Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-20

A thrifty cOlOred man wo works at
the street car stables has hit upon a
novel plan for picking up slight per-
quisltes to his wages. He uses his
spare time In picking up the nickels
which are dropped in the cars and on
the track and gets off and on quite
little sum together. Careless people
drop money occasionally and the
nickels lost getting on and off the
street cars during year amount to
snug sum.
Two quite interes ting horse races
took place on the race course on the
race track at the driving park yes
terday evening. First one between
the horses of MI. Mckenzie of the o X
wagon yard and r.. p. Tyler, the
latter gentleman's winning. Second
race between the horses of +. H. Full
Ter and r. p. Tyler, former gentle
mans horse being victorious. Both
were running race, one heat for dis.
lance of three hundred yards. Wag-
% of $50 in each race was the amount
of the stakes.
Messrs. Morrison & Fourny have
been and are at present at work upon
city directory of Waco, and will
have the work completed about the
latter part of August. This will be
neat and complete directory, as the
above firm are experienced mon in
this line, having compiled directories
for nearly every town In Texas.
Mr.. J. H. Bird, of Tehuacanna, says
with one bottle of fuckers "Brazos
Chill Cure' he broke up, last week,
three cases of chills and fever. On
Monday he bought two more bottles
for his labOrers, stating that he felt
sure this medicine would keep them
on their feet, whereby he would be
enabled to save his crop.
August, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Kophal died yesterday evening
at o'clock and was buried this eve
ming at 5 o'clock at lakewood ceme-
terry, the pastor of the German Lu-
theran church officiating. The News
extends its sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kophal in the loss of their child.
Deputy Constable Jim Lockwood
arrested negro, John Weir, last
night who was raising disturbance
at a negro's house on Elm street, East
Waco. Weir was found with pistol
on his person and placed in 800 bond
which he gave.
Morrison, FISHER & Co. are agents
for Texas for Jno. Wyeth & Co.'S cele
brated Fluid Extracts, Elixers, Fill
trates and Pharmaceutical Prepar
ations generally, and have just re-
ceived complete stock Of those
goods, and can supply the trade
both wholesale and retail, at man
ufacturers prices. ~
"A very pleasant dance was given al
the Farmers House on South Seventh
street last night. The participants
INDUCED in the delightful amuse
ment until the "wee sma hours be
yond the twa'."
Few business men, in Waco, are al
we'll prepared to handle their bushes
as John d. Mayfield, He buys al
kinds of notes, and lends money OF
all kinds of security and for any de
sired length of time.
An official notice is posted up or
the closed doors of the once celebrat
ed Iron Front saloon advertising tn,
sale at auction of what is left of tn,
goods in that place on the 3Oth o
July.
/ No better place in tho city to tax,
your Prescriptions than at the "Lior
Drug Store" Tucker or one of his eff
ficient dispensers are always on hant
at any hour OF the night with tele
phone connection to night clerk.
Membesr OF U. +. of r. are request
ed to meet to night at the rooms of tn,
Y. NJ. c. A. Every member is ur
gently requested to be present as bust
ness of Importance is on foot.
The Grand Council of the u. F. O