Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-04-18
CITY ITEMS.


The two wells are running neck and
crop this afternoon.
The Drake trial going on at Hills
boro will probably be concluded to.
morrow.
Ten conversions 80 far have been
the result Of the meetings at the
Methodist church.
Protracted meetings nightly at the
Fifth street Methodist and Fourth
street Baptist churches.
Tom o. Plunkett, Judge Makeig,
DR.. King and Sam Norwood are back
from the Drake trial at Hillsboro.
The Pacific Express Go. received
yesterday from Illinois, and consigned
to Fl. G. Wilson, four thoroughbred
sheep.
Mr.. Judson Boyd, son Of Commits
sioner Boyd, left this afternoon via the
Missouri Pacific up train, bound for
Oklahoma.
Contracts for piping have been
made by Capt. Bell, and work will be-
gin at once on laying the mains as
soon as the pipe is received.
Messrs. Spooner and David, dele
gates at Houston to the meeting Of the
Knights Of Pythias, have secured the
next annual meeting Of the grand
lodge for Waco.
To-day is Holy Thursday, tomorrow
Good Friday and Sunday is Easter
Sunday. The usual imposing services
take place on all three days at the
church Of the Assumption.
A novel double wedding occurred
this afternoon in front of tho court
house in which C. A. Tackery
and Miss Mollie Williams and
Mr.. I. j. Elliot and Miss Ella Stead
man were married. They drove up in
carriages and were married in them by
County Judge Jenkins standingin the
sun.
To-day is the ladies' day at the base
ball park and all ladies are admitted
free. II is also the last game the Waco
boys play at home this heat, to-mor-
rev they leave ON their first tour.
They play three games each at Austin,
Houston and Galveston before return
ing to Waco.
In the federal court yesterday the
case of j. B. Watkinson vs.. N. Il.
Tucker, ct al, to try title to 1877 acres
Of land in Limestone county, was
concluded with q verdict in favor of
defendants. The case Of the Warren
Deposit Bank vs.. M. P. and K. w.
Bewly, one drawer and the other 90.
ceptor of draft Of $4,000, is on trial.
There will be meeting Of Camp
Pat Cleburne tonight at the Office Of
Squire Makeig at 8 o'clock. All mem.
bers Of the camp are urged to be pres
ept, and other Confederate veterans
who have not yet joined are solicited
to join. There is no expense whatever
attached to the membership.
COMMITTEE.
April l8, 1889.
A piece of land 1928 acres offered by
]. r. Bell, real estate agent, the adj
vertisement of which appeas In an
other column, will be read more than
once. The owner, wealthy stock
man and landowner, offers q farm
near Waco for 10000, which If he
can sell he will put 49, 900 of the pro-
ceeds in stock of the cotton mills. 1t
is cheap farm and, the owner seems
to mean straight business.
A petition to the city council to APP
propriate $500 to tile half q mile on
Speight street will be presented to-
night. 1t is signed by nearly all the
leading business men Of the city, show
ing that they have faith in under
ground drainage for roads as we'll as
desire to have 1t tried ON the worst
road In Waco. The NEWS hopes q
favorable report will be made; in fact
the council cannot we'll afford to re-
ject so strong q petition, and one OF so
much value to our city and country
at large.
"The Pacific hotel seems to be the
railroad headquarters, business mems
rendezvous and base ball headquarters.
In fact the leading business men who
come to Waco go to the Pacific as
naturally as man goes TO the post
office for mail. Everybody seems
! friendly toward the Pacific and the