Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-12
CITY ITEMS.

There 10 an el0quencc IN vacant
buildings, after all.
Look out for "Storm Beaten" at the
Garland.
See help wanted at the WOODEN mills,
Ia cheap column. 5e
Waco has taken her hauds out Of
her pockets and is splitting on them.
The great play ''Storm Beaten" is
the next grand attraction at The Gar
land.
The town that hesitates is lost, but
Waco has not hesitated and is not
lost.
A long pull, strong pull, and pull
altogether and Waco is out Of the
slough Of despond.
Let the bonfres blaze, and the
horns foot, Waco is getting there Eli
with all four feet.
The trial of Jas. Drake is set for
April 18th on the docket of the Hill
county district court.
The Central Texas Live Stock As.
scciation holds its regular meeting
here on the 18th inst.
In some parts Of the country early
planted oats and corn, are said to be
rotting in the ground.
Honor to j. I. Moore, who dug the
first artesian we'll, and to j. D. Bell,
who dug the second.
Work is going on slowly on the new
FIRE station building, corner Thir.
teenth and Washington streets.
Grand mass meeting tomorrow
night, at the court house to subscribe
to the Texas Grand Trunk Railroad.
The water Of the great artesian well
comes just in time to baptise the rail
road and cotton factory and creamery.
1t is sneer to compare thing to a
hole in the ground, but Waco has .
hole in the ground that Is not to be
sneered at.
The contract for the Grand Trunk
railroad is signed, sealed aud delivered
and the wires are flashing it all ovel
the country.
The stagnant blood is beginning t.
flow through the sluggish veins and
the arteries Of Waco are throbbine
with new life.
Lots Of visitors have been going on,
to Bells Hill this afternoon to see ,
river flowing out of the ground on tn,
top Of high hill.
Honor to the Rotans and Baker,
and other Lares ct Penates of the CITY
Citizens can afford to take off hat,
when they pass by.
Rainy weather In Southern Texal
with favorable weather for local rain,
In Central Texas 10 the service predlc
ton for tomorrow.
Jay Gould, George Gould, Mrs
Geo. Gould, Henry Marquand and San
Sloan are doing the Texas lines Of rail
roads, In one Of their grand rounds.
Miss Julia Gardner Of Gate sville
, who has been visiting Mrs. Gellespie
ON South Fourth street, returns hom
, to-day, to the regret of many friends
Il In the absence of Chief Clerk I'm
. boden, Of the house Of Representatives
Russell Kingsbury, Esq lis acting in hi
! place, which is high tribute to hi
|, clerical standing in the house
+. The contract for the Grand Trunl
;; ra,|road Is agreed upon by all hand
ana is fixed fact II is great gran,
: move, pregnant with hope and full o
. glowing promise Of . future.
: The::veteran. Mr.. Chas. Portland. ST.
{ OF Industry, Texas, who has been vi,
Q iting his son, Chas Portland, Jr., an
j. daughter, Mrs. DR.. McGregor leaves o.
9 Thursday for home.
Mr.. Frank and Louis Hinchmar
: while driving out to the ranch yestel
! day, shot deer about six miles fro,
4 town in the woods, this side Of th
!. Tehuacana. The deer vas runnin
= with lot Of cattle.
Eight beautiful CANNES, ave Il m,
!, ture age and three just verging ~
L doghood, fell before the erring aim 4
tho murderous rife Of the policeme