Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-16
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Fort Worth has thirty-eight salaried
fiiremen.
Fifty-four prisoners, fUrty-nine male
and five female, are confined in the
Tarrant county jail. Three Of the wo-
men are insane patients.
Hose wagon No. Is in the shops
for overhaulinE and re-painting. It
has been run six years without repairs.
The next ball game In Fort Worth
will be called week from tomorrow,
when Shreveport will begin a series
Of three games with the home team.
Prospects were nattering for serious
disturbance between two prominent
citizens on Main street last evening,
but white-wlnged peace finally cast
the shadow " her wings over the scene
and spoiled this item.
C. NJ. Dunn has been transferred
with Mall Route Agent Biblet, the
latter going to Cleburne to take a run.
Mr.. Dunn's run will be from Fort
Worth to lei Paso. He takes his first
trip this morning.
"Those shoes will not be red very
long" remarked business man to
Gazette circulation missionary who was
crossing the street in the mud. Il don't
care" was the ready reply, the Ga
zette will be read as long as people can
see"
Jack Mcdonald, better known as
"Blacls Jack" bar Keeper for Ridge
ways Third ward saloon. was arrested
yesterday on the charge of assault,
pistol case and drunk, He had pulled
"A revolver on negro, and as there are
already several cases against him on
the dockets his case is not admissible
to bail. His trial comes up Monday.
An adopted child OF Mrs. Nelson, aged
three months. died yesterday and was
buried by the city 1t was adopted
from the woman's Home.
Matters were comparatively quiet in
police circles yesterday, only one or
two arrests having been made during
the entire day.
Excitement over the European con-
test ran high last night, large crowd
filling the Gazette business office and
walks out side during the count. Every
thing passed of quiet and orderly.
A Main street merchant left hun
dred Gazette coupons lying on his coun-
ter unguarded for a few moments yes
to-day and when he turned to gather
them in come fellow without the fear
of God in his heart had saved him the
trouble. Therefore the merchant was
righteously indignant.
Two wagons were struck by electric
cars at the crossing OF Main and First
Yesterday. one OF them being sadly
denorallzed thereby. Nobody hurt.
sheriff Euless went to Sherman yes
terday for Perry Thornnill who is said
to be n forgor. He IN wanted in Fort
| Worth.
A man from Arlington yesterday said
the crowd did not materialize at the
prohibition barbecue. and that tine city
had roast beef TO sell.
A party Of young people was enter
| tanned Friday night by Mrs. Hail at
/ her home In Polytechnic Heights. as a
/ compliment to her guest, MISS fanhle
/ Tanney. OF sherman.
san Antonio is catching all the con-
/ ventlons for 1895. The Homeopathic, IN
| session here this week. adjourned 70
meet there Juno II and II, 1886
The new court house grounds were
| undergoing n cleaning process yester-
= dsv. The question Of public dedica-
! lion OF the now temple OF justice now
| arises. IL has been suggested that II
would he patriotic way to spend me
| Fourth OF July. as the moving VIII DC
done by that time
Tbree men were riding on dray yes
terdny holding vertical iron boiler ~
position. In crossing street car rack ,o.
The top OF the boiler touched the foney
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