The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 14, 1884 Page: 4 of 4
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Sunday. 8m»i8«R
To Subscribers.
It mould nplonUh our depleted pocke*
book considerably It subscribers,
especially those outside the otv »o
indebted on wbecrtptioo ' ’
ineeoteo o , would remit
the small •»«»• due> .Bd w* adure them
% prompt ^ would be highly ap*
predated. are trying to give the
tending ’pghUc n good paper, and if the
•to***/ increase of our circulation it a
criterion we are auceeeding, bat we have
not by an/ means reached the tchme of
our ambition, and ahalt continue to add
to the attractive features ot the Gazet-
teer as fast as the receipts will warrant.
In a few weeks the proprietor will go to
St Louis and purchase new type tor the
Gazettes*, when he will have not only
the best but the handsomest weekly in
North Texas. If subscribers will pay
up promptly, they will assist us greatly
ia a laudable enterprise.
If subscribers will notice the figures
opposite their names printed on the
paper or wrapper, they will see to what
date they have paid.
The Misses Anias and Estelle Arch in-
ard, of Sherman, were in the city Thurs-
dnv and Friday, the guests of Miss Alice
O’Maley. ____
Mrs. Judge Wilkinson, treasurer of the
Exposition Society, specially requests
that the chairmen of all the ward solic-
iting committee* be prompt to meet at
the Colonnade next Thursday evening.
Miss Swanson, of Houston and Miss
Phillips of New Orleans, were in the city
Tuesday, the guests ol Mr. O’Maley and
family, and attended the Maud Grubbs
entertainment.
In the Toils. —
Last wwek a young iv
and offered for sale .an came to town
$75* offered _ a mare worth about
as to raise if*' j her at such low figures
who took .e suspicion of officer Mixon.
Mb' . him in charge. He gave his
* . as Wm.J. Let term an, which proves
x> be correct It turns out that he killed
a man named Pete Lee in the Choctaw
Nation, near Golden Bluff, on the 8th of
July last. He had letters from John
Thilkeld and Lilly Thilkeld, of the Na-
tion, and from U, R. Douglass, a mer-
chant doing business on the Texas side
of Red river at Golden Bluff. The let-
ters from the gentlemen advised him to
get clear away; that the proof ot the kill-
ing was positive; that .the |killing was
for the purpose of robbery, etc. It seems
that Lee had told Letterman that he car-
ried $700 in hit boots, and the proof is
that when the latter killed the former he
pulled off his boots and searched them.
The letter from Mist Lilly Thilkeld indi-
cates that she was engaged to be married
to I.etterraan; that he was urging her to
consumate the contract; but she pru-
dently insisted that it would be better to
defer the match until he got out of
trouble. All the letters were addressed
to Wm. J. Owens. Letterman was
twenty-one years ohi last Thursday. It
is said there is a reward offered tor his
attest.
The new Key West cigar, recently in
troduced in. this market by Louis Le-
brecht, it superior to any cigar for the
money we have sampled, and we advise
amokers to give thsm a trial.
Geo. Braun’s new brick building at
the foot of Main street is nearing com
pietion, and the saloon will probably be
opened this week.
Mr. A.\Jacobs left last Thursday tor
the eastern markets to purchase the fall
stock of goods for his Basaar. Look
out for a large assortment of pretty
thinga in tha dry goods line in a few
days, at the Baaaar.
The keno men have become to bold as
to place hand-bills in conspicuous places
announcing “free rolls,” &c. Probably
•very person has read them but the Mar-
shal and his posse. None are so blind
aa those who will not see.
Mrs. J. A. rearch and her daughter, of
California, are now visiting relatives in
Ohio. They will return home soon and
On their way will atop over in Denison a
couple of weeks to viait their relative,
Mrs. Z. P. Stoneman.
In Its last Issue the H.-N. made an eh-
vious thrust at the Evening Journal.
However, the Journal is a plucky and en-
terprising sheet and the shafts of the
mongrel will tall pointless at its feet.
On the nth inab Henry Farrow and
Moaes Clay had an altercation in a
Church in the Chickasaw Nation. They
rose up and com mcnced firing at each
other right in the midst of the congrega-
tion. Both men were killed dead.
On Thursday night Will Gallagher
and Barney Dorris kicked open the
bagnio of Jennie Boyd and badly beat
up and abused a young man found in
one of the rooms. They were arrested
and jailed by officers Mixon and Stone-
man. __
W. S. Baker, residing five miles north
at the city, brought in three bales of
new cotton Wednesday morning. He
aaya Uie extreme dry weather hat greatly
injured the cotton crop; that he has in
cultivation about forty acres and will not
make over fifteen bales.
The war Is not over. James Civils
and R. P- Burns fought side by side in
the Confederate army for four years, and
the other day they had a regular Kil-
kenny cat fight. Judge Cook now has
-he matter in band for final settlement,
*aye Constable Cutler.
Jas. A. McKee, Jr., deputy U. S. Mar-
shall for tha northern district of Texas,
on Friday morning called for the man
Letterman, referred to in another column.
He took Letterman to Sherman jail where
be will remain until it is ascertained if
he has been indicted at Fort Smith tor
murder. II not, then the witnesses will
be summoned for an examining trial.
The committee appointed by city coun-
cil to examine the new school building,
reported to a called meeting of the coun-
cil Monday night, to the effect that they
had examined the building and found it
unsafe. They recommended certain im-
provements, and were instructed by the
council to employ non-resident experts to
tartber examine it.
The Gasettkzr office was visited on
Wednesday evening by Mrs. J. A. Wil-
kinson, Mrs. Doran, Mrs. A. W. Spencer,
Mrs. G. W. Williams and Misa Triphe-
ala Munson, of the Exposition Society.
