Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-13
TEXAS PROGRESS.

EastlGnd Chronicle: One OF German 5
live. rustling business men came up 10
court Monday. He rel ports new 241,5O foot
sch0Olhyuse and Maso mic hall, 4 livery sta
bic and two residences among the Improve
mrntS no" under Roadway. There are
other business houses in prospect in the
n"'lr future. The railroad company will
cut out and clear up about fifty acres
around TIE town.
\ new road viii probably be built out to
Roberts from Greenvillc says the Herald.
The business Of the Grecnville postoffice
has increased during the year sufficient to
eul.tle the office 20 q 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-iive 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 a Marshall. The building will
measure otXGO feet and occupy a corner
lot
HICO. april 10-Since the recent burn
merchants of Hico are making rapid prog
grcss in rebuilding in more substantial
way. ~ lltAtll NTIlluS uILG large SlOUS
and one brick buildings are under con-
StractiOn Seven Of these are two stories.
Three iron business houses are about COM
pleted. Several wooden structures are
going up outside Of the fire limits. The
great number OF laborers employed in car
ryinC on the work gives the town bust
ucss-like appearance. Most of the mer-
chants who were burned out have re-
suued business, hence trade has not suf-
ferd materially. The election Tuesday re-
suited III get-up-and gO-aEead board Of
officers.
CoRsICANA, April lO.-The following IS
the statement of tie business of the United
States pOstOtficc Tor the quarter ending
March 81. 1881: Domestic money orders
ISSUED, I43S, amounting 10 81. 1861: do
nestle money orders paid. SJs. amounting
10 Sl+,35I -; amount of stamps, envelopes.
etc. sold, S253l. "a: total number of regis
tered letters received and handled in
transit, 1919: total number of pieces of mai
handled in Office. .Jl 100: total number of
pieces Of mail delivered by carriers three,
63.U2G; total number Of pieces Of mail col
lected by carriers Ghree), 249IO; gross re-
coipts for the year ending March 81, 1891,
Sln.51j 10, in increase Of 10 per cent over
the receipts of the preceding year, thus in
GigA'iuE an increase Of the general business
cone in the city.
Iowa PARK, April l2-Messrs. r. and L.
Tonne of Dallas have bought a block and a
half Of residence property and have two
houses i'll process Of construction. \ third
one viii he built soon for their mother.
They also bought q business lot and have
let the CONTRACT for the building of q store
house. Rev. Mr.. Airhart of McDdde has
also located here and will. with Il partner,
open up music house and publish six
trcu-paEe monthly musical journal
DR. " addiIl, lately Of Louisiana, who
has made heavy investments in Wichita
county, has made the Park his place of resi-
deucc. This gentleman has several gang
plows At work and expects to put $500 acres
in wheat this coming fail. He will, thus, at
once take first rank among the wheat pro-
GurerS of Wichita county.
AMARILLO, april l2.-Amarillo continues
10 improve. Judge NontroSe Of GTeenville
viii erect n once handsome brick or stone
building on Polk street. The contract has
been let for a standpipc for our waterworlls
forty five feet high aud sixteen feet in d.
auetcr, with 4 foundation Of stone. II
viii be so constructed that it can be eX-
tended 10 100 feet in height when necessary.
Amarillo IS probably irving work TO more
than any town between here and
Fort Worth. and if we had such paper as
The GAZETTE there is no telling how We
would grow, though no fault IS found with
our local papers. They are doing every
thing in their power for the upbuilding of
Amarillo so far as their facilities 60 and
the fact that Amarillo supports two thirty |
inc newspapers IS good evidence that shes
ali right
DECATUR. April IA two-story stone
building IS in course OF erection on the |
south side Of the public square. This
building covers the last vacant lot on the |
square and viii add materially to the looks
Of our beautiful city. The Donald s. Stegall |
rwo-stOry stone block on North Trinity !
street has just been completed. and now we
are to have 4 fine opera house. We under |
stand work viii be begun on ii at once.
ABILENE. April 1.-THE new electric |
light and power plant which has just been |
constructed here was put in operation last |
night for the first time and our city is now |
ruly out Of the darkness IS the plant IS |
first class in every particular and for its |
size Is second to none within the state. |
i public demonstration was had this after |
lnon by our citizens celebrating the event |
J. II. DOMAIN has let the contract |
ar a magnificent business structure which |
will be occupied when finished by P. .. |
CuGt of Columbus, Texas.