The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1886 Page: 1 of 8
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A Wnkly Kitrijiper--DiYctd t tin Bteck-riiiisg Agritiltinl Mineral Educational and other Interests of Taylor County Texas.
VOLUME 1.
ABILENE TAYLOK COTJNTY TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 1886.
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Taylor
News.
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J. L. YAUOHAX. P..COX- fT. S. COLLIER.
VMM COX COLLIER
GENERAL
Land Agents.
MERKEL :::::: TEXAS.
Persons wishing to buy lnndor locata
in Western Texas will find it to their ad-
rantage to address us. Correspondence
solicited and information regarding the
country lands and products freely given.
BENTON BARBER SHOP
m i-wi'M UT STREET.
All kinds of first-class
BARBER WORK
done on short notice and satisfaction
guaranteed at James Benton's Barber
hop on Chestnut i-'treet Abilene. Tex.
JOHXSTOX & MORTEN.
LAND & INVESTMENT-ACT'S
ilore than 2000 Abilene Lots in Exclu-
sive Control.
Easy Payments to Settlers.
Money safely invested in income City
Property Lands Ranches unci in mort-
gages of perfact investigated titles-
For Latest Styles
IX
DRESS-WAKING
GO TO
JLillib i)& X. X JL A el. XUJaiU
Cutting and fitting a specialty.
Shop in Written building J'inc Street
THOS. E. POLK
-DEALKIt 1N-
STATIONERY
CIGARS TO 13 ACCOS;
COiN FEGTI OS ERI ES.
"NORTH FIRST STREET.
J. B. REEL'S
W.AGON YARD
IS THE
YERY BEST A WIIKAPFST.
South Side of Railroad
ABILENE : : : : : : TEXAS.
M. W. NOBTHIXCTOJf SEN.
land aad Live Stock Agents
AXD
KOTARY PUBLIC
South 1st Street Abilene.
j-f-IInshart a lotif- experience In the buhlni-ss
Both farming and ranch law's fur ealo. l"!"tf
iiEST BOOTS AXD SHOES
MADE IN THE CITY AKE AT
J. W. Dougherty's
jst. roRjris SADHLBR SHOP.
8-i!ootM a .Specialty.
Pine Street - Al.ilene. Texas.
A. JAQUETTE
THE TAILOR.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Pine rft. Opposite Cameron's Bank.
Abilene. : : Terras.
sri
TELEPHONE ORDERS
FOR
f
AND
SAUSAGE
TO-
WILLIAMS & flliMPHHEYS
City Meat Market
SOUTH FIRST STREET. AUILEJTE TEXAS.
0. K. MEAT MARKET
"North First Street near Cleveland House
Zjjl.-z'EZx" c-F"srx -bst
Page Simpson & Co.
Who furnish the Very BcHt Line of
Fresh Meat
To be found in the Market such as Beef
Pork. Mutton etc. The Proprietors res-
pectfully solicit a share of your putron-
ape and guarantee to give entire tutis-
factionto all who give U3 their order
J. E. COOPER
-Dealer in-
FAMILY GROCERIES
A2TD COUNTRY PRODUCE.
TIK DELITEEY TO ALL PAET8 0? THX CITY.
2r-fcTs sr:
SOUTHERN HOTEL
J. fi. D'HAIEY PROPBIETCR.
Accommodations Equal to
THE BEST IN TUB CITY.
Board by the Day or Week at
Reasonable Prices.
Meals 35 Cents.
Oak Street Abilene Texas.
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Professional Cmrdsi
Dr. JOHN RODMAN
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
Office in Rear of Carter's Drugstore.
ABILENE - - - -Z2- TEXAS.
G. W. TIDWELL
PHYSI0IA3F& SUEGEO
Pine Street Abilene Texas.
Office at Bass' Drugstore.
Will practice in Abilene and surround-
ing country and promptly attend calls
either day or night .
D. G. CHALMERS
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
AND
LAND AGENT.
