Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-13

A Meeting Of Physicians Held to Or
ganize Central Texas Medical
Association "a Well Attended.
A Prisoner on his way 10 Serve Life sem
tencs-Nothing I'm it bat Intangible
Rumor-M Marriage In High Life.


special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, Tx, Oct. " "A few days ago
The GAZETTE and other papers published
a call for a meeting, TO be held 10 Waco
to-day, Of physicians and surgeons. This
resulted In bringing a number OF visiting
members Of the medical profession here.
As stated In the call, the object OF the
meeting was to organize Central Texas
Medical association, subordinate OF
course, to the State Medical association.
The call drew several ply fcians fro IN
other cities and towns In the central ror-
ton OF the state.
The meeting was called 10 order In the
40. u. w. hall at IL m, and DR.. d..
II. Wallace OF Terrell took the chair az
Temporary chairman. Dr. III. l.. Taylor
OF Waco was elected temporary secreta-
ny. Probably forty physicians were pres
ent, most OF them from Waco, but sew
eral IRON other towns. The chairman
made brief statement OF the object OF
the gathering, which was followed by
suggestion that further proceedings be
suspended until the afternoon, IN order
that gentlemen expected on the noon
trains might arrive. This was agreed to
and the meeting took recess until 3 p. m.
At O'Clock D. m. the meeting recon
vened, and permanent organization was
effected by the election Of the following
officers President, Dr. 4. M. Pats, Jr.,
OF Mount Calm; yice-president, ID. Dudley
OF Hlllsboro; treasurer, Or. r. p. Talley
Of Bolton; secretary, DR.. II. L. Taylor of
Waco The association was then organ
lzed as the Central Texas Medical asso.
citation, ofiicered as above, and to hold
the next meeting on call OF the president.
A committee was also appointed TO pre-
pareIa list Of subjects on which papers
will be read at the next meeting, and the
association adjourned.
The attendance was much larger at the
afternoon session, and the association
starts out with over atty members, All
regular physicians Of Central Texas com
munities win be invited TO come and be-
come members.
Mr.. A, l.. Winston, peuitentiary agent,
IS in the city to-day, having In charge W.
II. Couts, who killed ID. X. Turner, in
Hood county, in May, 1885. Couts, twill
be remembered, made his escape at the
time Of the killing, and was captured in
Arkansas in March OF this year. His
sentence Is for life, and his wan face and
sunken eyes would indicate that he is
which awaits him, His appearance as he
walked on the street attracted much at
tentlon. Mr.. Winston will leave for
the East with his prisoner tomorrow
morning.
The rumors concerning the sensational
case alluded TO in the Waco special pub
lished in THE GAZETTE yesterday morn
ing have to some extent quieted down,
The local papers hunted lnudstriously for
facts, something tangible, but did not tind
them THK GAZETTE correspondent has
made careful and impartial investiga-
ton, and Is free to say that IN the absence
OF anything but rumors he must conclude
there are no grounds for the reports that
were set atloat. This much Is due to the
parties who are Interested. 1t seems TO be
one of the many cases where intangible
rumors, that cannot be traced TO any
authoritative BASE, may be so circulated
"a 10 damage the reputation Of honest
men and yirtuous women.
Cards are out for the marriage, at 8 p
m, Tuesday, the l9ta inst, OF Mr. Rob-
ert II, Baker Of the firm Of Young g. Blk
er and Miss Nellie Faulkner, both Of this
city. The ceremony will take place in
the First Baptist church ana will be q
brilliant society event.