Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-08
PROHIBITION.
.,.,s Being Made for the Fight
marrow, which VIII be
a Hot One.
raider which the Election
" a.,d. md other Items
Of interest

,,on of Fort Worth thinks for
that the opponents of pro-
~ inactive and propose to take
j pryent the triumph of the
y tbls city, they are badly mis-
4 Yesterday afternoon meeting
,,,er the White Elephant saloon,
y. composed of a large number
A .ubs,antlal monied men of the
Il ,bete determined to leave no
4 .sturned in their efforts to defeat
F'aou in Fort Worth.
.m,ttees were appointed to see
\ ,,,,bing was properly attended to-
4 .,,asy, and to solicit funds from
cats Of prohibition to defray
B ~. o. hack hire, printing bills,
n ~ wi be stationed at every poll
...., full supply of ballots are
VI I'M and not destroyed. This is
s 'stlye step taken by the personal
4 In Of the question, but it is a de-
s There will in all probability
i q meeting in this city tonight,
8 I'M be addressed by competent
H..
LOCAL OPTION.
allowing is the law under which this
u ( held, and is published for the
A A msuy who have never read it.
Il LyIl, article 1927, Revised Stat
k,ats the duty OF the commissioners
e,eb county upon the petition of ut
4 n ,niers OF said county, or upon such
+. XIV Al least twenty qualified voters of
4 ,,,a's prccInct, town or city therein, tn
y election 10 be held by the qualified
\ ga county, Justices precinct. town
,.thr case may be to determine whether
5oxlcating liquors aud medlcated bot.
'.sselnr lntoNicatiOn shall he prohibited
mauiy, Justices precinct, town or city.
n Ris The preceding article shall
|nslrned 10 prohibit the sale of wine
|unental purposes or alcoholic stimu
1. madIcinc In cases of actual sickness,
4 ,d upon the written prescription of a
pracicing physician, certifying on
Iaithe same Is actually necessary rs %
|N"
|er this law the county commission
Iur, upon the petition of fifty-four .
/ ordered an election to be held in
|tice's precinct (No. y on the 9th .
the present month. There are |
|,otlDg precincts in this Justices |
ld-thc four wards in the city and |
|Odng precincts outside of the city, 7
h designated as follows;
II wNRD-Voting place ut the I
house in the county treasurer'S /
George Jackson presiding officer. |
OSD WARD--Voting place at the
house in the tax collectors Office. /
Barter presiding officer.
DO WARp--Noting place not known |
reporter. w. B. Tucker presiding I
iR1u WARD.-Yoting place at No. /
lOuston street, l.. A. Trimble, pre- /
officer.
iNG PRECINCT No. AT Eli /
ers, Frank Wilcox, presiding Of ,
ne PRECINCT No. 5.-At Prairie |
1, Presiding officer, Thomas Leach.
IDe PRECINCT No. AT Handlcy, |
llHg officer, ID. McRca.
ING PRECINCT No. 25.-At Forest /
residing officer, 5. IL. Chapman.
polls, under the general election
lust be opened at Il. m, and re-
pen until p. M. The judges and
for the different polling places
q all been appointed, and probably
y be until tomorrow morning.
thing the opponents of prohibition
Pc sure and look to, is, that their
represented in the officers mp
I. Another matter that should not
Rocked, is to see that every soldier
The ranks, is ready for duty, and
.Dperform 1t. 1t Is certain that
Prohlbltionist in this justice pre-
will vote tomorrow, and every
On the other side should do like /
The question cannot be forced ON
am for a twelve month.
as been generally supposed that |
i.cOlnty votes tomorrow, but this 4
ne case. The election is confined /
justice precinct including Fort /.