The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17

to u w. Wallace and Mrs. Lsrvinla
Evans.
Ell Sharp was ined S25 in the city
court this morning for aggravated
assault and battery.
Mayor Pro Ten Payne presided in
the city court this morning. in the alb
sence of Mayor O. &. McCulloch.
AT the Synagogue, this evening,
Rev. DR., Meyers will preach at S
o'clock. Subject: jacob Blessing
his Children
Frank Mcdonald plead guilty to
charge Of gaming IN Justice j. I.
Harnson's court today, and was fined
$40 aud costs.
Grace Elser division uniform rank
kuhgh,s OF PylnIa, wlil mseo toLlght
in Castle hall al s O'Clock. a mum
Der Of officers will be installed.
The county commissioners court
has awarded the contact Tor the jail
aud county medical and surgical pfac
tice 10 DR.. Chas, A. Driess, of Waco
A small cottage on South Seventh
street occupied By j Daaiel and fam
lily, was destroyed by fire last night
There WAS no insurance on the bu,ld
ing.
About one dozen couples of Waco's
society people rendered e delightful
surprise party at the residence OF Mr..
L. +. Jones on Austin avenue last
night
The pay car for the Waco and
Northwestern railway Left this morning
for points along tne line. 1t was III
charge of Auditor Dugelby AID Cen
eral Manager p. A German.
The express service on the Waco
and Northwestern railway will be
conducted by Wells, Fargo company,
subject to contract between the
company and Receiver Abel.
County Superintendent w. S. Fer.
gusoa aud Prof. j. T. OVERLY are
conducting on examination of appli-
oants for county teachers certificates
in the court house today. Four ap
plicants are being examined. They
are applying for first grade ceruf
Gates.
At the Y. NJ. G. A. entertainment
last night, one of the stove pipes fell
among the people in the densely
crowded hall, and caused quite an
excitement for few minutes amid a
black cloud of smoke and SCOT. Mat
tiers were iighted in few minutes
and no one was hurt.
Among the officials in the spacisI
car of the st. Louis Southwestern
railway, which passed through Waco
yesterday, was General Manager W.
B. Dodridge, woo expressed himself
as well pleased with the numerous i'm
provements that have taken place In
the olty within tn past few months.
A civil engineer of Waco, com
menting on the Brazos Navigation
question, remarked that if Texas re.
ceived the favors from the United
States government thac many north
ern and eastern states receive, there
would be no difficulty in securing
handsome appropriation tor carrying
On the glganuo enterprise.
Those knowing themselves to be in.
debted to The News will confer
favor if they will call at the Office and
settle. TIE circulator who attends to
the collections for subscriptions is,
and has been, sick Tor several days,
and for that reason has failed to call.
The amounts to the individual are
small but the aggregate is considerable,
and is needed. Please call and settle.
Second Vice President Thomas G.
l'urdy, General Superintendent A. A.
Allen, Division Superintendent j. W.
Maxwell and Tralnmaster j. Gaven,
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
passed through Waco today in the
private car of Vice President purdy,
attached to the northbound KATY.
and we're in the city twenty minutes.
They were returning from Houston,
where they went to nod a business
conference with President j. Waldo
and General Passenger Agent Faux
ner on matters pertaining TO the road
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