The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 68, Ed. 1, Sunday, September 1, 1878 Page: 1 of 5
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oWietlatod Preaa Dispatches
YELLOW FEVER
Xcv OtLtixi Ao TUt 51 FU I 12 0 r
Nr wcicirU detUht 48
JUw Ouiixi AofiisU 31 Tattler C J lur
cher mUt of Boltftlo Stw York din
ye trdy ofjdlow ferer
T detti list tod r laclndra SO dUMcn
uder7 yn of axe
Th fc41awtBf tWe nm ni rwtrived tills
Btomlnf 3fnrsef will learr tfcli ftfUraoon
PO TGt 40f AOJpUtSI
Pmld ft ITowftM AtaocUtlon eud ten
guodfcunet flfe male and Ate female tbrre
haBdrrd and Jft j rate and fortyeight dralbd
todftj all brttken down sreat dlttmi
Jam en A Cagc
Tweotyali apjdlratloiis for medical aid
wer made today to the Young Mens Chri
tlaaaMoclatluo and thirty for reUef The
thirty aeeklnjc relief were heads of families
atgregatlDflTO persons Aw > HtTUoiit fur re-
lief are made out on blanks siflfyinjajre
name address number la family and reftr
eocrs The MattkbriofT AH l ut Udren to
a member who Institutes Inquiry < f the refer
voces therenultof which he embrarewun < ter
the head of remarks and If satisfactory a
Hiatal ration blank of the w Orleans 1ea
iMidylMlef AsMJclatiou Is filled out signed
by the lUltlnx nteiaber and tan < tt The
blank Is then presented U the Teatiudy dejiut
curnerefalajrazlDe and Larajette streets and
sapi le jitaed The lVabwd > Iwlttrocv
Aaaneiathm feoed litnnlay ro > rnlnff wltha
Pjod supply of meat flour su ar tea ami
curnmetJLand as early as 8 JW applicants
made their ai > pearanee ami their waotsnere
supplied 1
The Telegraphers Relief Association bare
sent 10U to the sick teleifiaphent at Grenada
Saltarj Reports for the Week
Eaadlng T at rdar Koon
Washiicto Aurntt I An abstractor the
saaltary repurU recelfed during the i st eek
under the national quarantine act of New Or-
leans daring the week ending yesterday noon
shows 1304 cases of yellow fever and 333 deaths
making In all StC7 cases and HC7 deaths
At VIcksburg during the same week 116
daahs from yellow ferer making 1H3 deaths
in all 17 of which occurred during tbela t24
sours It Is estimated that about two cases of
fever have occurred to date and about one half
of these In the i > ast week ami i new cases In
the pattl hours
Dr Booth who Is In charge at Memphis re-
ports for the v eek 721 case and 311 deaths
Chattanooga August 31 J nNorris M
P left for Vlcksburg this morning arroniia >
nled by li experienced nurses
Tallow Fa Tar Aid
Detroit August SI The citizens meeting
held at th office of Mayor Langdon yeslerday
toral a funds for feter auffertra reiKirtetl
7U1 tubecribed and the committee appointed
to rpavaas the city reported that about tlno
had bee previously seat to the afflicted dis-
tricts
PHT8ICIAH8 AKD SXTEDEOHS
M
L CAMPBELL
kCRUEOX 1MD OCULIST
X Ho 3 AtttllD mxnat orer FalloQ ftor
W4CO TEXAS riiUnlj
D
K 3I JOSEPIITIIAL
Formerly of Waco and
OCULIST
Of the State Blled Atrium at Austin has i < er
oaarutly located at Mierman Texa when
he Is prepared to treat all diseases of I he ej e
jau23dwly
F
OUNTAIN JONr iL Dt
SLKGEU k HOMEOPATHIC Mil MCIA >
WACO TKXAS
TeAdarshla profeMhmal serrlces to the cltt
seas of Waco and Tlclalty Special atteutlou
ald a Obstetrics and Chronic Diseases
men No 49V Austin atenue
KksICXMO Ou Austin avenue between
Ktxhth nod Tenth streets
aug slwtf
D
U A A BEVILLE
tfcrtwSi 1 1fc TliT
Orrics > OterratLInsstore4nstluBeuue >
WACO TEXAS
performs all operations pertaining to the
Profession either Surgical OjieraUve r Me-
chanical Teeth extracted without
IMseaaeaof th mouthasiclaIty
jlylwtf
T W BLACK Ji D
rHYlCIAfm RGEOfOBSTETRICIA 1
Offrrs bis professional seirlce to the citizens
of JscLsnnan countr Kesuleuce and office
st rnacltockcrossing on > orth Jtosqne lu
miles northwent of W aco dotIow ly
ATT0BNEY8 LAKD AGENTS c
mnos C SMITH
ATTOKXEY AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC
Special attention given to collections and
l > robalt matter
OmcsOrfr John Sleeir sto e corner
f South Third street and the Plaza
maydlSn
nion boimiv
QLEEPER JONES JfcKENDALL
XTTORJIEYS AT LAW
WACO TEXAS
Tktooxk i U tle and fficl it atWrnpy t
nU u V V ipMKl sttoiUos frtveu to
bbUlBtAff of lst Dts lensiun ItUUDtf
Vt all olLrr clllmi > > UnllM > Uf
4iJTmi in3wCni
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ATTLEMAXCY fc IILAIK
ATTORMEYS AT LAW
J jiT Mwy WACO TESVS
T A Bl ir
rnrtin r piUrlr In tli Courti of Mcl n
> u Curj Ilr IXaqa Hill and tails an < l In
t tba Haprrni and tviltnl Courts
Ornc So Kait Tlaia
mylwly
VANS DAVIS
JATTOK3KY fc COC1ELOB AT LAW
l J Zrans
Ju r DaTls
I
Q orx Clark
J ll Dyer I
WACO TEXAS
XIaT In connection airaln resonjrf the
isncUcof th law la all In departiurnts
aplMiwir
jpLAllK DYEK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WACO TEXAS
rrsctlco l rnlariy In th Conrta or SIcLrn
aaa Cory l Doaqua 11111 and t alls and in
the knnrvme and federal Courts
Omcm Over Waco SUto Bank Sturgls
Sloca oomar Austin aTMia and llaxadwtf
TTjILOUHNOV McKENNEV
ATTO EV AT LAW
iiScSSeyi WACO TEXAS
rractlcc la the Courts of McLennan ami aJ
lalr ooaatles and U toe retleral Supreme
laad ApillaU Coorts at Austlu
