Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
PARIS.
Quanah Parker an Attached witness-Per'
Torrance by Kiowa Indians.
Local Notes. 81
Special TO the Gazette.

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PARIS, TEX, May 1.-THE board Of directors
of the City national bank met last night and
completed their organization by electing the
following officers: Frank Fitzhugh, president
Dr.. w. E. Daley, vice president;T. ]. Record /,
cashier; s. W. Dickson, assistant cashier. The
authorized capital is $3.50, 600, of which $780, %
is paid in. 1T will be open for business as
soon as house and other arrangements can be
made.
The residence occupied by Mr.. Fred Klyce was
burned this morning at O'Clock. II was un-
doubtedly the work of an incendiary and the
second attempt made to burn the place in the
last two weeks.
For sometime Dr. p h Warren Of this city
has noticed that his favorite milk COW has failed
to give any milk, although apparently healthy
and happy. Sunday afternoon he happened to
visit the lot and dis covered sow that shared
the lot with the COW setting on her hsunches
under the COW, contentedly sucking away. The
doctor separated the two animals and since then
has been getting the usual supply of milk.
G9panah Parker, principal chief OF the Conan
ches, is in the city as attached witness in
some horse stealing cases in the Federal court.
His history is a romantic one. He is half
breed and man Of unusual intelligence.
The opera house was crowded last night to
witness 8 performance given by number of
kows 1ndisns under the direction OF Lone
Wolf, principal chief of the tribe. The pro-
gramme consisted of 9 sun dance, emblamatic of
SForship of supreme being or the Great Spirit;
Sfhe lovers dance, showing how the warrior woes
his lady love; q social dance by the wigw am
fire, medicine war dance. The dancing was
rather stiff, and the singing was series OF
grunts-
Last year st the meeting of the State iremen's
association in this city the ladies Of Palestine
presented the Phoenix fire department of this
eitER handsome banner. At meeting of the
Skzneonix fire deparement last night the follow
ing was adopted:
To the Chief officers and Members Of the Fire
Department and Their Lady Friends of Pales-
tine, Tex:
At meeting of the Phoenix fire department,
held in our hall May, 1883, we were the recipi-
ents from the hands Of your representatives of
beautiful banner, emblematic of the organize
to which we pledge our honor aud duty.
In accepting the banner we feel that there has
been another coupling made in the long line of
hose filed with the pure friendship of fremen.
We hope our ladders will never be too short to
reach any point to prevent breach in the fall
ing walls or > disconnection of our sections of
friendship.
To the fair donners, the ladies of Palestine,
we hope your future may be as bright as the
banner. May you ever be surrounded by endless
sections of friendship, coupled together by love
and appreciation of good and true fire.
dies enjoy the blessings in life that the motto OF
your city, designates, Palestine. the Land of
Plenty, Where Milk and Honey Flow Always
PHaSII FIRE DEPARTMENT,
Paris, Tex.
]. P. Record, C. E. ThOrne. ]. h walker,
The following parties left to-day for Palestine
to attend te meeting Of the State hremen's as
sOclGtlon: MISS Pearl IOn1or, u. u SOnnOr.
E. 5. Connor, c. s. Thorne. A. ". Neville, ed
Bills, F. R. Perkins, ]. W. Jones and J. Il.
Walker.
Rev. Charles Manton, pastor of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, left yesterday for
Union City, Tenn, to attend the general as
sembly of his church.
Rev. J. W. Hill, pastor Of the Centenary
Methodist church, left last night for St Louis,
to attend the general conference of the N. E.
Church. South.
Win Arthur left yesterday for Mexico to spend
the simmer
morning at O'Clock to Miss Belle Rainey OF
Clarksville. The bridal party left Immediately
for Fort Worth TO visit the Spring Palace.
Rev. J. B. Wages, presiding elder OF the Paris
district. is attending the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in St.
Louis.
6. g. Beekley, young attorney OF this city,
left yesterday for Laredo 70 engage In the prae-
tice of his profession.
Paris Is well represented st tbs Spring Palace
so far. People are going On every train and
viii doubtless continue to go as long 81 it is kept
open.