(Office Spaonis j- Isgett Building)
Abilene : : : Texas.
Dtt'S. A. E & F. X. IIIIOW.V
DENTISTS
USS NITROUS OXIDE GAS.
OfKcc over Wheeler's drugstore on
North Second St. Abilene Texas. TcKh
lilled with care. Artificial teeth made
to order and a fit guaranteed.
JDEXTISTItY.
Dr. T. L. TAYLOR.
(Ojficcocer Wilsy's Warehouse.)
Teath Extracted Without Pain
WITHOUT DANCER!
M. A. SPOOXTS K. K. I.EGETT.
SPOOXTS & LEGETT
Attorncys-at-Laic
Oflico on Oak St.
ABILENE : : TEXAS.
S. P. HARDWICKE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ofliri ill th' coiti'f-AoiM'.)
ABII.KXE TEXAS.
eowan gseeh
attorxev-at-lvw
laneTTcent
ANSON. JONES COUNTY TEXAS.
C3-Will prnrtice in tho PKtrirt nml inTiTlor
courtmif tin ."Kith Juilicial litrict. nml the Su-
preme and Appelate courts of the State.
A. T. PATTOK. E. E. HAUTSOOK.
Notary Public.
IIAKTSOOK & PATTOX
A ttorncys-nt-La w
Aini.KXK :: :: TKXAS.
(Ojficf over Cameron ' llnnk.)
ttEO.W. l'KltmMAN. -1 X
wivrhn.
Attnrnev.at-l.au- SnneMir ami ilraftMiinn
PSRRTMAN & WINTERS
ATTORIS-AT-LAAV. .
LAWD AGElyTS
iirsshij" itrNKi-s coi mv. tkxa-
.lein-an'is iien.hr fi.r nVi.i p:n i.ix.s." Kx'an.ine (
an.l report . .11 lan.U n to.iiniitit. ali..-. el.;.:
in.-Mn:aie tiiH. aim itinii-iii aii-tniet i inn-
I'roiiij'l attention jrnen luthfrolleetKinnrrlaims
CHAN. l.JZVAXS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
(Off0rrrrWr..nWto-..
(
Pine Street
Abilene Texas. l
J. H. LlflHTHEB
ATTO UN K Y- AT-L A W
Land and Collecting Agont.
Ollife over Abilene National Hank
ABILKXK :::::: TKXAS.
G. VILLENDVE
ATTOKXET-AT-LAAV.
Practices in all the Court j
Ollicc in the YV listen Buihlini?
AIULKXE. .TKXAS.
II. A. PORTER.
Atlorney-at-Lavt
ABILENE. - -
TEXAS. j
Will pniet ice in the District Courts of
Taylor and adjoining counties.
(Ojjice in ih Cuurthuuir.)
THOMAS JAMES FINNIE
ATTOREY-AT-LAAV
Xotary rublic and Conveyancer.
Will practice in district courtp. and
court of appeals at Austin. Will also buy
and sell land and live stock on commis-
sion. J. T. BERRY & CO.
GENERAL
Land and Live-Stock
Agents.
Also agents for T. it P.. Railroad lands
ami lots in Taylor County Ti-xaa
WISE & COi)
sncn-Mon to iioit win-) !
:XB (Tnylor County) TEXAS.
(Sucrr
ATIILKX
AGENTS FOK
Lands in the Counties of
KnnneiN Tom Green Tay-
lor Jones Fisher Has-
kell and elsewhere in
Northwest Texas.
special Attention siven to the selection of ranch I
Controls over 500 Lou in all parts of Abilene. I
CHOICE LANDS NEAR CITY.lanotuorsiua-uc-JonaexPeuSCB'nea( off the Arausas Tass.
JKv-Mjjk wis jK
THrtEE LOVERS.
The Galaxy. w
Thon! vcerr thnv mniilt-ns who loVcd n king;
They nt tnirptlior le3if"' Uip m
Onrrried "I lorn him. anl I vrould die
Ifbut for aday he might love nic."
