The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1892 Page: 8 of 8
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A Definition.
For The Rut-urn.
What it fiirndlt.ip can you tell!
1 you cannot muit It weU
Friendship it a feeling blest
. .Easier thought of than expressed;
Not created In lay.
Anil houtil not be cat away"
Ail thing of trifling cost
A a thing whose value lost
Hut should ever guarded 1
With the closest scrutiny
For true frienship is not JRiupUt
TU an offspring of the thought
Of the bein'gi of the toul;
Having (or it future goal
Harmony ami lasting truth
HarrAoniting age with youth;
'Tis a meeting of one mind
With another of like kind
And wheie friendship thrives the best
There 1 found most perfect ret.
Friendship is so near divine
That one cannot well define
What it fe'.t what is expressed.
By a thought so doubly blest. .
Walter E. Sparks.
Chicago III.
Domestic Water.
We are now prepared to furnish nice
clean water suitable for domestic and
all other purposes. Soliciting your
patronage we are very respectfully
aotf Amlent Water Works Co
$10 Reward!
"For information that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of any person or
persons throwing dead chickens dogs
or cats into the alles or streets of this
city. J. J. Clinton
Citv .Marshal.
The Reporter has received a pri-
vate letter from i subscriber in Chi-
cago who writes that he is "greatly
pleased with our California letters and
that if the advice therein contained
should be followed the Abilene coun-
try would undoubtedly be greatly ben-
efited." This gentleman was a visitor
here last season for some time and
knows whereof he speaks.
Summer Excursion Tickets
Via the Texas & Pacific railway are
now on sale to all the Tourist points in
the United States and Canada.
For rates and full particulars call
on or address your nearest ticket agent
or GASTON MESLlER
Gen'l Pass and Ticket Ag't
Dallas Texas.
Sammer Excursion Tickets.
The Texas & Pacific railway is one
Texas line which will place summer
excursion tickets on salt-J tine 1st. to
all the principal points in the United
States and Canada. You can obtain
rates tickets and any other particulars
from any of us ticket agents or by ad-
dressing Gaston Mlsi.iek.
Gen'l Pass and Ti -ket Ag't
Dallas. Tca-s.
Parson Texas .Cavalry Brigade As-
sociation. Parsons Texas Civjln Brigade as-
sociation ex-cw'erter.ve veterans will
hold their annual mint .n at Wjxa-
hachie on August 3 ani 4. 1892.
Surviving members of ihc old brigade
" are urgently requested to be present.
Reduced railroad fare tnav be expected.
W. H. Gl 1tNDANER
Chairman.
A Card of Thanks
We desire to return our sincere
thanks to (he good people of Abilene
for their unceasing eUr: at the bed
side of our darlhtg little ILir) during
bis last illness.
There is nothing more comtorting to
strangers in moments of sadness than
sweet words'and kind deeds of Chris-
tian people and we feel that we have
been blessed in the extreme bv being
thrown among the dearest people in
this broad land.
The loss of our precious little boy
is made less painful by the labor you
so faithfully performed during his last
hours. We again ihank yiu
MkS. Lucy Hampio.v
Haku Hauer.
Death of Major Wajtman.
We regret to announce the decease
of Major F. Waltmau who died in
Schulenburg on July 25. Major
Waltman entered the confederate army
at an early age and served through the
war with great distinction After the
war was over he studied law in La
Grange Mo. his native town but dis-
liking the profession he became a
commercial iraveller which Occupation
he followed until his deatTi. The con-
federate home at Austin ba to thank
him for the generous aid tie gave from
his own purse and for the contribu-
tions which flowed into its coffers in
answer to his appeal to the charitable
some four years ago when the home
was languishing fof want of support.
The crippled confederate has tost a
warm and faithful friend in the gallant
Mldier whd has just passed away.
The Weatherford Mineral Well &
Northwestern Railway
Taking effect July 14th will resume
double daily service between Weath-
erford and Mineral Welts and trains
will run as follows:
Train No. t will leave Weatherford
at 1 1 o'clock a m.nd arrive at Min
eral Wells at 12:2a p m. Train No.
