Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-28
HEMPHILL COUNTY.
Number of Accidents Caused by Light
ming During the Past Week.
A Move on Foot for Grand Fair in which All
the Panhandle Counties will be Asked
10 Participate.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

| Correspondence of the Gazette.
CANADIAN CITY, Tex, July 25.-The writer has
just returned front trip into Carson county.
At Panhandle City Maj. Shloss invited US TO take
a ride behind his pair of trotters, he said he
wanted to see the new dam that was to sup
ply the cattle that were to be shipped from there
this fall with water This tank is located four
miles from Panhandle, covers about ten acres of
ground and is about fifteen feet deep. 1t is
made by throwing dam across ravine which
IS the head of Mcclellan creek and vii, afford
plenty of water all GUNNER.
Three miles soutn of.the town We arrived at
the experimental Farm of Col. b. b. GrOOmS,
who is showing oy actual results what can be
accomplished on these vast and fertile staked
plains.
He has about fifty acres under cultivation and
has corn, sorghum, sugar cane, mIllet and hne
vegetable garden all looking well. He grew
twenty six bushels of wheat to the acre on the
place this year.
Panhandle has a railroad well and one erected
by the citizens of the town, both of which afford
plenty of water.
Carson county has a beautiful two-story court
house, and has set out trees in the square which
are doing nicely.
County Judge o. H. Nelson, who owns the
section OF land adjoining the town, has also
planted large number of trees on his land, all OF
which are doing nicely, which goes to show that
trees viii do well these great treeIeSS plains If
only cultivated a little.
In the evening, receiving a very pressing invi-
tatlOn 10 attend an entertainment given at the
attended. The programme consisted of sing
ing by the children OF the Sunday school and
gentlemen and ladies of the church and recita-
tons by young ladies. Miss Hattie Nelson,
daughter OF the county judge, showed herself to
be master of elocutiOn and an actress OF no
mean ability. After the entertainment ice cream
and cake were served.
number Of accidents caused by lightning have
been reported in the Panhandle the past week.
MIR. George Lucke, who vsme into this Hemp
hil) county last fall, secured section OF school
land, had been south and purchased q small
herd of cattle and his way back with
them to this place. While attempting to drive
the cattle over the Canadian river, about twenty
five miles west OF this place, he and his horse
were struck by lightning and both killed.
County Judge 0. H. Nelson of Carson county
lost valuable colt for which he had refused 500
from the same cause last week.
Hemphill county is going TO have grand fair,
horse races, tournament, roping matches, etc,
on the 18th day of September. Excursion rates
viii be furnished by the railroads. She has in
vited the other counties to send live stock
and exhibits of what they have grown
this season and receive proper credit for it.
1t is expected that the other counties of the
Panhandle viii go in with the citizens of Cana
dian and HemphiIl county and make this a Pam
handle fair and q grand success, as the Pan
handle will have something to show the pros
pector this fall.
Mr.. George Agnew of Scotland who repre-
sents fifteen families of Well-tO-dO Scotch peo-
pie, is here looking for a location for them. He
expresses himself being well pleased with
HemphiII county and viii advise their coming
here.