Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-06
BRASS BUTTONS GALORE,
FORT WORTH WILL belong no
THE coPpERs TODAY.
'h' First Annual Convention of the
'o''ee Chiefs and city Marshais of
Texas convenes ut the city HAN
This Morning.

The coppers are here. and Fort wor,h
,ooks IKE the Ideal Fourth Of July dar.
Key listening to an apostrophe to oola
H'oIy' They came In yesterday, last
hisht and the morning trains will bring
me bulk OF them that will attend
lhey VIII be here from all over Texas
from I'll Paso's sun-klssed sands 10
Ola Bowie, Just now rocked by the
thunders OF the greatest war on the
ilquor traffic known in its history; from
lasmlne-scented Houston to busting.
busy sherman. The Panhandle will he
represented, TOO Jim Maddox and
Charley Matkln will have their hands
run, but If their guests are not enter
talned, and we'll, too. It will be the
Hrst thing they ever attempted and
me convention will be called to order
~ the president, jolly Jim Arnold. VINO
holds down crime I'm this clty's neigh-
por town, known to those who have
heard OF II as Dallas. He won't handle
them IN exactly the same manner AS
LeNow and Parkhurst have treated
poIlce, but VIII be Just as effective In
nus dealings. Chief Arnold was one OF
the nrst TO arrive yesterday afternoon.
ne re put on his seyerest look and gave
our Jim straight tip as TO how he
Woulu SIT down on him II he didn't be-
nave himself II is hardly NECESSARY
10 add that he hasn't Sat yet.
The Police Chiefs and City Nlarshals'
Association Of Texas was formed last
iall at Dallas. Jlms Maddox and Ar
mold were its organizers. The object is
TO bring the police service OF the state
INTO closer communion, TO meet annual
~ ana CLEAN from others different
methods and general Information re-
sardlng the business OF keeping the
public as 1t should be. One great OBJ
ject with Its members Is TO establish n
metropolitan system throughout the
state and make It's very name a holy
terror TO evil doors all over the union.
They have selected the best town In
the state in which TO launch the newly.
born terror on Its career, and every
circumstance attending It's grand I'm.
cious.
The "coppers" will be billed" TO
order at 10 o'clock this morning, ana,
not being Ike politlcians-full of words
Will proceed at once to the volume OF
business before them. II Is not pruba-
Bile that they will get through lhelr
work today, Every possible arrange
Hl'Ht mas ueel IlaQe 10 entertain tntm
even minstrel troupe was brought
70 town-and IL their opinion Of Fort
Worth is not fiattering IN the extreme
II VIII not be anyone's fault A hand.
some badge for each has been prepared,
and when an arrival has registered he
straightway dons his Insignia.
They are peaceGbly disposed, and
VIII neither stop fight nor join in one.
They are fortunate in having Fort
Worth for u birthplace. while, on her
part, she couldn't have more legitimate
offspring.
Those who had registered up TO mid
night were.
Sam j, Wood, Hillsboro: J. c. Cate.
Mineola; NJ. c. Kahn, police clerk, Dal-
las; c. A. Damon Burgess Gun COM
pany, Buffalo, N. y; l.. T. owens. IN
catur J. J. Clinton. Abilene; J. l..
Shanklin. Paris; Braz. Blggerstaff and
j, c. Arnold. Dallas.