ty Wa hara for sale ImnroTed and Unlm
A several
prorad LoU la the city of aco also
McLennan
TaJoabla tracts of Laad ta county
Laada U UiU Bosque Limestone and Madl
aoaeooatles rocnMwtf
TJENICK CASSEDAY
LAXP lOEITS
S H Bnlck Atty at taw j WACO TEX
XirX Caueday Sarreyor
Troaapt atteatlon riren to paylna taxes re
41acBPUoB of land fold for taxes and anudi
Tldlas aad aclllac lands U Central Texas
JMar to rilax A ChanbertU Bankers Waco
o r Hi Caatday an experienced anrreyor
1U flra his entire time to looUnc alter lands
iaad protaetlar them from tresspassers
a iiaTa oluBaxeiitsforwhoseacu
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VOLUME VI
Lessing Lyons Solomon Co
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Dealers in
CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES NOTIONS C
Xos 35 mid 37 Austin Avenue Waco Texas
Grand Clearng Sale of all Summer Goods
In order ti make tin mi f r the I UGKht aiu JIO T SLLECT Assortment or GKNKKL
SltULlt MH L etervITere < llu this market
rt Ijflies de > ln > ti4 of ptircbaslni HIKC INT KFKfcCTIK aad COOL SU3IMKR COS
TUMK MAIKIIIVL at a trfnihjroutlay areluTltcl to an Inspection of th uljee aled Uusof
t ui ls to the trmle
we areooVrinjr
S Hi AKi MIK1MJ SPECIAL REUCCTIOMS
InluealioTelineof mmnIi we lru t all may avail themselres of this opjortunJty and aecure
l < arx > lusfi > r tlieneit I en layi at
LESSIXO LYONS SOLOMON CO
GOOD MORNING
Yvuarertspectrully iotltrdtotUlt usdurlnjc the NEXT SI ITT I > AYS You will And n
waltio towelcomejou nlth
j > Q n > iuniM Putirff Stock of Dry floods
iess and faxcv goohs
AT COST AT COST I AT COST
IVIIIKS OEXTs AMI MI9 > ES CIIVES
nnimr Cnr rH rnluc l to KlHy Crats it pair worth Oo IMlar
LADIES LINES SUITS and CUAZK VESTSLESS THAN COST
J II E A i
CHEAP
CHEAP
Idlest Stjle Odlan ami tuffs Tit Scarfs Klbtnes Hosiery Buttons Ac Ac
3 iliA tt G 4 I N 8
In Long Cloth heetlny llllow Cotton Iri h Linen Towels I > amasks Toilet Quilts Ac
IN 1VHITE GOODS
Victoria Iawlli Bluhop Lhii U Lawni
StrljMHl ao < l rlaln Xfclosool Erobrnldrry
In Hoots and Shoes we hare the Ilent
ova STOCK OK
Mens OlottLl rigr
Is Full anil Comidrte antl will pitas yon
W kaT Btl > tWTJIINU that will jdtaseyou
MeliatelCItMSIlINO GOODS that anrashlonabla
We hue II ATS AND CAPS that an Bxronilns
Call Early and Procure Bargains
3T KEMEMHEIt THE PLACE
Waco Angus 18 l TS
A I LEVINE
C IIACITIM AVESCE
J XJiI3NTI > E3jNrra LIj
SELLS
DRY GOODS
ON BRIDGE STREET WACO
Dont Ycu Forget It
3 I will srlre morepwtd for the money than any I > ry Goods house la town A bold asser-
tion Iwt come awl see If I dont make it Rood
The attentlou of Country Merchants Is specialty called to my larffe and complete stork of
Dry Goods Hats Boots Shoes Notions Etc
E3 My riricrs will lie foniMt beyond competition aenljwtm
johk inr vnems
AGENT FOU
Improved PLANTATION MACHINERY
Gullctt Iinpivved Light Draught Gin Gin Feeder
and Condenser
Ipr > L Improved Cotton lre Fsnht Iteerinff Central Support Itoroepover Cane Mills and
Lraj > orstors Meant Knfrines of huperior VoaHtjand Low Price Coleman Corn
ami Mteat Mills blmmonshteam Welt Geared Press
BUCK EYE MOWER HAY PRESS
All Goods at Manufacturers Prices and Folly Guaranteed
JOnN VT WICKS Ho 3 Strand Galrestoii Teiaa
0 CANUTESOX Agent Waco Texas KtrSma
WACO INI 878
A Large Increase in Cotton
Production and Shipments
Statistics of Shipments and
Receipts for the Year
STATEMENT OF THE FISAN
CIAL CONDITION OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY
HeLennan County Tree From Debt
With 220000 in the Treasury
and Unprecedented Low
Hates of Taxation
PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY
OK EVERT HAND
Fmll City Dircttry of Bnslnaea
Flrrni Oivloc a Blrdi Ey Vi w
of Iniluatrla Rapraaantad
in the City of Waco
Aa AttractlTo Exhibit for Thaaa
Saoklnc Homa In the Wt
List or Churches Schoola and tha
Varloaa Societies
IJCTBODLCTOBY
Hie imture we jirr iut to our
rtaderu loilay coinprMu a retrtw
j > ect ofthe last oar3 bu < iuevi of our
city its present status the growtli
and condition of JIcLcniiau county
is highly Kratif > inj It prtsenh un
miugleil imsperily and flatterinjc
proiiecta and mu t thrill every one
with pride and grat illation
In this retrospect we hae almeil
to eschew all exaggerated and highly
colonil statement and to give with
all the accuracy attainable plain un-
varnished facts and figures Errors
nill creep into the tuot carefully
prcpand articles but we hae e > pec
ially aimed to present the utinot
freedom therefrom
In the light howet er of all facts and
figures and the information iucident
to the opportunities of newspaper-
men necessarily conversant tilth the
details of business and events wecan
claim in all honesty for our county
and city uucAampleil growth aud
prosperity the most economical ad-
ministration of finances and great
individual success JIcLennancoun
tv mar lutly claim to l > e the haulier
vn It Millli I ll III
Texas
The traiisforiuulhiU auil dramati
cal features hi < li marLs Hie aggres-
sive American ihanicter realizes a
most wonderful exemplification In
the case of this lieautiful city and
county of which e are writing Hut
