Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-06
LIVESTOCK.
Further Steps Taken
for the Convention.
THE ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEES
WITH PROMoTIvE LEAGUE
PEOPLE HOLD MEETING.
PROGRESS is MADE
THE oATTLEMEN WILL DE ROYAL
LY RECEIVED.
Large Sufnber of Hogs Received In
the Local sinrkct-The Market
steady-crecE Nation.
THE CATTLEMEN WILL DE ROYAL
LY RECEIVED.

The arrangement committee OF cat
tlemen held meeting yesterday in
the office of the secretary Of the cattle
raisers' association, together with a
number Of the reception committee OF
the Promotive League TO make some
final arrangements to entertain the
March convention. II was decided to
have band 10 furnish music for two
days during the convention and the
bids of three bands--Carrieo's and
Aults Of this city were received. The
original bids were $3.50 each by Carri-
co.'s and Ault's and $3.50 by the Cotton
Belt, the latter bid, however, finally
being reduced to $3.50 The vote re-
suited in the selection of Carrico's, but
j. l.. Pennington. representing j. w.
Barbee, then made a proposition to
furnish the Cotton Belt band free,
which offer, on reconsideration, was ac-
cepted
a company with Geo. p. Loving as
chairman was appointed TO secure
badges not to exceed $3.50 In cost.
It was decided advisable to get up
an entertainment of some kind at the
stock yards and committee of four
was appointed to look after the matter
and report at the next meeting of the
general committee.
a committee was also appointed to
confer with the manager OF the Nata-
forum with regard to having the same
thrown open to the visiting cattlemen.
Another committee was appointed to
confer with Manager Greenwall and ar
range for an entertainment at the OPP
era house.
Further committees were appointed
on decoration of the opera house and
to arrange with the brewery company
for an entertainment ut that place.
The former action of the committee
in accepting the opera house for hold
ing the convention was unanimously
endorsed.
The finance committee reported that
| they had raised $500. which Is $1,000
short OF what Will be needed. The
general committee win meet again at
Secretary Loving's office next Wednes-
| day afternoon at o'clock.
Samuel Williams, live stock agent OF
! the Katy at San Antonio, returned yes
/ terday from the Creek Nation. II had
| been reported that Chief lsplchecher
had been drowned and that his success
| sor had ordered that the fences be cut
| and that the lands be not leased again
to be a mistake as the old chief is
still alive and the lands will be leased
MS before, no such proclamation having
been issued.
| The local hog market was about
| steady yesterday. Top hogs sold for
| s3.s5. The packing company bought
1000 Over 500 hogs and $50 cattle were
| slaughtered. Receipts OF hogs at the
local yards were larger yesterday than
for some time past. Sixteen cars were
received including some territory stun
Only one car OF cattle came In.
IT. +. Smith, Crockett, an extensive
operator In the Creek Nation, was In
the city yesterday.
Colonel Talbot has returned from
n trip TO his ranch in Tom Green coun-
ty. and reports everything in fair CON
dition there.
John Scharbauer returned yesterday
from Laredo. where he went to buy TO-
600 sheep. He returned, however, with
out making the purchase.
George C. Gray, prominent MIDLAND
| cattleman, was in the city yesterday.
Dock Riddles of Kansas City is II
town He is now representing Clay
Robinson, Kansas City.
w. L. Gatlin has returned from
trip to Big Springs.
T. Il. Overstreet, prominent com
mission man of ST. Louis, is In the city
w. G. Davis of Granhury, banker
oil mill mon and cattleman, Is in th'
city.
j. II. Gage, a prominent cowman o
HIco, is n visitor In the city.
W, r. Curtis is In the city from Hen
rietta-