The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-27
AROUND TOWN.

Yesterday was an awful dusty, dsagreeable
day.
Dozens and dozens of small boys rugged up
their fishing poles yesterday. To-day is
SUNDAY.
A drunken woman on Murphy street at
tracted considerable attention last evening.
II was dlsgraceful scene.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
the Trunk Line railroad, announcing the
running of trains and the schedule thereof
East Dallas is rapidly improving, and if
she keeps up her present liclis, tho fist thing
Dallas knows she will be wanting to secede,
Sam Scott, the foreman of tho force re-
pairing the track of the main street railway,
. is pushing the work in most satisfactory
manner.
The citizens residing on jefferson and Elm
streets are loud in their complaints concern
ing geese and lots of pigs kept by some darby
on that block.
Mr.. 5. d. Culbreth has charge now Of
Siler's excellent line of floats. ne is an old
shsnd at the business aud the right man in
the right place.
The high bridge over Prairie creek, on the
Texas Trunk road, eleven miles from this
city, has been completed and the track laid
one-half mile beyond.
Mr.. George A. Webster the popular
agent OF the American sewing machine, has
been made happy by his wife presenting him
with underground boy.
The Tivoli hail. under the administration
OF A. Marks, will be closed for the next
few days for repairs. Due notice of the
grand opening will be given end it will be no
ordinary affair.
Attention is called to the announcement OF
Judge John Good for recollection ms MAYOR
at the ensuing election. Judge Good was
elected some months ago 10 Gil vacancy and
seeks a..re-eecton.
Lost or stolen, one bay horse, 16 hands
high, star in forehead, one white hind foot;
one roam horse, 10 hands high, branded on
MP ) A NJ. Information thankfully received
and literally rewarded. Mitchell u Scruggs.
We hear considerable complaint by the
travelling public about the difficulty of OBJ,
tanning Information at the Union depot about
the arrival of trains. They say that they
are informed often that trains are on time.
and alter taking the buss for the depot are
compelled to wait for several hours.
n HeW plhIlk SIDEWALK mas been lad from
the east side of Murphy street from Main to
Commerce street, which will prove great
convenience, as this street has heretofore
been destitute of sidewalks. Now let the
city engineer see to it that one is made on
west Murphy between those two streets.
Hon. Luther Benson, of Indiana, will de.
liver temperance lecture in the Tabernacle
"A. d. church this evening at 1880 o'clock
Mi. Benson is spoken of as fine temper
ance lecturer He has lectured from the At
iantic to the Pacific north and south, and
has made for himself reputation. Lecture
nee. He will lecture also on Monday even
ing at the same place.
Again the HERALD returns thanks to that
live, wideswake firm of Mason & Erb, sta.
honers and newsdealers, for copies of Puck
and files of the weekly periodicals. Puck's
artist has distinguished himself in this weeks
issue by his cartoon on the telegraph monop-
oily. This firm has made arrangements BY
which they are now enabled to get Puck and
other periodicals on Wednesdays instead
Of Saturdays.