El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-03
Neighb0r-
hood Notes.
Texas.

| ISA0S.
The epidemic of grip which has
caused SO much sickness in Denison for
como time, Is somewhat lighter, and
the disease is gradually disappearing.
| Cases which we're taken for treatment
| in time have not been severe.
81. P. McKevitt, a compositor on the
Morning Register. has been appointed
to position in the government
leave for the capital in q few days. At
a recent civil service examination he
made an excellent record.-Ft. Worth
Register.
Banks, as we'll as everything else,
in Texas, appear to pan out all right.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared q final dividend of So Is per
cent in favor of the creditors OF the
City National bank of Gainesville, Tex,
making in all 100 per cent and interest
in full on claims proved amounting to
S12, I'LL ,96.-Denison Herald.
An unknown white man. seemingly
about IS years of age, while walking
on the railroad track, in Eddy, Texas
was struck and killed by Katy locomo-
tive No. 217, Frank Harbke engineer,
and w. p. Williams conductor. The
man was about five feet, eight inches
in height, his hair red, very poorly
clad, and his toes showed through his
shoes.
City Engineer Miller, Secretary
BauRh, Assessor and Collector White
and Aldermen Heinze, Tuffly, .Aubertin,
Bennett and Rosental left for New Or
leans last night TO inspect the asphalt
pavement being laid there by the
which company has bid before the
council for paving Main street. The
delegation expects to return to Hous-
ton Sunday.-Houston Post.
Last Tuesday night was a cold one
in Fort Worth, says the Mail-Tele-
gram, the coolest known for many
years. the weather bureau reporting
that the mercury was down Wednes-
day morning to IL degrees above zero.
There was undoubtedly some suffering
among the pOor of the city but no cases
quarter but this was no doubt owing
to the fact that the missions have
looked out for the needy. The iudica-
tions are that it will be warmer to-
morrow.
A motorman on the Hyde Park line
of the Austin Rapid Transit railway
did not collect fare from one of his pas
senRers yesterday afternoon but the
drubbing he gave the fellow caused
u1m "OF0 6aGl5I6CtIOQ GQ8Q Inc uV6- |
cent piece. The passenger refused to
pay his fare aud when the motorman
insisted on the collection he was ten
dered an invitation to get off the car
and fight it out. This the motorman |
did, as will be testified to by the other
passengers on the car.-Austin Tri-
bune.
Worries P. Brown, who was chairman |
of the meeting at which the Fair as
ISOLATION was organized, states that on |
account of the change in mount be In |
the office OF secretary of state that the |
issuance and receipt of the charter for |
that organization has deem delayed.
but that he expects the charter to ar
rive during the present week and as
soon as he receives it he will call the /
new directory together TO organize the
board aud elect the officers of the or
ganization, after which it will COM
mence its work San Antonio Ex-
press.
A case OF pure, unadulterated high
way robbery occurred in broad day |
light on Blum street yesterday after
noon. Mexican candy vendor had
his stand sitting on the sidewalk, when
q negro man approached and priced |
the stuff. While talking with the |
Mexican he suddenly snatched three |
cakes of pecan candy and ran. The |
Mexican followed him into q nearby |
resort where he ran and attempted to |
get his pay. Instead of giving him Is
cents the negro came out of the place |
with buggy whip and gave him -
thump over the head with the butt end |
of it. repeating the operation several |
times pntil the descendant of Santa |
Anna was compelled to beat q retreat
with badly cut and bleeding Uranium.
San Antonio Light.
r. p. Simmons of Rockdale, q |