Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 190, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1877 Page: 4 of 4
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DENISON, TEXAS,
FRIDAY. : : : : MAY 11, h77.
—Catfish are hard to catch but
cr.ty to eat.
—It you fail to find plover don’t
shoot doves. M
—tio suro and get
handkerchief.
a gilt edged
—Mr. F. C. J- Lebormann return-
ed Thursday from Dallas.
—Lebermann will-put blue glass
in tbe windows of hn club room.
—Wo bear ot numerous fishing
parties butms yet have sc'nlio fish.
—A girl was born Wednesday
night to Dr. and Mrs. J. A.Malcolm.
—Mrs. Ingerton is making prep-
arations to givo her scholars a pic-
Jr
U!'\
—Thero wero only four bales of
cotton for sale on tho streets Thurs-
day.
— Hon. y. W. Throckmorton’s
step-brother is said to be residing in
Denison.
—Tlio' prairies near Shawnee
Crock are covered with ripo wild
Strawberries.
—The school teachers in Tcxsfs
are the poorest paid class in the
United States.
. \ __
—Montgomery & Scott have pur-
chased of, Mr. Thos. Baldrick his
reside ice on Gandy street.
—The court at Sherman yester-
day granted Mrs. Canmford, of thin |
city, a divorce from her husband.
—Tho Adams Express Company,
ihii city, received a hflifdsonio new
wagon Thursday from Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Bead Local* on the third
page of to-day’* paper.
A CALL
To J. D. Woodyard,
Sir:—Having the utmost confi-
dence in your honesty and ability
to fill the office of Assessor arid Col-
lector, we ask you to allow your
name to be used at the coming elec-
tion for that office. If you consent
to the use of your nipue, wo prom-
ise you our hearty support eu the
day of election. Signed :
J O Tailor, Chas Gilman, W IV' Salis-
bury, VT II Hughes. W A Tibbs, Sam’l
Star. Max Grundstein, Samiml Hanna,.)
1'. ( arbry, Plank Bros. J 11 Porter, John
Kevins, Jno U Wright, Geo Haynes, W II
Ssnfordi E N Alien, Win B Goode. H Al-
exander, W B Boss. Thos Richards, Geo
Yost. J A Eupfr. Geo W Walters, 11 1,8
Kniffin, Edward Perry. Alex W Acheson,
.1 T Munson, Henry Merritt, J Clark, 1) it
Cole, J H Hills, W K Nhedd, Wui G Arm-
strong, C U Jones. Win Waltz, 11 Main-
lok, J G West, P Gardiner, J M Withrow
and A Wiley.
Denison, Texas, May 10,1S77.
To Messrs. Taylor, Munson, Hughes,
Star, Clark, .Jones, Waltz, I’trry,
Wright and others,
Gentlemen:—Your flattering call,
asking me to become a candidate for
Assessor and Collector of tho City
of Denison is before me. To dis-
charge the duties of the office prop^
erly—and as 1 should use my best
endeavors to discharge them,if elect-
ed, would require a greater sacrifice
—Come in out of the damp.
. «•»>.. '* ,
—John Uolford left to-day for
Sedalia, Mo.
—Mr. Ed. Chadick returned from
Galveston, Thursday.
a
—Now prepare for the
meeting campaign.
—Grasshoppers are just
ning to test their wingsf!
— i he best grasshopper destroyer
we know of is—chickens.
camp
begin-
—Tho villagers at the crossroads
are building themselves rafts.
—Rev. Jacob Ditzler is expooted
in Denison sometime next week.
—This “pay up in advance” busi-
ness keeps the modest candidate
back.
—We know oi several daily boar-
ders at the Grand Southern lunch
stand.
—The nearness of the election
tempers the actions of some of our
officials.
Davis, I). W. C\, wants that mut-
ton-chop bookkeeper who has
gone-—
-Ex-policeman O’Neil will not,wo
aro informed, be a candidate for city
Marshal.
—There was a cry of “mad dog”
raised on Woodard street, west of
tho school house, Thursday even-
ing. The dog was pursued to the
woods whore be disappeared. A
gentleman informs us that the do?
was not mad but only frightened.
-
—A Texas farmer purchasbed a
revolver for his wile and insisted on
target shooting so that she could
defend her home in case of his ab-
seiico. Alter the bullet bad been
dugout of his legand the gun buried,
he said lie guessed she had belter
■hoot with an ax. ..
