Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-09
REALTY AND BUILDING.
The 0dd-Fellows to Decide About
Their Temple Tuesday Night.
Merchants Determined to Make Fort Worth q
Cotton Market Second to None
HugA Potato.
SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.

Where was on exhibition in THE GAl
ZETrE office yesterday giant sweet po-
tato, weighing 2l34 pounds and meusur-
ing 80 inches in circumference one way
and SO inches another. 1t was raised by
r. Clayter at Colorado City, Mitchell
county. In accordance with the request
of Mr.. Clavter, the huge potato was ex-
pressed TO President Harrison.
THE REASON.
But one of the four Touring mills In
Fort Worth is running at the present
time. This is owing TO the high rate OF
freight on wheat. The railroads have
been asked to do better but refuse.
FINE INVESTMENT.
A business concern is discussing with
the Hurleys the purchase of the Hurley
eiCht-story Office building for $3.50 200.
Half the building is already rented at a
basis of per cent. on the proposed pur-
chase price. The building would be Il
fine investment g
THE ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE. e
After thoroughly considering the mat
ter the Odd Fellows of Fort Worth have
reached the point where they are ready
10 decide about the erection OF Il mag
niticent temple on Rusk and Sixth streets.
At u meeting TO he held on Tuesday night
next tue question Will De SeItl6u.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
Among the strong probabilities for Fort
Worth is the most magnificent Masonic
temple in the south, 76xl00 feet aud six
stories high.
The Pythian Knights OF Fort Worth
are taking steps to build Il splendid
PYthian temple.
John c. Ryan has completed two
ters are at work on two more. Twenty
will be built by January.
Five houses are going up in St. Helena
addition.
The merchants of Fort Worth ecss5es,
termiued that top prices shall hsp6ld for
cotton. They will see to il tatt prices
paid in Fort Worth top those puA IN any
city OF town in Texas. Fort WdTVhwill
meet all prices on cotton and 20 p6tnt
better. The farmers are asked TO req.
member this.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.. ~
r. NJ. White to Ella G. Ste
phenson, south half of lot
2, block 1521a, Daggett adj Ss,s
dltlon. ..-............. 44UEOU
J. L. Mulkey to c. Il. Field,
1O0xlO0 III lot 4, block d,
Rosedale addition. .......... 1900 90
J. n. Martin to c. II. Leak,
lots 10 and lG, block 26,
Grapevine.... ............ 800 90
Helen Mckee to E. NJ. Dag
Rett, 800 acres Thomas Peck
survey 10, 900 0
II. Poe to A. Vaut, So acres of
the T. o. Harris survey IS l 200 90
Fort Worth Wooden Mill COM
pany to J. w Anderson, lots
10 and IA, block Il, Wooden
Mill addition .............. 100 90
George T. Fielding TO Sam
Hunt, lot block 5, lot IS
block Is, lot block 10 and
lot II block 10, Brooklyn
He ghts. ............ ...... 400 90
T. P. Boyd to Paul V. Wash
burn, 80 feet fronting on
Jennings avenue, out of west
half block l, fuckers addi-
ton. ..,.............. $500 90
T. P. Boyd to Paul V. Wash
burn, 5Oxl0O feet southwest
portion block No. l fuckers
addition .................... 1000 90
j. E. EGGleston to H. W.
Donnell. lots % and Is, Egg
gleston subdivision, L.. Moss
survey Observation-Disclosures. 1000 90
Joseph Nugent to Nellie A.
Major, part block B, A.
Robinson survey......... 5000 90