The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-21
'ROUND ABOUT TOWN,

vi - lNly-lnCn wheel
n Eyelng sidewlsc maiden romantic
AS he drives on his swirl steed OF steel.
, Only poor little tabby,
Sinking slyly across the smooth street
her mottied fur dirty and shabby,
III outshe darts from beneath the girls fec
Only nsky rocket header
While the maiden stands still and stares.
poor feline, who couldn't be deador,
Ana whopping old bill for repairs,
City council meets tonight.
Farmers are complaining of TO,
much rain.
The smoker wants the best cigar
and he can get them at HERBS.
W. r. Stills & Co. keep constantly o,
hand a good supply of feed.
Remember in ordering groceries
George w. Mclaughlin will supply
you.
Constable Lee jenkins Yesterday ar.
rested one Lee Harris, who is charged
with swindling.
Spring chickens for sale at w. II
! Sill & Co.'S.
Mr.. ). ID. Chambers is having a sub.
stantial awning put up in front Of his
livery stable on the avenue.
Every iirst.class dealer sells Opera
Pun cigarettes. Avoid injurious imi.
tations.
The prices of Highlands goods defy
competition from any quarter
The best and most complete stock
OF building hardware in the city al
Horsiull Il Cameron's.
Ragland has the finest assortment
of jewelry and watches ever brought
TO this market.
Horsfnll ~ Cameron's is headauar-
tiers for sheep shears, wool Irvine and
sacks.
If you want real stylish straw
hat and at a low price call at b..
llabcr's and got one of them, Just re-
ceived per express.
The.first Baptist Sunday school will
have their picnic on Friday, May. %,
instead of Saturday the %, as stated
heretofore.
The Mary street canal is finished
Now certain parts of the city, will be
Tree from oycrflows when heavy rains
fall.
The EXAMINER is under obligations
| 70 MIR: Z. II. Blanks, the printer, for u
beautiful calendar. Our cup is full,
and SO is our desk front now.
| one of the most beautiful calanders
of the season was presented TO the
editor of the ENAMINER yesterday, by
Col. II. b. PARROT, manager of the r.
b. a.
The Ladies Aid society of the Fifth
Street Methodist church will give n
sociable at the parsonage tonight In
addition to the usual refreshments,
ice cream will be served at reasonable
rates.
When "Bafllcfoot, the Wild Western
guide" goes on scout look out for q
zig item. There will be news to re-
port before many days, and the peo-
pie will be glad TO hear it
Would it not be well for
our citizens to look after
this enterprise. Another cot
ton mill. with all the latest improv-
ments, would be of incalcucablc benc-
fit to Waco.
Two men snapped horses yesterday
afternoon, and after one of the ami
mails had been h.tchcd TO n buggy, il
was found that the horse was totally
blind. The other animal was spav-
ined, SO the. trade was an even one
after all.
The most cflicacious stimulanis TO
excite the appetite are Augostura
Bitters, prepared by DIR. j. & b.
| Siegcrt " Sons. Beware OF counter
fcits. Ask your grocer or druggist
for the genuine article.
Walter Downs, captain of the Cen
trail City base ball club has received
a challenge from Alex Hayes, captain
of the East Wac0s, TO play n match
game on Saturday next. The chal-
lenge has been accepted.
The negro man. John Johnson, who
was SO badly injured by the falling of
the elevator nj Grand Bros, livery
stable Tues ny, was much better yes
torday, though his limb is yet so slit
fenod that he cannot Ipove it.
In the recorders court yesterday
morning the following fines were i'm
posed: Dave Hudson, for violating the
Sunday law, $3.50 and the costs, the
whole amounting to $5l.40; |. p.
Kerbo. drunk, 81; Charles Turner, j
4. Chambers, G. G.. Hall, j. w. CHINA
mon, for leaving their teams unhitched
each 81 and the costs.
The EXAMINER returns thanks to
Mr.. W. w. Seley for copy of the con.
stitution and bylaws of the Central
Texas Live Stock association. The
book is handsomely bound in leather,
and besides the rules OF the associa
ton IL also contains the names of al
the members, and their marks ant
nrands.
Mr.. Dave Hudson, who was tried
by a jury in Recoder Brinkcrhofl''
court yesterday morning, and fined
$3.50 and costs, for giving away
whisky, in violation of the Sun
day law, had not decided last nigh
what he would do IN the matter. ii,
will consult his counsel, Judge l.. q
Alexander, this morning and eiihe
pay his fine or appeal the case.
Says Mr.. Herr to MIR. B hrens: "Tht
reason your bird sings so sweetly i
because you have given him dIinl
of Excelsior water" Says Mr.. Beh
rens to Mr.. Herr: "No, that is no
what gave him the melodious voice
he smoked one of your best brands
cigars" And the crowd stood aroun,
with their mouths open, and the bir'
kept on grinding out its musica
notes, which sounds like doc
swinging on rusty hinge.
Yesterday Messrs. G.. ii. Randle
Co. purchased the Peter Lockley eli
of wool, which comprised thirty-seve
sacks, and paid IL l-2 cents per poun
for IL. The wool was choice lot, au
was well put up. Cur buyers hav
every season, requested the grower
to be careful in handling their wo'
in preparing il for market Whr
wool has been properly put up, IL
sure to bring good price, and this
why Mr.. Jockeys clip sold for moi