Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-02
WACO BUDGET.
THE CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
TO Meet Early This Mon,h-Bank Clearances
Admitted 10 Bail-Tha Travellers
Association.

Waco Tex. Jan. (Special)-J. T.
jarrett and $. ID. Short.who Gercely ns-
saultcd Messrs Charlie Sparks. Jr., Eu-
gene and Shell Sparks yesterday after
noon Ia the saddlery store of H. Z.
Sparks & Sons, and were arrested for
aggravated assault and battery, were re-
leased on bonds last night. Charlie
Sparks injuries received In the struggle
by the knife which one Of the nssaillnts
used, though painful and numerous are
not serious. The trouble grew out OF
an attachment levied upon the property
Of the attacking party at Moody for
debt owing the firm of H. L, Sparks ~
Sons.
The total bank clcaronces of Waco
during the year 1892 amount TO $780,
O23,0S2.33. This is about SJ,OO0.OOO less
than the preceding year Assistant Cash
Ter Tom Crawford Of the Citizens Ma
tionul bank SAYS that the decrease Is
due to the dullness and stugnation Ia
business during the early months of the
year, and that for the past few months
the cleurances have exceeded all other
times In the history of the city
nc AWthtN -clAAu NNulltIlA Nthhlon OF
the Central Texas Medical association
will be held ut Waco Tuesday, the 10th
inst At this meeting officers will be
electe TO serve for the ensuing year.
The following s the program:
/. "Eydrophobia' by Dr. r. =.
Talley, Temple; discussion to be opened
by DIR. j, II. Law, Salado, and DR. A.
j. Weatherred, Osceoln.
., Epilepsy" by DIR. n. H. Minnock.
Waco; discussion 10 be opened by DR.
9, L., Clay, Moody, and DIR. w. NJ
Shnnkle, Chiffon,
3. "ProphylaXis IN yeneral Disease"
by DIR, O. /, Halhert, Waco; discussion
H.. l.. Taylor, Waco.
4. Cholera by DR. j. u. Shelton,
Waco; discussion TO be opened by Dr.
), NJ Frazier, Morgan, ana DIR. j. ~
Valiant Brueeyille.
3, management of Abortion" by
DR. A. NJ. Curtis, Waco; discussion to
be opened 10y DR. ]. c. Shaw, Stranger
and DR. j. G. j, King, Waco.
q. Volunteer papers.
Z. Report of cases.
Post II, newly organized, OF the
Travellers Protective association held its
hrst regular business meeting at 10
o'clock this morning In is Headquarters
at the Pacific hotel. Several petitions
for membership We're acted upon favor
ably The post is thriving infant
Mayor McCOllOch stated last night
10 the Gazette representative that four
bridge engineers Ia the North had agreed
10 present the city gratuitously with
plans for the proposed bridge across
the river. He expects 10 receive the
plans In few days and will hold "a con-
ference some day this week with both
street railroad companies for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining how much the COM
panies viii contribute 10 the cost Of the
bridge ana hearing what propositions
they may have so make Ii Is generally
considered that he bridge Is certainty.
Public sentiment unanimously endorses
the enterprise and IL is recognized as an
absolute necessity Street railrOnd com
mnnicatOn with East Waco win result
IN much improvement IN that section of
the city aud greatly facilitate trade and
travel now obliged 70 use the small sils-
pension bridge with ali the annoyance
and danger from vehicles, horses and
cattle.
The recent movement Ia the interest
I Of improving the BrazOs river and maxi
/ ing It navigabe h causing much dis
I cussion and speculation. Everybody has
something % say upon the question,
I the local press n burdened with commu-
nicaiions upon me subject. the number
OF civil engineers nnd experts upon river
I improvement dredging etc. Is increasing
I daily, and the question Is receiving new
light constantly.