The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-19
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Ihs esmiss Ofty ~ ths rIsiss-uss
Tssiv asl ssssrpfss--vs Aavss-
tssss offered for Investment.
We hereby particularly call the a.
tenllOD of business aien Of every eiass,
TO The ennoanoemen, OF tre town 1T
salo At Mnisnield, published Ia an-
other part OF this Issue.
MArienfsld ia ON tho Toxs n Pacific
railway, 200 miles wsst OF Dallas, and
In tho county seat OF Martin, one or the
bost agricultural oounIios or Western
rexas. We ara personally we'll as-
qusinted with tho plaos, It's poop's,
aud the surrounding country, and eau
safaly state that no better oppurlunl
tlea for safe investment, or for che "a
tsolishnOnt ~ q business OF any kins
have been presented 70 lha pablo Tor
many months tnan arc now preaented
vt the Marienfeld town lot sale. we
are au horiE, d 10 ktaie tina, every doll
lar that NAV no realized In She sale OF
lota viii TOO expended In tho improv.-
ment OF the town by the Rev. Il. IA.
Peters, whose entire interests ara To-
lated thore permanently. The country
surrounding Aarienlsld liz FAR In ad-
vancB of the town, homo 600 people
solely engaged In farming hav
ing been located there dur-
Ing the past two years
within a radius OF six miles OF Marien-
ieid. Through the efforts OF thu
Mafianfs ID setslerS Germans, Mon
dota, Brookvllle, Malta aud Spring
field colonies, all agricultural, have
oeen located within 80 miles distance
within tho past year, ana all OF tho col
onists have bought their Land aud paid
for IL, and. several hundred settlers
Win surely como this oontng winter
and spring. Beyond these tbs trade
OF some 40 10 60sheep and cattle rauehes
In the Panhandle aud sontral Tom
Green county can be secured by propoi
effyrs, and Rssistia Z Ia tho conItrncIion
az Tho Harienfcld, Panhandle It
Springfield railroad, part OF whioh is
20 be built very soon. A Touring mill,
cotton GIN, newspaper, several general
stores with laigs stocks, hardware
store, and many others will DO well
here.
Earieafeld Rt prsssnt has about 30
Inhabitants, a fine brick court house,
large brick church IN courss or son-
struGtion, one OF the best eceools IN
shargu of tho Sisters of Dlvina froyt-
dcnse, n large convent. Within tia
next six mouths there is 10 be erected
Ia nrst-class college for boys,
capable OF housing 800 pupils.
The faculty, able to make IL
the bast eduoa,ionai institution OF iis
kind West OF Now Orlasna, viii neain
operations "a soon as tho necessary
buildings ere completed. Tho female
college, under ths management OF the
sisters of Divine Providence is already
| In operation, having sONe 80 p pig
As soon az ths nscSssary bnlldipSs
with dorm et0riss can he completed Use
intermediate ard seuior departments
1 will be opened. The cunrss OF asndy
ia thorough aud cx epsivs, comprising
all the Bngli,h branches, German
Ffonsh, vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, drawing, painting, the general
principles Of bookkeeping, plain SOW
ing and every variety OF fancy work.
She work already done by the iuhab-
| iionts Of Marienfeld,is bringing Kinder
cultivation nearly 1909 acres on tao
staked plain, rsibins maauincsni
erops the frat three ycas IN succession
whore such was claimed TO DO ,impos-
able, the opening Of numerous roads,
rsaieting in every direction, their uH-
tirtng work in Securing the lssstion Of
other colonies in their immedtate
nei ghborhood,t heir spirit OF enterprise
SHOWN in tho attempt to- build N mar
row gauge railway 10 SsriD9hSId Col
ony, IN Tom Green county, are swift
ci0nt guarantees that g business man
will make no mistake in casting hla
lot with them.