Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 252, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 1877 Page: 4 of 4
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DENISON DAILY CRESSET.
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- DENISON. TEXAS,
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Tvxsday Evening, July 24,
1877.
LOCAL SHOUT STOPS.
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Alvali Shaw intends to start
stoam cracker factory this fall.
* 3f) cents will buy house slippers at
Sherburne's.—**
Owing to the, absence of a quorum
there was no council meeting last
night.
Morning slippers 35 cents at Sher-
burne's.—**
The only subject »>f conversation
on the streets to day, is the great
and bloodr strike.
Webster & Armstrong have dis-
solved. Mr. Ed Zintgraff has ptiv-
(husea fhe interest of Mr.Armstrong. lln(] was lost from her residence,
A WOMAN’S WIT.
How Stolen Property wae Recover-
ed Two Women.*
While the Officers Were Laying
their Plans fer a Raid.
A Little Dunli Which our Of-
ficers Might Patera After.
Early yesterday morning a magni-
ficent ludie’s gold chain was pilfered
from the residence of Mrs. T. M.
Wright, corner of Crawford st. and
Burnett avo. Tho chain was the
property of Mrs. Addio Brown, and
beyond its iijtrinisic valuo was doub-
ly prized as it was a gift from her
luto husband. The chain lmd been
left in tho possession of Mrs.Wright
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RUMMER Clothing at cost at the Star
Store.
it is hinted that a stray dart from
Cupid’s quiver has pierced iho heart
of a Reverend gentleman of this
citv.
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It is reported that tho Gato City
(>uards have offered thoir services
to the U. S. Government to help
suppress the strikers.
fr 00 pieces Bleached Muslin just opened
fj at the Star Store.
which distressed her very much.
She sent for officer McDowell, in-
formed him of the loss, but could
give him no clue what ever to the
thief.
Later in tho day Mrs. W. remem-
bered a boy about fourteen who had
boen in the house earl)* in tho morn-
ing peddling vegetables. But she
observed nothing about him that
would indicate a thief. But still she
ascertained his narno, and in an in-
terview with officers McDowell,
Spence and Yocum' she learned from
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Shaw has tho coolest and best J ^10 °f various charges against
soda water and lemonado in town
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The city has been flooded with re-
ports all day concerning the great
strike, and intense interest is mani-
fested by all classes of citizens.
ALL and look at the Bargains at the
Star Store.
J. Madison. A Hen, who lectured in
this city about one year ago, writes
to a Iriend, stating that ho intends
to publish this fall an elaborate work
on the subject of Phonography.
1~^RES8 Goods' at J the original value
at the Star Store.
Yosterdav we neglected to no-
tice that Mr. L. L. Plank,of the firm
of Plank Bros., had gone north and
oast to purchase goods. This is pro-
liabiy a favorable time to purchase
goods and Mr. Plank will purehuso
largely for the fall trade.
i~d REN A DINE at Eastern tost at the
VUT Star Store.
We understand that our merchants
intend offering a handsome premium
for tho first, second and third bales
of cotton brought to the city this
coming season. * Sherman,it is hint-
ed, will also offer extraordinary in-
ducement* >n the same direction.
\ LI. Summer Goods at actual coatut
Jt\. the tjtar Store.
Reliable intelligence was received
in the city this morning, that a
strike would commence on the Tex-
as Pacific immediately and would
probably extend to the Texas Cen-
tral. We have no confidence in tho
report concerning the latter road.
T^XTfcffindu^
JCi at file Star Store.
Tho Mite Soeioty which meet* at
the Alamo Hotel on next Thursday
ovening, promises to eclipso any-
thing of tho kind this season. We
aro requested by the managers to
extend a cordial invitation to all;
and it- ia hoped the lager portion
will accept tho invitation and avail
themselves of tho opportunity, and
be present. ,
this same boy, Dick Shiply, for si in
ilar thefts. Tho officers counseled
her to keep quiet. But her mind
was made up, and every body knows
what that is with a woman.
Learning where young Shipley’s
father lived, Mrs. W. and Mrs. B.
walked out there ostensibly look-
ing for vegetables. Near tho house
in some woods they coino upon two
boys who were ongaged in earnest
conversation. Mrs. W. immediately
rccogiiizod one of them us the same
boy who was at her homo in the
morning. She enguged him in con-
versation, arid succeeded in getting
his name, when she immediately
assumed a tragic attitude and told
him be was just the boy she wanted.
