Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-30
TEXAS SPECIALS.
Weekly Resume of the Gazetts's Dals
Reports from ALI Over Texas. 5

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PILOT POINT, TEX, March 2S.-A mos,
distressing acciden occurred few miles
west of town which resulted In the deaf
Of noble, promising yourg man l&me
Calvin Tyson. He has been engfksd in
tescnirg school for some time ead las
Friday closed successful term 1t Breed,
iove Chapel and on Monday was 4rivlpe
cattle In the pasture and was riding r, p
/ ly when his horse stumbled and he War
thrown violently against tree. H
arose and walked 200 yards to the house
and three physicians were summoned, but
toeV could give him no relief and he died
this afternoon. HIS Injuries were inter
nal, In the stomscn Auu bowels, no bones
having been fractured.
| HuUsToN, TEX. March 23-This
morning q large 400 pound black besr
was killed nesr this city. A party o,
hunters were out after other game when
they ran across the bruin. The huge
beast refused 10 ruiz, nut stood and made
desperate neht He fought OF large
psck Of dogs and made several charges 3,
the hunters themselves, before he WAS
killed.
WINoNA, TEX, March 20 -The isrm-
ers are making extensive preparations for
this years. piantiog. m. corn that bao
come up was killed By recent frosts
Oits are looking well, considering the
weather.
| CLARKsviLLE, TEX March % This
bas been The most (. arful essou tn,t hs
ever been handed down to our people
N OthiDg except few garden reed has
been planted. Farmers, merchants and
all are blue.
PALo PINTO, ETKx., March 22.-Plenty
OF snow ieii on the 20,h. Frost came IL
sbundan,e last night. Nothing Was nur,
by the snow or frost.
JOSHUA, TEX, March PIT COM
memo I'd raining Dere ~ sn early hour tbi.
morning and has been raining most off,
time since, which has stopped all kind
ssrily be lsie here on account of the
continued rnins.
WHITEwRIGaT, TEX, March 24.-Two
stale ConvIc escaped from toe worB
train on he Missouri Pacific Railroad 8
Z O'Clock this morning. They were NJ,
missed nv the qua DIS until citizens IL.
fJrmed them that two coLvcts were run
Ming across farms in the direction Of Mil
creek, where the timber is very heavy
and tall.
BELloN, TEX, March "a -Aassye,
Cook, VINO has been prOspe citing for gold
srourd Bolton, annout ces still richer dis.
coveries, which indicate that gold
nbounos in paying quantities In this FEC
ZION. He is seeking now TO interest sew
erSl capitalists here ahd bring s0out rne
organ >tion q stock company 10 de
velop mis- "fads "
CISCO. TEX. March q "A L Bigg, r
staff, OF Callahan county, who was mem
Der OF the grand jay during the lsje
erm of tne FEDERAL court at Graham,
passed through here on his way home tsfs
fsy. He states that a petition with 2sf
t lames was signed and sent to Congress
10 Itmove the court from Graham le D
railroad town. Az # Irt wss nadG Sc
recommend Wichita Falls ~ tf
the place, but the ssgnars
refused TO allow IL. Abilene wss alse
suggested with the same sule Tina peg
tition goes without any place being mot
| Gated. Great ioc nvenience has been
caused the people Of q very lsrge portion
OF the district in having to attend the
court at Graham, and they will contipu.
TO sgitate the question until the
court Is moved TO some more
luit, bla place. Last session OF
Congress- q ptiti' n representing the
c1oice Of over 5000 signers, citzsns q
the district, asking thst the court be es-
tab lshed st Cisco, was presented to Con-
gregg, but it was not granted. The eff
fort will be renewed.
PALo PINTO. TEX March 22.-The G Is
Company began WORK developing their
properly last Mondsy. The famous Dal-
ton well thaI has been closed Tor quite q
long time is being opened up. The men
are taking out the snsll pipe that was sc,
in the well 500 feet and closed up wi'b
gravel, cement, and other material
Twelve feet below the top of the grouDu
the workmen set fame 10 the earth, snd
1t was immense to see the gas bum
There Is every indication that the 1Iw
Uill be az strong or stronger than at frat.
T well will be opened this week
ard test md. Of the flow.
IL there is any person IN Tfxts, lna
doubts there being natural gas in i'm
nense quantity Owing from the earth
uere, let them come to Palo Pinto, and
no Charge will be m.de for inspection.
The expert Ia natural gas will come from
Pt tsbure, Ps., in a few days. He is
coming at the ,nstsnce OF the gas CON-
psny. Excitement is hig Property is
advancing everv day. One party is
negotiating for 10 600 scres of coal .pd
gas lands here. Another wants Is 600
acres One party has been offered 81
an acre for 1000 acres, but refused.
DALLAS, lex, March 25.-The Texas
Republican is 10 be NOV, from Calves
ton 10 Dallas, and the list iesus will sp
pear ext Sunday. General M.lloy Will
ne the managing editor, assisted oy SON.
Dallas R. publicans l. is stat, d that the
paper wilt be the nucleus for dtst as-
evening daily to be started In about SIX
weeks witha capital of sl5 600. The move
Is msde on the ground that Dallas is con
sidered Rspu olicsn town.
STRPaBNvILLs. TEX. March 20. Tn.
sgony Is over. TIE ,ffl ;ial count OF the
local option election he.d In this county
on tn IL inst, has just beeu made by
the Commissioners court. The result IL
IS follows: For PROHIBITION 45l votes;
ag.inst prohibition, 1047 votes.
About one srf Of the full vote of the
county was polled, bat little interest wa
taken in the Election.
ALBANY. TEX, March %, 1888
To the Editor Of ths Gazette
Colonel N. a. Taylor to-day shipped
four large wagon loads Of billing ma
chlaery end piping from Missouri TO
Young county, to be U.S. d in the develop
ment VI the coal fields Of that county and
Stephens aud Sbackelfoid. The opera
tiOne will be conducted by Colonel N. A
TAYLOR Of Abilene who ia col q lent Of ss