Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-13
LOCALE TIES.

The fire department band is rehearsing
some tine sacred music.
The Knights of Pythias held well at
tended meeting last night.
If plans now on foot mature Fort Worth
will in a short time be the leather center
of Texas
The Texas Spring Palace is incorpor-
ated. The secretary of state recorded it
at Austin yesterday.
A walking beam pump viii be put in
over the great artesian well a. the Texas
and Pacific round house.
st. Paul's church members have been
offered SIT 600 for their property on Main
street, but viii not sell at that price.
The Odd Fellows were yesterday Of
fered $4,000 for the lots on Rusk street re-
Gently purchased by them for $1,000.
They declined to sell.
A canning factory and the enlarge
ment of the wool securing works are
being talked about as matters of neces-
slty for Fort Worth.
A far as could be learned there were
nine sales of property in Fort Worth yes
terday, the aggregate amount of consid-
Grafton, being about S55 900.
A. w. Caswell yesterday sold to George
B. Hendricks FIVE lots on Rusk street,
near Tenth, for S11 ,25O. About year
ago this property was bought for $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. Egger, the costumer, will be
at the Mansion hotel Wednesday, 18th.
All persons wishing costumes for the
Como ball on the 18th, will call and make
selection.
Volney Hall, who was in the city last
night, says wheat in the northwestern
part of Tarrant county never looked
better, and farmers have every reason to
look for fine crop.
There is an ordinance providing for the
issuance of building permits, but it is
dead letter. New buildings are being
erected daily, but no officer of the city
enforces the ordinance.
The ladies of St. Andrews aid society
will give mite social and musicale at
the residence of Capt. j f. Waller, ,612
West Fourth street, Thursday evening
the 18th. All are cordially invited.
The sociable last night at the residence
of Judge and Mrs. O'Neill, on South
Main street, was well attended by the
members of the First Presbyterian
church, and was very pleasant affair.
President Il. B. Smith and Secretary
J. NJ. Perry of the W. B Tucker hose
company, have called meeting of the
company for Thursday night at their hall
for the transaction of important business.
It is said the gas company will move its
works IN short time to a site that is not
so valuable as the one at present occu-
pied, and one that will be equally as
central. The property of the company
is very valuable.
In the last ten days $685. 800 has been
invested in Fort Worth by gentlemen
who live in New York, Indiana and Col
orado. In the same time Boston men
have paid out S105 900 in hard cash to cit
liens of Fort Worth.
At a regular meeting of the Daggett
hose company held last night DR.. J
L. Cooper was elected delegate to rep
resent the company at Paris in May when
the State firemen's association meets.
H. Allison was elected alternate.
w. W. Porter of Denver was busy
with engineers yesterday surveying and
laying out his land south of the city re-
Gently purchased from Col. Smith and
Capt. Lloyd. Mr.. Porter says they will
put a street car line to the property.
Hon. o. P. McMains of Ration, N.
NJ. will speak at the courthouse tonight
on the proposed eviction of settlers from
the so-called Maxwell grant and other
Mexican grants within the limits of the
Texas purchase. Our citizens are earn
estly invited to attend.
The young ladies aid society of Missouri
avenue chapel, South Side, will give an
Friday night. 18th inst =,
at the residence of Capt. o. S. Kennedy,
corner Missouri avenue and Hattie
streets. Belt line cars will carry you
there. The programme will be published
to- morrow.
The daily art exhibition of the finest |
work in photography ever made in Fort !
Worth keeps Mr.. Rhine busy waiting on
his customers. He does not resort to un-
professional means to gain business, but |
lets his productions speak for itself. His |
temporary gallery is corner Fourth and |
Main. Side entrance.