Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
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here in this city are buying putteL from Kansas
are being wasted. -,
There is a prospect of q cotton SEED oil mill
being located at Cleburne, where it is much
needed and can now be placed on advantageous
terms. The citizens are moving IN regard 10
the project. - ..s,. l..
the Laredo city council TO confer with the rep
resentative of q syndicate which proposes 10
build a cotton factory ct that place. An agree
ment will probably be entered into and the
factory established.
TEXAS MINES AND MINERALS.
The artesian well at Laredo passed through
thin stratum of coal saturated with oil, at
While boring well two miles southeast Of
Weatherford a stra tum of coal thirty inches IN
thickness was struck. 1t was OF an excellent
quality and lay at depth of only seventy-seven
feet 1t will prove of inc alculable value as 1t
solves the problem of cheap fuel for manufac-
turing purposes. 1t will be deVelopeo'
TEXAS IMMIGRATION.
There are and have been since spring opened
great many calls for farming lands in the PAN
handle country.
D uring the Spring Palace exhibition a great
many people were attracted into the country
along the Fort Worth and D enver Hardeman
and wtlbarger counties receiving good many
bona fide settlers.
CorTesrondence ofthe Gazette. y
WICHITA Fails. TEX, June u.-Even at tffss
busy season of the year there are prospectoIs
here every day from the old counties IN Texaes
and the old states, and many Of them buy IanaI
and town property. * a.
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND cHUECHEs.
A few changes will occur in the faculty of Add
Ran university, Hood county, the coming sea Z.
son. r. o. McKinsey has resigned as teacher !
Latin and Greek, and will be succeeded by Pro-
| fessor Skidmore of OHIO. Professor r. L. Rage
dale resigns teacher of history and literatnref
| and his place will be supplied by K CLARK Pro
fessor McKinsey retires on account or Ill health,
| and he has given such satisfaction that teachers
| and pupils Commended his work by public reso-
| lutions. -.-,.,--.
| the Sherman institute, a leading ladies' col
| lege. The main stipulations in the agreement
| are that the school will receive the valuable
| Addington property, eighteen acres of land
| and SIS, 900 in cash. This property Will be
bonded and the proceeds to the extent OF SZO, OOO
! invested in buildings at once.
Plans for the Laredo city public school build
| ing have been presented and selection Will be
| made this week.
| Brady, McCulloch county, is laid. 1t will be
| fine building, containing with the sacristy,
| about 1900 square feet of floor room. The city
has also voted a tax for new school house.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
| WEATHERFoRD Tex, June 9.-The following
teachers have been elected by the trustees for
| the Weatherford public schools: r. B. Ewing,
! superintendent; c. w. Howard, seventh gradei
Mrs. NJ. E. Blair, sixth grade; Miss Lillian
Thomson, fifth grade; Miss Harris, fourth
| grade; Miss Sidney Squyres, third grades Miss
| Souters second grade; Miss Rosa Lane, prl-
| mary; T. d. Lemans, First ward, and VIII
| Torrance, Second ward.
| Correspondence of the Gazette.
u AUSTIN, Tex. June lO.-Since Rev. R. R.
;feRaymond's return from st. Louis he considers
Il the erection OF the male college south ana the
n female college north of Arson q lite certainty
u Certainly more moral community could not be
found in the whole state. We bid them God
| speed and with their coming also class OF
| people that will build up truth and morality and
| perpetuate the fair name that Jones county and
| AnBon have at home and abroad.
TEXAS PROGRESS.
Weathertord is busy grading and graveling
her streets under the oversight of the city coun-
| Gil, and renovating her street railway lines
| where the mule will probably be replaced by the
The citizens of Nolan, Coke and Tom Green
| counties are agitating the establishment of a
| new mail route from the town of Sweetwater,
about eighty miles. 1t is demanded by the
| numerous new settlements in the country
through which it will pass.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ANsoN, TEX, June 1O.-Rey. Sam P Wright
of Waco is visiting Rev. Mr. Raymond. Yes
terday he took stroll out into the country and
remarked that he had travelled over great deal
of California and the Pacific slope; and that he
never saw a prettier country or richer, better
land than is found in Jones county, and it can
be truthful said by those who have been here
for six TO eight years, II never saw better
In McCuiioch county, in 1888. there were SOC
bales of cotton raised; in 1883, about 1000, and
this year the acreage is more than doubled, and
a crop Of 1000 bales is expected.
An artesian we'll is being sunk about mile
from Kerrville, and the town will soon be sup,
piled with excellent water. spirit OF general
| improvement is prevalent.
In Tom Green county there are 5000 acres in
cotton; 1000 in corn, 1900 in oats and 900 IN
wheat an enormous increase over other years.
The cotton crop is estimated at 2500 bales.
The population of Shelby county has so in
creased that the citizens expect to be entitled to
| local representative.
business interests of Crosby county in town
| at the mouth of the Blanco canyon. some OIL
| the enterprises that have been started are a
bank, church, q school building, mercantile
house, local exchange, wood, coal and lun,
into homesteads and sold on easy terms. The
new town will be called Tilford City.
Business prospects were never brighter at Itas.
| ca Hill county, than at the present time.
| A meeting of the citizens of Center. Shelby
county, has been called to act upon the extern
sion Of the limits and the incorporation OF the
CITY, The town has long since oVerstepped iti
original corporate boundaries
Gainesville is introducing many new improve
ments in her street car system, including new
tracks and new cars.
Lampasas Springs is priding herself on hos
Of Improvements There Is the hall -eompleteS
Baptist church and the Episcopalian church jus
done. There is the SIS 900 opera house finished
next month, and the First national bank but
ing in process of erection. These are only rev
OF those enumerated by the Leader.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
l. WICHITA FALLS, TEX, June 11.-Work wa
sAbegun yesterday on the standpipe for the cit
81 waterworks. The pipe will be erected on tbs
hill lust back of the business portion OF town
OF all the improvements made here this Is thu
most important, and will result IN great goo(
The framework of the 800, 600 bushel elevate
is being pushed. and the 200-barrel roller mil
is well underway, Fort Worth capitalists ar
interested in both mill and elevator.
Col. NJ. NJ. Templeton broke ground to-day
for large two-story brick building on Ohi'
avenue. Four storerooIns with offices up stairs
will be the size of il whea compl eted. w. H
| Sauter is also building q two-story brick OF
Ohio avenue. There is 8 gneat deal of building
going on, and at the same time the demand 70
both business houses and residences is ia
greater than hesnpply. 81
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.
Coke county,is ali smiles over the fine rain
! that have fallen there, and the promising out
look for crops. The Rustler adds that they ar
blessed with beautiful scenery and healthfu
, | climate-jnst the place for faETHers.
In Shackleford county thefrR1ns have bright
| ened M the vocation and harvesting is in ful
blast There is q heavy demand for harvesting
machinery, and the yield so far has been excel
a | lent.
ers of Hill county had set the time they conl
? not have selected better one for the last tw
/ | rains they have had. The corn crop now, is in
| manner made.
: In Grimes county the crop prospects are IN
D | exceptionally good for this season of the year
| In two weeks more there viii be plenty of roast
= 4 ~ errrlv fha OoOd peODle OF the CITY