Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 11, 1879 Page: 2 of 4
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THE FORT GRIFFIN ECHO.
satvbdat. OITOBKR ii. 18; .
RiTROtMOT AND PROSPECT-
ly«.
The darkest hour in th« his-
tory of Fort Griffin was last
winter. Our merchants had for
a number of years enj oyed a
large trade with buffalo hunters
and a few cattle men, the town
and" trade was of the "hurrah"
order, the floating population
much larger than It Id at present;
moray plenty and spent freely ;
the efttlfe buffalo hide trade the
past winter did not muoh—if
any—exceed the trade of a sin'
gle day during the hurrah times,
With polsibly one exception,
ortr merchants contemplated
locations and two
pack up and leave,
alto took their de-
as
town would be de-
eds Would gro w on
streets. Some of
MltS quietly went off
• their business be.
[plaoeihwhioh
Poit¥ saloons
anfli she pro-
%way; one liy-
b, oiie barber
boardinghouse, one
..ooe
*attfc ditto.
" fwvm ft
.y as it was
But with the
"Change
ea liberally
blacksmith
Mo
do
of
Many new
" Wi': the
;?with<rtMrmer
, a nun^ber of
id horses have
>m . southern
oottntry and
ISpiache supplies are pur
jyupip
ler and our
t complain. The
>in those who went off
is: "I
as Ft.
pss and I shall
rid of the drones and
" carylarger
seen west
sell at lib
consequently they
trade which
. tUVrail''
or farmers have raised
notwithstanding the
y dry season, for
ob^ fair prices.
iiMifflKgtffeoilp town, our countyt
g counties are
Our merchants find
the farmer and
move to them
and fewer
>ts than in the
lUdetrade^aiid
accept the
has never been
east, immi-
been asked to
CjftiV bounty; we are un-
world. Let our
1, pastoral and min-
i—all of which we
Fin abundance—become
'abroad and our county
Joining counties will soon
with farm houses,
. fields, herds of cattle,
and sheep; our town will
iiPtta With the music of the mill,
the' furnace and the factory,
l'hli ts no fancy sketch but can
by properly directed eftorts be
made a glorious reality.
. Jack county greenbaekera
haying called the balance of the
political world to discuss the
merits of their respect! (re parties
the democrats and the Jack
County Guide took up the cud-
gel, and now there is only a
fractional part of a grease spot
left of the g, 1). party in that
vonnty,
THr SUNDAY LAW.
An able article, written by
lie v. John Brown of JacKsboro,
appeared in the (JuUJe of that
place a few weeks ago, which
we reproduced in, these columns.
Some one signing himself "M,"
answered—or tried to—the rev-
erend gentleman who now comes
back in an article written in a
manly, christian spirit. We ex-
tract from Mr. Brown's last arti-
cle: ' ■;
"I believe both in law and re-
ligion, and especially in lawful
law and reHfjixnis religion. I be-
lieve too with my whole heart in
the sanctity of the Sabbath and
this is just the reason why I feel
sorry to see it compelled to
undergo political tinkering."
And again :.
"It is strange that people will
not learn wisdom from the past.
Even with the "blue laws of
Connecticut" before'them as a
warnings they Will persist in
practicing the follies.of their
fathers in attempting to legis-
late people into heaven."
Mr. Brown is a sincere, hard
working Christian man but does
not believe in coertion iu order
T""*'
j to fore boen set forth, but exac-
tion can be takeu to it by rea-
son ot the fact that many ani-
mals have ilied of what parties
believed to be Texas fever, when
no ticks were to be found on
them anywhere. There are
those also who firmly believe
that the fever sets in at the feet
in the first placo, and that it is
not caused by the ticks; at all
eveuts, there would be less fear
of the disease if the company
would have a separate place for
yarding all the through Texas
cattle. This could be easily
done, as most of the through
Consignments from the Lone
Star State come on one or two
roads* and cattle that have been
wintered in the north are not
dangerous. A peculiarity of the
fever is that after the first frost
there is no danger.—trovers1
Journal.
that all men j
Sabbath da/
the
ie thinks prop
to spend it in any manner his
conscience does not condemn.
