Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24

sheet folio. has reached The Gazette II
j. neat little weekly
Rather q queer state Of affairs exist IN
the ncighborhoOd north Of Bear Ferry,
T. mi a number 0f white girls have mar
ricd full blood Indians, and the mntri.
monial boom Is still on. A resident Of
that place IN conversation with q Deni'
son Herald reporter remarked that q
white maa stood no show to get wife.
The girls. he stated have Indian on
the brain.
Six bales Of cotton were marketed at
Greenvlle "Wednesday
The work Of taking the scholastic cen.
aus of San Antonio viii begin an March
..
The Cieburue Tribune says the Rock
Island Is heading toward the Gulf Gle.
burne is saving wood aud saying moth
ing.
The cotton season in Grayson county
win be prolonged until the latter Part Of
March
Reeves Scott. a McAncster. /. r..
miner came to Denigon, got "tanked up
and was robbed Of S2f.
John White was arrested mt Overton
on the charge Of stealing q MULE but he
escaped from the officer who had him In
custody.
The free schools Of Burnett have closed
Tor the season.
Julia Copeland. negro woman who
was sent 20 the pcniiontiary from Sher-
man. has becn D1rioued. The charge
against her was theft and her sentence
was two years
A/nnmbcr Of the young gentlemen Of
sherman huvc organized dramatic club.
The Southwest Texas Teachers asso-
citation will meet at Noakum tomorrow
An SONS and grand sons Of Texas
veterans are earnestly requested ~ meet
pose Of organizing o Sons Of Texas asso-
citation.
The Herald. a new Peoples party
paper will shortly be published at Gle
hurne.
Seven hundred bales Of cotton have
been marketed 40 Winsboro up 20 date.
Several families from Tennessee have
lately settled in Hunt county.
Frank Horton. negro. Is In the Green
Vile jail ON q charge of forgery.
The Hopkins county commissioners
court has passed an order 10y unlni-
nous vote reducing the times Of holding
civil and criminal county court from six
time of holding the four terms hereafter
viii be on the fret second and third
weeks OF March. June September and
December The first Monday OF each
term viii be devoted 20 civil aud tho
third week TO probate business.
j. l. Scrogelns Of Hubbard City has
curiosity I'm the way of q mouse. VI Is
Of the common field species. vi brown
color aud Jos peculiarly consists iu its
voir@ and may be- properly termed a
muckng-mousc, al 10 sings like % bird.
~ Initiates canary generally. but as
times sings Ike q rcl-bird nt others
Ike whcotbird. 20 win also initiate
young chickens. Il is very gentle.
On the bml, Of a small crock near
lNscosa. g. H. Dobbs discovered the
grave Of whit Is supposed To- hnvc boon
an Indian chief The body had been
buried n q standing position close 10 the
hank Of the creek, aud the ground had
gradually given way until the skull Of
the skeleton and the muz2lc Of two puus
which had been buried with H. had be-
come visible above tho ground. which
fact led 10 the discovery. MIR. Dobbg
thrn proceeded 10 eXcuvatc the grave.
and found, iu addition Ia the skeleton
and the guns both Of which were VI the
on ihnt-lurk pattern, a spear, a bow
and q bundle OF arrows. some of which
were tipped with steel and some with
Hint q spyR'nss, small mirror. silver
mounted bride and large uunutity Of
glass beads. The skeleton was comiIctp
and Ia a. good state of preservation.
and must have belonged To a mnn who
WIS over sn feet In height. Tho pfo,,-
enco Of the Tint lock guns, which have
not been in Use for more than half
century would indicate thar the grave
WIS made at leas, fifty or sixty wears
ngO, and NAV be much nldnr