Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-13
WACO
Ben Davidson, the Cotton Buyer, in
Trouble Again AbOut Bad
Check.
The STOCK show and Races Continue At
tractive--A Backsiidcr from
Sam Jones.


4 WACO, TEX, NOV. l2.--Ben Davidson
young Hebrew, who is street cotton
! buyer, was arrested this evening, charged
/ with forging the name Of his brother
I Thomas Davidson (alsO cotton buyer
( on the Waco State bank for $40. Ben
4 Davidson will be remembered in Fort
Worth MS having had trouble Of a similar
nature 10 that city, and was gotten clear
l through the strenuous efforts of his
/ friends.
a young printer, who attracted much
attention us one of Sam Jones' converts
and thereby gained the sympathy and con-
tldencc of Christian people, has greatly
shocked his new-made allies by contract
ing debts to the tune OF $500 and skip
ping the town.
The total receipts Of cotton to date are
slightly over $4,000 bales, insuring re-
ceipts OF over 10000 bales by the close Of
the week
AT the McClelland opcra-housc tonight
a company of amateur minstrels gave n
largely attended concert for the benefit Of
/ the uniform fund OF the Waco Light In
iantry
nc police raidcd gambllng-house
during last night and arrested several OF
the dcyotces OF poker, who were duly
fined this morning.
a gang Of nine tramps, roosting in box
cars, were also run in 10y the police.
Weather cold and raw tonight.
Old BorcQs came down from the
mountain, and those attending the stock
show this morning were greeted by Il
sharp and cutting north wind. 1t was
predicted that the attendance at the driy-
/ ing park would be comparatively small (;
/ however, at half-pGSt 10 O'Clock goodly
crowd had assembled and manifested
their interest In the stock show by crowd.
| ing around the ring. AT 1890 O'Clock the
! judges assembled aud proceeded to call
| for exhibits according TO the published
| programme.
The Judges were careful and very cliti-
cal in their examination of .the exhibited
stock and awarded the premiums as fol-
lows:
Division b. class G--beSt mule colt or
FLY under one year old--one entry Sill
yer medal to S. r. Parks.
Best marc or horse colt--Pat Hopkins
first imium; q Nv Griffin, second
premium
Best jack airy agc--G entries. Gold
medal, $500 to j. fl Baker; second
premium, Hancock & Harper.
Best jack, one year old entries. Wal
loI S. Baker, first premium.
Best jennet, any age-onc entry. Sill.
yer medal to Bob Workman
Best draft mnrc-thrcc entries. First
premium to G.. w. Griffin.
Best pair of carriage horses, any color
three entries. First premium, S35 gold
medal, to James b. Baker; second pre-
MUM to Frank Ilinchman.
one entry Silver medal to Hancock 4
Harper.
Best COW two years old and under
three entries. First premium, silver
medal, TO Hancock < Harper; second
premium to A. NJ. Hamcll.
Best Jersey two-years-o ld--Gold medal
to John Monroe.
Best llolsteiu bull calf Gold medal to
@. II. Leland,
Best Hereford bull calf, two entries
Gold medal to o. IL. Leland
Best heifer, one entry-Gold medal TO
O. II. Leland.
Best herd fat cattle, one cntry-S50
premium to Mike Hcnnessy.
Best herd of cattle, any age or breed
$50 premium to Hancock 4 Harper.
Best pair OF mules, for any purpose
$40 premium to II. j. Caulcld
1t was the universal subject Of com
mcnt today that the carriage team ex-
hibitcd by Mr.. james b. Baker would
pass muster Mt any stock show in any
country One OF the handsome grays is
known b Waco people as the magnificent
animal driven in single harness by Mrs.
j. Il. Baker. BY judges of live stock he
Is considered the handSOmcSt and most
serriceable roadster in this part of the
country Mike Henncssy's herd of fat
cattle were also fine enough to attract
general admiration. DR.. Clifton shows a
iour-year-old jack that will be Il very val
liable animal. In the awards yester.
day the fact was overlooked that Mai. A
/ lltnchman took first premium on his ey-
hibition of best stallion and four mares
The stallion is the famous "Sir Archie. -
Imported, an animal that is perhaps the
best blood in the state and well worth
$4,000
THE RACES.
There has been general relaxation of
business In the city to-day and the crowd
/ to see the races this afternoon, despite
the raw and cloudy weather. is the
largest that has been on the grounds vet.
The track was in excellent condition,
but clustering wind made the day very
disagrceable. The races opened ne Ri
o'Glock' The following was the order;
Ihree-minute pace, purse $3.50.
Uncle jack, stiff
ArkpnsaW Traveller j. " Groom I,
DAiscy q, Jeil Davis ...,. . . di
llme, 2'i2, 25Oh 2i2l, 2ui.
Unfinished hali-mile heat, all ages,
purse Sl50. 9''
FletCh TAYLOR, ]. NJ, brown. n -
Tom beTlin, Vim; Meyers. ....,.....,.I o q