The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-08
THE EXAMINES,
WACO, APRIL 5, 1882.
LOCAL EsEsEVITaEs.
Items OF Interest from Our Re,
pOrIers' Note Books.
Dull in the courts.

| -One case III Iue ponce court al the
last session.
Rocks are being placed in the holes
on Austin street.
The thunder "drapped'' a few remarks
yesterday evening.
Some good reading in our cheap col
Unn this morning.
The reporter yestel day saw on Aus
tin avenue a stalk of corn IN tasSel.
Work on the Narrow Gauge brids,
super-suucIure is going on rapidly.
Tie courthouse has relax d into gen
erdl dullne>s us far as furnishing any
news.
The present damp, dark weather the
farmers say Will cause wheat to rust
badly.
Country people Will soon stop talking
boss and 20 to praiSing God i'll the
groves.
The variety show viii open In time
/ to give the veterans q chance To "laugh
and grow fat in their old days.
Farmers say good rain with sun
! shine and cool brecErs after it, IS badly
! needed in order 10 cultivate corn.
( The atmosphere was very heavy for Il
( few h0ms Yesterday evening and people
complain, d OF being oppressed.
! An unusual number 81 knocking birds
are flying around the city amt their notes
can he heard IN every bush after supper
when everything is still.
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Tues ay night will be for the purpose OF
wrestling with the East Waco pond and
railroad switch matters.
Tie float lines are kept moderately
hSSy between the three depots. They ar
least have much more business than at
This season in We rs past.
There is a large amount Of freight in
town Tor different points. Teams TO taIll
it canrol he had now bccause the farmers
are all busy in their fields
We found two men yesterday with
whom none OF the candidates had vet
shaken hands winch is an n suaI thing
IN 4 lively canvass such rs we are going
to have shortly.
Tie south Waco family difficulty
which got the parties into court was dis
missed yesterday morning by complain mt
paying costs. 4 riaI was not sought be
cause too unpleasant testimony would be
brought out.
Persons who have passed through the
overlooked districts in Arkansas, Mississ-
piand Louisiana say that many farmers
Is soon as they can make money enough
TO get away, will take their famjl es an /
come to Texas.
Hiram Williams charged with being
implicated in the ROBBERY OF a white man,
with Joe Pope and Peas Warner, had an
examining tridl in Justice Davis cOu e
yesterday, and was bound over in tie sum
of $500. lie asks tor a writ of habeas
corpus.
We heard of young man yesterday
who is suspiciOned of having 4 wedding
suit made. We have reasons 10 brli,ve il
is true, for we know that ne has Ete,t-
taken few thousand in lite insurance,
but has declined to have anything to 90
with the marriage assoc atoms.
Many people have decided TO atteni
the Catholic church on Sunday to hear
thn fine music and Father Badeon', s,.r-
mon. The only misfortune is that tile
edIii;Ce i so small that it will not accom-
MEDIATE all, We, as well as many c,hrr-.
hope 10 see new church erec-ed SON.
-Mes>rs. Gus Weidermqn and Rocky
Wilhelm, who have been htrding she p
on JnO. 5. MOore's rancho in LImpa-ts
county. after sherring will q it him
and purchase a flock of their own. With
halt success they will in few years BE-
able 70 purchase block or TWO in y acp.
Der Drummer is an ever present
sort OF being. just as soon rs one OF
them read the EXAMINER Yesterday morn
ing he went straight TO Kellum II Rotan's
to sell them a safe for their Gatcs,iiic
house As they aIe moi going 10 have u
Gainesville house, it is not likely he sold
safe for it,
The people of Leland. M-Lennan
county, who are noted for their inteii-
gence, have again demonstrated their de
yotion to the cause of general education
by concluding to build new school
house which will cost when completed
Sl,jOJ. The building committee, Messrs.I.
J. Caufield, II. L. w, Haley and J.E.Riley,
are ready to receive bids tor the carpen-
ter work, and some OF our artisans might
get 4 job out there. Prof G.. Heard has q
flourshing school at Leland.
The rope walker walked. cayorted
and c0ntOrted on Austin and Fifth streets
last evening for the benefit OF large
GRO d. Before the performance. how
ever, he took trip around though tine
crowd picking up n;clleIs. and ne hid
check enough to pass his hit anon st
little girls and children and take their
nickels which they brought down TO buy
cream and candy with. Brave mtn, who
will take the children's nickols and then