Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-04-06
CITY ITEMS.

Let's have that Citizens Exchange.
We need it in our business.
Gentlemen with ladies will be per-
mitted to drive their carriages inside
the grounds at Padgitt park.
Before Justice Makeig Dave Wat
kins pleaded guilty of shooting craps
and got fine of $40 and costs.
At the Baptist church Monday night
Mr.. Graves will give Bible reading
on "Hell, Where it is and What it is."
This evening at 4:3o four street
ears passed the News office filled with
young ladies from the Waco Female
College.
Don't fail to attend the mems meet
ing at the Baptist Church Sunday af.
ternoon at o'clock, to be addressed
by DR.. Graves.
As the News goes 10 press the d.
rectors of the Waco and Brazos Valley
railroad are in private session at the
Office of James I. Moore.
The topic Of discussion to-day is the
Bell water contract, which will be full
~ ventilated at the special session Of
the city council tonight.
Waco is remarkably orderly city
just now as is evidenced by the fact
that there was not single case in the
police court this morning.
Let all the men Of our city turn out
to hear the address Of DR.. Graves, to
men only, in the Baptist Church Sum
day afternoon ct 4 o'clock.
The address of DR.. Graves, to men
only, at the Baptist Church Sunday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock, will be Of great
benefit to the business men Of our
town.
The Western Union will have tel
egrsph line running to the base ball
grounds and at the end Of innings will
report the scores throughout the Unit
ed States.
Sheriff Dan Ford left on the Cotton
Belt this afternoon for Meridian after
H. M. Jones, who is wanted before the
district court to explain about appro-
priating saddle claimed by another
party.
An important meeting Of the litera-
ry circle Of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association will be held tomorrow Of.
ternoon at 3 O'Clock. A president will
be elected and several new rules pro.
posed.
Waco Typographical Union will meet
in regular monthly meeting tomorrow,
at2 p. M, sharp, in the Day oompos.
ing room. Business Of Importance
will come up and full attendance is
requested.
There was no rush Of business in the
local courts to-day. In Justice Har.
rison's court Alec Fowler was arrigned
upon charge of theft of property ex-
ceeding $50 in value. Defendant waiv.
ed examination and was bound over to
the county court in the amount Of
$500, in default Of which he was re-
manded to Jail
Sieb Wiley pleaded guilty to charge
Of vagrancy and was fined 81 and trim
mings
The cotton mill subscription com.
mittee desparing Of being able to see
all the citizens Of Waco on account Of
their being so numerous and so busy,
have sent out postal cards to every one
in the CITY who has not been favored
with personal interview on the subject.
Secretary w. D. Lacy, of the commit.
tee, informed ye reporter that he re-
ceived, through the mail this morning,
thirteen hundred dollars in subscrip.
tions. Let this continue for week
and the first 100000 will be secured.
A large number of representative cit
liens assembled ct the rooms Of the
Waco Chess Club last evening for the
purpose Of organizing q Citizens Ex.
change, having for its mission tho pro.
motion Of the general welfare of the
city. Mr.. Sam Sanger occupied the
chair, while Mr.. J. w. higgins, mana.
ger Of the Pacific hotel, acted as score.
tary. Stirring addresses were made by
Messrs. Ed. Rotan, ]. A. Solomon, Eu-
gene Williams, W. L. Prather and DR..
W. Il. Hall. After. making arrange
ments for organizing the Citisens' Ex.
change, the meeting adjourned again
to meet at the same place next Tues.