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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
| Has Grown from a Small
.der Village to a Large
and Populous City.
" History as a Military Post
Struggles for CONNER
ClaI Importance.
A village Of Fifteen hundred
am 1886, a City OF Twenty
Seven Thousand.


; Fort Worth celebrates the tenth
of its first railroad, and as
.Sho knew the city In the centennial
Ike a retrospective view Of this
sere of years, they find much to
"a In their minds eye ere two
80 struggling village of 1900
M thriving, bustling, populous
900 people. These ten years of
bry OF the city present q panorama
less that is wonderful to contem-
md to those men whose tireless
lind unity of purpose have been
klmate cause Of the city's growth,
& be source of pride and self-con-
ation.
Statistics Of Fort Worth AFFORD an
hing study, for they tell story OF
ss and development that has no
b the history Of the cities OF Texas.
ash other cities, the early Sta
must be compiled from an infinite
! of data and oral testimony, OBJ
1 from men and sources endless in
II and contradictions; and the
|iclan who pioneers through this
btconfusion for the first time as
o task that can only prove dlsGp-
hgto him, The following compare
kticles are submitted to an intelli-
|ublic with the hope that they viii
kheir attention and deserve their
sal. An attempt will be made to
be gradual growth Of Fort We nth,
day stands in the most envlable
n any city in Texas when viewed
retrospective of ten years, or In the
VS. OF coming events which indicate
urp
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

hyeoak grove. After captivity Of three
days they were released BY order of
young Wichita chief named jim
nhsna' Aieer their release, which was
ootalneo tnrough promise 30 90 to the
setuements Tor provisions forthe Indians.
tncy made tracks for Fannin county, and
Tradition says they violated the contract
about the provisions. In 1919 Capt, Ter
rlll returned TO Tarrant county and To-
cared again in the beautiful liyeoak grove
ABOUT THIS time the military post was es-
tablished on the blur at the fnnction az
the West and Clear Forks of the Trinity
Settlers came pouring around the post.
and soon the infant marks OF the present
great city became visible.
A brlet allusion to the exrerience OF
O e. M. Daggett, probably the most
pi,oab, - figure in the early his.
tory Us. county, win continue the
thread oso3e,. arratlye. Capt Daggett
came to TarrS Ii aShelby county, in this
state, In the yea 'lsl9, and located some
h .spds for himself ana some friends. lie
). S&-ned to Shelby county and afterwards
+. seSSarly trips to Tarrant, until in the
yea, 20 a moved his family here and
TOOK al " part In the organization OF
the countyf He was at the nrst election
for county officers, which was held at the
"Cold Springs" about one mile east OF
the present courthouse. BIrdyille was
thsn the largest town In the county, and
by popular vote the county seat was
located there. This dissatisfied many
of the citizens OF the county, and new
election was ordered. The question was
finally settled by an act OF the Legislature
In favor of Fort Worth. Il is said thai
this end was secured mainly through the
untirlng efforts OF Capt. Daggett. III,
has since passed away, loved and nonorer
by all who knew him, with his name an
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

wenlthieet subscriber 10 TIA s,oct \, e.
construction company vemk,ked ~, +,
didn't know when be Wa goIhr a =.
the money 10 pay f5f Il. Na'nAsfA ~ a, *
subscribers forfeited their stcck. t,lh2f
were permitted 10 nav fhAs y, Z.
scrlptions In when, oata. co.s ,,'
which was turned over 10 la lnh.,.,.
tractors. The capitxi was ekh8 Al a,os
900, In $4,000 shares ciel0 esck. hi,l ,',,
exceeding $4,000 was paid up II ,i,A 81
arcgste.
In addition to the stock snbst,lpk.n
the citizens had TO giya tho lselS NM
subsidy Of $40 acres, now known Al N,
Texas 4 Pacific reservation, stfs,cb'ns
through the very heart a the clte o.1
which In TIE rapid acoumulallon n .,ss
and figures may be valued Al mon lfse
q half million dollars. Thie .hbd CIV
donated by X. M. VaazAndt \ M
Dsggett, Mrs. + A. Hendpicke and ,Ia6ne
I. j.. Jennings, bnt the laud an holsr,s
forfeited under tho original contract sns
had 90 DO donated over Rgaln. 10 nf|ls
action all the donors accedod extdnt AN.
latter, and this iHterest was pufcha,aa
by a popular subscription among al
citllousamounting TO e2OCa. Woik al
the coatract was rapidly puuhed 10 1o9.,
pletlon, and Just ten years ago kodag
this company bad achieved rs ohltol 81 A
the flrst shrill notes Of tho Iron h6r,l
awolse tho echoes Of the pla0Aw hlck nal
through an attempt at hurlehQue, 6et,
named as the place where the Hfap.he
Lay Down.
The extension Of the road AZ thisps
ticular time was fraught With much ID
terest to the city, and Il reqoired rSvv
and money to accomplish the end. IN
contractors were compelled 20 pas
per cent. q: the work In cash, and Il
remaining 40, ger cent. was aetne
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
TARRANT COUNTY.

