San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-29
LOckhart.

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ha ,ow, ra,har an o.,tuora o;,ormo,.roa
snort distance beyond we pass 'Jordsh
Institute" the newest building we saw,
Iockbart dates hack 10 ls4s. We could
M, a;soouor .ho, az ,o ho. ,,oaa
very remarkable progress curing 'ne ias'
ten years. The railroad did not come day
too soon. for the placo had evidently sunk
;n,o o,o,a 90 ,.;,oo,ors aosro,raon I,s
appearance was ancient ana uhai iun'cu'
Its dwellings and even public buildings
were for the most part innocent of paint,
o,a .,-o.,a and o;d.wo,Ls ~ ,,oss;nos mr.
-,
p"'eihen's. pu' inc Town wiz ho" ~
doubt begin to brighten up and come out
of the kinks" With the magnificent coun-
try around it, railroad facilities now being
added, Lockhart may we'll DO expected to
advance with giant strides There Is
solid substratum upon which to build and
increase its growth.
A recent visitor publishes in the Calves
ton News the following estimate of the pres
ent business of the place.
1t now has, apparently permanently To-
cated, SIX ury goous stores, Ten fanny gro.
Stnro fonr drna storos one so5dIerv and
harness establishment, two millinery stores,
one furniture store, one agricultural i'm
PIGMENT ana wagon store one TN shop, one
sbons one news and iob nrintino office
two restaurants, two hotels, two meat mar
kets, four barber shops, three saloons, one
extensive iumper YARD ohe hiso Ivy
nreanbers ona yndertster three GOOD
schools for white and one for colored chill |
dren, six church edifces, accommodating con-
grtgatlohs OF the seIhouist, DaP.is,' res
S $500, a"I ,,nn Atr;oa,, ohnrchne
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w. 49, =, ,ro
800. ~. r. Torco ma,o 1oas notoa
Gov .o.,,u oo,,r+ bo,so ord ia;,s and mora
80 s,o..t Iii, .,hoo,
lor spacious Hnu eiee"n' p"0i'o ''Aoo-
houses, 1t would be better and more credit
able for her. And 30 while Lockhart can
cot nm very we'll with her present court
.,,. % oon,a che noodS soma
mouse ioi ye''' W oo-no' '-'0 D'
thing else vastly more. we were surprised
to hear that the town is not incorporated.
Wa don't mean TO saw that she might not
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