-IIo sprang to his foet to escape but
she sprang upon him threatening
instant and utter extermination if he
did not give up the chain. IIo con-
fessed the theft and said he would
give it up if they would not kill or
send him to the penitentiary. Mr*.
W. relaxed her hold upon him; the
young scoundrel got loose and took
to his heels. There was no time tor
talking; tho ladies picked themselves
up and started in pursuit. Down
through the woods over stumps,
brush; logs, etc., in hot pursuit.
Tile young thief was gaining and
the womon wore losing breath. Sud-
denly a bright idea occurrod to Mrs.
Brown and she threatened to shoot
him down if ho did not stop. This
had the dosired effect. He slopped^
threw up his hands and displayed
the chain, After delivering the
A New Volume.—The number of
Littell’s Living Ago for the week
ending July 7th has tho following
vnluablo contents: Life and Times
of Thomas Beoket, by tho historian
Bromic, Nineteenth Century; Paul-
ine, by L, B. Walford, author of
“Mr. Smiib,” etc.,,a clever serial,
printed from advance sheets; Twen-
ty Years of African Travel, Black-
wood; Greet! Pastures and Piccadilly,
by Wra. Black, Examiner; Genius
and Vanity, Cornhill; A Great Sea-
Wave, Spectator; North Country
Fishermen, Pall Mall Gazette, Ave
Maria, a Breton Legend, by Alfred
Austin, Cornhill; This number be-
gins a now volume of this standard
oloctie. For fifty-two numbers of
sixty-four largo pages oaoh (or more
than 8000 pages a year), the sub-
scription jWico ($8) is low; while for
110.50 tho publishers offer to send
any one of ihe American 94 month-
lies or weeklies with The Living
Aue for a year, both postpaid. Lit-
tell A Gay, Boston, are tho publish-
ers.
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SISTERLY SIFTINGS.
Sherman. Tobiah.
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(XX) pieces Prints just opened at the
Star .Store.
Parties who have been traveliug
through Montague, Cook und Den-
ton counties report that the crops
are In fine cpndition.The corn has not
suffered near as much as has been
reported. In Montague county there
be* been plenty of rain and every-
thing looks promising for a full har-
vest. Within the past week raii\
has fallen in all the counties west
and southwest of Grayson.
soon put of sight. Hero is an exam-
ple for our officers. Officer Yocum
has had positivo evidence of young
Shipley's depradatlons for a woek
or ten days but has never been able
to pick him up. Mrs. Wright de-
serves ranch credit for her prompt
action. Young Shipley was prepar-
ing to go to the Nation with the
chain, und had he succeeded it is
more than likely it would never
bare been recovered.
Tho Sherman papers not very
long ago, used all of their spare
spaco to enlighten their road* rs upon
the Denison city tax question, aver-
ing that tho largest half of our city
property was advertised for delin-
quent taxes. Now we hope their
readers will look over the columns
ef the Register, and tlioy may ob
serve from the fist published in that
paper, giving the proporty that
appears, not only for the last year,
but for the three past as delinquent,
one wouUI think they bad no right
to poke ibetr fun at us. Three
columns und over of closely printed
matter testify to tho fact that our
fteighbbr, SWorinan, has more delin-
quents thun vpenison. And then the
amount foi which the property in
advertised to be sold*Ibr, amiTuntsTn
the aggregate to four times the
amount duo from our ettiauns us
delinquent tax.
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Mr. Acbeson has rented one-half W*F* Insisted on th^se who thought
of the store of Mr. Jos Euper and
offers for sale a select stock of goods.
The goods were purchased cheap,
and will be sold at corresponding
prices. Give Mr. Acheson a call and
see for yourself
Fresh, roasted peanuts ovary hour
In the day at Shaw's city bakery.—
adv.
Wo have it from reliable authori-
ty that B. C. Murray, of this city
will become the partner of T. J-
Crooks, of Sherman in a daily news-
paper enterprise in that place. We
regret to lose Mr. Murray, but then
ho has boon a little spooney on Sher-
man for sometime; and wo have
Kaleidoscoped Through the Shermen
Register.
Denison was well represented m
Sherman Alonday.
A few cattle are boing shipped
over the Texas Pacific.
Tho best wheat in Sherman is
bringing 91.20 at tho mills.
Tho Texas & Pacific railroad is
enlarging their tho stock yards.
Work on the new brick mill of
Mr. Mathews is progressing rapidly.
Tho cracker factory has begun
operations in the new briok build-
ing on Houston street.
The Mngnolia mills aro doing a
good business, and turning out large
.quantities of superior flour.
