Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-13
LOCALRTTES.
Poor Dallas calculation
Fails to estimate, we trow,
The effect on navigation
OF a thirsty Texas COW.

OF thirsty Texas COW.
W. G, Bird is in Jail on a charge of theft oil
horse and carriage from Capt. T. P. Martin.
The meet ing of Red Cross lodge Knights of
Pythias, last night, was peculiarly interesting
as four gentlemen were initiated to the rank
of page.
Justice McCIung had the pleasure of tying the
hymeneal knot in couple OF cases yesterday.
me work was done to the satisfaction OF all con-
,cerned.
Sheriff Richard son has got back from Bonham
and brought with him one William Hall, who is
wanted on a charge of horse stealing, said to
have been committed several years ago.
The calaboose gang under Officer Holland is
doing good work in the garnering of dirt off the
streets. But as the dirt is not carried off after
being gathered the advantage of the work is not
apparent.
A tea was given last evening at the residence
of Mr.. N. A. SteadmanN on Samuels avenue. by
the Woman's Missionary society OF the First
Methodist church. The event was pleasant and
successful in every respect.
Permits to wed were taken out at the county
clerk 8 oHice yesterday by four couples: John /.
Blake and Miss Mettie A. Barker, Robert Ed
monson and Miss Fannie Lewis, w. h. Steph-
ems and Miss Margaret Page, Ira Golfer and
Miss Belle Williford.
Fort Worth is center of harmon. With
four brass bands pumping music simultaneously
on the same block it is some times difficult to dis
tlngush the modest melody of the saw and ham
mer MS they sing the song of progress to- the
ohservant citizen and stranger.
A painful case of rheumatism, which necessi-
tates the carrying of his left arm in sling, is
what Marshal Farmer has to remember the great
Spring Palace fire by. On last Saturday the
case became so bad that Mr.. Farmer was con-
fined to his home for Several days.
The session of the North Texas medical asso-
citation, which has been under way at Bonham
for the past three days having adjourned, DR.,
Howard of Fort Worth, who had been in attend
ance. upon the meeting, returned home last
evening. He says the session was pleasant
and beneficial one. The body meets again in
December at Sherman.
Pugilism has taken quite hold on Fort Worth
recently. Lovers of the manly art find great
deal of food for conversation in fights past or
future, and the prospects for new matches are
hailed with joy. Reddy Hennessy is a new
aspirant for honors gladiatorial in Fort Worth.
BE comes with the title of the indicated cham
plan of Troy, N. Y. He is a middleweight of
l5S pounds, and is anxious to meet an opponent
for any amount of money. He is in the hands
Of Capt. II. P. Shiel.
Now that the professional baseball is dead in
Texas for this season at least, the amateur tai
ent is leaping into the yawning vacancy Yes
terday the Famous club OF Fort Worth, who
claim to be the strongest aggregation in this
city, went down to Cleburne and defeated q
team from that city by score of % to II. Payne
and Palmer were the Fort Worth Battery. A
week from next Sunday nine picked men from
the Famous club will go to. Dallas to meet the
Clippers of that city.
An enthusiastic friend of the Panhandle has
been secured in Mr.. Towner of Kansas City, a
gentleman of means and enterprise who has
trave led through the best grain growing sections
of Iowa, Dakota and neighboring states, but
who, upon visiting the Panhandle of Texas, pins
his faith here aud shows his faith by his works.
He has chosen a site for agricultural operations
on large scale in Baylor and Wllbarger coun-
ties, and proposes to break up 1000 acres of
ground there for wheat this fall.
The Rosten dramatic company have closed
their season. Mr.. George Byrne will probably
remain in Fort Worth during the summer. Miss
Libbie Moore, the leading lady, leaves on
the cannon ball this morning for
her home in Brooklyn: N. Y. Mr..
Edwin Rosten will spend the summer at home
in Denver, Col. Other members of the COM
pany will go to different places throughout the
country, The pianist of the combination, Gus
Friederichs, lies i'll at the Grand of typhoid
fever. The company haS had q successful sea-
son.
1t is not improbable that the movement to
erect monument to commemorate the death of
brave al asyne the will have the
ton OF volunteer fremen. Henry " Early,
Don B, Adams and other leading spfrftsef the
localfire department have recently been I'm
ceipt of numerous communications from indi-
viduals and departments in various cities of the
state inqulring about the matter The Fort
Worth department has not met since AL Haynes
death, so has not been able to take steps in the
matter.
A surgical operation of great interest to the
public generally as well as to the fraternity was
pIces of DIS. Cooper, Burts, Duringer and Field.
has been suffering from an affection
of his left lower jaw, the trouble
bearing the technical name of osteo sarcamn
So serious had the complaint become that the
doctors decided he affected bone would have to
be removed. With chain saw they cut from
the middle of the lip through the chin and
through the lower jaw bone. Then the left half
of the bone was removed entirely and the skin
was placed back over the jaw. In few
days metal plate will be placed in the stead of
the removed bone, afterswhich the whole will
heal again and the patient will be able to per-
form the functions of eating and talking as be-
fore. The doctors are highly elated over the
success with which they accomplished the diff
cult and uncommon surgical feat.