Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-19
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

MCKINNEY.-Clarka and Hogg clubs are
| being organized all over Collin county and
| much interest is being manifested in the
| gubernator1al race. Four marriage licenses
have been issued this week.
KAUFMAN.-The regular meeting of the
board of examiners of Kaufman county
will be held in Kaufman on Thursday and
Friday, April 9TH and Sth. The oat crop of
this county will average 50 per cent more
than that of last year, while the corn crop
will be about the same. The freeze last
Tuesday night greatly damaged gardens.
ELGIN.-Cotton planting,begins this week.
Considerable broom corn will be raised.
Farmers anticipate very early crops.
DnAnT.-There has never been a we'd
ding in Dimmit or Cas- trc county. The
spring roundup will soon be in full blast.
Farming operations in Castro county are
being vigorously pushed.
Standardization sold here last week as
low as cents. There will be colt show
in this city on the 18th.
HALLETTsvILLE.-The are twelve pris-
oners in the county jail. The county board
of school examiners meet here on April Z
and s. Less than month intervenes be-
tween this time and the date of the city
election, and yet no candidates have an
nounced for city Offices.
Ell PAso.-The board of trade member
CoMANCHE-Twenty-o licenses formar-
rage have been issued since January l.
An Alliance was organized in this city
Monday night.
THoRNToN.-County Teachers associa-
ton was in session this week. The growth
of corn and oats in this vicinity is sur
prising.
KossE.-A Young Mems Christian asso-
citation is being organized. The price of
cotton is lower than it has been for many
seasons.
SHERMAN.-Street cars were disabled by
the fall of snow Wednesday. Owing to
the inclement weather work on the new
Baptist church has been temporarily
Abandoned.
BoNHAM.-Wild geese are plentiful in this
locality A much needed rain visited here
Wednes1a Farmers are little uneasy
about their corn recently planted. Fears
are entertained that the corn which is just
now sprouting will sour
CoLEMAN.-The peach trees are in full
bloom and indications are that we will have
a great abundance of fruit this year.
Wheat and oats look well The stoclmen
who went to the convention at Fort Worth
last week report a grand time and all are
praising the hospitality OF the Panther
city. The public school Of this city will
continue through May.
HALE CITY.-The postofice at this place
has been made a money-order Office. Sew
eral important real estate transfers have
been recorded this week.
REEDvILLE.-AIost of the farmers at this
place are planting less cotton and more
small grain. The first beaver ever seen on
San Marcos river was captured at this
place last Monday.
ALvARADo-A board of trade is to be Or
ganized at this place.
GRANBURT.-The district court convenes
Monday Indications are that the stock
show of next Monday viii be success.
Observation-Disclosures are about through
planting corn. Wheat and oats are looking
well in spite Of the cold weather.
RockDALE.-The new Christian church
are astonishingly low, ranging from 81 to
81 cents.
BURNET.-An original device for the pur-
pose of keeping milk, has been invented by
a resident OF this city. A cold and disa-
greeable nOrther prevailed here Tuesday.
FoRSET.-A good rain is very much
needed here. A petition will be presented
at the next term of the commissioners
court for local option election in this pre-
cinct.
BEEvILLE.- Stockmen are iubilant over
the prospects of fat cattle for the Northern
markets. a slow, steady rain fell here all
day Tuesday.
PLASo.-One thousand bales Of cotton
were sold here enc day last week for SIS,
600,
GATEsvILLE.-The late norther has killed
all kinds of vegetation and fruit, and is
still raging. The cotton acreage Of this
year viii be % per cant smaller than that of |