The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-26
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opera house free. The performers
are veil prepared, and have given
up much valuable time for this per.
Torrance. The play is worth your
money, and should have your
presence. Your chance ls to get
seat early. The box sheet is at
Goggan's music house.
The Waco Trading company has
the most artistic furniture store in
Waco, and the best goods for the
the money in Texas, aud is the only
place which can furnish your home
from kitchen to parlor. Cheap for
cash or easy payments.
j. w. R.GeINs, Prop.
LETTER NO. 2, SAME DATE.
Editor NEws-We hear it said
from day to day that the county
Officer are not responsible for
gam bling in Waco. Then it is said
the city officers are not responsible.
Now, with this "hide and seek
game" will you kindly tell us what
state Waco is in? and whether or
not the mayor and city marshal or
sheriff and county attorney are the
ones to break up this gambling
thievery? Why is it the compare
lively harmless crap shooter gets
the law applied to HIM when these
fine haired, well-drt ssed, high.
toned gamblers ply their vocation
with impunity2
Talk is cheap, but l will be one
Of six men to visit one of these
places to see what is done and who
does the gambling. l was hunting
man on the street one night after
10 o'clock with policeman, and
when he came to a gambling den
up stairs" the policeman said h.
was not allowed up there. If not,
why not? l saw other men going
up stairs. We are down on
gambling! We think the people of
Waco have submitted to this
open violation of law long enough,
and am of the opinion that it will
never be prosecuted under the pres
ent administration. said this two
years ago, say the same now.
TIE Waco Trading Company
furnishes more homes, from kitchen
to parlor, than any house in Texas,
and on the most liberal payments.
]. w. RIGGINs, Proprietor.
LETTBR g. HUMBUGs-sAME DATE.
EDITOR News: When will PEG.
pie stop giving up money to these
humbugs and frauds? When a man
claims TO have marvellous or super.
human power to do wonderful and
marvellous things, YOU MAY SET
THAT FELLOW DOWN AS A HUMBUG
AND FRAUD. If the fellow had
what he claims he would not have
to 60 around the country proclaim.
irg h 8 wonders; the people would
flock to him.
GA proposition which proves too
much PROVES NOTHING" is truism.
If the doctors of Waco do their
duty to the public, they would
prove this fraud to the people. Do
rot find FAULT with the newspapers
because they do not expose the
fraud.
Beware of frauds and humb1gs,
which all run upon the idea that
fool and his money soon part.
They are hunting your sort.
See The Waco Trading Compa.
ny's nice store. Trade in every
thing. j. w. RIGGINs,
Proprietor.
LETTER NO. 4,-CoTToN PALACE.
EDlToR News: Do you notice
how many thirg are taking the
name of Cotton Palace? We have
Cotton Palace" base ball teams,
a "Cotton Palace Store" "Cotton
Palace Ladies' Reception" "Cot-
ton Palace Club" "Cotton Palace
Dinners" Cotton Palace Cigars.
One gentleman in Waco, we are
told, telegraphed Washington City
last week to have the trade mark
"Cotton Palace Cigar" registered.
But there will be but ONE CoTToN
PALACE, in the one Cotton PLACE
Ci'y-Wacc, Texas, and but one
Waco Trading Company to furnish
your rome from kitchen to pa'lor.