In behalf of the Society Mrs. Doran
(banked the Gazetteer for its liberal
aid of their enterprise-
The old familiar rattle of the wheel of
fortune and the voice of the keno caller
are again heard by the night pedestrian s
On Main street If the city marshal is
Still in blisafui ignorance of what is go-
ing on in the brilliantly-lighted “par-
lors” he must be wearing cctton in his
•Mt- '
We hardly think it necessary to call
the attention of the readers of the Ga-
setteer to the advertisement of Frank
M. Robinson & Co., in the right hand
corner of this issue. It can be as easily
seen as can the gaining tables now in
operation, anil all can see them whose
optics are not veiled by personal In-
Inoata, ' 1 - ■ - : ;
We were shown by Mrs. Doran the de-
sign of the gate tne ladies are preparing
|or exhibition at the New Orleans Expo-
sition. It is the work of Mr. Lalardeaux,
and ia very handsome and appropriately
designed. It is iS teet high, and 6x10
|Mt in the dear, with panels for the in
•ortion of advertisements. The gate,
when completed, will cost about $250,
and will be a monument tc the enterprise
Ot our public spirited women.
Our telephone exchange was lately in
charge of Mr. Hill and is now controlled
by Mr.Tower,consequently our telephone
facilities should be considered as occu-
pying quite a height. But we wish to
poy a .special compliment to Miss Delia
Laadreth, the young lady operator, with
Whose voice everyone in the city is so fa-
miliar. She ia always prompt in an-
swering calls and is a special favorite
0f all having a ’phone-
George Braun's new brick building, at
the foot of Mala street, is nearing come
pietion, and tho saloon will probably be-
th.s tv^teit.
E. W. Holetuan,
T. J. Cashion,
J. L. Jones,
R. M. King,
John W. Bennett,
C. R. Jones,
C. H. Campbell,
D. H. Bailv,
L. R. Craig,
Geo. McLagan,
J. E. Howard,
K. A. Utiger,
E. B. Situs,
T. C. Williamson,
J. k. Miller,
Geo. Miller,
Wm. Miller,
Travis Brown,
I. N. Holder,
E. C. Roberts,
A. B. Bales,
l’hil Lediick.
J. N. Lankford.
Wm. Made,
Daniel Jones,
Henry Liwix.
J. P. Loving,
J. W. Scott,
E. R. Tenett,
Lee M. Dale,
Thomas Scott.
Jamas Emei y,
Lewis Thomas,
Steven Wilson.
C. Hibler,
H. Garrison,
Ben. Norwood,
B, F. Coleman
I. M. Casper,
R. E. Levy,
E. A. Wallace,
W. J. George.
F. Muller,
J. D. Overturf,
James Dalton,
C. A. Wilkins,
Geo. L. Patrick,
J. L. Freeman,
Owen McCarthy,
Geo. W. Bennett,
E. Forrest Pecor,
John Anderson,
W. S. Bennett,
J. W. Biasingame,
M. O. Lightfoot,
S. C. Bui son,
F. P. Moseley,
W. W. Thornton,
J. Weisman,
W. B. Majlory,
I. K. Miller,
(i. H. Howard,
John Bolin,
James Evans,
Duke Marlow,
■\. C. Johnson,
W. C- Jones,
j. W. Leeper,
L. E. Devants,
Geo. W. Odneal,
E. H. Sea,
T. Dcgraffinieid,
J. M. Pope,
G Weightman,
Win. Stevens,
James Turley.
THREE
a BOB THE ladies. local CONDENSATIONS.
There has been a good deal said coin -
plaining of the change in books used in
our public schools, and from the noise
many supposed new books were required
throughout. The fact is, only one
change has been made, and that is in
arithmetics. The new series consists ot
two books, primary and advanced. The
old arithmetics can be returned, and a
credit of ten cents will be allowed lor
them on the primary and fifteen cents on
the advanced books. We think the
prices charged for the arithmetics are
too high, but the expense of the change
is not very great as it is.
No, sweet girl, the “wild girl” had no
reference to you.
The Ladies of the Exposition Society
Have a meeting and make a
Good Showing.
On Thursday evening the Ladies of
the Exposition Society met at the parlors
of the Colonnade hotel and were called
to order by the president, Mrs. Marti-
niere. Present—Mrs. A. H. Coffin, cor-
responding secretary, Mrs. Woodlief,
secretary, Mrs. Judge Wilkinson, treas-
urer, Mrs. Dr. G. W. Williams, Mrs. B.
C. Murray, Mrs. J. A. Euper, Mrs. Chss.
Cunningham, Mrs. Wood Saunders.
Misses Jennie and Triphenia Munson,
Mias Kate Ereritt, Mrs. E. H. Lingo,
Mrs. W. P. Doran, Mrs. E. T. Hatha-
way, Mrs. J. A. Wilkinson, Misses Bettes,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dr. Feild, Mrs. A. W.
Spencer, Mrs. F. R. Guiteau, Mrs. T. B.
Easton, Miss Iky Standifer.
On motion the corresponding secre-
tary reported the result of the concert at
the Opera House on Tuesday evening as
follows:
Gross Receipts.............................$144.50
BZfSNSU.
Rent of Opera House (donated by McDou
gall). ....................... 35*00
Printing bill (donated by B. C. Murray)... 13.50
Gas bill (donated by McDougaii)........ 5.00
Paid Fred O*Male?........ 5.00
Total.......
Net receipts............
Miss Grubbs* halt......
Miss Grubbs' expenses.
Oitj Attorney’s Fees,
Last week the question was asked in
the Gazetteer, by what authority the
City Attorney was paid one dollar tor
every conviction in the Recorder’s Court,
whether he was present or not, and in
cases where the accused plead guilty
without trial. A patron of the Gazet-
teer has called our attention to Section
2 of an ordinance relating to salaries of
officers,’ passed and approved in Decem-
ber, 1882, which reads as follows :
That the salary of City Attorney be
one dollar per month, and a fee of one
dollar tor each conviction obtained
kirn personally.
This is a complete answer to the ques-
tion propounded by our correspondent,
and shows that the City Attorney is not
entitled to the fee in the cases alluded to
by our correspondent.