3 wilt leave Weatheiford at 5:30 p. m.
and arrive at "Mineral Wells atttja
p. m. Train No. 2 will leave Mineral
Wells at 7:30 a. m. and arrive at
Weatherford at 8:52 a. m. Train No.
4 will leave Mineral Wells at 3 p. m.
and arrive at Weatherford at 4:
p. m. Trains 1 and 2 will run daily
trains 3 and 4 daily except Sunday.
High Living in The Reporter Office.
The Reporter was the recipient
Tuesday of as fine a basket of grapes
as ever were grown in Texas. Thev
were of the celebrated ''Mission grape" I
variety and the bunches were excep-
tionably large and the fruit was also
large and of fine flavor. They were
from the vineyard of Cape W. J
Maltby one of the finest tn the state.
The Captain has the thanks of the en-
tire Reporter force for his splendid
treat and he can rest assured that if
thtre is anything in the office that he
wants he has only to ask for it to get it.
The same day Mr. E. Rriggs brought
us in a fine watermelon for which he
tiasour thanks. The Reporter foice
is surely in the swim
Fast Passtner Trains.
The public are continually demand-
ing higher speeds from the railway
companies and do not always appre-
ciate them when obtained. The New
York Central company's "Empire Ex-
press" barely p?ys for axle grease lor
since it has commenced running it has
only averaged 40 passengers per trip.
The company are not likely to contin-
ue running it much longer at a dead
loss. It would be a pity if this train
which is the fastest and the best ap-
pointed in the world should be with-
drawn but this will inevitably be the
case unless there is a marked increase
jn us passenger list. A few years ago
some very fast trains were run between
England and Scotland. The 400
miles being run at neatly 60 miles an
hour. At first they were fairly well
patronized the permanent ways wer;
perfect special rolling stock had been
constructed and every reasonable pre
caution was taken against accident. J
Then Some idiot wrote to the "Times"
and lied about engineers fainting with
terror and firemen grovelling on the
foot-plate paralyzed with fear. That
ended the career of the racing trains"
as they were called and since 1837
they have ceased running With rolling-stock
and permanent ways in per-
fect order accidents from excessive
speed are practically unknown for
there are plenty of authentic instances
of trains travelling at 80 miles an hour
with absolute steadiness and safely.
The celebrated "Flying Dutchman"
has frequently bowled off the last 21
miles of its journey and pulled up dead
within 16 minutes which gives a speed
of over 78 miles an hour yet this train
has been running since 1844 and few
have been so free from mishaps. The
fastest trains in the world are
undoubtedly the safest but the moder-
ate speed crank is not yet educated
up to "a mile a minute."
1 1 1 m 1
The City Council
The city county council met in regu-
lar sesiun Tuesday night.
Present: H. A. Porter mayor J
G. Lowdon H. B. Cook A. H. Glass-
epek Jno. McGamley and A M. Rob-
ertson aldermen. The secretary being
absent McGamley acted as secretary
protem. TI e most important business
before the council was the building of
a central fire station for the firedepar .
ment. After a long discussion in which
the chemical engine was discussed and
we might say almost cussed and vari-
ous matters appertaining to the ways
and means of providing for the buil-
ding of the same. A motion by J. G.
Lowdon that a committee of two be
appointed by the mayor to confer with
a like committee of the fire department
to make relection of ground' and to ad-
vertise for bids for the construction of
the building according to the plans and
specifications furnished by J. M Ar
cher to cost not-exceeding $1600 was
carried by a vote of three for and two
ngainst. Those voting in favor of the
motion were Loyvdon McCamtey and
Cook against Robertson and
Glasscock Liwdon and Robertson
were appointed as the committer;.
