Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-24

county. \ rigid quarantine has been
established.
b. a. Mitchell. druggist OF Bowie. as
signed. Liabilities about $500, assets
about $1,000.
Tuesdays Gazette was compile
mented on account of Its being the on
ly North Texas daily containing news |
of the existence OF smallpox In Ma
varro county. The disease is quaran-
tined, but fears OF its breaking out in |
Corslcana are entertained.
The report OF smallpox being at Tay- |
lor was incorrect. However. one case
is reported twenty-one miles north OF |
Groesheck
Santa Fe officials have gone 10 |
Gainesville for the purpose OF having |
the roads property at that place ship
ped away. a large mass-meeting OF
Gainesville merchants was held Mon
day and resolution to rescind their
action in boycottlng the Santa Fe on
account Of war in freight rates was
unanimously passed and the action OF
the mass-meeting wired TO President
Yoakum In New York
The Good Roads convention met in
Houston Tuesday There was large
attendance OF delegates and an en-
thuslastic meeting was held. The con-
Vention favored the working OF state
oonvicts on the public roads.
The Denton county local option cleo
ton will be held March 10. IL Is said 10
be growing warm already.
The Moody revival began In the sam
Jones tabernacle at Dallas February
Il. Large crowds attend every service
and great interest is manifested.
r. L. Briggs OF McLendon executed
deed of trust to b. G. Coon. The
amount owed preferred creditors Is
about $1,000. Assets unknown.
"A atNa.us r.al At
valued at $4,000. There was about
$4,000 insurance
The commissioners court of Lamar
county has provided for the erection OF
$4,000 courthouse ut Paris. bonds
will be issued.
Great loss of stock is reported from
all over the Panhandle and Western
Texas on account OF the snow ana eold
weather
The San Antonio aldermanic candl-
dates-Guergin. Runke and Pinn-
| who received a majority IN their re
spectlve wards but We're defeated by
! the total vote Of the city, Will contest
To settle the legality OF Assistant Al
torney-Geheral Lockets decision.
| c. W. Swank was Shot and killed
| by r. r. Nantis at wis Point. NauuS
| and w. W. Berzett engaged In quar-
| rel. Yantis fired at his foe and killed
| Swank Yantis was arrested.
Frank Quarles shot and wounded
| John Chapman i'm room over Dali
las saloon. II - said Quorles and
woman We're quarreling when Chap
man tried 10 act peacemaker. Quarles
| resented his action and shot him.
While out hunting a young man
| named Melton accidentally killed him-
self near Paris.
coleman g Schultz flled chauel
/ mortgage to secure creditors Tor sl',-
SCI at Houston. sam Archmond As
signed at Houston Assets $1,000; la-
bnitles $1,000.
h G. McLendon filed a chat,el mort
gage at Wylie. naming G. V. Jackson
trustee Liabilities $780, assets I'M
known.
The McKan Trading company as
signed at Dublin. Assets, S24'O0Olb'
liabilities about $4,000. II. b. Spencer
is named as trustee.
Walter Armstrong killed Julius Me-
Kane and wounded WIN clark Nv n
brawl at Velasco. All are negroes:
A drunken Mexican went to a farm
house near San Angelo and attempted
to take girl away by force. Her
parents resisted, whereupon the man
shot the mother dead, put bullet
through the fathers shoulder and
knocked brother down with his
Winchester, The girl was carried or,
| MS nelll6n PURPOSE Nu9 a'NNlhh'A"iA'N
and then she was allowed To return
AT last accounts determined posse
was following his tran.
The recount Of the congressional vote
I'm Dallas county, leaving out the
Twelfth ward OF the city, showed net
gain OF 121 votes for Kearby, Populist
, Democrats fear Abbott Is defeated.
Fire at the Junction near Longvlew
ON February 20, destroyed property 10
the value of about $4,000 The insur-
nnce Is not half so much,
Colmesneil had a $4,000 fire Feb
ruary n. Insurance, $1,000.
The residence Of r.. l.. Robertson and
so bales of cotton were burned at Ty-
Ter. Loss about $4,000. Insurance, S2lOO
Phelan Bros feed store at Waco wa
damaged $1,000 by fire. Fully insured.
a. NJ Robinson's Residence burned
at West. McLennan county. Loss
$1,000, insurance. $1,000.
Terrell had 10000 fire on February
20. The property was insured FOR s2l,'
800 The fire originated In saloor
and was soon beyond early control.