—J. D. Woodyard declines to he-
. . . | come a candidato for assessor and
of my business interests than loan ..
afford, I am compelled to decline.' 1_______,__
polled
Rest assured, gentlemen, that lap-!
precialo your good will, and believe
me, very respectfully,
'Your Obedient Servant,
J. J). Woodyard.
-This evening Prof. M. E. 'Cor
" —Travelers visiting our city
would do well to stop at the Lamar
Hotel ou Scars street, near Houston
avenue. Everything will bo done
for the comfort of guests; good hods,
good victuals and plenty of them,
and good attention shown to every
want, Mrs. Stevens guarantees to
pleaso.
—House-cleaning lime is hero
again. And now the gentle wife
assumes a hydrophobia! mein and
turns the house into a kaleidoscope
of over revolving chairs, tables,
staves, bureaus, chests, carpets,
pails and maps, while tho miserable
husband tubes bis meals and loses
•his religion in tho woodshed,
—Justin iiaynal run up tho Amer-
ican ensign and tho tri-colors of
France from thw-top of the Grand!
tains, mi as mw i
SHERBURNE’S
Ladibs’, Misses’ and Children's
FINE
MT- IH
Manufactured on the French Last, with,Full
Extension Edges.
I LYON’S
Patent KetaXlio
ISTIFFENEES
PREVENT
Boots and Shoes
Prim Burning over,
JeaMoii tie Site
£nd Ripping mthe
, SEAMS.
For Style, Fit, and Work-
manship are Uneqiialcd,
All jroods made from tho choicest selection
of (ho Ix-st material, and sold by the popu-
lar dealers throughout the country.
OrMsll Order* Promptly Attended to
DoniBon, Tejcock
Rejoice with thousands ot other*.beware
of Texas sore eyes, they soon becomeTutai
and destructive to sight. Dr. Strassroon#*
«
Alaska, Crystal Combination Spectacle*
—Can’t somebody else scare ai
dog out of his wits and then claim j
that ho is mad?
Southern yesterday, in observance ! 1111,1 |,at,‘nt !>rt> Mlr>1 ™r<‘
of the day appointed by Governor j positive prevention ot that grave malady
Nicholls, of Louisiana, to
Russia ami Turkey win it: his services inv-
mbjeet of spiritual
ism at the Presbyterian church. Woj
advise all Christum men and women
! to be present; if spiritualism is the
work of tho devil, as Prof. Cornell
—Georgo Barfefoot, one of tho
largest cattle owners in tho Indian
T. V. Munson’s grashopper dc- j wj]l endeavor to show,It is the duty | TerntorY’ ,(i m town’_ _
stroyer is being purchased largely 0f all to know it. There is no use I
return
thunks to God for th# enjoyment, of
Mr*. Miko Brown is having an ad-1 peaco and freedom from carpet-bag jmdiatelr. Cull before he leaves the city,
dition built to her residence on i rule onco more. | ** ——— **—
*’♦»->• ' ' m iu7«,™„ 2.T7TH1., oi,io,! £=2=SS=* *"'*•
Kill! Vt edr.e*.
hpiroi!* and rorfnme,T Ache-; a resolution providing that the mar-1AliU110. lX.„iso«.a7i Thursday,
son’s drug store.adv j ring© of any lemalo toucher m tbs . ...................................................
public schorils shall be equivolent Friday and satunky. at Jake W. Levy a.
to dismissal. The young Tady teach--
J neb delivers tho first of n series of! —\ caretu11 v solected stock of the Board of ]'7<lHCH.tion has aGoptetl j
I leCttUCS Of! the SllhlOet Of SlliritUal- j ..ita *.wl .t A .l,. rt ntsulnlmn .M*nviJltur ilitil tl,„ in-i,. i
ers should ride the members of that ’
Iw farmers who live in the sur-
rounding country.
—Alollio McGomly, an Irish do-
mestic, by John Thompson at No-
lan Hall to-morrow night, will wall
repay nnyono to see.
—Tho Austin-Statesman of May
Tl.h contains nearly a two column
mticlo strongly endorsing Mrs. Kid-
ridge as a genuine medium.
—A Henry Bertram doped witli
a Miss Nelljo Lftne, both of Eufauia,
1, T., recently. Bertram is well
known in this city,if we mistake not.
—Frost In many parts of the In-
dian Territory on the night of May
Oth; an unusual thing for that time
of year; not much damage done how-
ever.
of disguising the fact any longer
that a large portion of tho commu-
nity is deeply agitated on the sub-
ject—tho large and intelligent au-
dience that greeted ET V. Wilson
demonstrated that beyond a perad-
venture. Prof. Cornell lectures on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday oven-
Moses Levi Cohen, a Jew dealer
in old clothes, as played by John
Thompson, is good and brings the
laugh every time. Bo sure to see
him, at Nolan Hall Saturday night.
