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jjjIG AIALONB FORD
BALTICS AND BANKffiKB
Sot TEXAS
ders National Bank
JNO N1CUOU4
VicePresident
Houston and Second Streets Fort Worth Toxae
ASH CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 430000
II B toyd J D Rood Zauo Ootti D 0 Bennett Goorgo Jack
tor 8 B Buinott E B Harrold and E F Ikard
TMMCTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
T HOOSETT
VicePresident
H 0 BmunoTon
Cashier
A tor Cirenltr We also negotiate the Sals of Vendors Lien Rotes
MONEY TO LOAN
iotiywi and upwards on pastures or large farms for a term of years Vendors
lotiuod Apply to
8HATTUOK J QXWXIAN Now Orleans ZjO
nCEjPort Worth orert ty HaSaunl Bank Ban Antonio Bo edad Btroel
iTKSIAM
Established IStt
FORT WORTH TEXAS SATURDAY JANUARY 17 1885
itEE CITY NATIONAL BANK
Of Fort Worth
Paid in 18000000
Snd > BO00000
n aw r pertalntac to Conservatt ve Banking receive careful and
Afl prompt attenUoa
rawnon all theprincipal cltlMOf Europe Collectionsft specialty
DiftKCTona
H RVyLOMAX OBAOOBTT JOHN rflCHOia AND Q R NEWTON
Freit TnoaATniBAliVloePrest NHAUDtnoOaahler
FOUT WORTH NATIONAL BANK
istt in Is Tldball Van Ztndt Ct Fsrt World Texst
STOCK PAID W J12500000
irrmP SJ500000
Vrin business transacted Collections mads and proiuvlly remutett x
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i omit T5M A Tldball N Harding J P Smith J J J arris K J Beall
Etal
DO BiiNNUTT
VloerrcBldenU
KBiIAHKOU
HRST NATIONAL BANK
Cashier
0 W HOUJUOSWORTH
Assistant Cashier
TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
tfcrtk Texas Second Street between Houston and Throckmorton
FITAL PAID IN 3125000 SURPLUS FUND 810000
i retral banking business Collection made and promptly remitted
drawn all the principal cities of
change on Kurope
WJBoat J T Hossott
Tnolllniwvrorth
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J H Adams H a Edrlngton JFKUU BH
3IUBNT8 LOAilS OOLLEOTIONB
OrerThlrty Tear Experience In Land Titles In this StaU
Smiths Texas Financial Agency
Scltb Jarvls Blook 511 Houston Street Fort Worth Texas
as OoY rnor Ireland Austin Texas j Attorney General John DTempleton
it HonBlohardCoke USSenator Waco Hon8 IIMaxey U8 Benator
Kstlonal Bank Fort Worth Fort Worth National Bank Fort Woita KH
Bankers 10 Old Blip NY Latham Alexander ft Co Bankers Wall 8U NT
ton LOANS
jfiajrm loajvs
i In tarns of 11000 and upwards for from two to ten years with permission
tuiy time before maturity Investigate onr Installment Loan
1TBANCIS SMITH Sc CO
BAN ANTONIO TE2UB
Kamproann Block
W Q BATEMAN
isale Grocers and Comiisn Merchants
Na 121416 and 18 West Seoend Street Corner Throckmorton
RT WORTH TEXAS
CAMERON CO
Wholesale and Iletall Dealers In
ftrlb Decatur Weatherford Go don Baird Abilene
Colorado Big Springs and Pecos
fell line of Building Material Palnta Cement IJmo Eto
J P SMITH President
611 Houston BtTeet FoitWortn Texas
B l 84if DEPOT FOR HOBTHWESURH TEXAS FOB
FIXTURES PIPE FITTINGS ETC
COJ E AJSTJD GOAL TA
Seat and most Complete Stock of Gas Fixtures Booth
fStLouia Newest Designs Constantly bolnzBo
ceived and Kept in Stook We make a
5IALTY OF GAS FITTINGS
Wholoiiilo and Kotall XJoolora in
SAS nfMNSS ETC
M tteeUed as fuet ot maar pnrposos being cieapsr and better
1 MMoad lota
or less to all potato
W tt barrel suitable for rooflnffi palnthut troaworlc irt Imwy
w
0 0 1S jTST53 > isjraroEss
