Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-27
T0YAH.
Extensive Preparations Making for BE
Crops in Reeves County SMALL
Pox nt Saragosa.
Atoa,a with the clerk os the weather
Cattle from tho Eas, M Route 20
Nsw Msxioo ana Colorado.


Correspondence Of tho Gazette.
ToytH. Tx, Feb. 20 -Ouf people
we're much encouraged yesterday morn
lnR whom n dying cloud pissed over the
pocoa valley, and from which ~ regular
April shower fell They were confident
a good rain was about 10 fall npon The
parchnd earth, but the clerk Of the
weather failed ~ improve the opportunl-
ty and We still have no rains-only n
shower TO lay tho duat--for which we arc
truly thankful.
Tho district court for this county,
Rooyos, Will convene IN regular session
on next Monday morning, the hfst Mon
day In March, The term, " ~ thought,
will be short, az both the civil and crlmi.
nal dockets are quith brief.
Col. James Kbbee oi tho Interna-
tlonnl Live Stock and Mining Journal Of
El Paao came down last Monday morning
~ attend the meeting Of the cattomen 81
pocos CITY on tho 22d Inst, and has
been doing this city for the past couple
Of days The colonel gets out live and
nowsy little sheet, which, by the way,
was endorsed by the Pecog Valley Cattle
Growers association last Monduy as lts
organ,
The regular annual meeting Of The
PecoH Valley Caitle-Gro wors' association
convened nj pecoe City last Monday, the
g2d INST, and was we'll att end od by the
catGlcmcD OF tho pecoe galley aud by
quito number from distance. The
meeting Wna interesting and harmonious
throughout and much business WAS trims
acted. The ball ~ night, glyon by the
citizens complimentary 10 the cnttlomcn,
was largely attended Ivy the young PEG.
pie VI the valley aud was much enjoyed
by them. The officers OF the association
for the current term are as follows, tO-wlt,
President Judge g.. NJ Frazer Of TOynh
glce.presidont, Col Hart MuaHcy Of Fort
Stocktonj treasurer CaptW, ID. Hudson
81 T'dyah secretary, Mai. A. w. billiard
~ PeCOH city, Tho nest annual meeting
Df the association viii be held at TOyah
% the last Monday In February, 1897
Judge Al. Scopgns, our new Justice
1i the peace has qualin0d aud entered
upon the active discharge OF his official
duties. The Judge held tho samo position
In California several terms, and IN there.
fore well yersed ms 10 tho duties of the
0lllGe, and VIII no doubt mike an active,
acceptable aud efficient officer.
Cattle are again on the move, Several
large train loads were unloadod and fed
a. thlB point thla week ON route TO New
MgKlco and Colorado, These cattle wore
from rappcs back east, and were In very
poor condition 10 stand q long aud trying
trip, hear OF several herds 10 follow
soon.
our people aro all bending every energy
10 raise the necGasary funds TO pay their
tlXos tie time for the payment OF which
expires ON the list day of March
The fall election Is already receiving
az nj, al
arc willing 10 sacrifice themselves 10 tho
good OF The "dear people," and they are
throwing out fe.lera and 'settlng their
mogs" for good fat office.
Parties from Toyah creek, the agrlcul-
tural district Of Rcoyos county, where
arc located some M excellent farms us
can DO found In tho state OF Texas, tell
ms that extensive preparations are max
ing Tor a big crop OF corn, oats, rye aud
other grain the coming season, much corn
already having been planted, Big crops
were made out there Inst year, but oven
greater on0a VIII DO reached for this year
Tho smallpox, which made It's appear.
anoe AT Saragosa, Il small Mexican VII
lng0 about twenty miles south " this
place, and ut some springs down near
P0coH City, Ia creating Some little npprG-
henAlon on the part of some Of our poo.
pie, II has not made lta appearance horc
yot, and with anything like the proper
caution by our people II never VIII.
Several deaths have occurred nj Snragosa
trom this dreadful disease, but the
pni"nta near Poooa City, learn, are all
Improving,
Tho drummOrs and prospeotora keep
our hotels filled pretty much nll the
while, which IN a good indication that
business N revlying
our local merchants are llllIng their
"want books" and whom court week
Ia numbered with the things that were,
they will pack their "grp.aaoksn and HE
away to the Eastern markets TO purchase
spring goods.