The next matter before the council was
in regard to the erection of a bridge
across Cedar creek. After some dis-
cussion the committee were given one
week further time in which to make a
report lite matter of putting down
cenlcnt sidewalks inside of the district
prescribed by the ordinance was dis-
cussed and on motion the city marshal
was ordered to propefly notify alt those
citizens 'who had failed to put down
walks as prescribed by the ordinance to
do so at once and for those parties
who had been properly notified the
marshal was ordered to receive bids
for the putting down at once of the
walks at the city's expense to be col-
lected for 111 the future from the owners
of the same. The lots specified as not
having the proper sidewalks were
those in front of the hotel basement on
Chestnut street all those from Hart is'
drug store to the corner of South first
street and one between the Farmets
& Merchants bank and the Palace
hotel. Reeves tots on North Second
street and the old opera house on Pine
street. The council after changing the
hour of meeting from 8:30 p. m. to 4.
p. m. adjourned till the next regular
meeting.
Normal Notes.
The last week ol normal school was
equally as interesting and well attended
as the first.
The normal scholars have been in-
dulging in festivities to an unusual
degree during the past week. Satur-
day evening Profs. Roach and Foust
invited the school and several others
to come to the school house to eat ice
cream and have a jolly time generally.
There was no program arranged but
those who were so kind as to volunteer
to contribute to the general amusement
were listened to with pleasure. Misses
Kelly and Eubank recited Miss
Daugherly gave a piano solo as also
did Miss Young and Miss Kelly treated
the company to a song.
Tuesday afternoon the school was
treated to a watermelon feast by Mr.
Joe Card and greatly was it enjoyed.
Prof. Dale the elocutionist from Fort
Worth gavcan exhibition of his powers
Tuesday evening at the schooll house.
Tuesday morning Prof. Dale gave a
very interesting lesson in reading.
Prof. Chas T. Alexander of Corci-
cana delivered an interesting lecture
last Siturday morning.
The examination for State certificates
was began Wednesday morning and
will continue through Friday there are
about fifty eight teachers who have en-
tered the examination.
Improvements.
The school board at a recent meet-
ing adopted a resolution setting forth
the necessity for the erection of two
new brick primary school buildings
and asking the council to take such
strps as will secure the immediate
erection of these much needed build-
ings. The resolution was presented
to the city council by O. W. Steffens
at its last meeting.
Charley Middleton has erected a
new fence in front of Ins cottage home
and had new cement sidewalks put
down.
The Wylie building is about com-
pleted and tne interior ot the Doman
brick is receiving the finishing touches.
Congressional Call.
Palo Pinto July 18 1862.
To the democrats of the thirteenth con-
gressional district;
A democratic convention for the
thirteenth congressional district to be
composed of delegates duly chosen is
here"y called to meet uth city of De-
catur on Tuesday August 9th at 2
o'clock p. tn for the purpose of nom-
inating a candidate for congress and
the transaction of such other business
as may ly: deemed proper by the con-
vention. J. S. StrauchaK.
Ch'n. 13 Cong. Dist.
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A Chance for Free Excursions.
The New York Herald announces
that it will give a free trip round the
world to the person guessing nearest
to the popular plurality of either Har-
rison or Cleveland in the coming pres-
idential election. The person guessing
the next nearest will receive a free trip
to London and Parts and the third a
trip to London.
The Fires.
A fire bro3fc out in art old two-story
frame building on Oak street occupied
as a marble factory at about 12:30
Saturday morning. For a time it looked
like all of the frame buildings between
it and the railroad would be destroyed
but thanks to the valiant work of the
fire boys it was subdued after burning
the first two buildings. The second
one that took fire was a frame building
belonging to W. A. Gray and occupied
by a paint shop. Nearly every thing
in the two buildings were destroyed and-
a very close call was made for the
Globe hotel. Every thing- was taken
out of this building but the fire was
checked before J$ reached it. The
damage done to this hotel was about
$150.00 which was covered by insur-
ance. The house belonging to W. A.
