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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
MARTINS FERRY.

There was a large crowd OF visitors
at the Phillipsburg Fishing Camp yes
terday, and all report having spent
pleasant day. The Myrtle Fishing Club
Joined them about noon and remained
until evening, and over one hundred per-
sons partOok Of an elegant dinner Of
turtle soup and fried fish. The Phillips
burg Club understands how to entertain
visitors, but they are not In
II az country dance as
the following will show. Last week
two of the members, Joe Adams and
Charles Wyman, started out to attend a
country hOR dressed in their best Sun
. day clothes When they arrived at the
house where the dance was 70 be given
they were informed that 1t would cost
them one dollar each 70 join the dancers.
This so startled Wyman that he
Immediately proceeded TO turn
several back handsprings and hur-
ried Shack to camp. Joe Adams
WAS not scared and declared he was
going 20 dance with one Of those hand
some country girls before he went
home, and going down into his pockets
De produced the price and stepped in
'Iside the room, where the dance was In
progress, waltzed up 10 a buxOm girl
Rnd asked her TO assist him In the next
dance, and was very politely refused.
die proceeded to another with
the same result, and 70 another,
.but with no better success
and so on until he had made the entire
Rounds, each one in turn refusing to
assist the now thoroughly disguised
Doe, who had 20 return TO the camp
without a dance and dollar worse OIL.
And the boys all say that Joe is quite
naSher.
A. b. Gordon and John Spence left
yesterday for q place back OF Marietta
b put up some machinery that spence
y Son sold 10 parties there.
Prof. George p. Clark and wife, OF
Nilliamsport, Pa, are visiting the ram
d j. 5. Harrison.
Mrs. James Weir, OF Plttsburg, is the
quest Of Mrs. Bellinger, Of the First
ward.
Miss Myrtle Frazier left for Scio yes
erday.
Miss Anna Ralston OF this city and
Hiss Ruth McManniS of Mount Pleasant
Fill lll the vacancies caused by the
Rachers Miss Amelia Feeterer and
Hiss Davidson resigning.
Harry Chessell has gone to Cleveland.
Miss Pattie Long is visiting in the
hird ward.
Mr.. Anthony Kyne is on the sick list.
Spence & Son shipped several thresh-
ng machines and engines yesterday.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad
us connected with the terminal road
Yesterday.
Mrs. Lou Smith and Miss Nellie Mitch
81 will return to-day from an extended
10 in the East.
The Can't Tell Fishing Climb took In
e festival IN Portland the other even
1g. so we are informed by some OF the
pmbers of the Club, and one OF their
Nnber-Jimmie Dunn-won the prize
the cakewalk. They say when jim
vs. on the floor there was no room for
fbody else on account Of bis feet.
The new boat Of the Sam Jones Fish
|eH Club will be towed up the river TO
y camp to-day.
be wife Of our old German friend,
-. GTeiner, is visiting friends IN
isville, Monroe county, Ohio. She
be gone about month.
here is "a rumor Of q prize fight be-
n two Of our young blOOds In the
We tried TO find out full particu-
last evening" and were unable TO DO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
BrLLAIRE.

