Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
TEXAS IMMIGRATION.

The tide immigration seems to be
drifting toward Iowa Park, says the
Archer City Progress. In the past few
weeks the population of that f1ourishing
little city has made n rapid increase and
from the present outlook Iowa Park will
soon be the best town in Northwest
Texas.
The immigration OF thrifty farmers,
| coming into Mitchell. Scurry, Borden
| Kent. Howard and Coke this fall sur
passes anything ever known in the West.
SwEETwATER. Dec. O.-Prosppctors
are now com ng to Swretwater and
Nolan rounty in punches from Arknn-
sas and East an. Middle Texas.
SUNSET, Dee. IA number OF Dun
kards from Huntington county, Ind. :,
have recently located near Sunset. They
are excellent farmers and will prove Il
valuable acquisition to the farming COM
munity tributary to this place. The
present colony consists of twenty one
members, but those alrea " located here
say others are coming and that within
the next year the colony will number at
least 100
COLORADO, Dec. 1.-THE tide of I'M
migration flowing into this country is
increasing rather than decreasing as the
season advances, aud our land men are
busy from morning until night showing
lands. Town lots are advancing in
price, and more lots have changed hands
in the last sixty days than for five years
past.
A steady stream of immigration con-
tinues to pour into Frio county. ana
spread all over her school lind, suys the
Pearsall News.
Each train brings new crowd of pros
pectors to Quanah, says the Chef. Every
indication is that after The first of the
year the crowd viii be greater than ever
before.
Immigrants, Immigrants! Still they
come. Three families came in to-day on
one train AMI another family last night.
Those arriving to-day nre the families of
&. ii. Rogers. s. F. Ward and William
Ward. all of Water Valley. Miss. they
are cool substantial people AMI will set
tie in the county adjacent to Weather.
ford. Thus says the Constitution.
According TO the GEORGETOWN Sun, on
last Friday twenty-one Immigrants, di-
rect from Switzerland, arrived in
Georgetown on the train which came
about noon. they are relatives or con-
nrc,ions of Messrs. John, Joseph and
Louis Ischey.
Lots of immigration, SAYS the Moody
Courier, Is pouring into Texas this fail.
This has been q prosperous year for
Texas. and it is Il good time for people 10
try the ''Lone Star Moody is getting
her share of the new comrrs. We know
OF Ave or six families thnt have arrived
here since the frs; or September from
one county in Kentucky. Numbers have
come from other sections.
STEPHENvILLE, Dec. 4.-dundreds
of covered wagons from all portions OF
Texas have arrived in the county this
fail, their owners being attracted this
way 10 enjoy immunity from chlls and
fever aud other local sickness which
some sections are afflicted with. In
consequence of this influx of sett ers, the
land business here has been quite brisk
and Ereth county is destined at no dis
tant day 10 be one of the most popuous
and wealthest counties IN Texas. The
last census showed tina tower % 900 people
are dom .cilrd in the county, nenrly MI
of whom possess homes of their own, and
are happy aud c0utented.