The young gentlemen are prepar-
ing for a grand party to be given al
the Binkley house to-morrow even-
ing. The entertainment promises to
be o/io of the most brilliant ever
witnessed in Sherman.
A tramp printer, by the name of
Jim Wallace, forged an order on the
Register and obtuineda week's board
thereon. Maitin cautions newspaper
c.en to koop a look out for Wallace,
who is supposed to hayegone South.
/The Register hears of ooe farmer
in Grayson county who ha* made
by his own labor this season eight
hundred bushels of wheat,eight hun-
dred bushels of oats,three thousand
bushels of barley,and has eight acres
of corn.Tlne farmer uses the best and
most improved machinery of e^ery
kind, does everything in the right
season und thoroughly, and novor
fail* of a rich reward for bis labor.
guppoao every farmer,in Grayson
county should do this work through-
ly, what immense wealth would
epme to the county fn one lemionf
Ilov. M. A. Daughoriy* leaves for
Michigan to-morrow; during h»a ab-
sence tho Rev. Mr. Hall and Samp-
son will officiate in Ids stead.
Orders have boon received at the
Central freight office, this city, not
to-receive nny more freights tor 8t.
Louis, Chicago and points beyond,
until further oidurs.
Tho peoplo in tho southwest part
of town aro complaining of a house
of ill-repute that lias recently opened
in their midst. The woman is the
wife of a man who was recently con-
victed of horse stealing and sent to
the penitentiary for ton years.
There was a widely circulated re-
port that the Union depot at 8t.
Louis had been set on tiro by tbe
strikers and destroyed and that the
mob had threatened the magnificent
bridge. Tho rumor wus without
foundation, d
A number of cars loaded with cat-
tle destined lor St. Louis and Chica-
go were unloaded yesterday eve-
ning at lbs stuck yards, as orders
wore received by shippers not to
ship any more cattle until further
orders.
For tho best und purest ioo cream
go to Shaw's ico cream parlor.—adv
Mr. Goo. Bates living in the south
wosl part ot town has boon experi-
menting with Japanese corn and
thinks one hundred and fifty bushels
can bo raised to the sere, 'i be ker-
nals look like rice, only they are
larger. It is in Home respeets the
superior of wheal. A specimen of
the corn can be seen by calling at
Mayor's office, Nelson House.
'VTOW istlie Tltue to buy yourSuiu-
AN nici Goods at the Star Store.
Is it not strange,with such examples
before them, men will year after
year waste lime and labor In half
wav cultivation of their crops?
T> AEG A INS In slipper* for Ladles and
IJ Misses at tho Star Store.
Sherman so much better than Deni
son to go there, and we suppose Mr.
M., is acting on our suggestion. All
our people, for whom the “oldest
paper" has done eo much ore getting
tbetr crape reedy.
Celebration lemonade, cool and
pnre at Euper’s lee cream parlor
adv.
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Onr city fathom ought to reud op
the city charter. For instance, last
evening they did not know whether
business could or could not be trans-
acted without a quorum. City At-
torney, G. G. Raodell was called on
lo decide the knotty question, but
elratige as it may seem, was unable
to do so without first consulting the
charter on the subject. It was final-
ly decided that the business would
not hold good, and there was no
meeting held.
Instructions bate been received
here to ahip no more cuttle north as
the striker* have complete eoatrol
of all eaatevn roade.
■ UK,
The time for the colored celebra-
tion is drawing nigh. Last evening
the several committees met at tbe
Good Templars hall on Woodard
•freer Provisions*VavrbeeiT cof^
tributed liberally, and there will be
plenty to eat if nothing else. DaVe
Williams, w ho hue tho matter
baud, bits received letters from blf
psfts of the State from delegations *
who are coining hero to participate
In the celebration.
/S RAND
VJT Good
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Cloning out Sale of Summer
Good* st Ihe Star Store.
Following arrivals were registered
at tho Alamo Hotel, July 29*1877:
J Hall, St. Louie; T D TuonefydojA
A Fisldy, do; W K Waddell,Houston
IcGaado; J
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J W Keith, do; Jtim<
J W Brown do; WmSulliv
Henry Harris Chicaoo; J
do; J W Morrill, do; A L
Ft SeofijH H Warner Psi
Manpin, ColJjtrta Clias ~
R E Jofney, Caddo.
The Fourth of July ie ovor but
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Burson, J. W. Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 252, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 24, 1877, newspaper, July 24, 1877; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth524406/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.