Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 22, 1879 Page: 3 of 3
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the fort Gft.FFiN echo.
>VTHtiiA\. N.IVI:MI:I:I: i.,;r.
HCO.TVIK NEWS.
—Luu l>*i! l^i'Mi?i:it:! I,I'M
■pl'lll.All kinds of hiinln i
at Conrad's.
—Forty-five telephones art* in
use ill Houston.
—Chew Jackson's best sweet
mivy tobami. -
Just r.'uci'ivud !jy Conrad.
iiiUius tiiu r.mi.M
.! 1)1.Is Ibickwheat l<'iini!,
•1 rases A'lmlu littltHi*
I cas^s P*;{« !i Ji!|«t^i. Uoii'V as), l.i, eer.j,.,, ^ht. ]i;il,v
'2 ei'sea MilliU' Aleut* ' J pails. ',l'>'« '•>'nv sniv ti. " were Meat Oii toeing |l,,. show.
10 boxes Layer llidsius, \ t 7!.. .. t.i , weary -.hours
mill g-fV o vx
It ymi \\ i>|| |u m i1 (he lii'si What Time is I:?
<i11aMjji'il sioie, ;iit'( ilic laiMi «;; i} iili-a pa'iy weie star '.a/iii'/'
.... . o • . m i selected .stock ii|' [ffu- alu'Ut !! o'clock p. m iVol'i-s
\ Ma,,le sl!ll>1>1 ,1a
••nii'iit on a
ill at Conrad's. Don't ask |;i« wfriirUr• niirbt. i
"> cast's lvanuek Muple Sviim, t,., r,,1M1, . .. .. - . , . .
1 • ■ . ' l l . lounil on .la- Iromicr. Or«ii< " a >rt: n«l turn
i J .V i ■ . 4 - . . .
WHEN TKZ ENGLISH CAPTURED
SCT rxg-rs
too lbs: VanUlaCrVttiivCumly, ^ t ll'xvi,h U"vul ?
100 lbs l/.'iuoii Cream Cntldv,|| .i|. . * !,M ''V V°"M get a ir.
100 lbs new Currant*'.
fresh and new. No old stock on
limi'l Price# to suit the tiuies.
—'J'lio Echo had a i'ull report
of the proceedings of the Coun-
ty Commissioners' court last
week bat it was unavoidably
crowded out.
—If you want fresli and new
goods, |fOi to Com ad'a. <
—The water is getting low in
ft number of wells in town.
—A large lot of lumber and
shingles just arrived and more
to come, at J. M. Cupp & Bio's.
—I'Renakabuggery" is the
latest coinage in the slang vo-
cabulary. Paul Hceffle Is enti-
tled to the honor of introducing
it. v '■• :/
—For ail. kinds of lumber,
doors, sash, etc., go to Con-
rad's. ' ^ • *
_ J< Eagle has been
-week visiting Miss
spew.
LouOonrad.
and best stock
of Drugs and Medicines west of
Foiri Worth is to be found at
Dr. Lignoaki's. ■ 1 ' *
r-The judges, lawyers, doc-
tors aud many non-professional
men of Fort Griflin visited
A.bmy tb!s week, called there
by the mandate of the county
court. .
. .. ■ «. ..., i ,. ■
"^fc|faackwl,. ,
25%j^||fo.' 2 Mackerel,
2 brfpels Soiir Kraut,
5 lu)f barrels Pickles.
Just received at Conrad's. *
—Messrs. Swartz aud Evans
spent the week with Mr. Eagle,
at Ids ranciie on Elm creek.
They enjoyed the fishing and
shooting immensely.
; Flour Juat Received.
200 sat^ks Pride of Kansas,
200 satiks Maltese Cross,
^ 200: ^^Zephyr ^.
at Conrad's.
