The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-28
ALL OVER TOWN.

ollek DOltner tnat visited Ibis city last
night.
The basement Of the Provident
building has Just been fitted up in
rows OF nice Offices, rallied 10 with
natural pine.
THE News gives more local hap
ponings than any paper in the city as
well IS full teegraphlc disps,ces from
all over the union.
a large concourse Of people fol.
lowed Il e remains of the ate Captain
Nei. McLepnan TO their last resting
p ace on the banks Of the South Bos.
que.
No cases were disposed of in the
mayors court This morning, owing TO
the non appearance of TWO Witnesses,
Lee jenkins aud Herman Snsfer who
were fined s. each for cor tempt of
Of court.
Sanitary officer j. P. Blessiug.on
is engaged in making a house-to-
house Inspection OF prem ses along
the lines Of the sewers. He says the
people are Observing the sanitary laws
better now than ever before.
a Waco LADY who has visited the
holy Land, viii talk on that subject
for the benefit of the directors fund
of ST. Pauls Guild at the residence
OF Mrs. VIM. Cameron next Friday
al erLoon at o'clock Admission
twenty five cents.
"lolan.he" was rehearsed at the
Garland last night. The members
of the cast will continue one rehear-
sal each week until the opera is put
before the public again. Another
rehearsal will take place Monday
rigt at the Garland.
The sudden crisp invigora,ipg
norrher OF today, Is predicted by
many as the farwell breeze Of the win
ter, but the chronic kickeis on the
worn out Texas weather" chestnut
are discussing an uni mted amour, of
explosives against old Bofeas.
The Waco Commercial Club meets
tonight, in the committee room OF the
city hail at O'Clock. Among the
matters which will com, up for con.
sideration will be the free wagon
yard, which will be disposed Of. Sub
scribers to the wagon yard fund arc
considered members OF the club, un.
I'll otherwise determined. A large
attendance is urgently desired
Captain and Mrs Freeland, the new
officers in command of the Salvation
army at Waco, announce that On
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights Major George Su|ly and wife,
and Adjutant Thomas and wife, VIII
be with them and conduct series Of
meetings at the hall on North Fourth
street. Major Sully is the divisional
leader of the Salvation Army in Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Texas, while Ad.
jutant Thomas has charge of the
Texas division.
Prof j. r. Conyers, Of Botqueville,
who was in town today, says great
deal Of interest is being manifested
upon the part of the farmers of his
section auent the call for 9 conven-
ton of planters and others to meet in
Waco next Saturday. They are too
busy working IN the field to talk much
about ii, however, and he does not think
there will be large attendance from
that neighborhood.
The heavy winds last night broke
the wires of the fire system IN several
places. This morning some of the
wires were grounded, which caused
the bell in the city hall tower to re-
peat itself at intervals. All repairs
have been made and the system is as
complete as ever.
Mr.. George Funkhousry, of Gold,
stein d Migel's dry goods store, had
thu misfortune 10 lose his fine bay
horse. which died yesterday at Win
fry & Hill stable.
Farmers are busily engaged break
ing ground and planting corn a,
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe W. Taylor will
have the sympathy OF the entire com
munity in the loss they have sustained
in the death Of their little son. lie
WAS an unusually bright boy,