few jcars hate elapsed since it
merged on the extreme frontier w 1th
1760 miles at terra incognita stretch-
ing therefrom to the shores of the
Pacific Ocean Now settlementand
civilization stretch two hundred
miles further nest and it is the cen
tre of a vast scope of country sub
jected to culture and teeming with
the ritli and varied prwliuts of the
soil Still not mauy years further
back all this at cxpane was a t lid
land hoe hills were dotted with
the wigwams of the red man whose
rivers quenched the thirt of count-
less wild beasts of forest and plain
in who c tt oods bears and panthers
lurked a land untrodden by the
Caucasian since it fir t grew cool
enough to stand upon Xow fields
of grain blush in the sun luxuriant
corn bows to the breeze intermina-
ble cotton fields spread like snow-
drifts far and t ide aud it city a city
of vast trade of chilizatiou of ele-
gance and refinement crowns the
summit of the hills otertopping the
meandering current of this lot elicit
of all Texas rivers the Safiruiihued
Urazos llanks Churihes Seminar-
ies anil thouands of lotcly homes
hate taken the place of miserable
wigwams aud prauiiughorsc gaily
caparisoned gallop lightly over iiiic
streets and roadsl > cneath whoe ma-
cadam the prints of innumerable
buffalo are liardly ct old The mu-
sic in the air has changed from the
uncouth guttural songs of the red-
man to the mu ic of the piano The
screaming of engines tho incessant
rattling of vehicles the ubiquitous
street car the whir and roar and
hum of trade arc etcrj where The
wilderness the morass the savage
teas the city the people and civili-
zation are So much for the poetic
side of the picture We present for
the use of the citizens of our city and
county and for the information of
those looking Tcxasward a detailed
statement of the condition and affairs
of McLennan county and the city of
Waco in as many salient points of
view as possible We design to make
this our second annual review a most
useful adjunct and worthy of a place
as standard authority on county and
city matters for both present use
and future reference It is a yearly
statement to our citizens anil to the
stranger a birds eje view of the bus-
iness and condition of a Texas city
We prefer to deal in figures rather
than in fancy and leave our readers
to make their own deductions
Our county and city present to
those seeking homes in the Wcat ad-
vantages of no ordinary character in
good society church and educational
pricleges in combination with those
of a material and business character
Iacreaaa In Property for tha Past
Yaj
ASHESKUKtT Of TAXABLE rBOFERTT JASCARt
1ST 1S7T
Assessed Talur or land St4SlfM9
Asses eil Talue of to n t n > l > erty I U73JU7
Assesned xalueof Similes It IE 231410
Assessed Talae of lt miles Tele
sra > h line 307
130M hones and males S47SSS
S9aSzcaUle sozret
110711 sneep 23V
1JIC1 hogs 33013
lersonal pn > ierty Including rami
Implements 49000
AssxssaxxT or taxable rRorxirrT javcabt
1st1S78
Assessed Talue of laod 2600049
Assessed Taloe of town property 1907368
Assessed valoe or S3 miles It it sllwt
Compliments of hESSIMgj kgOMS SOLQMOItf pfo
vv 58 aaxsXsmBsmaaxaaaagfi ii SBa
t iJ i VPUWai v ftT rr ir n
WACO TEXAS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11878
KO50 horses Sod moles r >
T70CAIU
18490 sheep
EiuaLou
fersonal property
XI 644
Z14SSS
44100
ltUSXO
A cunorj1 glance at the above lists
will present to TietT highly satis-
factory Increase In the mtterlalele
ments of property
In detail the assessment of land for
one > ear has advanced 160359 or
nearly 7 per cent whichjepresents
quite accurately improvements of
land in new farms that firne
Town property has advanced in
one year lS426l or 12 12 percent
which will fairly represent improve-
ments In the form of neif buildings
and other improvements
The increase in horses and mules
is 994 or 6 jier rent
Of cattle tio inerease Is 7S08 head
or 21 per cent
The greatest increase Is In sheep
having increased in one year from
11079 to 19199 or 67 fret eeiii j
The increase in nogsU also remark-
able being 731 head or over 60 per-
cent Of property personal property
shows a marvelous Increase being
from 490502 to 14 2S or nearly
200 ier cent
TaxaTsla Fr aHy aJiatttalmoraaaa
Taxable Tro rtytoUl I TV
Nomber or rolls SS
lUteorTaxatlou rj per S100
IS7SS
Taxable pn rtjloUI 4 JSH OW
Nnmberoritlls °
i
Uale of Taxation l 3 ir 100
IIT7
Taxable PriDertytoUl ilUllI
Somber or Tolls J
Kale or Taxation t 0aper 10
A comparison of the increase of
taxable property for the Ave j ears
eudingDecetuber SI 1877 i hows an
increase of 239887 for the five
comprised years an accretion of
66 23 per rent
As property is now assessed at at
least SO per cent less than La 1872
the real gain In taxable property
composedon thebaala of that year
has been 87 23 per cent
The Increase in population during
that time Is within a fraction of 100
per cent The dixTepancy between
the ratio of increase of property
and imputation is readily accounted
for by the Immigration of persons of
very moderate means
A most gratifying feature aad one
well worthy the attention of persons
seeking homes in Texas is the radi-