A Brief synopsis of Its History, and a
Description of It's Soil and Resources.
POPULATION IN 1876, 27,4G0; POPULATION
IN 1886, $4,000.
According to the most authentic In
formation 10 be had on the subject, the
late Capt. Ed Terrill and a companion
named j. r. Lusk were the frst white
men To stand on the soil that now holds
the city of Fort Worth. In November,
is4s, they pitched their tent about one
and 4 half miles southwest OF where the
courthouse now stands, 10 the familiar
liyeoak grove that stands there to-day.
Their nearest neighbors were two young
men on White Rock In Dallas county,
forty.fve miles away. They camped
there about twelve months and were cap
iured by Indians when returning home
With their Dallas county neighbors who
we're to help them RISE a house
then IN course Of erectlom 10 the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

to-day It has some of the finest agrlcul-
tural aresj In Texas.
A geographical analysis OF the county
shows that II Is located in north latitude
S2 deg, 4C'mln., aud west longitude "a
deg, 10 min, and Fort Worth, its county
seat, situated near its Typographical
center, is 6T.7 feet above the level OF the
sea. II comprises 500 square miles Of
territory and an area OF $4,000 acres
The soil II black wary, black loan,
chocolate md gray sandy divided as
follows: "a mile strip running north and
south on the eastern border, blacl1 waxy
10 mile strip timbered, gray sandy: 5
miles next adjoining timber, blach loan,
anu balance, six miles strip on western
border, chocolate.
The total acreage in cultivation ia 1885
was 100. 1000 acrea. dlvldhd AZ iollnMa.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

men followed, and an exodus commenced
which threatened to depopulate she place,
but those who remained had faith in
their home, and after the excite
ment over the extension Of the
road subsidized quiet, steady growth set
In and the town continued to grow. In
1880 the Missouri Pacific reached the city
from the northern limits Of the state. In
1881 the Santa Fe road from Galveston
had connected the town with the coast
and the Fort Worth q Denver commenced
its journey north, The population was
then 1000. No more railroads were pro-
jected from the city until 1885, when the
Fort Worth & New Orleans commenced
to build from this point to a junction
with the Houston 6 Texas Central road
at Waxshachle, and In 1886, the Cult, Col
orado & Santa Fe is being extended north
through the Indian Territory via Gaines.
Vile.
In 1876 the taxable wealth of the town
was about S250,000, and 1t had a p la
ton OF 1900, but the railroads /. Pr.
people and prosperity, and in 1857,
city has population of $4,000 and a taxa
able wealth of s7,000,00O.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES.
| The following figures show the growth
OF taxable values in the city since 1881
with an estimate for the year 1876. Thi
records from 1876 to 1881 cannot be
! found:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

The Tarrant.C County Construction CON-
pany concluded contract near the close
OF the year 3T6 for the extension OF the
Texas & Pacicc from Eagle Ford TO Fort
Worth, dlstBnce OF twenty miles, with
Mai. Frank s. BoLd, yice-president OF the
road, and Mai. WashUurn, the lamented
engineer who was killed in an accident
during tina construction OF the Missouri
Pacific fh0va Fort Worth TO Waco. The
basis Of this contract was that the con-
structioa company should build the road
and aoaept the paper OF tho Texas Pa
clfic IL ,paymeEt for it--cash was al that
time an article Of whsch railroads. az
well as individuals, possessed but
yegy little. The work Of construction was
suhIet 10 Roche Bros. \ Tierney, the
tormer so we'll known Ia connection WIN
the Fort Worth & New Orleans ana The
latter veteran railroad contractor, fiiii
a resident d Fort Worth Tho road wna
built over many obstacles. MpNey WAS
hard 70 cDtflu, ana Il "a Daia shet ael
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

