The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-06

1he ExAMfNER reporter was told l
was not an uncommon thing for IN
g.'s to make an Y tor their name.
In the district court Friday after
noon the case of VIM. EImonds vs.. Q
K. Kingsbury, ct al. to remove clout
from title to real estate In Waco, wal
decided by Judge Rimes in favor o
plaintiff. ..ft
The nett cotton receipts yesterda,
were smaller than any day since abou
the first Of September. Only 81 bale
were received by wagon; by rail tn,
receipts were 46S bales, total 565 bales
Total to date, t3,7Ss bales.
There came near being a prize fight
In this city on Friday night. Tel
dollars q side was put up on two
young fellows for set-to, but the
heavy-set fellow failed to come &c
time, and the money was drawn
down.
BY reference to our Texas patent
report II will be seen that Mr.. Robert
S. Coffey, the head clerk at Mallory's
has received a patent for his tie and
collar fastener. And now, Bob, your
fortune Is made; "may You live long
and prosper"
On Wednesday, the 9th inst, there
will be test of the Lewis Hand fire
| extinguisher by Messrs. Horsfull &
Cameron under the management OF
JAS. f. Shepht I'd, at SIP. m. sharp. A
committee of twelve citizeus will
pass upon its merits. Everyone II
invited to witness 1t.
The man who went around In thu
city looking for "hog and duck col
lars" knew exactly what he wanted
and II anyone will take the trouble "
step into Tom Padgitps they will bt
shown collars with ducking on one
side and hog skin on the other.
The corner stone of the New Hope
Baptist chur CHI was laid with impos-
ing ceremonies last evening, Rev. l.
q. Jordan, officiating. A festival and
supper at Howard Institute, given
for the benefit of the church, was
largely attended, and quite sum OF
money was realized.
Baltimore oysters 25 cents per doc.
on, at the st. Charles.
Christmas Is coming this month, in
fact II will be here on the Goth. Can
any present be so satisfactory or give
a family such pleasure as piano or
organ. Anyone can afford to buy on
the terms Van Duzer sells. Come
and see him, Austin street, four
doors from Fifth street.
Yesterday Mr.. Branch Watkins
bought one of Mr.. Cal. Shelton's bales
of fine cotton, and paid 10 cents per
pound for it. The cotton was boughi
for Messrs. King Il Co., who will ex.
hibit at the New Orleans exposition
and then send it to the worlds fair at
London. England, next spring.
In order to illustrate the advantage
of keeping full stock of books, the
statement Is made that during the
past five DAYS, or since December LIST,
Mr.. J. S. Taft, the book dealer and
stationer, has disposed of over one
thousand volumes from his stock.
This has not noticeably affected his
complete stock, and his stock of fancy
goods in the stationery line is the
most complete in, Waco.
The boss raddish is ON exhibition at
Cameron, Castles & Storey's whole
sale grocery house. The variety 10 a
mixture of California Mammoth aud
Black Spanish. II was raised by Mr..
j. W. Arnold In East Waco; the seed
were planted in September, 1885, and
the raddish was pulled yesterday. 1t
measures eighteen inches in length,
twenty-one In circumference, and
weighs eleven pounds. The tuber is
perfectly solid, and is about as good
eating as any other raddish.
There will be two races on the
track, which is Just outside the cor
porate limits of East Waco, this
month One will come off on Thurs
day, the 18th. the match being be-
tween Buck Pippin's Minnie Autry"
aud Mr.. Collins "WOlf Catcher" of
Whitney. This race is for $500 side
and the distance to be run Is 500
yards. On the 2lst, Tinker" the
Horn Hill pony, will run against
"Wolf Cat cher" for $5Oo.a side, the dis
lance being 600 yards.
The following bonds of felicity have
been issued by County Clerk John
w. Baker since last Monday morning:
j. X. Bartholomew and Miss Ida
Meyer; G.. II. Galloway and Miss An
ME Smith; X. NJ. Peace and Miss EN-
una Riley; Ellis Fields aud Mrs. Jane
Fourteen; Thomas Herndon and Mrs.
Ida NJ. Walton; Tommie Shelton and
Miss May Wade; S. ii. Peveler and
Mrs. Alice Mallory; John Dickson aud
Miss Emma Downs; Frank Burr and
Mrs. Jennie Carbell; Jack Williams
and Mrs. Rhoda Tompliu
Have used Tongaline in neuralgia
and rheumatism, and it has acted lik
cham; II is certainly specific in
that Glars of disease Frank o. Young
M. d, Lexington, Ky.
Grand Bros. will sell you coal
stove for 81. Call and examine it.
Billy. aged II Yeas, the eldest son
OF old Jerry Reagan, the murderer OF
Pink Davis, Is In Jail with his father
Billy rose up early every morning
and when he saw the butcher leave
meat OH DR.. Browns gate post, he
took up an idea that 1t was for him
anyhow, Billy took the meat away
Yesterday the doctor laid in wait
and when Billy came for his steak hi
let the youth take IL, but as he started
off he caught him and turned hin
over to an officer, who locked tn,
youthful thief up with lot of Older
ones,
Don't
Forget that the Fashion Bazaar hs
moved back TO Its old location OF
Filth st., and that its Millinery an,
Dress-msking departments are a
carefully superintendent as ever