seat),; Jtsvt luiw iiiaiiy tin-y'
--Kraiik^lVst(ck of Clothing, knew nut. Tin- ni^lit was ehil-[
„ a. „ . . , | • At n iluwi'w 'i'u;e duy niglit ■ lioots, yiimfK, Hats, .Nolio!is, ;i!ul 'y u«l tlu-iwn ty ."negW-t >d to:
Steununi was appointed, an tuibidden gitest trie«r to oie Qroeeriew Is fom])iute in everv lT'^idu a V-.inip stove. I t was'
justice of the peace, and •!. A^ ale a distnrbunce, to avoid respect. v * r neeossavy 11 iliyir hiv.lth to[
Sparks constable, at Phantom. which, lhe company dispersed, > ,n .7'" , * keep iip heal, and ihey lvsoi lvu
Hill, Jones county, by the Con.- 7 ^''^"i to oM tye. Ait,r partakintr of
Diissioners* court of this county) — lo. feel periect coulidei V| killed 11 pnnther ini,« feet iotir.^^Vid "iiiiH'' eaeh, on*- ot the
last week. *i the goods yon wear they j inches lorig, on HuslMVhaek 'j,u,.i'v asked : ' ' '
■ , shoifld come from York & Co's. i'"reek, Kerr con nt v. ! ..wi..., < s V., .J i« ii !
-All of Conrad's stock is : : •« 'L' : ■ " it ' < , -I
. | —'1'he Siityer rfewing Machine i . A'tVi giVUIg th^ti.iiesti.un l( itg,|
—Yesterday morning was lhe.ut y Fiankel's. V i.u.d delibetale thoiighl one oil
coldest one of the season. I : > the j aity replied :
'■*■■■■ v . 1 ~M''* Chiiillet has connnenced' "Wait a liiinute and I'll tell
^ow 18 the winter ot our operations ufraih in the old tan- yon."
■discontent made glorious sum; tan in^a fet clasf 11^^^
luer by those suits at\ork a.■ tnatincr buifalo: ludes, pelts,! lantern lay half buried in a j
trash heaj), and after the Ian- *,
tern be went. Returning with j
the cove ted t rea sure lie J abored:
long and faith fully to reinovel
tlie top, which was liot intended j
to come oil. ' '-.y'■'■■'•I' :
"What are you going to do,
with that old mashed up lan i
tern i" asked one, "you can't
tell the tune by it."
"The blank I can't!" was the
reply. "This lantern is a stem-
winder, and if I can only open
the blank fh.iiig,#I can tell to a
minute wiien that star ciicus of
old Tice's will commence,''
For further particulars ask
Si, whose surname is Able.
Z i; LV KING,
ii ity iViMiiiitt I.-! t!iui •'! ^nit 1 >•' Cloth'
I'jrictiicd f< 1 Him.noiii
ly
a ;. B . : ■ □ . B xa ' ts Xi ma Ean 5
In Which to Appear liclore
Roy a! Majesty Queen Victoria.
AK0 DOJNT YOU POHGET!
' THAT FU \XiiKL HAS TI112
I.AR«K r A.VI) eoni'l.KTK STOCK OF
Dry Goods, Groceri33. Boots, Shoes. Hats, Underwear, Etc.,
This Side ( f
—Tuesday the Keuo was fa
fored by a call front Rev. John
Si'lvanus. of Breckenridge, and
l^v. S. E, Ezell, of Albany, Mr,
Ezell informed us he expects to
preach here at least once a
month. ; ;v;
—1'otatoes, Onions and Ap-
ples 011 sale at York & Co's. *
—Cupp & Bro. say they have
the largest and best lot of cigars
ever brought to tliis market.
..—'•The cheapest is the be U,"
therefore buy the Peerless Po-
tato of FraliKel. ; *
-rF. B. York & Co. do not
make much Jioise about it but
they sell , a world of goods.
The?r store is fnil and well aiv
ranged, While their ware i-ooiii
is packed. ■
—Tlie.. "Pluto" : and "I^one
Star'1 five cent cigar at Frankel's
etc. He has enough on 1 a id
uow to keep him busy until
Christmas.
—Cupp & Bro. have put up a
new sign which reads "Lnm ber
—The «l. N. Browning "Nickel
Plated" cigar at FratiktTs.
5:
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J. V. '
— Fiijoles, and Chili Colora-
do, at Conrad's. * \
—DQtch Nance was in town
Thursday, lie says he has
given up <;yw driving and turned
granger, but we failed to see.
hay seed in his iloWiug locks.
—The adjourned meeting of
the Commissioners' court com-
mences next Monday.
Cour.t Changes.
The most important business
transacted by the County Com-
missioners' court last week was
the changing of time in holding
J us1 ices' court in the several pre-
cincts, to tiike effect from and
after December 1. Under the
new order regular terms will be
held as follows:
Precinct No. 1, last Monday
in each month ; precinct No. 2,
first Saturday-; precinct No. 3,
second Saturday; precinct No.