There are iT9 miles Of running water In
these streams, and In addition 70 this
water supply there are many Small sized
lakes scattered over the level surface 0t
tho county that hold water at all seasons.
The taxable values Of real estate With
Improvements fpr the year 1876 cannot
be accurately sscerlained al this Wfitlngi
es the records were either lost o. der
ntroyed by The a0urt-houee gre which o.
CURED tbs year. but II y estimated 70
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

for with s pef celstI paEef, ssnuA1 ~
that received from tae railroad company
At this time Isoney wes s.aSce e s, w s'a,e
3 per ceuA per monlA On tne fI
besf eecurlsv. Rnt tho most fsfpafhspls
thing aboat illss c2p1trrrtio epl'psny ~
mains yes to b told 70 oeso9 ,al1 is s,,S
nvsssr ,,or,ss III esd III n she stock
hofders Who had 6nhaerlked wore pele
ss cents on no loiAr, showing z clear
profis oAoyer 10 Psr cent, pqr ssnAn ~. ~
the inspstlppns, bestieh making ne toNh
= rnilsoad Terminus ana sending rtkl ~
tata values severed hundred per cent
hlebar thar they were when the company
WAS organized. ,......,.
III show tho ellacl tho Tar1ant County
Construetlon sompany had upon ~ g. l,nen
aIai blstosy o. The city tho writer ", Y, X
peat 4 remark made 70 him By Nol N;
Rross of the Hoff Worth . Dover f''&
railway. said h.. 'pKhe old Sff4
Donnf1 Cehsirncfl0a t'a'l
res Ire ilrst fgi fFc8
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
The average Yield per acre being:

There are $4,000 acres Of pasture
lands and $4,000 acres OF wild lands
a traveller Ina balloon sailing over Tar
rant county could see beautifully
watered territory. From his Wrlal point
Of observation could be noted a large
number OF flowing streams permeating
every section Of the county. The names
and length Of these streams are as fol
lows;
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
COMPARATIVE FIGURES.

The figures for 1886 cannot be given
but the increased railroad taxation and
other property will run the total for this
year to about 81 900, 900.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
have been 81 900, OO0 In 1855 the total
valaatlon Of real estate with improve

have been 81 900, 600. In 1855 the total
valaatIon Of real estate with improve
ments Is;
In the country .,.....,. +....,... 3 s,s1o,Sy7
In Fort Worth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3,bfJ.tel
Total county valuation OF proportion ..,..
1880 .. $500. $500. ASl0,la
Total county vaias,Ion OF property Tor
lSoos..s..stss q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iASlotuOV
The assessed valuation for the year 1886
cannot yet be leGrned, as the books have
not been made out, but thas there wAl be
large Increase over the above figures for
1885 there is no doubt. There has been
added seventeen miles, OF railroad OF the
Atchisong Topeka a Santa 10 company
and eighteen miles OF road of the Fort
Worth & New Orleans company at an
assessed value of os500 per mAe.
The population has Increased in the
county as follows;
lois, population -..,..,s,..... iQ,0os
lis6, population. .,....--.... ..".,.t. .b2,3OO
The climate is delightful, July and
August being the only months OF the year
when citizens feel like ssekiag some
other CLINE and during these two months
the fresh southern breeze blows almost
continuously. The high elevation and
open country gives the people full benefit
of these "gulf hreezee,n and case OF
sunstroke In Fort Worth rarely occurs.
In the winter the weather Is mild, and
only when norther comes whiHtlipg
from its cold birthplace do the citizens
experience any OF tire Inconvenience OF
cold weather. Snow visits the county
once or twice each season, but melts as
It falls. The streame dow all winter, and
are never chOked up with ice.
Interesting statistics could be written
about the growth OF other towns in Tar
rant county, prominent among which are
Birdville, Grapevine, Keller, Arlington,
Mansfield and others, but 1t cannot be
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12

The Jury Returns a Verdict of
Criminal CarelessneSS.

