Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-08
WEATHERFORD.
The Sentiment in Regard to thu Panhandle I'm
migration Headquarters-Ths News False
Statements Corrected.

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wEATHERFoRD, TEX, May 6.-Yester-
day ev ening meeting of several Grand
Army men was held at the courthouse in
this city, when it was decided to organ
lie post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. A charter for the organization
will be applied for aud the post will be
organized on June 2, next, by United
States Marshal George A. knight, of
Dallas.
The work of extending the street car
| line from the public square, its present
terminus, to the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian state female seminary, was began
this morning. The ties are being hauled
snd scattered along the line on South
Main street. The work of grading and
track laying will begin in a day or Two.
The people of Weatherford are pleased
at tue success of Fort Worth in securing
the headquarters of the Panhandle immi-
grafton movement. They feel that Fort
Worth is justly entitled to the headquar-
tiers, as THE GAZETTE has always
espoused the cause of Northwest Texas,
and they are proud to see the people Of
the Panhandle appreciate THE GAZETTE g
and the people of Fort Worth's efforts 10
behalf of that section by establishing
headquarters with them. The people
here think il Is q little late In the day for
Dallas people and Dallas papers to come
and claim to be benefactors in settling
up the northwest part of the state. 1t
ism I so much interest in the northwest as
1t Is for Dallas.
DIR. A. n. Norris pastor OF the Baptist
church, of this CITY, requested The
GAZETTE reporter to say that
h. a.
expression as attributed to him
in the special from here in to-day's
Dallas News regarding Fort Worth
being SO backward in making arrange
ments to take care of the delegates to
the Baptist convention. He said he au-
thorized the News reporter to say that he
was authorized by the good people of this
place to say that IL Fort Worth would
have more people in attendance at the
convention than she could accommodate,
the people of Weatherford would help 70
take care of them and not as stated IN
the News. The delegates could come
over in the evening and return to Fort
Worth for business in the morning.
To-day DR.. Norris received letter
from DR.. Burleson of the Baylor univer-
sity at Waco asking If this city could
take care of $50 of the students of that
institution during the convention. He
was informed that the people of Wealth
erford would cheerfully do SO, and DR..
Norris and Mayor Buster have written
the committee at Fort Worth to send
those of the delegates that are not yet
provided for to Weatherford.
Mr.. George P. Levy, president of the
Franco-Texan land company, left Sun
day evening for New YORK to be absent
three weeks or a month on business of the
company.
Mr.. J. l.. Hill OF Mckinney, Tex
who, in company with Mr.. h. s. Seay
OF that place, visited the city some time
ago and purchased several business lots,
is in the city. Mr.. Hill is here for the
purpose of making arrangements to build
business houses on their lots. The first
to be erected is fine stone building at
the southeast corner of the public square.
He brought his architect and builder
with him, and the work viii begin in the
course of a week or SO.
Mr.. D. r. Coleman and daughter,
Miss Maggie, took the east-bound train
Sunday for New York. Mr.. Coleman
will be gone two or three weeks. Miss
Maggie will spend the summer.
Mr.. o. n. P. Stem, prominent in
s3p4pce man of Chicago. was in the city
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