Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-02-12
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
No new cases in the police court this
morning.
Thermometer 60, and still the rain
hangs fire.
Literary meeting of the Philo liter
airy club tonight.
Robins and blackbirds and spring
ing grass are heralding the advent of
spring.
Now is the time to buy real estate
prices will stiffcn if tho co N and CIT
ton begins to come up.
Tho commissioners court yesterday
renewed the lease Of county convicts
for one year to Mr.. o. Darwin.
Round trip tickets TO the Mardi
Gras at New Orleans from Feb. 26, to
March 4, arc on sale at 1865.
Tickets to the Inauguration Of Pres
ident. elect Harrison are bullctined at
the rate Of 1870 round trip and re.
turn.
Another case Of wife beating occur
red yesterday, and tue wife-beater was
locked up. This crime is becoming
too common.
The predicted blizzard is still delay
cd. Several have started from the icy
north on southern tour, but have per-
ished on the rad.
The calico ball Of the X. of L. on
the 10Th, and the opera Of the ladies
of St. Paul Guild are the two coming
diversions.
Remember the grand masquerade
ball to be given by the X. Of L. Thurs
day night at the Armory hall. Every
body invited.
A meeting Of the co operative cx-
change of the alliance members of the
county alliance is being held at the
court house to-day.
The creamery and cannery factory
united will be big thing for Waco,
and they should be pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible.
The 'He, She, Him and Her" COM
pany opens at the garland tomorrow
afternoon with matinee. The last
matinee of the season.
A representative Of this paper was
through the wooden mills today. En-
largement ls going on and there is en-
ployment to be had there for thirty or
forty more girls.
Twenty bales Of country cotton pass
ed the NEWS Office in procession
about 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
cotton crop is by no means exhausted
yet, and the receipts daily are very
gratifying. Another good crop on top
Of this and things will boom with q
tremendous boom. And that big crop
is coming.
The grand masquerade ball to be
given by the Central City Assembly
No. 10000, X. Of l.. on the night Of
the l4th inst, at Arrory Hall, prom
Uses to be grand affair. Everybody
invited. I
Stella Ferguson arrested on q
charge of cutting man, gave bond
to answer charge of aggravated as.
sault and battery, and was released. II
is claimed the cutting was justifable.
The man was cut across the abdomen
in fearful cash.
The wife OF Ben Lewis who was SO
badly cut by her husband with razor
is unable to movo from her bsd. The
cut was from behind the shoulder far
down the back over the shoulder and
out onto the breast. The deltoid mus.
Gle must have beenOseryered and it is
doubtful if the poor woman will evel
have the use Of her arm again.
d. s. Collier arrested of uttering 9
forged check on the Waco State bank,
full account Of which was given in
the News at the time, appeared before
Justice Harrison yesterday evening ani
waived examination. His bond was
fixed at $3.50. Friends think they viii
be able to fix the bond, most likely a,
Hillsboro. Meanwhile Collier denies
any guilt in the transaction.
A reporter Of the NEWS struck
flying report this morning Of small pc,
in Waco, Of which there were said Il
be two cases in the city against fort,
cases in Dallas. The report was vague
and uncertain, destitute Of details art
very 6shy, but it was followed up ant
found to be nothing. One strikes many