MA oates at Burr'S Mills campground
- - closed Sunday until nearly noon,
" on who went 70 the ground were ad-
80 Some went over the fences,
n.Le~s vaulted the gates, while others
1900 the grounds by a circuitous
80 - Rev. Dean Wright, who preached
~ morning sermon entered the grounds
Nv jumping over the gate.
The rain on Saturday kept several
.harsand people from Burr's Mills
sa,,,n Ground. Hon. W. II. Gibson was
Oresident according TO arrangements
- delivered an Grafton that pleased
the large audience present.
The little girls OF John Glover, who
v,ere AZ the Girls Industrial Home,
bove returned home. The girls liked
tbeir new home and were benefited
while away.
Hon. John L. AshenhurSt, Prohibit
zion candidate for Governor of Ohio,
was in the city yesterday. He paid a
visit to his father who lives at Rock
INN.
John Watt had an article about prize
frbters in the New York illustrated
. Ners. John is an excellent authority
on sporting matters.
The handsome stone residence Of w.
I McClain, at McClaiRsville, Is nearing
completion. The structure will cost
about s., 600.
Sebastian WINNER and wife, and
YIN. BOlte arrived safely in the old
county on Saturday, and left for Paris
on Sunday.
Abe Filtus, formerly Of the Atlantic
Tea Company, but who is now travelling
for a safe company was in town yester-
day.
JOS. T. Kelly and T. S. Tappan have
returned from their usual fishing trip
on Cheat River in West Virginia.
Andrew Kern has the contract for
roofing several large houses in the
country. Slate is used mostly.
Prof. J. NJ. Trlbble, a classmate Of
Rev. W. A. Williams, preached in the
Christian Church Sunday.
II the Bottle Company erects a new
furnace here the output will be one-half
greater than at present.
The next excursion to Chippewa Lake
will occur on August 18th, on the C., l..
& ". railroad.
VIM. Mcdonald Of Rose Hill, has pnr-
chased the property Of Vim. Morrison
for So, 400.
The annual meeting Of the Crystal
Window Glass Works will occur August
18th.
Crozler Bros. will furnish the brick
for the new Bank Building at Bridge
port.
Harvey, the new addition to Chicago,
is advertising building lots in the papers
here.
The street car company is making
improvements on the track in the cut.
The frss ward Electric Light Fishing
Club went down the river yesterday.
Bellaire Lodge. No. SIS, I. o. o. f.,
will do degree work this evening.
Jehn NJ. Criswell will take charge OF
a brick works at MoundSyllle.
Miss Belle Beazel viii have charge Of
Fifth ward schools next year.
a number OF families Of Turner;
spent yesterday at Shadyside.
Seven or eight plain DRINKS paid fines
20 the Mayor yesterday.
An infant child Of VIM. Earnst was
buried yesterday.
qSm Ault and wife are home from {
trip to Denver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
The Court Required substantials.

A Georgia editor, who is also JUS
tice of the Peace, recently granted a
quaIrelling couple an absolute divorce.
"Mr. Baliff," he said, "collect SO and
costs out of the couple"
II can't do it," said the Bailiff, mourn
fully. "They hain't got cent"
"Then," said the editorial Justice,
''fetch the ordinary before me and
make him Issue license, and I'll
marry the woman to the first man who's
got SO. This Court can't live on air.
Step up lively, gentlemenw
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
Two Banks fail to open.

Forr WORTH, TEX. July 20.-The
merchants national bank OF this place
failed to open its doors this morning
and Is now in the hands OF Bank Exam
iner Spaulding. No statement yet made
OF assets or liabilities.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July 2o@The
Cpntral bank of Kansas Just across the
STATE line in Kansas City, has closed its
doors At IL o'clock. This is the second
rank failure In the Kansas town IN less
than week, liabilities 500, 600
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
Cor 5ale.

GALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY
- win sell at private sale the following pro-
perty belonging 70 the estate OF Robert Camp
bell, deceased, to-wit: The Robert Campbell
homestead No. II South Penn street: the pro-
perty occupied by Mr.. ]. R. Noise, corner OF
South Penn snd Zane streets; the west bali OF
Lot as in ID. Zane's addition on the north side
of Virginia street. occupied by r. Il Burt, drug
gist. and other tenants; house No. 20 on east
side OF south Penn street. occupied by MI.
Samuel Ulm: house No. % on same street. oc-
cupied by Mr. Charles J. welty; and house NO.
30 on same street. occupied by MI. John p.
Smith. For prices and terms apply 81 the ONCE
OF CALDWELL 4 Caldwell, Attorneys-at-law, over
German Bank Wheeling w. Va
tyl0h ALFRED CALDWELL, Administrator
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

No. 40 Virginia street. eight rooms and bath
room; new; 5000
No. III Alley II, East wheeling, Frame House
Of four rooms; Lot Soxl ~ feet; 500.
Brookside, on the National Road, about one
mile west Of Bridgeport, Ohio, over half an
acre Of ground. with good dwelling and all
Necessary improvements; $500
No. 1917 Market street, frame cottage OF three
rooms; lot 3txlt0 feet; sl,s0l
Building Lots on west Side OF N. Huron street,
Island, at $50 per front foot.
fine dwelling property on the west siae Oh
Market street, north Of Ninth street.
Lot l00xl00 feet on southwest corner McColoch
and Thirtieth streets, with four dwelling
houses.
lOOx25O feet IN Pleasant Valley, on the National
Road, for 81, 800. on easy terms.
The business property No 1899 Main street,
now occupied by }. W. Hunter 4 Co. sspice
Mills.
The Pryor place on National Road, near Elm
Grove, consisting Of about eighteen acres.
No. 1891 Eoff street, opposite Cathedral
No. 104 Fifteenth street, rooms.
Lot 301l20 feet, north side Of Fourteenth b.
FOR RENT.
No. iii5 Alley II, four rooms. ..sl0 0O
No. l4l South Broadway, six roofns........ 10 W
No "a Virginia street, seven rooms"..... " II
No. 90 Ohio street. five rooms ...........s.. u w
No. 1902 Eoff street, six rooms............. " W
RINEHART & TATUM,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
WIS no. 1914 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
Public Sale.

