The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-03
FORT WORTH FACTS.
DOINGS OF A DAY AT THE FORT
City Purchases Water-Works Stock-Fir,
on the T. & p. Raiway-Run Over
and Killed-FormatiOn of an
Exposition Society.

FORT WORTH, July Especial. The |
news that the city had purchased one
half the stock of the Water-works COM
pany created considerable comment, and
was well received. Mr.. j. S. Drake. of
Rock Island, Illinois, representing $780,
600 of stock, was waited on by the Mayor
and Council, who offered $3250O for said
stock, to be paid in bonds of the CITY,
running twenty years and bearing seven
per cent. interest. Mr.. Drake accepted
and the contract was closed and the
stock transferred this evening. This is
a most excellent trade for the city. The
water-works are now pumping nearly
2OVO,OOO gallons of water daily and is one
of the most complete systems in the
State. The revenue at present is not
less than $4,000 per annum. A board of
directors will be appointed by the Coun-
Gil and water commission provided
for. The other stockholders are Morgan
Jones, Il. p, Cowen, Henry Mclaughlin,
James Knowlton and II. Herman, OF
| New York.
A. p. Higgins, an artist, was assaulted
last night by man who demanded his
money or his life. Higgins jumped on
the man and pounded him well, and
then yelled bloody murder, while the
assaulter yelled stop thief at the fleeing
artist. When Higgins found an officer
and looked for the offender he was gone,
The telegraph operators office, with
three loaded box cars and several long
piles of cedar posts, burned this morn
ing at Canyon station, on the Texas d
Pacific road, about eighty-five miles
west Of Fort Worth. The fire was
caused by sparks from a locomotive
passing, burning the operators home
while he was away at another station
Your correspondent learns from al
eye witness that W. X. Todd, farmer
about so years old, living near Ranger
, on the Texas IL Pacific railroad, abou
+ ninety miles west of Fort Worth, wa
Q run over by a freight train last nigh
+ while lying on the track between tn
7 rails. A coroners's jury was summOne,
r and repaired to the scene of the tragedy
The train hands were sworn and testifie
a that the train ran over the body, crush
ing the head to aielly and breaking bot
V arms and the left leg. The body wa
cold when lifted off the track five mir
o utes afterwards, and fears of foul pla
10 we're entertained by some of the friend
of the deceased. 1t was presumed h
had been foully dealt with an
a. laid between the rails with
sack of meal under his head to make
appear that the train had caused h
=, death. Up to q late hour this mornin
> the COroner's jury had not returned
verdict, desiring to return to the spC
about q mile and half from town, f
the purpose of thoroughly examinir
is the ground by daylight. No blood /
p sued from the terrible gashes, which
nc the chief mystery in the case. Too
' has n wife and five children living ne
3D. Ranger. The body was brought to Ra
as ger ON a locomotive at the suggestion
r. the Justice of the Peace.
he To show that the City Council met
N, business in having an Exposition, {
Y following resolution was adopted:
is To the Honorable Mayor and City Counc
NJ WHEREAS, At your last regular met
ing your honorable body took prelin
nary steps for the holding of great
ternational Exposition at Fort Worth
Id A. d., 1887, and since it will be a work
or such vast magnitude to lay off and pi
ei pare the grounds, erect suitable bui
rlt ings, put in side tracks, build street RI
tn ways, lay water mains, etc, thereto
be it
ro. Resolved, That the committee on pl
~ lie grounds be instructed to select
a suitable place convenient to the city,
m, which to erect appropriate buildings
,re the occasion, and that the committee,
W. making its selection of grounds, ia
ho into consideration the establishment
n City park.
Resolved further, That the commit
on public buildings be authorized
-. make or cause to be made, by a com
W. tent architect, plan of such buildii
las as in its Judgment will be necessary
nm accommodate the thousands of eXh
a. itors who may wish to pl
III III their inventions, material, goods, wal
VI merchandise and live stock on exhI
~ vi ton, and report TO this Council
ar probable cost of same. j. b. AsREN
e as The question of what to do with
o. prostitutes has been agitating the mil
W of our Aldermen for some time, an
little proceeding this morning brou
forth the following, which was adopt
II. "The Committee on Police would
gut commend to the City Council that q
red cause the executive officers of the cit,
ON restrict and prevent too great Violat
a of the city ordinances by the prostitl
lot. mt present residing in our city. Ii is
sense of this committee that raids per
ically upon prostitutes are not 5
servlent to good morals, decency,
oht When prostitutes advertise thomsel
s"' by riding publicly through the prime
hg- streets in the daytime, entering sale
trail and otherwise making themselves
ons noXiOuS to virtue and decenCy by
ting TO shame our wives and daugh
and sisters, we consider that the
GERS should exert all their autho
to prevent such exhibitions, but as
{ A social evil cannot be avoided, and as
same social evil has lasted for ages "
out being suppressed by wiser
II greater luristS than we have loci
ana with us, we would recommend that
an council direct the officers of the cit
on,- use all means to refrain and restrict
W. part of our community without nal
TINS the impossible attempt to suppress /
cure w. II. ALDRIDGE,
'ity. II. II. ID. ANDREWS
two RICHARD FLANIGA
eve The "little proceeding" mentioned
next simply this: The policemen had
'om- rested thirty prostitutes, who '
now fined, but not one had nickel, and
ic to they would make no attempt to &c
mus but would go to the calaboose.
cans Marshal could not incarcerate them
ome there was no room in the 10 by II
This boose, and the women won't forth v
) in out punishment.
Stanley Tomlinson, a retail gro
line merchant was closed by attachment
r. flu Mark Evans to-day. Bateman Bros
rom plovined and hold the stock to salts
claim of $500 held by them. Tomli
will hardly be able TO resume.
tern. The Peoples Tramway presente
!. IN. ordinance TO the Council to-night,as
Re- right-of-way over two and one-fC
"a miles of streets.
i triN The best smoking tobacco is "a
oint- 'oheA