Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1, Sunday, August 29, 1886 Page: 3 of 8
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TABBAKT COUNTY
A Sketch of tlto Eorly History t the
ConntyIiUctOTllnB Notes About
Times In tho Forties
How the Comity Bent Was lteutoved from
lllrdvlUe to Fort WurtliUnndo
lUnd 1iBlit With n llenr
1U8TORV OF A COUNTV
The following synopsis of tho early his
tory ot Tarrant county Is furnished by 11
Walker now a resident of Cotton-
wood Callahan county
In tho early days prior to1660 this tor
rltory was known as tho Peters land
colony while tho Nacogdoches territory
was known as the Ilobcrtson land district
In 1810 Ma Arnold In command ol
cavalry selected 1ort Worth as a military
statlou with Instructions to lay out i
military road and erect forts alone tho
Western bordor Ue selected ITotts Bel
knap Cooper Chadbomc lhantom Hill
and iott Orlllln About 1852 these forts
were erected Into military posts Tho
troops at iort Worth first camped at n
nip spring about one intlo eaBt ol tho
fort closo to tho residence niter
wards built by Col Nat Terry and
where early In 1850 Mr Henry Daggett
put up a 6toro ol general merchandlsethe
tlrst general store put up In Tarrant
county Thoro was a sutlers storo at
Fort Worth kept by Mr Young A man
named Cain was clcik Afterwards In
1850 Press Farmer acted as clerk He Is
still alive and lives eight miles south of
Fort Worth
THK FIHST SKTTIBMKNT8
made In Tarrant county wcro at Grape-
vine pralrlo and north to tho Denton
county lino also In tho Crowley pralrlo
Tho first settlers ol Grapevine were
Cates Myers Baker Kliot Archie
Leonard tho Fosters Andersons tho
Harris brothers Hall and sovoral more
Who settled early In 1818 fn Crowlevs
settlement old man Crowley his sonsV
J Hutton the Itogcrs and several more
wero the first settlers
THE MILITAIIY
Lieut Boles commandod the Infantry
About 1853 Maj Arnold with his com-
mand moved to Fort Graham on the
Braxos and Ma Morrill tool his place as
commander At Graham Ma Arnold and
tho army surgeon got Into a quarrfl Hot
and angry words passed Tho doctor drew
his slxshooter and shot Maj Arnold dead
They wero both sitting on tho porch of
the officers quarters Both men were
drinking About 1857 Maj Arnolds re-
mains were conveyed to Fort Worth
and burled with Masonic honors In tho
cemetery alongside ol his child It was
In tho early part of 1850 Tarrant county
was organized named after Gen Tarrant
senator for the district Tho first ejec-
tion for tho location of tho county seat
was held undor n spreading llvo oak at tho
spring where the soldiers had encamped
closo by Henry Daegetts store ono mllo
cast of tho fort Blrdvlllo was chosen
Tho placo was callod Blrdvlllo alter Capt
Bird of the rangers who built a fort sev-
eral years before close to the Trinity
river about fifteen miles cast of Fort
Worth and a few miles from tho Crowley
pralrlo In 1850 tho population of Tar
rant county was 150 persons Tho popu-
lation of tho stato of Texas was estimated
at 210000
THK OlFICKS
A courthouse and clerks office were
built at Blrdvlllo In 1860 Tho court-
house was a frame bulldlbg 18x20 feet
Tho walls wero of oak boards split and
shaved four feet long and four Inches
wide The floor was laid of hewed punch-
eons about eight inches wide The doors
were mado of clapboards the ssmo as
tho frame The clerks office was built
ot the same materials Tho houso was
sixteen feet square divided by a clap-
board pctltlou fur the county aud district
clerk Each office was 8x10 feet Tho
furnituro of tho courthouse was a long
table and hewed benches made ot
split logs There uoic two chairs
ono for the judge aud another for tho
clerk Tho clerks office bad a table and
a drygoods box fitted up with shelves for
books and papers Tho buildings cost
about ono hundred and fifty dollars One
of the commissioners said the price was
extravagant that If Tarrant county went
Into such extravagance as that sho would
be soon bankrupt Thu clerks had to
find tbelr chairs Tho books ot tho office
were common account books costing
about seventy five cents each
THK IlUST KLKCT10N
of officers was held at Blrdvllle Novem-
ber 1850 Jason Watsou of Johnston
station was elected probate judge John