Gray was not insured. It is supposed
that the fire was the work of an incen-
diary as the flames were first seen in
the upper story which was unoccupied
and it is reported a person was seen
running away from the building just
before the flames broke out. Another
fire destroyed an empty frame building
near the electric -light house Sunday
morning. It was a small structure
and had been recently occupied by a
family of negroes. Too much credit
cannot be given to our efficient fire
department.
Appreciated.
At the close of the regular work of
the normal Tuesday the normalites
took posession of the situation per-
fected a temporary organization and
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas we have been associated
together in normal work for the past
month and feel that we have been
benefited thereby therfore
Be it resolved that we do most
fully appreciate the untiring efforts of
Professors Geo. W. Roach and C. G.
Foust in behalf ol the students of this
normal and that we realize that the
duties incumbent upon them as princi-
ples of this normal have been effect-
ually and faithfully performed.
2. That we are indebted to Profes
sor Graham for the valuable instruction 1
he has given during the term. That
he has not only been lound at his post
of duty but has been instrumental in
perfecting the work of the entire
school.
3. That Miss Mamie Wright on ac-
count of her experience educational
advantages and superior natural ability
his been able to give us most interes-
ting and valuable instruction in
primary work and that she has won
the friendship and admiration of all.
4 That we consider the work of
Miss Young in physical culture as
thorough and beneficial in every
respects. That she has shown much
ability in overcoming the many difficul-
ties she had to encounter. To her
we-are indebted for its many inteies-
ting programs which have served to
break the monotony of the daily
routine.
5. That we recognize the benefits
derived from the lecture of Professor
Dale who has given us the benefit of
his long experience as a 'eacher in the
dificult art of elocution.
6. That the ladies of the city who
have from tune to time favored us with
music will be kindly remembered by
us.
7. That copies of these resolutions
be sent to the leading newspapers for
for publication. S. M. Morgan
Chairman.
This Campaign Year
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paper. To keep fully informed of the
successive steps by which the impend-
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wrought out and the means py which
the coming Democratic victory is won
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Republic St. Louis Mo.
Dissolution Notcie.
The firm of Currie Stith & Henderson
Land 1-oin and 'Insurance Agents composed
of J. G. Currie and Will Stith js this day (lis-
olved by mutual content J. G. Currie retiring
and Will Stith continuing the business under
the .tyl- of Vill Stith & Co." who assume
all liabilities and collect all amounts due the
late firm. 1. G CURRIE
Will Stith.
In retiring from the business of Currie
Stiih & Henderson (which is rendered neces-
sary by the demands of the mill interest re-
quiring my undivided attention.) I take occa-
sion to thank my friends and the public for
their liberal patronage to the otd firm and ask
a continuance of the same to Mr. Stith in
whose hands their interests will be well
guarded and protected. J. G. Currie.
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Market Report
These market reports are corrected every
Thursday evening' before going Jo pre. -
OttAIN. HAY AND FEED.
Wheat per bushel ....?. 55 to 6oe
Seed ois per bushel...... 201025c
Com per bushel...... 6510750
Sorghum per bushel. t 10 to $t 35c
Hay per ton ' . 11 00 to $15
Draft perTiundred lbs I 00 to $1 10
Cotton teed meal per loolbs. $1 25
Millet ...... 5i 25
HIDE.
Beef hides. . 041
Fallen...... 2'Jc
This Is the wholesale price Utt for smaller
.rpiantitle. a shade higher will be charged.
Flour High ratent....... 3 00 to $3 25
Firat straight grade ... 2 40 to $2 50
Good common . 2 25 to $2 35
Sugar granulated.. .
Sugar Y. C
Sugar brown . .
Coffee Star 1 lb roasted
Arbuckle I lb roasted
Green prime to choice..
