The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-05
THE EXAMINER
WACO, APRIL ), 1892
LOCAL BREvICIEs.
ftenAs OF Interest from Our Re
porrers' Note Books.

Justice Davis had no cases yesterday.
The colored people all seemed happy
yesterday.
The usual grist at the city courts yes
terday morning.
The candidates begin to loom up in
all the counti,s.
The candidates took in Paul Quinn
college yesterday.
The average darkey is planting his
water melon crop.
considerable amounts OF lumber have
commenced 10 20 out.
The Odd Fellows picnic Oh April 26,
will be big attraction.
Another uninteresting day In Justice
Evans court yesterday.
The amount Of cotton that came in
yesterday surprised many.
The heat yesterday indicated that
summer was not Tar distant.
Corn planting will be almost over in
this county In one week more.
| Wood sales are light, but the demand
for beer and ice is on the increase.
"A rumor is in circulation among
few that Waco is going TO have Il new
bank
Now is the time the farmer has to
battle with the weeds or give up his corn
| crop.
The Missouri Pacific freight business
has been increasing largely IN the last
week.
The price of feed still continues high
and many persons are awful tired OF keep
ing horses.
The colored gal!ants had their dlsky
sweethear,s out for Il drive after the cere-
monies last night.
1t is expected to have the new Pacific
hotel open for guests from the first TO the
| tenth OF the month.
The annunciator for the new Pacific
| hotel arrived yesterday morning and viii
be put up in lew days.
| Upward Of seventy bales OF cotton came
in .rom the country yesterday. What
other city can say as much il April.
The trains are doing good business
carrying members OF the legislature, lob
lists and interested parties to Austin this
week.
Work on Cleveland q Cameron's new
| building was temporarily suspended yes
| terday. the brick masons having to wait
upon the iron men.
The damage suit against Mayor Stur-
| gis, growing out OF BlackweIrs man hav-
ing deiaccd the wall OF his building, COM
mences in Bryan to-day.
The street gang opened up 81 ditch o.
the north side OF Austin street Yesterday
If kept open during the summer we may
be able to get rid OF standing water on the
street.
The young people all begin TO wonder
| why something is not Said about the first
! festival. Before long we will have a del
u@e OF them, and then they viii be crying
"lct up
| -Omnibuses can now be seen dAshjug
UP and down the street at all hours OF the
| day. coming from and going TO depOts
and hotels and they give the city sort OF
metropolitan air.
! The youths have commenced indnlg-
| ing in bathing. ana soon we will be likely
| to hear that the river is assisting the I'M
loaded gun and harmless oil can, If par
| ents do not exercise some restraint over
their progeny.
The young men who retire ut night
with the shutters open, should remember
| that the weather is warm now, and people
promenade quite lute. This should cause
raomcrs to close tine shutters Willie they
disrobe or put out the light.
There will be- a spcrial meeting at the
church OF all the members OF the Filth
street Christian church this "Wednesday
evening at O'Clock. All the members
are urgently requested To attend, H. bust
ness of Importance is to be transacted.
The Alumni Association of Waco
! University are especially notified that
there will he meeting at the law Office
of jenkins & jenkins at l0:30 O'Clock this
morning. Every member is requested to
be present, as the meeting is OF pressing
pOrtance.
In county court yesterday. Julia Mu}-
lens. (coIOre,D was fined 50 90 and c, ST
fer aggravated assault, John Williamson
$500 and cost for simple assault, I.'aiy
a COlOred man accused Of theft WAS az
quilted, party for running faro table
handed in $500 and costs and the Dollar
store, was lined 500 ior carrying on
lottery.
From the statistics of the ice crop it is
quite evident that the supply Is gong to
be short this season, and il VIII he diff
cult to get the northern product into this
market. This will make plenty OF work
for the manufacturers in the south, 1t has
been intinated that new factory, or the
enlargement of the present one IS possible
in Waco.
The Missouri Pacific rendered its in
YentOry for its possessions in McLennan
county liable to taxation at about $4,000
which county assessor Iichey multiplied
by twO.and their lots Lands, in the city,
rendered in their inventory at $1,000, he
multiplied by ten. This puts the road upon
the same basis OF taxation as the other
roads in the county owning similar prop
ertY.
Not only does Waco enjoy the dis
tinctiOn OF being the best educational
point in Texas for white students, but it
is the only place which can say it has u
college in which the cOlOred youths can
enjoy the benefits of all the higher
branches. They wisely sought Waco as
a location tor their college, because they
saw the people of this section favored ed
ucatin Tor all alike.
One week ago last Sunday Mr.. Clar-
ence Williams little son got lost from his
home near Mt. Calm, and wandered of
about five miles. The whole neighbor-
hood turned out to help look for him, ard
while out they saw several large wolves.
When caught up with the boy had been
found by some negroes living in cabin.
The route the boy took would have been
hard one for man to get over.
The announcement of Mr.. j. V. G'y-
ton, who is a candidate for tax-assessor,
appears in this mornings issue. OF him,
as an honorable gentleman and substan-
tial citizen, connected with every good in
terest Of the county, it viii not be neces-
ear, forus 70 speak. He is well-knUwn
il all localities, and stands fair and up
right before the public, Being man of