Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-19

The Papers Signed in the Jefferson
County Transfer.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Directories and omeinis OF Four Cor.
porntions Chosen at sabine ras-.
Heavy DrauEht schooner.

Beaumont. Texas October 1.-THE deaI
for the beaumont Pasture company's
land. consisting OF J00pJ acres In Jelrer-
son county, was Closed a few minutes ar
ter o'clock this afternoon. and title to
the property Is now vested In Edward NJ
Bates, trustee OF the Missouri. Kansas
ana Texas Trust company. This deal mas
been pending for nearly a year. In fact
since the first visit OF MIR. y. c. Hem
dorson to this city early .nst winter, ana
the successful contamination today may
be largely. II not entirely, credited 10
the energetic persistency of this gentle.
| man.
From the best information obtainahie
The Post correspondent has kept the
/ public Informed as to the progress OF the
deal from Its conception until II fcw weeks
ago, when Mr.. henderson returned to
Kansas City to procure tho money neees-
sary as the first cash payment that would
put tho trust company Ia possession of
the property, This FIRST payment was to
| be $4,000 ana Mr. henderson arrived IN
Beaumont this morning with Kansas CITY
! exchange 10 tho amount OF $4,000 In his
! pocket This paper. with $1,000 put mp
Ms earnest money when the contract or
sale was entered into fcw months ugo,
| was turned over to the Reaumun, Pas.
ture company this afternoon and deeds to
| the property were plnoed Ia Mr.. Hcndor-
| sons possession,
The sale as consmnuod docs not In
| clude tho entire 5000 acres, however, The
deeds given today conveyed $50 acres.
| a contract being signed that the trust
| company would take 1000 acres more Just
70 soon IA the title was perfected. The
! money consideration OF the deal pggre-
gates about S2gJ. Oon.
Tho bcnents that win accrue 10 Beau
! mont and Jefferson county M n result Of
! this deal can not be ucunitcly estimated
1 o.
| OF developing the property. 1t IA known
| that they VIII develop Il. however and
among tho possibilities IL an air line rail.
road from kauHns city ana d deop water
hnrbor AT Sabine Pass Independent OF tho
kcuniy" Bros holdings Ut hat point.
The Missouri, kansas ana Texas lruat
company and tho Kansas city, flttsburg
ana CUR railroad arr controlled by tho
Hamc people, It ~ supposed and hy this
lnud deal valuable water front on Sabine
lake goes into their possession.
ANIMAL ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Herman Kountzc OK Omaha and
Colonel u, y. Crazy RETURN q from Sabine
Pass this Afternoon, They had boon at
tending the annual meeting at Nockr III
'ra and directors OF several companies ana
tho result OF these meetings. Ap furrlslci
to The Post correspondent. ig a. follows:
Sabine Pass Improvement Company
Mcsfrs Herman Kountze, n. 4. Mercy.
rollA y. II Smith. Luther Kountvn. H.
9. McRcynolds, Il, d. Crary and W. d
Human. dlreotoin. Orhccrqi A. T.,
kountzc, PRESIDENT T. c, Mctcyrolis.
Vice president. A. \. Smith, SECRETARY
w. il. Holllster, treasurer; +. G, Mercy
rolds, aRslfiont treasurer, G. r. Crury. us
sIstpnt secretary.
Texas Land and Cattle Company
MtssrF, Herman KountGc, n. n. Ccary.
Ghatles p; kountze. +. c, ucReyn7ld. aol
r. a, McRoynoldH, directors. Officers; II.
ltountzo, president; Il. G. McRcynulla,
v.co PRECEDENT and secretary Fred n.
Davis, treasurer ana assistant SECRETARY.
Fast Texas Land ana Improvement
Company--B. y, crazy, T.. c, MaRoynoll',
w. G. Human, H. Kountgc and A. y
Eountye directors, Officers. A. F
Kount2c, presidents \. T. Smith, score
taiy: w. II. HOLSTER treasurer.
East Texas Land Company--H Issuntze.
II. y, Crury, W II. HollIatcr, +. q, Nc.
Reynolds and n. a. McReynulds. directors.
Ofuecrs; IL. kountze, president: q. u.
Crary. vice presldcn.; A. r. Smith, Soc
Rotary; W. II. Sol i.tor. treasurer.
While az Sabine Pass Mr. Kountzc wont
out to the iottlou 10 inspect the work that
was being done By tho United States.
and he appeared TO be satisfied. lie lcayns
for iil Campo tomorrow &c spend day On
his Wharton county ranch.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
The city school board met IN regular
monthly rcsFi)n last nlrht an Indulge |
IN some warm discussion over the 40. |
parent inability OF Professor J. II. Calm |
principal Of the coored schools 10 pro.
duce certificate that would entlre him |
10 the posltlon no now holds. Galfin was |
elected last year and taught last term. |
Members or tho old board contend that
he had certificate when first employed.
Carlisle writes tint te
has no certificate on flo Ia his onlco.
Calm was given until the list az Novom-
h"r 70 produce his certificate, Supernten1-
cnt nowlen submitted his report and
among other things asked the hoard TO
adopt some mcuaur7s that would prevent
bows playing marbles FOR kecns" before
and after school hours The board dA.
rided that neither they nor the supsrln-
tendent had control OF scholars tscept
during school hours. The snoretarv vas
Instructed TO inform Elisha a ans. aofer
In The colored schools. that " he ala not
70 before the examining board (which
n Gets todavl and secure certificate he
would bc discharged. A resolution wn4
'dou'ed recurring the secretary 10 keep
l record OF certificates of nil teaohora
Employed In the public schools.
HEAVY DRAUGHT SCHOONER.
The schooner Senator Sullivan. Captain
Crockett master, Is 10 clear from Sabine
Pass tomorrow drawing eighteen feet ak
inches Of water. This weasel IN loade
with lumber for Tamplco. Mexico a few
months ago tho Senator Sullivan sailed
'ut Of Sabine Pass drawing eighteen feet ,
line inchoH OF wator
NOTES
Tho county board Of school sSamlnern
Sill rlset ct the court house tomorrow 10
ass upon applicants FOR teachers certl-
icatcs.
Charley Castle, swltchman In tho !
ionthern Pacific yards, had the big toe !
4 his left foot amputated by a car wheel !
While at work last night.
In reporting tho Beaumont council pro- :
eedings yesterday The Post correspond
ut got badly mixed on dates. The alder | !
manic election IS called for Tuesday, octo-
er 30, and Night Policeman Leonards !
eSiEnation Is to take effect November !.
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sheriff. Department.. n
Wharton, Texas. October iG.-Ten Dol q
,rs Reward-Stolen at Wharton on the !
light OF October Is. one dun horse about 7
hands high. years old, very fat and I
God lookingi no brand: max mane and =
ALI enc or two white feet: white streak n
! forehead small hoofs; think this horse h
as stolen by a Mexican and probably I
'ent Wett II. A. Rich, Sheriff. r.