Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-25
DALLAS.
The vigorous Enforcement Of the
sunday Law Astonlshes the
Liquor Dealers.
wiihamr, shot frem an UnIonded Gun
Pies from hts Wounds Break ia
the water Works.
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Special TO she Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, July 24.--The vigorous
enforcement OF the Sunday law IN this
city aud county is surprise 10 many OF
those engaged In the business OF selling
liquor. II has been customary In some
localities than Dallas TO make virtuous
pre;ense OF enforcing euactmcnts that are
unpopular with large percentage Of the
voting class for brief season, and then
relax efforts In such manner as to allow
the violations To 10 unnOticed II not really
TO wink at them. Such is not the case In
Dallas this year. SO far from any abate-
ment In the efforts Of the law officers
as the political canvass warns up
they appear TO be redonbling their vlgor
The arrest OF liquor dealers goes steadl-
" on, no less than thirteen cases having
been tlled since yesterday forenoon. In
each case the parties were bound over tor
their appearance, and the limit OF the zine
ia each case is $40.
DIED on his WOUNDS,
Bill Williams, who was accidentally
shot at Seagerville by Sam Hurt, who
playfully pointed gun at him, supposing
its chambers TO be empty, has since
died of his injuries. The gun was
loaded with squirrel shot, aud the entire
charge took effect in Williams left leg,
The attending physician found 1t neces-
sary to amputate the limb, and the
patient died soon after the operation was
performed. The younS man Hurt is said
TO be very much distressed at the un-
fortunate termination Of what he bad
merely intended as little fun.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
! Thu uChnAl hoard hoa haa Ia. lf,t,
a good part Of the day, and good
deal of routine business has been trans
acted. The following teachers for the
white schools were elected: First ward
school--Miss Leila Cowart, principal;
Miss Alice Levy, assistant Second
ward-W. T. Weaver, principal; Miss
Mlttie Caldwell, assistant. Third ward
Miss Blanche Aldehoff principals Mrs.
Mary Il. Foster, Miss Ella Morton and
Mrs. u. L. Hunt, assistants, Fourth
ward-H M. Bryan, principal; Miss
: Ruth De Dupree, assistant. High school
Frank M. Johnson, principal; Misses
! Nellie z. Grain, LortAh Knight, Weta
Karkalitz, Annie KEEPER, Mary r.. Bailey,
Lizzie Metcalf and j. Z. Vaughan, as
sistants
FIRENnsN's ANNIVERSARY.
To-day being the first anniversary of
the paid fire department in Dallas, prepar.
atlons were made for an appropriate cele
| bratlon, and this took the form tonight
of a street parade and banquet, in whcr
D he East Dallas nremen Joined quite
heartily. The Dallas fire department Il
S small, but quite effective, and the boyi
had good many friends TO Join them II
a their festival last night. The affair wa
r exceedingly pleasant and was heartily en-
jOyed by all who were In attendance.
d TOO MUCH WATER.
c There was an accident at the new wa
ter-works station day before yesterday
It by which the premises were flooded TO
Is depth OF about fifteen feet, but nothin
was heard OF II up town until this aftei
a noon. At least, none OF the reporters so
70 hold of IL. The L connection OF the pip
leading into the city main burst at tn
u Joint and the big stand pipe, which ha
Il Just been filed, was nbou. half emptie
before the check valve, located about
n quarter of mile distant, could be reache
=, and the flow stopped. Considerable dan
r. age was done to the floor, which was jus
" being cemented.
N Cyrus T.. Hogan Of Ennis was In th
n city to-day and reports crops In tina
county the finest ever known since hi
d residence there. He says farmers VIII
e take the trouble to do 80 are reaping s
IS to 50 worth of hay per acre from thei
prairie land.
e Miss Annie German, OF Opellka, Ala,
n who was on visit TO relatives In Dallas
h was united In marriage TO Mr.. G. G. Kee
BILE of Bosque county at the residence o
l. X. T, Hanks.