Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-19
DALLAS DAILY NEWS BUDGET.
THE snsrERIous srAp,lAS OFF Fop
THE EAST.
A Farmer Dropped Dcad--Rohbers In
the suburbs--The Trades Amembiy,
the spirituaIists, Etc.


ster. who is In the city hospital under
treatment FOR dementia with which he
was attacked at childress. TeS., start
ed fer home In Washington, d. c., to-
day under care OF relatives and
friends The young man has ample
means and Is weil known in social cir
Giles from Boston to Washington.
The commissioners court next Mon
day Will elect county physician. a jail
physician, a janitor and an elevator
boy for the courthouse.
The home OF j. a. Seward. on
Twelfth street. in Oak Clln, caught
fire this morning and was totally de-
stroyed.
The house was valued at about $500,
partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Collier. farmer. living ave
miles in the country. on his way home
last night was held up by unknown
parties ON Meridian road. Just beyond
OAK CHI. and robbed OF his purse and
it's contents. BIr. Collier returned to
Dallas ana informed snerln CaDeli,
but as II was late in the night ana
very DARK wnen II happened, ne could
give no authenticate description OF the
hignwaymen. and no clue as 10 their
identity has as yet been obtained.
MISS Ellen Beach Yaw was taken
from her sick bed, to which she has
been steadily confined Tor the past
three days, and started ON her "trip to
Galveston toulghr Miss Xuw Will sing
In Galveston tomorrow night. She re-
quested the correspondent to state for
her that she Is unoer many obligations
to The Gazette FOR the tair treatment
she has received through its columns
on All OCCASIONS.
FRANK Sreennn, a farmer living near
Relnhart, came 10 Dallas yesterday to
do some trading. This morning he was
taken with an attack OF heart disease
and died ut 1880 a. IN. ut Thomas
Daley's, corner OF Preston and Main
streets. Ills body was taken In charge
by Undertaken Lingi,e. Ills remains
We're removed to Relnhart this even
ing.
The Dallas trades council met In
semi-monthly session this morning At
~ O'clock Ut Labor hail. There was
good attendance and much interest
was manifested.
The Dallas members OF the Texas
Splrltunlistic association met in their
nan. NO. J22 elm street, this afternoon
ut O'Clock. What is Splritualism"
was the topic of discussion, which
proved to be an interesting subject.
large attendance was present
The Oak Clim city council held It's
regular semi-monthly meeting last
night.
S. a. Erwin, presiding officer of the
special election of an alderman IN
place OF a, j. Brown, resigned, re-
ported that j. V. Spcor had been duly
elected Mr.. Speer was qualified and
ne proceeded TO exercise all the rights
ana functions of an alderman
petition was read from the Securl-
" Mortgage and Trust company. ask
ing that the penalty for delinquent
taxes be RENTED. Granted.
The Oak CllT Water Supply COM
pany offered to supply the white
schools with water at ; cents per can.
TIA FOR each quarter OF the term.
Mr. Dorman moved to allow $50 per
year TO the company to supply the
SCHOOLS with water. Adopted
MISS Daisy Cumming asked for n du-
pllchtc warrant be issued for one she
hau lost The warrant was ordered is
sued, TO be marked duplicate.
Irot. L. q. Halyburton, superlnten-
uent OF me public schools. read his
monthly report. showing a total on.
follment OF i32 white children nnd .,
eol2red children, Total attendance
white 3iS, colored II. PERCENTAGE Of
tardlness l ~. There had been falling
on "a attendance on account OF a dim.
theria scare, but no child in oak Cllfr
nhd contracted that disease. PROF
huiypurton recommended that n WORK
On hygiene and the use OF stlmulants
ana narcotics to be adopted as n teyt
book In the schools Adopted,
me water committee reported that
me foundation for the standpIne nas
ABOUT finished, that the standpipe hna
m nrrived and would be delivered next
49, uay' nhd that the G-lnch water
next meeting OF the counn '"s
me question of calling a special mat
ing OF The count to pass on the hno
LOT material delivered was discussed
mn II was decided to leave the rcsnon-
s ~, with the water committee and
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