The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-15
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ton.
The hsckmen will give picnic next Sum-
day at Longs lake.
1t clouded up yesterday afternoon Unrest.
ening RAIN but none fell.
The i-emen from the uown town station
we're out last night filling the FIRE cistern on
Elm street.
The mercury has steadily crawled up until
1t has for the lat several days averaged 100 o
in the shade.
Our citizens are leaving for the summer
resorts in perceptible numbers and there sre
still moro to 60.
There was but one case tried in the MAYORS
court yesterday morning and that was Frank
Roberts, who was fl led tor drunkenness.
The remains of Miss Ida Coughsnour
deceased, are expected in the city tonight VI
II O'Clock, by way Of the Texas q Pacih
road.
CITY Chemist Conner caught l.. ID. Davis
a dairymsn with, milk yesterday morning
below the. standard, and has made affidavit
for his arrest.
The police received instructions TO strictly
Hodges was busy yesterday putting persons
on their guard.
A fine rain fell in the southern part OF
Collin county yesterday afternoon, extending
from Plano to Allen station on the line OF
the Texas Central.
Mark Russell was overcome by the heat
on Camp street Yesterday and was carried
to the CT y hispital, where he still lies in a
precsrious condition.
Deputy Marshal Cornwall came up sud.
denly on color youth namsd Jim ADDER.
son. Yesterday, who was swearing like a
sailor. The officer locked him up 10 the
station house.
Mary Harris, an old eolored woman who
resides on Pacific avenue, got gloriously
drunk Yesterday and behaved in such an un.
seemly manner that an officer WAS called in
and he took her to Jail when she sobsred up
for trial
Chris Hagie was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Smith yesterday ternoon for fast
riding, and taken before Justice Price, who
aned him S25 which be paid. He came
very near riditg over several persons.
Amsn named Mallette was arrested last
night by officer Hodges and placed under
bonds tor cutting aud kicking a small boy
named Scott K senberg Mallette claims
that the boy hit him in the back with brick
as he was walking along the street.
A letter was received by a prominent
business man of this city yesterday,
from wealthy friend who is resi-
dent Of Denton, saying that he proposed to
be bidder for the construction Of the new
water works to bs built here, and stating
that be would take the city's six per cent
bonds in payment.
A HERALD reporter was shown yesterday
foe sample of this seasons coru, raised by
BY Mr.. s d Brown, whose farm is located
a few miles south Of the city. He estimates
thSt the yield will be sixty bushels to the
acre, and says it was not injured in the least
by the drouth.
A letter received from j. O. Gsno, who
Is with a party that has been locating land
in Preside county, states that their field
work Is finished, and that they are at Fort
Davis putting their work in shape. They
will arrive here within tho next few days.
Heis Of the opinion that this will be about
the last land located, the most of it having
been already taken up.
The practice of depositing filth in the gut.
tiers has increased since the advent of fruit
and melons. Kinds and peels are thrown
into the cutters everywhere, ard especially
in front of fruit stands, which decompose
and emit odors that are unwholesome and
disease generating. The exertions of the
health officer II seems can not stop the
practice. SiDcs the cutters can not be flood.
ed, somebody should be appointed to attend
especially to ii.
j. X. Davis, photographer, Is no longer.
connected with bis former rooms on Main
street, but is now fitting up q splendid suite
Of rooms on Elm street, opposite J.. M.
Grams, and will leave for the east in few
days for the purpose of buying a complete
outfit with oil the modern improvements,
and at the same time secure the services of
competent operators. Will be ready for
business about the fret of August, at which
nmshe would be pleased to have bis numer-
Gus friends and patrons call and see him and
examine some of his beautiful productions in
photography.
The disastrous fire at Denton last week,
aes'ro ed The Saloon, q branch house of
Cratdock, of this city, the prince Of saloon
nn, but be did not lot the good people of
D'nton suffer, for he has opened finer one
than that destroyed, and the very best of
whtkies and cigars arc once more at the
service Of the people of the town and those
who visit it. Craddock is a live, energetic
and enterprising man in his business and not
eSen the ravsges of fire can down him.