4, third Saturday.
Those Pictures. .
Two weeks ago the Ernocavc
a description ■ o? a picture of
Uetieral Hood's children,, and
stated that a lot of the pictures
would soon be for sale at F. E.
Conrad's, for the benefit of the
lit>od fund. The pictures are
marvels of beauty,and no person
in Whose breast there lingers
one spark of charity, will fail to
purchase oiie, thereby contrib-
uting his mite to tlie orphans,
GROCSRBES^ STAPLE DRY GOODS*
—Boles' stage liiie has been , , ,
making good time during the a*1 e':joy the proud conscious-
. i tiuuct lit k'UMWiixr ha ' li«n . vvai*. ••
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS
GE WTLE WISM? S FUR SMS H IMC GOODS,
Is now coniplete. My pnrchr.ses were niaile before the recent
advances in eastern markets. My entire
stock has been
Purchased Since the First of July, 1879.
Xot One Dollar's IVorili of Old Nfock on lliiiid.
Come and see my stock and
HOGKBOTTOMPRICES.
F. E. CONRAD.
—Frankel has shown good past month, arriving here five gS^d'^ ^ ^ 1
■rinmunf Kv iinv<nn.at.' iiwT<lu^ ! to six hours abend dt' tiiUe. We ^ ' '
judgment by having five ladders j to six honrs ahead of time. We
built, four of them are placed on; b'arn he will have new Concord
the roof of his house and one on' stages and fresh stock on the
the ground, to be used in case;line about the first of next
of fire, Don't ask to borrow a month.
ladder of him for he will refuse
■yowi.'';.:;;-..;'
—Choice hams and shoulders
at Frankel's. —
—The shaving business must
pay. Elijah Earl s, the ton se-
rial artist, has just receivedu
new chair, new razors, a beauti-
ful new sign, a large mirror and
is fitting up his shop in line
—The mercury dropped down
to 80 degrees Tuesday night.
timet Lime!! Lime!!!
The very best quality, at. F.
E. Conrad's. . *
—The "Beauty" is the best
brand of fiour ever brought to
this market, nt Frankel's. *
—A young white man arrest-
ed at Memphis under the bas
To Arrive,
Toys ! Toys ! Toys !
Christmas, at Conrad's.
for
Their Head's Level.
Everybody says the tele-
graphic dispatches in the Echo
make it the best paper in tlie
country.
Items About Stock and Sitook-
men. 'V
Messrs." Brooks and Haw-
kins, late of Kansas. City, have
purchased of Mr. Lt, W. C'ud-
dingloti, his ranciie, near the
mouth of Dead Mail creek, to-
gether with his stock of about
fourteen hundred head of cattle,
—Liist week we referred to
Dr. Lighoski's new place as a
"Jim Crow" drug store. That
is not a complimentary term,
but we did it believing it'
would attract attention, and set| :
people to talking, and so Dr. L. >
says we were right. Dr. Lignodsi
has litted his place up in a truly
artistic manner, one Which we
j'aunot describe; it must be
seen to be appreciated. No
drug house west of Fort Worth
can compare with it for beauty,;
.J. M. CUP-P & BRO.,
DKAr.KUS IX-
IllON, NAILS, CASTINGS & STOVES. PAINTS, OILS. VAIt.
NtSIIES. WAGON ANI) CARltlAGE WOODWORK AND
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.'
but tlie best of it all is lie has; Manufacturers of all kinds of Tinware. Job work of every
1 description done on short notice.
the largest stock of drugs, fancy j
i articles, wall paper, etc.. etc.. to,
be found in any country. j
—Hjlgh wind and lots of dust
was the order of the day Sun
day. . ' '
e rat luempnis uimer nie oas- ^ C(W pollieS| etc. Price $0),
tard act; he being charged with 7.(y. :.li(ijin
the aeduction of a young mulat '
to girl and the paternity of her
~A Jitie display of Toilet ar-
ticles and Druggists sundries,
at Llgiioaki's. *
—Don't forsret to visit Fhink-
el's store and see how cheap he
; sells all articles of general liier
cliaudise. * :
■—An adjourned meeting of
tlie Commissioners' court coiu-
• laences next Monday.
—Best lot of Tobaccos in
A turn, at J. M. Cuop & Bro.
