The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02
EARLY DAYS IN TEXAS
Hoa. Phillip uadAey tatertaias LARGE
AstieRte in Interesting hsaner.

qua visitors yesterday afternoon. The
lecture of Hon. Phillip Lindsey of
Dallas was none the less interesting
because of the fact that he is con
sidered a home product Mr.. l.inds-
ley spoke just one hour aud from
beginning to end the keenest interest
| was displayed by the audience. His
subject was Growing Up With the
| Country" and his lecture was con
. hned principally TO events and Incl.
dents in the early history of Texas
The first part of the lecture was his
torical in its nature Briefly and
! concisely the speaker followed the
wonderful development of the state
from the early days of colonization
to the present time. Coming down
to more recent times MI Lindsley
said he came to Texas in 1875 and
located in Dallas. He said that in
those days Dallas was town of
about 5000 inhabitants, while to-
day 1t Is magnificent city of more
|
in the early history of Dallas he gave
| some of his experiences as a strug-
| cling young attorney. He said his
| first case was one in which he was
| the plaintiff and the city of Dallas
| the defendant. The council had pass
ed an ordinance requiring lawyers to
| pay an annual occupation tax of So.
% YNnI1 tax
then instituted proceedings against
| the city to recover the amount. When
| the case was tried a verdict was
awarded in his favor He said that
in his first and last criminal case his
| client was young man against
whom a complaint of robbery had
been filed. In 1875 and 1876 it was
ately following the adjournment of
a term of court. The last day of
court had arrived and his client was
demanding a trial. 1t was decided
to have the trial at night, and while
it was in progress arrangements for
, the banquet were being made The
young man was convicted and after
sentence had been passed on him he
was permitted to sit at the fiesta
board with the lawyers and cour
officials He responded to the toast
THE Jury" and while he praised
juries in general in the highest OF
terms he said the jurors who had
convicted him were the biggest set of
rascalS on earth.
In describing the ruling style of
architecture in the early days of Dal-
las the speaker said most all of the
houses were modest frame structures.
In 1875 the residence of a German
was destroyed by fire He had the
house insured for $4,000. The in
surance company investigated the
matter and found that a better house
| than the one burned could be built
for $4,000. The company had the
house built and thus the matter was
settled. Later a life insurance agent
approached the German with refer
ence to taking out policy for $4,000
on his life He declined to have a
policy written, saying that If he died
the company would give his wife
better husband than he was for So
! GOO.
4 large and appreciatiye audience
| heard Mir Liudslyy's lecture s
Ilarge number of WaNahachje lawyers
were present and Mi IIudsloy's bar
"reminiscences were especially inter
c-Hug to Them The speaker r,'.
,reuyy 'o Hon. OI'u Nclboru. for
urrlv congressman from thia district
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/ familiar characters ut rhe bar in tho
IsarIt history pl Dallas we're Judge
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I lLugas smith
ilou T. g. Middleton ot this ,ity
who was ln tbo audience. heard Mt
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