York sheriff Archy Leonard county
cletkj J A Hurst assessor and collector
John W Kilhton justice of the peace
and Lewis Tiusley constable and cor-
oner The county commissioners were
Hamilton Benna V J Hutton and
Crowley A Mr Catlln laid out tho
county lines and A G Walker was sur-
veyor Judge B II Martin wssour district
judge and a young man named Bacon
was our first lawyer In January 1850 a
school hpuso was built on the north side
of tho river tho plsco whtro afterwards
Chjrles Dagcctt built his rosldcngo Tho
school was taught by tho writer of this
article who is now In his slxtyclghth
year and located at Fort Worth In 1819
Somo of the children walked six miles
dally to school In 1850 tho county was
very thinly settled taking a circle of ten
miles with Fort Worth as tho center
tho settlements were On the cast at
Johnsons Station M T Johnson Wm
Buford Isaac Watson with about threo
inoro families scattered near by On the
west ten miles distant C Connelly set-
tled on the West Fork in 1847 At that
time this was the furthest settlement
west Conner settled two miles up tho
river from tho Fort on tbe Charley
Turner plice On tbo north and close to
the river settled Bangh and IsaacThomas
while Sehocuovir lived ono mllo lower
down on tho river In 1818 W Little
settled on what Is now known as tho
Mitchell farm About ono mllo to the
northeast lived S Gllmoro and John
York Some thne mliciiaet on lossll
creek wore JW Klllston and Lewis
Lnd > lev Old Man Akcrs settled at Blrd
vlllo In 1840 II Bennett settled in 1848
on what 1st nowkno u as tho I Dlarker
nlaco about ten miles east of Fort
Worth and Trimble and S Ho worth set-
tled In 1850 about one mllo south of Ben-
nett In 1848 J A Hurst settled ten
inlks cast ef tho Fort Nsrly all the eet
tleineatk wero wlthm ten miles of tho
Fort but there wcro only a few houses In
1850 immediately around tbo Fort
HWDVJLLBINKaltLYDaYS
Th lirttatefn at Blrdvlllo was kept
bv banders KllloU in 150 A grocery
store and saloon ww kept toy a wan
n < iu d Iu l lu 185081 At a later date
w rnoiouu Wkf wttedi OPO by
QUsHe < t v Wrr v
l M a uiii raw J > tJirt < i a i ore j
n sUr eJ by
aal s K i i vrt
lawyer named Chilttju la 1863 In the
ustantlme several residences arose
around BIrdvilie E Hovencamp came
in 1854 Dr HitWey in ISfifi Judge
Tarney In W Wilson of In J
elected our first wpreetuuvlye
to IW several families W WKK
lhndeU0n tte
Blravllie including
Walkers iIoodr MoorcJhatES nd others
JtaiSsiJ larwtUemeuU were msde < m
1lgiFrtU crk ROttfr and is
CWiatryftrowBd WvUI began to W
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TOEQmTTBt FORT WORTH T XAS SUxlAYt AUGUST 29
was at Whlto Hock Dallas county about
forty miles distant All ot our good
and merchandise were hauled
KROM HOUSTON XXD 8HRKVKrORT
tur hnndml miles oa oxwagons
jvlth from four to sit yoke ot catUe The
J Ef > t was 1 per hundred miles or tl
trp T110 10411 WM generally
innn P ° uds At tills time nils were
north 121 cents per pound pine plank
w8 w th 6 per hundred feet salt 10
to 812 per sack or C cents per pound
and sugar 12J cents por pound Seven
pounds ot coffee cost 1 whllo coffee at
uouston sold at 0 cents per pound by
the sack Calico cost litj cents n
yard and domestic shirting 15 conts
BrOgan shoes cost from 82 to 2 25 axes
2 and woolen hats 82 Alpaca cost 75
cents per yard Tobacco was cheaper
than at present In tho timber on the
river gamo was abundant consisting of
deer bears panthers and wildcats On tho
pralrlo south ol tne 1ort wero several
hundred head ot wild horses whllo there
woro antelope by the hundred Tho
grass was flno Cattle and horses wcro
tat tho year round
SKCONI AND THIRD Kl VCTION8
Tho second election was held at Blrd
vllle November 1852 Seaborn Gllmoro
was chosen probate judge Bon Ayres
county clerk John York sheriff J A
Hurst assessor and collector and A G
Walker surveyor Judge Martin died
and J II Keagan was elected district
judco at tho ago ot thirtyfour years
trowlcy and Hogers wcro the county
commissioners and Isaac Thomas was
justice of tho pcaco Tho lawyers attend
ing on tho bar wcro mostly from Dallas
Ileagan McCoy Nat Buiford Goode
Gen Tarrant and others all ablo and
gentlemanly men
In the eltction In 1851 at Blrdvllle Nat