John Kid well, late of Jack
county, lias located his cattle
about 800 ltead in Blanco Can-
yon.
; To Arrive,
40.000 lbs. XXXX Flour,
20,(MM) lbs. Liverpool Salt,
Agents for GRIDENS S'i'KUL BARB FENCE WIRE,
j Blacksmiths and Wagon makers.
! Wo also keep
80,000 lbs. Shelled Corn, at jQTAPLE & IjUNCY nilOCERIES, pitOVISIONS, ETC.
Conrad's. ^ ■
—_ And pav the highest Cash Price for Country Produce.
—A good sewing machine forj * Kori Urlilln. '1'cxnn. l. isra.
$:J0 at Frankel's.
—Wild geese Hying south!
! Saturday night.
T. E; JACKSON,: CHARLEY MEYER'S
Cattle Exchange,
-rlil'.AI.KJt IX—
Just Reoetved.
40 sacks choice Rio Coffee,
5 bbls Louisiana Molasses,
piled in on top of Will Shuigh-' —Call at 1< riinkel s and buy
ter's range, at. tjie mouth of your gootls for less money.than
A movement is on foot lijanco (Canyon, with 1,000 head;il"V place west of tlie railroad. *; GENERAL MERCHANDISE
among tlife millers of St. Louis of cattle. ' | a Mew Town. ' „
to close theiv mills until tin-, Will B.Slaughter passed here "Braz.is,'' is the name of a' AHuiuy. Texan.
price of Wheat declines or that | yesterday With ;>50 head ol town just, laid out in Jones •
of Hour advances. beeves from his ranciie in Blan- county. It is sHnated itumedi- j
co I hjiyon, bound for Kon ntely on the south bank of the
—Prunes, Raisins, dried Cur- Worth. He ships through Win. .; Clear Fork of the Ibr.zos river,
rants, evrpointed Apples, dried Utintcr to Hunter, Evans & Co.. t'.iiiteen miles alnive Phantom ^ WELL ASSORTED STOCK
SALOON
AM>
Tilt* il'H.t-I' VIIITll «
BILLS ARD HALL.
T.t-IEJ BEST OP
bbls Syriip,
ao bbls Coilee "A" Sugar,
10 bbls Cotn'e "C" Sugar,
10 bbls Navy Beans,
kega Nails,
SO coils {lope.
r>() sacks ii verjiool Silt,
25 boxes Chewing Tobacco,
40 caddies Chewing Tobacco., tlu.ir .l(ivaiitage.
10 cases Bacon, clear,
. idea for the sheep IraiSei'fJ ill this
vicinity to grgauize a wool
growers association ? They nn•
doubted!v would find it greatly
family.
OK
J'HK ISS'.Mr WOODS
Wines Liquors and Cigars
A .N I)
Apples, and everything in the |^ist, Sr. Louis. Mr. Slaughter Hill, near tlie center of the
fancy grocery line nice and .■j.rently relumed froni Southern ] «'^uiity, and a most eligible 1'pca-.
i fresh ill I'Vitiikel's. '' i'LVxas with 1,800 head of one '■ tioii lor a ciHiiity, site. It. is- n
^ •""" — iand two yeiirold s Jeers. II.. hnn! iMNiutiful place, with a bountiful! Tk? Best Billiard Tabic and Balls
- W„:,M I. b. . II,, w,y.„. Ill- C -' i . >" /
yon. and will build a snugjuf Vl,n,.r in Texas, and }>' JW^r-rwinir..-^ Northwest Texas.
dwelling house. He will return /also' located oii lite central sur ! -—
in three or four weeks Willi It's• v.*y'of ilieTexasl'ncilicrailroa.I I , , _
Tlie sale of lots is tmil.'i ilie jx'i-! A 11 >" 11 Snecial Attention Paul To Tho
i so'ial supervision of I). I,*-.<;<. r f ^GIUOUI,TURAT, IMPIIMEIiTf
Blanco and Yellow llotp.- j v< „j-ibilialo (iap. win. will !
10 cases Bi'Caib Soda, at
F. !v ('< v i: a J >'s
\ nice assort meat of fresh i Canyons :: re fast tilling up with present on I lie gt ouud t he most j , i w:i > • m.; n ' hi li w ill in
lies at Frankel's.
i cattle.
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Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 22, 1879, newspaper, November 22, 1879; Fort Griffin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233092/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.