The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 92, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1876 Page: 4 of 4
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SF40IAL MENTIONS
H. MEYER &. CO.
More Cotton—Large Figures.
are Bound to VVin Customers and
Currency.
Because onr prices are so ...... ....
stock the finest and largest. of ft 11 de-
scriptions, and our deter'ruination is
To Please Everybody.
H. Meyer & Co.
Oct. 19-tf.
By one o'clock yesterday, upwards
of three hundred bales ot cotton had
been bought on the streets, and the
square and streets were still tilled with
wagons loaded with the fleecy mon- j
arch. The receipts must have gone1
over four hundred bales. This is not ;
| all. The price was up to the top!
I notch, as high as nine and a quarter j
low. our ! cents being paid for good samples. The |
market is steadily increasing, and there i
is every cause for congratulation upon
the business outlook.
CASH FOR WHEAT.
Wanted.
Twenty thousand busliels of wheat,
at the City Mills.
; Brown, Wolcott & Blandin.
sept‘27-dtf
—The ladies’ attention is
respectfully called to the fact that the
Howe beat' the world at the Centennial,
by being awarded the highest premi-
um. Before you buy any other ma-
chine, try tiie Howe, bold on easy
terms,- at reasonable prices, and war-
ranted to give satisfaction.
Henry Miller,
octG-dtf Agent.
And a Good Deal of It.
For Sale.
Lff doe L. Moore is now offering
twenty-five lots for sale. .They aie
located on the bluffs, in the most desir-
able residence part of the city. Men
With small means, apply to the owner
and secure a home. * octd-dtf
-H, Meter & Co., have 5000
pairs of childrens copper-toed shoes,
worth one dollar, now sold at 50c a pair,
Oct 19-tf.
HYDE JENNINGS,
Attorney at Law,
ft as removed his office to the Wynne
building, southeast corner of the public
square. ”
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WANTED.
. 200 cords wood at the Kentucky
Handle, near R. R. Depot.
Oct 18. d&w 3 t
—Sneed and Howard having
secured the service's of a first-class jew-
eler and engraver, would state that they
are prepared to do aty kind of work in
that line, such as making now jewelry,
plain and ornamental, engraving etc
Making badges a specialty. Work for
the trade solicited and satisfaction guar-
anteed. Office west side ot Main St.
d-l.\ i
—Remember that we tWdpoae
to increase.our business by fair dealing
and honest reputation. " We are still
offering 500b pairs of women’s pegged
shoes worth $1,75, now sold at 75c.
H. Meyer & Co.
Oct. 19 tf.
—Empty liquor barrels for
sale at the Kentucky Ranche, near R.
R. Depot. Sept-17-3t.
Wanted
A No. one baker.—Apply at Want &
Iiartstield.
d 17 tl
School Wanted.
A lady of experience desires a school
in country orlowri, or would take a sit
nation in an established sehoool. Good
attainments and good references. In-
quire at this office. Oct. 17, d A w-tf.
- Brown and bleached domes-
tic at a great sacrifice at
Hi Meyer & Co.
Oct. 19-tf
for Sale cheap.
ttaif section of located land., (320
acres) in Young Territory. Enquire
of W. this office. tf.
-^-Oh the dust,
Abominable dust.
the dust, the
—The telegraph pole near the
depot, blown down day before yester-
day, has not yet been replaced.
•“Don’t neglect the golden
Opportunity, but buy your furniture of
Streeper, while he is selling so cheap.
—The increase in the price of
cotton has a tendency to make Streep-
er happy, and when he is happy, he’s
reckless. Now is the time to buy your
furniture.
—Col. J. C. Bigger, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress,
arrived yesterday evening from the west.
He speaks to-day. We are unable to
say at what hour.
—The suggestion of the Dem-
ocrat that a Board of Trade be organ-
ized, meets with general approbation.
But who will take the initiative, and
set the ball rolling.
