The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-07
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
M. II. tonight without fail.


The students of Dallas give litera-
ry entertainment tonight at the col
lege building In East Dallas.
The excursion rate to Galveston
and return, via the Central railway, Is
one and one.fifth fare, instead OF one
fifth fare.
There has been dead dog lying
In Swiss street, In East Dallas, for three
weeks. 1t should be removed by the
city scavenger.
Mr.. Selber, a carpenter from Rock
wall, has moved into East Dallas and
cast his lot with the good people OF
that suburb.
The work on the distillery, the
Ervay.street railway, the Dallas and
Wichita, and the finishing touches to
the water works, progress well.
Dallas extends the right hand of
fellowship to San Antonio on the
strength of the cars reaching that
quaint old city last Monday.
Mr.. E. A. McNair, general agent
OF the Mccormick reaper, went to
Austin last night on business. He lisa
worker, "you bet your sweet lifeW
There will be special sleeping car
attached to the regular passenger train
bound south Saturday night, at 7:l5,
for those wanting to 60 to Galveston
to the Mardi Gras.
Mr.. Lyon ia putting up residence
on Swiss street. Mr.. J. II. Elliot is
fencing his lot, corner Of Swiss and
Hawkins streets, and will put up n
fine residence on 1t.
There IL terrible mud hole ut the
intersection of Florence and Houston
streets, which should be filed up. The
attention OF the city engineer il called
to II.
The attention oftheproper authori-
ties 10 called to the old well on College
street, near the old brick college. Fill
it or a suit for damages from some
one who may tumble In it, may re.
suit.
Elder Il. w. Caskey, of Sherman.
will review Rabbi Brownies lecture on
the cruciiixion of Christ, mt the Lamar
Street Methodist church, Wednesday
night, February 18th. All are invited
TO attend.
Mr.. Olin WellbOrn delivered II
mastery speech yesterday in the great
land case now being tried in the Dis
trict Court, and fully sustained his
reputation as one OF the ablest men at
the bar of North Texas.
Great medical discovery. A new
way to cure coughs, colds, DIR. J. ii.
McLean's cough and lung healing
globules. Trial boxes, by mail, twenty.
five cents. DIR. J. III. Mclean, 3l4
Chestnut street, 81. Louis.
The firm of II. Z. Bell Il Co., 10 dis
solved. Mr.. A. e. Bell retiring. Mr.. r.
Il. Bell 10 about to remove at once to
the handsome and com m odious store
on Commerce street, formerly occupied
by Mr.. Stratton.
1t Is evidently unhealthy for the
man and brother to prospect in his
white brothers quarters, for verify IL
will come to pass that he getteth his
head broken. Vide the affair reported
to have taken place over Kahn &
Mays yesterday.
Mr.. w. X. Wheelock, ticket agent
Of the Central railway. has placed on
sale new coupon ticket, via Sherman
and the Transcontinental railway, to
all points east, at the same rates as via
the Texas and Pacific railway direct.
Mr.. w. o. Diboll was married
February l, 1877, to Miss Anna Ban
durant, Of Fort Worth, at tho residence
% the brides father, by the Rev. J. r.
Allen, pastor of the Floyd street church
Of this CITY.
Mr.. John Lyle, who. has been grow
ing up with the country at Weather
ford, where he has established one OF
the best job offices in Texas, ran over
and waltzed around q little with the
boys yesterday, by way Of taking n
plunge into the surf Of Dallas civiliza-
ton.
The reports from the wheat crop,
according to the acreage, were never
more favorable. The condition OF the
crop Is simply first class. The rain
and snow benefited 1t greatly. There
will be the largest cotton crop pitched
in Northern Texas that was ever
known. The farmers everywhere are
busy preparing their land.
"A road should be opened at once
from Dallas to Grapevine via Keenan's
crossing Of the Big Stone, where u
bridge should be built. The people OF
Grapevine prairie have no outlet to
Dallas, and In time Of high water are
driven to Fort Worth. One of the
richest trades In North Texas is thus
prevented from coming freely to Dali
las. The county commissioners will
please look into this matter, and oblige
the business men Of Dallas.
The following gentlemen were elect.
ed, February 8, officers Of the Dallas
County Council Of Changers, for the
ensuing year: p. g. Swor, worthy.