Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-09
Albany
Cattle Beginning the Winter in Bao
Condition = A Severe Season
Means Great Mortality.
Eiocutiomist TAKEN In--stock Subscribed
for Merchnnis' MN go Stalking
on Texas Central Iantis.
corresoopdoncc Of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
AfBANY, TEX, Dec. ---Notwithstand-
lug the open winter and dry atmosphere,
we understand from "A reliable source
that cattle are not doing as well as could
be expected from the promising prospects
in the fall. Ia some sections they are
already dying. IL seems that the season
was too dry Grass matured early and
did not receive sufficient rains to give u
good winter range. Water Is very scarce
in HASKELL Knox and other counties west
and northwest, and II II continues dry
great mortality ~ expected along the dry
streams whore cattle will mirc End "bog
up while searching for water. There is
one thinglevident to a practical man who
will take the trouble 10 watch the re-
suits, and that il, Texas nstive cattle
cannot be successfully and probably
raised in pastures without any provender
except the mesquite grass on the range.
The nature OF our native cattle will not
permit them to be confined TO the limits
Of pastgre during the winter months. II
they are not allowed to drift with the
north wiud artificial wind breaks
must be made 60 protect them, and feed
stored for their consumption during
storms. " will not take long Tor the cat
tlemen 20 flnd out that there will be more
profit Ia cutting up large pastures into
smaller bodies and raising fewer and
better cattle By feeding them for market,
iustead Of grazing during the winter
months.
The approaching Christmas festivities
are foreshadowcd by the large display OF
toys in the show windows, aud the prepar-
atlOns made by some Of the churches for
Christmas trees
The old badger joke was played sue
ccssiuliy upon professor of elocutlon
the other day, who halted from New Or
leans, Some people are not satisfied I'M
less they travel a long distance TO get
sold. Even the distinguished senator,
Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky, made Abilene
famous by his frantic efforts TO handle the
badger. The frontier seems TO have q
civlllzlng influence, 30 TO speak, over the
old states' folks when they fool with our
badgers
The first 10 per cent. OF the subscribed
stock for building merchant mill at this
place was paid In on the tlrst Of the month,
and the work of erection will soon com
mencc.
The Albany News purchased new quar-
tiers on the south side of the public square
and moved the material Saturday The
News receives liberal patronage from our
cltizrns, aud viii soon be obliged To en-
large 70 meet the increased demand for
space.
Mrs. Baker aud daughter OF st. Louis
are visiting h. e. Conrad's family. Mrs
Baker Is the wife of Superintendent
Baker, OF the White Collar line of steamers
running between st. Louis aud st. Paul.
Mrs. Bakers son Tucker Is In the employ
OF Il. II. Conrad & 20.
Mr.. Rayner OF the Rayncr Cattle com
pany, has been visiting friends IN our
town Tor several days.
A surveying party OF the Houston &
Texas Central road are stalking off the
lands OF the company located in this and
adjoining counties.
Albany can boast OF as many fair sing
ers as any town of its size IN this state.
All OF the different churches have excel
lent choirs.
J III. Bars, former resident Of this
place, who received divorce from his
wife on the 27th of November, was mar
ried NJ Haskell City on the 3D. OF this
month 10 Miss Fusion. Six days OF SIM
gle blessedness was too much for his
gray hairs, so he has married him "a
young wife and "gone West to grow up
with the country and If the country
don't grow up and leave him the other
generation may be able to call him
blessed.