DY VIRTUE THE Au THORITY VESTED
I'D In rue by a deed OF trust made by Michael
Shellew and Katherine Sh.llew, his wife, dated
on the 1st day OF December, In the year 1890,
and recorded In the ONCE Of the Clerk Of the
County Court OF Ohio county, In Deed Of Trust
Book 81, page 434, viii, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST lbTH, 1891,
beginning at 10 o'clock q IN, sell st public auc
ton, at the front door OF the Court House OF
Ohio county, the following described property,
situate in the Eighth ward In the city OF Wheel
ing. county OF Ohio and State OF West Virginia,
that is to say: All Of the west bali Of lot nun.
bered -four %, In square numbered forty rvo
(49), as designated on the plat Of said part OF
said city recorded In the office OF said Clerk, In
Deed Book No. q. pages $50 and On.
TERMS OF SALE-Ons-half OF the purchase
money, or so much more as the purchaser may
elect, in cash on the day Of sale, and the residue
In two equal instsIineuts In six and twelye
months respectively, With Interest, the pur-
chaser giving his notes secured by a deed OF
trust upon the property, or the trustee retaining
the title as security.
jyiBei HENRY NJ. RUSSELL. Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.


State OF West Virginia. Ohio county, In the
Circuit Cours for said county.
George Stein, guardian,
VS.. In Cnancery
Andrew Stein, ct 81.
BY virtue OF 4 decree made by said Court In
the above entitled cause on the 10Th daYof May,
1891, the undersigned appointed special com.
missioner for the purpose, will sell st mont
door OF the Court House OF Ohio county, on
SATURDAY, JULY 18th. 1891,
commencing at 10 O'Clock q. m, the following
described property, that IA 10 sayi The south
half OF lot numbered eighty-two (S2) situated
on the east side OF Main street, between Third
and Fourth streets, (iormrrly Mcclure and
Bank streets), In the city OF Wheeling, Ohio
county, and State OF West Virginia.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third OF the purchase
money In cash, the residue in two equal install
ments payable in six aud twelve months from
the day OF said sale, the purchaser giving BIS
notes with ample security for the deferred IN
stalments, bearing interest from the day OF sale,
the title TO be retained until the purchase money
is fully paid l.. S. JoRDON,
Special Commissioner:
hereby certify that L. S. Jordon: as special
commissioner In the above entitled cause, has
given bond and security approved by me and
required by law. JOHN W. MITCHELL,
Clerk.
W. H. HALLER, Auctionser.
July 18th, 1881, at ;a$s S0Si and same plse
L. S. JORD0N,
Ju2Oi Special Commissionef.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11
Ser 3iesenbiod BON 9etoss bei,,

Nus &%beinbeiieu, 13. Mai, tuirb Dem
TrtI. Sour. iiber einen leltiarnen Braud
geibrieben: ,@inem ,alten 6ertommeu
gemdB lino bic 8epobuer BON 9ambredt
uerpflidtet, %alldbrlib AM 8%finssltieite
Der @emeinbe Deloes9eim ,eine,1 tabelz
lulen 3iesenbod 81 1ieferu, tuel@er banu
our 6ifentlideu @%eritei9erun9 gelanyt.
DemgemiB lpirb bieler leltlame &C.
brauds AUDI In 6ieiem Sabre pieoerum
aeibt ,ueroeu mliien. Die @el9i@te
oie1es mertmaroisen @ebraudes 1T folz.
genoe: ;Sn Dem .etlua / 5tunoe n0roz.
li6 BON 9ambre9t s9eleselten @urbabs
tbale be1ibt Die @enteinoe Deioesbelm
einen @alo. 0en 2ambred9ter Girz
germ 1tebt nun bon Nlters ber oas &e9t
ju, in bic em @aloe lire &ube uao 31es
gen 5u ,ueioen, 'uosesen Tie na6 elmer
BON Napoleon I. 9etroffenen Wnoronuug
aebalten lino,, 5als Gribut eineu ieblerz
freien @eiSbod auidbrlib &5I liefern.
8or cttpa rs Sabren pertpei9erten bic
2ambre@ter oieie 2%ieferuns, uno es entz
itauo bieri6er elm Z Sabre o%auernoen
@e,sbodpro5eB, Der tnoelien 5u llnsunz
iten Der 2am.bre9ter enti6ieoen ,puroe.
Da tpd6reno Der &rojeBjahre tein 3iez
genbod geliefert uuroen mar, muBten
Die 2ambre9ter nadtrd9li9 auf einnal
Z @eisbDde na9 Deioesbeim liefern.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11
ueber S@Ia6euWertt>

