The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
TEXAS PROGRESS.

Emma, the home of the Crosby County
News, and but short time ago a part OF
the great plains, is full OF life. The News
says: Eleven carpenters saving, hammer
ing and mailing and putting up houses, is
one OF the sights of Emma, the central
town Of Crosby county, Tex.
Eastland Chronicle: One OF Gorman's
live, rustling business men came up "a
court Monday. He reports new 24X5O foot
! schoolhOuSe and Masonic hall, a livery sta.
bic and two residences among the Improve
| ments now under headway There are
! other business houses in prospect in the
near future. The railroad company will
/ cut out and clear up about fifty acres
| around the town.
A new road will probably be built out to
| Roberts from Greenville says the Herald
The business OF the GreenvilIe postofice
| has increased during the year sufficient 10
| entitle the ofice 10 raise in the postmas-
| ter's salary to $500.
| Gainesville Register: Capt. John Payne
| has just completed two fine bridges in the
| eastern part of the county, one being forty
six feet long over Indian creek and one Of
seventy-tive feet over Timber creek He
was IN the city yesterday and had lumber
sent out TO build another Of eighty feet in
length over Sandy creek on the Dexter and
NhiteSboro road.
The contract is let for fine two story
brick hotel at Marshall The building will
measure S4Xb0 feet and occupy u corner
lot.
HICo, April 1o.-Since the recent burn
merchants Of Iico are making rapid prog
greSs in rebuilding in q more substantial
way. AT present writing nine large stone
and one brick buildings are under con-
Strucuon. Seven of these are two STORIES
Three iron business houses are about com
pIeted. Several wooden structures are
going up outside OF the fire limits The
great number OF laborers employed in car
rying on the work gives the town q bust
ness-like appearance. Most of the mer-
chants who were burned out have re-
sumed business, hence trade has not SUI
fered materially. The election Tuesday re-
suited in q get-up-and- o-ahead board Of
officers.
HALE CITY, April s-This new town
in Hale county is rapidly growing, and
many buildings are being erected. Hale
Clty's location is in the center Of Hale, the
most populous county on the plains. has
plenty of pure water at a shallow depth.
and is located right to catch railroads from
two ways. Our county is settling very fast,
and the dug CUT is giving place to neat
residences. Il is wonderful how the
country has settled up, to be so far from
railroad transportation. As soon as a road
strikes US, land will go up TO three times
what is asked for it now.
HENRIETTA. April 10-The Henrietta
Improvement company will soon commence
work and sink an artesian well on the old
public square on the north side Of our CITY.
1t IS their intention 10 go $500 feet deep
ENNIS, April 9-The contract has been
signed for electric lights. waterworks and
ice factory, TO be put in operation as soon
US possible.
y stock company was yesterday organ |
lied with $4,000 capital TO erect handsome |
new opera house. The Knights of Pythias |
lodge have bought nicely located lot, on |
which they contemplate erecting in the |
near future handsome two-story brick |
building, the upper story to be used as a |
lodge room and the lower as business |
house. Many handsome residences are in |
course OF construction.
TIMPsoN, April s.-The new hotel will be
completed at this place in few days and
viii DO opened up next week BY Mrs.
Smith in frst-class style, which will add
considerably to the looks and convenience
OF our already pretty little town.
EMMA, CRosBI COUNTY, April 4.-The
new town of Emma, Crosby county, now
has two mercantile houses, a newspaper
with printing office, and three residence
houses finished. Several residence houses