Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-05
WACO BUDGET.
a Destructive Cyclone Sweeps
Over the Town Of Mart.
EVERY HOUSE IN THE PLACE
Fell lis Effects Skinner & moore Assign.
County Convict Question Charged With
Theil The New Bridge Cues.
ion-Olhor Matters.
'ERY HOUSE IN THE PLACE

Waco, Tex, Jan. 4-(Special Tho
Arm Of Skinner & Moore. composed Of
r. ID. skinner and j. VI Moore, extern
sive dealers IN general merchandise at
West. have assigned At / o'clock this
morning they filed three deeds of trust
the FIRST, 60 The Martin. Brown company
Of Fort Worth 60 secure the payment of
IA note for S26Jl 90 dated Jan. ., 1893;
the second to the Rotan Grocery COM
pany of Waco to secure the payment Of
note of the same date for S2i5O13,
subject TO the payment Ia fun OF the
Indebtedness TO The M0rtm-Bruwn COM
pang. These deeds cover the entire
stock Of general merchandise The third
deed covers 100 acres of land ia Me-
Lehman county subject to an existing
lien Of $1,000 I'm favor of the Kansas
Mortgage company. The land is situated
eleven miles north of Waco. being quar-
ter number four Of the McLennan uni.
vers.ty lands. tbs deed is also made
to the Botun Gitcery company as adj
ditionul security Tor the payment OF its
claim. The stock carried by the hrm,
Will. IL is said invoice $4,000 No state
meut of the liabilities has been made
but they are said to be extensive.
shortly after the opening of the county
Grocery company filed an attachment
suit against skinner x Moore for 5000
II.
The county commissioners have dis
posed of the county convict question
definitely.
At their meeting yesterday afternoon
they completed the purchase Of the Jones
and Harrison farms eight miles south
of the city, which are 90 be converted nc
once into n county farm. j. i. Long
was Appointed superintendent and Will
have personal supervision of the farm
and cOnyicts The commissioners went
down To the farms today 10 receive the
personal property upon them and to-iuOke
a thorough Inspection. The county paup-
ers viii he sent there ut once aud pro-
vision win boz made for them.
a destructive cyclone visited the town
of Mart last sunday The Methodist
and Baptist church buildings were wreck
ed. The house of J. i. Foster WAS lifted
OH ITS supporting pillars. The school
house aud other residences We're moved
and more or less damaged, every building
in the town feeling the effects.
There were several narrow escapes from
personal injury. Mart is Stunted TWEEN
ty-iye miles distant from Waco and is n
considerable distance from railroad or
telegraph communication, therefore no
news Of the damage was received here
until yesterday.
Newt. West an employe Of l.. D.
Vaughan nt West Station, was brought
20 Waco this afternoon by Messrs.
Vaughan and j. Y. Bennett. aud charge
OF theft was preferred against him. The
theft is alleged TO have been committed
Saturday when Naughan's family was
absent from the house. Tho property
stolen was clothing, toilet articles and
some household goods. West was pur-
sued several miles across the country be-
fore he WIS captured.
The city councils special committee
nc work upon the matter Of new bridge
across the BraZOs has not arrived al any
conclusion yet Although its invastiga-
tons show that public sentiment favors
almost unanimously the construction Of
new bridge across the Brazos. they have
not yet resulted In anything definite The
city council viii discuss the matter again
at rs meeting tomorrow night.
The examining trial of George Kcllum
and William Kellum, colored and broth
crs, charged with having murdered Eu.
gene Kaufman. merchant nt ltcisel
last April, has been set for the 9th inst,
before Justice Harrison Strong circum-
stantinl evidence. Il rs stated, agniust the
prisoners win be adduced nc that time
Inquiry this morning nmnng the citi-
zens who are pushing the Rrazos river
Improvement scheme elected the informa-
tion that the preliminary meeting Of the
leading promoters will very likely be
held this week and some definite plan Of
action agreed upon
The Waco Medical association held n
large meeting last night After disposnc
of the routine portion of the business. the
annual election OF officers was held aud
the following officers elected: President,
A. | Canmnck first vicc-presidont, y.
A Olive; second yice-prcHdent, II. G.
Black; treasurer j. w Hunter; CORE
cording secretary NJ T.. Graves: judicial
council. Drs G y. Foscuc, IT, =. Tny-
lor and j &. J. King; nuery committee,
Drs ". c. Plack, A. NJ Curtis md v
A. Olive. publishing committee. nrs NJ
L. Graves, ~ A. Olive and g. b. Eos
cur
The reports showed the association 70
/ he IN excellent condition and that much
practical advantages had been secured
through II In the past year.
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