cal decrease in the rate of taxation
from 2 17 lr2 per luindrrd In 1872
to 1 00 In 1878 a decrease of more
than 100 per cent At the same time
during those live y earunder revis-
ion public Improvements batcbeen
made to 3 t cry large amount
lnerlaTu 4 1roprtT tiSMS 04
lorrraii pupulatloo p > 41 Jens luo
I erM to no or TaAAAiua 117
The county is entirely free from
debt the last part of its Indebted
ness having been liquidated last
week
Careful calculations give the treas
ury a surplus of 20000 on the 1st of
next January and like estimates
place the rate of taxation the ensu
ing year at 70 cents on the one hun
dred dollars
Trasla atawtasx
The following reports are official
being compiled from the books of the
Central Itailroad Company for the
Kxaminer
suirvEXTft
from Sept 1st 1S77 to Sept 1st 1J7S
Oeoeral raenbandlse farm ho
plements etc u b tMkl 113
The shipments of cotton show a
gratifj ing increase from 40000 bales
in the year 1878 to 61974 for past
current tear a gain of 11974 bales
against last year Careful cultiva
tions of present crop aud capital
waiting here for lis purchase and
trade facilities estimate the ship-
ments for 18789 atfrom tSftOOitv
70000 bales The Increased receipts
is to be attributed more to improved
modes of culture than to othercauses
aud demonstrate that the surround-
ing country is the Egypt pf fhe
TeAs cotton belt
The exports of cattle is not indica-
ted by the railroad shipments owing
to the overland drives which proba-
bly exceed the shipments by railroads
The receipts of flour exceed the
shipments by 744630 pounds mak-
ing 3723 barrels Tho purchase of
flour is owing to two causes the
scarcity of mills and the incipient
state of wheat culture The increas-
ed average in wheat this present
year will be probably lis excess of
home consumption and since It U
now being fully demonstrated that
Central Texas is a wheat growing
country the Industry will be more
and more developed
The receipts of lumber and shingles
indicate the growth and Improve-
ment of the surrounding country
with great certainty Very little of
this lumlier is used for fencing being
supplanted almost entirely by wire
6000000 feet of lumber received may
safely be placed as the amount used
in new buildings
By means of this official and Tell
bleexliibit of receipts and shipments
the intelligent reader will be able to
construct an intelligent Idea of the
country in a hundred different phases
iei
CITV INSTITUTIONS 14
Street Bail a4
The street railroad Is one of the
best evidences of permanence antl
hrlft One and a quarter miles oa
street are traversed by the Waco
Street Hallway running three cara
and seven teams bVUtiMay OOth
1877 Value of rolling stock track
and appurtenances 9000 Dividend
declared for first quarter 4w cent
The track will be extended to the
fairgrounds It carried to theMai
Fest more than twenty thousand
passengers
Gas Works
Waco is lighted by gas The pres
ent gas works were established ill
1873 and have passed this year into
new hands and received new im
provements w hich render them sec
ond to none in the United States
Buildings apparatus and pipes 40
000 standard illuminating power 18
candles miles of ground pipe laid
four Price per thousand feet 1 20
Water Works
During the pres it summer water-
works have been inaugurated ou a
scale to supply the entire city with
fresh pure spring water The fol
lowing description is from the report
of the committee nqpolnted by the
city to inspect and report on the
works
llexionlngat the worksnr puinp ns station
situated oo tbe tiank or Hie Ilraxos pear the
fwt of tbe ausjieuslon brlilxe wo proceeded
first to examine tbe souive of supph Th1
waterlsUlenfroiiiareseriolrneartlieeupilne
house This re ertolr orelileru l < 3Sxll feet
square some ten or tuehe feet deep euaia
teil In solid roil haling a substantial brick
wall 4 feet above the surface M hkh sufficient
ly fuards axalnsl the i lblllty or accidents
The
of prrsons or animals railing iuto It re
aerrolr will bold fnnnseenlyto eighty thisi
sandrations of water and Is supplied by tbe
priors near the bridge Honing Iuto it The
water Is believed to be the finest aud btil at
tainable fnsu any natural source within the
city and is verj desirable for driuUng auil
culinary pun se The mean daily flow ol
concentrated is estimated
of the e springs thus
ted at loouo gallons rdar a ifuautltt Mini
dentin the opinion or jour committee to fur
nish a city many times largtr than our with
an abundant supply or pure w ater for domes-
tic use In addition to this cuppl J for domes-
tic iin > o aes a pll is laid from the jsinip to
and connected lw th the Urazos river to be used
in time or fire only thus Riling au Inexhaust
ible supply of watirfortheextiuguishiiiintol
flresTbe engiue and boikr house Is of brick
with metal covered roof The building is di
Tided Into two compartments one Is the en-
gine and pump room the other the liollel
room the entire building Is lsxto feet oni
toryt IS feet lu height
The supply pump is a moiti > owerful and
efficient steam lire pump of the Knowles > at
ent constructed with all the latest improve-
ments and fully adapted to the teculisT anu
