Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1882 Page: 3 of 4
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saturday. JAN. 14. 18X2.
HOME NEWS.
Interesting Facts.
Ranchmen and farmers need
not go farther from home to
get «upplies than Fort Griffin,
where the York-Parker Drapei-
Mercantile Company will con*
tinue to keep a splendid assort-
ment and sell at lowest pi ices.
" *51
—Mr. J. M. Cuop returned to
Colorado City yesterday.
-potatoes. onions and ap
PLfiS.
5T v Y-M>. M, CO,
—Pick Jones spent most of
the week in Albany.
—Kenan order any kind
of book for you at publishers'
prices.*49
—John Bradley has been con-
fined to :his bed most of the
week.
■stockmen's headquarters.
- '■"-iBKBR-DRAPER JtER-
Schmidt, and Duke
iday for a? Visit to
%lie.
r-
Jewelry of all disurip
FrAnkkl's.
—Frank Moody came in this
hi* old friends
assortment of Hard*
Wy, at
C. Meter's
iK« 1 left.
look *at the Mlnerai
5* ...
. VWfUO 111
1jfht, retarn-
toon. ' :'y
—Mrs. llervey and Mrs.
Walsh have opened out
the old Wilson house and
are keepi^jr it in first class
style. See their advertisement
in this paper.
of ro-
trover
ednesday.
are those
1 restaurant
|jgfy«iid want
oAal. ' ' ■ *46
W-.,.
kins, the gentle-
it of the Mobeetie
spent the week in
CAN STILL
STOCK Off
IN WES-
. 3V YQUHr
;r-drAPER' i.'
Mercantile Co
Conrad & Co.
ice moving their en-
goods to Albany,
move their Btore
——y ,>,v: .
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idersigned WHtdrop the
Jn . hU name, and
' CBDaTOS.
| ■ j-j;!'y'r 'j1-'- •- *' ■- r '
Ben. Beynolds. and
■ were 1u town
latter went to
tar his wife who is
Itfnd* there.
and plenty of
.. a angry «nn most
By calling at Oharley's
_nt at meul time, the
man can have hie wants
4. • *83
^MW for aai*.
~ BHna hundred large ewes,
young,will-shear 31-2 pounds,
are In fine condition. Also ten
fine Merino bucks, will shear 16
to 9S pounds. Located on splen-
did ranch; ean remain there
ndtll after lambing in the sp«nK
or will deliver near Fort Grim 11.
'For particulars call on the pub
tiaher.
—"I have a very bad cold,"
is a remark heard on every
hand. Who in thunder ever
heard of any one having a good
cold. They are all bad but
some are ''badder" than others.
—At Charley Hartfield's res
tanrant in Fort Griffin and at
Charley & Jack's place (the old
Herron House) in Albany, you
can get splendid fresh oysters
every day or night. It they
000k them as nicely in Albany
as Mrs. Hartfield does here, a
man cab founder on them.
Both houses sell oysters by the
can, *45
—We had the pleasure of a
ride wijh Bob Watts to Throck-
morton and • his sheep ranch
Saturday. The town has grown
considerable since our last vis*
it there, the most prominent
buildings being Mrs. Sebas-
tian's hotel and Mr, Sullivan's
saloon. We camped for the
night with Charley McCormack
and partook of some of his
"ronghhess." Mr. Watts has
about 1200 sheep of good grade
ah d in fine condition. His lo-
cation is good and range fine.
—The wind blows some and
some times more ; we have mist,
sprinkle^ and rain, still .Under
.the supervision of .Mr. , W. L.
Spear* the old Planters hotel
baa been pulled down and the
weary traveler and the jovial
drummer will know it no more
in Fort Griffin, but in a few
weeks the house will assume its
old shape in Colorado City, and
Jack and Mrs. Swartz will be
pleased to entertain all their
old patrons there, and as many
new ones as ohose to stop at
their new liohse.
Angora Coats
j Judge C. K. Strihling, a resi-
dent of this plaoe and our pres-
ent representative in the State
Legislature, has for a number
of years dabbled in sheep for
profit and persistently tried to
raise ''garden truck" for home
use. He also kept a small
bunch of common goats and
when the butcher failed to sup-
ply him with good beef it took
but a few minutes lime to kill a
kid. He has made some money
on sheep, fails regularly Once a
year on garden and gains on
goats. Judge Stribling has sold
all his sheep and .in the future
will devote his attention to
raising thoroughbred
angora ooats
for sale and fleece. At present
he has 300 head, all told, 20 of
them being ■ thoroughbreds, 76
high grades, and the remainder
good Mexican. He has some,
the direct offspring of imported
animals and they are beauties•
In this office may be seen a
sample of hair; clipped this
week from a naunle dropped
last spring, which measures a
trifle over eight inches iu length
and is as fine as silk. This is a
new industry in this portion of
Texas and it seems surprising
to us that no one has engaged
in it earlier. Our countty is
well adapted to goal raising
and within a few years, now
that the ice has been broken
by Judge Stribling: We expect
to see many large herds o! line
goats in this part of the State.
