Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-03
The FIood-Gates Of Heaven Open and
Mother Earth Beams in Great
GIadness,
A Generous Rain Brings Joy 10 the
People OF This Thirsty Section
OF Texas.
Fort Worth Adds one More 10 Her Cen
tiers, She h Now tho rain Confer OF
the Lone star state.


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SAN ANGELO cor H.
Special 10 the Gazette.
SAN ANGELO. Tx, June The Iona
continued drought was terminated by
copl0us rain, and the people in conse
quenec are happy
GooD REPoRT FROM PARIS.
Special 10 tho Gazette
PARIS, Tx, June Ion yesterda,
THE GAZETTE man accepted an Invitation
from George Martin Price TO take q rid
out 70 The Price plantation, two mile
east OF this city All the wey out the
crops looked fine, with the exception o.
oats, which have been cut short by the
drought and are consequently very low
and ehOrt.hcaded. Corn Is in elegant fix,
ranging from knee TO walsl-high, Is clean,
has good color aud has not suffered W I
where IL has been properly worked,
and the farmers say II will not hurt corn
very much here II II has to walt ten days
yet for rain Cotton that has been
worked ont looks lne An old farmer
and cotton raiser said to GAZETTE
reporter yesterday that he never saw
better cotton on the LIST Of June before In
MS HE, 1t viii average almost boot-top
hlsh ana has great many squares on II
already. The peach and apple crop Is
very good, some OF the earlier peaches
arc beginning TO get ripe, and last but
not least We were shown the watermelon
vines, and II is safely said that in the
short existence Of THB GAZETTE man we
never saw finer vines this time OF year In
this country. They have melons ON as
large as a mans 1st
q ROOT sOAKER AND GULLY WASHER.
spcglai - TOE Gazette
HAROLD, Tx, June "a glorious,
soaking piu fell throughout this section
81 country dgy. In other words It was
regular rppt-soaker and gully-Nasher.
Farmers and our merchants can now
SMILE az the iong-contluucd drought has
broken. The farmers throughout this
section say they viii make au average
crop now, since they have hid rain, The
stockmen are IN better spirits and seem
TO DC happy, as there will now be plenty
OF grass aud water for their stock
Mr.. Misunderstanding government agent
az THIS place, aud Mr Lowe, one OF the
firm Of / J. Green & Co, during the
storm to-day received severe shock by
lightning, Knocking them down They
werG for some time unconscious, but at |
this writing both men are all right.
Stock continues to come in from the |
south.
srEPHENyILLE
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Gazette
SrErnENvIILE, TEX, June The |
drought silll pr walls IN this section of |
me country 80 nm alarming extent. II Is !
not only dry but very dry. The uat crop
10 THIS county Is about ruined, as also |
inc wheat crop Corn Is suffering con
sioefhDly Tor want Of rain, and unless
good general rains fall very soon the corn !
crop VIII he short IN this county. The
cotton ca old land Is standing the drought
very wei yet, but cotton In new ground
Is dying. Stock water Is getting quite
scarce and the range is dry and parched.
HASKELL.
Concsponiouoo OF the Gazette.
HASKELL, Tex June The weather
continues dry and hot, Water for stock
rs becoming very scarce. Grass and
crops are suffering very materially from
the eutcls OF the continued dry weather,
yet corn and millet are standing the
drought well. Corn has yet a good color
and Is growing some.
AROUND SHERMAN.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tex, June "a refreshing
rain gladdened the hearts of the Sher.
NANTES this afternoon, aud the pros.
poets are that IL will rain heavily all
might THERE'S millions In ~ 10 the
horny handed sons Of toll In this and adj |
Joining counties and the universal PRAYER
is, "Let her pour
No RAIN FOR DALLAS.
Special TO the Gazette
DAttAs, TEX,, June Our merchants,
eAohango received adyiCes tonight OF
Soou rams throughout the state, This
AFTERNOON and In the early night the
clouds were heavy and lowering and we
had few minutes sprinkle, but The
clouds dispersed without rain. A rather
cool Wlhd prevails from the Northwest.
SPLENDID REPORT.
Special to the Gazette.
HotnTuwAtrE, TRxp June2 "A glorious
rain fell here TO day, Wheat has been in
lured ono-third and oats one.hali by tho
drought. Corn and cotton prosnects
Were never better. Grass never failed In
TINS section. Cattle, horses aud sheen
are fat and cheap.
GOOD PROSPECTS
Special to the Gazette.
BoNHAM, Tx June Our nrospects
to-day for rain aru finer than they have
peoh Tor several weeks, Oats are not
much account, but wheat will make an
average. Corn and cotton are standing
very well, aud won't be hurt II rain comes
soon '.N'
MONTAGUE.
special 70 the Gazette
MONTAGUE, Tex, June 2,--The woath.
or sun continues dry and hot though the
indications are very good for rain soon.
jorn aud cotton are looking well. The
highest the thermometer has been is IO7
IN the shade
RANGER
special to the Gazette
RANGER, TEX, june 9.--The DROUGHT
: the one great topic OF the day, An
Ainds OF grain, etc are almost killed !
out, wheat and oats beiu!, almost an ON. {
lire failure, Corn snd cotton can nroh.
ably stand the dry hot weather for a week
pr two yet,
AROUND WACO,
special 10 tho Gazette
WACO, Tx June 2,--The drought is
beginning 10 hurt corn, but farmers ARA
making time harvesting wheat while me
sun shines,
GAINESVILLE.
special 10 ihO GArotte