Show it has been a long 16 ig time since there has been anything in your paper from our thriving city so I 1 will give you a few items i we have for a long time past and still are arc having an ideal winter it has been cold but not muddy or otherwise so disagreeable that working is hindered all of our business men see seem to a be be thriving the consolidated wagon and machine co have their new brick building ready tor for stocking up which will be done for the spring trade work on our city hall is being pushed and the building will soon be 1 ready for occupancy there will be two or three new business blocks erected here as soon as spring opens up and the city of garland will have such a boom that the natives themselves hlll w ill be surprised let it come w we e will try to I 1 survive it our garland hand band has been very quiet for a long time why do we not hear from froin it we had two plays a concert and a lance dance in our hall last wook week how 1 ii t h ha I 1 buwa ce Nill eld next S sunday i 1 feb G 1306 H |