Burford was elected district judgej More
head ot Grapovlno Prairie probato judge
Ben Ayres county clerk W Qusyle dis
trict clerk John York sheriff J A
Hurst assessor and tax collector Wil-
son of Blrilvlllo justice ot tho pcaco and
Col Isaac 1arkcr represcntatlvo
FORT WORTH THK COUNTY eKAT
In 1861 tho soldiers were removed from
tho Fort M T Johnson laid off tho
town and tho Fort began to Improve
Several buildings and storebouses were
orectcd In tho November elections of
1850 tho county had an exciting tlmo It
was Fort Worth against Blrdvllle A
good deal of bitter feeling was manifest-
ed Blrdvlllo had her candidates and
Fort Worth hers Fort Worth gained tho
vlctoty and became tho county scat Nat
Burford was elected district judgo SG11
more probato judge G Nance county
clerk John York sheriff J A Hurst
assessor and Bennett and Bowen county
commissioners This brings tho history
up to the location of the county seat at
Fort Worth Tho remaining history is
well known to many actual settlers at
the Fort
viaiiT WITH A JiKAR
As Frank Jordan the beet contractor
of tho fort was riding along tho bluff
road leading to tho Clear Fork ho met
entering Into tho town a big black bear
Tho bear was poor Frank got excited
jumped off bis horso pulled off his stir
rupleather attached a heavy Iron stirrup
made tor the bear and struck him a heavy
blow on tho side of tho head Then there
was a right Frank took out his pocket-
knife and cut and slashed Into tho bear
Tbo fight became lively Flually Frank
killed tho bear and skinned It The
writer helped to carry In some of tho
bear and had a good dinner out ot It
Frank was stout and active bravo but
oxcltablo Ho acted foolhardy He said
ho had enough ot bear lighting In the
next fight ho would take the gnn
VIOHT WITH A WILDCAT
Old Dr Browrrwas walking along tho
road ono day L Ids in tho grass beside
tbo road was a Wildcat or catamount
The cat seemed not to notlco tho doqtor
The doctor looked at the cat and said
Confound tho thing Ill Jump on him
and cboko him In a minute The doctor
jumped on tho cat canght blm right by
the throat There was a fight Tbo
spunky doctor held bis grip They both
rolled round and round The sweat
poured down tho doctor Ills clothes
were torn to tatters Finally be choked
tbe cat to death Tho old doctor was a
greenhorn He had just como into tho
state
THIS INDIAN HISTORY
In 188 there woro but very few set-
tlers Thoy lived close to thorlver thoy
wero Gllmorc John York and old man
Little with his sons In 1848 tho Indians
made a raid and stole Qllmores and
Llttlos horses On tbo northwest sldo
of tho river near tho Yentloner farm
about nine miles from tho lort a party of
surveyors of tho Peters Colony company
wero camped Thoy had been surveying
several weeks Whllo lying asleep In
their tents at night a party of Indians at-
tacked them and killed and scalped the
whole party of eight men They carried
off all tbo plunder thoy wanted Those
who saw them sayltwas a shocking sight
as tbe bodies lay thero tcslpedand mutil-
ated After that wo had little or no Indian
disturbance In 1860 whllo Major Ar-
nold and his company wero Bcoutlng In
Denton county on Denton Creole they
came acroes on Indian camp and tbcro
such a sight they saw Staked around
their wigwams in the form of a semi-
circle wero eight human legs cut off
about six Inches above tho cap ot the
knee A stake was driven through tho
leg and firmly planted In the ground
The soldiers drew their pistols but were
restrained from shooting by tbe officer
The major rodo up and the old Indian
chief came out In groat glee and cried t-
Ough ough mo good me had a big
fight Me fight and kill Me kill cut up
roast and cat Jood good good and
tbe old red dovll jumped up and danced
with joy Tho case was this a party of
Caddo Indians camo across a party of
Caws encamped up Denton creek They
attacked and fought They had a bitter
fight the Caddos wcro victorious and
took some prisoners Of those they
killed cut up and roasted
four They bad a big feast off the car-
casses of their prisoners They ate and
had a big wardance around tho legs
which they staked lu a eemlclrcle The
major gave them a big talk and told them
to leave
The big Ceddo village was situated In
