Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
DENISON.
Supreme Representative Max Rlser Ne.
cures the Endowment Held by knight
Drake for HIS Widow.
a Negro Assauits bridge Foreman win
Kook--A Visiting Lawyer-A Course
OF Sermons.
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DENisoN, TEX, July 23.--Inyltations
are out for the nuptials Of Miss Hattie
Bailey and Mr.. Thomas helms on August
], Tom Is a railroad boy, and is very
popular among his associates The cere.
mony will take place at the residence OF
Mr.. James Blaeslngame.
Mr. w. M. Lea left yesterday for Kan.
sas City, wherehe will engage In the prod.
uco commission business IN connection
with Ad. Lea & Co.
Mrs. j. M Boggs, wife OF Conductor
Boggs, accompanied by their sweet and
amiable little daughter, Georglana, will
leave IN day or two for Chlcsgo and
the Northern lakes, and will not return
until fall.
Miss Della Chambers cf Cofeeyllle,
KAN, who has been visiting here for a
few weeks, leaves for her home o.day.
On sunday night, August 3, the Rev.
w \. Faulkeberg will commence the de.
livery OF a series OF dlscOurses at the
Northern Methodist church, taking for
his subjects the maxIms Of the world,
such as Honesty is the best policy, Is
and Everything that gitttrs is not
gold" These subjects will be treated
fairly and openly, and promise TO be ex-
ceedingly interesting.
The following telegram, addressed TO
eN-Mayor T. b. Hanna and II. Tone, was
received yesterday from Max Elser of
Fort Worth, representative ID the Grand
Lodge OF Knights of Pythias, now In ses-
sion at Toronto, Ontario;
., ToR2sro, ONT, July 22.--T. B Hanna and
To- e, Denison, Teyasi Supreme lodge K III
" mas ordered Y II. Drske's endowment paid
MAX ELsEH, :. H.
Justice has at last been done TO a most
worthy lady. About eight months AGO
Mr.. Frank F. Drake, then city secretary.
died with consumption. lie was a mem
Der OF the Knights of Pythias lodge here
and carried an insurance OF $4,000 on his
life. Mr.. Drake, who had hard
struggle on account OF poor health,
never failed through all his yiclssltudes
to guard his insurance The dues were
promptly paid and when llfe,s ntful
struggle was over he died with the as
surance that the companion OF his bosom
was left In condition where she would
not be compelled to buffet with the hard
lot OF poverty
Through the irregularlty OF the treas.
urer, the customary dues were not paid
to the grand lodge, and the lodge mere
was not recognized as legitimate BODY
The members Of the lodge were wholly
unaware of the condition OF things until
application was made for the endowment
money due Mrs. Drake
Steps were Immediately taken and the
lodge restored TO It's usual good standing.
The grand lodge refused TO recognize the
insurance Of Mrs. Drake, las they contend
ed at The time of her husbands death the
lodge here had forfeited it's Legitimacy.
80 the matter has stood for some months.
but the members OF Myrtle lodge have
never despalred or ceased their efforts In
behalf Of thewidow.
They determined that she should not
suffer through the cupability of one man
II they had to make up the fund out of
their own pockets. The matter was fully
explained to the grand lodge, but as they
nave unerring rules that govern such
matters they refused TO recognize the In.
surance Of Mrs. Drake. But the lodge.
imbued with sense of Justice TO
wronged woman, spurred them on to re.
newed efforts.
Max Elser, supreme representative of
the state OF Texas and delegate to the
grand lodge at present in session at To.
ronto, Ont, took the matter In hand, and !
at last, after many months Of suspense TO |
Mrs. Drake and anxiety to the lodge here |
the matter has been righted, and Mrs. |
Drake will receive the insurance, $1,000 |
Last night negro struck the foreman
Of the Missouri Pacific bridge gang ter
rible blow on the forehead with rock, |
making terrible cash. The negro was
arrest and will have trial to-day.
T. IL. Thorp, Southwestern passenger
agent of the Yandalia line, is Ia the city.
}. |. Moore, one OF the leading mem
Ders OF the Little Rock, Ark, bar, is
making tour Of the state. He left
Denison to-day in company with one of
our legal lights, Ike Standlfer, for McKin.
ney'. Mr.. Moore could not be in better
hands.