The Bcrond vhiBiKrrl "Ami Iwonlddlo
T jtladden 1i1k heart or make him pn-nt.'1
Thcthtnl onefiMiken.t. tut pacl afar
With dreamy .ea that Were sad as fato.
The kine he lovel thefirt for a day.
The bccond his life with fond loe hlcssed
Ami yet the woman w ho never spoke
Was the one ofthe three who loved him iret.
FRIENDSHIP.
Selfishness and the world's cold pride
Leave real friendship to but few ;
But when those few are found and tried
To them be ever constant true.
Honors nre lleetingns the day;
Beauty loses soon its bloom ;
"Love's s'trong deMrcs know oft decay.
But friendship blossoms o'er the tomb.
llow to Get Public IiiiiidN.
Special to the News.
Fisher Fisher Co. Tex. Feb 17.
Editor Sews: Having been i
reo nested bv vou to furnish for
publication a brief account of the!
manner bv which State school'
State Bchool land at the 'price of i
00 per acre on 30 rears- time '
5 per cent interest. The person
" "y-- -v.. .. r-
in making application for their
land makes and subscribes to an.
oath stating that ho desires the
land for which he has this day J
made application for a homestead
for himself ''that he will within j
90 days from tho date of his appli-j
cation become an actual settler j
and resident upon said land; and
will continue to reside upon it and
improve tho same for the period
. i . . .?
that "
oi inree consecutive vear.s uiai
during the said time he will not
sell the same to any other person
OTPnni n onoli iwrtnn na v.-'H nnn.
i i ii i i l .i-i. '.i nmnnlfte sectional man ot rishcr . fitwi tniMii'ii.r i oniM t-n rr'nT Cn-r
lailtlS CUUIU UO purCIKlM'll Wl! IUKU . "' ' .......... .-v.. w.....n "'i fi--ni hm
... .mT- ciinirincr nil fbo K.-r-t inns i 1...1 1 .!...: :otl.j..0iMt per year. Jh
tins occasion to sav mat every i "j - .iiiurtuim-pimiiuiiiiu.iurmiinw.j - .
...renn 01 vnnrc Am .1a nr taken and untaken and any letter . TIl0 sots are Xxxin v nut out about " tc property m
L...-1. 7 ':.! .' .. ; of inouirv addressed to either the ! rn hMt!. ft. v.- .nm.tl.K !1S ro:sll.v n!neh norc tl:
n.o . co; m .. r: Postmaster or tho editor -rish'-r ; tiu tender shoots imt un in tuie- eu - euilel- U1U tuo
tinue to reside upon and improve; prominent cat tie and sheep men of
the same as a homestead; that. Tom Green Concho .Midland
he is not acquiring the same in t Pecos Beeves. Presidio San Saba
trust for the use cr benefit of any land Bunncls counties all south
other iiprsons. and have not di-irectlv or mdirectiv made anv
agreement or contract with any
nnrsnii wlinTiicriPver liv wliirli Hie
tjtle by him shall in any way inure
in whole or in part by lease or
purchase or in manner whatever
for the benefit of anv other person
' .... ....
111111 ui rui iiuutiiuu 11 ocinj; un-
I derstood that no transfer of his
interest in said lands shall bo al-l
lowed until after he has actually j
8eitied upon the land and improve
lit ashis home : that he is 21 :
- aioiage. ji . him u.nieiMmm
.... t :.. .i 1 ...... ..!
and agreed that he is to pay to tlie result oi un.i miiueii-unmun
State of Texas on the 1st day of mild winter is that live stock of
Jan. of each year one-thirtieth of every description is in fine condi
tho value of said land with ." per' tion and beef will come on the
cent interest on the annual prin- market from a month to six weeks
cipal that instalments of principal earlier than last year. Grass is
except the first may be deferred putting up nicely in the valleys and
until the expiration of 10 years Ion the hillsides and with a few
but that the whole purchase money more weeks of such weather as
shall be paid within 30 years and the present the range will be en-
that the interest will be paid on' shrouded in verdure.
