Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-14
SAN ANGELO.
The Town Settling Down to Business
After the Holiday Festivities
An Open Winter.
Indications THAT the Gulf, Colorado s
santa re Is Coming-what Real Es-
tate Can be Obtained For.


Correspondence OF the oaIcte'
san ANGELO, Tex, Jan. THE pless-
ures OF Xmas week have become cher
ished memories, and its follies have been
consigned 10 the depth OF Lethe, whlle
regrets for the past and good resolutions
for the future have been INDUCED with
prospect Of usual results, and San An
CELLO, weary OF holiday, has returned to
business routine neither better nor worse
for happy new year.
The town enjoyed It's full quota OF fes-
tiyltles and holiday entertainments and
Xmas obseryances, among the more
prominent being the celebration OF mid
night mass at Father Parrlers
church, upon which occasion Mil
lard's mass Ia G. was rendered
by fun orchestra, aud SO highly appre-
ciated by our deyOut and mnsie-lOying
citizens that by special request II was re-
peated last sunday, affOrdlDg rare mu-
steal entvl tai1dient tU the audience.
The festival given by the ladies OF the
Episcopal church netted over 500, was
an elegant entertainment, and tribute
10 their zeal aud devotion. II there are
angels without Wings, certainly some oi
them may be found among the Christian
women Of san Angelo. The Xmas tree
festivities swept care from the brow OF
age, and illrd the hearts OF youth and
childhood with happiness. is II not
strange That the birth Of a babe IN man.
ger nearly 1000 years ago should CONTINUE
70 be the occasion Of annual rejOlcingg
Up to the present time the weather
could not have been more propitious
for the stock interests, there having been
neitner cold rains, sleet, snow, nor ox-
tremely cold weather. 1t is difficult TO
account for the extremely mild winter
upon any other hypothesis than that
nature never makes II mistake, nor per-
petrates an unmtigated evil, aud with
the short grass along the water.courses
and the scarcity of water on the high-
lands, severe weather would be entirely
out OF order, and result In the destruc-
ton OF thousands OF cattle.
The number Of deer and antelope hung
up In front of the mathematics indicate
that some worthy descendant OF Nimrod
Is roamiUg In the Concho country. Hunt
ing is "A iuyurtte recreation with the Of
ficers AZ Fort Cuucbo, and it Is
stated that company G.. of
Col. Blunt's command recently
returned from the chase, under command
of Capt Rose, with fifteen antelope and
other game,
The frequent purchases OF real estate
in San Angelo aud vicinity by Calves
toniuns supposed 70 he Interested In the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Ec railroad, has
confirmed some OF our citizens IN the
belief thal the road VIII soon be eN-
tended 10 this place. There is, however,
little railroad excitement, ~ people soon
cease 10 manifest excitement over an
event they regard az a certainty, and
possessing greater material advantages,
and controlling more trade than any
town west Of Fort Worth, the people ot
San Angelo regard u only as Il matter of
time whn the Santa Fc, the Arkansas
Pass and the Fort Worth & Rio Grande
railroads viii have depots In the town
Real estate Nv san Angelo and vicinity
is mpidly increasing Ia value, and unim.
proved lands within Ave miles from town
have recently sold at from 80 to 81 per
acre
Last week William Z Ellis, OF the San
Angelo National nank, paid William ),
Week, Of Vech, Stcrrett e. Co.'S bank,
$1,000 for 100 tcet square IN the business
portion ut the town. With the constant
Influx OF Immigrants and steady growth
OF the town IL Is not probable that future
sales of either Wild lands or town lots
will be made Ut less price, relative 10
location
lnc uninterrupted CROWN ol Gan Al-
gelo, while other towns have been
checked 10y the prevailing hard times,
in an enigma 10 persons unac-
quanted with its advantages, one
OF which ~ the heavy disburse-
ments made hy the federal govern
ment ut Fort Concho, II greater part of
which readily lind their way Into the cnan-
nels of trade, ANA 10 great extent offset
the constant drain OF money from The
town for the purpose Of purchasing sup
plies and paying interest aud lease on
school lands
The mail from San Angelo TO Abilene,
since the stage robbery last fall has been
provided with u military escort from the
garrison and no fear is entertained of
further dtpredutions upon Uncle Sans
pouches while this precaution is CON
unued.
Propositions are being considered for
the esta lli.hnent OF electric light and
the construction Of street railway,
which, II secured, will put the town oi
San Angelo sui further ahead OF the cities
OF West Texas