Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-14
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

SPRGSGTowN, May 12.-In connection
with the call by Barney Gibbs that the
! state be thoroughly organized with Demo
| cratic clubs a Young Mems Democratic club
was organized here on Saturday night 9th
| instantly with about seventy-five members.
| George I. Murray was elected permanent
chairman and r. 7. Cook secretary.
MISEoLA, May AT a regular meeting
Of the city council last night the council
passed an ordinance issuing public improve
ment bonds to the amount of 5000 for the
purpose of extending the artesian well down
until flowing water IS Obtained and the city
secretary is directed to correspond with
| contractors for the purpose of contracting
with some reliable firm to take charge of
the well and complete it to flowing water.
CANYON CITY, May 12-Judge T Wind
sor Robinson, who has become one of the
| wcalthiest citizens Of the Panhandle by his
Investments in town property in the city Of
| Vernon, has expressed his confidence in
( Canyon City, the key to the Staked
/ Plains" by a large cash investment here IN
property adjoining the town.
GREENvILLE. May Capt ". A Will
Jams Of this city has been appointed a dele
gate to the Mississippi commercial
congress, which meets at Denver, May 10.
The committee in charge of the Hunt
county exhibit for the cars which are to be
sent on the road in June have called q
meeting for Thursday, to which the ladies
are especially invited, as their assistance
in the successful gathering and arrange
ment or the exhibit IS necessary. Much
interest is being taken il this matter in
this county, and a frst-class showing will
be the result
TERRELL. May 12.-The ampliied team
Of Terrell lodge No. ) Knights of Pythias
attended Kaufman last night to confer the
rank OF knight upon four esquires of that
lodge. All present were happy ana had a
royal and knightly time
CLAUDE. May l2-Col r. Z. Montgomery
Of Denver has been in the city this week.
ABILENE. May l2.-The Abilene country
security, mortgage and trust company is
now very neary organized, and a charter
viii be applied for at the next meeting of
the stockholders. The capital has not IS
yet been decided upon but subscriptions 10
the stock are being made at lively rate
that VAL justify your correspondent in stat
ING that the capital Will be ample for all re-
Quiremcnts. This is an institution that is
badly needed here to handle real estate Sc
cgrities which, according to law. our
national banks are not allowed to handle.
Another national bank is being spoken OF
rs 4 possibility of the near future, and a
ripe field awaits II, as the demands OF the
business of this section viii make 1t ne
ccssity within . short time.
our city now has three national banks
and one private bank with combined
capital stock OF over $1,000 including
surplus, but another IS needed.
Real estate transfers are rapidly increas-
ing anu prospects are that proSpectors will
invest much more rapidly than now within
few weeks.
ALEDo. May 1&-Dr. J. A. Murchison re-
turned yesterday from his old home,
Kingston, Ga..where he has been some six or
seven weeks settling up his fathers estate.
The doctor says he IS satisfied now to live
in Texas since he mas seen the red nils Of
Georgia again.