Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-16
DENISON.
A Brakeman Crushed Between Two
Cars Near Roanoke-A Tail
End Collision.
The city Council wrestling with the Gas
and water Questions mt the
Same Time.
Special to the Gazette.

i special 10 the Gazette.
DESIsoy, TEX, Jan. 15.-The city
council held short session last NIGH
and the business was transacted as fol
laws, with Mayor Hanna in the chair ant
Aldermen Boss, Waltz, Tone, Randell
Yocum and Carter present; A bill fol
sl.60 for telegraphing and 1910 fol
medical purposes WAS presented by Tone,
which was ordered paid. The bond oil
Samuel j. Bullock G. Co. of New York
/ for the completion Of the water-works
in Denison Is in the names Of Eniel
Waltman of Plainneld, N. j., and Charles
NJ. Berrian Of Brooklyn, N. Y, to the city
of Denison, Tex, for the sum of $780,
600. The bond was accepted after some
little argument between the councilmen
with Randell and Yocum against it, as
they thought bond outside Of the state
was not good. Several instances of such
bonds were brought up, and 1t was shown
that the bond was good In law; so the
bond was accepted by our city.
Two coupons were presented by Alder
man Boss OF the 10 per cent. bonds sent
TO him for collection, which were ordered
paid.
The mayor and councilmen ought TO
be paid according to their work, was the
thought of Alderman Yocum, but it was
laid over,
Secretary Radlf read an ordinance
granting the right to erect gas-works in
the city by Messrs. Henry o. Pierce,
William G. Warden and Il. I. Hathaway,
the gas made to cost per thousand feet
not to exceed 81, and the company to file
a bond of $4,000 10 fulfill their con-
tract. After reading the ordinance twice
II was laid on the table until next meet
ing, on Thursday, the goth inst.
The council then adjourned.
Jack Gavin, chief train dispatcher.of the
Missouri Pacific, lost his pet canary
yesterday, and he is as sorrowful as
though dear relative had died.
The installation of Rev. II. M. Whaling
as pastor Of the Presbyterian church will
commence at O'Clock Sunday evening,
with DR.. Moon Of Sherman officiating.
The eXcursionists, numbering l80 per-
sons, for California, that came in yester-
day, took dinner at the McDougal hotel,
and remained in Denison about one hour
and a half. They like the appearance of
Denison very much, and predicted large
city in few years.
A small attendance was at the opera
house last night to see the "giddy
blondes" which numbered seven women
and seven men. Those who did not at
tend did not miss much.
The Golden troupe will appear here
next Monday night.
James Sharp and w. C. Webb were ar
rested yesterday on the charge of being
"boosters" for O game of chance, but
were discharged by the court.
7. j. Head returned from the Fort yes
terday.
Charles Waterman is confined to his
bed by rheumatism.
day,
ID. 0. House returned from Marshall
yesterday.
Percie Boil of Dallas is in the city.
L. l.. Stowe of White Bead Hill, |. Il.
is shaking hands with his many friends in
Denison.
General Roadmaster Conley of the Mis-
souri, Pacific is in the city.
Ten carloads OF fine lake ice have been
put in the Missouri Pacific ice-house,
with twenty more cars on the track. A
train consisting nearly entirely of ice was
sent to Taylor to-day.
The buggy-horse of DR.. Hanna started
to exercise himself to-day by taking a
little run, but was stopped before the
fun began, IN front OF the Star store.
A lady came very near getting run over
at the Missouri Pacific crossing to-day.
She was holding her head down aud never
looked either way. The engineer had to
stop his engine.
Jimmy, the Waterman at the railroad
crossing, was compelled to knock two
irish section hands down to-day to keen
tnem from getting run over By the train.
lhcy were standing on the track and
Wouldn't get off, and freight train was
backing, and when within about two feet
OF them, Jimmy, who is a one-armed
man, nit one with his fist, and knocked
MN against the other one, they both fan
ing Just lar enough to save themselves
from terrible death.
Murry's steam printing house Is print-
ing the wedding cards of Mr.. Charles II
Low 70 MISS Emma Simms OF Caddo.
i: Inc wedding will be at the residence
OF the brides mother, Mrs. Grayson. Miss
oiinms mas many friends In Denison and
SHERMAN who will extend their congratu.
laIohs 10 her. The invitations are very
neat and handsome.
me charity supper by the ladies' was
great success tonight, although had
weather was n drawback. They deserve
praise for their noble work.
yesterday THE GAZETTE corregpondent
was informed OF a "tail-end" collision ON
the Houston & Texas Central abont
twenty miles south of Dallas, in which n
caDoose was smashed up and other dam.
age done. - N''''i'-
Harry Nelms, who resides on Owens
street, met with a painful If not serions
accident this morning at O'Clock of
Roanoke by drawhead spreading. He
was coupling box-car to a caboose an
conductor Maul's train when he wos
caught between the cars, crushino his
breast and injurlng his head SO badly that
clans called ""' pnysi-