Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-21
GAINESVILLE.
The Santa Re Extension From
Fort Worth the All Alb
soIblng Question.
Horse Thieves Too Common--Not Ready
TO Relinquish All Claim TO the
United states Court.
speeIaI % the easette.

Special TO the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. 20.--The day
opened up with clouds hiding the sun,
and some rain fell about . o'clock. By
10 O'Clock, however, the sun came out,
and we have had delightful day. The
wind has been blowing from the south,
and the weather has been mild. The
streets are still very muddy, and those
who have had TO do much walking have
had disegrecable time Of it.
The hOrse-thief Is still abroad i'm our
county. IL seems that the tcrrors of the
penitentiary have but very little effect
upon this class OF evil-doers, and they
still continue their nefarious trade, not
withstanding the severity OF their punish
ment II they are caught. Mr.. j. Ii. Still.
who lives at Era, In this county, had two
bay horses stolen from him on the night
OF the 18th. One of the horses is seven
years old, i64 hands high, blaze face,
hight colored hind legs, very straight col
lar and saddle marks, and branded c on
Jaw. The other horse Is five years old,
sixteen hands high, branded N ID on left
shoulder, ID ID and ID ID on left thigh and
G on jaw. Mr.. Still was in the city to-
day and reported the theft to the officers.
The thieves struck out In southern di-
rection and two men were in hot pursui!
OF them. Ii Is TO be hoped that by this
time they are caught. This is the third
or fourth case of horse theft that has oc-
Cured In our county in little over a
month.
The dispatches in yesterdays and to-
days GAZETTE were read with eager in
terest by our people, and, like THE GA
zErTE, they devoutly wish that the Santa
Fe directors may see the advantages OF
the Fort Worth and Gainesville route and
select il. Our people here believe that
probably both branches OF the Santa Ice
will be extended north ultimately
one from Dallas and the one from Fort
Worth. The question is, they think,
which extension will be built first.
DR.. Murphy, one Of our physicians, has
been quite i'll, and, in fact, at one time
was thought to be dying. But latest re-
ports say that he is much better, and Is
now probably out of danger.
The funeral of w. ID. Easley took place
from the Baptist church this morning
Rev. r. j. McCandless, the pastor of the
church, conducting the services. The
interment took place at the city ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Clifton Easley of Henrietta is in
the city, having been called here to attend
the funeral of his father.
Your correspondent from Sherman
seems to believe that there IL a strong
possibility of the failure OF the effort TO
establish federal court for North Texas
and the Indian Territory unless Deuisou
and Gainesville unite in advocating Sher
mans claims for the location OF the court.
OF course, II, because we, of Gainesville,
did not surrender our claims
to sherman, no court would be estab-
lished, In that case we would gladly waive
our claims. But our people are still
hopeful OF getting one branch of the
court here; and surely congress win not
be so deaf TO the reasonable demands Of
the people of North Texas and fail TO cs.
tablish the court.
There was another marriage at the
courthouse yesterday. At 2;30 O'Clock
County Clerk Thompson issued q license
to A. A. Moore and Mrs. S. Il. Jones and
thereupon the high contracting parties re-
paired TO the county Judges office, where
they were united IN wedlock by Judge
Hail.
There were more people from the ooun
try in the city to-day than there has been
for some time. The pretty weather was
undoubtedly the cause of this The
square was pretty well filed with wagons
The brick buildings on the west side Of
the square which are owned by the Red
River National bank and Mr.. j. r. Harris
and were almost destroyed some months
ago, are nearing completion. They would
almost be entirely finished by nowif the
cold weather had not retarded the plaster
ing.
Judge G.. C Potter left for Dallas yes
tcrlay afternoon on legal business.
Real estate transfers recorded to-day
Perry Crippen to julius Chabaud, Sc 47-l0C
acres out of Hunt county school land aud
VIM. Sllngland survey, $3.50; X. II. Estes
to VIM Muster, lot IN Rosston, $50;
Emily II. Shannon to II. G. KILLER 20 Al
acres OF Il, r. Shannon GAO acre survey,
SIPS 60; s. b. kirkpatrick and wife ia
John NJ. KILLER, 100 acres of j. ii. SEEK
lok survey, $3.50; r.. II. and Mary Alex
ander, 500 acres OF A. G. G. Bailey survey
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