f 84S HOUSTON 8Ta FORT WOBTHr TEXAS
Ju JhiL
OF
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Ten days spent in taking stock reveals the fact that we have 50000
worth of gooda that must be sold in the next 60 days
WATCH THE WEEKS OFFER
We will fill orders C O D with the privilege of examination
not satisfactory can be returned at our expense
SEND ALL ORDERS taut GOODS AND SAMPLES TO
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We tiavu on our Booka a JDwlrable List o
FIRST DEPARTMENT 2000 worth of Ladies Misses and Childrens
Woolen arid Merino Hosiery at 50c on the Dollar Discount taken off at
time of sale
THIRD DEPARTMENT One lot of Silk Satin and Velvet remnants in
lengths from 1 to 10 yards at 25cper yard reduced from 1 Another lot at
50c reduced from 150 r
FIFTH DEPARTMENT 251 Blankets from 150 for a 104 to 15 for a
124 California Blanket at 13 off Discount to be taken off at time of sale
193 Comforts worth from 1 to 5 at 13 off Discount to be taken off at
time of sale
EIGHTH DEPARTMENT Tha remainder of our stook of Ladies MiBOSaad Childrens
Wraps as follows 6 Childrens Cashmere Cloaks worth from Si60 to SO will bo sold at
from 75 toS6
3 Mi8es Oloaks Havelooks and Newmarkets worth from SB to S20 will bo sold at
from S2 50 to S10
a4 Ladies RusBian Circulars Newmarkets and Dolmans worth from 5 to 860 will bo
aold at from S2 80 to S i5 v
5 Plush Sa ks regular price 30 S40 and 60 will bo sold at 15 20 and 30 Discount
made at time of sale
All goods
FORT WORTH CHINA COMPANY
WnOLOESAXB
CHINA GLASS AND QUEENSWARE
THE Mcoiar stock or
Avalon Calvertine and Bisque Ware
KVKIt OFFEUKD IN T0B STATE
JB OSTt
Ornnmeiitnl Goods Chandgllers and Lamps in Great Variety
WorttL T03SZOJ3
iMtnn
IVEES POND Pianos tho standard of excellence
WEBER Pianos strictly firstclass
HALE Pianos the hest mediumpriced piano made
MASON HAMLIN CLOUGH WARREN and SH0N1NGER Organs tho
for the least money
SIX 23lCL 313 KCooJ3to23 tSlaroot
We are now prepared to enter into contracts for either the
i i liiel tots iii Stock
FOR e2 3tXKrC3r X > 3BXjiXVElKa 3e
JLit > er l Atlvanees Mado on Piirchasos
best
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Grazing Lands Stock Ranches City Property Etc
tcsrsso b XjiOirzi rcSr db oo
Second Street Botwesn Houston and Thrflckmorton
TORT WORTH TFKAS
jj t s r
VOL IX NO 0
BOREAL BLASTS
Trains Delayed in Every Quarter and
in Soino Instances Abandoned
A Business Lull
Buffering Among Stock general Thwugh
out tlia State Reporta of Heavy
Losses Oomiog in
Tha North Visited by tho Heaviest
Snow of tho BeanonThreo Indies
of Snow In Texan
IfKOlI OVKK TIlH STATE
special to the Uatette
liAltKDo Tkt Jan lC Bhw p tbnt
iuo welt Uketi care of will not Ira tif
f ctoil by llio norther uow prrvalllriB
bulthwllbkept tlxtUa nutt lambs wilt
wilier ncrloufly Ouo man luw lost
over nix liuudretl alrtaily
A lira Fnow at tr < h
Opeelal to the Uasette
Waco Trx Jan 10 Tho hcavtat
mow eliice 1H70 fell liwl nlnht bolng
nbout tliren Incbea deep on a ilwtu
Invel Tt la vory ooltt lonllit aua
llvo lock will DuU er
Thrco luetic f uuw lit llrovrnnooJ
nwml to tun Uatettn
IlRowNWoon Trx Jnn 10 Tho
sloot tuid rain of yceterday wcro fol
lowed Inat night by n odd Idlnsard
and auof fell to tho dtjith of throo
Itichpa tiheep and cnttlu nro to
purled Ulii In turgn tjunutlticB by
rtHSoii of tho Bnvoro cold
At Iai i > aiH
