Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-27

win not be long ere the city viii have pure arte
sian water for all purposes. The well will
be sunk ON the standpipe hill in the West End.
Tho First National bank of Chicago went secur-
ity for Messrs. J. T. Miller & Co, the contrsc-
tors, for faithful performance of the contract.
A party of Fort Worth capitalists are here and
are investing quite literally. The boom still
continues, and immigrants come in on every
train, and en- every hand the onward march OF
progress and enterprise is clearly immlnents
New business houses are ouening daily, and ~
less than twenty-five business houses are my
contracted for and in course of construction. "a
WACO. TEX, June 26.-[special. 1.-The st
national and American national banks have e4r-
solicated. the latter being absorbed by the ~
mer. The new organization is under the rt<<pe
of the First national bank with J. W. M4&n.
president; William Cameron, Ed Rotan Ead
cashier, and N. A. Sullivan and R. C. Pidcd&,
assistant cashiers.
WEATHRRFoRD. TEX, June 26.-TSpeeial 81
The Masonic fraternity of this city have con-
temple on South Main street. Messrs. smitH
Bros, local contractors, being awarded the
contract.
PILoT PoINT, TEX, June &c. Special. THE
day, and to-day shipped out goods to fpRp or
der from the West received to-day by teiH25aII
The business men of Pilot Point have gf5k$5HE
force busy putting the roads in hrst,class oi5&
or 5000 on the leading roads.
CLARENDON, Tex, June %. -IcorFes1ond-
enee. l-B. w. Chamberlain has sold his 4urni-
ture house in Clarendon to Morgan BroSs, who
will open up on July Mr.. Frank Brooches Will
soon begin the erectien OF two-story 45xs0 feet
brick business house on Kearney street. The
lower story and part of the upper story will be
occupied by B. II. White & Co., general mer-
chandise. The remainder of the upper story
will be Knights of Pythias hall.
TEMPLE, TEX. June 26.-[Speeiall-A o clock
yesterday evening the Office of Messrs. Wilcox &
BurHitz over the Temple national bank, was
crowded with some OF the leading business men
of this place. pursuant TO q call made by W,
Goodrich Jones. The meeting was called to
order by W. G. Jones who made known the
object of the meeting, which was the organiza-
ton OF what shall be known as 1.-The Temple
Board of Trade" Upon motion, duly
seconded ?I4, L; r. Wade p was elected elected
tary. Nothing was done except
appointing committee of FIVE to draw up resp
buttons and bylaws. On this committee were
appointed Messrs. W. Goodrich Jones, j. NJ.
Bass, j. B. Nnnnellev, Hugh Sheriff. and ]. D.
Grow. 1t was moved and seconded that l.. r.
which was done, making it six instead of five, to
meet next Tuesday evening at o. clock, to-
gether with the citizens, to elect officers and at
tend to whatever mag be brought before the
meeting Nothing further to be done, this
meeting adjourned to meet next Tuesday even
ing at O'Clock.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, June 26.-TSpeoial. I-SHss
other flow of natural gas was struck in this City
to-day. The well Is on a vacant lot on Losoga
street near the river. 1t is the property of
Adolph Scholz. When the drill reached a depth
of $50 feet column of clear sparkling water
shot up several feet above the surface of the
earth. A match was applied to it and the liquid
column burned like kerosene. The owner is
confident OF having struck bonanza.