Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-28
DALLAS.
Chief Justice :Stayton in Town-Officers
Elected-A $4,000 Damage suit-A Re-
vival-Local Notes.
A DISTINGUISHED GUEST j..

DISTINGUISHED GUEST
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Dec. 27 Chief Justice
John W. Stayton of the supreme court is
in the city, This morning he was enter
tanned by the members of the local bar
in the parlors of the Dallas Club. This
afternoon at 'clock the judge and sew
eral invited guests were dined by Mr..
and Mrs. Sawnie Robertson.
=. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
At their meeting last night Dallas
LodgeNo. 10Y, I. o. o. B. elected the
following officers: Sam Klein, monitor;
Sigmund Loeb, president; Jake MencZer ,
Sam Klein and B. Davis were elected
delegates to the grand lodge. ~
Jacob Frees Lodge, No. 101 O.. B ~ =,
at their regular meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve the ensuing year:
Harry Frees, president; H LevySohn 4,
vice-president; Leo Wolfson, recording
secretary; B Friedenberk, financial Sec
Rotary; William J. Frees, treasurer;
Louis Harris. outer guard; Ike l..
Lorsh, reverend; William Lack, repre-
sentative.
COURT MATTERS.
Two cases, styled J . B. Simpson VS..
ST. Louis Type Foundry, Were, on mo-
ton of defendant, transferred from the
district to the federal court.
James and Tom Doran, who were ar
rested recently at Gainesville, charged
with theft i'll the Indian territory, had
n examining trial before Commissioner
Burford this morning. James was
discharged. Tom was remanded to jail
i'll default of $500 bail.
W. H. Johnson, formerly section
hand on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad, in Hunt county, filed suit
against that road to-day III the district
court for $50 600 damages. The plaintiff
allie ges that by reason of defective
hand ear jumping the track, he was
thrown to the ground, thereby SUSTAIN
ing permanent injuries. That notwith-
= standing his enforced monthly contribLt-
tons to the hospital fund he was thrown
upon his own resources, and his ina
bility to secure necessary attention has
resulted in making his physical condition
one of helplessness.
Personal AND MINOR MATTERS.
Hon. A. l. Matlock of Montague
was in the city to-day. =,
The town has now nearly 4 strictly holi-
day appearance. Business III al
branches is light.
Some little excitement w&s caused to-
day by the report THU an attempt had
been made to rob the Fourth National
Bank. The report was unfoutdsd.. ,,
X. K. Legett i'eturngd 10 Night freu'
Abilene, where he spent the holidays
A toy pistol accident occurred ypSter-,
day afternoon, in which Policeman
Aherns daughters hand was badly
wounded.
J. c. Barry and Miss Lucinda Hoops of
Hutchins were married this morning in
Justice Brown s office.
A negro named Jim Taylor, who was
indicted by the grand jury Of Lamar
county for burglary and who skipped the
country, was arrested here last evening.
Deputy Grant of Lamar arrived last
night and returned with his prisoner this
morning.
The police ball at the Turner hall to-
night attracted an immense crowd. Over
800 tickets were sold.
A revival is being conducted at the
Tabernacle Methodist church by Rev. J.
P. Demmitt.
Real estate transfers recorded to-day
aggregate SIS 900.
Morris S. Simpson and Miss Pauline
Iralson were married last night at the
residence of f. Bauman.