Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-11

week strange sounds were heard in the
southern part of this county, and the
people who heard them concluded that
they came from Tylcg and that cannon
were being discharged, but such was
not the case.
Burnet Bulletin. Burnet will Ii ave
three more saloons in short time.
This will make eight in ALL Pretty
good for population OF 1900 souls.
The friends of prohibition will open
fire in few days to see If they can-
not carry the precinct, and TINS have
the entire county freed from the curse
of whisky. Several men who voted
against prohibition before are now
with the friends Of temperance.
I.ongyiew StupriSo: When Joe
Mulhatton sees the September edition
OF the Dallas Herodd he will never tell
another lie. IL says Longview ex-
ports 900 bales OF cotton, 5000 pounds
OF wool, and that 20O00,00o feet Of
lumber il manufactured in the town.
Iongview exports about 1000 bales
of cotton, no wool, and not a foot OF
lumber is manufactured in the
town.
Gatcsvlle SIM: A very mysterious
IlNiSc WIS llCtlNA an NNEA Wis tbtiiiNs
last Monday week. Nearly every day
since that time persons coming in
from the country have Inquired about
il, wishing to know the cause. 1t has
generally oeeh described rs like can
nonadine, and the time is generally
given rs between twelve and two
O'clock and few say 1t lasted from
nine to two.
At meeting of the citizens of Bur
net county resolutions were passed de-
precating the lawlessness of parties in
| the county, in destroying fences,
pledging themselves TO each other to
assist In enforcing the law against
! such violators, and offering Il reward
of one hundred dollars for the arrest
and conviction of any person or per-
sons " ho may fire the range, or de
stroy fences or property a fund OF
about $500 was raj ed to carry ont the
| object of the meeting.
| Waco Examiner. Policeman A. ID.
! Bell states that he was approached
yesterday by Dan Griffin. of the Horse
Shoe theatre, and told that the little
affair of Sunday night need make ne
difference between them, and that he
was welcome to 20 iuto the theatre
Afterward, policeman Bell says hC
discovered from a reliable source thai
it had been made up among the Horse
Shoe people to permit him to 90 in the
theatre without opposition and then
that woman was to throw vi.riol il
his face.
Waco Examiners: Major w. Il
Penn has made state vile, and IN
some respects national reputation "a
an cXhortcr of the Baptist faith. HI
il recognized as one of the leading
cvangelis,s Of the day, and the hordes
ofhis converts testify to his power ant
ability. 1T has been several year
since he has paid Waco q visit aud W.
are glad TO chronicle the fact that th
invitation extended to him by the iirs
Waco Baptist church has met with
favorable response and that his can
vnss will be spread here in Il shor
while.
Temple Times: Parties in Bolton ar
making an effort to establish tele
, phone communication betw en- Beltoi
and Temple, and will make PROPOSE
f tons to the citizens OF this place to go
operate with them. There can be II
doubt but that such an arrangement
: would be II great convenience and
now II necessity. The telephone i
+. fast taking the place Of biography
where the former can be used. II |
more convenient and much cheaper
: Generally you can use the wires OF Ia
, telephone AT the rates Of about ten {
, twenty-five cents for five minutes
, while any telegram viii not cost les
than fifty cents.
!, San Antonio Ligit: Mr. James, PR
prietor of the Sunset Hotel, in thi
5 city, had occasion to send one of hi
, family about 800 miles west. Ate
q the train had gone q young dog aboti
thirteen months Old, was missed All
it was thought that it must have gon
u on the train. -Four days after it cam
home. 1t was afterwards discovere
/, that the dog travelled eighty miles b
. train, and when it was going ia
J speed leaped from it. Everybody wh
b saw the leap thought the dog woul
i lie dashed 10 pieces, and the eonduetC
:. said il would not be alive ten minutes
2. Judge of the surprise Of the famil
u when lie came home rs II nothing ha
s happened. How he escaped, trace
@ his home, and how he came eight
i miles through the brush withou
water, IS mystery.
Austin Statesman; The two highway
!, men were heard from again YESTERDAY
4 just why it IL so we cannot tell, bl
II trae il is that highwaymen have
: peculiar fondness for robbing doctor,
. and when they cannot get doctors q
: physic, and If they donot find doctC
:, ofphy sic they are certain TO drop on |
q a doctor of divinity The last person
whom they have visited is the Rev
NJ. Stamain, pastor of The Luthera
! church in Austin. Night before las
t the doctor was in the country with h
r family and when coming home in
a buggy was halted near tn
:. cemetery by two highmaynel
y who demanded the doctor
/ wealth. One of the inen tried t
!. catch bis horse by The bride, but Re,
Stanla!n struck his horse and h
; sprang forward with quick jun
: and nearly ian over the highwaym I
The doctors horse was too iiee., an
the robbers were distanced, and 50 NJ
Stamlain escaped without Icing rol
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