—Houston street should be
cleaned up, Mr. city marshal there is
a good deal of rubbish unnecesiarily
occupying room on that street, which
the builders are not using. See to it
that it is removed.
The City Mills are paying cash for
Wheat, and are “bull ng” the markets
every day. Yesterday they were pay-
ing nine-five cents for good grades. At
these figmes the farmers will soon be
rushing in the wheat, and the market
will be lively. This is a much better
price than wheat brings in Dallas or
any other market in Northern Texas.
Large Sales.
The largest sale of goods ever made
in Fort Worth, and larger than is of-
ten made in the largest cities in Noith-
em Texas, was made on Monday last,
by Joseph H. Brown—and amounted
to the round sum of four thousand eight
hvndred and seventy-three dollars and
sixty-eight cents. This is a just reward
for the energy and enterprise he has
manifested in his business i ver since he
first opened a modest retail store in
city, from which, in four years he has
grown to be the largest wholesale
grocer west of the Trinity.
Press Dispatches.
The Democrat recognizes the fact
that a daily paper without the latest
telegraphic news is very much like the
play of Hamlet, to an intelligent audi-
ence, with the character of the Prince
of Denmark omitted. While it admits
this, it is also cognizant ot the fact
which its readers are not, tiiat every
effort has beep . made to secure them.
Fort Worth is ou a private telegraph
line, which connects with no other, and
thus tar all efforts have been futile. It
is believed, however, that by the first of
next month arrangements will be per-
fected which will enable the Democrat
to greet its readers each morning with
the latest and most reliable news.
Estimating the Cost for Y/ater Works.
The Holly Water Works Company
are at work estimating the cost ot intro-
ducing theii- system into our city. This
company’s works are extensively and
favorably known, and we hope their
figures to supply our city with water
will be within range of our limited
means. There is nothing which Foit
Worth needs more than she does water
works, the introduction ot which would
dispense with the enormous expense
necessary in digging the numerous
wells and cisterns to feed the ‘Panther’
in times ot lire. The council should
not act in this without due deliberation,
and we hope they may deeide it to be
to the city’s best interest to introduce
some system of water works,
The Work on the Jail,
The work on this building is pre-
gressing rapidly, the stone foundation
will be completed to-day, and the brick
work commenced. The foundation is
three and a half feet thick ; two stories
high, with stone sills above and below
the doors and windows. The frontage
on Belknap street is 43 feet by 38 deep.
The superintendent informs us that
the building will be completed within
the time specified in the contract,
which is February 1st.
Grand Raffle.
The mammoth ox, the property of
Winfield Scott, which has been on ex-
hibition at Wilkinson’s stable for some
months, and whose weight is now about
two thousand, five hundred pounds,
will be put up at a grand raffle, at the
of three hundred dollars—sixty
JOSEPH H. BROWN,
Received yesterday a lafge lot of
Fresh New Currants,
Mew Pitted Cherries,
New Dr’d Blackberries
New Raisins*
Fresh Cultiv’d Cranberries,
Fresh Turkish Prunes,
New Dried Peaches,
New Dried Apples.
WILL BE SOLD CHEAP.
W, F. LJUsis,
SOLE AGE N'T FOU THE CELEBRATED
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The Fall Drive.
The long-horned bovine is again on
the war-path. Three herds have al-
ready arrived, They are as follows;
J. T. Thompson, of Hamilton county,
has sixty-two head, to be shipped to
Chicago; Couts & Simpson, of Jones
county, three hundred and sixty-eight
head, bound for St. Louis; Anderson
& Sample, of Coleman county, with one
hundred and fiye head-, bound for St.
Louis, There figures are furnished us
by M. M. Emanuel, of the Texas Cloth-
ing House, There are other herds re-
ported near the city, which will arrive
soon.
TRIUMPHANT STILL!
The
Old
Again
Reliable Howe
Victorious.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Kails, Sim toons’ Keen Ratter Axe Shell and Heavy Hardware
Tinware, House If urnishihg Goods, and Agent for Fairbanks'
Scales, and manufacturer of all kinds of Tinware.
