Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-16

Damage SUITS GROWING out OF sire

damage Suits Growing out OF n Street
Car Collision.
Galveston, Texas. January 1.-THE troll.
ley car collision OF two Sundays ago. In
which several persons were more or less
hurt. two OF them quite seriously, has
resulted. as was expected. In damage
suits ngalnst the street railway COM
plny, amounting to n considerable sum IN
the aggreEate. Rudolph :. Oppenhcimcr.
who filed suit today, prnys Judgment
for $500 damages TO himself, $500 for
actual damages To his wife and 5000 ex-
and w0nton negligence OF defendant and
Its agents.
SUIT ON TRADE MARK,
George Il. Smith sues u. r. Fischer. C.
II, Marschner and Jules Roinach, Of Gal.
weston county. IN the district court, for
$500 actual damages and $500 exemplary
damages. alleging that defendants had
been doing business undor the name OF
tho Texas BottlluR Works; that plaintiff
made IL beverage from the waters OF High
Island Springs, known as 'sassafrass
Beer:" that tho bottles In which same
was sold bore labels with tho words "Sas-
Enfrass Beer" "Sassafrnss for tho Blood"
phosphate for the Nerves" Galveston.
Texas" and High Island Mineral Wa
tcr;" that the defendants manufactured
and placed upon tho market beverage
similar IN taste. but OF inferior quality,
IN similar bottles and benrlng labels bear
inp the words 'Sas safrass Beer" Gal
weston. Texas" aud High Lands Mineral
water" printed thereon In the same gen
cral form as PLAINTIFFS labels. Plaintiff
snys that by renson Of this unlawful com
petition he has sustained damages in the
sam mentioned.
sToCKHoLDERs' MEETING.
Tho annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the First National bank OF Galveston
was held today and tho old board nf al.
rcutors reelected ma follows; julius
/ Rungc, NJ. Laskcr, Reymsrshoner'
/ Chan. Fowler. Robert Borncielh W. N.
I stowe and Leon Blum. The directors WIN
/ meet January a TO elect officers.
I LOOKING AFTER GRAIN.
j. w. Maxwell. general superintendent
! OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail-
way: J. c. Gregory. superintendent of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson. an1
w, II. Grosecloae. assistant general
I freight agent OF the Katy, were here 70
duy looking after matters connected WIN
the handling OF grain through this port
INSTALLATION AND BANQUET.
Olenndcr lodge, Knights OF Pythias, In
stalled officers tonight and afterwards
hanquetted them and a number OF friends
a number of felecltous speeches wer'
made and quite pleasant evening wa
spent
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
]. II, Gibbs OF Houston and W. II. Club
. Of Huntsville were In the city today,
Licensed TO wed. Harry q. Jones ant
Miss Margaret Il. McCluskty. Noah II
I Talton and Mas Ada Osborne.
]. G. Gregory, SUPERINTENDENT OF the Cal
weston, Houston ind Henderson railway
was IN the city last evening
John Homrlghaur and his niece, MIS-
l.. S. Zimmerman Of Nnverly, Iowa, ar
tho quests Of Mr.. chris Homrighaus.
The annual meeting for the election o
officers OF the Society for the AID o
uomeleps Children WIN be held at tn
home on Tuesday January "a
DR.. John ii. Bowers and daughter Mrs
W. l.. Adkins OF Columbus, TcSas, are u
tho city, the guests OF Judge w. J. Jones
Dr. Bowers IL u veteran OF san Jhcln'o
The public installation Of officers. onter
tainmcnt and hop. 10 DO rendered ny IN
combined councils of the Order of Chose
FrlendR viii take place on Saturday nek'
at Turner hail,