or before the first day of Augnst
of each year that his classification i
ofwddland as to water and to
timber is true; it is further under-
derstood that any violation of any
provision ofthe law or any viola-.
tion ofthe rules and regulations!
ofthe Stato land board prescrib-'
ing the manner of purchasing the
said lands or a fai'iirc to settle !
upon or improve the land within
ninety days from date of award by
the board or any failuro to make '
any payments required bylaw or!
said regulations shall wrk a for- mence operations in ten days or
feiture of all money paid on and all such a matter. This branch road j
claims to the said land without ju- has been in contemplation for ai
dicial proceedings. It also being long while and the only thing that
understood and agreed that the has kept the company from build-
object of tho sale is tor the pur- ing sooner is the tremendous ex- j
pose or secunngauona nde settler
on me nino ii im luriuer nnuer-
stood that after the expiration of
said three'years of actual residence
he shall have the right under such
regulations as uiav be prescribed
.
by law to the paying of the whole
amount and interest duo tho State ter. Another consideration per-
for said land and procure a patent haps impelling tho Southern Pa-
therefor.': cilic to go ahead with the branch
ly the foregoing it will be seen
that each settler may after tho
first payment which amounts to
$42-G7 and with cost of application j
may reach a total of $45.00 can de-
lay further installments or the
payments of principal. Being re-
quired only to keep the interest
paid each year It being due Janua-
ry first the settler having until
August first to make said payment
of interest
The resolution of the land board
giving six months time for the ap-
plicant to settle upon and improve
his section has been shortened to
three months and in the ninety
days time louowmg ine award lie J
; .. . .. . . i -
must actually settle upon and "n-
j ... .. ..
Ritnp Tiinn iimU
same niese lands.
hncoflin RinoJlnr nivui.
iiaseum smaJicrquan -
Zi'iin nprmittinr- onv
bidio permuung an
lififiinn nf tbrt enntinn
prove the
may be purchased
tities the Stat
natural sub-division ofthe section j
not loss however than 1G0 acres
in amount; the cost of tilinc Upon ;
which wbuld be for first payment
$10.07. Of these State school
lauds Fisher county contains fully
two hundred sections untaken.
The lands are oi a deep rich
RlUlflv Innm. KniOOtll Of Klirl:lCi
J --" " "
aml we11 overeti viin a gooo ;
S-1 of mesquite timber and i
any person senuing ins amiress
ai(1 teu cents in stamps to the
Postmaster at lisiier will receive
County Gazittk" will receive ;
prompt attention. Farties coining ;
to this part of Texas to examine '
.-. .
our lands win i.eiurnisneu a -riiou
(1 looker who is thoroughly '
acquainted with the country at an
expense not to exceed two dollars
alul l J1:ul Ier u'1
-
QuUooh fortheff.Ivr Nioc2
Interests f IV vat Texas.
.
t'lora!o I iippi-r
Tho heavv nercentaire of losses "
in live stock in the territories dnr-.
- i
" iluul " l" ll-""
ing the late cold weather has led .
us to niaicc diligent inquiries um io ;
the OSSeS III WcSt i OX:'S. iTOIll
of the T. P. railroad we tmd that
Ml..-
one per eem. wnn-ou'ia:im.MN
" catllc and two per cent win
. Ml
COVef lOSSCS 111 SllCOt). Ill all Oi
the vast territory norjh f Jhe T. j
v: r.. irom tne easi mm 01 .Milan
count north to the State line and
west to the Gaiisso mountains 111
l." 1 .? Tlinint-il ln in
" "' vw..... ...x. . .. ...
cattle is much less than ono per
cent and tho loss in sheep almost
nothing. During the entire winter
season we haV not had as much!
as one solid week of cold weather.
nit tin rrr unn iipr nr. 1 1 i sn
t " M t i 1 ft!
- -- -- -
A Ilailroad Rumor.
Snn Antonla Ttmo.
