Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-11
SHERMAN.
Dissatisfaction Over the Award OF The
CITY Printing Causes Kick
From the News.
Rough Experience of II KHn.ns Immigrant
Prisoners Let out of u Cnlaboosc--
Personal Mention.
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n SHERMAN, Tx, oct 10 Our city
, council met last night aud awarded the
, contract for city printing TO the Evening
4 Democrat mt ! cents per square for the
: balance OF the fiscal year. No notice OF
y the letting was published, ns Is the Gus
E tom, and now comes the publisher of the
Evening News with a protest, which says
d In substance that all such contracts are
\ required TO he published given period
: OF time before hand, and no member OF
the city government can hold a contract
} under existing ordinances, Mr. Hunter,
{ one of the publishers of the Democrat, II
I nm alderman from the Second ward We
shall watch proceedings with some inter-
Pest, for heretofore II has been tho custom
! with oureIty fathers to stand firmly by their
, nets In All cases regardless of objections
from all sources. The more they are
criticised the closer they stand together,
and being IN sense the supreme dlctn-
tors Of the clty's fortunes, have always
managed TO smother opposition and put
any nun who questioned their wisdom In
| Il very small minority
Capt. T. H. Brown, attorney for the
! Texas s Pacific railway, had post-mor-
TEN examination made of the body OF j
T. Benjamin after his death ON Wcdnes.
day to determine If his demise was pro-
duced by the shock received on the roau
or Was the result of natural causes Drs.
Biting and Wilson found that cerebral
meningitis produced death, but cannot
say 10 what extent this disease
might imvC been contributed TO
by the injuries complained OF
In his petition suing the company. This
leaves the case about where II was before,
: and Mr. Bcninmin's family may revive
the suit IN their own behalf
A man NAMED jennings with three
! children, arrived here to-day on the way
!. from Northern Kansas TO nov home IN
4, Texas. lie relates sad experience on
/ the way Shortly after he started, his
wife sickened and died. The expense OF
{ her sickness and funeral took about all
s his means, but lie Travelled ON until he
T. reached Southwestern Missouri, where
. one OF his horses died and left him IN dis
4 trcsS. He traded his wagon Tor another
horsc disposed of his Scanty plumber, and,
J, putting the children, with bedding and
s wearing apparel, ON the animals,
= he took II aioot, and trudgcd along over
n 400 miles to sherman. Himself and hts
IS oldest child, boy, moved IN barcloolot
l. and mgpcl, driving the horses with Tho
two little ones, aud all their WORLDLY
Z. goods on their backs, but ~ cheerful an(
NJ full OF pluck Ms II they had millions. Mcl
m ot such spirit undCr adversely are coming
70 TO Texas every day, and these are maxim.
up the sturdy citizens who are destined
"a to subduc our wllds and work ont n stil
u greater destiny for the Empire state
Judge Ouins Of North Texas Female
" college chartered two omnbuscs an,
several carriages this morning and tool
about forty of his boarding pupil
out to Choctaw for brief scasol
OF recreation a'kl pleasure. When tn
caravan moved Through the streets, wit
It's wealth of beauty aud happiness, Oh
young men stood along the sidewalks am
solomnly resolved to apply for position
y, as drivers Tor our livery stables.
W. a number of young folks went ont NJ
~ miles west last evening To attend a part
Nv and dance ~ the hospitablc home OF Lee
Wilson, ESD. They returned at I o'cloc
'n this morning. aud reported a delightful
time, but The boys looked rcd.oyod AM
w weary.
~ The grand jury adjourned to-day for
~ four weeks vacation, when they VII
meet again 10 close up unfinished buSiucs
y and dispose Of such new eases as ma
~ ccmc up IN the meantime. They foun
w. ~ indictments, 81 OF which arc lclonlcs
murders and rapes,
a reportscomcs 20 the city to-day tina
some outside parties attacked the cal,
boose at Howe last night, broke dow
M the door ana released several prisoner
confined for small offenscs.
A crank named Mcclure was huntin
~ an olllccr here to-day 20 take him /
In chafsr, as he said for protection again,
ne some malicious persons who were TO
NO lowing him TO do him harm. No ON
es would be Kind enough To take him /
he jail, and he Is stll sad
OF The Society of Little Cleaners clearo
he about S20at thcir festival at Capt Roi
ed erts' home, on South Crockett street, Ia;
n. night
a. Mr.. y, J, Parker an old geutlcma
who VIII be recognized hy mal
"A visitors TO the Masonic lodge In this eli
re- MS The "tylrr,n and has acted In la
he capacity for several years, has been lAtcl
.ft afflicted by an ohstructcd artery Of ON
m. leg, which caused 1t 10 assume tho cha
~ actcr OF q dead member aud the flesh I
Ok decay from the knee down His cas-
rr was considered hopeless without nnpl
or tation, aud very doubtful even With ii
re help OF the knife. This morning Or
ltr Heititt aud Morrow were called To ampl
n. tate the leg, which they did, nnd at
m- O'Clock this evening the patient had fun
r.. rallied from tho operation and was rest
NJ. ing Well
be IN old gentleman from nea
nd Pink Ilill fel ON the stree
ok here to-day with an cpilcpiir h
II aud created ne little excltemer
hi for q short time He was carried into
ns convenient storo-honse and soon ralllc,
IL, Il. x. Ncyland, prominent Young al
81 tolncy OF Grccnyille, Is here to-day on
K. visit 20 his old friends He read lal
n. here with Capt. II, J Brown.
I'M N H. 4. Markham and r. + Rnnne
or Of Mckinney are In the city to-day.
or TJ brown returned 20 his hcadqnai
n. icrs al the Blnkly to-day, suffering wit
ri o severe attack Of dengue fever,
"a l.ATEn--Mr NJ j. Parker died froi
Il. the effects OF the amputatlon this cyeniu
about 0sa0 o'clock. lie was tyler Of ID
Il. Blpe Lodge chapter and oonmandry an
- was most respected by an citizens II
10 VII be buried with Masonic cexmopiel