severe labor they have to i rfrm Ilavliif
the unproved boiler heater and lime extract
lag alter and a cajiaclty of lining 1700gallon
of water per minute or over two million gal
loss per day against a lire pressure of one
hundred pounds to the squre Inch 1 he sjieeu
of tha machiuery can be Increased in an emer-
gency to much greter capacity without th
slightest danger to auy of its parts
Steam Is generated by a large tubular 0
horse jsjwer boiler UiSf fctwlth 3Sthre >
Inch Cues so constructed that this pouercan
b doubled In any emergencj without danget
of breaking or exJoslon
The pipe distribution Is made up of hearv
eaat Iron mains of front 6 to S Inches lu diame-
ter Over Uouo feet of mains hating becL
laid throughout the Are dlstrirt and severs
hundred feet of service pipe run to priiatt
property all of which Is In complete workiug
orderThe
The fire bvdreots thirtyOre In number
are or the latest and newest ltern all sin
gle ox one way hydrants with couplings to
fit our engine hose capable or delivering each
one three inch stream of w ater under high iln
pressure and so distributed throughout IhA
dCBj district as to bring nearly or ulte all the
property within aud near to tbe Are limit
within their protccUon at ail times All are
la perfect working order and ready for any
emergency
sisir committee deem It unnecessary to
glveadetaUed account or a tnt of the works
as exhibited on theeieoing of thexotbofJuly
as the exhibition of their M > uer ami eaiwcit
to cope with the most dangerous aud alarming
conflagration was witnessed bi nearlyallof
iti tfrj nyorrsl result Wing that of
rsUMMtUlKlbm Hi <
draaLs Is at alt tltne that whirl will ITr
qulr l to keep the main an1 servleepl > e full
for ilotnestlc use loit thst may be Increase at
a oy reorortit by an alarm of Are to any aire sunt
Xfithla tlr > bounds or safety to the marhlnery
aad pf pes theregy giving to each hydrant the
powrr and efficiency of a steam fire engine
Tueffect these changes it is only necessary for
the engineer to hear the alarm of Are lHlng
alwaysoodaty and haling at all time a head
of steam that can be Increased to higher pres
sure la a momenta time
Newspapers
Waco Is well supplied with paper
having two dailies three weeklies and
one semimonthly One of these
weeklies the Examinkr ash 1at
ros has the largest circulation in
the State of Texas being the organ
of the State Grange It circulates in
every part of Texas Kstnbli he < l
1867 J W Dow ns editor and pro
prietor
Fair Oronnde
The Waco Fair Grounds are
second to none inthcStitc Thcsitc
embraces one hundred and fifty acres
with appropriate buildings for ehi
bitlou Industrial exhibitions arc
held at stated iutcrtals and a M irli
exhibition of the German festititt
known as the Jlai Ket The latter
is rapidly growing in favor the num
oerof visitors lt t jear being estima-
ted at 40000
lee Uajsufactorlas
Two ice manufactories are in iter
ation with a capacity eijual to the
demand A new oie erected thl
summer lias a capacity of tweutj
ejght tons Ice of superior quality
is now lieing sold at one and a half
cents by tlte hundred pounds
Cextrt House
One of the ornaments of the Gem
City is the elegant court house a
beautiful brick structure reiently
completed at a coat of iA 000 The
style of architecture exhibits the
finest taste It is admirably in keep
ing with private residences whitli
are unsurpassed in respect to ele
gance and taste by any city in the
SouthWaoe
Waoe Suspension Bridge
The Brazos river which runs
through the city is spanned by one
of the finest structures in the South
It la built of steel w ire on massive
peers with a span in the clear of 47fi
feet It was built in 1870 at a cost
of 155000 and has returned reason
able dividends The enumeration
of such facts as the last is excusable
on tbe ground that it is difficult to
convey an idea to Korthern and
Eastern readers of a real city iu a
country they have been accustomed
lo regard as a frontier or a wilder
ness
Cotton Compress
The Waco Cotton Compress is one
of the finest in the State It was es
tablished September 1877 Cost of
building machinery and apparatus
14000 Capacity per day from 5W
to 600 bales Amount compressed
last year 19870 bales
Waveo Belton OateaTilloTarxt
pike Company
Euterprisingcflorfs arc being made
to place Waco in perfect connection
with the outlying country by means
of tine roads Waco is a central
point from which n large number of
mail stage lines radiate penetrating
some of them to the remote frontier
The city recognizes all the elements
which make up success and in an-
other year the best system of roads
Reading from Waco will be finished
The Waco Belton and Gatesviie
Turnpike Company will mcrt at the
office of Mayor E A Sturgis on the
11th Inst to elect new officers and
take measures to inaugurate the con
struction of this great road The
present officers are Dr John S Kb
pier President E A SturgisSec
retary Directors S B Trice J
W Mann J F Sedwick G WJack
son S C Olive J C West M E
McLaren II J Caufieid
Manafactorlaa and Kills
Two large flouring mills two iron
and brass foundries one distillery a
large woolen mill not in operation
have been a long time in operation