We now want the City Marshal to in-
form u. by what authority he has been
paying the City Attorney on an average
#70 to $8o In fees per month, when he
does not prosecute probably to exceed
a dozen cases monthly. And we would
further ask why it is that no record is
kept of the cases in which he does ap-
pear to prosecute. These are pertinent
questions which every citizen his a right
to expect will be promptly answered.
-«-,-
On Wednesday evening a young fellow
boarded John Collin’s train at Sherman,
armed with a marriage license to wed
young lady of Denisonj.” When about
four miles out of Sherman he pulled
something out of his pocket and in doing
so “the license” escaped end the wind
carried it ouf on the prairie. The poor
fellow was terribly shocked at the acci-
dent and besought Collins for God's
sake to stop the train, but this was im-
possible. the train was going at the rate
of forty miles an hour and to draw up
was out Of the question. When the train
baited at the Denison railroad crossing,
the young man took the tie-route back to
find the missing document. He found it.
J. A. Caspary has secured the services
of Elmer Williams, for four year, clerk
in the drug store of Guiteau St Waldron,
who will hereafter be found in his drug
store, 324 Main street. Mr. Williams is
an experienced.-and pains-taking drug-
gist and well and favorably known to the
people, and would be glad to serve his
old friends at hit hew place -of business.
By a liberal use of printer’s ink, by hand-
ling nothing but new and genuine goods
and by a display of energy and obliging
courtesy, Mr. Caspar/ has succeeded
in coming prominently to the front as a
leading druggist, and is doing a fine bus-
iness.
Some of our exchanges urge the far-
mers to tell their cotton crop as toon as
gathered. As to whether or not this it
good advice we know not, but it olten
happens that the farmer holds up his
cotton for advanced prices and is finally
compelled to sell at reduced figures. It
is now generally conceded that the cot-
ton crop of Texas is below the ^average,
much shorter than the crops of other
States, and the present indications are
that the prices wil fall much below what
they are now.
Several ladies have expressed their in-
tention of organizing for the purpose of
r Rising sufficient lunds to improve Forest
Park as soon as the work of preparing
for the New Orleans Exposition is ac-
complished. The plan suggested is to
give a series of entertainments, festivals,
etc., this fall. The object is a praise-
worthy one and we hope the ladies will
carry out the project. The park, in its
present condition, is a disgrace to the
city—the resort for tramps and disrepu-
table characters of every kind.
A Call.
Dr. T. N. Cutler—Sir.—We. the
undersigned, citizens of Grayson county,
having full confidence in your ability
and integrity, do rea|>ectfully solicit you
to become a candidate for Local Repre-
sentative of Grayson county, subject to
the action of the Democratic Convention,
should one be called :
.............4 47-#a
...............4 97.00
.............--• 48-50
............... 5.00
• 53-5°
Total act receipts of Society................$ 44.50
Add the donations........... 41.50
Grand net Total........ 87.00
The soliciting committees made the fol-
lowing report ol money received:
1st ward $51.35; 3d ward, $43; 3d
ward, $52; 4th ward, $25;—total $171.25.
Add the concert total of $87.00 and we
have the sum of $258.25.
The gate committee reported, and
brought before the society a plan of a
gate, (mentioned in our local columns.)
The report of the committee was adopt-
ed and the plan of the gate accepted.
On motion the gate committee and
banneret committee were consolidated.
The meeting was one of interest and
the ladies are to be complimented for
their practical knowledge and observ-
ance of parliamentary rules and usages
and the harmonious manner in which
they conducted their meeting. Unlike a
meeting of gentlemen there was not
some one present to pop up every mo-
ment to make a speech. The society
meets at four o’clock p. tn. every Thurs-
day evening at the Colonnade, and they
do not spend their time in idleness, but
lay their heads together in devising ways
and means to further the work underta-
ken, and our word for it, every citizen of
Denison will be proud of the result
On motion, the thanks of the society
were tendered J. B. McDougaii for the
use of the Opera House and dbnation ot
gas.
On motion, the thanks of the ladies
were tendered the Gazeteeer for the do-
nation of the printing bill and other
kindness.
On motion, the ladies expressed their
gratitude and appreciation of the able
assistance rendered them by Miss Maud
Grubbs, Miss Addte Carter, Mis. F.
Shulze, Mr. O’Wesney, Mr. Garstang,
Mr. Robinson, Mr. Mastick, Mr. Ryan,
Mr. Slaudecker and Measrs. Guiteau St
Waldron.
CONNUBIAL.
W. 8. Craft, of Bastrop, Texas, Leads
Miss Maud Robinson to the Hyme-
nial Altar.
On the evening of the loth, Miss Maud
Robinson was married to Mr. W. S.
Craft, St the residence of Mr. W. H
Robert, on Owens street. Rev. W. II
Robert officiating.
The wedding was a very quiet affair,
only a lew friends being invited. The
bride was one of Denison's fairest daugh-
ters, and was a favorite in a large circle
in society. When she stood by the man
of her heart’s choice and vowed to “love
and cherish him to the end of life.” we
thought she was indeed a true type of
fem inine beauty and loveliness. Her
bright eyes sparkled and het sweet face
glowed with the flame of love welling up
from her young, confiding heart. Truly
may Mr. Croft feel assured that he has
wooed and won the heart and hand of one
adorned with all the attributes and
graces which, combined, make the per-
fect woman.
The ceremony over, the guests were in-
vited to partake of the refreshments in
waiting—ice cream, cake and red, spark-
ling wine. The cake was made by Mrs.
W. H. Robert, a lady most thoroughly
skilled in this department of cookery.
Those present at the wedding were:
Mrs. j. R. Callahan, Rev. and Mrs. W.
H. Robert, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robert,
Misses Harrte Oram Krysta Daffan and
Leota Jones, and Messrs. Dr. Wilson,
H. Robinson, J. A. Caspary, Cola
Jones, Fred Robinson.
At midnight the happy couple departed
for their home in Bastrop, Texas, where
Mr. Craft is in the saddlery business.
