Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-04
CITY ITEMS.


Extra session Of the city council
on Monday night.
The artesian we'll water is said to be
a cure for dipsomnia.
The churches are al open tomorrow
and eloquent men I'll the pulpits. Go
to church.
The Dallas cotton mill has orders
booked ahead that will take the entire
output Of themill toAngust.
A public park is the slogan. There
is hopes that the new council will Ut
onco take up the matter Of . city park
Every precinct in the county will
have meeting this afternoon Of the
auxiliary branches Of the Karporams.
The city hall is an instance of 80
near and yet so far. 1t is ntin'lally
being nearly completed and never COM
pleted.
Mr.. j. A. Early is about to open up
first.class grocery store in the build.
ing next to Peeler's drug store, on
Austin street.
If the lead and hydrants arrive, a
hundred men will be turning up dirt
to-day the pipes for the new water sys.
tenn on Monday.
"Oh for city park" is the great
prayer that ascends from the people Of
Waco, the men, the women and par.
ticulary the children.
The Silver Moon is 10 total eclipse.
1t is hoped Mr.. Japsen's affairs will
soon be settled, so as to allow him to
resume, as he kept irst class restau.
rant.
A brand new smooth and handsome
concrete sidewalk sets off the store OF
Leasing Solomon Rosenthal and com.
pany, the full depth on Fifth street
side,
A number of picnics and private par.
ties went out to the Bosque to-day, and
to morrow other crowds will 60 The
picnic season is begun and the Bosque
is the favorite place.
A meeting of the firemen is called
for tomorrow morning at the engine
house. The purpose Of the meeting Is
to settle the programme of the fire de.
partment on decoration day.
The squad Of the Salvation Army
will receive an accession to-day in the
parson Of the highest officer, Col. B.
White, in charge Of the Texas Army
and Lieut. Eta Weeks. They come
from Ennis, which is the division
headquarters Of Texas.
The Garland theatre was we'll filed
last night at the second rendition Of
Richelieu by our amateur company,
and the players exceeded even their
brilliant first performance. Tonight
the play will be given at Temple and
the Temple people will have a dramatic
treat
Mr.. Thos. H. Wilson leaves for New
York tomorrow, carrying with him the
respect and esteem of all who have
come in contact with him. He is Q
genial gentleman Of quiet and unas-
Stunning manners but straight business.
We hope to see him back soon and with
him corps Of engineers.
The meeting of Camp Pat Cloburne
and Grand Army Post, Oliver P. Nor
ton, at the court house last night, was
largely attended by citizens, among
whom was handsome number Of Ia
dies. The meeting was an animated
one and completed the preparations Of
the plan for decoration day. The list
OF dead soldiers, with the names added
at the meeting, foots up one hundred
and seventy.6ve.
Rabbi Solomon Rosenberg aunounc.
ed to his congregation from the pulpit
last night, that by next Friday even
ing he will commence delivering .
series Of lectures on "The Messiah.
1t is to be hoped that those lectures
will be Of intense interest both to Jew
and Gentle, and, therefore, deserve
particular attention by the community
at large.
Mr.. Jim Lockwood will be one Of the
new police appointed by the mayor on
Monday night next. A drawer or bet
ter fellow never carried club, and he
knows the city and al its characters
like . book, while he has the discre-
tion, Of a man Of sixty. It will be .