while the demand for manfactured
articles makes a fine opening for en
terprising capitalints
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES
Masonle
The first organization of a Free-
masons Lodge in Waco was effected
in IKil under the name of Bosque
Lodge Xo 92 w Inch continued in a
properous condition to the present
time the name having been changed
in 18V > lo the present name Waco
Lodge Xo 92
Successive Masters II S Helm C
Varncr J II Gurlcy J K Davis
Geo Barnard J W Speight and S
II Trice
Waco Lodge Xo 92 is in a pros-
perous condition It meets every
Saturday before full moon in each
month Present membership 160
present officers J W Speight W
if M Lenox Senior Warden W-
It Scarborough Junior Warden S
L Forsgard Treasurer Stephen
Turner Secretary S A Owens
Senior Deacon Oscar Forsgard Ju
uior Deacon It C Burleson Chap
Iain J J French Tj ler
J II Gurley LudgeXo337 A F
mil A M was organized in 1871
meets Saturday nights afler full
moon in each month present num
Iht of members 90 present officers
Inc S Moore W M J F Brinker
hoti Senior Warden Thos C Smith
lunior Warden Robert Mattson
euior Deacon JH Barrett Junior
Deacon S W Mabry Treasurer
P It Bird Secretary J J French
Tyler
Waco Chapter Xo 45 IL A M
was organized in 1855 meets on
ccoud Friday evening in each
month present membership 90 es-
timated present officers FU Bird
II P J F Brinkerhoff K J S
Willis S P F Ross P S Jno S
Moore C P W L Tucker R A
C II Hiitchenrider Treasurer W
11 Scarborough Secretary J J
French Sentinel
The Waco Commandery Xo 10
Knights Templar was organized in
1872 present number of members
50 present officers Jno E Elgin E
C F It Bird C G J F Brinker
hoffGeueralissimo II Hiitchenrider
Treasurer J WSpeightItecordcr
C FSmith Guard
Central Lodge Xo 3 A A Rite
organized Deccmber291875 officers
K P Masey T P G M J F
llrinkerhotr G S W F It BirdG
I W S J For gard G Treasurer
uvii t aiuriiaii tjiu
P smith C Sentinel
The Masonic Fraternity in this
city own extlusiielj Hie Maonic
Temple in which all the different
Masonic organizations meet it con
tains a spacious and magnificent liall
lieslde numerous other apartments
alt suited fortlievarious purposes for
width they are used and its internal
arrangement is the inoet complete
aud convenient Masonic building in
the State whilejhe external appear-
ance is an ornament to our city
f
Odd Fellows
The first Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows was organ-
ized iu Waco in 1854 In September
it w as reorganized under the name
of Waco Lodge I O O P Xo 70
Waco Lodge Xo 70 is iu a highly
proiieroiis condition number of
members 70 value of property held
SOOO the officer arc J T Walton
Xoble Grand J O Jurney Vice
Grand S WMabry Treasury C
L Black Secretary meets evert
Monday night at 3 o clock
McLennan Ltnlge Xo 241 LO O
F organized March 21 1877 the
officers arc James Greaves Xoble
Grind A E Osborne Vice Grand
J W Turner Secretary W S
Lewie Treasurer J J See Jtepre
seutatitc to Grand Lodge meets
ct ery Thursday evening
Waco Encampttncnt I O O F
Xo 21 was organized in 1870
number of members 35 the offi
cers areVV F Ljnch C P A E
OsbornS W J F Brinkerhoff
Srrilie J T Walton Treasurer
meets second and laes Tuesday of each
month at 8 p in
Knights of Honor
K of II No 1040 organized April
17 1878 number of members 22
the officers are E G Hanrick Past
Dictator John TWalton Dictator
Luke Moore Vice Dictator T Da
vidson Assistant Dictator W P
Martin Financial Reporter I T
Martin Reporter It C Majors
Treasurer S W Mabry Guide J
II BarrettSentinel M H Wells
Chaplain meet first and third Tues-
day nights in each month
Hebrew Benevolent Society
II B A of Waco organized July
20 1869 officers A Alexander
President S Marx Vice President
amount of property on hand 800
number of members 25 in a pros-
perous condition
>
United Friends of Tempermnoo
IT F T Waco Council Xo 446
organized August 24 1875 number
of members 123 the officers are W
I Jackson Worthy Primate Miss
Wiliio Franklin Worthy Associate
Aleck MeCuHoeh D G W P Win
11 Hall Chaplain J II Barrett
Conductor TPMoore Recording
Scribe R W Yeates Jr Financial
Scribe W B Morgan Treasurer
It X Palmer Inside Scntlual C F
Ilatte Outside Sentinel
Tarn Vereln
Waco Turn Vcrein organized In
1877 for bodily and mental improve-
ment and social interest number of
Vnembers 30 the officers are Joseph
Eikel President Geo Ilocltn Vice
President G Ma man Secretary
C A Wirsing Treasurer
Military Orcanlntlens
Waco Greys organized In 1871
NUMBER 68
membership SO the officers are F
BRobertson Captain C T Wal-
lace First Lieutenant
Central City Guards organized
in 1877 membership SO Thomas
Dugelby Captain M Surratt First
Lieutenant
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Wiloy Jones Chief W A Cassa
dy Assistant J W Gollcd e Sec-
retary and Treasurer
Representatives Jas Greave3Ar
tliur Mullens A S Foster A E
Osborne Engine Co Xo 1
JW Golledgc Ed Ludecus C
F Garaghtyjr J Eikel Hook and
Ladder Co Xo 1
The Department is composed of a
Chief Assistant Chief and three
Representatives from caili company
elected annually and tiic foreman of
each company The Department is