Jrtclal to the OuretUt
liAMiASAH Trx Jen 10 About
ono llioli of miow fell hero lait night
and 1 HI on tho grouud Tlio weath
er Ih clear and cold yot Tho cattle
ami kh op aro mMoruij very muoh
Traliu lllnjKl at T ler
Special to tn uaselt
Tvxrk Tkx Jan 10 It rained
constantly fitm ThutHdayovoulrtK
until luldnlRht last nlht Tho Imlna
are dolaytd ou all the roads It oom
muncid suowlug at H oclock thU
mnrnliig and Miiowed until 1 oclock
this afirrnoou To uliht n dry norther
U blowing and the ihurmomotcr In
falUtc
At TTlchlla r Ui
dpolal to the Uasettv
Wichita Falia Tkx Jan 10
Kverythlug In fioxen tip hero We
havo about two Inches of miow The
demand for wood and coal can hardly
bo eupplled and u great niauy poor
hungry cattle can lio cwu t ltiK to
abetter themselves from tho cold pierc
ing norther Wo bavn norm poor with
UK and the town Im full of idtuuicnand
trampa amoug tho people
At JleOreaor
ipeotal to the Uiuii
McQKKaon TilX Jan 10 We
havo had a great deal of rain within
the past few daya and todny It Id
tdeelfug aud a fierce noithor blowing
which tendera It very diBogreeablu
out of doom
U rriitloo A iiiuuk Htoek
Special to tno Uasette
Ban Antonio Tex Jan 10 The
cattle aud fchtep men now lu tho city
report that heir lothia irnmtliobovere
cold weather havo born very great
Ouu gentleman In LaSallo county Is
reported to Ijiivo lost In cattlo and
aheep fully 160001 Amoug ahecp
tho lowia aro aald to bo fully 20 pur
cent and In cattle from 6 to 10 por
sent As the luteimo cold weather lu
this nectlou continues thu Iwa will bo
yet greater Hands are out aklunlug
the dead cattle to save the hldea
At llulton
Special to the Oarelte
Bklton Tkx Jan 10 Tho prca
cut week la oue that will bo long rc
membcred as ono of exceedingly bad
weather Tuesday there was norther
which waa accompanied by a hard
rain that lasted until Thursday at
noon by which time it had become too
cold to raltr and It began sleeting con
tliiulug It at Intervals during tho en
tire night Kiduy inorulug tho earth
was covered novum luchen dtop with
aleetaud snow tho thcrtuometer waa
doun to IV above zero aud the wind
atlli wblntllng Km chilly blasts frm
the uorh M thawed but little during
tho entire day
I have nut had auy report from the
stock InlerentK of the county but fear
there will be considerable 1ob9 Thto
spell of weather has been very trying
onihcm The grass on tho range Is
not very good aud now It la all covered
with tltet nod enow
Of course the bad weather Iim prac
tically stopped biialneu Tbla has
been the dullest week kuuwn In Hel
ton for a long time
At bhcrwiis
Uptdal to tbeOaxette
Hiikkman Tex Jan 10 The
ground is covered with anow and it 1
etlll sleeting accompanied by a cold
north wlna which reudera It very dis
agreeable Wo havo every prospect
for u bitter cold nlgbt Ilunlrieua Is at
a decidedly low ebb m no oue will bo
out this weather uuleaa absolutely nec
essary
At Ilaiw
Special to the Gaette
1rAKO Tkx Jau 10 Bnow fell
here laet night covering the ground
several IncUte
At nil
Bpeclal to the Oasette
Kylh Tex Jan 16 The cold
wave atruck lu horulaat night and to
night It is clear aud very cold No
severe loakea araoog the htoclmicn lu
this coramuulty are reported however
The International it Oreat Northern
mall train duo here at iMHp ut wat
three hour lnt tlilii hvhiUir The
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