ANOTHER CAPTURE.
Mike Rader Arrested for Alleged Horse
Theft.
Two weeks ago one Mike Rader and
his young wite came here from Kansas
and opened a kind of a restaurant near
Tignor & Mosse’s carriage iactory, and
on Friday night he was arrested by offi-
cer John Lee foi alleged horse theft. On
Saturday morning a Gazetteer reporter
called at Rader's place of business and
found his wife in charge and very much
mortified and gtief-stricken. She said
that she was married to Rader in Cher-
ryvale, Kansas, last February, and most
of the time since her husband had been
engaged in organizing lodges of the
Kights of Labor. She showed us his
traveling card from the Cherryvale Lodge
No. 3109. ilis name in the card is Char-
ley Sullivan. She says that he had been
x detective in the employ of Pinkerton
and Sullivan was one of his aliases, and
that he had some times given his name
as Charlev Davis. He lived two years
in Sherman and one year in Bells. He
has a farw. five miles east of the city,
rented to one Gibson. His wife says he
is the detective who arrested Ryan in
Kentucky, an accomplice of the James
Boys. It seems that a year ago he took
up a stray pony, kept it three months
and sold it in Denison on the eve of his
departure to Kansas, it seems the ani-
mal belonged to one Oadneal, residing
five or six miles east ot the city. liis
wife said that her husband had told her
alt about the matter and that he had said
he expected to have trouble about it if he
did not see Oadneal and fix it up. She
said that he did not deny having taken
the pony up and selling it. She says
there is nothing of the charge in the
Herald-News that he had stolen money
from Oadneal. Mrs. Rader is rather a
good looking young woman and is quite
intelligent. Rader ^ now in the Sher-
man jail.
Conny Foley, a merchant of Eufaula
and a reader of the Gazetteer, has just,
erected a new store and on Thursday
evening threw open its doors to the lov-
ers of the dance. One of the partici-
pants in a private letter said : “The ball
was largely attended and was highly en-
joyable.” Mr. Foley is one of the main
st ays of Eufaula and is perhaps ose of
the most popular and successful business
men in the Territory.
Win. E. Biggerstaff, candidate for at-
testor, paid the Gazetteer a visit 00
Wednesday......J. J. Fairbanks will go
to New Orleans the zst of November to
•pend the winter and take in the Expo-
sition......W. T. Cutler will be a candi-
date for Marshal at the next city election
......Some of the counter mothers
complain that their babies are being
damaged by the kisses of candidates. -
Sherman is going to erect a $75 Cleve-
land A Hendricks flag on the public
square......J. W. Stewart, our assessor,
and who aspires to a re-election, was in
the city Tuesday......Col. Wm. P.
Moseley, of Mrxia, was visiting his
brothers, F. P. and A. G. Moseley, last
week......F. Weber Benton has sold his
watch for a Texas pony. We suppose he
wanted the pony for a boy to ride when
delivering the new paper......The at-
tendance at all the city schools is much
larger this week than last...........That is a
very industrious and energetic young
man in charge of the Ellis labor agency
......Miss Lula H opson died in Sher-
man at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning......
House-breaking anil petty thefts con-
tinue to dtsturb the equilibrium of the
Shermanites.....-Mrs. L. M. Phillips
will keep a restaurant at the Boulevard
for the benefit of Sunday visitors..§’•••
And now the poor swine are put Into
pound......Mr. Whaling, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, talks of canvassing
Grayson county for St. John......The
hunters who went to the Territory last
week bagged one hundred chickens......
Ed. Davit accused W. M. Stanton of
stealing melons, whereupon Stanton
shot his accuser in the forehead. The
wound was not serious. The parties re-
side on the Iron Ore.......Peter Cooper,
the mayor ol Fort Worth, was over tak-
ing a view of our city last week. With
Mayor Hanna, he visited severml of the
vineyards near the city............Dr. Wilson
reports considerable sickness in the
country. The doctor has been here but
a short time, still we notice that he is not
permitted to be idle......A young mm
sent the little brother back from the
Boulevard after candy!......Dance at
the Boulevard Thursday evening......
Z . A. Cox, a farmer, living five miles
south of the city, died Wednesday......
And now it turns out that colored hose
are not good for ladies, still they are
"very pretty”......There was a lawn
party at the residence ot Mr. Pollard
......Mr. and Mrs. Burgower have
gone to their home in Fort Worth to
commence housekeeping.....Those were
a beautiful pair of legs exhibited at the
opera house Tuesday night by Mr. Ryan,
but it would take a geometrician to de-
scribe them......The new jail is about
completed...—......Col. Laflore, a leading
lawyer of Fort Smith, and a reader of
the Gazetteer, was in the city last
week......Charlie Led rick and his sis-
ter, Miss Celia, are visiting in Kansas
......Mr. S. Kaufman, who has been
sick for some weeks, is no better......
Mr. Jones Cobb is very sick with a dis-
ease of the ear......The Gazetteer’s
“masked battery” in reserve for next
week......We regret to learn that Mrs.
J. R. Wolf is very sick. She has been
sick some weeks, and dOfs not appear to
improve any......Conductor George B.
Sage l.as purchased Mr. J. G. Taylor's
handsome residence on Gandy street,
and will remove his faintly into the same
as toon as vacated......Mr. Mike Cor-
coran expected to leave last week for
Ireland on a month’s visit, but owing to
the arrival of a brand-new baby in the
family, he will not start until some day
this week......Harbison & Wilson have
rented Mrs. May’s store room, next to
the Adams Express office, on Main street,
and will shortly occupy the same with
their large stock ol groceries......Mr.
I.. C. Raff, the popular res-
taurant and hotel man, moved to West
Main street last week.....-The firm
name of Leeper & Boldrick has been
changed. It is now Leeper, Lingo Si
Co, See notice in another column......
Some vile miscreant broke into Miss
Daffan’s school room the other night and
rifled the desks of their contents .....