supplied witli a 3d class Silsby en
gine 2000 feet carbolized rubber ho
a Hartshorn staik tmik mostly the
property of Rescue II L Co Xo
1 with the celebrated Bangor lad
ders newand elegant extensive lad-
der Bangor Extcnshc Ladder Co
manufacture is to be added to the
Department property when it will
be fully equipped Xo horses iu the
Department
Hook Ladder Co Xo 1 Or
ganized April 2nd 1873 Number
of members 43
Officers Wiley Jones President
II It Hillebrand Vice President J
WGolledge Foreman Ed Lude
cus 1st Assistant Foreman E J
Cornibc 2d Assistant Foreman T
OPIunkett Secretary Tom Pad
gitt Treasurer
Waco Fire Engine Co No 1 Or
ganized October 1873 Number of
members 42
Officers Jamcs GreavesForeman
Arthur Mullens 1st Assistant Ho
mer Anderson 2d Assistant j A S
Foster Captain of Hose Bob
Yeates Assistant Captain Theodore
Reisner Secretary E F Reese
Treasurer A E Osborne Engin-
eer
Engine Hose Ladders Truck and
other apparatus and building valued
at 15000
Theemuncration of social organi
zations given together with those ol
religious and scholastic nature will
readily suggest to the reader the ex-
istence of a permanent organization
of society in our city in contradis
tinction to that unsettled state which
characterizes new towns in western
states whose futures are not well
assured Here any form of social
custom or habit to which the coiner
from the older states has been accus-
tomed will find appropriate compa
ny Waco has all the atlvantages
religious or social which maintains
in cities in the older states while
possessing an unliounded field of
business and scope for the develop-
ment of struggling energy which
belongs appropriately to aaew coun
try The crj stalyzation of people in
i inl orders is the real
unlficntionvslilcli constitute i iei >
snd from which permanence alone i
assured Waco and McLennan coun
tv offers an advanced stage of socie
ty with all Implied therein together
with the flourishing business natural
to a new county aud rich lands at
frontier prices Religious and edu
cational privileges refinement taste
and elegance characterizes our citj
and a vast business gives it vitality
EDUCATION
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
Waco University Baptit but not
sectarian 1861 Organized un
der present regime 1861 Curricu-
lum classical scientific and literary
Faculty Rev Rufus C Burleson
D D President and Professor ot
Mental aud Moral Philosophy Rev
Richard 1 Burleson LL D Vice
President and Professor of Xational
Silences AM HarrisAM Pro-
fessor of Ancient and Modern lan-
guages Albert Boggess A M Pro-
fessor of Mathematics and Civil
Engineering A full corps of Pro
fessors antl teachers in misccllancou
departments Propertv buildings
etc 67000 Library 3000 volumes
Average attendance last j car 195
Waco Female College Methodist
but not Sectarian established 1857
under care of Xorth West Texas
Conference Curriculum Clasical
Scientific and Literature Faculty
Rev Saml P Wright AM Presi
dent W D Vinson A M Profess-
or Mathematics Miss Josie Evans
M EL English Literature Miss
Ella Barnett M E L Preparatory
Department MrsMary WWright
Matron Teachers and Professors In
special branches Average atten-
dance 100 estimated
Leland SeminaryEstablished 1876
ProL J T Strother A M Princi
pal Mrs F C Leland Preceptress
Faculty Five in number Curricu-
lum embraces all studies of science
and art usual to Seminaries Aver
age attendance last year 166 Spe-
cial students in fine arts SO
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Established 1874 Eighth and Wash
ington streets Under auspices of
the Sisters of St Mary Sister Pat
ricio Mother Superior Organ-
ized 1875 Average attendance 80
Waco Academy Corner Second
and Jackson streets Established
1868 Prof W n Godbcr A M
Principal Full course of Academic
study Average attendance 50
Mia3 Lambdins Academy Xo 104
Austin street for young ladies and
misses Established 1870 Full course
of studies in Literature and Art
Miss Sue C Lamlidin Principal
Mrs S A Lambdln Matron
Primary Schoola
Miss Mary Davis 31 street
Miss Maggie Dunovan5th street
Mr George Gourley Kindcrgar
den Franklin and 6th streets
The above schools are largely at-
tended aud conducted in the most
approved style
PnUle Schools
East Waco School J T Strain
and Mrs J T Strain teachers
Fourth Street School Miss Mary
O Beatty principal Miss Bella
Beatty and Miss Zella Torrencc As-
sistants Attendance 140
Fourth Street School Mrs Lizzie
Andrews Principal Miss Clara
k
South Waco SchoolMrs riS
Edgar Principal Average attem
dance 10
Colored Schools
Howard Institute A J Moore
Principal Several assistants Av-
erage attendance 125
African Church School Mrs Nan
nie Jones Principal Attendance ISOl
The educational interest of the
city does not permit of a more for-
cible exhibit than is contained in the
above list of schools all of which
havereceived a thorough support
and are looked upon as cherished in-
stitution The interest felt In edu-
cational matters is keen and contin-
ued snd all classes of citizens are ar-
dent in the matter of those twin sis-
ters of refinement the school and
church
As to the schools themselvesWaco