Soap Our cheer 100-75
5r o Sic
5to5c
4l to 4c
20C
20C
18 to 20C
3 5oto$3 75
Soap here again 100-75 3 5 to $3 75
Soap cambric 100-75 3 75 to $4 00
Soap my reliel 60-60 2 75 to $2 90
Molassas choice La 45 to 50c
Molasses piime La ... 40 to 45c
Molasses fair. La 30 to 35c
Ilacon S. C......... 9 7-8 to 10c
Dacon dry salt 9 to 9c
Hams 13 to 14c
Meal per sack 40 lbs ' 701075c
Salt 100 lb sacks steam re-
fined.... 75 to 85c
Salt 200 lb sacks steam re
fined .... 1 2510$! 35
Dried fruit fancy alden 50 lb
boxes io to lojc
Wright 2nd barre 6 to 6Jc
New Potatoes .... 75 to lOCc
Butter 15 to 20c
Eggs. 10 to lajc
cotton.
Cotton 5 to 6c
WOOL.
Wool... 710 11
West Texas Press Association.
The West Texas Press Association
held an interesting and profitable meet-
ing at Ye Arlington Inn Fort Worth
last Monday. The attendance was
not large nor was it expected that any
would attend who were not really in-
terested because this organization
un like any other of the kind in the
United States requires its members to
pay their way like business men and is
not popular with those who expect to
dead-beat their way. The writer was
more than paid for his time and ex-
penses and believes every one in at-
tendance could say the .same. While
strictly a business meeting it was
pleasant socially and could not fail to
be otherwise made up of such men as
the polished Col Bentley and the ver-
satile John Hoeny of Abilene the
irrepressible Frank Holland of the
f-irm and Ranch the studious Sam
Vernon of Comanche and his estimable
wilt. Col Malone and Mr. Ssnter of
the Gazette and other pleasant gentle-
men. Then the place of meeting was
so delightful. Ye Arlington Inn is at
Arlington Heights about lour miles
from the city and 200 feet above the
main city where cool breezes sweep
over the prairie and render it pleasant
at all times especially at night. The
building is new elegantly lurmshed
has all modern conveniences and sets a
fine table In fact travelers say it is
already the best hotel in Texas and
the proprietors. Messrs. McLean &
Mudge make their guests comfortable.
While discouraging anything like or-
ganizfd effort on the part of Fort
Worth's hospitable citizens to furnish
entertainment a number of the visitors
.accepted an invitation from Martin
Casey and were shown through the
big brewery winch cost more than a
half million dollars and employs some-
thing like 200 persons turning loose a
large amount of money in the city.
Other points of interest were visited
and all went home with a kindly feel-
ing toward Fort Worth and her peo-
ple. In the coming contest between Sulli-
van and Corbett both sides seem pretty
confident of victory. Corbett has
youth on his side but then the friends
of the champion of champions main-
tain that their man has lost nothing of
his power and gained considerable in
discretion and generalship. It has al
ways been the cry whenever John L.
lias beaten that that man was no good;
if Corbett is beaten it will be interest
ing 10 note how many sporting journals
will find out suddenly that he never
was anyjgopd and will tell us again
that Sullivan has never in the whole of
his otrreer stood in the ring with any but
third rate men. Nothing succeeds like
success so Sullivan must be the ex-
ception which proves this rule
The Pinkerton men are the only one
whosej wages have been raised since the
introduction of the McKinley bill and
their employment at the Homestead has
has been universally condemned The
republican press is now endeavoring to
prove that American products are
cheaper. They are not likely to( get
much farther than endeavoring.
DIRECTORY.
trtwVBRS
GA. KtniaAND-Attomcr-at-Uw
1 orer First National Hank.
BKNTLKY A KmilY-Attornerr) at-Mw. VI
practice In all the courts and Rlreproi I
arm careiui anouiion 10 Ml dumiiok imrusicil
to thorn omco room 1 over 8. Lapowskl's II
POCKnKt.U COCKllBt.i A mLBTT-At
tract of Taylor county cur Sir. TlUett wenij
Vernon to Bexar iind Travis rountlts where!
abstracted all data affcctlnc Tlnr pnuntr IWiI
U ners-atLnw. Iniuli tlon ton comnlctel
Have the general land omco (lies for Taylor C
PHVSlCtRNS
T O. KLUOTT. M. D..