a big bend on the cast side Of tbe Brazos
river about flvo miles cast of tho town
WONT HOLD WATER
Those Charges Against Mr Fingers
Integrity Effectually ho
Away With
The Bmcntlie Committee ot tli County
Drmocmcj ainfcta Arrangements for
A Vigorous Canvnta
Pursuant to adjournment tho oxccutlvo
committee ot Tarraut county Democracy
mot yesterday at 2 p hi In the district
courtroom in tho conrthouso with opon
doors All the committee consisting ol
a member lrom each otlng precinct bo
Ing present oxcot threo Tho committee
was called to order by ChalrmanDrW II
Mooro Tho first thlug Sot tho action ot
the committee was tho further luvestlga
tion of tho chargo against George W
Finger Democratic nomlnco for rcpro
fentatlte published In the Labor Sittings
somo tlmo since whorcln It accuses Mr
Finger ot bad faith and fraud In adding
up tho voto on tho substitute bill trans-
ferring tho work of Indexing tho
houso journals to tho journal
clerk Instead ot tho chief clerk ot the
nineteenth legislature Mr Finger do
nlcd the charges beforo tho committee at
lastmectlngand referred thocommlttco to
various members of tho last legisatnro
to corroborate his statement Tho cor-
responding secretary of the executive
committee wroto to Hon Goorgo C Pen
dleton of Boll county J M Browulng ot
Mobcetlcr and 11 W Tipton ot Hill and
received communications from each ot
said representatives These comraunl
cations which wero very complimentary
to Mr Finger as a faithful clerk and as-
a man of Intognty and corroborated bis
testimony in every particular woro read
before tho committee and on motion made
by 110 Halloway it was declared unanl
rnously to bo tho sense of tho commltteo
that Mr Finger did nothing unbecom
log a man ot veracity and In-
tegrity and that tho charges
as published In the Lalor Sittings were
vilifying and false Mr Finger was
unanimously exonerated from thu falso
charges brought against him
A commltteo was then appointed con-
sisting of Daa HlRbtonor Dr KT Hall
II C Halloway 12 M Daggett and Clark
Wiley to formulate somo plan for tho
coming campaign Tho committee re-
ported as follows VlKt
To tho Chairman cf tho Domocratlo Lx
ecutlvo Commltteo of Tarrant County
Your committee would recommend that
tho canvaBs be oponcd on Monday 27th of
Septombor by speaking and a barbecue at
Blrdvlllo and ending with a grand
barbecue and speaking at Fort Worth on
the S8Ui day ot October That speaking
and a dlnnor or barbecue be had at the
following places and dates vI r
Smlthtleld September 28 Bedford
September 29i Grapovlno September 10
Padens October 11 Keller October 2
Dido October 4 Montgomery October
B Azle October C Mitchells October 7
White Settlement Octobers Benbrook
October 0 Leonards Store October 11
Pralrlo Chappol October 12 Crowloy
October IS Knon October 14 Oak
Grove October 16 Mansfield October
10 Bubletts October 181 Johnston Sta-
tion October 111 Arlington October 20
Handlcy October 21 Forrest Hill Octo-
ber 22
Wo further recommend Iho committee of
olgbt appointed by tho county convention
act as a finaucn committee We further
recommend that the candidates on the
socalled peoples ticket bo Invited to
participate In tbo speaking at tho various
places That all speaking tako placo
in daylight with open doors and
nil tho people be Invited to attend and to
Uko part In tho various Democratic fes-
tivities to be held as abovo designated
Wo further rrcommond that each member
of the executive committee proceed at
onco to organize a Democratic club In bis
respective voting precinct
The abovo report was unanimously
adopted After some discussion ot mat-
ters In general relatlvo to tho canvass aud
tbe good of tho Democracy the commlt
teo adjourned to meet again at tho call of
the chairman Dkuw 1ruit
Secretary
Following aro tho letters rcforrcd to
above a pernsat of which will satisfy any
fairminded man as to Mr Fingers per-
fect innocence of any wrongdoing i-
AN UlMOIir MAN
Moiikktik Tkx Aug 24 1860 Geo
Mulkey Esq Secretary Democratic Ex-
ecutive Commltteo Tarrant County
Fort Worth Tex Dkar Sint Your
favor ot tho 14th lust Inclosing me copy
of Hon Georgo W Fingers defense to
certain charges mado against blmI found
at hand on my return day bcloro yester-
