Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-13
DALLAS.
The Gould Headquarters Located
Contract Let for the
building.
Lovers omwit stern Parent hut the
Groom Comes to Grirf--other w~d-
diugs-P Personals. Ste.

SHVWu " iVN"'Nh hNIcs anu tnnQnNt
has been entered into for the construc-
tion of a building for the use OF the OIL
ces. The site chosen is Just east oi and
adjoining the Merchants exchange, on
Commerce street, and the building win he
80 by SO feet In area and three storlcshigh.
The building will be begun Immediately,
the work RAPIDLY pushed Co completion,
and the offices will be moved here as soon
as their quarters are ready for occu.
pancy
FOLLOWING An ENiBEzzIER.
A detective named Edgcll, in the en-
ploy OF the Missouri Pacific railway COM
pany, Is in the city in pursuit of one John
Pollard. who Is alleged to have cmbezzled
81 800 from that company while In their
employ at some station between Dcni-
son and Mlneola Pollard used TO work
in Dallas and is well-known here.
lie was seen In the city on
saturday and every day since up to yes
tcrday. 1t is thought that he skipped out
last night.
MAYOR BROWN.
His honor, John Henry Brown, mayor
of the city of Dallas, left this evening for
Glen Rose, whore he will spend few
days enjoying the fresh country breezcs
of that famOusly delightful spot In his
absence Alderman John Spellman, mayor
pro tenn, win preside over the destinics OF
the Migrants, pugllists and those who try
to evade the dog-taX law. Mayor Spcllman
Is the possessor of one of thOse"falr round
bellies, with good liquor lined spoken
OF by Shakespeare AS peculiar To the
Judge, and he will hll the seat of justice
toa nicely.
FALSE ALARM.
Somebody this morning telephoned
that there was fire nj the corner OF
Ross avenue and HARDWOOD street, and
had the lire department scampcring to
the scene through the heat and dust only
10 find that 1t was false alarm
II is very annoying TO have
to run out when the weather is so fear
fully hot, and it Is particularly hard on
the stock, and you bet IL makes the boys
CusS.
IN JUSTICE sCHUiu.'S COURT.
To-day Bill Brandcubury was held In
$500 bond 10 appear before the county
court 10 answer charge OF attempted
murder.
The justice also married George Payne
to Katie Bell and Herbert Weston to
Maggie lieehcn.
CAPERlNG CUPID.
The god d'amour has gotten Dory
Gibson, young man OF Rose Hill In this
county, into peck of trouble. Dory
loved Rose Little, II young lady OF thir-
teen summers and Rose loved Dory, and
/ they desired to marry. But old man
| Little refused to give his comment when
/ Dory asked to he allowed to make Rose
! his wife. Dory, however, was determined,
so he stole the rosebud away from the
! paternal roof, and driving her IN buggy
to Forney, left her there while he
drove over TO Kaufman for the
! license Before leaving his fair intended
| Dory, who Is Il conscientious young man,
wrote eighteen on two little slips of pa
| per and slipped one In each Of his rose
| buds slippers. This was done in order
| to save his conscience when he Swore she
was over eighteen, which he proceeded to
do. The old man Little caught on to
! Dory's little game In the meantime, and
! tclcphoned to the clerk at Kaufman TO re-
fuse the license. The message was too late
| Dory had the ''docn and was on his way
back to Forney The sheriff was then
put on his track and arrested him before
further action had been taken. Dory
consented to take Rose home and old
consented, bu, for fear of accident got
the sheriff TO 20 along TO help him keep
watch As they rode along, Dory aud
his rosebud on one horse, they came to
deep, dark forest known as East Fork
bottom. Here Dory clapped spurs to
his horse Il Ia young Lochinvar and
rode away with his bride, the old man
and the sheriff pursuing In vain. Mr..
Little hurried to Dallas, thinking they
had come here, but found that they had
returned to Fomcy, where they were
married yesterday morning To-day he
came IN and got Il warrgnt Tor his son-in-
law, charging him with the abduction OF
rosebud, and swearing to prosecute him
TO the uttermost So the case stands at
present
This is the story Of the girls parents,
who have had Gibson arrested charged
with fclonlous imprisonment.
SICK BOY FOUND.
\ sick boy was found lying under the
Texas & Pacific tank, down the river, to-
day. He was houselcss, homeless and
very III. He was taken TO the city hos
pital.
MARRIED..
Judge Bower was visited at Ii Office
to-day by Mr. Rice and Miss Smith, who
mutually desired to become one. lie
harnesscd them,
FIREMAN's PIcSIC.
The volunteer frcmen contemplate
holding picnic at Shady View park on
the ed, for the purpose OF raising funds
to aid In buying an engine and other par
aphcrnalia for their use In protecting the
property OF the city.
PERSONAL,
II. u. Willeit, blossom Prairie, Is AZ
the ST. George.
W. G. Larkins OF Athens II here.
o. W. Crabtree, Midlothian, J. C.I
Preston, Jefferson, and Thomas Spruanco,
Arlington, were among the arrivals In
the city to-day.
Henry Sayles OF Galveston IL at the
Grand Windsor.
u. c. Simpson OF Houston Is in the
city.
Z. q. Knowlton of Fort Worth auto
graphed at the Grand Windsor to-day.
CLEBURSE.