—Wo think a person advertising
for a lost poeketbook these limes
with the hope of haying it returned
must have a good opinion of his fel-
low creatures, cortalnly more than
wo have.
—Mr. J.EJ. Pierce, of Fort Worth,
arrived here Wednesday. He re-
ports business very lively at Pan*
t/bervilfo. Ho passed through Dal%
las, an.T>ny s tbat-city if tho dullest
ip tbe Btate at the prosent time.
—There was a. surprise party giv-
en at the residence of Dr. Hanna
Thursday evening, A select party
otfiladies and'gentlemen were pres-
ent and enjoyed thcmsolvea until a
late hour of the evening.
mmmmm I n i— ■■■ 11. iKmi.ii ^ i in.
-r-Has the Marshal and his force
gone, mto winter quartered We ask
thmae negro prostitutes flaunt their
t»]ga* forms in the face of the pub
— Michael Kennedy was arrested
this af ternoon on suspicion of being
th* man who stole a watch, charm
and chain from a brakeman on the
Central a short time ago. Kennedy
had just disposed of a charm, simi-
lar to the one stolen, to R. W.Brown.
When arrested ho denied having
•thy money about him, but $1.50,the
amount received for the charm, was
found in his pocket; also a Texas
Express Ce’s envelopo directed to
II. VV. Stacking, Sherman Texas,
from Thos. D. Warner and said to
•ontain $20.78. Kennody is now in
the cooler and will bo held till the
charm can he identified.
_ ' | Board ot Education on a rail out of
—Attention ! If you want to save town.
mon«v and get pure drugs go to
Acheson’s drug stora.ndv
go
; CTinuipion
__ | Horse tins 1 ground and for"sale at Col-
-The State Fair at'Houston tom-1 !J.'fJ.’^U8,om MilU' Wou,lanl
menccs June 6th, A number of
Deirisonians will attend.
—Tho Fay Templeton Star Alli-
ance has been winning golden opin-
ions from the Houston press.
—Don’t fail to read tho list of ar- j Eppsteln Brothers',
j SJH'ilivt
tides to bo erId by tho Express
Flour iresb and Sweet at Collins’ Cus-
tom Mills. ;t t5
To nil lovers Ot a Hue article of whiskey
we would suv, that at no place in the-city
can a better brand bo secured than at the
Kentucky Whiskey Depot ” kept by tbe
worst we know whereof we
5-12:tf
—The following arrivals are reg-
istered at tho Alamo May 10, 1877:
J N Laeper, St Louis; Jos Mulhall,
do; Bing Hilbronner, Galveston, G
Krug, St Louis; W E Kennedy,New
Orleans; J E Pioreo, Fort Worth;
K B Armour, Kansas City; P II
Conner, Quincy; J W Williams, St
Louis; G W Cm.jii.,&.Se4Shar J, TX
Htlfffi Parsons; John T Fern, Seda-
Ha; J M Hepburn, Fort Seott; J H
JBrown, Fort Smith; A Cor4ier, N
Y; G Bauman, St Louis; M Harris,
do; J W Brown, HLoustor.pA B Ham-
burgh, Corsicana.
t ,:
—We saw a cartoon yoaterday
illustrating the Caskey-Wilson dis-
cussion. which would have dono
honor to tho genius of Tom Nast.
If brother Caskey should* over lay
eyes on ft how bo will howl! We
understand a copy af ft has been
forwarded to tbe editors of the Sher-
man papery,
‘4,
; '•] ‘ ‘ a
Co'mpany on the 9th ef next month.
—The new time card of tho Cen-
tral E’j goes into effect Sundhy.May
13th, trains leaving and arriving on
that day the same ns vroek days.
—The M. K. & T. construction
train on the Choctaw Division is at
present laying down now iron and
repairing track near F.ufaula, I. T.
—Mr. Combs informs us that a
large number of cattle in tlio Indian
Territory will bo shipped from this
point during the cominjg season.
—Tho children of the Methodist
and Presbyterian Sunday Schools
havo a pic-nio at the Blue, Indian
Territory, twenty milesjdistarit ffom
Denison, June 2d.
—The destruction of Denison by
fire is being prophecied by sorao
wiseacres. George Dext&r, Jper,
•a?SC0 ag#hf, eWn bp consulted at his
offico up stairs in the Gunn Block.
