San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-19
DALLAS LETTER,
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. II, 1891

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Correspondence Daily LIGHT.
Last night was colder than any night
we had last winter. The mercury was
down to 24o when we arose at 6 o'clock
this morning. The Trinity river is lower
now than it has been at this time of the
year since the war, so old settlers say.
The fish are still dying; the filthy water
is still being drunk by those dependent
upon hydrantS, or the city water supply
ca. The parents of some of the school
children have them take bottles OF water
to school to drink instead of the Trinity
liquid. After the fish commenced to die
the Times Herald, the peoples champion,
ing the schools with artesian water.
Wells have mostly gone dry, the drought
has been so prolonged that cistern water
has been sparingly used by those for
tunate enough to have such. The people
of East Dallas, Falkland and Fairview
additions take their jugs regularly to the
artesian well and get their supply daily.
We climb w fences, go through as many
gates and wade in pulverized coal dust on
one street, or powdered rock, that has
been ground till it is like -four, that m
over our ankles. to get a bucket OF con
densed" water from the ice factory. Such
is the water supply Of the boosted city of
Texas.
Joe Jones, brother of Sam. talked to a
full house in the Floyd street Methodist
church the past week. He is trying to
eclipse his brother Sam; if he keeps on
he will doubtless succeed. After
telling his audience that most
of them came out to hear
him through curiosity, and upbraiding
hem severely for their delinquency in
cot paying of church debts proceeded to
say he was married, and did not have
but one wife, but l have six children, five
of them girls; now how many boys
have 70" After this wonderful speech he
tod his age, how much difference there
was between his brother Sam and him
| self, how long he had been working for
the Lord etc. After divuglng all he cared
to concerning his family said lone third
Of you do the paying. n tenth, the pray
ing. the rest play the devil generally till
big revivalS. when you make old glory
hump" Many who heard him say they
will never do so again, p~ronouncing him
worse, that is. using more indecent Ian
guage, than a clown in a low down cir
Gus.
We are wondering if we are going to
have another fair next year. That float-
| ing debt is all We hear. Many suggestions
are made as to how it can be wiped out,
but none of them seem to meet the APP
prevail of all concerned This debt is
S75. 200. One wealthy StCe holders Sug-
geSts that an appeal be made to the rail-
roads centering in Dallas for aid: says
they should contribute s25,O 600 in view of
the fact that they are so much benefited
through the fair. John Henson, an Elm
street barber felt under the weather"
got too bad to 90 to his shop. He con-
cluded to try a dose of morphine for the
severe pain in his head. 1t had the desir-
ed effect. After a while his wife noticed
his hard breathing: two doctors were
sent for but John Henson's soul had fled.
The doctors said he took to much
Mr.. N. X. Wright, a contractor of this
place. died OF drOpsy. Mr.. Wright was
quite old. had lived IN Dallas many years
and was thought much of by those who
knew him. His funeral was conducted by
the MasOnS and the Grand Army OF the
| Republic.
Miss Mary C. Lewis, a dresSmaker
boarding with Mrs. Hamilton, on Cora
street, died very suddely. She was in her
room sewing. The family heard a noise
and on going in they found her dying.
The attending physician pronounced 1t
heart disease.
The county commissioners court passed
an order providing for the issuing OF 500
600 road and bridge bonds and $4,000 jail
bonds, each to run six years, bearing six
per cent interest.
The celebrated GriSby land suit is
grinding slowly. The defendants are as
anxious for a decision as the plaintiffs.
They want to know what is what" ''if
this home that | bought and paid for is
my own
A man in East Dallas keeps a well filed
jug. by his jug of Stimulaut was another
COntai' ing amOEia. through mistake he
tilted the jug of amOnia to his mouth in
stead of the one containing the corn juice.
He is some the worse for it and SAYS he
will die.