San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-02-13
DALLAS DOTS,
Burning OF the Court HOuSe-..AnOther
Big Robbery from the EXPRESS Ofilce.

DALLAS, February 8, 1890.
Last Friday evening at 2:3O o clock
the court house was totally destroyed
by fire. The alarm was given and
the fire department turned out
promptly, but the wind was blowing
such gale that the water WAS
changed in its direction, SO that the
fire fiend did it's work with amazing
rapidity. Fortunately the county
records were not destroyed, but two
very valuable Libraries were burned.
one belonging to Judge Tucker.
The fire was caused by some defec-
tive feature in the furnaces which
had been put in about three weeks
previous.
Judge Bower has leased part Of
the second and all Of the third and
fourth stories of the Alliance Elk
change for court rooms and county
officers for one year, with the privl-
lege of leasing it two years if de-
sired.
The M. X. & IT,, new passenger
depot is now completed. 1t is q two
aud q half story brick building with
stone trimmings. The cost was
$4,000.
A crazy man from the Chickasaw
Nation was found at tho Union de-
pot yesterday. He was cleverly
jailed under the pretext that he was
going to New Orleans, but raved
furiously when he found ont where
he was.
"Sweci Lavender will be the at
traction at the opera house next Mon
day and Tuesday nights. Sweet
Lavender" is the name of the princi
pal female character in the play.
An employe of the EXpresa Com
pany skipped out with $4,000 of
the company's money last week,
Detectives are close on his track and
will "soon bring him to bay as be is
conspicuously marked by scar on
the face, one on tho back Of his head,
and is deaf in his left ear,
Your correspondent has been un'
able to learn anything about the
"Texas Portrait Co" alluded to in
the last issue.
There will bea "Longfellow's Day
in all Of the primary rooms connect
ed with the city public schools, OF
the anniversary of the poets birth
THIS may be very bright idea, hu
children Of such tender ages as thos
found in the lowest grade in schoo
are hardly capable of digesting 'th
faucies woven in a poets BRAIN bu
they will take in something by a6
sorption, perhaps.
DR., Carter, tho health officer, Ia
been vigilant the past two weeks i
examining bnck yards, From the con
dition of some Of the promises, on
would infer that it was very niue
needed
La grippe is now almost thing {
tho past. The truth Of the matte
Is. about half of those who though
/ they had the fashionable disease jus
had a bad cold. that's all
Progressive spelling and Steep
Chase" are the very latest fads in til
way Of games. We attended areccl
ton last week where they had pr,
gressiye Spelling during the cycr
ing. II il very Interesting gam
and gives one great scope for >ayin
bright. witty things Seat tic con
pauy in two hal: circles, the direct,
standing Ia the center. then tell Il
/ first one IN either Of the lows
name q letter. the one next 20 al
another. and 50 IN tail somC one sTei
a word f1r which be b. called ont /
the f.uI a-i asked To- 40 some is1
.isb thing o. 20 tell the crowd abb,
. his matrimonial prospects Thea d
poor fellow, With bl1shiug Ease. b.
10 20 foot l-I each enc iu tie SAN
circle moves up one chair Try d
game and Il 10 y not inte.estiu
urste and te,l me 81. then ] E.I s1
v5a JiIrot play it night
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