Mr. Carey, of the firm of Fox & Carey,
took a run over to Gainesville the past
week......Mr. Frank Standiter, a stock-
man of Cisco, and a brother to Deni-
son’s big boy, Is visiting his mother in
this city......W. H. Allsup was married
to Miss Delia Overturff on Wednesday
evening, Rev. W. H. Robert officiating
......W. S. Craft waa married to Miss
Maud Robinson, Wednesday evening; on
a marriage license issued by the county
clerk of Bastrop county......Isn’t it
woudetful that the H.-N. had nerve
enough to say, “The weather clerk is
neglecting his duty”? The “clerk”
should give that paper a few dollars and
secure its neutrality!......If the over-
seers of public roads don’t keep them in
good order they are subject to indict-
ment. There should be a road statement
posted on the court house door at the
convening of the District Court, or the
clerk issubject to a fine..... Sickness is
decreasing in Sherman......Sherman’s
street-sprinkler tails to lay the dust......
L. M. Turnbull was oil Thursday licens-
ed by the District Court at Sherman to
practice law in this State......Sherman
has a flag-pole 158 ieet high, and some
wag suggests that the pole and the city
are out of proportion......Last week
there was a camp-meeting in progress at
Bells......A four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Irvin died and was
buried last Tuesday......Chas.Emerson,
a passneger conductor on the Mineola
branch, will soon move his family from
Erie, Pa., to Denison......f.ebrecht is
having a patent stone side-walk put
down in front of his handsome new brick
store......Jerry Nolan’s commodious
stone stable, on Rusk avenue, is nearing
completion......The date of the anni-
versary of Denison Occurs in the latter
part of the present month, but as yet no
preparation for its celebration has been
made......What 4 nice street would be
Main if all the awnings and sidewalks
were of a uniform heighth and width
. ..Kppstein Westheimer are put-
ting up a wooden awning in front of their
new building......The handsome Sher-
wood brick building is being supplied
with a wooden awning......Will Scott
says the street railway cars will run to
the Boulevard to-day......J. B. Rollins
had the Italian string band serenading
on Sjars street Friday night..... In the
name of everything that is decent and
respectable, why don’t our city tathers
take more interest in Forest Park—either
have it fixed up and cleaned out, or
make arrangements to sell it for the
benefit of the city ?......Mrs. Shaw, wife
of Engineer Shaw, has been quite sick
during the past week , but we are glad to
learn, was much better Saturday even
ing......Mr. E. J. Burlingham has
opened up a real estate office in the Miller
block. See advertisement in another
column.
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Your attention is called to the adver-
tisement of the Denison City Hptel. It
is now under the management of Mrs.
P. L. Pestana, and gives good satisfac-
tion to boarder*. It is cleanly kept and
the fare Is substantial. If you want good,
cheap board, go to the Denison City
Hotel-
■ -..... e ■ -
The Retail Grocers” Association of
Denison have issued the second edition
of their black lists with quite an increase
of names added.
AMU8EMEHT8
The Ladies’
Society One a
Opera House-A
Attendance—The
1 Loudly Ap-
plauded.
On Tuesday night the Ladies’ Exposi-
tion Society gave a concert at McDou
gall’s opera house, which was attended
by a very large number of our citizens
who appreciate and encoutage home
talent.
Those taking part upon the stage were
Miss Maude Grubbs,Miss Addie Carter,
Mr. Slaudecker, Mrs. F. Shulze, Mr.
O’Wesney, Mr. Garstang, Mr. Frank Ry-
an, with M 18s Kate Everett as accompan-
ist. Each individual performed well his-
or her part, receiving the hearty cheers of
the enthusiastic audience. The songs ot
Mr*. Shultz were sang to good effett, and
certainly that lady should feel compli-
mented by the evidences ot appreciation
she elicited from the crowded house. The
young men. must not be forgotten, else
we would incur the displeasure of the
many blushing maidens whd heard with
delight the songs they sang with so much
energy Of soul. But of course
MISS MAUDE GRUBBS
was the leading star that, sparkling as
the diadems set in the blue ether of the
arched heavens, dazzled the eyes of ail
who beheld her. Truly this little gem
of human perfection is justly deserving
oi the hundreds of flattering encomiums
the public and press of the country have
showered upon her since the first mo-
ment she appeared in public as an elocu-
tionist. She appeased upon the stage as
one confident of her ability to faithfully
present the parts assigned her,
beautiful as an hour), and lovely
as the vivid imagination of the
most impassioned and devoted lover
could possibly paint; and as our people
realized that she was a child of Denison
their voices rose higher and higher as
they applauded her efforts and expressed
their admiration of her real worth. With
her perfect elocution, correct gestures,
her exquisite beauty, we but voice the
sentiments of our entire citizenship when
we say that Denison is proud of her.
Again, it was very kind in Miss Maude
to assist the ladies of her old home in
their efforts to represent our city at the
great World’s Fair. It proved that tor
all she has risen so high as a leading
star of elocution—praised and admired
by the metropolitan cities of the;Union,
she still gives the people of her. former
home a place in tl)e depths of herisincere
heart.
The gtoss receipts of the evening were
$144.50.
“Olivette,” by Marlande Clarke’s com-
pany, with Selina Dolaro in the title role,
continues at the West End Opera House.
The season of summer opera will close
the 6th, and the company will return
North, after its appearance 7th in a ben-
efit lor Marlande Clarke, on which occa-
sion he appears as Hamlet.
The above Item ia from the New Or-
leans correspondent of the New York
Mercury of a recent date. Mr. Clarke
our people will remember as being here
last season, supporting Miss Florence
Gerald, the Texas poet-actress, so-called.
Callendar’s Minstrels were in Sedalia
last Wednesday, and as this company
advertises Kersands, the principal star,
to appear here, the following from the
Bazoo, will be of interest:
The abse nee of Billy Kersands is ac-
counted for by the management from the
fact that he was discharged at St. Louts
on account of a bad c- se of “big-head,'‘
As yet not a single opera company has
been hooked at the McDougaii opera
house for the coining season, and unless
some of the companies that are to visit
Sherman, Dallas, Fort Worth and other
cities in Texas, should cha ice to have
an open date to spare our opera-loving
folks will have to go to Sherman to see
this particular entertainment.
