Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-15
SHERMAN.
The Banner County OF Texas to Have
Another Great Fair During
the Coming Fall.
a CITY omoisi Undolng Tangled Piece Of
Business-The Father Got the
Girla-Looal Dots.

smooth-shaven gentleman, under thlfty
who wore broad-Orimmed sombrero
beneath which glowed a pair Of dark bu
expressive eyes "You want TO kno7
hin" continued the speaker, "for he cal
give YOU some good pointers" The In
PRODUCTION was soon made and the re
porter was speedily interested In wha
Capt Ryan had TO say. The gentleman, a.
most everybody knows, is Sherman man
lie was the former captain Of the Graysor
Rides, and won great prestige last yeai
for the successful manner in which he
conducted the only financially successful
fair ever held in the state. He Is now
general superintendent Of the Texas
State fair at Dallas, and is besides secrc-
tary Of the Texas racing circuit. He Is,
70 sum up, man Of affairs, enthusiastic
In whatever he undertakes, yet eminently
practical; popular with everybody, born
organizer, and thoroughly devoted 10
legitimate sport That Is Frank Ryan,
and this is what he said:
"You can say that Sherman is going TO
have q splendid fair this fall. You know
what we did last year This one, how
ever, will lay over II long way.
have Just finished thorough canvass OF
Cooke and Grayson counties for exhibits
TO the Texas State fair, and have sue
ceeded beyond my most sanguine hopes.
Now, as our fair here will open on the
18th Of October, and the State fair at
Dallas on the Monday following, ! have
made arrangements for special trains to
transport the live stock and other ex-
hibits shown here over there without the
slightest trouble TO exhibitors. The big
gest breeders of blooded stock in the
land will come 20 sherman. Last year
we had exhibited over $50 head of the
finest thoroughbred and graded stock;
this year there will be twice that
many Only the other day Col.
e. M. Houts OF Decatur, owner
OF Hereford Ranch, told me
he would be certain TO come TO Sherman
with large number of fine cattle. This
is only one Of great many that have
given me similar assurances. There is
Bob Maddox Of Fort Worth, who will lend
his helping hand, and Bob is "a whole
team
THE FLYERS ARE COMING.
GLOW about the racing, captain2" put
in the scribe.
"Now you strike me. think that, from
racing standpoint, the outlook is most
suspicious, and we are likely to have the
best string Of horses the circuit has ever
seen. A great many owners of Eastern
stables have written letters Of inquiry
ald are apt To- come. You see
our superb winter climate makes them
DESTROYS Of coming this way in autumn,
and many had rather come down here and
contend for $500 purse than to stay
North and try for $1,000. But the purses
we shall offer win not be insignificant
They will draw the best stab es in the
country Southwark, and more than one
horse of national note will make the dust
ny on the Texas tracks"
OWN there be any special or nov6l
features about the races this season2p
"Well, an original feature viii be four
stake races for TeXas-bred horses, both
trotters and runners. The stakes will
differ from purses In that the winners
will get the full amount of the money,
without any deduction for en-.
trance. have submitted the
idea to number of leading horsemen In
various sections Of the state, and they all
indorse it heartily
"Will there be any additions to the
circultg'
eyes, | think Gainesville will come In
this year. great many citizens there
are enthusiastic TO have the races, and
will make strong effort to that end.
You can say that the same feeling pre-
walls at Fort Worth, and though some
encouragement did exist there, think
that mGn like Jake Johnson and Bob
Maddox viii not allow the racing there
TO 20 by default"
"But TO come back to Sherman
ooh, Sherman is solid; never fear for
her. II the fair OF 1885 was a success
(and everybody admits 1t was), that Of
1856 will be Il triumph"
This Is prediction.
THOSE RAILROAD BONDS.
Alderman Gribble mas begun his investi-
cation of the bond business, and is grad
ually bringing order out of chaos. Were
IL not that one set Of delinquent lists
was missing, he would soon be ready to-
80 to Austin to compare with the comp
troller's books He is now engaged in
tlnding out what each collector has col
lected and RENTED, so that he can find
the exact balance due by the city to date.
II is safe to say that at least $4,000
have been paid ont on the bonds alto
gether The original issue was for
SlM 900, and bore interest at per cent.
FINED IN THE COUNTY COURT.
Lille Smith, for running a disorderly
house, Si00 and costs.
j. II Fuller, adultery, $780,
Phil CrumP, disturbing religious wor-
shin, S95,
Made Grimes, disOrderly house, 800
h. Dugan, theft, eleven days In jail.
Dan Pace, theft tweutY-four hours In
jail,
CHEEK GOT TuE CHILDREN
Mrs. Cheek, mother OF the two little
girls who had been taken from home by
their father to be placed In care of his
mother In Georgia, arrived in Sherman
this morning. She was too late, however,
as Cheek got of with the children a little
while before she arrived, and an exciting
scene was thereby avoided,
Personal NOTES.
Clarence MARI OF Fort Worth, an old
sherman hoy, spent Sunday here. lie has
hosts of friends who are always glad to
see his handsome face.
DR., c. w, Lewis left to-day for Mil
waukee, where he win spend the summer,
Miss Eva Fowler, art teacher in the
sherman Female institute, and Miss Eva
Root, also teacher In the same college,
left this morning for their homes In
Michigan. To the sorrow OF many, the
former will not return TO sherman
Misses Price and Compton, teachers In
the North Texas Female college here,
left this morning for their homes I'M Tho