Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-16
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

About $3.50 worth of wolf scalps were
brought TO the commissioners court at Cor
pus Cristi Monday.
The Floyd County Times says two par
ties fled on school sections and nine on
homesteads in the southern part of the
county in one day.
Quintana has been made 4 postoflice and
new Office will be created ~ the new city
and will be known as NelasCU.
A new pump has been ordered for the
public cistern at Ladonia The artesian
well has reached Il depth of 225 feet
The Lusls postofice has been established.
with Mr.. Knight as postmas ter Moody
Courier.
BeltOn's last artesian well struck water
Friday at depth of 925 feet. The water is
quite cold
The first mails on the new route from
Jacksboro to Post Oak were sent out last
week The new postoflice at Ovid on
Roberts Prairie will be opened as soon as
the proper papers are received from the de-
partment.-[ Jacksboro Gazette.
Burleson, johnson County.-Next Satur-
dav, the 18th, we have 4 grand Democratic
rally We have also invited our sub-treas-
ury brethren, and told them we will divide
time with any speaker on the sub-treasury
question. The morning will be occupied by
the Masonic fraternity in addresses and
laying the corner stone of their hall. 10 be
built over the school-rOom. The afternoon
will he devoted to speech-makfng by our
best talent
HENDERSON, RUsK COUNTY, Aug. IA
Judge 5. j. Hendricks Of this city, while in
attendance on the grand lodge meeting. X,
Of p. in Galveston last week, was created
grand Dictator for the ensuing year. Judge
Hendricks represented Old Philia lodge of
this city, one of the oldest and strong
est lodges in the state.
A military company embracing fifty mem
bers, to be known as the Henderson Light
Infantry. was organized at the Young Men s
Christian association rooms IN this city last
night with E. ". Tinson as captain. In u
letter to Capt. ViDson to-day Gen. Mabry
stated that guns and equipments would be
furnished probably as soon as the company
got their uniforms.
TEXARKANA. BOWIE COUNTY, Aug. IL
Tomorrow, at the geographical center of
the county. known as Ball. the commission
ers' court of Bowie county will let con-
tract for the erection of q 100000 court
house and jail The county seat was re-
moved from here to Ball by a close vote last
December. The question has long been
cause of much bitterness between the two
ends of the county, and Texarkana is de-
termined at the next possible opportunity,
which will be in five yeals, to bring the
county pays more than two-thirdS of the
taxes. and the Taxpayers are doing some
tall kicking at the action of the commits
siOuers.
ALBANY, SHAcKELFoRD COUNTY, Aug. II.
The Confederate veterans will meet here
on next Saturday to arrange for the perma-
nent organization of post Arrangements
have been made for large meeting and
grand time is expected.
GAIL, BORDEN COUNT. Aug 14-County
court convened Monday. The new court
house was received from the hands of the
contractors. The vacancy OF the county at
torney was filed by appointment of l. P.
Skincer. Esq, of Snyder. The rabbit scalp
ers of the county have brought in nearly
1900 scalps, all of which have
been counted aud disposed of in
compliance with law. The state has
filed suit against Bacon & Graves for the
recovery Of block 81, which lies mostly in
this and Scurry counties. II the state is sue