with Miss Fannie Robinson and
Miss Dola A. Bledsoe us assistants
ana Miss Jennie Anderson music
teacher. This school is a private EN-.
trprise. The building Is new, we'll
located and conveniently arranged. IL
Is TWO stories high with an observatory
overlooking the surrounding country.
inefe are four long rooms and smaller
,hes Tor library, cloak rooms, etc,
THE ATKINSON HOTEL,
'iluatsd on the public square, is we'll I
arranged for hotel purposes with neat