/ Nls Dem idleiiiden @raien @9af<
.9otid our@ ben SOB ieines Obeims Die
9errfdaft S@ladentpertb in B5bmen
5ugefallen uar, unter Der 8eb,ngung.
5ur tatbolii6en &elision iber5utreten,
bena9ridtigte er 6rieori6 ben @roBen
BON ieinem @nt}9luB, bic @rbidaft an
5unebmen, uno iudte ieinen &elisions'
'ue@iel gu entl6uloisen. Ser &6nia
%ertpioerte Jpn: rgiele Bese fiibreu gum
9ilnmelreid; @uer 2iebben baden ben
ilber @@laden>uertb eineeidtusen. Sd
tplnl@e cine 9liidlide &eiie!"
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11

bon % Sabrert tpuroe bon telllet1 eoen
bc,mtehrenoeu iinSereu Bruoer I'm
S~ausDbrn aeiunben, mas oerlelbe Der
Muttsr mittbeilte. Nls bieie aadb Dem
&rauten leben wollte, ,uuroe ibr ooa
bemielben nit elmer Ghultertueipe Der
sails bur4ianitten, aub BET berbel'
ei(enbe Sruoer ourh me9rere Stlte
iAruer uerlebt. Die Srau itarb ba!o
baraui. Ser @ubniiuuiSe %entlprans,
,puroe aber bel,te irlb in ciucm raben
@aloe auisefuuoea uno BUR Saft Sc,
brabt.
&eutlinseu, 20. Mai. - 9en Seluohz
nern Der 9moa1porltaot lpuroe bas aes
,uiB ieltene Sersnil9en, an elmer Sarens
ja9o iiA Su bethe'li9eu, beideert. @irtb
Samberger, Der bereits felt Monateu auf
Bereideruug ieines ,lebt idon ie9r
isbeusluertben Ibier9artens beoa6t it,
selanste III ben 8eiib 5weier iuuSen.
Droltseu 8dren. Dur9 irseno ein
Isrjeben bes SdlieBers muRten Die beis
ben Sphere ben Bes ius 5reie geiunoeu
baben. Mit 3illie Der Nadbarn &C.
lang es Dem Geiiber balo. bic NusreIBer
in Siderbeit ~ brinsel.
Stutt9art. 22. Mai. Scr 3eoat'
teur beg rYeobadter",a Sp%ansenbers..
ltlr5te iid beute fritz in einem N11iall
BON @ei1teslt6ruua aus benz Seniter
leiner I'M orttten Stod selesenen Wobz
rru1g uuo erlitt i1Dere Serlebunsen,
melheu er i'm 2aufe oes Gormittass
erlas. ...m.
,n G1aB> 2otbrtn9en.
@traBburs, II. Mai.-9eute besann
bag erite eliaBslothriu9il9e Sdnserz
b%unoesfelt. Sn Der 7reidbeila9steu
@taot beiiuben lid Gauienoe pom Sdnz
germ uno piele 5remoe. = Sreiberr
S9ptt y. 56%ottenltein. oer @oriibenbe
oes @%traBburser Ndnnerseians.@ers
Gins, belt als BunbesprdFoent Die St.
0ifnuugsreoe; ala Setter tuirtt Mtulitz
director 9ilpert. esq., .a .s.s. VI
Oeferrei4> un9arn.
2emberg, IA. Mai. - Cine furdtz
bare 6euersbrunit bat 9eiternS bic 'oitz
sali5tlde Drt1haft Holudo1u poQitdus
big derlt0rt, mdbreno bic Betuobner
gum sr6Bteu Ebeil abmeieno tuaren.
Yiele 9inoer iino in ben 5lamnen unit
9etommen.
2emberg, Is. Mai.-Sn benz Martt<
fleden 8lotDpotot ,Duroen beute 48
@pbnbdujer uno piele @irtbl9aftsz
9ebduoe ourd cine 5e%uersbrunlt 5er<
itDrt. .,., .
- 4. as7t
Bern, 20. Mai. . sSn Botttpil 81.
@al1en) lit Elm furbtbares &erbreden
uabri9einli@ in ber Ma@t bonn a. auf
ben S. Mpril hesansen tporoen, bas crit
iebt au Gage tritt. Ser 8abntpdrter
Wagner bon bort lit in jener Madt e.
moroet tpprben; banu wuroe ber 2ei9z
nam entfleioet u1o in 5tust Qdlften ge>
ldnitten unp in bic Tbur aemprien.
Mm porleBteu Sonntag fanoen ipiez
lenoe s&nober1 inn 3 Stunber5 entferrten
2utisburs an elmer Sanobant an Der
Ebur elm @tid oes 2ei4nams; an a,,z
bern Sag farb man oas 5tpeite, %erfanute
Wagner uno tpuBte. nun, oaB Ct auf bic
.entlebli9ne @eile ermoroet uorben
mar. ,udbreno man ausenommen batte,
er 1ei auf unb bapon, um bausli9em
unfrieSen III e%ntrinnen. Wau iabnoet
eiIrl9 mad bent Ebdter. Is
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11
Grter 0Eoante>

