The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-16
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

lest NJ everything kept ny W. IL.
stills n Co, groccrs, Austin street.
The best aud most complete stock
of building hardware in the city at
llorsiull Il Camcron's.
The prices of lia glands goods defy.
competition irom any quarter.
W. r. stills Il Co. Keep constantly
on hand good supply of feed,
War or no war, all the military
men smoke IIcrz's cigar.
Only the best drugs aud medicines
are sold by DIR. $. Il. Hamlet.
Before buying paints and oils, call
ON Dir. ). u. Hamlet.
At Geo. W. Mclaughlin's you will
find the best groceries and produce.
Old II whiskcy at the st. Charles
saloon.
Waco Inns some of the most beauti
full flower gardens in the south.
lIorsfull a. CamerOn's Is headqumr-
tiers for best brands of pocket and
table cutlerS
Ragland has the finest assortment
of jewolry and watches ever brought
to this market.
where do you get your frying
chickens and all those nice groceries"
why, AT Charles Rast's, OF course"
Never before were crop prospects
better than at this time. Cotton and
corn are growing surprisingly fast.
The chandeliers for the. office In the
New McClcland were placed in posi-
ton last evening
There has been slight rise in bacon
mud flour. The war preparations in
the old world has caused this.
Wool continues to come in, but only
small lots have been received up TO
this date.
When Judge Vests new building
on Austin street is finished il will be
one of the finest houses in the city.
The thousands of shade trees which
are planted last winter, in the city, are
now putting forth leaves and present
lovely appearance.
Yesterday Mcssrs. Wheeler, Lyn-
ham n Co. shipped TO Chicago two
car loads of beef, three of sheep and
one of hogs.
Waco will help feed the British
army on beet, because they eat only
the best, aud that is the kind we are
shipping TO Chicago.
Judge j. NJ. Hall did not have any
court yesterday, there being no cases
ready for trial under the assignment
for this week.
In the police court yesterday Re-
| corder Brinkerhoh fined james Lewis
| So for nh assault, and 10 King 81 for
| intoNicatiOn.
All the new fire plugs have been
placed in position on Austin street.
| Those on Washington and Columbus
streets will be placed in few days.
Justice j. +. DAVIS issued warrant
Yesterday for n wife-bcater. The wo-
man who made the complaint showed
evidences of having been badly
treated.
Last night. between and 10 O'Clock,
six or eight shots were fired in the
lower part of the city, near the river,
The police went down there and made
II thorough investigation, but could
not find out who fired the shots.
Waco University will celebrate san
Jacinto Day in a betting style. This
institution always has an interesting
programme for the Independence day
of Texas, and this year they promise
to have unusual attractions.
The Waterman at the Missouri Ia
ciiic bridge made n complaint yestcr'
day against parties who are dumping
Offensive matter ON the river bank al
the lower ford.
The front of the Franklin street
enginc-house is being painted beau
tiful color. When Louis Stcrnkort
finishes IL up Waco will have the
nobbicst and best fitted cnginc-hous'
in Texas.
Mr. Albca, the jewclrv merchant
Yesterday presented Constable lie,
Jenkins with beautiful gold badge
Tho badge is a crescent with the
words lee Jenkins and has sus
pended star with Texas" on the
points and "SSb' in the center.
Call and SEQ the Twin Burner gai
cooking stove, and also the oil LAM
and stove combined, at Barney Field
hakes. They are both models o.
efficiency, uoatness, simplicity anc
economy. -,
| The Pacific Express company viii
sell, at public auction, unclaimct
freight aud packages, III the center o
public square, Mt 10 n. M, Thursday
April 10. If il rains, sale will taxi
place at No. 275, north side of square
j. 4. STRONG, Agent.
The sun may dry out that ugly mu'
hole after II long while, but then Their
will be more rain in few days ant
il will be rs bad as ever. The over
seer is the man to look after this mat
ter, and he should proceed TO fix II
once.
| Last night drunken man went Il
the SHELTON house, colored hotel OF
Mary street, and made bad break b
cursing the inmates and threa'enin
to kill any one of them who dared sa
ANYTHING TO him The police wer
summoned, but when they got ther
the man had disappeared in the darl
City Attorney Blair and Mayo
Wilkes went to work yesterday I
serve an Injunction on Jas. |. Moor
who had broken ground for the cree
ton of building where Sevent
street should be, but up to late hou
last evening, the papers had not bee
served.
Chief S. A. Hogan has received a
invitation for the Waco Fire depart
nent to attend tireman's ball an
bankuet to be given by Engine com
pany No. l., at Taylor, Texas, Tues
day, March II. Perhaps some of tn
fire ladders of our city will atton'
: The Taylor firemen promise gran
time TO all who may be present.
A gentleman from the country tol
an ExAMiNER reporter yesterday thu
all the hens had struck on account
the low price of eggs. They ltf
hens) have positively refused to IA
, eggs with shells on them for 10 cen
nnI hnzen The hons think III the WI