The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-07
THE EXAMINER
WACO, APRIL s, 1882.
LOCAL YSEkEViTEEs.
Items of Interest from Our Re-
Porfers' Note Books.
Ice tea is next in order.

Parties go out every evening hunting
plover.
The familiar notes ofthe mosquito are
heard in our land.
.. Express business over the different
lines OF road grows better.
After Sunday our Episcopal and Cath
Ollie friends can be gay again.
Many OF the ladies are worrying over
their Easter hats and bonnets.
The foliage on the trees is more lux
Urlant than for many Years past.
The super-sructure OF the Marrow
Gauge bridge is going up quite fast.
Straw hats. linen busters. ice cream,
soda water. sandals, fans, parasols. etc.
One case is all the recorder had to sit
on at the last session OF the city court.
-Barber-shops, bathrooms and laun-
dries are looking forward to Il big bust
ness.
The young people We're out driving
last evening, and at the close tested some
OF the new crop ice cream.
We saw q schoolhoy on Waco creek
yesterday who claimed the honor OF kill
ing the first snake OF the season.
All the pastors can look out fora large
attendance Easter Sunday. Those new
bonnets and suits must be aired.
-Middling cotton is at present worth
II cents in this market, though most OF
what comes in is below that grade.
Members of the Alumnw of Waco
Female college are especially requested TO
meet at their hall this evening ut /
o'clock.
1t threatened rain yesterday morning
| but the dry season having set in we may
get as big dose OF it Us we did of the
wet season.
"A great many of the young folks, and
/ some families have commenced TO study
on where they will go to spend the
heated term.
-Randle & Co, have moved from the
corner OF the square and Second street to
/ the building lately occupied by Dickey,
| EligginsOn IL Co.
-Roasting years have made their ap-
pearance in Southern Texas and soon they
Will be received here from shippers at
Galveston and Houston.
A great many sheep men are anxious
to see good rate on wool to Waco offered
rs they would rather ship by rail than
haul 1t on wagons as heretofore.
"A negro named Clement Jones owned
| up to carrying Il siXshOOter, In Justice
Evans court yesterday, was taxed s
and the trimmings ana went to jail
The saloon men will make a clear loss
/ on AnrIl ktlth and D1Sr fhnV~ will hpyya
/ 10 give away drinks to the veterans and
The prohibitionists sever drink at all.
Contractors on the line of the Mar
row Gauge road in Arkansas. advertise
| for one thousand men AMI five hundred
teams on grading, tie work and track
/ laying.
/ The flies are uncommon!y bad for
this season of the year anG millions OF
| them may be looked tor this summer, tor
| they are always numerous alter Il wet
| spring.
/ In the western part OF the county it is
said the land is cracking very fast and
rain is needed to allow the farmers to
/ pIow their corn and prepare the land LOT
cotton planting.
| In the county court Yesterday Frnkic
/ NlpNf5 p'tt'i BtNiiI| 10 hCtliil8 Il UlStl-
| derry house, and was fined 500. This
closed the criminal docket and court all
| jOurncd for the term.
/ Already citizens have commenced TO
get letters from friends in different places
| stating that they will be in Waco on
| April 20th and 2l-t, and it is evident that
besides the veterans and prohibilionists
there will be large number of others i'll
the city.
The Zulus who inhabit the brick
| buildings Oh the river near the suspension
| bridge had a negro named Morris Al
rested yesterday morning, alleging that
| he had disturbed their sweet slumbcrS b.
improper conduct and trying to kick
| their door down.
i YOU wish large eight page weekly
containing all the tcleg riphic news.
| special dispatches, editorials on live sub
| jccts, the local haPpiDings and general
| miscellany to send to friends abroad 10
give reliable conformation about Texas call
and get tie weekly EXAMINER this morn
ing.
"A negro drayman was badly worked
up Yesterday because some of the boys
| led him TO believe that Jay Gould was
about to run his own transfer line in
Waco, and would handle freight tor al
most nothing. He no doubt tclt like call
ing a convention of draymcn, and voting
! Gould out OF the state.
Citizens are requested to bear in
mind that the committees on subscriptions
| to assist in entertaining the yetcraGs will
! be out to-day. and it is hoped that none
| will refuse to contribute something.
! Less than $500 has been raised SO far, and
| 81 900 being necessary the need of assist
ance from each and every one is apparent.
On Tuesday night some person en-
tered Judge Gerald's yard AMI took
from Miss Mauds doll house her Charter
| Oak stove, the only one except one other
! in the city. and upon it Miss Maud and
| her playmates cooked their doll dinners.
Since losing it her grief is almost irrecon-
! cilable, and it seems nothing will bring
relief except another stove.
knights Templar of Waco Com
mandery will appreciate the appropri tie
ness of their participation in the religious
exercises incident to Good Friday. An
Order with the Cross as its symbol and
| founded on the Christian religion must
of necessity recognize the sOlemnitie5 Of
! tie day commemorative of the crucitiXiOn
and death of Jesus. All Sir knights are
referred to the call elsewhere.
Sheep shearing has commenced in 4
few places. NJ. Joe Drain, we learn will
commence on his flock Monday. General
| shearing will be much earlier this season
/ han last. The price OF wool in this
market is now u to p cents per pound.
| FIeeces on the back and sides will be much
cleaner this year than last on account Of
| being well washed by rain. but in most
instances the belly clip will be dirty. on
account of the mud which covered many
ranges.