Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-07

during the week ending last night, up to
the hour of going To press Eelasco
World.
The lumber is on the ground for the new
postoffce building at Chillicothe.
The work on the McClain x Hail stone
building has been begun. 1t Will be 30Xl30
feet Moody Courier.
Valley View, Cooke county.-Rev. Mr..
johnson is to begin work on his new resi-
dencc at this place soon.
MINERAL WELLS, PALo PINTO COUNTY,
Oct. quite a number of Fort Worth
people are here drinking of our health-giv-
ing waters, and all with one accord pro-
nounce them superior TO any mineral waters
they have ever drunk. The city is steadily
improving with new houses dottiug the
town in every direction. Our merchants
are doing a thriving business, while we
have room for Il half dozen more.
STEPHENvILLE. ERATH COUNTY. Oct s.
On Saturday last bids were opened for the
erection of Il two-story brick store house
for Messrs. Collier & Williamson. The
bids ran as follows: Vaughn of Weather.
ford. $3.50; Aloffatt of Fort Worth, S:'6l1;
McEachern, $3.50; Taylor & Smith of Ste
phenville. 1920. The building will be eighty
feet deep and viii adjoin the First national
bank building. The front will be trim
med with a ricn red brick from kiln on the
Texas and Pacific. The work was awarded
to the last named bidder, who Will COM
mencc Immediately. The cellar and
excavations for the new courthouse are
nearly completed, and Contractor Aloffat
will soon commence putting in the foundas.
tons. He has q large force or men at WORE
cutting the trimmings, which are to be of
PecoS red sandstone. A number of
prospecting merchants have visited this
city this fall. and 1t is quite likely they will
locate here with heavy stocks of goods Just
as soon as quarters can be prepared.
Houses are now scarce. caused by the eX-
tcnsive confiagraticn last spring. DIR. Crow
and Sol Frank will soon build two handsome
brick store houses.
CLAUDE, ARMSTRONG COUNTY. Oct. s.
Mr.. w. G.. Gates has returned from East
Texas, WHERE he made arrangements for
opening another lumber yard at this place.
ABILENE, TAYLOR COUNTY. Oct. The
walls of the magnificent BoatmaE building
are now ready for the last story ceiling
joists. The building is rapidly nearing
completion. II is the finest building west
of the Fort and will contain the finest opera
house in the West. Prospectors are now
rolling in as of yore and investing literally
and it is expected that last nights rain will
put things booming.
TERRELL KAUFMAN COUNTY, Oct 5-NIr
W. T. Jones launches the Daily Register
to-day for Terrell. He starts out OIL a
small sheet but proposes to enlarge as pros
poets open and demands authorize. The
is creditable one and will no
doubt meet with substantial encouragement
Billy is an old typo and knows when he has
a good case.
ALTO, CKERoKEE COUNTY, Oct. 5.-W.
II. Minton of this place sold his stock OF
TO A. Z. Boyd to-day.
SASTo. PALo PISTo COUNTY. Oct. 81
On Friday night the End, G. X. of r. and
S. Henry Miller, j. Burchard f. W. |
Miller and II. B. Dassey of Lone Star |
lodge No. 4, Knights of Pythias at Weather |
ford, and w. f. Dayle of Fruuteeair lodge |
No. 43, Big Springs. and I. NJ Thannisch of |
this place organized new lodge known as |
Santo lodge No. -, with thirty-seven |
charter members. |