The coroner's jury in the case of the
killing OF Chas. Veazey and crippling
OF Thomas Donagan last Thursday re-
assembled yesterday and presented
their verdict to Coroner Overstreet.
The verdict is similar to their first de.
cisiOn with the exception that the
name of and charge aga INST Foreman
Lowry are withdrawn and the follow
ing added in place of it:
1--WE, the jury, find that there was
great negligence on the part of some
one in allowing dangerous appliances
and methods to be used in double
decking trucks"
The verdict was signed by all the
jurymen, and while it nominally re.
lieves Mr.. Lowry of any direct blame
yet makes such charges as will prob
ally require ali investigation at the
hands of the grand jury.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12

The Golden Dramatic company
play at Moore's opera house January
18th, the day Stair is 10 hang.
p. b. Perkins. of water works
notoriely, has come to Nevada ami
will take care of the water works.
The pos,ofice has been removed
from Its old home TO the Rock wool
building on the north eide of the
square.
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Bird>eye, of
Nevada, celebrated the twentieth an
niverssry of their marrisge very
Handsomely last Monday night.
MIR. Joseph White, the gentle
man who purchased the farm of w.
A. Terrii last week, forty acres and
for which he paid $4,000, was in Ne
va1a few days ago. This farm was
paid for by Mr.. Terrili in the sale OF
his fruit for two years. and Mr. White
is 10 be congratulated on his excellent
bargain. When it com. 10 raising
fruit. Southwest Missouri beats the
world.
The rope which viii be used for
Stairs execution has arrived in Ne
vada, 1t is the one purchased By
Sheriff EllistOn. of Henry county, for
the execution of III 'pkirk and Brown
field, but the governor having COM
muted the sentence of those men, it
was not used. The rope is about
twelve feet in length and is made of
hemp. II is exactly like the one used
for the execution of Fox.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
MAJOR MONTGOMERY.
Death of a Distinguished Citizen
at Bloomfield, Mo.

Bloomfield, Mo-, January Mai. Sam
uel Montgomery, an old citizen of this
place, died at his home, one and half
miles southeast of this place, on the Both
ult., and was buried at the Bloomfield
cemetery. He was BON in the state of
Kentucky on the first day of November,
1910, and was consequently IS years and
nearly two months old at the time of his
death. He came to this state at an early
day and was engaged in various pursuits
during his long and eventful life, having
been engaged among other things in
merchandising, the newspaper bust
ness and farming. As soldier he saw
service in the Mexican war and in our late
civil war After the war with Mexico he
engaged In trading in that country. At
the breaking out of our civil war he cast
his fortunes with the union and was mus
tered as major of the Sixth Missouri caval-
~ volunteers on the I4th of February,
1862. He participated actively in the
campaigns II that regiment, and during
his service held a number of important po-
sitions, teiug In command OF the post at
Ironton at one time and at this place at
another.
Major Montgomery had two sons in the
Sduic regiment, Oth. DdCOn lhOulSOmeEy
being the first major, aud X. III. Montgom-
cry, captain Of company f
Mai. Montgomery was mustered out of
the service at this place At the close of the
war and married daughter of the Hon.
Reuben p. Owen, late Judge of the Twenty
third judicial circuit and has since made
his home at and near this place, where he
has filled several important positions, be-
ing at one time president Of the county
court and at another mayor of the town Of
Bloomfield. He was democrat and took
an active part in all political ques-
tons, and being a man of strong
convictions and pronounced views on ali
public matters, he was never without his
opinions on all questions, which he ex-
pressed in forcible and earnest manner.
He has daughter by former marriage
married to Hon. III. \. Phillips of West
Plains, Mo-, and two daughters by his last
marriage married in this county, one to
DIR. Eldon Phillips, of Leora, and the
other to Mr. 6. w. McDavid of the same
place. His many friends and acquaint-
ances throughout the state will regret his
death.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
DID HE SUICIDE!
President Stevens Death Still
Remains a Mystery.

