The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-01-03
WACO, JANUARY 3.
LOCAL. BREVIYIES.
items of Interest from Our Re.
pOrters' Note Books.

| - Inc NeW ear ) CTuSlucTS were moi
as numerous as last year.
Country people and teams were nu-
mcrons in town yesterday.
Did you ever see such weather before
at this season OF the year?
The store ltely occupied by Levine
Bros. will be retitted at once.
Some of the young men found their
lady friends absent yesterday.
DO not forget the good resolutions
you made on Sunday morning.
Very little business In either Justice
Davis or Evans court yesterday.
The Missouri Pacific train men say
Waco is the boss town ON the road.
Freeman has moved his grocery
store from the square to Austin avenue.
Large numbers of people 20 down to
see the Missouri Pacific trains come in.
The business houses all kept open
yesterday, and mosC Of them had Il good
trade.
Il he track of the Missouri Pacific has
reachcda point five miles west OF the
city.
MICRO has failed again at Bolton. He
will soon have Il reputation as the boss
| lailcr.
"A great many people who went to
the DALLAS and p0>tOllice got fooled yes
terday.
Mr.. Sandlord johnson put a new
hack or the streets and spanking young
team to pull it.
The various designs of New Years
| cards used yesterday were the handsomeSt
ever seen in Waco.
County Assessor Richey has com
| menceIi his annual assessment, and is get
ting along quite fast.
The sound of the locomotive bell and
whistle can be heard in the city now ut all
hours, night and day.
-Regullr trims between Galveston
| and Fort Worth commenced running on
the Santa Fe yesterday.
-Mr. Joe Briere's force were taking
out some heavy timbers for South Cow
bayou bridge Yesterday.
Everybody will I. gret that Hon. T.
NJ. Hcdly could rot visit Waco and di,cu $
Tie Nv rohgs OF Ireland"
Several candi !ates for the calaboose
got ripe early yesterday morning, and
were pulled by the police.
The hum OF wheels dashing backward
and forward over the city were heard
nntifa LATE hour last night.
The Missouri Paige train pulled out
an time yesterday with Il good train and
quite a number OF passengers.
Farmers say the small grain crop is
thriving spleadiily. and cattle ana sheep
meyer were in better condition.
considerable quantities of corn is
coming in, AMI We noticed on the square
yesterday numerous bales OF cotton.
Be it said to the credit of Waco there
was but very little intoXicarion yesterday,
ami no quarels or UNUSUAL disturbance.
See the new double column AL of Il.
Siegle announcing his entire sock OF dry
goods below cost Ia close by February
fIst.
A large drove of fat hogs for Sand
Tor Johnson came across the river yes
! trldLy morning. He bought five hun
dr'-d head from MIR }. w. Mum some
| time ago.
County court opened FIR criminal
business yesterday morning, but after Il
shsrt session adjourned without irving
any eases. Business will be resumed this
morning.
The Palace saloon gave the boys a
big welcome yrSterd ~ in the shape of 81
big lunch. Turkey, fred pork, salad. let
tuce. eel ry, etc, to Your hearts content
AMI all free.
There was such rush for the dam
ag' d goods at Levine Bros yesterday
that ii was impossible to get into the
house at timrs.
During the past year charters for
twenty six new railroads have he n
granted at Austin, and eleven amendment
charters allowed.
Quite n number of the members of
the Marlin bar were in the city yesterday
rs counsel in the j. \. WeStbrook case of
trespass to try title.
The actors and actress at the thea
atre comique. With whom il is now a
case of bread and butter. are making an
effort to keep the thing running.
The EXAMINER returns thanks to Mr..
and Mrs. E. b. DickensOn, nee Miss Anna
Smith, for Il compliment in the way of
cake from their wedding banquet.
- Our friend, Orlando Wheat, real es-
tate az ut. cOnveyancer and notary pub
lie. now has his desk and office room
with j. b. Winslett, the fire insurance
man.
The Narrow Gauge coming this
way got into Cor-icana on time Sunday
night, but waited for the Central, which
made the train about an hour late getting
here.
The friends of Mr.. J. B. Dickinson
and Miss Anna Smith will learn with
pleasure OF their marriage, and wish for
them long years of pleasure and pros
perity,
The Western Union messenger boys
who are as Woodworking as the newspa-
per boys. We're out With a New Years
greeting yesterday. We trust the business
men remembered them.
A large amount of damaged goods
were auctioned of ut Lewine's old stand
Yesterday, and the store was crowded
with purchasers. Some bargains were
realized by those who bought.
We would like to be able to say
whether there are going to be any servi-
ces during tue week at any OF the
churches. The holding of joint services
has been mentioned heretofore.
There seems to be n prevailing senti-
ment all over the state in favor of doing
away with fire works. or at least forcing
those who indulge in burning them to do
so outside the city or town limits.
Waco medical association hold their
meeting tonight tor the annual e'ection
of officers, after which they will have
the usual oyster supper. They meet in
the Sears building, north plaza, at 3:3O.
A gentleman yesterday pertinently
asked how il was that young men work
ing on salary of $50 per month can
make such big turn out on New Years
and drive stylish turnout every Sunday,
take in all the theatres, ETC. We give 1t
up. Newspaper men always have so
much money that they do not stop to
consider such matters