Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-12
STORIES OF THE STREET.
THE eAzETrE REPORTERS
AND HEARD YESTERDAY.
omming Convention of the II.
--A BiE Rabbit Hunt--How a
y PAID an A.iestion Bst--Arosna
Hotel oorridor.-

,iNiHstoi corridors-
IN Martin, of Paris, Tenn. told
porter tho following last night;
,nrse. you know what heated
i.if 5atoriai campaign we had. Even
~ ~ were arrayed on opposite
,and yelled themselves hosrse for
Nffavorite--Evans or Turney. OF
the wagers on the election wero
ASH kinds. This is one that came
ltiimy observation; A young man
,l.iis, as loyal q Democrat as ever
d for the election OF Pete Turney.
sweetheart. She is very low
III nd pretty, but that Is immaterial
IN q point. This young man bet his
q, n kiss Turney would be elected.
kcepted on these terms, and they
LILY waited for the battle OF tho
Iili1. Election day came-after that
,}ileeks of anxious suspense. The
tf'ille American boldly claimed the
.H n of Turncy, and the young man
~ for his kiss. When that after
Iif Banner reached Paris. Evans
( bought TO be the next governor
he gallant lover went to return
ate had obtained under false pre-
lff. II has been this way ever
slF Between the settlement OF the
OF both there Is regular SYM
ifh OF osculatarla. and l Wish
fsl that symposium. too"
tt
f1s Is good one on those knights
NtfdfTga tuIltRh
preclated By the legal fraternity
ftrt Worth, r. W. Dltty, n promi-
inwyer and formerly newspaper
Iftbf Lamar Mo-, IL responsible for
fti liction: several years ago In one
M counties to the north OF mine.
i3h, there was a circuit Judge who
II Known all over his district for his
tNi eccentrlcities. don't know
Ii thc Judge was reared, but, like
5et. he could say. Water. water
iiFhcre. but not q drop 10 drink
q there was some OF that dark
j liauid said 10 come from Brock
y Land. these would be his feel
li llways The cOmmnnwellth's at
III was as madly I'm love with
X " as was tho Judge. one day
ss trial OF a case the attorney
ia the Judge and was fined $50
iF'ntempt OF court. He refused to
lite fine and the Judge ordered the
X n to carry him TO Jaii. There was
/. Angular Jail--only place whore
/. ers could be kept temporarily,
a guard over them. The Judge
lNhe attorney had jug OF liquor
VI en them and had II hidden In a
N OF bushes a short distance from
HpurthouBe. on the promise OF
d him a drink tho lawyer per-
'IiA the officer TO call By the jug,
fN was uaken along to help while
M the time. II was not long be-
he Judge adjourned court TO take
h himself. OF course. he didn't
Ae, but.-knew where II was. He
3Mord TO the lawyer 90 send IT
ty The reply camc back; Go 10
have the jug and ain monarch
',E survey Repeated messages
li.his honor could not shake his
fninatlon. and the Judge hnally, In
!, TO his unglAked thirst. ordered
g'trk to remit the ine In order that
" Isl might be obtained
fnld the news everywhere. "price's
4 Baking Powder Is absolutely
0Snps have been less numerous
VII Fore Worth recently than II
time ago, This ia the season OF
lhlenr when these iliuorant gentry
Dem to warmer olimea. many or
'golng to Mexico. and even 20 far
Il NC Central America, to return
Vi April. Some few trampa were
fered during the recent cold
Ter around tho depot OCCASIONAL
,ly would be found very cnmfurta-
heconced IN an empty box car.
Z sometlmes make a fireplace Of
In car and build firo by which
up. Seven tramps were found in
tip In car the other night, and
ia To be very well contcnted to
y even that protection from fhc
tg breath OF the norther. Some
tsc men are really not trnmps at
~ they are railroads men and la
n who have lost their jobs Ia
N ern states, and who would be
= 10 get work to do. TO the tramp
llnd OF weather an arrest means a
II hardship, for. besides his great
ftiy for work. very few OF them
4 fhcrwise than very thin!y clad,
b be sent 10 work out their fines
~ county roads Is tough, to their
ing the Worth arrivals are: j. S,
y fato. Grenada, Miss: II. c. Brown,
Isl j. L. Burtin, San Angelo. Tex
Nl fioeny. Jr,, Abilene; IL. ID. Robert
y. Louis; r. c, Humphries. Bol-
fNex.; G, A. Trowbridge. Omaha;
Y Wit, Mineral Wells, c. H. Smith,
.Nouls; Il. II Williams, Greensboro.
in George Vaughn, Bnlllnger, Tex.
Nv Grady, New York; II. L. White
IN go: X. p. Miller Austin; l.. NJ
X. fson, San Antonio, and Asher G.
i4E, Utah.
state convention OF the II. p, A.
70 held In Fort Worth, beginning
.le l1th OF April. As this Will he
Z. fst convention the travelling men
lSxas have ever held In this city.
n manifestly important TINT the
as give them every consideration
Die. II Is believed there will be
1isltors In the city. The national
y ntlon OF the II. p. a. VIII be held
r Antonio this summer, and this
sas awakened an unusual intereat
state convention. The local most
Il 4ready gone to work. ana 1t Is ex-
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