He concludes by saying:
"A law that com pells a man
to' do',forf.fear of a fine," ' *
the"church shouldpergj^
to cto for love to Re-
deemer, cannot" be a christian
law or anything like it"
Old winter made his appear*
ance a number of times last
month inChicago in the shape of
light frosts.:
■;. Twkntt-vive. thousand acres
^of land has been purchased by
oh* man in Atascosa county, to
be used as a pasture.
Thus far the drummers' tax
has ] brought $50,000 into the
state treasury,. A snug little
sum for the people to pay in the
advanoed prices of goods.
Mr,. T. G. Williams has
sold his interest fn the Henrietta
Journal to a stock company,
and now the paper Is run under
the editorial- management of
Mr. B. Y: Mangrum.
. — ^ m m
? ■ This Dennison Herald wants
Thomas P. Bayard elected pres-
ident of these Uitfted States
year. The same paper recently
gave us a most sensible sermon
on the Sunday law,
Tuk Stephenville Empire says:
"Neither Grant nor Tilden will
be our next president. Tilden
Wants the office too bad, Grant
would not have it, and the peo-
ple wont have either of them."
' —- '■ ,■■<« .
•took Cftttt* and T«x«a Tick*
For a long'period during the
summer months each year, the
trade in feeding and stock steers
andbnlls isalmost demoralized,
as people in the country are
Sfraid. to purchase during the
Texas cattle season, as they
generally consider there is much
danger of fever from the ticks
that are brought north by these
animals. There is a theory ad-
vanced by an old and respected
merchant here, on this subject,
and it is substantially this : He
claims that he has never yet
seen death caused by this dis-
ease unless the animal suffering
had "ticks" in its hide. These
ticks, he maintains, being a na
tive of Texas, the sam* as the
cattle, are unable to penetrate
the hide of the native Texan,
and consequently they have no
evil effect, but on the northern
cattle the hide ip so much fiher
that these ticks can not only bore
deep into the hipe, but they
work their heads into the flesh
of the animal, when fever sets
in "and death follows quickly.
This theory is as worthy of con-
sideration us any that has here*
The home production of liquor
has. increased 15,000,000 gallons
the past year,.and the importa
tion haS been 4,484,455 gallons
more than in 1877.
Charles" L. Pullman, a brother
of the Pullman Palace Car com-
pany's president, has been fig-
uring extensively in St. Louis as
nape, without authority, as: an
introduction, he borrowed mon-
ey right aud left, forged several
s, formed a pretended min
company, fooled ah ac
quafataqce out of. a valuable
wafcliy aud finally fled.
Th« Chicago i)rowr<' Journal
.'Wjhlle Mason & Lovell
of Kansas, were in Thursday
marketing their cattle, they dls
covered one of their steers in e
bunch -that' was shipped from
Kansas City;' Of course they
wanted their property, and look-
ing around for some one to iden-
tify for them they fell upon Da-
vid T. Beals, of Grenada, Colo-
rado, who went with them over
to the pen for the purpose, when,
to his surprise, he found two of
his own. All three were zeplev
iued. '
Robert E. Lee Brown, or as he
is more commonly called, Lee or
Bob Brown, aged about fifteen
years, light complexion^], with
a soar on his forehead over one
of his eyes, who left his home In
Austin, Texas, about four
years ago. He is supposed to
be somewhere in north Texas;
and any information concerning
him addressed to his distressed
mother. Mrs. E.F. By field, Sher-
man, Texas, wilt be gratefully
received. Papers in north Tex-
as will confer a favor by pub-
lishing this notice. ;
Messrs Miller & Robs, practi
cal printers, with, office. at
Weatherford, propose to issue
in a short time ' & business di-
rectory of Weatherford Texas,
containing valuable and inter:
eating information l for farmers
and stockmen, and a complete
list of all recorded cattle brands
of Parker county, and the West
generally, making the book
unequaled as an advertising
medium* Cattlemen outside of
Parker county can have thtfU'
brands inserted in this valua-
ble book by sending brand, P.
0. Address, and $1 to
Millbk&Ross,
Editors and publishers,
Weatherford, Tex.
BSTItAYSr.
Taken up by Robert Farrar and estray-
c(l before 8. F. Knox, J. P. prec't No. 4,
Throckmorton count}'; Tex., on tlio 10th
tlav of August 1870, one paint mare anil
(tolt, no braiuls. Appraised by M. Aten
aiul F. It. Hnmby, at §80.