Jobbing done on short notice
SOUTHWEST CORNER SQUARE,
September 5-Gm.
FORT WO RTF,
The Street-,
We cannot be a city with country
ways. The street must be improved—
at least one street to the depot should
be graveled, and that at once. The
winter rains will soon commence, and
The Judges of Awards at the Cen-
tennial Exhibition have bestowed a !
merited recognition on the world re-1
nowned invention of Elias Howe, by !
awarding his machine the
HIGHEST PREMIUM.
These so popular, durable and light-!
running sewing machines, are repre-!
sen ted in Fort Worth, and adjacent j
counties, by Henry Miller,
Office. S. E. corner Public Square and j
Rtiak street, octff-dtf ?
WANT & HARTSFIELO,
Wholesale and Retail dealers in
CANDY ® §0»TMEiE$,
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the Audi-
torial Board for this county will meet
at the Court House in Fort Worth on
November 4th, 1876 to audit the claims
due teachers for services rendered in
the public schools of the county from
September 1st, 1873 to January 1st.
Nuts, Fruits, Canned Goods. Tobacco asid Cigars,
Fresh Bakers Bread, Pies, . Oakes, etc., ...
OYSTERS IN THEIR SEASON,
HOUSTON STREET, OPPOSITE B. 0. EVANS*
THIS SPACE BELONGS TO
the constant passage of heavily laden i1^76. Holders of, all such claims will
... - - present them to the board before that
day or they will be barre d.
wagons, will cut up the streets and
make them almost impassible. The
people want the work done. Let the
Council act.
1.8, Chapman, P/es’t Board.
Fort Worth, Oct. 2, 1876. d30t
A. Griffith & Co
—Now is the time. To-day-
act; act in the living present; never
pu off till to-morrow what you can do
t >-da'; —’! it is ea ing plum j it wing or
or buying furniture at Streeper’s.
-We have received a copy < f
Col. J. C Bigger’s Appointment
5
Col -T. tl. Bigger,Republican nominee I
eseiitative in Congress from the I
DEALERS m
for Representative in Congress lrom tin
third Congressional district will address
the people at the following times and
places. He Would be glad to have a
lull attendance of the people irrespec-
tive ot political preferences and opinions.
Denton, October 11; Deectur ia;Jack
HARDWARE, CUTLERY &C
v* ' * | uenton, October 11; Deectur iz;Jaeks-
the Binghampton (N. Y.) Republican, I boro 13; Pilot Point 14: Stevenville 16:
containing a notice of the marriape
of our esteemed friend and fellow-cit-
izen, Max Elser, to Miss Inez I. Hard-
ing, of Binghampton. The happy
couple visited Gotham and the Centen-
nial, and are now on their way to this
place, where a warm welcome awaits
them from the many triends of the pop-
ular groom. The Democrat adds its
congratulations and good wishes.
—It is really too bad that
Fort Worth lacks the energy, enter-
prise and foresight to build a hotel.
Strangers daily remark the necessity of
more ample hotel accommodations.
All are lavish in their praise ot the
Trans Contiuenial. and other less com-
modious houses—but all are also im-
pressed with the fact that a more com-
modious hotel is necessary to the prop-
er entertainment of the multitude that
are constantly coming and going
through our city, and who come lieie
to stay. The hotel company should
meet at once and take active measures
to remedy this evil.
Gran bury 17; Cleburne 18; Weather-
ford 19;'Fort Worth 20; Dallas 21;
Denison 24; Gherman 28.
28.
and tlidr advert isement will appear in a day or two.
LOOK OUT FOR IT!
For Sale Cheap,
One hundred and sixty acre-* (J land
The best small Stock farm in Texas.
Running water the year round. Cheap-
er than dirt. Come and see.
N, B.-—Inquire at this office.