A Times reporter vest en la
afternoon ferreted out a bit of iu-
formation which will be of consid
erable interest In the citizens of'
San Antonio. Tho Southern Pa-1
cilic railway company is making i
active preparations to begin the j
work of constructing a tap from
this city to Coleman City by way
of Fredericksburg and will coin-
pense ot three-quarters oi a muc i
oi tunneuugjusi oeyonu uie ni:iu-i
alupe. 13ut now that the charter
granted to the company by the;
legislature to build this branch i
has nearlv expired thev are forced I
- l 111 J
to go ahead or surrender the char-1
is the fact that the S. A. & A. P.
has such a line in contemplation
and by building first the Southern
Pacific compauy may expect to
i
Texas I3Se Grass.
The "Western "World .
Numberless experiments have
been made with orchard grass
:)hif grass and clover but the last
wo have not been found suited to
-hard'
ur climate and while ore
grass (iocs lainy wen uie grow in
lit n
is too straggling and it does not
1 .i
roinc- un ;is ean :is ii uutru uf
winter pBture. Ivnch bunch of.
orchard glass secilis inclined to
ret as lar awav from even other
bunch as possible and no matter
n0v tiiieklv it xiiav be sown the
now iii:'Ki ii iiui Hi suui inu
' i t i ' i
in;jf3ic- are always titin and never
' i i rn. i -
(.over j0 jrroun(j. These olyce-
n i i
tions to tin orchard grass are men-
L - . r. .-... k.
tionod because it is really the best
0f the winter grasses that have
heretofore been commonly culti-
vated.
JJut it aiTordsme pleasure to in-
form those who contemplate sow-
j ing grasses for winter pasture
'that a new grass is now being in-
' (vwlntn.l tl.t-nnrrlmiit lirt eniifli
i..4..v. ...i...p.....i ...v. ov-t...
called the Texas blue grass that
thiukis the nc plus ultra of all
.passes forourciimale. Its habit
Msjtist the opposite of the orchard
i r"
in thickening up continually
pected placet- and finally the whole :
riiumi l.ccomos a solid carpet ot"
vlUm j( ls Mll.0;leut tender and
..
l;hly ulIied by even species of
fwlUiul :ii:im:il. It grows slowly
tUron-h ;h dimmer and id eight
:r (lll ;.lPS !w-U when winter
come and is not. a leeted m ne
least bv f.ild weather. In addi-i
;.t..i.-B i !K.t rMr.im-
ij-.ji'but' nobodv would hi '
iv;-.- r.!lo!.r to put a plow into
! it -fi ? r a. i
j a li:n oi lexas nine grass un ine
. .... . . -..!
i " him till . iii-l- iiiinui u i u i . u . ifk.
acre would 1
e a low valuation fori
-
!... : :i i.. i
I'.. '; -f .' '" u -- ' '" !
.i.;.r !. m..i..w- .......i.i i.i. w.n
U) ..j... ;'; he's bi-h and oarlvi
t!e .-pnug it heads
oil!
and
Ml.IKeS SfCd
frrrjrTrv':vffmcrair.'
-. i m iuiin(r7Ti3;2ia ui'cin nm in mi
MiiltlTilljjy '
Hmn
Hi1 1H IV
MI
j
n
i v P J a
trJ
fill iosifiTely 4art last
ad In order
OT!"
sell goods for the next tMrfy ila s iH
eeiit. elieaper than any house in Ah
"cw Kr
i
nr'
It'
Bfi
"gjpp
-Ju'ry"-- $
r
The Growth of Tcxaiu
Bradstreet'a.