Taken np by R. S. Kd dl and odtrnyed
before 8. F. Knox, J. V. pree't No. 4,
Throckmorton county, Tex., Sept. 2,1S7U,
one ox, llffbt brown, marked swallow fork
In each ear, no brnnd, about ten.yearn old.
Appraised by J. D.Lucas and F. I). Wil-
son, at S1U.
Taken up by (Jeorge Crnmner and es-
tn ve<! before S. F. Knox, J. P. pree't No.
4, Throckmorton county, Tex., on the
13th dav of S<'pt. 1871). one bay horse, 14}
hands lil#h, 7 years old. branded erons F;
Also onn inure and eolt. mure l.'Mmmls
hljfli. 4 years old, branded J F. Jlorso.
appndseil at $!10, and nuire and <-o!t ut$a5
by Robert l- arrar and .John Moore.
M. F. •
ClerkT. Tex.
F. E. CONRAD.
BARGAIN8
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BARGAINS
IN
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
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F. E.
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THE FORT GRIFFIN ECHO
Is Published every Saturday, at FORT GRIPPIN, SHACK-
ELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS.
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SUBSOBIFnON, $2.00 per Aanum, in Admoe.
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HUNTER'S RETREAT.
Tlie most popular
SALOON
Fort Griffin.
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G. A, HUBER
O.X.0TRIBUNO, ; ; 8AXI,Sro^U!
County Judge. ;:. County Surveyor.
STRIBLING 6s SPEARS.
(Sueeestor* to Striblmf $ Kirkland.)
REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND
CONVEYANCERS.
OverConnul A lUth's building, Oriffin
Avenue. * ■
Port Griffin, Shackelford
County, Tekas* /
Have choice lands for sole iu Shaekdford
and adjoining conaUes. „.i.
Investigate titles, nsuder and pay toxos
and redeem those sold tor taxes. Kent,
Loan, Ml and protect lands from aqunt-
tcrs. Hake ivnnnal paysients and obtain
Patents on School and Asylum lands.
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THE ECHO has been coudu<
for over three yeatein Ai
it has gained a re;
larger and more
nt proprietor
—.iaueeess and
truth and feir dealing which many
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SHPfe'S'
who has
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North-
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west Texas.
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ublication
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this point. |t proposes
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Keep on hand Land Maps and Abstracts
of Patented lands of this and surrounding
counties.
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a leading feature,but not to the exclusion^
news.
It wants all manner
Country and has thepi
ing cattle, horse andi
it, a* well as to famie*
their respective locali
it ranch in the
tfcmen own-
ng articles fot
nature, from
t a! '■ itr
CALL AT
CHARLEY MEYER'S
S A LOO
The Best of
WHISKIES,
WINES
& CIGARS.
Soeoial Attemtion Paid To
K
The
Iteineuibcr the place, at Slianssey's
original C'itttli!ExvhangetjUrittn avenue.
Fonr|GitiFFix,'rr TEXAS
OP THE ECHO will be to adVanoe the interests of, 1st. Shack-
elford County; 2nd. Onr neighboring Counties and State, and as
such seeks your patronage. ^,
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. Ai *>l , . V "•> ,'W' X jr't jM.
The ECHO is a good medium of communication between the
business men of Fort Griffin and. AJfamgr *(fhe. Capital of this.
county)-gnd the people who buy thdr wares: also between the
traders ofFort Worth, Denison, Dallas, Weathenord and other
cities enjoying a wholesale and dripping trade with dealers and
consumers of North-west Texas. Therefore, it is to the advantage
of Merchants to. ADVERTISE IN THE ECHO,
Becanse^It is published in the heart of a large and splendid
grazing country.
Because—It is read by the stock raiser and the cowboy.
Because—It is read by the merchants and business men.
Because— It is read by the farmer and people generally who
want to buy just the goods you have for sale."
Because—It is not owned or controlled by any sect or party
and labors to advance the interests of the county in which it ia
published, of its patrons and—its proprietor.
Becan.se . Its rates «f advertising as low as any Frontier '
p;ii>er can make them and live, unless subsidized.
G. W. ROBSON, Proprietor,
FOBT GB1FMW, TEXAS.
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Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 11, 1879, newspaper, October 11, 1879; Fort Griffin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233086/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Shackelford+County+-+Fort+Griffin%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.