day from Galveston I am not Informed
fully of the chargo against Mr Finger or
of who mado It but supposo It to bo In
refcrenco to a resolution adopted by tbe
houso of representatives ot the Nineteenth
legislature lust beforo Its adjournment
I bavo carcfally read Mr Fingers com
munication of the 7th Inst to your chair-
man explaining said resolution fully
and as far as my memory
serves mo I can corroborate
him In every thing ho says except thut
part denying that Mr Davis said any-
thing or requested blm to havo nothing
to do with the work I heard no con-
versations between Mr Finger and Mr
Davis that I can now call to mind and
can say nothing about that cither way
But I have known Mr Finger as roatllng
clerk of the bouse of both the nigbtecntti
aud Nineteenth legislature and no wrong
was ever Imputed to htm beforo and not
even a mistake in counting up tbo voto on
any question
Mr Finger is an honorable uptight
man and a true Democrat and 1 bavo no
hesltency In saying that Tarrant county
Will honor herself in electing him as her
representative In tho Twentieth legisla-
ture and I believe ho will make an ex-
cellent worker for his county
Very respectfully
J N Uuowmiko
MR lKKI > UTONfl TESTIMONY
Bkiton T i Aug 18 Georgo Mul
key Bsq Secretary Democratlo Execu-
tive Committee Tarrant County Tex
DkakSui I have your favor of tbo 14th
Inst enclosing the defense made by
George W Finger against certtlu charges
brought by Hon B K Davis
Palo Pinto in a large rich bottpm about
mtvslx miles from Fort Worth west In reply I beg to say that bolL Mr tin
The Indians wero peaeeablel opinion honorable
steal and fliiht Thoy had another large
vlllasw on Vlilsge creek lying northeast
from Fort Worth In Tarrant couaty
About 1817 In a raid they took two
voungroen prisoners They camped on
the Clear Fork After tbey had struck
camp the bocks ordered their young
women to strip the prlsonca and wain
and sera1 them In the rlrer The squaw
polled off tbe joung w ns clothes throw
iiff tbelr oirn hmtifcet and Into the
rivsMbey went They had a lolly time
TtooM squaw t oi VV1
yelled and clapped their hands The
wen returned noma after a while
young tlmo tho Indlins toot
About the same
womasprisoner She returned bomeafler
rorfe sbes ldUteI dsn trea edhor
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WfS pw > Clear Fork U loj
diins camped under a bluff JW
mmmiJJa and took out several iplcces of
Dozens of men Jurhuotl P lj
Fork for the silver Thtt roost <
vr somewhere HP
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are
men aud I do not wUh to be drawn Into
any controversy between them 1 must
eay however that with the best Inten-
tions no doubt Mr Davis Is allowing h s
to
prejudice towards Fluger cause
Mm to do thst gentleman a grave iojos
tlceMr Fnjgfr has stated the case fully and
truthfully as tor ss my knowied e gkts
except that I do ot know anythlug of
any rpncouet r bftween Mr Davis and
Mr Linn u < l > w nrr it 1 do not
know Its cause
When tbe vote between Mr Johnson
the Journal Clerk and Mr Saddler the
firstclerk was taken as to which should
have the work J voted for Mr giddier o
aC8ehBiusdeaatrong pewwoi appeal
to m bat should have TPted for Mr
kJoins rainWdkoemntcat Mr Fjnger
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my olt and tneral othors expressed A de
termination to go homo nod have nothing
to do with the work 1 advised him to
stav because to go off would look like a
confession ot guilt
Mr Flugi > r is n honorable
man and the worst construction
that can bo put on hit conduct Is that ho
made a mistake He had no motive to do
wrong It tho vote wns a tie on tho mo
tlon to tabic It would also have been a
tic on tho motion to reconsider which
would have killed it
In conclusion I beg to say that I be
lieve that every member of tho legislature
except Mr Davis who Is conversant with
tho circumstances will acquit Mr Finger
of auy Intentional blame
You aro tit liberty to make such ubo of
this communication as you think proper
Very respectfully yourn
OHO O 1hMUIKTOV
NOT lNTUNTIUKAI
IiAhCe Tkx Aug 21 i860 Georgo
Minky Secretory Democratic Kxeoutlvo
Committee Fort Worth Tex i I was
present ot tho voting In tho leglslstttto
between Saddler aud Johnson I voted