Trenton, y. j., January 6.-Jno. G. Ste
vens died this evening from the effects of a
pistol wound in the head. 1t is generally
believed that he commi. ted suicide, as he
had been in depressed spirits for some
time owing to financial difficulties. The
relatives version of the tragedy is that the
deceased was arranging trip to Western
Virginia TO inspect coal and iron land,
that he had bought the revolver for self
protection and was examining the weapon
when it was accidentally discharged.
THE SHOOTING OCCURRED
in the Pennsylvania railway building in
this city. Mr.. Stevens was president of
the United New Jersey Railway and Canal
company, and had been attending to off,
cial business all day. He never spoke
after the shooting. He was so years of
age and leaves wife and FIVE children.
He was a nephew of Engineer Stevens, the
inventor of the Stevens battery. He was
president of the Pennsylvania railway sys-
tenn in New Jersey. 1t is said he had at
tempted suicide several times before.
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when Baby VS. sick. ws gave her CsssxiA
When shs WIS Child, she cried foo CsssosiA
When abe became Miss. shs clung 10 CastorsA
Whn she bad Childrsa. she gave them Castor.A
Dave Shaw Again.

Dave Shaw. whom it will be re-
membered was some time since COM
mitted to jail to await trial upon sew
eral charges of burglary,wa yesterday
taken before Judge Halstead on a
warrant charging him with the bur-
glary and larceny of the residence of
bis former employer, John Murray,
who resides three miles northeast of
the city. Shaw worked for Murray
last summer and during fair week Mr..
Murray came to the city and left Shaw
to take care of things, but Shaw dur
ing his absence broke into Murray's
house, distracted q number of articles
and absconded. Murray on his return
discovered the robbery and followed
Shaw to town but failed to find any
positive evidence whereby to convict
him after his arrest. Shaw, however,
stated, was committed on other
charges, and a few days ago Mr.. Muir
ray brought to Marshal Barnett a
piece of cloth cut from a new pair of
pants which was among the things
taken from the residence and which
pants Mr.. Murray had himself made.
Shsw's effects were searched and the
pants found and fitted to the piece
left. Shaw, however, still denies his
guilt but the evidence was considered
sufficient by Judge Halstead TO war
rant his being held, and he was ac-
cordingly bound over in the sum of
800 to the criminal court to answer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
A Cool Proceeding,

A man named George Hughes last
evening filled his tank so full of swill
in order to fortify himself against the
effects of the blizzard, that on his way
home be became oblivious of his sur.
roundingS and his legs concluded to
take a rest on their own responsibility.
He was discovered by a pedestrian on
West Fifth street about 7:30 p. M.
lying in the fast drifting snow in an
unconscious condition. The gentleman
not knowing if he was dead or alive,
at once reported the matter to police
headquarters, but when Chief Bar
nett and Officer Fifer reached the
spot some one had carried him to a
shelter, and all they could discover
was pool of beer where be had laid
down. Doubtless he will think twice
before he again tries the whisky
remedy for billiards.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
TIRED OF LIFE.
An Old Kansas Settler Blows His
Brains out.

Gaylord, kas., January 6.-Testerdsy
three miles northwest of Gaylord, Jasper
II. McNary, an old settler of this county
and formerly OF Atchison, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head with charge from single barrel
shotgun. The circumstances of the shoot
ing as near as can be arrived at from evil
dence ut the inquest to-day are as follows:
About s o'clock this morning he started for
GAYLORD on foot with an oil can to get oil
and groceries. About sixty rods from his
house he stopped at the house OF Walter
Beck, where NcNary's gun was. He went
into the house and no one was present.
Beck was at the stable one hundred yards
distant. McNary then took down the gun,
arranged himself in front of the glass,
took stick to pull the trigger, arranged
the gun so the charge would
STRIKE THE LEFT TEMPLE.
and the trigger was then pulled by the
stick that was found clinched In his hand.
The charge went through the head coming
out in front of the right temple, killing
him instantly, his brains being scattered
over his body and blood around him for
three feet. The coroner's jury rendered
their verdict "thst the deceased came to his
death from a gun-shot wound at his own
hands and done purposely." He leaves q
wife and four children in moderate cir
cumstances
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-12
Mrs. KOyle's Death.

A dispatch was received in this city
yesterday announcing the death OF
Mrs. g. B. Koyle at her home in
Kansas City. Mrs. Koyle was for
merly resident o. this city, her nus
band for long time being connected
with the Sedalia Democrat as book
keeper and solicitor. She was sn es-
Unable lady and was beloved by
all who knew her. She was a sister
of Mrs. James Story. of this city, and
hal been sick for some time previous
to her death. Her funeral will take
place this afternoon.