—Judges Hare and Bledsoe, of
Sherman, express great admiration
for E. V. Wilson, the spiritualist
lecturer. They told a prominent
citizen of this city that Wilson is
one of the most wonderful men they
£ver Diet in all their public life.
Miss Moilie Thowpion, tbe infant
musician, is the organist for the
John Thompson entertainment Sat-
hrday night. Mies Thompson is
oaly aigbt years old ’and in said to
be as fine a musician as many old
j
- *
many
and ex ^erjanoed prolosaors.,
r
Spring Yescotrhlev.
New poiat-iM'ti, gtW'ti ;»ea#>, celery, aspar-
ngua. AT Alamo grocery, Main street,
near Alamo hotel. ” Jjolmil
The Rppsteln Bro’a at the great Ken-
tucky Whisky, Depot” make a specialty of
fine Brutal|«w and Wines in bottle or bulk-
for family use; and parties needing those
articles would do well to call on them be-
fore purchasingeUewhere. - » 5-K:tl
A L4RGIK STOCK
OI Shipping Tags Just received, and
will be printed to order at the Ckkshut
office.
C» 1 " ih get a pair of Judies’ gaiters at
tjP A.the Dollar store which would cost
$2 elsewhere. “ 414tf
Ql Will get a ladies’hat at the Dollar
f4>JLstorc Which would cost $2 clscwliere
414 if -
A nice line of pique ami white goods at
red ueed prices ut the Dollar store. 4 Uff
k Go to tho Dollar atore fbr wnbrob’.erlea,
ladies’ ties, kid gloves hosiery and motions.
414tf ’ *
Mr.
a week, or longer If desired. Bleeping
apartments can be proewrwl at all hours
or the night’. Inquire at the fruit stand
next door to Valley House, Main street.
4-1 Itf.
. Bolted meal, graham flour, com. oat*,
ground horsotfeed. country produce, Jfcc.,
for sale at Collins’ Custom MilbC Wood-
ard at., Denison, near th« eornor of Ana-
tin avenue. 3 15
'
4IM
fHE NK1V£MT TYPE
And largest stock of htationery In
North TVxiOHrt tie- < umsri office. It you
want job work call a ml examine.
IF YOU WANT
Bill heads, letter ii<iads. Undue* enrtk,
envelotwfl, letter circulars, blank rsocipu
or orders, {Misters, or any thing call ut tho
Lilts SET office
Rooms for Bent.
At tho large two story hiiikling on JLdn
ftp'et opposite ttie aeluiol house. I’lemv
of cistern water on the premise*. The
robin < are Hiptabtelor family or single geo •
tleinaii. During the spriug sad sumnu r
months this is one of tho inoiiT desirable
locations in tho city. Term* reasonable.
Apply to Mrs. Oauiiiford. 4 O-tfec.
Fresh
Corn meal for sale by the sack, barrel
of car loud? bolted or untmitrsl, at Collins’
Cuauiin Mills, Woodard at., Denison. .1 m
Fresli
Meal boltcd arid unboRixi at Collin*’
Custom MUD. Woodard st. 3 15
Ureal llrd net ion
In all goods at the Dollar store. 414tf
C.O. I>. C lgHrs.
- T’he largest assortment of Cigar* and
Tobacco at
LOUIS KKlIRFffHT'M.
They are the best and cheapest in the
city. | 0-Jif
Heal Papelerie
1 ,n<ho clt^11,1 " * Armstrong’s
■ ^..........
N® Anotlon
Good* at Webster & Armstrong’*.
>4 30 tf
Bum Bull si
At Webster A; Amutrong’*.
\
■ 4 fWlV
Domestic and Imported
Wines. Liquor*. Tobacco aq<£,Cigars
LOUIS LEBRECHT’S
8mOAR»-C. O. D. 5.3tf
No Second
Hand articles sold by Webster A Ariu-
strong; 4 30tf .
New Wore
°4 Ut?6 D<>1Ur >tor® t0 Netbariraln^.
\
Muslin* and cambric* In different brands
-i,
. For pure drugs fancy and _______________________________w
toilet articles,go to the Post * re0uoed prioe* »tthe Hoii«r.tore. 4 m
Office Drug store. 6 5tf
Goto
,e™ilE“pe'‘,orjw"
Good T pm pi isn
Nothing Rut
u. ^rnp In the »oda drawn from
Shaw’* Soda Fountain.
Pare Ice * *
Ice Cream Parlor.* 5 5g
The ChonpoHt
(.k$?wry Wore i0 M.Browjsf*.
:J£f
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Burson, J. W. Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 190, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1877, newspaper, May 11, 1877; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth524110/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.