Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-04-09
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The McLennan County Alliance is
holding its regular quarterly session
to-day with very full attendance. I'm
portant business matters are under dis
cussion, the nature Of which Is known
only within the gates, as the order is q
secret one. Ilas
The store .of Eikel & Bruestedt is
closed to-day. About nine this morn.
ing Mr.. Eikel received telegram an
nouncing the death Of his father, Mr..
A, Eikel of New Braunfels. Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eikel left for New Braun
fels this evening. ''g ss5
A dozen or more farmers about Ed.
dy, in this county, have gone and are
going to Oklahoma. They will 20
through by wagon, taking with them
their goods and chattels and live stock
to make permanent home if they are
lucky enough to get foot hold in
country where there will be three
claimants for each quarter section.
A gentleman of Bryan, H. p. Stacy,
has been exploring the Brazos river
from Bryan down to the mouth. He
made the trip in nine days at an ex-
pense Of one dollar, camping out at
night. The boat in which he navi-
gated the roaring stream was nineteen
feet long. This item is published with
the hope that it may spur up some
Waco gentleman to explore the Brazos
down to its mouth from Waco. pol
The Waco creamery is finished, bull
ding, machinery and all appliances and
the machinery was put in motion this
morning. It is q pretty sight and one
that would we'll repay visit. The
multitude Of articles used the absolute
and perfect neatness and cleanliness
and machines, noisless, as . whisper,
make pretty sight. The building will
be accepted, and work will begin at
once or as soon Is cream can be procur.
ed and WACO creamery bntter will soon
be on the market.
The Missouri Pacific just got through
yesterday with the suit of Olive and
Sternberg who asked $4,000 damages
and to-day it is defendant in another
suit in which it is sought to recover
$4,000 from the road. The suit is Jno
f. Gay VS.. the Missouri Pacific. It is
alleged that Gay got on train of the
road at Round Rock to come to Waco
and offered ticket, that the ticket was
taken up by the conductor and that fur
ther on the conductor denied the ticket
and made the plaintiff pay again local
fare.
Tho police court this morning swarm.
ed with cases as if an epidemic had
broken out last night. A colored woman
was fined Is for an assault A tailor
was mulct go for . drunk. A vir,
tuoso was impeached in the sum Of %
for indecent exposure Of the person
on Mary street. A colored woman %
for abusive language. A colored hack.
man 81 for letting his team stand too
long in one place. A colored lady "
for swinging corners in male attire at Z
oolored ball, and another man for fight.
ing damaged % worth, besides several
cases continued. es .,sl
The new council cannot inauguratt
its new reign in more salutary way
than by passing an ordinance requiring
drivers Of vehicles on the public streets
to turn in Q certain direction wher
meeting another vehicle. As it is We
hicles pass on each side Of each othel
indifferently, sometimes to the right
and sometimes to the left, in sort o.
any way to get the style,' and to the
indescribable confusion of travel ant
J danger to ladies driving on the streets
Statute and custom gsHsrally require ,
turn to the right al over ~ vor,l, o.
cept in the city Of Wsse, vhese every
body seems TO turn ont according I,
his own sweet will. ilF N fSt