Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-28
SHERMAN.
The Merchants Protective Association
in Secret Session Blaoklists
the Dead Beats.
The Case Of Madam Smiths Boarders
Postponsd-The Grayson Rifles Out
Hunting the Lee Boys.

| Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June - The Mer-
chants Protective association OF this
city held meeting last night at the
office of Wallace d Co. that contained
fuller representation OF Sherman
it's organization. The object is to re.
port delinquent customers for mutual
protection. While all names are sup
pressed from the prying ears of the
press representatives, we were able TO
learn enough TO say that the hard
times have resulted in putting more
men on the desd.beat roll than ever
was known before. The mel
chants complain that many
persons who have the means to pay
up promptly at the end OF every
month have become Indifferent and
will not do 50, while the hard times
have driven many others to such
straits financially that they can not
pay. Some names will get out as re.
ported bad in private conference and
the consequence is thai hard feelings
are engendered. A few black eyes
may result from last nights proceed
ings.
The trial OF Tillie Smiths boarders
that created so much trouble and bad
blood among the parties engaged yes.
terday, was very prudently continued
by Squire Hinkle this morning until
next Tuesday, to give the boys time to
cool OIL, Public sympathy is largely
with the defendants in this emer-
gency, hence the difficulty of getting
convictions.
The new military company, the
Grsyson Rifles, took long lesson In
the drill last night by the light of the
moon. Lent. Rytn marched the
boys down to the race course and gave
them taste OF soldiery they had never
dreamed OF before. 1t was IL o'clock
when they got back to the armory.
From gentleman just down from
the Delaware Bend country we learn
that several squads of officers are
hunting Jim and Pink Lee among
the hills of the Territory, and one of
the parties has three trained blood.
hounds to put on the trail as soon as
it bee )mes necessary to do so. Jack
Duncan of Dallas is with the party
and if any body doubts that it means
business he doesn't know Jack Dun
can.
Capt, Lee Hall has been spending
several days an ong his old friends
here.
Mrs. Mary Il. johnson OF Char ottes.
vile, Va, arrived here yesterday on a
visit to her son, l.. b. Johnson OF the
Binkley house. The son met her at
Texarkana and escorted her to his
home in Texas.
Capt. w. b. Brock of Eel Psso, an
old attorney of the Sherman bar. has
been spending few days with friends
here, but will start tomorrow for his
Western home. He is man of talent
and takes a high rank at his new
home, "a he formerly did in Sherman.
Mr.. Watkins of Fort Worth, repre-
senting the Pal r. ectrlc Telephone
company, Is in the city, with the view
OF getting up an exchange here. We
hope he may succeed and give us the
benefit OF such reasonable rates az
have grown out of competition in your
city and Dallas, Our people are ready
to receive 1t or any other enterprise
that will have the effect of breaking
mp a monopoly and cheaper the price
OF knowledge,
The commissioners court concluded
the work OF equaliziug the assessment
OF property in the county yesterday,
and adjourned for the year. Many
pieces OF property around Denise n
were raised in value-one piece from
$500 to $4,000, and another from $500
to 1925. These are eXtrava-
giant samples OF he work
the commissioners had to do,
but the result will raise the taxable
values, OF the county from little over
$4,000 600 TO nearly $ll 900 600, and
all the people say amen. One piece of
real estate was found on the assessor q
rolls at value less than the annual
rent received for 1t.