Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-08
DALLAS.
Mayor ConnOr Thinks the Texas Farmer
Needs Little More Road Sense.
Body of an infant Found on the Banks of the
Misunderstanding Cases Disposed Of
Defaulter Ready to Settle
Special TO the Gazette.
rBg ROAD QUESTION


DALIAs, TEX, Jan Said Mayor
Conner to-day: r'sIt is painfully appa-
rent that the agricultural elements of the
state are opposed to the issuance of bonds
for road purposes. They oppose it be-
cause they don t want 70 go IA debt The
road discussion for the past two months
hassdeveloped that bonds issued in the
amount Of 3 per cent. of the taxable val
ues of the county could well be cared for
by the present tax OF Is cents on the
500. Still they would rather do without
the roads than to 20 in debt They do not
object, however, to mortgage their
farms and pay y per cent. interest
because they cannot move their crops on
account of the roads. You take the
farmers Of Tarrant and Dallas counties,
and venture to say that tWo-thirds of
them would vote against bonding their
counties for road purposes. They object
TO the burdens Of TAXATION. they say :.
Fhey would never consider the fact that
under the bond system the cities of Dali
las aud Fort Worth would pay two-thirds
Of the cost. There is 4 great, great deal
for the Texas farmer to learn.
HORRIBLE FIND.
A horrible discovery was made by
iray driver this afternoon As he was
working at the Todd mills he discovered
he body of an infant on the banks of the
trinity, which had evidently been washed
ashore by the late freshet. 1t could
have only been few hours old when the
aend threw it into the river. 1t was lying
pa its back and cloth was tied around
its body, but its features showed it to be
.-n.sA
the cloth it seemed that some weight had
been attached to the body when it was
thrown in the river. The belief is that
the act was committed by some woman
to hide her shame. and the matter VIII
receive a searching investigation.
COURT MATTERS
In the county court this morning TWEEN
ty-nine gambling cases were nolle
pressed.
A regulation fine of SO was assessed
against each Of the following named
charged with gaming: fully Williams,
two charges, $50; Sam Mcconnell, one
charge, $40: James Wilkerson, five
charges, $50; Charles Murray, two
charges, $50; Milton Fitzgerald, one
charge, SO. Bob Newcomb for shooting
craps was fined $40.
Verdicts of not guilty were returned in
the following cases: Ed Robertson, ag-
gravated assault and battery; J Collins
and Hunter Farrell, violating the pistol
law; Sam Cheeks, theft; J . NJ. Gross,
drunkenness, appealed from Mesquite;
j J. LOckwell, violating the Sunday
law; Ike Thomas, aggravated assault and
battery.
The grand jury recouyened this morn
ing after a recess OF three weeks
md npT,Fc
morning in the Mittenthal cases.
A decree of divorce was granted this
morning to Mrs. Ida NJ. Crutchfeld and
her maiden name, Ida Elsbee, restored
to her. The ground for divorce was
abandonment.
COLE HEARD FROM.
Mrs. E w. Cole, wife of the default
ing manager of the Dallas Ice Company,
who in company with his wife tied the
city last month, returned from New Or
leans. She says that he left New Or
leans Friday and said that he was going
to Memphis and settle up his shortage
with the company, which is resident
there, and would then return to Dallas
for her. If he intends so doing he will be
in Dallas some time this week.
TO BUILD A CHURCH.
The ladies of St. Patrick'S church held |
q meeting yesterday, at the instance of |
Father Mackey for the purpose of devils
ing plans to raise funds for the cree
ton of a new church The ladies re-
solved to begin preparations at once for |
the holding of fair to begin on Febru- !
airy %, and last week.
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS
Colonel H. B. Sauborn Of Houston is /
in the city.
R. NJ. Collins of the Decatur Post, ar
rived this morning.
The board of directors of the Alliance
Exchange and the executive committee
of the Farmers Alliance will meet in the
exchange building tomorrow
T. Nj. Stiles was stabbed last night as
he was entering the door Of his room on
corner of Wood and jefferson. The
Is not a fatal one.
The bTicklayerS met tonight for the
purpose of permanently organizing
union, which was partially organized last
week.
Dallas Typographical Union No. I73
elected officers yesterday as follows: S.
w. Woriey president; J . F. Peske vice
president; w. 7. Sadler, recording sec
Rotary; Preston Ivy, financial secretary;
Henry Dorsey, sergeant at-arms; R.T
Bibo, treasurer. The union is in a
lNsAtLg hIeinSLGl cOiuILiOH ana mas 80
members.
Mr.. .Reinhardt president of the State
Life Underwriters AsSocia ton, returned
yesterday from San Antonio.
The weather resumed its usual wretched
this morning
90 Fresh vaccine virus for sale here. -
S sign that hangs in front of all the
iTus stores. 1t commands a good sale
Hon. George Clark of Waco was in the
,ity to-day.
Mrs. MarlSie of Fort Worth is visiting
AFs. 6. W. Brooks on Harwood street.
A meeting is called for Wednesday
It the Merchants Exchange, 10 discuss
he question of bonding the Texas State
Fair and Dallas Exposition.
AT THE COAL MINES.