MoKmnej j Their place of’ business is South Side Public Square, BrObvn’i
Old Stand.
oetlf3ui
—The open space near the de-
pot was the scene of a lively chase after
a mule-ear rabbit, but taking refuge
tinder a building, he eluded his pur-
suers, a party of boys, who then turned
their attention to a drove Of quails, and
getting the birds in among some houses
succeeded in capturing several of them.
All this occured yesterday morning.
•-We have often heard of hogs
with straws in their mouth, but yester-
day we noticed a large porker making
his way up Main street, having in tow
a large wash-bowl, which probably
some good housewife had left upon the
back door-step, and Mr. Piggy hap-
pening that way, concluded to capture
it. Evidently that is a good hog to
have, and we would advise those of our
tickets at five dollars each. Tickets
will be for sale at the Texas Clothing
House iu a few days.
A City Hall to be Erected.
The City Engineer has been instruct-
ed by the Council to make out plans for
a city hall building, the same to be
built of brick, twenty-five feet front by
sixty-five feet deep, and thirty feet
high. The lot upon which the hall is
to be built is located on the corner of
Rusk and First streets. The Mayor’s
office, the room for the new engine and
the calaboose will all be amply pro-
vided for in the plans soon to be sub-
mitted.
Personal.
John W. Delany, the Western Pas-
senger Agent of the 1 exas and Pacific,
arrived by the accommodation train
yesterday evening. He is a genial,
clever fellow, and knows how to run
his department of the railroad business
to a T.
Another Daily.
The prospectus of another daily pa-
per lies before us. The proprietors are
Messrs. Neatherry & Ryan, In their
prospectus they promise well, and the
Democrat hopes they will make good
their promises. The question of the
ability of Fort Worth to support three
dailies is a dubious one, but it is to be
—One of the wildcats in Btr-
num’s great show got loose the
other day and tried his claws on
the face of the gentle hippopota-
mus. The beast, not insensible
to the attack of bis small enemy,
opened his huge mouth and took
him in. But the keeper saw the
movement just in time to catch
the eat by the hind leg and save
him from a worse fate than Jo-
nah’s.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Business Maxims,
The fall trade having fluidly eom-
men cod, we commend the following
Fdr Sals. ! business maxims to the careful comdd-
51 acres on Monroe creek, six miles ‘‘rations of our business men :
north of town; thirty-six prairie and j Push your business, or it will pash
fifteen woodland; twenty acres under 1 you.
fence; frame house with three rooms; j '
smoke house and granary; good well, j Don’t, he the "grear unknown” in
plenty of water for stock; four horses j business,
and colt,; four cows and calves; three j ——
yearlings; eight fat hogs; farming im-! Keep remr firm name and business
ph'ments; wagons and harness, Price ( before tiie public.
For Sale at a Sacrifica.
a/Ly!'”"11 l,,miP and pipes. complete,
si 6,06; three tumbling carls and har-
ness ; seven brick barrows and Urll-fc.
moulds. Apply to
r> ,L , . JoiG a. Thomas.
1 . OA) 63. Fort Worrit.
oetT-dAwlm
•81.3 0 for tin
office, tf.
whole. Inquire at. this
OOPFfflS
AMD COFFIN TRItiiftlN:
He who by his "biz” would risc-
j early and late ffiiiet advertise.
MARKET REPORT.
Your sign in tin* morning ’paper is
fresher than the sign over your door.
Oil'ice oe Daily Democrat, y
Fort Worth* Goo. 19.76.’/
Always on hand. Also coffins made
to order mi short notice, at
Swauie &, Ch oiuweil’s old stand,
West side public square. oct. 19-tf.
Advertising is commercial science, as
indispensable to real business as book-
keeping.
<<> I'TON,
Active at 8 to Sfe,
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Still water stagnates. Advertisements
are the ripples that indicate the srirriim
market,
tenth Judicial district.
Hon. J. A. Carroll, Presiding Judge.