GeoSe C. Miln, the clerical actor,
will visit Fort Worth, Dallas and Sher-
man some time during the present sea-
son, and if our peop'e wish to see the
once celebrated preacher, now doing up
Shakespere’s plays, they will have to
watch out for him at one of these places.
He is teported aa being very fine.
Mr. Slaudecker may be considered one
of the best violinists in Denison, and the
splendid encore he received last Tuesday
evening at the Ladies'Exposition Society
entertainment speaks volumes as to the
high appreciation our citizens have for
ability.
Carrie Swain rides a horse like an In-
dian, swims like a pearl-diver, hand'es
the oars like an old salt, is an excellent
shot, skates gracefully, and angles with
all the enthusiasm of izaak Walton.
As Carrie is expected to visit Denison
during the season, we hope to see the ac
complishments spoken of made promi-
nent.
It is to be hoped that Manager O’Maley,
of the McDougaii opera house, will se-
cure an orchestra for the entertainments
at this house during the season. A good
orchestra would be a great improvement,
and, we believe, add much to the receipts
of the hoiise. .____w „ \
It would afford our amusement-loving
people much pleasure to see Miss Maude
Grubbs in connection with the Madison
Square company in the plav of “Young
Mrs. Winthrop,” and we hope before the
season closes they may have the much-
desired pleasure.
Sells Bros’, circus, which was to visit
Denison on the 26th of the present month,
we see by the New York Mercury, are to
show at Pierce City, Mo., on that date,
also.
The McDougaii opera house lias no
new additions, improvemen ts or attrac-
tions to greet the eyes of its patrons this
season. The Colonel has invested his
money in other branches of his business.
Messrs. O’Wesney and Garstang made
their debut on the Denison stage last
Tuesday evening at the Ladies’ Exposi-
tion Society entertainment, and we are
glad to report acquitted themelves ad-
mirably. 7
M, C. Husted has been secured as bus-
iness manager for Mme. Jauaus:hek’s
tour.1—New York Mercury.
This has no reference to our worthy
councilman, of this name.
We see from a late issue of the New
York Mercury that some theatrical man-
ager has engaged live of the Greelv party
to travel with bis company and take part
in the play of ‘-Stormbeaten.”
Barn uni, with Jumbo and th: sacred
white elephant, commence a week’s en-
gagement in St. Louis on Monday
John B. Doris and W. W. Cole, the
circus men, are no longer rivals. Doris
is in Kentucky and Cole is in California.
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SOCIAL EQUALITY.
Bay. J. R. Wolf Interviewed—fie
Does Hot Deny the Charge
of Entertaining Bayles
Massey,
He Threatens to Give a Negro
Feast, and Invite the News-
paper Men to be Present.
-r;
He Does Not Oan One Iota
Opinion of the People Hero,
Intends to Do Hu Duty
as n Preacher.
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for tho
bnt
Music has been going on the past week
in tile gambling room over the Crescent
Saloon, notwithstanding the ordinance
recently passed positively prohibiting it.
The reason the law is not enforced in this
instance may be that the marshal and his
force could not visit the place to stop it
without becoming cognizant of the gam-
bling going on there.
C. B. Randell spent Friday in the City
and in the evening he and I. M. Standi-
fer departed for Whites boro to attend the
grand Democratic rally which took place
there on Saturday. Mr. Randell is one
of the prosecuting attorneys who has
never had an indictment quashed.
He Behuei to Father the Assertions
Made by the Herald-News
on the 8nbject.
Public Opinion Baja the Ooon Eat With
the Wolf, and the Latter Admit*
It by His Silence.
Ten days ago t^e news was being buszed
on the streets to the effect that Rev. J. R.
Wolf, pastor of the Northern Methodist
Church of this city, “being of sound
mind and discretion and at peace with
God and man,’’had admitted into his
house and feasted at his table one
Bayles Massey, an old negro.
Like the spreading of a plague
the news spread through all circles, and
soon became the leading topic of discus-
sion on the streets and in the households
—the introduction to every conversation,
In the midst of the chimes of gossip, a
Gazetteer reporter sought out and in-
terviewed old Bayles on the subject, and
published his statement in our last issue.
Bayles was not prompted to make the
statement we pubii shed, nor were any of
his answw* “put into his mouth;” on
the contrary, he was permitted to tell his
interesting and remarkable story after
hia own simple fashion. This reporter
sent ether men to interview him, still his
statement was the same—not a discrep-
ancy occurred, not a variation was made.
In lact. no one could hear his statement,
and witness his manner of making it,
without being Impressed with the idea
of its truthfulness. However, we did not
publish it as a fact; nor did we publish
it to injure Mr. Wolf or to cast any stig-
ma upon his congregation; on the con-
trary, we published it for the especial
benefit of all parties concerned. Be-
cause, by so doing, the matter would be
brought properly before the public, and
the reverned gentleman afforded an op-
portunity of refuting the charges if un-
true. But instead of his coming out and
denying the charge over his own signa-
ture, the Herald-News comes out in a
windy, disjointed article and positively
denounced the report as false and un-
true, and holding out the opinion that
Mr. Wolf authorized the denunciation.
This was not satisfying to the public;
they looked upon the evidence of the
H.-N. as inadmisable, at least as second-
ary evidence—justly reasoning that if the
report was untrue, Mr. Wolf knew it and
was the proper person to make tbe de-
nial.
In order tn get the matter in, better
shape before the public, this same re-
porter called upon Mr. Wolf .at hia study
on Thursday morning, We found him
in the best of humor and he gave us a
cordial reception. After a few minutes
of very pleasant conversation on. the sub-
ject of religion, or the state of the
church, etc., the subject of Bayles Mas*
sey came up. We said :
“Mr. Wolf, we consider you responsi-;
ble for the contemptible attacks the
Herald-News has made upon the Gazet-
teer with reference to this matter.”
