Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
TEXAS SPECIALS
Weekly Resume OF the GaZette'S Daily
Report from II Over the
State.

OAlNESN iLLEJ 1EA.J sept O.-4OLA
Wagner of the Chickasaw nation was ar
rested Tuesday and taken to Paris last
night by Deputy Marshal Little on a
charge of bigamy. Last May Wagner
married Miss May Corsner near Lone
Grove, I. T. After living with her about
q month he transferred his affections to
MISS Nettie Elzy, whom he also married
in the same neighbOrhOOd. Wife No. l
is the prosecuting witness, and went to
Paris to-day to appear against Wagner.
Wife No. ? is the woman who made q
complaint against J. w. Reynolds some
time ago, charging him with criminally
assaulting her. Reynolds was released
at the preliminary trial.
DUFFAU, TEX, Sept. 4.-Reuben
Gentry, a highly respected citizen OF our
county, aged sixty-fve, committed sui
eide by drowning in Sims creek on Mon
day morning, September 2. He and his
wife were at Dr.. 9uun's visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Dunn. The old man
got up before sunrise and walked off to
the creek, about two hundred yards
from the house Breakfast was soon
ready and all the family waited q
short time for the old gentleman before
eating. DR.. Dunn took his trucks and
followed him to a deep pool of water and
found his hat and vest lying by a tree
and soon discovered his body III the water.
In his vest pocket were a pOcketbook and
a purse containing Sl63 so. Despond-
ency Is the only cause that can be gwen.
Everybody liked him and he had no enc
mics. He had money enough loaned out
for Il support for himself and wife HIS
sons and daughters, all grown, are as
highly respected as any people in our
county.
STEPHENvILLE, TEX, Sept. s 1t still
continues dry here. Rain Is badly
needed.
County court is still in session. Among
other cases tried up to this time are two
defendants charged, with a number of
others, with engaging in q riot at the
Johnson, or Texas and Pacific coal mines
in this county, on December y, 1855.
One of the defendants, Bob Davidson,
was fined S46O The other defendant
tried, Bill Harmon, was fined 81.
There were twelve defendants jointly in
dicted, but they severed on the
trial and only two have been tried
another one of the defendants, who was
present when Davidson was convicted
and fined $3.50, skipped, and when his
case was called this evening he was gone
His bond was forfeited as well as the
bonds of several other of the defendants
who failed to appear and answer to the
charge of riot against them. 1t may be
said in explanation of the very small
fines imposed upon the defendant, Ham
mon, that the proof did not show anv
overt act on his part, but he was present
aiding and encouraging the rioters By
song and dance, etc. He seemed TO be q
youth only, and not at all bright or
smart. When the ring leaders are
brought to trial they viii most likely
hear something ''drop.' Our people
are tired of such lawlessness and will
stop it.
GRAPEVINE, TEX, Sept. "a fine
rain fell here last night which Will do a
great deal of good to cotton and turn1ps.
The first bale of cotton has not made
its appearance on our streets rs yet. The
crop will be very light unless we have a
late fall.
Dr.. w. d. Lipscomb is very sick with
fever at his residence on College street.
Business Is duu at TINS time.
MILLS, TEX, Sept. Sowing to
drouth, the boil worm and other calami-
ties the cotton crop will be very short III
this section. Some say it will be shorter
than last year. Picking has commenced
and several bales have been
marketed already, the price ranging
from ten and One-fouTth to ten and
three-f OuTths cents, about one and one
half cents better than last year, which
will more than mske up for the shortage.
in the yield. Rain is badly needed
though it is too late for a top crop no.
matter how MUCH it rains
People are illustrated over the bagging
question just now About" half of the
farmers are using cotton baggiug.
others are buying jute owing to the scare
city of the cotton bagging ,-Fwhfle some4
are buying jute because of the cheap
ness.
Joe Stigall was kicked on the shoulder |
and jaw by a horse several DAYS ago.
He was UNCONSCIOUS for several hours. |
In attempting to bride the horse in the |
dark he ran against him frightening the |
animal, resulting as anoFe stated.