The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-01-15
LOCAL BREVJTEES.
Items of Interest from Our Re-
PorGcr>' Note Books.

por1crs' Note Books.
Hotel changes are becoming popular.
The Goldens are pushing on towards
Waco
No cases in police court at the last
session.
Plant your shade trees-not to-day,
but tomorrow.
The agent Of HAIL Kirke will bill
Waco this week.
"A few loa'!s OF wood were offered Tor
sale last evening.
Spinach and young onions were seen
in town yestGT ay.
The streets showed slight signs of
I drying up yesterday.
The track-Iaying force OF the Missouri
Pacific was at work yesterday.
Yesterday was the duIest Saturday
We have had in many months.
Read this mornings paper carefully.
you will find something on every page.
Gravel has been placed on few of
our crossings bat is rapidly sinking out of
sight.
Nearly every night the cityis full of
train Men and they set more Orl, IS money
alioat.
"A new wagon and horse for the
VI .ss'nr Pacific express is expected here
every day.
carpenters. pjasterers and mechanics
OF all kinds have cot tired OF lying idle
anu want 10 - to work.
-Ihe Missouri Pacific bridge building
force We're at work yesterday on the
bridge on sou Cow bayou.
--Eead oUr church directory to-day and
you viii he posted rs to where divine SER
VI. VIII be held and who breaches.
Gravel was bel placed on the cross
ings on NoWh Filth street yesterday. and
ais" on some OF the Austin street cross
in9s.
The Dallas papers complain badly of
men mu 'dy sire + and crossings. We
nave some we would like to exchange for
theirs. .
The livery men and the young ladies'
my tel di-consolate tod ~. bat the
buggy hire.
~ A''4tAOus NIitllSOU square "HaZel
AAhe" company is to play in Waco on the
evenings OF ihc 5O-h and 3lst OF this
month.
ne rain had hardly any effect on the
Missouri Pacific track except the last tvcn-
" mites OF the Inc into Waco, which i,
somewhat soft and uneven.
Many Of the railroad men now runninr
mo Naco. say they are pleased with
'le city and lcOple. and many of them
WA move their families here.
The Missouri Pacific track-Iavcrs are
now nearly mp with the bridge men and
Inc IiIter viii have TO make good time to
Keep cut OF their way, for Il while
-Commercial travellers from south
western Texas report trade GOOD. II il
OWING largely to railroad building and the
pres nee IN that section OF so many rail-
road nan.
The auctioneer cried out Justify YES
lie day 40 congregate a crowd on the
q'aFe put most people preferred to let
I'M exhaust his lung power rather than
Wade through the mud.
A W farmers livin" about ten miles
from tie city, undertook TO come to town
Yesterday morning and got here late in
the evening. They expec ed to get home
i'll time for church Sunday.
The wagon bri Ige over Waco creek.
near the Burney pace. has been washed
away anu persons coming and going from
town nave 10 lord the creek. which is 10
easy task, for the water is sill high.
Mayor Stur@is is mixing preparations
to erect buildings on his property on the
corn Eui franklin and Fourth streets
hey VIII lie two stories in height with
probably t"O stores below and offices up
; airs.
Mr.. Byron McKeen's communication
shows tl'at he is not unmindful OF the ser-
VI 'es OF the fire department and reco@-
H. H+d their presence and aid on the occa-
sion When he met with the disastrous loss
OF his home.
The Missouri Pacific road has cstal'-
ll-led depot called Geneva. eight
Ill les rom the city. and the people OF That
ST c'l"h are very much pleased with the
accommodations il affprd II offers them
nm ciSy shipping point and will no doubt
rec me qnit" trading point for the sur
rounding ncighborhOoi.
Five WORTHLESS convicted ut the late
session OF lie district court took their
leave OF Waco yesterday and viii here
Her rlistlcate at Huntsville and amuse
Themselves bic king rock, making brick.
etc. They were, Ed Maddox. two wears:
ri Busby. two Years: Charles Ntaly.
twelve Years; Dewitt NJ, Clanahan. five
yeIrs; Lyon Feeley, five years.
The fact that the benefits to the gen
erdl ADVERT er and reader have bee more
tlan doubled since the consolidation of
tie EXAMINER and Telephone, is making
Itself more apparent every day, and per-
sons who aye Using Otlr columns find the
elects Of printers ink bringing dollars to
Their Ills. No man can bring any argu-
mert that will succo sSfully disprOye the
tact IiIat "A iudicious Use of legit mate ad-
rertisiug is tile index to q sale. healthy
and prosI G. Gus business.
Rev. VIM. Massey. pastor of the New
Hope (eolored) Baptist church. will preach
(weatDer pcrmiiting) at 3 O'Clock this al
teinOon. This Is his first sermon here
duIing the new year. having been absent
In eastern II XaS. He will probably ac-
ccp: the call made on him TO fill the pas
toluie this year. As the pastor was absent
on tie regular conference day, no confer
enrc was held II deemed advisable by
the church officials n special conference
will be held this afternoon at the conclu-
sion of the services. the announc, ment
being made from the pulpit.
Great bargains.