“As to that you are mistaken,” he re-
plied. “A man came here and repre-
sented himself as a reporter for that pa-
per, and asked me something about the
■natter. I .neither denied or admitted
the charge; but I told the gentleman
that I would much prefer that it be drop-
ped; that I did not care to agitate it.
He infoimed me that he intended to re-
fute the charge, and I told him that if
such was his intention that I knew of no
law to prevent him from so doing."
“Mr. Wolf, the columns of the Gazet-
teer are at your service, and ll you
have been wronged you can use them in
denying the charge ’’
“For the kindness of the offer you will
tender my thanks to Mr. Murray, but I
respectfully decline to accept it. I posi-
tively declipe to affirm or deny the charge.
If the statement of the old man (Bayles
Massey) is true it is a matter that no
man has any right to meddle with, and
no one couid do so without invading the
privacy of my household. If I saw fit
to seat him at my table it was strictly
my own private business.”
“Then, do I understand you to deny
the charge made in the last issue of the
Gazzetteer to the effect thtttheold
negro ate at your table?”
“I neither deny nor affirm it.”
“Did you authorize the course pur-
sued by the Herald-News?”
“I did not. I thought then as I do
now: that the position of the Gazet-
teer was sn invasion of my private
household affairs, and therefore too con-
temptible to notice. And I repeat, if I
see proper to seat one negro or a dozen
at my table that is a matter the public
has nothing to do with, and if npy private
affairs are thus to be invaded, it would
not take much to induce me to give a
regular negro feast, and invite ev-
ery reporter in the city to attend and
take notes. As for my part, I don't care
one iota for the opinion of this commun-
ity. I came here to preach the gospel
and I shall faithfully do my duty.”
“Well, Mr. Wolf, what are your views
on social equality?” ’
“I decline to answer that question.
But I will say such articles as the inter-
view with that old negro are calculated
to do this country a great injury. Thete
are many men in the north and east
whom it would deter from coming here
to live; because the. would fear just such
attacks and tantalizations. It will do
very well to discuss the merits of the
Democratic and Republican parties, or
the general subject as to whether the
negro is as good as the white mail, but
it will never do to bring in question the
opinion of a single individual—never!”
So the case stands, and the Herald-
News mutt appear in an unenviable po-
sition before the public. We care noth-
ing for its envious thrusts, because it can
neither add to nor detract from u*—nor
no one else, for that matter. So, (as a
lawyer would say,) gentlemen, you have
the case before you; the evidence is
short and pointed; we submit the case
without argument, confidently expecting
a verdict in favor ot the plaintiff.
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^lEWEI THUED -TnEJIRrST BEST
WE INTEND THAT OUR HOUSE, A3 IIS THE PANT, NIIALL UK
Mi
FOIL COOKING Al HKATING STOVES, A GENERAL IIAHDWA
FRANK M. ROBINSON Sc CO.
8UDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. 8. 8. Fean Died Suddenly of Heart
Disease Saturday Morning at 1:30.
On Saturday morning at i 130 Mrs. M.
E. Fears, wife of Col. S. S. Fears, died
very suddenly of hesrt disease. Her hus-
band was awakened by her struggles at
the time mentioned, and failing to arouse
her, he immediately called in his next
door neighbors aud sent for Dr. Cook,
but the spirit of his wife had taken its
flight ere their arrival.
Mrs. Fears had been affected with car-
diac disease for about twelve years. The
deceased was forty years of age and was
the daughter of Col. M. M. Tidwell, a
leading lawyer of middle Georgia, who
survives her. She was married to Col.
Fearsjanuaiy 4th, 1866, at Fayettville,
Geo. She was the mother of six chil-
dren—three sons and three daughters,
who now shed tears of anguish over the
bier of a dead mother. - *
Col. Vears, with his family, moved to
Texas twelve years ago and located in
Sherman, where he resided until last
Thursday, when he moved to this city.
Mrs. Fears was a member of the Chris-
tian Church, and the even tenor of her
exemplary life clustered around her a
multitude of friends whose hearts are
saddened by the news of her unexpected
death. In the hour of his darkest gloom
and saddest berevement, Col. Fears said:
“She was as good a wife as ever lived.”
He and hi a motherless children have the
sincere sympathy of the Gazettex.
The remains of the deceased will be
interred at the new cemetery at 4 o’clock
p. in., to-day fSundav.) The funeral
will take place from the family residence
on west Woodard street.
Buy Something Ussful as veil as OnamsnUl
I L
of iDisasrxsoajT.
Til LEADING- JEWELER
Bf-IH IIKA DQUAUTERS FORfl
Fine Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware.
WEDDING PRESENTS A SPECIALTY.
i | : .
Repairing Finn Watches and Jewelry and
By BTlrst lfuaai NXror3cno.«ca.
Beaembev B&UIXRFB la Ilia Place la Bay.
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Something New for file
Ladies ol the Ohatauqua Circle.
Mrs. E. T. Hathaway wishes the Ga-
zetteer to request all ladies interested in
the Chatauqua Circle to assemble at her
residence Monday night at 8 o'clock.
LETTER LINT.
POST OFFICE, DENISON CITY, f
Grayson County, Tkxas. i
Data of List, Sept. 13th 1884.
The following: letters have been held at this office
•vendavs and iire unclaimed. They are therefore
vertbed according to law. They will be
weeks from the date of this list, and if
»ti 1 l unclaimed will be then sent to the Dead Let-
is mail ranat i
list. AIWA
ter Office. Parties calling for this mail mint say
advertised, giving date of list. ALWAYS
HAVE YOUR MAIL* DIRECTED TO NUM-
BER OF YOUR BOX.
