The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-15
9FxAS TELEGRAMS.
Ira COMING eHtamAn rAlB
Extensive Preparations Nshing he
Courts At Nasahaohio -atshbisk
Arrays A. houston and Hawk
Ins stntion- Suicide offs
German 10 Houston,



SHERMAN, oct. IL. Special, '-IHr
HEnALn o0rraspondont visited the fair
grouuds tnis morning aud found .hore
the most wonderful changes within
the past few weeks, Tho raca-cOursti
which ia conceded by all hOrsemen %
be- tho hest iU tina state, has been thor-
oughlyworkfd ana j. now In tlrsl-ciass
condition and ready fnr tho races,
which take plara duTiug iglF week, and
give promise of being tho uuest ever
held in North Texas. slnCkman arc
quite 6nthusiasuc over the prospect,
and the organization, under ihn able
conduct OF their efficient executive
committee, Nrrsrs. Jot durier, l. ~
Ely aud Gsors' Byer7, assisted by tho
se,retArV, Mr.. Frank A. Ryan,
IL Ia only one gO.r sin Inn present
Fair ana Driving Park association
was 0rrnGIXaN, ingV having Hueceal ID
tho Dld orgsulg lion; and 10 Ia worthy
OF mention that the gentlemen now Ia.
tsrested -tqrr-eut combined oGpl al
OF moro imam q 900 OlO, uud Will ss y,
evidenced ny tho extensive Grange
ments, improvements and tho Rroui
numhpr OF cu'rIos or hno ttocki make
Buch a suuc srH OF tho coming lair aud
races "a hs7 mover attended nuy
previous on ri In ,he State,
ABIDE from ne 100 now stalls that hay5
boon ADDED 20 their already ample sta-
bio facilities, they have about com
pletod an addition 20 tho grand stand |
which 10 equal IA Dimensions AMI os- |
pacliy 20 tho old OF o. tho.eby doubling |
The f.rilitiOa sud accommodations OF
the grounds. Mr.. DICK Walsh has con-
troll OF all privileges upOn the grounds |
excepting pool aud the baud privl- |
leges, when latter mas been awarded |
10 Nj. Frank koller. EVERYTHING con |
sidered, the sherman far, which com |
meucss on tho 25t., promises 10 be the |
grRudast occasion IN bhe history oil our
county.
The indications are that the sunday |
law IN Sherman has about had sdhy.
The grumblings that sre heard on ev-
cry corner ~ an Indication OF its uGpop-
ularity. a few oil tho most Jealous anti
Sunday mon say that II the street cars
run they will keep open; thon the ss-
loon men say IL any ono ~ going u
keep open that they might as welt
make It general. There is no use Of
doing or trying To do "a thing that Il
obnoxious TO the majority OF our citi-
zens. IL VIC are going to close up on
Sunday, do so with good viii anu
keep closed during the day. III
you don't want 10 close Keep open
and test tho legality OF IL by every
thing being closed. IL mgkes our city
very quiet ana r5nglOua-lOOklnSi anu
about one more Sunday will he the
last before there viii, in all probsbil'
ity, ne u test case in The courts.
Felix Franklin, negro employed at
the oil mills, swas knocked down by
four men and robbed al 81 60 last night,
on William street, while on his way
home. His cries brought TO his aid
Mr.. Charles Wells, whose approach
frigh .ened them Oft.
j, G. Lee, the proprietor of the Even
ing News, departed last night ana left
the News without head. 1t viii
probably make its appearance on Mon
day, under the management OF Messrs.
Bales IL Lee, who took the subscription
list for the amount Mr.. Lse was owing
them.
The ''Skipped by the Light of the
Moon" combination are in the city.
They play tomorrow night at the OPP
era mouse.
MI. Parker was buried this evening
with imposing ceremonies by the Ma
sonic order.
+ Mrs. j. Il. Cunningham died at s
O'clock this evening.