Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-26
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

ALvARGDo.-A bicycle club is being or
gained The late freeze did some damage tc
| fruit, but gardens look green.
| BRENHAM.-A delegation Of ten silly
whites" from Washington county will at
| tend the state meeting of the lily whites at
Dallas on the 18th of April. The Sam Jones
meeting is not abating in interest.
BoNHAM.-The travelling public will be
| glad TO learn a round trip can now be made
from here to Badonia by the way of Honey
Grove in one day.
BELToN-Seven hundred bales of cotton
are on the compress platform awaiting
| shipping Instructions.
CRowEIL- The recent freeze did not
| damage wheat and oats. A severe norther
has been blowing here for the past three
days.
COMMA petition, numerously
signed, has been forwarded from this
place requesting the legislature to create a
representative district composed of the
counties of Coleman and Brown.
CAMERoS.-Governor Hogg and Judge
Clark will hold their first joint discussion
at this place on May 3. The Hogg and
cussion of the issues involved in the can
didacy of the two men.
CoRPUs CHgIsTI,-The farms and gardens
of this vicinity are only slightly damaged.
The new jail is being pushed by the con-
tractors.
DEoATUR.-A gray wolf was captured
near town last week that measured six feet
five inches from tip to tap.
DAINGERFIELD.-ltis probable that Dam
gerfield will incorporate. Gardens were
badly damaged by the recent freeze.
FoRNEY.-The snow and sleet did great
damage to fruit Business men report this
a very busy week.
GARLAND.-The question of a special
school tax for the purpose of extending our
free school terms Is being agitated. The
recent freeze viii prove very beneficial in
pulverizing farm lands.
GAIEEsyILLE.-St Louis parties have Of
fered 9S 6-10 for the High school bonds
Owing to the bad weather business is dull
in all lines.
GRANBURT.- Granbury is to be made
the permanent dinner station of the Rio
Grande road The fruit crop of this vicin-
ity is seriously injured.
GALvEsToS.- Strawberries are plentiful
on the market There is a scarcity of small
dwelling houses in the city. 1t is rumored
that one of the principal hotels in this city
will soon change hands and be run under
new management.
HUTTo.-A Clark club is to be organized
freeze.
HALLETTsvnLE.- culture of castor
beans does not meet with much favor among
our farmers. A society has been organized
by the young people of this city for their
mental and social Improvement
HILLsBoRo.-A young man of this city
has stood examination for West Point and
will leave soon. A Hogg club will be or
ganized here on April 2 A Clark club was
organized here on last Saturday.
ITALY. = Notwithstanding the cold
weather all vegetation is looking well.
Eleven carloads of cattle have been shipped
from here this spring,
JEFFERsoN.-THE GAzETTE's correspond
ent says: fThe following census was taken
of preferences to choice for governor with
out any view or intention of advancing po-
itical aspirations of any individual, and the
result will doubtless be very gratifying to
Our Charlie He is not pronounced GU
bernatorial candidate, but his legal abilities
and professional attachments are recognized
and appreciated. He is admired for the
good qualities he possesses, his knowledge
of state and national affairs, his lofty pa
triotism and grand devotion to principle.
The vote stood as follows: Charles a. Gull
berson, "a; Clark, Z; Hogg, 6; no choice, l."
KAUFMAN-Board of examiners of Kauf-
man county will meet in this city on April
Z. Both city and county elections will
prove very interesting.
LIvINGsToN.-It is thought that the fruit
and berry crop is almost entirely ruined by
the freeze. Farmers are busy planting
corn.
LJL1NG.-Tfre new hose carts for the
fire department are expected daily.
McKINNET.-The oat crop OF this vicinity
was not injured by the cold SPELL a case
of diptheria is reported as being in the city.
MERIDAN.-A Hogg club is being organ
lied at this place. New York capitalists
have invested 100000 in Bosque county
lands in the past week.
RoCKDALE.-Preference between Hogg
and Clark is equally divided here. Hon. E. |
l.. Antony Of Cameron has announced as |
candidate for the vacant seat of R. O. Mills |
in congress, and the whole county will |
doubtless give man of such unquestion- |
able ability, loyal support.
STEPHENvILLE.-The Knights of Pythias |
of this city now has membership of fifty |
The fruit crop of this county, notwith- |
the late freeze, will be ample.
EESAN ANToSIo.-The Stenographers, union |
now has thirty-three members and num-
Der of applications. Insurance agents of |
this city are offering reward of $1,000 for
the capture of any one caught setting fire to
a house.
SAN MARcos.-The late freeze will not
prove so damaging as first anticipated. A
Hogg club Is being organized here.
THoRP's SPRrSG.-An election for incor-
poration will be held here to-day. The
cold weather will not prove very damaging.
T1TUs.-The free schools of this city are
crowded to theiI utmost capacity The
county board of examiners will convene
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