Mlnerai Welfai Pert onfflh.
It may not be generally
known by onr citizens and cer-
tainly not by the outside world,
that the Ghampiin-Chapin-Hoe
fle-Weaver company, of Fort
Griffin, have for some time been
investing their money "with
Messrs. 8tewart & Arendt, artex
■ian well borers, but auch is the
case. The object these gentle-
men bad in view when they
commenced this enterprise, was
to obtain a bountiful supply of
water for household purposes,
they little dreaminft that a flrst
class bonanza was stored away
at the bottom of their well.
The well contains plenty of
watery obtained at a deoth of
18d 1-2 feet, strongly impregna-
ted with-iron, snlphur. salt, and
other things, in smell strongly
resembling rotten eggs and ex-
tract of skunk.' The Echo
hears a stock company has
been formed for the purpose of
erecting a magnificent hotel
near the well, Hon. P, Hcefle
president,* and Dr. Watts sec
rotary and treasurer. It is ex-
pected that all the railroads
now building in North Texas,
will center here, making this
point a second Indianapolis
and leave Kansas City in the
shade. But until the hotel it
complete, visitors to the well
will have to take "pot luck" as
they can catch it on the liy. It
is also stated that Col. Soule
will run his broad-gauge fast
express line regular between
here and the terminus of the
Texas Central railroad. Puss-
engers can be accommodated at
any hour, day or night. If any
one thinks Griffin is dead, let
them subscribe for the Ecito
one year (two dollars poys the
bill), and through its columns
learn all about the big boom.
. (tain..
•—A little sprinkle of rain
Mondayupon ancKnight, and a
larger one Wednesday night,
with a little more of the same
sort Thursday.
Tha Do« Poisoner.
A number of valuable dogs
have recently been poisoned in
this vicinity, among others we
mention those of Judge Led-
better and Judge Stribling (los t
two), Mr. J. L. Tharp, and
Bil lie Jones, colored. All of
these persons try very faithful
to raise garden truck for sale or
home consumption, also farm
products. Fences ire not as
good as they- might be. Sever-
al persons residing near them
keep bogs, and they, the hogs,
have to rustle for a livin
Now a hog is noted for bis love
of an easy life and coowquent
ly haopiness, but Do hog ever
was happy unless he was in
some kind of deviltry, and they
would have deviled the life out
of the dog owners had the dogs
not protected them. Not one of
the hog owners baa lost a dog
by poison. Reader, draw your
own conclusion.
.-.v." DIED. •
On Sunday, Jatiuary 8, 1882,
Cornxuob, son and youngest
child Of Judge 0. K. and Nancy
Stribling, aged 7 months.
Another little one has gone
from.this world of toil, trouble,
strife and sin, joining the an-
gel band at the bead of the gol-
den stair, there to await the ar-
rival of father, mother, brother
a«d sisters, and when the
ief Ruler of the univet Se shall
call them hence, to be among
the first to bid them welcome to
that bright shore.
—Our budget of Albany news
failed to reach us last week un-
til after the peper was printed.
We cull from it: The depot will
be completed next week. It is
26x64 feet. Cattle peus are be-
ing built half a mile west of the
depot. Albauy will be the end
of a division on the Central
road, machine shops and a
round house will soon be built.
Citation
Publication.
FJiAXKML
Mrs. Hkrvet and Mrs. Walsh.
HAVE OPENED A
REST A URANT,
At ■"
Billy Wilson's Old Stand.
when they Will be pleased to Me all of
their old patrons ana as many new Ones
as dutre a good meal or clean, comforto-
blebed. 1 51
Throckmorton County Kstrsys.
Reported by J. C. Porbis, County
Commlaaloner, precinct No. 4, Throck-
morton county.
One brown horse, 4 years old, 14 T-2
hands high, bald lkce and white legs,
branded 1 | | on eaeh shoulder.
One soml mare, 14 l-I hands high, 4
years old,, branded HC connected with
circle over It on left shoulder.
One ssrrel Stallion, S' years old, 14
hands high, branded 8 with bar over It
on left shoulder.
Dee. 9,1801.
m.f.barber.
*•©. Clerk, Throckmorton County.
DAVID.lAWDWCTH8t80IB. PHUA.
— Mr. Al. Crawfoid of Palo
Pinto county, and Mr. Banner
of Jacksboro, were here this
week, seeaing the sheep seller,
each of them wanting 1,000
head. ■
Rslsstf.
Oil account of high pricey
now prevailing for all kinds of
provisions, I am compelled to
raise the pride of board, from
and after this date I shall
charge transient boarders 35
cents a meal or- three meals for
a dollar.
