Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-16
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The planning mills airs kept reasonably
busy now.
Bursted water-pipcs were undergoing
repair yesterday.
Locsl cotton receipts are becoming
lighter every day.
The city council VIII consider thcpullce
problem AZ It's next meeting.
The indications favor a boom In resi-
denco building ON the South side In the
early spring.
The popular verdict ls that the police
men should be paid Ia cash aud not in de-
preciated scrip.
II the mud on all the streets was
scrnped up and hauled of the result
would justify the expense.
Railroad men say TnE GAaErrE's spe.
cial train to Clebnrne and Dallas Is III
ready q paving institution.
polk's fine Jerseys attract much atteu-
ton, A number OF our citizens have been
ont 70 see these thoroughbred milk pro-
ducers.
County court is engaged on the case of
G, W Gillespie vs., Mrs Mamie James,
involving the question Of homestead ex-
emptlons.
"Cheap jake the unfortunate Dutch
man whose house was burglarlzed the
other night, is still ON vigorous hunt
after his lost pants.
The number OF empty coal cars hauled
TO the Nation yesterday over the Missouri
Pacific indicates what an immense quanti-
" OF coal our people have been burning
lately.
The contract for carrying the mail from
the trains 20 the postoilce has not been
awarded yet by the government, but IL Is
understood that Mr.. Boatman made the
lowest bid.
County roads leading TO the city are
said TO be IN very bad condition on ac-
| count OF the late rains. This is good
time TO begin anew the agitation OF the
road question.
II win not be a great while until litho-
| graph copies Of City Engineer Kings
map will be here, twenty-five copies OF
which have been ordered by the city. The
original map now belongs TO the city
Capt. Julian Field, our postmaster, was
the recipient OF hearty congratulations
yesterday from large number OF friends,
on his confirmation by the senate It
win be Postmaster Field for four years TO
certainty.
| II Is whispered ABOUT that before many
days the Fort Worth Street Railway COM
pany will begin the erection OF mammoth
stables and offices on the lot fronting
RuSk street, between Third and Fourth,
200x5o feet.
When the first ground hog comes out OF
his hole active measures will be taken TO
make the belt line one in resllty. When
all the connections are made this road
VIII be Of great convenience to hundreds
Of our citizens.
| The present tax assessor and collector
Dr. Dr. Prentice Pre- occa ssR hff GRseE2g2 &c With
not responsible for the refusal TO let the
doctor pay the city occupation tax by the
| quarter at the yearly rate.
The Cupid club, a juvenile social or
gauization composed OF the Young Amer
icas of The Fort, held its regular meeting
last night al the residence OF Mrs Tacka-
berry, on East Weathcrford street, where
the evening was spent In dancing games,
etc.
The examination Of Frank Cameron OF
Dallas county, charged with attempting
TO rape Mrs. Young in this county, WAS
SoHbhucu SNStNt"'y Az ~
Justice Nance, because OF failure OF Ihe
chief witness for the prosecution TO ap-
pear.
Gray's opera.house at Houston, whleh
has been remodeled aud retltted, WIZ DC
opened February by Mr., Chas. Benton
with the Boston Museum company. un.
der Mr. Benton's efficient management
this company Is making quite success
IN the state
my uouloS,len IN, - ,Ioeo NrarJa,,
n,Sht Jannorv 1s at the college chanel.
nIsbnn I NJ walden. N. LID. and
,,rsattiont ~ tbe church hoard of educa-