Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-13
CITY ITEMS.


The COWS are penned up but artesian
water is running at large.
Go and see "Storm Beaten" to.
night 1t is daisy play.
Mrs. Hadly, on North Fourth street,
is, we are sorry to learn, very i'll.
High and low rich and poor are alike
interested in the progress Of Waco.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Faulkener, Of East Waco, are very i'll.
Two children Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Rhoddy, Of East Waco, are quite
i'll.
The grand shooting tournament,
which closes to-day has exhibited
some hne sport.
Small bores make one tired, but a
bore Of 1900 feet capacity traces up .
whole city.
The beautiful play Of Storm Beaten
tonight and tomorrow night is one of
the prettiest plays on the road.
Moody offers $4,000 to induce the
new railroad to run through that town
ON its way to Bolton.
Thos. H. Wilson, president Of tho
Texas Grand Trunk railroad has return
ed from Temple.
Waco expects every man to turn out
TO- night and asks him to bring his sis
tiers and his cousins aud his aunts.
The camp Pat Cleburne holds q
regular meeting tomorrow (Thursday)
night. A full attendance is desired.
Capt. j. E. Elgin left this afternoon
for a trip to Montague, Wichita, and
perhaps Hardewan county, In the Pan
Handle.
Mr.. G. w. Gates and others, it is
understood, offer gratis the thirty acres
Of land required in the contract with
the railroad.
A mass meeting was held at Mexia
last night to raise subsidy for the new
railroad, and $4,000 was subscribed
at the meeting.
Every man who has foot Of land in
the city should attend the mass meet
ing tonight as we'll as every one who
hopes to have it.
Franklin street is receiving the
courtesy of the street force, and is put
ting on the appearance of belle, with
her best duds on.
For the last two days cotton has
been coming in freely, showing that the
grand old crop Of 1883 is. not yet ex-
hausted.
The Pacific Hotel is the popular
meeting place for all our business men.
The whole-souled, liberal management
makes it that by common consent.
The day Of Purim, the great feast
day Of the Hebrews and St. Patrick's
day, occur thisyear on the same day,
Sunday the 18th Of March.
Remember the mass meeting TO-
night at the court house. Great cities
have gone to the dogs because the citi-
zens did not attend mass meetings.
Ernest, aged Is years, son of Mr..
r. N. Graves, grocer, East Waco, died
Sunday and was buried Monday. Rev.
Mr.. Irwin, pastor Of the East Waco NJ.
E. Church South oficiatcd.
The grand jury investigated the case
Of incest yesterday, and the result
may be guessed at readily. The
young girl, the alleged victim of a
fathers brutal violence, was in as a
witness.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Mr. Isidore Joseph and Miss Jennie
Ievy. The cermony takes place
Wednesday evening, April Sd, at the
residence Of Mr.. H. Jacobs, No. 5l3
Washington street.
The city hall is SO nearly finished as
to give clear idea of its magnitude
and beauty. 1t was wise investment,
though criticised furiously at the time,
but q city can no more afford to 60
shabby than business man.
In the charter of the Grand Trunk
railroad, the general Offices were fixed
at Temple. 1t requires thirty days to
amend the charter so as to place the
Offices in Waco, and publication pre-
cedeut to the change will be made at
once in the Temple papers.
Mr.. G. G. Cook architect, who now
resides in New Birmingham, Texas, is
in the city for a day, or two. He
represents things in statu quo in New
Birmingham, and the,D reorganization
of the furnaces with New York CAPT.
tel to the amount Of $1,bO0,00O be-
hind them.