Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-13
WEATHERFORD.
The Citizens Want to Listen to
Fort Worth Orator.
THE GAZETTE'S POSSIBILITIES.
The Work of Improvement Goes Steadily
On, and Evidences of Prosperity
Are to be Seen on Every Hand.
Personal Mention.

| Special to the Gazette.
| WEATHERFoRD, TEX, March 12-AdiG
Albert Lewis, q staff officer of the Fourth
regiment, took the Frontier Guards in hand
\ last night and put them through the plat
I toon movements around the court square as
! a test of their efficiency in evolution move
ments. Just before adjournment he COM
| plimented the boys on their proficiency for
the time they had been devoting to the mill
| tary. Our company is an ornament to the
city and credit to the regiment.
A petition containing near hundred of
our most prominent people, in different
walks of life, has been prepared and for
warded to Hon. Frank w. Ball, of Fort
Worth, requesting that he deliver an ad-
dress to our citizens next Friday night on
the issues involved in the gubernatorisl
race. Should he accept royal Welcome
awaits him.
Whether the citizens of Weatherford ap-
prove of TUE GAzETTE's gubernatorial
possibilities or not, or are subscribers to
our great paper, they show much anxiety
and interest in who is to appear next, and
eagerly scan the first paper they see TO dis
cover who is in it.
Mr.. L. Raphael, formerly a citizen of
Weatherford, but for the past eight months
engaged in business at Sulphur Springs
like all others who have had a taste Of
Weatherford's climate and enthusiasm, has
again come among US and joined In with our
commercial interests.
To-day being Saturday, many of our
farmers are in and the square and streets
are crowded with them, their vehicles and
products. The merchants, too are busy,
and our people wear the smile Of pros
perity.
Work on the nice stone building Of Dr.
Charles Otterbein on Main street, is pro-
crossing nicely, and if the same pace will
be kept will likely be completed by the 1st
of April, thus adding another substantial
block to our city.
Mr.. H. Oscar Barthold's handsome resi-
dence on South Weatherford street is just
completed, and ready Tor occupancy by
himself and family.
The work of rebuilding the Osburne
stone building on Main street is finished.
Messrs. Alexander & Co., a new drug firm,
are occupying the building to-day.
Apropos here it is well to say that
the good work of replacing stone
won't TO be, is an evidence Of pride and en-
terprise with our citizens, and has been
carried to such an extent that it is Wealth
erford's boast that she has fewer franc
buildings to the size ana nun Der Of her busi-
ness houses than any place in the state.
Your correspondent joins with them and
says let the good work 90 on.
Mr.. W. F. Weilsnd, who has been con-
fined to his room with severe case Of Ia
grippe and pneumonia for the past five
weeks, is up and at his place Of business
again to-day.
Mr.. II. Alexander leaves this evening to
spend Sunday in Fort Worth. The boys
are wondering what attraction is the cause
of these frequent visits.
Capt C. +. Siltz left to-day for Fort
Worth TO confer with the adjutant-genera
and Texas and Pacific officials as to the
propriety of changing the date from the
21st 10 the 23d of April for the participa-
ton Of the Fourth regiment in the grand
picnic to be given TO the Texas and Pacific
employees here on the 21st of April
Capt Henry Warner, president Of the
Aztec land and cattle company of Arizona,
business interests here and meeting with
his social friends.