Court sits on the sixth Mondays after
the first Mondays m February
and
mi mi1 ?
R. West Starr & Co.
We Represent Over
*30,000,000 CAPITAL,
and will effect insurance at
NATIONAL BOARD RITES
Detached frame dwellings taken at
$15.00 PER $1,000
TARRANT COt; XT V.
County Judge—C. C. Cummings.
Sheriff-—J. M. Henderson.
Deputies—J. H. O'Neal.
Frank Elliston.
-Steele.
County Clerk—James P. Woods.
Deputies —It. C, Mann.
J. P. Alford.
District Clerk—George Mulkcy.
Deputy—R, H. Miller,
Treasurer—W, T. Ftligeson.
Assessor—A. J. Chambers.
Attorney—Sam Furman.
Surveyor— W. A. Dftrtoi.
Inspector of Hides and Animals—
Jack Flint.
County Commissioners—No. 1, J. W.
Chapman; No. 2, J. W. S. Morison ;
No. 3, John Terril; No. 4, J. M, Young.
Justices of the Peace—No. 1, A- G.
McClung; No. 2, G. W. Jophng; No.
3. Elisha Newton ; No. 4. T. E. Cros
No. 5, W. H. II. Moore; No. 6, P;
Tyler ; No. 7, W. D. Harris; No. 8, Jt
Grimsley.
Constables—No. 1, B. C. Bedford;
No. 2. J, W. Roy : No. 3, E. A. Euliss;
No. 4, Henry Turner; No. 5, W. P.
Holt; No. 6^ W. F. Ffagood; No. 7,
Jasper Ozee ; No. 8, Joel Hancock.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
G. II. Day. Mayor.
Aldermen—John Nichols, D. W, C.
Pendery, P. J. Bowdry, C. B, Daggett.
Jr.. W. A. Huffman.
Attorney—W. II. Field.
Secretary—C. MeDougall.
Overly modest people think advertis-
ing sensational. Better be sensational
than obscure.
The cheapest advertising js sometimes
the dearest, Rates are regulated by the
range of readers.
The Democrat goes round town ev-
ery morning, and out Oil every train
and stage. Let the news ot your bus-
iness go along with it,
Provisio.ss* ami S aphi.
POTATOES.—Sweet, 75c: Irish.
bev*.-. dry. 3(Vo5c; onions, 75®$] Op;
callages. 16®25e per head; buffer,
ni fair demand.
1bacon, elea'f* sides, 13. lard. 12.1;
Hour, $2 00®3 2fr; 'meal, 4U<L«»<U
Hio coffee, 21(«;25e; Java, 33k-; Sima)•',
coffee \ 13k;. New Orleans,” 104®L3k-;
rice, N(4K>c; api‘fes, dried, Tea*,’-
4 oiing llysen. Gun Powder and Japan,-
6ne(ks] 50; tobacco. 47e®$l 00; <-m.-
ars. $20 OOC;S1.00 00 per- thousand-
Hides, good hcapy dn /‘B®]2k iSu]
()^@>Jc, buffalo, no market as vet. It
SlffiU. ' * '
GRAINS.
People read your advertisement jffi
the Daily Democrat while waiting for
their breakfast, or over their post pran-
dial cigar or pipe.
I Don’t let editor
! attention. Get your jan
! while, about business,’
monopolize public . 60 per ton
>■ hi once in a
(Corrected d Hr by Clf.v Mills.t
CORN, shucked. 40e. sacked, S0«4
wheai. No. 2. old, 80c, No. 3, old, 6*c
new 00@70c; oafs, 17@20e; barley,’
m demand at 45c: bran, $8 ()$
per top; bay. good prairie, $7 t>f
Don’t let your advertisement
stale. Variety is the spice ofjite.
Doing business without advertising is
like winking at a pretty girl in the dark,
You may know what you are doing, bftt
no one else does.
