The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14
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AND WAS SHOWN AN al ).
CONGRESS AVENUE ~
There Are Still a Few "a,
Houston, Notwithstandi,, s'.'
Orders Against Their Pr... 'ns''

Some days ago Chief 4
OF the police department ss.- o'S]
roll call one afternoon thai 4 ~ a'i
officers on whose beats "m,a i, "
we're found to be operating ullf
lay on in the FIRST case ~. "vuA
missed from the service for ,n VI
fcnsc. ~ Nses,
IN spite of the vigilance whit.
has created among members /, \
department, 1t occasionallr bss. y
CRATER gets in his wort sp9
recting stranger. There Wa = =
tcrday to he tempered to ~
was shorn on Congress sysns. aal
fact did not save the lamb
Mr. Smith Horton OF pr..
came to Houston night hefos.
the purpose Of disposing Of fov,r
iand which he owns at GIans..' ~
the oil strike in Texas he exnan,',
a ready market for this lana N
tonk apartments at the Tremout WI
tcrday morning as he s1rolled :.
fell in with a pleasant loohln,
WHO introduced himself ana :,
time impaired the Information ~,
from Tennessee. The new fou,a
arce suggested that as both II NY
strangers ia the city, Ii wouls {,
aj.t arrangement for them 10 H.,
It during their respective soiouru, ! Il
TOT.
Later in the day Mr.. Horton
bv his now friend to take ! W. . vs.
| gross ayenue and meet nres a
! man who had an office on XXI
! fare The oil business and Xxx y. v
| business 60 hand in hand AZ MAJ s
/ as Mr.. Horton had forty acres ~
! Glendale, he readily concluded ~.
incnl oil man would be 4 very M ~.
/ son for him to meet. HsFe
! They met
/ After Il short conversation II.
zen, oil man, the gentleman fran
see aud 4 third party remarked M
would finish a little game Of ..e.s2
/ poker In which they had beep N
/ ptlor to the arrival Of Mr.. Hopss.
/ tNt tue game were provided from
ccel led. recess and chips for Mr. II
I n
| friend from Tennessee. Mr Uas.
| vcly successful during the arst Ky
winning slowly but steadily. TSss
! interesting pot came up IN wheA MI
| ttlg was very lively and seyerl n
that Mr. Horton had himself pnt II
game were up. Mr. Horton Aad MI
showing and a third one buried ri. /
hest the fellow who was doing III M
rauld show was a king In sirht "A
unGtely for the gentleman from Nh;
land whore the people have "a N n
| the game was at this tuncture dse,st
be one with only the ceiling IN
In other words. unless Mr. Horr
bet Of $50 which the other ielr,f
made he would lose his ALREADY NJ
! 3bl1 interest in the pot. By this nj
Hcrion, who was some S43 TO The 4
tho. game, took tumble that ht "a
against II, and he very sensib!y yei,st
send any good money after hid m
tao building $40 poorer, but With ii I
arreS still unsOld.
In discussing the matter later Will Il
reporter and a detective Mr.. Hmts:
he had been over the world ged
/ aud that this was his first experle,as
n skin game of The kind mentibnfl
has been running an engine olAkhe HI
and St Joe railroad for some I'D, :
viii return there and resume MI
| mediately.
II Is safe to conclude, and. In I'll
Horton minated as much. that III
attempt to dispose of the forty ia
Glendale viii not result in chafak
dollar an acre for brokerage, sk
without making 4 sale.
Two complaints were made vested
Justice Malsch's court, and one Il "A
fcrdants entered plea Of EtAl
y1stanCy.