Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09


flowed its banks, ard Is converted into 8
vast lake extending fully three-qusrters
Of mile and within short distance of
| the St Louis, Arkansas and Texas Rail-
way depot. 81 far IS ascertaiued no
serious losses are sustained by the over
| flow, and the water is gradually receding
! to day. Aoprehensions were felt yester-
| dav for property 10 its immediate vicinity.
WACO. Tx, March SIN the noted
case OF Barlow We. Belo & Co, suit for
$50, 900 for libel, the attorneys for defend
| snt, Alexander, Winter & Dlckerson and
R. d. KIngsbury,JJr. hled q motion TO
dismiss the suit on account Of plaintiffs
failure to hle bond for cost.
HOUSTON, TEX March The Demo
cratic city convention re-assem0led to-
night at o'clock. On the eighty sixth
Smith nor Schef dlns could be nominated
for Mayor, so it WAS decided by lsrge
majority to turn them loose as candidates
before the people, with The Endorsement
of the convention as to their Democracy.
After selecting the executive committee
! for the next two years, the convention
adjourned.
HHELP he CAssIUs"
| ing remarkable circular was strewn far
fsir ~ rem sining away from the meeting
of stockholders and citizens at 10 q. m,
Wednesday, March Z, at Merchants Ex-
change. You will cast your vote to dis
continue the fair and exposition, for at
this meeting it will be decided by the at
| tendance and support Of tbs citizens of
n,1I ,knAk asg aknn
| the state fair and exposition, or leave il
to some more enteTprising city Of our
! state. This matter now rests with you.
ROBERT GIBSON,
Chairman Stockholders Committee"
TIKI NINE HOUR SYSTEM ADOPTED.
The carpenters who hsd a meeting sew
eral weeks ago and adopted tie nine
| hour system, to go into effect on March
6 are rejoiced that their demands have
been complied with by all contractors in
| Dallas.
CLKBURNE, TEX March S.-On yester-
day evening L. M. Head, our tax assess-
or, while on his way home, was accident
ally thrown out of his wagon and his lef.
arm broken. Mr.. Head only q short
while ego was thrown from his horse and
had his right arm broken. His friends
| sympEthizs very much with him over the
unfortunate occurrence.
MT. PLEASANT, TEX, March 6.-The
election for incorporation csme Of to-day
and resulted in a majority Of IA for incor
porGtion. An election will be ordered ct
once for the election Of city Officers.
BLUM, TEX March 6.-Thls ST ernoon
while Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were absent
from home, one OF their little girls, five
years old, caught fire while standing with
her back to the fire, and there being no
one in the house except her little sister,
eight years old, her clothing was burned
| almost entirely c e of her, snd she died in
= few hours. The older one burnt one Of
her hands severely IN trying to subdue
the flames, and their screams attracted
! the attention of the mother, who was At
q rear neigh 7or's house, but her arrival
was too late, and the little one was spared
only few hours.
HASKELL, TEX, March 3 Some pros
pectors and home-seekeTs from OHIO and
Illinois have been in our city the past two
weeks, and expressed themselves as high
ly pleased with our beautiful country and
rich productive lands.
The farmers have sown large acreage
ia oats this spring which are up and look
very fine. There will also be large crop
OF cotton planted. Messrs. TYSON & Carter
propose to put up large Touring mill
and gin in this place next summer.
BLOSSOM PRAIRIE, TEX, March 7.-Our
post MASTER was notified yesterday by the
Postofice Department that the name of
Blossom Prairie would be changed to
! Blossom, the same to take effect az soon
as he could make new bond and have IL
approved'by the Department.
WATERFORD, TEX March Z.
FIRST CONTRACT PoR JUTE CROP IN
| TEXAS.
In order TO make thorough test of the
jute culture in Texas and show farmers
now to cultivate and harvest l., and as
sure them OF remunerstive return, the
following contract has been made be-
tween the Westherford Native Jute R
Manufacturing Company and Mr.. E. L.
! Marshall:
The party Of second part engaged and
bound himself to thoroughly work and
cultivate for a ju.e crop twenty acres Of
his land, situated on the Roach fam, half
mile west CT towD, on South Texas Pa
ciic Railroad. The work TO be done by
psrty Of second part IL:
l. To thoroughly clean and pulverize
his land by good blowing and harrow
2, To SOW the ten pounds ute seed per
acre, that will be furnished free Of charge
by party Of first part, in drills six inches
wide and three feet apart.
| s. During the first two months Of said
iute growth two rups of the cultivator, or
more IS may be needed st the suggestion
Of the company, must be given in the rows
in order to open and thoroughly clean the
ground; also, party of second part will
hsve to thin the rows by hand In too
thick spots.
4. When iute is matured, ssy in August
or september, party Of second part. will
have to cut the iute stalks with q cane
knife or q resper IS close SO possible to
ground, let lay the stalks during three
days in the field IN order to have 5 gSester
part Of the leaves drop of; thsnszde Iate
stalks have to be carried to TIE deeeri-
Gator belong,to the Weathe5foTd Native
Jute Rope Company, which viii be pIhced
nesr by or in the field Of party of second
part. Will pay cash to party Of second
part 81 rs perttou; the average 7tel& is
between twensy-6ve and forty tcas, but
as those twelsy acres of jute are the first
trial In thisscouu,ry, made IN order to
spread jute ealture in TexGs, in consider
alton OF theseooye, the Eeatherford Ms
tjyeJnte Robe Company guarantee to Mr..
d. p MAfsEaiE . retHfn Of st least $50
| psi acre. 1Nesysfs R E BELL,
4 < GEO P LEVY,
ComHsftteeof tie Weatherford Native lutte