C. T. Daugiie ety. P. M.
Andrews, Chas Anderson, Mrs Elizabeth
Andrews, Farmer Allsup, W P
id
Beebe, A L Barker, C A
Byland, A J Burd, Mrs Ed
Bauers, Chas Button, J
Bigton, Mrs Dolly Barnes, lames
Byler, C H Belk, Richard
Campbell,Miss AmandaConsidine James
Cott, Miss Mary K Cherry, Jennie
Conknifftit, C C Callerns, Elk
Childes, Miss Francis Colin, Miss Leo
Carr, Ed Cantrell, L W
Colbert, Frank Cunningham, Miss Mary
Colvin, Mrs Em Casey Nelson
Connard, F. Cash, Miss Nancy
Cum ton, Mrs EuphcnU Crenshaw, Robert
Coleman 1 L.
Cl winger, Jake
Diaon, Mrs Adelia
Duckworth, B. A.
Deen, C W
Drennon, John H
Draper, J D
Davis, Miss W C
Davis, Mrs Uouvenia
English, Andrew
Ellis, J T
Ford, Ambrose
Forbes A Alibonc
Franklin, Geo. W
Fowler, H. J.
Gregoro. Ann (i)
Greek, Adam
Golden, E J
Gault, Miss Ellen
Gibson, Henry
Hamphill, D
Hurnest, HE
Howard, Gus
Harper, Mrs Mary
Harrel, Nathaniel W
Huine, Robert
IsDell, Morris
I ones, T L.
aokson, F B-a
Kleisner, Jos
Isoyd, Mrs Adeline
Lowen, Alex
Clements. Willie
Cooke, Mrs R
ID
Davis, All
Davis, It A
Davis, Sofronia
Day, Mrs M A
Davis, Willian
Davis, Isham
Davis, J T
iU V
Estes
Eaton, Miss Mollie
IP
Frich, John
Foster, |ake
Foo, L*yc
Q-
Gillispie, J E
G.imes, M E
Gordon. Robert
Gillard, Richard
TT
Howe, R S
Hutchison, Peter
Hartman, T J
liowman, W E
Hunt, Willie
I
Iser, Isaac W
O'
Johnson, W A
‘ones, Mrs Chioe
A. Jacobs’ Bazaar.
THE LADIES ARE INVITED TO CALL 4 EXAMINE THIS CORSET.
O. K. RESTAURANT.
Lunch & Oyster House,
No. 110 Main Street, - - DENISON, TEX*
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Fresh Oysters in any Style Desired Daring me Day or
▲ZrWatm oar
I get my meals
at the O. K.
Restaurant.
Chicken, XL n xsi, Flxh, Snndwlfchws,
Coltuo, Tea, Etc., Ktc.
£
Kelley, Thomas A
ID
J.rwis, George
__.... _____ Landrum,J It
Lawrence, B T—3T Looney, William
Lipscomb, Miss Kya JI aLeopel, L
Mrs. Lucy Watkins has issued circu-
late offering §1,500 tor the arrest of
James Wasson and Jerry Lewis, who
killed her husband, Almarine Watkins,
July 29th, 1S84. The money is deposited
in the First National Bank of this place.
The conditions are that one or both of
the aforesaid parties be captured and
lodged in the Sherman jail, or be killed
in the attempt to arrest them.
By reference to an advertisement in
another column it will be teen the Mis-
souri Pecific give special excursion rotes
to St. Louis and return for only $12.
Moore, Dock
Manley, C W
Madison. Eli
Malloy. Farrell J-
Mynatt, Franklin
Miller, Ed
Mitchell, Lee
M ulcahy, Micheal
Muon, Mike
Moody. W H
Magness, Z C
Novell, Miss Cora
Newton, C L
Nading, J E
Oates, Willie
Parker, Chaa B
Power E C
Price, Mrs E B^-a
Roberson, Mrs Carrie
Robison, Daniel
Robertson. Geo f
Rarabel, J K
Ritchie, J M Jr—3
Roberts, Jack
Reynolds, Miss Ida
Steadom, Albert
Shulze, Mrs A M
Sharks, Dan
Synder, C E
Sagertv, Fin
Schwara, T. II.
Schwarz, H
Sam00 s, Robert
Shutriday, Mrs Julia
Stocebraaer, J ulia
Taylor, Mr
Thompson, Chas A
Tatum, G W—3
Thompson. Lucinda J
Underwood, D C
Wafford, A
Wool ford. Miss Bell
Wilioo, Mrs Easter
Wemse, F M
Wafer, Henry
JVC
Monley, W P
McCrabb, Wm
McMittian. I T
McCarthy, C C
McCabn. M J
McIntosh, Mrs Sarah—x
McKeon, A !<
McClean, M II
McCabe, F
McCaffery, Jno
1ST
Newton, W M
Nicholson, W J
o
O'Donnell, P J -
JEP
Powell ,J F
Penry, P L
JEl
Ross, Mill
Robertson, Miss Marg’i
Roberts, Misa May
Robinson, Miss Montie L
Robertson, Mrs S M
. Rush, Tom
Ray, Taylor
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Shelley, Mrs Ltae
Smallwood, Mary
Stickelbant, Paul
Stewart. P M
Siles, S G
Strong, S A
Smith, G T
Smith, Joe
Smith, Miss Lizzie
Smith, Mrs Mollie
T
Turpm, Mias Martha
Tison, Mrs Maggie
Thornton, W M-a
TJ
w
Withers, John B
West, Mrs Mattie
West, Mias Sadie
| Cook in best Style known to Culinary Art. |
Call and see me when wanting a nice dinh ofoyHteraor lunch.
J. F. BALL, Proprietor.
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Now v Pack v Youb v Grips I
Farmers, Merchants and the Public Generally
ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON ACOONT OF
Ike St* kftttfi IsfMdtlM
Tilt V Missouri V Fait '.'Railway
-WILL BUN A—-
iDirom
OPT TUESDAY
Sep>t-
At Tli© Unprooedented Baton of
EM*-
TICKETS GOOD TO RETURN TER DATS.
Ticket Agent* Sto N?
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