Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

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Mr.. Carter was born and raised In Vir-
ginia, studied law at Columbia college,
Washington City, practiced his pro-
fession In Fairfax county, Va, and also
In Kansas City, and In April, 1852,
settled In San Angelo. He was elected
county attorney of Tom Green county
In November, 1SS2, and Is the present
incumbent and q candidate for re-elec
ton.
Mr.. Wright was raised In Sherman,
Tex, graduated In law In 1882, prac-
uccd his profession In Abilene until
1854, and then settled In San Angelo.
He Is candidate for district attorney
OF the Thirty.secoud judicial district
Of Texas. with n fair promise Of cleo
ton.
MAYS 4 TIMMiNs, LAWYERS.
This firm Ia composed OF Milton
Mays and j. w. Tlmminss They are
lawyers of many years standing, though
yet young men, and have taken high
stand In their profession. Mr.. Mays
was born In Madison county, Tenn,
but was raised in Texas. He lived and
practiced law successfully ten years In
Brown county. In 1882 he moved to
Tom Green county and with his FAM
lily resides In San Angelo. Mr.. Tim
Minis was born In Gibson county,
Tenn, but has lived five years In
Texas. He Is u graduate OF the State
Normal institute In Huntsville, In
1889 he moved to Tom Green county
and now resides In San Angelo.
JOHN X. WHITE, DRUGoisr
This gentleman IL native Of Ire
land. He came To- Texas few years
since and first invested In sheep. Later
he went into the drug business aud IL
building up fast. He has an excellent
stock of drugs aud medicines, aud
will sell the best goods at the lowest
practicable prices. He Is now build
ing u handsome two.story brick block
TO accommodate his rapidly increasing
business. He IL Young unmarried
man aud resides in San Angelo.
FRANK LuNeKwIrz, HARDWARE.
This gentleman was born and reared
In Fredericksburg, where he was mar
ried. He moved 10 San Angelo four
years ago and started in the tin and
stove business rs one OF the firm of
Patton Il Ltngkwils, A year ago he
became sole owner OF the business and
added to II hardware, agricultural Inn
plements and wagons. He carries n
full line Of excellent goods and sells
cheap He deserved and won success
and will continue to prosper. He re-.
sides in San Angelo,
ADAM NICKEL, sADpLERY AND iAR-
MSS
Mr.. Nickel was born In Germany.
In 1877 he came 10 the United States
aud moved TO San Angelo in 1878. He
was very prosperous M II saduler and
shoe manufacturer. but November ~,
1883, lac was burned out, suffering a
loss of upwards Of 81 600 In March,
1881 he started again, however, aud IL
fast recovering all he lost 10y the fire.
He IL doing agood business and carries
about five thousand dollars In stock
He Is married aud resides In San
Angelo.
Jon NsoN a TAYLOR, oRocERs.
This firm Is composed Of w. & John
son and j. Is. Taylor, better known as
Clint Johnson and Blake Taylor.
They are both young men, full OF en-
ergy and nerve, and having had thor
ough training will deserve aud achieve
success. They handle groceries, max
ing u specially Of fne goods, and also
CONNECTIONS, tobaccOs aud all smokers'
articles. Mr.. johnson was raised In
Carroll county, Tennessee, but he has
been four years In Texas, In Tom
Green county. Mr.. Taylor was born
In Elmo county, Alabama, but has re-
sided in Tom Green county six and u
half years. Neither OF the hrm IL
married.
II. J. FERGEsON, LAWYER.
This gentleman was born In Ken
lucky, but has been In Texas about
twelve years. He taught school In
Montague and Tarrant counties, and
afterwaid moved To Brown county,
where he was states attorney. III
1850 he moved to Tom Green and
pracliced his profession until 1883,
when he moved to Colorado, Mitchell
| county. He was mayor OF Colorado
and Identified with most OF the public
enterprises OF that place. In 1884 he
moved back TO San Angelo and will
make II his permanent home. He il
"A gentleman of popular manners and
great energy, and will always com.
mand u lucrative practice. lie is n
married man and resides In San
Angelo.
WIN. KOEsER
Mr. Koeser was born in Germany. la
1857 lie came 10 the United States
and settled In Cincinnati, Ohio. In
1851 he Joined the Second Kentucky
infantry. United States army, and
otl Ntu TtNtIui years. u 1910 he CAME
10 Texas aud piled his trade Us shoe.
maker Of the Tenth United States cav.
airy. In 1870 he started u beer saloon
and restaurant In San Angelo, and has
built up fine and paying business.
He keeps on hand good liquors, End
his obligiDg manner and close aiten-
ton TO the wants Of his customers
make him very popular He resides
with his family In San Angelo.
ERNEST NfMITz, HorEL-K EEPER
Mr.. Nimiiz was born and raised In
Gillespie county. and comes from a
noted hotel family. The old Nimiiz
hotel In Fredericksburg has long been
one Of the noted institutions OF West
ern Texas. IL was aud IL now kept by
the father OF Mr.. Il Nimitz, and those
who know declare thar the son has In
herited his fathers peculiar talent for
running u good hotel. Al any rate,
the Niiniiz hotel IL and has been
for years the leading hotel OF the coun-
ty, and II deserves the abundant pat
rOnage II receives. Those who 4, there
once ways return when they can.
This closes the list have Of the busi-
ness men Of San Angelo. There are
doubtless other good nj I'll In business
In the town, but those have me j.
TONED specially know IN he all /
have represented them A. being.
OTHER TOWNS.
Ben Flcklin IL three miles from San
Angelo. but since the flood OF 1882.
which destroyed II, no business has
been done there. II IL the home OF u
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