Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-07
ISLAND CITY ITEMS
MIDSUMMER EXCURSIONS INAuGu-
RATED ny SANTA FE.
Cheap Rates Put on From All Points
Poi-oned by Eating Diseased
si-nt--f ". C. a. GctinE
Ready to nuiid-Notc-.

Galveston. Texas. July 5.--The car.
Colorado and Santa Fe. which is always
In the swim when the pleasure and cola
fort OF the public is concerned. VIII on
the ltth OF this month inaugurate u new
departure. On that date they viii COM
mence series Of excursions from all
points on their system TO Galveston. The
maximum rate from Gainesville and all
other distant points for the round trip
Will be s.. nom Purcell It Viii be s. and
from Ardmore Sc. The fare OF s. Will prs.
vail from Dallas. Paris, Fort Worth,
Waco and far down as Crawford, In
McLennan county Below that point IT
VIII be l cent mile down to Brennan,
and from there i VIII be D,7o, one fare.
ana one fare on down from points below.
SEEKING A LOCATION.
The committee charged with the duty
OF selecting site for the erection OF a
Young Mems Christian association build
Ing are experiencing some difficulty In
finding proper location. bnt II Is cV-
pected such a site viii be decided upon
Mlthin the next ten days. The late Henry
Rosenberg left a bequest OF sd5,OOo Tor
such purpose and the executors OF the
estate expect that the afais OF the es-
tate will be IN such shape that the be.
so, aud a suitable site has been decided
upon, the erection OF the building Will
begin at once.
POISONED BY DISEASED MEAT.
Yesterday the family OF George Wilson.
a carpenter residing at 7ls Seventeenth
street, were severely poisoned by eating
diseased meat. MIR. Wilson purchased
some beef Tuesday evening from mar.
ket on the corner OF Sixteenth and Win
ME streets. which was served for break
last yesterday morning. shortly after
ting the meat Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
and their children We're attacked with
violent vomiting spells Or. j. II. wilkins
was hastily summoned and applied tho
necessary remedies and the family were
| soon relieved and out Of danger DR., Wal
| lins made report of the occurrence
to the board OF health and the matter
was referred to DIR. Fred J. Burkey, In
speetor OF meats, etc who submitted a
NAL having supplemental when killed.
which Is not easily observable.
LOCAL DOTS.
Police Sergeant Lee Riley. who has
been ~ for several month";. viii as
sumo charge OF his ofnee on the 10TH
being much improved In health
The case OF c, II. Netueton. charged
with embezzllng money while manaEcr
OF the Hennessey Hardware company.
has been set for trial next Monday,
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
bath house covered with huge signs set
ting forth the advantages Of that road.
The criminal court will commence the
trial OF eases next Monday. The grand
jury has not as yet returned any new
indictments and the docket Will prob
ably be a very light one.
Mrs Anna Dirks, wife OF ]. J, Dirks
formerly OF Galveston, died at the resi-
dence Of L. " carothers. 7oi South
Third street, Waco. at $3.50 p. M, July 3
after lingering illness OF several
months.
The race between schmidts Razzle
Dazzle and Bodlns Sleepy Tom L. tt
take place on the 10th. Sleepy Tom
won the course and the race Will BE-
run west The race Is for 500 side
and considerable outside money has beer
posted.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Noah Allen. general solicitor o.
the Gulf and Interstate road. Is Ia th'
city.
A. T. Drew, assistant general freigh
agent OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
with headquarters at st, Louis. was II
the city today on business connected
with his line,
Colonel r. NJ. Campbell, general man
ager OF the Information and Grea
Northern, came down from Palestine
today and Is looking over the railway
situation.