Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08
ASP STORIES OF THE STREET.
,ospEcrs ARE bright IN THE
WICHITA VALLEY.


y railrfnr About-some Local stories'
IA Gazette reporter. meeting F. d.
l5arner from wichita Falls. inquired
bout railroad prospects. etc. IN 'he
Fichita valley country. In hhs"e',
III. Wagner stated that the people Oh
ae little city OF Wichita Fails, reaiiz-
hrs the advantages OF competition In
Weight rates, got Fort Worth move
!, themselves and, aided by the out
dc world. raised s25o.OOo to build the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway
~ 5to their town. The grading Of the
bad is almost completed. and the pie
ffrlyers are at work on the second mar
4 the extension. william Murphy, OF
t,rkett. Burns & Murphy, the con-
FACTORS. went up the Denver yester-
nv 10 commence the work of track
!, wing which starts this week. and by /
fNAnrn Wichita Falls will have her
a4hitu railroad, and the terminus OF Tue
S,Iissouri, Kansas and Texas. speakins
Il crops. MIR. Wagner stated that WINE
he wheat crop is late. It's condition u
Rood and the heavy SHOWS anu - ,,,.
lfreezing during February, followed ~ |
Seautiful rains lately. have put the
K tround in the best condition TOT sprlns
tirops ever known, ana the hVIsuse u
F,ats. corn and cotton VIII be three vI
aour times the usual amount frult
li 49,. o.. In the best condition ever
Known there and the Yield OF penches'
j ,inoles and berries Will be immense.
isfhe people are devoting cohsl1et9plc
,bf their attention TO hogs and feedlnS
fhattle. and the prospects are the' W, ~
ista county will have bacon 10 sell IN
1S95, "our people are taking q deep
interest IN your Semi-Cenpnninl expo
sition." he said, and are ready 10 uo
their part not only by word OF mouth,
e but with the hard Hammered cash, 10
make IL n grand success. and right here
4 want to speak for N iirst-class space
FOR Wichita county. where we can snow
lfto the world 0ur the world VIII come 70
see 10 what Fort Worth and Wichlta
trails have to back them up 10 pros
fpcrity ana greatness in the famous
I Wichita valley country. BY all means
send your subscription books to Wien
ita county, and let us In on thc dehl
The Wichita country ~ now making
ARRANGEMENTS to put In permanent
4 tleNhlbit nj the Union depot exclusively
devoted to the Wichita country. which
will add largely to turning the ude OF
Immigration from south Texas to the
! land OF peace. plenty. prosperity ana
10. ycrsity OF crops In north Texas our
.tpeOple are In earnest this time. and
Z with tho aid of the Semi-CcntcnniRl and
( :. plenty of printers ink We hope to put
# 1vO.0 900 farmers into north TcNas Mlthlh
D the next Eighteen months. one thlnE
more I will ask OF you, For the Lords
enke don't call MS Panhandle again.
+ While the Panhandle ~ great ana
gl0nous country Tor what the Great
VII Father Intended II Ntock farmlngl, we
arg not in IL. but are situated in north
4 4 iexas In the great valleys Of the Red
z y and Wichita rivers. where the altitude
s. Just high enough TO prevent malaria
aud fevers, and not too high to miss
the rainfall"
Evangelist T. w. Jordan's gospel
tent meeting on the Spring Palace
grounds continues to grow in interest
,ia The congregations ut night are lRrg'
and the meetings seem to be OF higl
order OF spirituality Rev, Jordan
brings no uncertain sound. but attack
IN ain la high and low places alike, Tn
~ song service Is one OF the httractlv
features and Is pronounced very fine.
r
The Epworth League OF Mulkey Me
\ II mortal church under tho auspices O
y the literary committee, VIII celebrai
its fourth anniversary In the Nuke
Memorial church tonight at 7A5 o'clocl
y N and the following program viii be rer
N dercd;
Song University Glee Gu
~ Instrumental Music ....,....,..,. go.
? n An Historical sketch OF the League
vi ....... .,........-,,..W. ID, william
Solo-................... Mrs. H. a, BOZ
u Spiritual Growth Of the Leaguers.,
N .,,.....,....,..J. Soule McDanl
READING. ......,...,, Miss Llnnie Blsh,
~ Song ,..........,..Un University Glee Gu,
lE In Memoriam..,..., II, william
4 Solo. Miss Toby Bish'
\ . Instrumental Muslc..,. Mandolin eli
Two well known politicians, both ca
aidates. stood in the mud In the mid'
{, 2, of Rusk street In front of the Gaze
Office yesterday afternoon The LOT
political chronlchler had Just come
= from round OF cornerlng the SCI
l and sagcs and was reclining NJ
''unele Sans" mail bags lying at
n y door leading TO the mailing room.
course he didn't eavesdrop-no W.
"a bred reporter will do that but tn
eft. were snatches OF sentences waited
the gentle 2ophyra TO his unwilling Z
4ai8 that he was compelled to hear, N
We're discussing that nll-absorb
te3 theme, a love for which all America
are cursed with-polltlcs. OF coul
t their conversation didn't embrace {
silver and the tarin, nor whom
{. parties would place In command n
Il yenr. hut was aimed directly at
X issues TO be decided today. They
Z, close friends. and each was giving
Y II, other advice. They talked earne
4,,ti and fast for quarter OF an hour, I
separated-One to tell the reporter
l. III few pointers, the other TO corral a do
Third ward voters. They had. dur
their conversation. passed through
its3 election today, saw themselves
st,4tt their friends in office doing dutlea n
sl, the plauditS OF the multitude. wlnr
l1A golden opinions on every side leve
lfNa all obstacles in the path to higher
f1 grander political preferment. I
ff were wrapped in thought ON the .
row today and the reporter Wen
4A his desk TO annly2e this from p
itlf 'iMan never Is, but always TO be BILE
t. II. y, Grant. "Ruhe," n star OF +"
Asl Country Cousin" company, was Dor
ifl.e Lexington, Ky, ana reared am
tl4 the coal smoke and gas fumes OF T.
38 burg. These two facts account for
itl.N peculiarities he may have deyel,
Ifta since he reached manhood.
ltltf He has a makeup that would pu
old Illinois farmer Just from
tATt pumpkin patch to shame. Short pc
high boots. Cleveland and Thur
44ltE hat, long linen duster vile pipe
Nf3' an enormous watch are the prime
1tE features OF his appearance to ca