Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-03
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The iron work in the Granbury
Hood county, courthouse is being put in
rapidly aud the building is fast ap-
preaching completion. It is to be an
elegant structure.
The plans submitted by architects
HagGart, Sanguinet s. Lynch, of Fort
Worth, for the new opera house at Sey-
mOur has been accepted and the COM
pauy have decided TO advertise for bids
and award the contract for building
without further delay. According TO
the plans furnished by the architects,
the building is to be of stone, and is TO
cost, exclusive OF furniture, fixtures,
scenery, etc., not exceeding S21 900.
This will be among the handsomest
buildings of the kind in the state and in
point of design will equal anything i'll
the country.
Daily mail service has been established
between Estacado and Amarillo. Mail
hacks leave each point simultaneously
and reach their destination the second
day out.
CLARENDON, Sept. 1.-The commits
sioners' court of DOnley county con-
vened to-day and changed the original
specifications for the courthouse being
UullI utFt, mdh lDH ali tue Wills
to built of ST Louis pressed brick. This
is a very important change and will
make the house the best in the north
western part of the state.
petition of the citizens of Deaf
Smith county, asking for organization,
will be considered III Tascosa on the Sth
inst, and the prospects are that the
factions will again be on the warpath
over a county seat contest.
WACO, Sept. 2.-The dummy street
railway commenced placing material on
Second street to-day and track laying
will begin at once. The dummy people
talk of extending their line to the Bos-
que. The road is graded from
the city limits to point three
miles south on the line 10
Robinson, and this part of the road will
soon be ready for ties. The Robinson
people are anxious for a completion of
the road to their little city.
SEYMOUR, Sept. 2.-Dirt has been
broken for our fine two-story stone opera
house on the corner of Washington and
Pecan streets. This building is to be
73x14o; three store rooms on the ground
floor fronting on Washington, and ten
offices upstairs in front, the whole OF the
rear part of the building 1880 is to be
used for the opera room; all 10 cost
about S25, 900. Our iron bridge across
the Brazos is about completed and will
cost SIS ,000 The rock work on the two
story bank building is nearly finished.
Work on the Washington and McLain
hotels is progressing slowly, the former
may be completed by December !, bu,
ths latter will scarcely be ready before
next spring. Mr.. Morris of Rockwell
county is building large frame hotel on
the corner of Oak and Morris streets to
be opened by the 18th of September.
There are numerous stone business
blocks in course of construction, likewise
large number of frame stores and resi-
dences in various parts OF town.
TExARKANA, Sept 2.-The city council
of the West Side last night passed an or
dinance granting leave to the Texarkans
street railway company to attach electric
motor TO their cars. Mules will be dis
pensed with and electric motors applied
on the rolling stock of about four and
half miles OF road Immediately.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-The First IA
tional bank Of Elgin was authorized to-
day TO commence business. The capital
is $50 900. A. q. Jones, president, and
j. L. Rlckeuard, cashier.
ABILENE, Sept. 2.-Work on the ar
tesian well is progressing nicely and at
this writing has attained the depth of 100
feet. Contracts have been let for the
erection of Eve new buildings on Pine
street which will take the place of the
wooden shantIes,