Be sure and have the Daily Demo-
crat left at your door every morning
so that you nifty rend the news while
waiting for breakfast, and before goiim
to business, dlf
llmukh.
2-et <M,y ])y Heath, Baldwin&Co.
^ 1 EL LOW PINE.—Rough tsixin^
fencing, framing, joist. Ac., per 1,069
feet. $22 oO; dressed boxing, $25 00*
flooring, T AG. $27 50; siding $18 Otf
(J;22 o0; ceiling. $22@25 00; shingles.-
$3N)0@,4 50;- Cypress shingles, $4 25(^
! WHITE PINE.—Shingles. $3
o 00; ceiling. $22 50@25 00; sidiiigf
$20 00(a)/'22 50; finishing lumber, $40 ftif
@o() 00; Cypress finishing lumber,
Nature’s universal law is ceaseless ac-
tivity. Let your constant advertising
show that von are astir. It's the live
minnow that allures the trout.
$46 00,
WHOLES AGE LIQUOR#,
v ^ SOCIETIES:
Treasurer—J. 8. Loving. j .g-gftfcVk, Junction City Ledge, No.
Assessor and Collector— R. E, Mud-j fd^|p^:150, 1. O. O. F.. meets ev-
j ery Thursday evening at half
| past 7 o’clock, at Wynn Building.—
„ n. , .. | Brothers in good standing are invited to
Our City Circulation attend. R. WEST STARR, N. G.
We desire our city subscribers to hear j B- f1. Walton, Secretary,
in mind that the city list in the exclu-1 Fort Worth Lodge, No. 14S. F. & A.
dox.
Marshal
-T. J. Oourtright.
sive property ot the carrier, and all j M., meets the first Saturday’ iii each
lucky, $2 50 per gallon; Pendery’s Old
Solir Mash, Bourbon, $2 15; Bobertsert
.County Sweet Mash, $2 50; IJncol*
County Sweet Mash. $2 25; Common
Whiskey, $1 50(«d 75; Imported
nac Brandy, $500; Domestic Comm*,
Brandy. 2 2o(d,i 50; Imported Holland’
Gin, $2 50@4 00; Domestic Holland
Gin, $1 65(of> 25. Peach Brandy, $2 2*
©3 00; Apple Brandy, $2 15@2 75.
Cherry brandv,'$l 75©,2 25 ; ginger
brandy, $1 50@$1 75; YVines, sherry
A small investment may
save a great loss.
young folks who contemplate matri- | hoped success may attend tl ern. Ot the
rnony, to keep track of this particular I H,e merits of their publication we will
speak when we have examined it.
Office in Democrat Buiidi
subscriptions should be paid to him. month, at 7 o’clock, r. m.. at their hall.
W^e will receive subscribers as a matter ! R. H. KING, Master,
ot convenience to him—but he is alone | Sam. Furman SecreUnrv
imported. $2 domestic $1 50; p«rtf
will confer a favor by leaving word at
this office
7 o’clock, p. m. W. P. Burts, h. p,
AW STRAYED by S. A. Steen before
JCj A. G. McClung, J. P.,- one bay; Wrortii"cotmcYl
. •* V* VA • A'iOVlUU^, O • JL •« UIH. k/rtj
pony mare, 14 hands high, 3 years old,
branded C on left shoulder
C. E. Walker, Secretary
Friends of Temperance.—For.
No.—-meets at Odd
Fellows ball (in Huffman’s building)
imported, $2 25, domestic, $1 70.
LIME AND CEMENT.
CEMENT, best quality. $4 75 mt
bafrd; hair, 65c per bushel; li»<q
bead quality, in barrels, $2 09,
tober 14th, 1876,
45-3t
J. P.
T' This Oe- every Friday evening at 7 o’clock,
WOOD8, w, H. Wft/LAMS, \y,
County Clerk
Hkmt:v Miller. Sre'v'
P,
All Kiltds of Job Work don«
with Neath ess aisd D&sjivtfiM
d4 thift office <
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