Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19
GRANnuRY BUDGET.
Bnnk omcerS-ExperIcnce In Bowie
C0unty-NeM BmlldInEn-Notes.

Bank Observation-Disclosures in Bowie
County-New Bundings-Notes.
Granbury. Tex. Jan. ls.-Flrst Ma
tional bank elected the following direc-
tors and officers: Dlrectors-D. G
Cogdell. Jess Baker. Jesse Mutt, j. II.
Doyle, L. A. Hannaford. w. b. Daniel,
George Jackson. Omcers-D. c. Cog
dell, president: Jess Baker vice-presi-
dent; Ohio S. Houston. cashier; John e.
Tandy. assistant cashier. After the
election fine supper was served at the
depot lunch house.
Dirt was today broken on the Ian
caster building, and the contract let
for nice two-story stone by NJ. H.
Shawley, Messrs. Veaoh and Boras
being the contractors.
Chandler Bros. of Buffdale, consum-
mated trade for vacant lot north Of
the Mutt wagon yard and will at once
place a large stock of ilrst-class lum-
Der on sale.
Next Saturday is the day set apart
for rousing prohibition rally at the
courthouse. Plans will be formulated
looking TO n county election.
Ralph Bowders has bought the Bon
Ton lunch stand on the South Side.
Among many other good things the
now year has brought us another Jew
eler In the person of William A. Baker.
seemingly a nice gentleman and a good
artist.
Mr. Riley sawyers has just re-
turned from trading expedition In
Eastern Texas where he had an epi-
sOde that he does not wish 10 have re-
peated. While encnmped In Bowie
county one night two men whom he
took Tor tramps, came to his IRE, ask
ing to be allowed to warm, which was
freely granted. After becoming thor
oughly warm and ascertaining that
Mr.. Sawyers and his cook were uu-
armed they quietly pulled IN cir gulr
and ordered hands up" which was
ubeycd instauter, the booty secured be-
ing about $50. After getting what
money they could find they ordered
their victims to take a walk with
them" They were carried about one
hundred yards from camp ana told to
stand there until they (the robbers
were out Of sight, The bandits We're
supposed to have been shadowing Mr..
s., as he was accustomed to wearing
his watch In the outside coat pocket
where the fob could be seen. After get
ting what money they could find they
called for his watch. and looked in tile
place where he commonly carried It,
but they did net get 1t. he having left
1t only that day with jeweler for re-
pairs.
Death has again visited our usually
healthy little city. Little Lucy Doyle,
years Old cherub Of DR.. and Mrs. ],
N. Doyle, the pride OF the household
and pet of the nelghbOrhood. was ruth
lessly snatched from this vale of tears
with only a few hours notice 10 fond
parents and friends last Tuesday morn
ing, dying from complication OF dis
eases The grim monster Death has
visited the home OF Mr.. Chap Critics.
and carried him into the great be-
yond dying last evening OF pulmonary
abcess His remains will be Inferred at
the Rock church on Palmy today. He
leaves u wife and several children 20
mourn his loss,
1t Is reported that our Methodist coll
lege Is 10 resume work this spring. We
have fine building, out OF debt, and
there Is no reason why a good school
should not be maintained there again,
as has been for twenty years prior to
this.