all tho tlno for Saddler as tho journal
will showi was present whtui Saddler
asked Finger about tho mistake ot f irty
ono and forty when both should hvu
been fortyonu I looked Fluger full In
tho tnee and do not bellevo ho iimde tho
mistake Intt ntlonnlly W II Tipton
If you make It a rule to ilivor all your
t old drinks with 10 or 15 diops ot Angos-
tura Bitters yon will kcop tree from sum
mer diseases olid havo your digestUO or-
gans lu good order But bo suro you get
tbo cinuiiio nitlclo manufactured only by
DrJ G B Slogcrtfi Sans
500 roo
Boxes Whlto Star soap 25 bats In each
boxJust arrhed at tho Fort Worth Gro-
cer Cos
Parlor outfits beautiful aesoitments
at Plnknrd Joyces
Have you pains In tho small ot the
back Morris Cascatlne will speedily
and effectually euro them
That mixed tea for fifty rents Is flno at
tho Fort Worth Orocrr Co s Try It
Dandy cigars tho best 6cont cigar
In the city at tho Fort Worth Grocer
Co s
1 < >
HemnrkntilfllTnst Tlmo
Much has been said about fast tlmo be-
tween tho West and tho Ktslbut wo bavo
recently been made aware ot nu arrange-
ment which puts entirely m the shade tho
tlmo heretofore made from St Louis to
New York ThoVnndalla Lino In con-
nection with tho Pennsylvania railroad
has so arranged Its schedule that tho run
from St Louis to New York city Is mado
In thirtytour hours and a half or nearly
llvo hours quicker than tho old time This
line la by far tho shortest between tho
points named over one hundred miles
shorter than Us shortest competitor
which allows tho run to be mado In this
tlmo at a perfectly safu rale of speed
Tbe track and equipment havo a world-
wide reputation as being firstclass in
every particular It is tbo only lino run
nlng a through car from St Louis td New
York leaving St Louis In tho morning
and on the evening train n mignlllcent
Oallman Palace Buffet car which runs
through without change Wo havo al-
ways found this lino to bo a pleasant ono
and by It have never missed connections
at Intermediate points as Its trains seem
to bo run solid between St Louis and
Now York Wo advlso our friends to try
It
II yon want any definite Information
regarding It would suggest you drop a
line to K A Iord general passenger
agent St Louis or to Thos II Thorp
Southwestern pasocnger agent Dallas
Texas either ot whom Is always glad to
answer questions and to send maps etc
A COMEST IK AKDKltriOy
A minuted Cnndltlnta Will Coutfist the
Count of l > Vote
Special to tlioUautte
Palkstikk Tkx Aug 28 Mr George
Nowel ono of the Democratic candidates
for tho nomination for the ofllco of con-
stable of this precinct aud who was de-
feated by Stovo Crist by a majority of
thirteen votes has filed papers with tho
executive comtriitUe to contest the count
ot tho vote Mr Nuwell has in his pos-
session a lUt of forty names of men who
he asserts voted Illegally who belong In
NcchesvHIo Klkhart and other county
precincts Mr Newell also asseits that
ono man on tbe list br g of having voted
twice Should tboo abortions be sus
tained tbe result will be another primary
to settle tho matter
Have used Tongallno with satisfactory
suits und recommend it a a rsluablu
remedial agent U neuralgia and chronic
rheumatism
O W JoiixtfOtr M DFalmiount Nob
Those of the gentler sex are tbe great-
est advocates of Ctscarlne Tdey say It
Is J whs ts wanted oy alt wowtn
Tli rin l Itosurs in h World
At Asdarwus suo re
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Garden seeds in bulk for fall planting At
the Fort Worth Grocer Co s
mi i m 1
IIIkI tSK tlr < l C C > I lllrd C Etl
Casary awl moeklngblrdoajiea lu grest
variety at bouijck < riv a at tbe Fori
Worth China Co s
Thu jKllcao Is ob top ol the counter
filled with fswy Freneii cannurt aud bot-
tled goodjut tbeKortWoith GroctrCaa
P Fifty tmpoiWtl French 0hlna t M
Inst irrlyetf ot Uw For4 Wort Chlaa C
ijvhloii wllj be ftold vWchea
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Though painful Vnd wcatTnir alrcnt lronit
Midnrjuaee fanot so wnunKdl If iSm
liafllcitlho rflorWoTKlraico and meslkino m
qi WtMlMjremodyiMltndt Vrtiu1
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donedCyuiatiy of tjio Lradlne 1hyalcUua
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