offers facilities for education of any
grade equal to any city In the land
CHURCHES
St Paul s Episcopal South Fourth
street Organized 1851 Inl859only
t wo communicants In 1876 one hun
dred communicants A plain wood-
en building Cost 2000 Present
number of communicants ISO Pas-
tor Rev W D Sartwclle native
Stale Texas Corner stone of a new
cliurth building laid August 15th
this tear To bo of wood Gothic
stje auillocost < ll000
First Baptist Place of worship
Waco University Organized 1851
with four members First church
building corner Fourth and Mary
streets burned in 187G Successive
Pastors Rets N T Biers S G
OBrian W II Bailcs It C Burle
son W II Anderson It C Burleson
M B Hardin R C Burleson Pres-
ent Pastor Rev B II Carroll na
titc State Mississippi X ew church
building on old site large brick
building with capacity of one thou-
sand to cost 25000 Number of
members 300
Cumberland Fresh terian Corner
Washington and Third streets Or
ganized 1867 Successive Pastors
Revs W M Dillard D C Kinnard
E J Gillespie Robert J Haynes
Present Pastor Rev Alpha Young
Largest and most commodious church
building in Waco Communicants
70 Congregation averages 150
Methodist Episcopal Church South
First congregation organized 1850
Erected first church building in Waco
in 1851 Membership at that time
fifteen A new church building erec-
ted on Third and Franklin streets In
1853 which cost 8000 Sold in 1868
Congregation worship at Waco Fe
nale College New building of brick
tearly completed to cost 20000
in 1874 Pastor Rev M II Wells
Membership COO Pre ent Pastor
lie v M II Wells Number of mem-
bers 400 Increase of membership in
last four ears 278
Christian Church South Fifth
street Organized 1870 Successive
Pastor Revs II D Bantau Jia
Ellis Hon Joab HBanton Present
Pator W E Hall native State
Tennessee Present membership 180
Church building of brick and com-
modious
Old School Presbj terian Organ
ized 1855 Successive Pastors Rev-
erends Samuel Tailor L Lenney S
A King J Abernatliy Member-
ship in 163 6 in 1807 11 April
186921 A large and commodious
building was erected in 1868 Pres
ent latorltev 5aiiiiIeTA 1Za prf
Kentucky Membership 103
Church of the Arumption Con
tier s1itli unit Va3hiti toti streets
Clvunit lrnlitllng dedicated in 1873
Rev Father John L Bussant of
France Priest Building of brick
Congregation ltuinliers 150
German M E Church On
corner of Sith and Franklin streets
Organized 1S72 Building brick
Present Pastor Iteterend F Von
Schlueiubadi Communicants 30
Methodist Epicopal Church Cor-
ner Sixth and Franklin Organized
January 1878 Rev J W Otterr
man Pastor Xathe State Pennsyl
i ania X umber of members 17
coioircD ciicnciiEi
X ew Hope Baptist Xorth Sixth
street W M Masscy Pastor na
five Sta e Virginia Communicants
355
African Methodist Episcopal On
South First street Rev W D
Swau of Virginia Pastor X un
bcr of members 80
Methodist Episcopal Churtli Riv
er street Rev A Gregory Pastor
Native Statu Louisiana Number qf
communicants 300
Christian Church East Waco
Rev J Thoiua Pistor Native
State Arkausas X umber of mem s
hers 100
The proportionate number of
church members to population wilj
compare favorably witljanyEastcrn
State and furnishes the best criterion
by which to judge of a community
Tout is > Hilatlon of Waco cstlmateil soo >
fhorcn number lya
lcr cent of church nMinWrs to iiopuU
n s
Exiluding children of age not sus-
ceptible of church membership and
fully 35 per cent of the adult and
semiadult population are connected
with some church
Remarks
Tho business economical religions
moral educational and social charac-
teristics of Waco are fully indicated
in the preceding statistics and de-
scriptions In every point of view
Waco claims advantages highly de-
sirable as a city and from those feat-
ures of the city the county and sur-
rounding country may properly be
judged Those atlvantages will be
properly appreciated by business men
and those looking westward
But while all tho advantages of a
highly refined city and country ex
ist here tho open avenues of busi-
ness aud cheap lands maintain We
have all the elements of old settled
places together with those of a new
country Landsashortdistanceftom
the city arc to be had at frontier pri
ces Lands sell at from two dollars
to ten dollars per acre The soil i
exceedingly rich equal to any In
Texas The character of crops are
well set forth iu previous figures
The climate is delightful and tha
country uneTceptionibly healthy
The people are courteous and oblig-
ing The cost of living is not high-
Lands can be procured on easy terms
Here industry economy and judg-
ment find good rewards
H Hntchenrlder
The old and reliable baker and con
fectioneron the square desires Join f
form the public that he Is always
ready to supply whoever may favor
him with a call with anything In his
line from a nickles worth of candy
to a caddy of the finest tobacco As
a baker Mr Hiitchenrider cannot be
excelled lie keeps constantly on
hand fresh bread cakes and pure
homemade candies also a nice stock
Franklin Assistant Average at of tobacco and cigars at prices to
tendance 75 suit all
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