Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-14
DALLAS.
The Corner Stone for the New Court
house L aid with Masonic HOnOrs.
City COuncil-A Coun 'erfeiter-A Gay
Gran pa.
Special to the Gazette.

| Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Nov. l3.-Ths after
noon the corner stone of the new Dalla
county courthouse was laid with Masoni
houors by the Tannehill lodge, No. 50
as deputized by the grand lodge: Judg
Z. j. Bower officiating. Tanrehill lod 2
was escorted to the courthouse square b
| Dallas Commaudery, No. 6, Knight
Templar.
The following articles taken from tn
corner stone of the courthouse burne,
last February were placed in the new
copper box used to-day: A dollar green
back; copy of Norton's Onion Intelli.
gencer of October II, lS71-on it wa
marked the name of William Jones IL
pencil mark; law card containing tht
words, wv. L. Williams, attorney q
law, office Hirsh building, Dallas" {
So state treasury warrant dated 1862 ant
payable TO - Walker, the first nam,
could not be dstinguished; q copy of the
Dallas Herald OF October 81, 1871; by
lava of Dallas chapter II, Royal Arch
Masons; a note book containing list of
|,
written by Henry Bail, warden at tina,
time; the book was damp aud decayed
and tore almost TO pieces when an at
tempt was made TO open it; q
bottle containing some Confederate
money, in an excellent state of preser-
vation. bylaws of Tannebill lodge No.
80. a copy OF the Bible. gold neck
lace deposited by Mrs. Henry Ervay. A
Srpjc hi
tied by Henry Bail, who does not now
remember having deposited it. Twelve
silver half dollars, gold dollar aud
some smaller silver coins. A history of
Dallas by Col. Mccoy, written on few
sheets of foolscap paper. 1t was damp
and blurred and impossible to be read
In addition, many new articles were
placed in the box. Dallas commandery
No. placed bottle containing q copy
of the constitution and bylaws, a roster
of membership and officers for 1890, also
one of the invitations sent out for the
last grand lodge meeting, attached to
one of the silk badges used on that occa-
sion.
Mrs. Sarah II. Cockrell, the oldest
resident of Dallas, placed in package
of old relics, copies of the bylaws of
Tannehiil lodge; also of the grand and
subordinate lodges of the Knights of
PythiaS, the official vote of the recent
election, u list of deputy sheriffS of the
county. samples of wheat and corn, also
flour from the Todd milling company,
copies of the Dallas News, San Antonio
Light, Norton's Union Intelligencer aud
the LiberatOr; q list of the grand jury for
the October term, 1890, and the history
of Dallas county by j. Fl Bro N.
A coin was also deposited by J. Nicely
Bryan, the first child born in Dallas
county. Bylaws of Dallas typographical
union, switch keys used on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas and Santa Fe rail-
roads. Large numbers of cous, cards
and trinkets of all kinds were put IN I'M
til the box was full. When full the box
was sealed up by Il. f. Kennedy, O son
of the man who sealed the box placed
in the corner stone OF the courthouse
built in 1871.
After the stone was placed in proper
position and with the usual Masonic GER
emonies S. P. Morris, the Masonic grand
lecturer, delivered an appropriate adj
dress, after which the exercises closed.
The new corner stone is an immense
piece of blue granite from the csle-
brated Fouche mountain at Little Rock,
Ark. weighs $50 pounds and in dimen-
sions is 2x3X3 feet 6 inches. The stone
s highly polished and is lettered
On two faces. On the north face is
found the following: :Dallss County
Courthouse, 1890. E. G. Bower, county
Judge. ommssioners: w. A. Orr,
Wiley Gardner. y. o. McAdam, Enoch
Strait S. Is. Scott, county Clerk"
On the east face are words as follows:
Laid by NJ. w. G. L. A, +. and A.
NJ. of Texas, November, 1890. Orlopp
Y kusener, architects; Il. L. James,
builder.
The city council OF Oak Cliff on last
light held its first ueeting. Closed doors
vas the order, and no newspaper men
re to be admitted at any meeting for
ome time-or at least until the law
makers get through with ordinances for
he government of the new city.
Tonight club will be organized in |
his city, having for its principle the line |
# political economy advocated by Hon. |
henry George.
About | clock this morning a man |
living his name as W. J. Williams, and |
laiming North Carolina as his home, |
Eas arrested for passing a very bungle-
ONE imitation of silver dollars. At first |
g claimed TO have received the money
or work done as cotton picker in Ellis
ounty, but when cross-questioned
eally confessed his guilt as the maker of
he intended money.
few days ago man of Dallas OBJ
aimed separation from a second wife
; divorce. Last night young lady of
.venteen years was reported missing by
er mother and the police notified TO try
nd find her. The mother stated that
er daughter had been working at a
sundry. and with her another sister.
he sister says the missing girl had been
lsited by the above mentioned man on
arious occasions, aud that late yester-
ay her sister left her work aud said she
ould be back soor. But she failed to
Ut in appearance, and it is supposed
le went off with the divorced man,
no, 5SShe way "grandpa.
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