Columbus, Texas - Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Reso

Colorado County, Texas: Its Health, Climate, Soil, Advantages and Reso

Columbus is the county seat of Colorado county, and situated on the West bank of the Colorado river. It is a most beautiful, sandy location. It is generally conceded to be the most handsome city in the interior of Texas. It is delightfully shaded along her public walks and streets, by transplanted trees of walnut and hackberry. Surrounding the Courthouse in the Public Square is a delightful grove of walnut and hackberry; also through the city are found the grand aud stately live-oaks, left as nature planted them, giving a cool and refreshing shade in summer to man and beast, and lend a picturesque charm to the prospect, and beautify the location. The Courthouse is quite a substantial two-story sand-stone building. One-haif mile North of the Courthouse is one of the most beautiful

Health Ov Columbus

]ive-oak groves in Texas, and admirably adapted for the exhibition of County Fairs, and other public demonstrations, and for which purpose it is now used.

Health Of Columbus

The following are the name:, of persons (white) living in the in¬ corporate limits of Columbus over 50 years of age, and the year they came to Texas. For a city of 4000 inhabitants, (2500 white,) we defy any town or city in Texas, or out of it to exhibit such a record of health. There are 56 names and the average age is 61, and the average number of years they have lived in Texas, is about twenty-five. This record will convince any person that Columbus is one of the most healthy locations in Texas; and certainly the most beautiful.

Business Houses

It has also orre Masonic Hall, two Odd Fellows 1 Lodges, and two Encampments, one Grange, five Hotels, two Wagon Shops, for re¬ pairing and manufacturing purposes, three Saddle Shops, four Blacksmith Shops, two Livery Stables, two Lumber Yards, several Boarding and Eating Houses, two Baker}' Shops, two Fruit Stores, four Physicians, one Dentist, eleven Lawyel's, one Real Estate Agent, one live newspaper, Colorado Citizen , one Banking and Exchange House, two Furniture Establishments, one Tin and Stove House, two Beef Markets, where fat and juicy beef is dealt out to the inhabitants at five cents per pound, three Drug Stores, one Millinery, four Boot and Shoe shops, two 4 Tailor shops and three Barber sfhops.

Columbus is noted for its good and intelligent society, for its ac¬ complished and beautiful ladies, its social and gallant gentlemen. As a business town, Columbus has no equal in South-western Texas.

The College building for educational purposes is a large, commo¬ dious, four-story brick building, situated South-west of the Public Square, in a most convenient and beautiful portion of the City.

The Colorado Institute is located in this building under the ad¬ ministration of Prof. J. B. Winn. The Professor is a thorough scholar, a No. 1 educator, and competent to the task of training the young and tender minds. To those who have sons and daughters to educate, there is no better place place than Columbus, in Texas, or a more healthy one. The county is law-abiding and church-going; and next to the church the school is the greatest civilizer and the most effective adjunct and supporter of all constitutional law and order.

Columbus is well supplied with churches and schools, with able and efficient teachers, consequently there is no necessity for sending our sons and daughters away from home to be educated. Colorado county is well supplied with schools and churches, and the peoph everywhere are taking a lively interest in both.

The passenger and freight depots are located near the Public Square in the City of Columbus. There are other very important Railroad depots in this county, viz; Eagle Lake, Alleyton, Borden and 'Weimar.

These places are improving and growing rapidly, as they are sur¬ rounded by an excellent farming country, and being settled up by good and reliable citizens from the old States.

And Plantation Supplies

2.000 pood post oak timber, 1,000 rich bottom land, 75 acres in cultivation, 7 miles North-east of Columbus. The famous Chalybeate Spring of water is on this tract of land, known as the Kessler Spring. The tract of land can be easily divided to suit purchasers. Terms easy. "

Rowan Grek Iv

I have some rich and valuable lands in Austin, Fayette, Lavaca, W r hartou, Montgomery, Matagorda, Live-Oak and Bee counties for sale, and will sell at reduced rates. Persons wishing to purchase lands in the State will do well to visit this rich and productive portion of Texas, before purchasing else¬ where. I feel satisfied^ that I can suit all parties in quality, quantity, price and terms. Call and see me, and examine our "beautiful South-west Texas. " ROWAN GREK IV.

Sen. Maker, Proprietor

The CITIZEN is a large twenty-eight column sheet, printed on good paper, with new and clear type, and circulates in the counties of Colorado, Lavaca, Gonzales, Fayette, Fort Bend, Wharton and Matagorda. No person or firm personally bored for patronage.

and Texas & New Orleans Railways. The following is a list of the prominent stations on the line of the Gal¬ veston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway: j ''Oaunectl ' ns are mane at SAN. A'NTONIO with the ' El Paso and Saylor's Stage Lines for all prominent points in Western Texas and Mexico, including Boernc. - Fjcderjcksburg, Clark,, Fort McKavitt, Fort Concho, Fort

Stoelftofi, FoA.Davis, Fo*(-Quitman, Fort Griffin, El Paso, Eagle Pass and Laredo, Texas-, Mesilhrahd Las Crucas, New Mexico; and Chiiiauhua, Sal¬ tillo, and ALL "POINTS II, NORTHERN MEXICO. Trains run daily, except Sundays, with '* i

Direct communication made wSlJi. Morgan's line of steamers for New Orleans. Lowest rnti's.of . Freight and Through Bills of Lading given to and from I points in this line. All claims fotDvm-elmrgc, Loss and Damage promptly adjusted,.