Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-09
DENISoN.
A state Billiard Tournament on the
Tapis-An Error Cor
rected.
A Knights Of Labor Organ -Pcrsonal and
other Items From the
Gate city.
special TO tho Gazette.

ppxfsoN. Tx, oct. s.-l.ast nilht I
rup GAZETTE representative was intro
iuccd 10 Mr.. Morris Fleming OF the White 1
elephant saloon, while that gentleman I
was PLAYING with the billiard balls. In I
with Mr.. Fleming, that gen I
iIcman stated 20 tile reporter that II was
his intention TO get up billiard tourna- I
,uent TO last week or ten days, ana 10
take place at the White Elephant blizzard
hall. tits TO be state aan'r, ana open
fof AS many billiurdlsts as wish to enter
There will be different prizes given III tne
order Of first. second and third chnll-
Mons. Tho purses will be handsome
rnouph TO play for them. Then the finest
player In the state viii he given an in
laid. finely polished, silyer-plated cue, to
he known az tlc "White Elephant cham
Mon cue tof Texas" but the
holder will be subject 10 q chal-
Ienpe at any time from any bill
Iiardist who wishes 10 contest for the
championship OF the state, and In this
way il Is likely 20 change hands several
times during the year. Mr.. Fleming
has received word from Dallas,
FORT Worth, Houston, Galveston and
several other places in which
they are anxious for him
to get the tournament up, and 1t VIII UNI
,lotlbtcdly be success, Us the proprietor
Of the White Elephant saloon never does
anything 10y halves, and the visitors To
the city mt that time Will never regret
their trip 90 Dcnison. MI Fleming u
thinking Of removing the tables IRON the
keno room and put the finest
nhard table up in TINT hull, and
have The nmphithoatcr seaiS so the crowd
can witness the game without being
crowded, and VIII have seats SO that
those IN the rear can see as well as those
In front. This VIII DC great advantage,
as heretofore the crowd would surround
tables so 1t would be almost imposslbie
tor the players 10 do any hne shooting
Mr, Fleming is quite handy with The cue
himself, and it will require good playing
to take the prize out OF Denison. Several
years ago Mr.. Fleming had quite a repu-
iatlon as bllardist in his old state,
Iowa, where he was classcd among the
champions. The tournament viii take
place about the holidays, aud already a
great denl OF Interest has been taken In
the matter, aud we predict an immense
crowd OF visitors To the city
during that time, and the gentle
manly proprietor Of the White Elephant
will lonve nothing undOnc TO interest
those who visit that place of business.
Mai Daughty, In a letter TO the schoo
board, says he will rent the lower portion
of his building on Main street Tor schoo
purposes, at $50 per month. In our spe
rtal to Tnr GAlErrr OF Yesterday W,
stated that he would donate IL, which wa.
mistake our informant stated that h,
heard the school board had received {
letter from tho major offering his build
inc 10 the school. which we supposed b'
that WAS donated to them. we make thu
correction.
The compress man, j b. Martin, ha
been too happy ever since Tuesday TO at
,Ond to business. The arrival OF neI
daughter is the cuusc.
The Episcopal church social that too
place at the residence of Mrs. WOOdlie
tonight was quite success, and all pres
emit spent most enjoyable evening.
The housc-warming that took place u
the residence of Pat Kennedy, on Morto
street, where the young folks enioyc
themselves untila late hour with daucin!
last night, was most pleasant affair, an
auWcutlhomc well pleas cd with the night
irolic
Last week the first number of the LabC
Sitllngs, published at Dcnison, Tex
made It's appearance. 1t was commence
as local paper TO be published in the 4
tcFest OF the laborlng men, but 1t is no