A - Physician and Burgeon
Battle Ooto TO)
nit. 11.H. CHILTON-I'ractlco llmltodto
U Bye Ear Throat aud None 830 Elm Btrfl
Dallas Texas.
IXOTORtNrtUY SUROOON.
TJDWINW. COX Veterinary tlurgeon
Cfl
answered. Colts broko and trained either
road or track.
u left at Miclbv a Hull's barn will be n
rorai'l
DENTISTS.
DH. .1. M. ANUKHSON-Mcdlcal and Bliral
Dentist. Offlco over Word. Alcxand
drug More 1'lno street.
niL fUANKN. lHlOWN-Dcntlst. Establ
JJ cd lKtl at Ablleno Texai. Contultat
amwstlmntcaor wort given Tree. OUlce: I
struct over Jlass llrtu' drug Store. J
RRCHITBCTS.
T M. AltCIIKIt Architect and Superintend!
ui uuive; Arcner ouiiuing v aumi sircci.
BrtRBBRS.
P F. HAUClH-Uarber. West side Pluo Str
Ui uuns two chairs. Hoys call and seo us.
POR SRLO.
COK SALE Residence with 7 rooms and hi
1 cikiem. water works electric lights orchil
fctables. and out lots 150 x 110.
Convenient
business. Apply at this office.
2-
X I1AHOA1N Three lota six room' house. 1
rv cistern barn etc. All new apply to Ami
ion & Anderson
37-tl
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irioa vrnlrl rp Tnwd i.....l. n. r.l
1Y1 pays $15 a week to ladles for writing!
home ltcply with stomped envelop.
30 V
SALESMEN: Energetic men wanted Free)
paldouttlt. One ot our agents has earned 1 J
JO.ouO In live years P.O. box 1871 New V1
LRND ROBNTS.
T II PICKENS A CO. Abstracters and Star
u 1 ers of IterortU Abilene Texas. Special!
teutlon given to rurnlshlni; abrncts of lnn
ties. Complete set of abstract of Ta.Hor I
Oftlco over First Nnt'l Hank. Prices reobona
NOTRRV PUBLIC.
tflni.I. STITH. Notary Public oillce Nrl
VV KlrM street with I'nrrte. Mith & llemlcrtJ
LOST.
FOR BENT.
U.S. Dopartrnnt of Agriculture!
WKATHP.R IIURKAU.
Abilene Texas July 25th 1892
The chief of the weather bureau reipit
the publication of the following data ci
piled from the lecord of observations for
north of August taken at this station tlurin
period of six years.
It is believed that the facts thus set fol
will prove of interest to the public as well
the special student sh wiif; as they do
aernge and extreme conditions of the nil
important meteorological elements and
range within which such variations may
expected to keep during any correspondil
month.
TPMrERAIUkK.
Mean or normal temperature 81.4 deg.
The warmest August was that of 1 886 withl
average of 83.2 deg.
The coldest August was that of 1891 with!
average of 80. 1 deg.
The highest temperature during any Aug!
was 103 deg. on the 7th 1888.
The lowest temperature during any Aug!
was 55 deg. on the 23d 1891.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month 1.93 inches.
Average number of days with .01 of an in
or more 6 j
The greatest monthly precipitation was 4.
inches in 18S8.
The least monthly precipitation was
indies In 1889.
The greatest smount of precipitation recortl
in any 24 consecutive hours was 2
inches on August 24th (888.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of cloudhss days 16.
Average number of partly cloudy days to.
Average number of cloudy days S-
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
south and south east.
The highest velocity of the wind during
August watt 48 miles on the 21st JJ
and 22d 1 886 1888 and 1891 rcspl
tively. .
ALLEN UUELL
Observer Weather IlureauJ
Bergman hearing Frick's chancI
of recovery were hopeful said: "Well
am sorry for that." The only trill
the patient's physicians fear is the effei
of the continued hot weather whil
may set up complications though t
wounds themselves are not serious.
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