*37 Chaklxt HABTTIKU).
RANCHMEN
_ V IN .■ '•
Blanco and Yellow
House Cnyons
Can '.Buy their Say piles at
RAILROAD PRICES
(Wll0'rf)jirlit Added)
• AT
DOCKUM'S RANCH
S4B
CKOMUY COD X TV
CHARLEY'S
East Side Main Street.
SyRRYTU1NO' NKW, NEAT AND
CLEAN.
MEALS THIRTY FIVE CTS.
The table supplied With the- best the
siaricet affords.
Tin*
CHARLEY HARTFIELD.
CHARLEY MEYER'8
Cattle Exchange,
SALOON
AND
BILLIARD HALL,
THJD BEST OW
Wines. Liquors alid Cigars
. AND.. ;
The Best Billiard Table and Balls
" lie :>r
Northwest Texas.
Soecial Attention Paid To The
BOTTLE TRADE.
Remembfr ih« pls<*. East H<if OriSIn
Aveixie. Nt Hitrfclii-**' oi l •land, oppoiit*
C. Merer'* tore.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Consta-
ble of Shackelford County—
Greeting : You are heieby
commanded, that by making
publication of this Citation in
some newspaper, published in
the County of Shackelford, if
there be a newsoaper published
iu said county, (but it' not, then
iu the nearest countv wneiv a
newspaper is published), for
four weeks previous to the re
turn day hereof, you summon
John Peterson, whose resilience
is unknown, to be and appe.ir
before' the ■ county Court, to lie
holdeu in and for" the County of
Shackelford, at the court holue
thereof, in Albany, on the third
Monday in Jauuary, A. D. 1882,
then and there to answer the
petition of Frank B. York, De-
1.08-T. Parker, Matthew 11 i>ru-
per, Albert Witzleben.and Ear:
ry E. Chapin, partners dbiuK
business under the lirm name
an«i style of York-ParUer Dra
per Mercantile Company; filed
iti said court, against the said
John Peterson, and alleging iu
substance, as follows, to-.wir :
that defendant, John Peterson,
made, executed and delivered
to P. B, York & Co., a firm then
doing business as-merchants in
Foit Griffin,- Texas, "his three
certain promissory notes ' iu
writing, described as • follows,
to-wit: One for the sum of one
hnudred and eighteen dollars,
dated March 22, 1880, due six
months after date, and bearing
interest at the rate of twelve
per cent, per•-annum from ma-
turity ; one for the sum of one
hundred and seventy five dol-
lars, dated May 15, 1880,- due
November 1,1880, after, date,
bearing interest at the rate of
twelve per cent, per anuum from
date; and one for the sum of
one hundred and eighteen dol-
lars, dated July 5,-4880, due nix
months after date, bearing, in-
terest at the rate of twelve per-
cent. per annum from mat uri ty.
That said P. B. York & Co en-
dorsed and delivered said prom-
issory notes to the plaintiffs,
York-Parker-Draper Mercantile
Company, partners a aforesaid,
that thereby defendant became
liable and promised to pay
plaintiffs the said sums of mon-
ey mentioned in said promisso-
ry notes, together with the in-
terest thereon accrued accord-
ing to the tenor aad effect of
said notes ; that said sums of
money and interest are now due
the plaintiffs except eighty-two
and 69100 dollars due defend-
ant; by plaintiffs on an open ac-
count ; that plaintiffs are dam-
aged five hundred dollars,
wherefore plaintiffs prav judg-
ment for debt, interest, costs of
suit, and general relief, and
that defendant be cited.
Herein fail not, but have yon
then and there before said court
this. writ, with your return
thereon, showing how yon have
executed the same.
Witness, Saml. Spears., Cleik
the County Court of Shackel-
rd Comity. Given under my
haodtura the seal of said court,
in Albany, this the 12th day of
December, A. D. 1881. ■ ■
SAML. SPEAKS,
—Clerk of Conntv<~Court,
•{ seal. ^ ShackelfordCounty,
. Texas.
A. A. Clarke, Atty. for Plffs.
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Best and Cheapest
I Goods in Town,
I C OXSISTIXG or
DRY GOODS,
I .'"■■■ •, • •• •. . •. .■ •
f' CLOTHING,
GENTS' ANI) LA U1ES^ IIA TS.
Furniture, tinware, Tobacco,
Groceries, Provisions,
Crockery, and.
RANCH SUPPLIES
FORT GRIFFIN, TEXAS.
EXCELSIOR. \
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on Shop of J. jtCupp A Bro.,, will froin
date be coiidU^B by J. L. Ihorp wnd
Allen Cnjjp. ^P«r the * ylp o '•
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Timber*. Tire Slirinker. (. nreful atten-
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Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1882, newspaper, January 14, 1882; Fort Griffin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233196/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.