.Recent returns made to the
comptroller of the State of Texas
show a rapid increase in wealth
and population during the past
e .V
icw vears. ine increase m me
ivn -
assessed valuation last year was
over ?U'ouuihk. j.ne toiai as-
"- v
sessed value of the State in 1SS4
was $."8;JO0O.O0O. as against $311-
000000 in 1SS0 an increase in four
years of nearly 6275000000. That
a part of this increase in assessed
value nay be due to improved as-1
'- . l .
seSSllieilt methods IS pOSSlble Dllt
!
the larger part is probably duo to
- -.
the wondcriul development of that
the wonderful development of that
State during the past few years j
That the. assessment is still iucom-!
pletc is evidenced by the fact that i
th assessed value of the railroads I For several-
of Texas is but $40000000 whilo ' of Texas wocf
the actual value is claimed to be stCoston- (
over fti'00000000; Tho school
lands ofthe State are not assessed
and are worth about $100000000.
According to the Stato Bureau of
Statistics tho population in 1SS1
was LV21.700 as compared with !
1 .501 7-10 in 1SS0. an increaso in
four years of 023054 or at tire rate
at the real
the State
in is report-
great in-
erease shown in the value of the j
lrP. alreadv assessed gives j
proi-nse of a further increase in.
i.i..t. ..;..! ..t.. ...;-.... I -..tfl.
'""" - -" ''"-;'";' ;'" " ""
i Tho r0(ent death of B Gratz
' jrown l..ll.rietl off' the j.lst' f Jhe
: x.ltion.i ndidutes of 1.S7-
firecIov (:nin uml Wilson avh
. ' . . "
gone before. And now the death i
- I
of Horatio Sey ui.nir carries ofl" the j
hist ofthe candidates for l.SUS the
0i;er3 hciug Grunt Uo'fax and
I
iifiTi - i . I
y ;w
i-sX.
Fight acres of sunflowers in
l"fIlt:ia l.flljl ll-lJ (t( K'icl.-llfe lf '
.....j. r .... i .. .... "lU'HI IO J l 1
..-... i ...I.:.. i. ...i.i r -i -
" ' nun m'iu nu fi.ju per
.
bushel. Ex.
f redmce lias
BARuAlN
Jim
N. D. CROSSLEY.
UMBER Eo.
h Without a
Work.
No Happiii
luittl
Thfl desire i ivoid work and
as well the mo ony of farm life
has crowded tl
and tilled ever
flowing until
to run "ronnc
good living
can make mor
less labor is a
also the feel in
farm. In tov
towns and cities
'ldustry to over-
:e is hardly room
.inch less make a
e idea that one
meyintown with
at mistake as is
monotony on the
nd out of it the
es of manrs life
ul his home and
m elsewhere wiU
e tlie doing so.
legitimate pk
irn in hi wh
aiu 1U U1S Ul
lm wim sppI-i
UU w IlU &t-thIi
sooner or Iit
sooner or i.iu
Ex.
Tho I Trade.
Texas tot-I; Jountal .
eks past no sales
ve been Reported
and Pennsylvania.
:igat .'5 cents and
bing and delains at
me range. Texas
able at 22 to 20
wools are se
above and c
about tho
wools are
cents the tl
small. The
disposed of
wool last we
over 2.000.0
mestic clip v.
were fully up
One firm in I
tho statemei-
turers may
before then
general im-
id fair and supply
liladclphia market
HKU'OO pounds of
and Boston sold
oun!s of the do-
' New York ::les
. the usual amount.
Hadclphia advances
that the manufac-
n short of wool
clip comes in. Tho.
ion amoi'gsi deal
ers is that .'.' P00d elean early
clips of Texas? wool will sell readi-
ly at full quotations.
r s
Geo. L. Lorillard one of tho
111... V 1 T -11 1 1
- - u oriuarus. aim ino
one iven to running horses died
at :sie' "- Frailc( 1-t week. Ife
If'iivcs: -1 viti Mini n. i'rnniT-K-
.... .
of
$2000000.
it is currently reported that
41. - .T.n .ifrt nrt nr-n ..... s F .-. . ....11
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Lliric illl- L."lllLi:il lII' 111 nill.LIl-
pox in Brown wood. Coleman
Voice.
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Lowry, James A. The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1886, newspaper, February 26, 1886; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314347/m1/1/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.