r@n6li@, liebe 2aura, is mel b6@lter
.@unl@ erii1t. Sieh' bieles 9ele=
sramm i'd sratulir' Ser dur Jrax
@ummer3ienratbl"
r@ott lei 9ant!.. .Mu' miiiIen r1er
uns aber aud 9lei@ lailen neu pboto=
9rapbireu!" e.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11

- 2ebrer (5u ieinen Sdalern):
User fam mir einen Sab NIT oeut
5rembtport vYrppprtion" bilben? Nrir,
Ioni, Du melbeit bid, fannft 9u's?
- 2oni (@obn zines @attpirtbs)
,Sa. Mein 8ater perdbreidt frdftl9ett
@itta9 stii9 pro 8ortion so &ienn's!"
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11
SO Irtte&&be a..

. 8alinsen, IA. Mai.-Sn benz 4
@tunben pom bier entfernten 9eiel'
tuaueeu ereieuete ii@ beute Na@t
II l1br elm i@redlt@es unslad. Gin
felt mebrereu Sabren irrIinnlser Mann
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1891-06-11
@e1ien>M II.

Jrantfurtb a. ST., 81 Mai. - Cine
bier lebenoe Sdriftite1erin Mamens
Minna. Mainlanber bat 9eitern Nbeno
@elbftmprb periibt. GIN 8ruber oers
ielbeu ,par pbilpiopbi1@er S@riitisQer
unb enoete 9lei9fa1s nit Selbltmoro;
ct bat cine r@biluiopbie bet @rl0luns"
9ei4rieben, unb feline @@meiter tpar ans
9ebli@ nit Der JortieBuus ieiner @erte
bei&dftist.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-13
NORTHWEST TEXAS COLLEGE,
\ Mass Meeting Called ut Vernon to Take
Steps &c Secure Baptist
College.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
VERNON. Tex, April 12.-The following
circular has been issued by Joint commit
tee of the Vernon churches, Board OF Trade
and citizens:
To the Baptist Churches, Boards of Trade and
Citizens OF Northwest Texas
On January IS. 1891 representatives from
Montague, Red Fork and Greer county asso-
Citations, met at Bowie to consider the qucs-
ton of establishing Il Baptist college for
Northwest Texas. These representatives
called a general mass meeting to assem-
bic at Vernon, April p at O'Clock p. IL.
The associations whose churches were
specially invited TO participate are as fol-
lows: Denton county, Wise county, Shiloh,
JackSboro, Montague. Greer county and
Red Fork The Boards Of Trade and all
other interested citizens within the above
described territory, were also invited to be
represented.
We Joint committee, representing the
church, the Board of Trade and the citizens
OF Vernon, take this method of again ten
dering to you our hospitality, and of urging
your attendance.
The benefits of the proposed college will
not be confined to the place that shall be so
happy as to secure its location. It's light
and glory will be coextensive with our vast
territory. 1t bchOOveS US therefore to
come together, forgetting all rival Claims
and uniting in common effort to plant q
school that shall stand as u hght-giving
monument to coming ages. IN this spirit
we invite you. Our hospitality shall be IN
stinted DO not be afraid Of crowding US.
We want a large gathering Come by
dozens, scores and hundreds. Let every
city, village and neighborhOod send a strong
delegation.
The Fort Worth and Denver railroad
will give a rate OF four cents per mile for
the round trip. Those who contemplate
attending are requested to send their
names, or the number that will come
from each locality TO Rev. Bennett
Hatcher We can thereby make better
provisions for your entertainment. Respect
fully, S. z. HUFF,
K. s. KELLY,
r. 3. GACT,
c. A BROWN,
r. T. SITTERLEY,
j. A. GILLILASD,
Committee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-13
SENATOR CARTER TALKS.
y Meeting of the Bar Requested to EI-
press an 0pinion-Biis Tied Up.

