The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10

medals, to be awarded as premium
at the fair. They are very elegant II
uesign and are valued at 81 900.
IL appears that the parties who
raised a hurrah out on the Bosaue
a few days ago, are Henry Standefer
John Henry Wyatt and brother, Eos
ter Crawford, aud Ed. Atkinson
They rode through an old man,
house, created quite a stir around
Mrs. Trice's place. aud had a biz
time. S andefer was riding Akin.
sons borse, and In his attempt TO es.
/ cape from the officers, his horse took
a header into ditch and broke its
back. They have not been taken |,
was all on account of "booze.nn
The best place TO get the best beer
finest imported brandies, wines and
cigars, lie at "Bismarck'sp on South
Third street. Everybody drinks beer
there because he has the finest In the
city
The hook and ladder horses are
very backward in going,forward. They
took a spell of the balk yesterday, oil,
Austin street, and they required a
great deal Of by no means gentle
susion to induce them to move.
Have given Tongaline a thorough
trial In seven cases of neuralgia. Sc.
cured relief In from one 10 four
hours. w. ID. johnson, NJ. D., Ra-
| leigh, Ind.
The box sheet of the w. l.. |. enter
tainment is at Van Duzcn's music
store, and is filling up rapidly. The
entertainment IL given for very
worthy cause and should be literally
patronized. Look out for hits on
local characters.
Cards are out for the weddings OF
two Of our prominent young men.
Mr.. Theo. Stark West is to marry NJ ISIS
Maud Swartzwaelder, and Mr.. Jno
Scott, Miss Augusta Swartzwaelder.
This double wedding will take place
at Shepherdstown, W. Va, ON the
18th inst, at Trinity church.
The annual election of officers of
the W. l.. |. took place ut the armory
last night. The officers elected are as
follows: Captain, Thomas Waites;
w. V. Fort, first lieutenant Sam II
Pope, second lieutenant; secretary
and treasurer, Ed. A. Marshall; Chap
lain, Rev. Frank X. S'aor; surgeon,
DR.. Ii. S. Taylor; quartermastes, II.
Steiner. After the election the MEM
bers went to an oyster treat with the
officers elected. Next Tuesday week
the company will have general re
union and hop, to which all of its
friends are cordially invited.
There will be exhibited at the fair
this week ahorse that actually crossed
a last Ia. stTl IL
England to New York. He is a spot.
ted brown, thoroughbred Sir Archer,
and is owned by Major Hinchman
and kept on his South Bosque farm.
The major will also have four fine
brood mares, double buggy team,
one or two trotting horses, and fine
display of farm implements, etc, on
the grounds. The major says that he
does not care SO much for any pre-.
miums, which he may take, as he
does for the success of Mr.. Sanford
Johns1n's enterprise, which he pro-
nounces one of Waco's best inslitu-
tions.
An incident characteristic of the
frontier occurred at the Lehman
house yesterday. A country man
was dining and at the conclusion Of
his dinner he walked out stuff,ng his
napkin In his pocket. After he had
been gone he came back bnrriedly
and tossed the napkin half across the
room, dexterously landing il on the
table where he had diued, saying in
loud unabashed voice: am bring 1t
back" Didn't intend IT," Thought
II was my handkerchief" An amused
litter ran round the room. but all
could see three things very plainly.
lie was honest, he didn't care aud
that he had not been accustomed to
using the "pcsky things" He was
fine, manly, honest looking fellow,
and made first rate impression in the
incident we have related.