Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-08

| yet only been limited at many of our citi-
gems are already anxious to subscribe for
stock in theenterprise, and the Times can
see no reason why it shall not turn out a
success Palestine Times.
Erath county has enough coal to furnish
| al Texas furnaces, engines and fireplaces
| for Z thousand years.
| Erath county has enough limestone to
| furnish all the world with lime for thou
| sand years.
| ". c. Dolcater & Bros and A. A. Morris
! have purchased two lots on Front street
| Just east of the old pOsoffice building, and
are building handsome t9o-story building
! with TWO StorerOomS below and hall
| above. These are both enterprisinS firms
and will do large business. Truly Har-
| rold is on the move Harold Telephone.
| CANTON, May 5.-Canyon City Randall
/ county, IS making excellent progress to-
| wards its coveted position as the key of the
| Stakcd Plains. The new Hotel Victoria is
| Yearly completed and will be opened to the
| public in June. The project for q brick
| yard has been presented TO practical men
| and will soon be brought TO focus; and q
| lumber yard viii be started during the
present month
| Educational interests are not neglected,
| and plans fora fine school building are now
| Under preparation by Edwin Williams. the
architect, whose well designed plans have
cone so much to bcautify the city of Yer
on, and who is now located at Canyon
| City and engaged il drawing plans for pub
| buildings in the newly organized cOun-
| ties OF the Panhandle.
TOyAH, May 6.--For the past twenty-four
| hours this section has been favored with q
much needed rain, commencing about 5
O'clock p. m. yesterday and continuing
almost necessarily. The indications are
| that 1t extended over considerable terri
tory. being much heavier south and west.
| stOCkmcn claim this insures heavy
growth of grass and all are jubilant.
ITALY, May In the paper of May we
nd this clipping: Italy, April 27.-This
morning work began on a brick building.
Part Of it VIII oe used by Messrs. Clark &
/ Dunlap for q bank (Which institution has
teen secured through the medium Of THE
GAzETTE's Texas in Type column" The
I rSt part of the statement is al correct, but
the part included in parenthesis is a mis-
take. Mr.. Clark has been citizen Of this
! lace for eleven years and Mr.. Dunlap has
recently moved from the town of Palmer to
tIis place. They are starting = bank in an
Oklahoma addition 10 Italy, and are meet
ing with serious opposition from the citi-
zens OF Italy proper, consequently the way
Is still open for parties to have corner lot
{ eeded them, II they will come and open a
lauk. Moreover. they VIII receive the sup
l ort Of the main business part of our town.
Please o0lige by giving this space in your
( Valuable paper.
CRAWFORD, May 5.--Last night we had
the best rain Of the season. The outlook
for crops is very fine. The prospect for
wheat, oats and corn was never better than
al this season Of the year.
CLAwsoN, May I've have fine pros
IectS for q large corn and cotton crop just
LOW. The man with the hoe is contented.
HAMILTON, May LAST night we had a
/ four hours slow rain, which put another
season in the ground. We had not been in
! eel Of ram, but it will be help 10 pulyer-
iZe the crust on top from the rains of two
weeks ago. Crops are fine. so far. Corn
las al been cleaned out. Some crops have
/ al two plowings. Cotton is small, some
having been planted twice.
MILFORD, May 6-AIilford is not on a
REGULAR boom, but IS steadily improving in
{; plain, substantial way. She has no
mammoth brick structures or national banks
I 5 vet, but she viii i'll due time have some
brick or rock business houses and possibly
I so, 900 national bank. The carpenters,
; bout twenty in all, are busy all the time.
Painters ditto.
RISK, May 5.-The Rev. II. NJ. Smith Of
Iiidland, Tex, preached his first sermon at
ItUsk last Sabbath. lie is . graduate of
the Austin Presbyterian school of theology,
and made q fine impression on the public.
lie IS said by DR.. Il. X. Smoot of Austin TO
lie one Of the rising young men of Texas.
HAMILTON, May 6.-The improvements
under construction at present are going
ahead The l. o. O. +. lodge will repair the
lower story of their house aud rent il 10
Il. B. Mathison for saloon on June /.