Senator Carter was in the city yester-
day. and when asked about legislation n
Austin, said:
] amended 4 bill in the senate wfich
passed that body Saturday night prdVid-
ing that TGrraat county appeals should 90
70 Galveston instead OF Tyler / did this
because il was 50 announcement II reach
Tyler, ana because the docket ~ CALVES
ton IS no more crowded than that 1t Iy.cr
The bin can be 50 perfected that al ap-
pealS for the next sixty days can b. made
returnable TO Tyler and tried IN October,
SO we will lose 10 tine b. the transfer
There IS 4 proposed constitutional, amend
ment that viii be submitted to the people
concentrating the supreme court work n
Austin, and, If it IS adopted. al appeals
Will be tried there. ! have no doubt
about the adoption Of this constitutional
amendment. | would like 70 have the Fort
Worth bar act on this matter This morning
and wire me their concurrence or
rou-concurrence in the proposed change.
Mr.. Carter said he had also introduced
Z bill giving each Of our district courts one
more term OF court and if the legislature
did not adjourn too soon he would pass it.
He thinks his girls industrial school bill
will pass if it can reach consideration in
the house His bill 70 authorize suits TO
recover schoo! land on which interest has
not been paid, IS hung UP, and he fears
viii not be passed There Is much i'm
portant legislation which will not go
through on account Of .lck Of time
Senator Carter SAYS there is great ur-
geucy for adjournment. and lie thinks the
legislature viii adjourn Oh Wednesday.
Mr.. Carter returned 70 Austin last night
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-13
A BIG SUIT.
Over Seven Thousand Acres of Land in
Controversy in the District Court of
Denton County-GoIiad Massacre.
Snecial 70 the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, Ten, April 12.-District court
adjourned here last night after 4 seven
weeks term The last case tried was one
branch of the case Of ". G. Wallace Us. h.
S. Day and Mrs. s. A. Needham ct al. The
case involves the title of over 1000 acres OF
land in this and counties in the state pat
ented to the heirs of William Wallace, who
fell at the massacre at Goliad IN March,
1896. The case was tried as between w. G.
Wallace, plaintiff, of Tyler county, Texas,
and Mrs $. 4. Needham, defendant, OF San
Antonio, Tex, they representing two distinct
Wallace families. The case was not tried
as to Z. S. Day, who occupies the land in
this county, holding under tax title. Most
of the week was taken up in hear
ing the testimony as to heirship
the plaintiff, W. c. Wallace, who claims
to be the heir of William Wallace from
Georgia. Mrs. Needham, claiming under Il
Wallace from Virginia. The case was
vigorously contested on both sides, the
plaintiff being represented by J. r. Zeigle
and II. c. Ferguson of this city and Col.
". S. Simpkins of Dallas and the defend
ants by B. L. Aycock of San Antonio and
Owsfey & Walker of this city. George W.
Burkett of Palestine, now owns the interest
OF the plaintiff. Among the witnesses in
attendance we're John c. Duval Of Austin,
said to be the only surviving member of
the famous command who escaped the
massacre at Goliad. and Big Foot Wallace,
also famous as a frontiersman in Texas.
Col Duval testified for the plaintiff and
Big Foot Wallace for the defendant
G. w Tuck, who was convicted for the
murder of Thomas Benton and given eight
years in the penitentiary, did not appeal
his case but was sentenced yesterday by
the court and said that he had nothing TO
say except bid adieu to his friends for eight
years, which he did in an affecting manner.
The case of Bob Stevens, who was con-
victed for five years for arson, took an ap-
peal
Hon. A. C. Owsley, the member of the
legislature from this county who was in
attendance at court last week, returned to
Austin Friday night.