Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-06
COOPERATIVE.
a Scheme to Give Dallas Fire
Insurance.
OTHER CITIES TO ASSIST,
The New Association VIII Not Insure
Above so per Cent OF Valuation.
Scholarship GIrIs-Sold at Auc-
tion-0ther Notes
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO The Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Sept. 5.-There has been
for 4 number of days preliminary work 60
ing on which will have for its end the form
ing of cooperative insurance association
to compete with the foreign insurance COM
panieS. The necessity of such a company
was brought about by the frequent fires
caused, as many believe, by Over-inSurance
allowed by the foreign companies. The
new association will insure no property for
over ~ per cent of its value The leaders
in the matter are prominent, conservative
merchants and manufacturers.
Waco has joined hands with Dallas n the
matter and other cities in Texas are TO be
asked TO help out the matter. The idea IS
one that will receive a hearty response
here.
This afternoon wOrkmcn uncovered an
old ciStern at the corner of Elm and Stone
streets for the purpose of cleaning it out,
when their sense OF smell was greeted with
terrible odor. Floating on top of the
water was seen something wrapped up in
4 sack. Word at once spread that baby
had been found dead in the cistcru. \
large crowd congregated to witness the re
moval of the corpse, which proved to be Il
big, black dog securely done up in blanket
with q heavy stone attached. The diSap-
pointed crowd left Disguised.
4 few days ago the baggage belonging to
the Manhatton opera company was attached
for debts amounting 10 500. The goods
We're sold to-day at auction by Constable
Martin and knocked down to j. +. Worley
for $50
Recently the school board adopted text
books for the city schools that made a conf
plete change of BOOKS necessary. The peo-
pie are very indignant, and last night III
mass meeting adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resolved. that we, tine citizens of Dallas,
in mass meeting assembled, ask the school
board to reconsider their action concerning
the change made in the public school text
books and reinstate the books formerly III
use
The following young ladies start tonight
for Eminencc college, as the result of the
Times-Herald's scholarship contest re-
Gently closed: Miss johnnie Slater, first
winner in the city; Miss Annie Boren, sec
ond; Miss Stella Henderson, third Miss
Florence Fisher of Calhoun, first winner
in the state; Miss Mamie Cochran of Raw
Inns, second winner in the state; Miss
Annie Ridgeway, city; Miss Mary Lou Nc
Cuiiough, Garland; Miss Lizzie Crawford,
city: Miss Maud Phipps, city; Miss Alma
Fisher, Navasota. The party will be
chaperOned BY Mrs. o. =. Bowser.
\ Main street line car went on ram
page late in the evening at the corner of
Main aud Pearl streets. Il left the track
with terrible force, striking a shade tree at
the edge of the sidewalk and uprooted it.
As luck would have it no person was hurt.
\ few days ago c. X. Sweet, lumber
dealer, made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. At the time no schedule
of liabilities or assets was made. To-day !
schedule of assets was fled showing the
amount of property involved to be s2+,-
ass 30.
The Cockrell grain and commission COM
pany quote the following prices on grain,
{. 0. b. 1T country stations: Oats, sacked,
34d35c: wheat, S5d90c; corn (ear), Soc.
Dat and wheat receipts very light. Corn
is just beginning 10 be offered u quantities.