Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-13
WICHITA FALLS.
Glorious Rains About the Clty-Af-
ter the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ter the Delinduents-NoteS.
Wichita Falls. Tex, March 1.-THE
Wichita country has been enjoying
glorious rains The past few days, watch
farmers are glad to see. as extreme
dry weather iast fail prevented them
from sowing but very little wheat, and
now they viii be enabled to put In u
large acreage OF oats and corn.
Burke Burnett and Tom Roberts OF
the Burnett cattle ranch. in the Co
manche country, are In attendance on
the cattlemcns convention at Fort
Worth this week
Professor j, $, BushonE, teacher
OF Holiday spent Saturday and Sun
day In the city, the guest OF his
brother, C. A, Bushong.
Editor Fishers wife Of the Times,
visited hor parents, In Iowa Park, last
week
Miss Lena Johnson has returned to
her home. Iowa Park, from pleasant
visit TO friends and relatives at Nc
Kinney.
Travelling Auditor O'Donovan Of the
Denver was looking after business In
the city last week.
Miss Nettie Kolp who has been visit
Ing Miss Mary Miller. returned to her
home at Iowa Park.
Mrs +, l., Weidman and children left
lhEN Nf'h lNI ilhlllOllt llIrt 10 WISH NtE
parents for several months,
The firm OF Hawkins Il Harris, dry
goods merchants, have divided their
stock, Mr.. Hawkins remains at the old
stand In this city. Mr.. Harris viii be-
gin business at Iowa Park.
Keller 81 Durrett, hardware dealers
VIII build ffty feet on to the rear OF
their business house To enable them to
Increase their mammoth stock,
a al ts.l 81 Es4s.
department yesterday to j, A. Kemp's
residence, corner Of Eleventh street
and Indiana avenue. a defective Hue
burned n small place In the ceiling.
Business Is again on the move since
| the stagnatlon In January and Fcbru-
airy due to tho extreme cold weather.
ana Wichita Falls lays claim 90 being
the best business town on the Den
yer road.
Several new residences throughout
the city are under construction and
win he finished at once.
II 10 said Mr.. A, Newly will begin
the erection OF n two-story brick block
opposite the postotlce soon.
Graders on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas extension from Henrietta
! 20 this city are scattered all along the
| line. one crew iH working within a
| mile OF this city. According to con-
| tract, the road should be In operation
| by April |. but owing 20 the extreme
| cold weather since January 20 work
| has been delayed and It Is now
| thought trains Will be running nito
| Wichita Falls about May !. The grade
ls nearly completed between Jolly and
Henrietta. Between this city and Jolly
work ia progressing slowly, but It is
expected moro teams and men VIII be
placed on the grade this week. Some
OF tho bridge and treatlc material has
been deposited along the line where
needed and awaiting the arrival of
bridge carpenters. etc.
quite sensation was sprung In our
midst Monday, when II was learned
that two divines spent an hour or more
In a gambling house Saturday night
having disguised themselves by shay
ing and otherwise. II IL said they
spotted some thirty patrons OF the
green cloth and their names viii be
furniuhsd the grand Jury. which con-
veacs In a sew weeks Among the
number, Il Is alleged. there are several
del,ols and Sunday school teachers.
Rev. Claud Jones. the noted evan
gellst who Is conducting protractcd
meeting It tho G. ris:lfn cErrch wit
have for his subject tonight IAN Hour
sptNt in Gambling Den OF Wichita
Falls"