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HOUSTON PAILY reST; SUNDAY 1IORNLNG, JANUAKT 3, but at tha minimum rata of $. 'foru ev DRUQ ADDICTIONS POSITIVELY sv vvnew -went inn. i inn 1 1 ji eMei i i I iqiiius I II I mm oared. The patient to to Judge If ourad er OCAf AND ALU one oent of pas until permanent are weti, Ahaolueelv perm rairtwrresir eatisrieo, noma nothing heroic You are contented not realise that witn your mesas ana lovea ones less in the treatment. Positively no denaer taw SJi and happy throughout, Th methods you are being treated.

The CURB is 'f-fi ir 7W esses enreo to ante, mm imny-nv to nny patients aiwaye ra lck Banltariu unauestlonably th finest In th South. TOO VenW Handsome Structures Habe Harked the Site Which las Again dtcome a Center of A ctibity by Remobal of the jtynicipal the Stallkeepers and Ven ders Will Supply the City )viih Ebery Article an Up- Tiyttt TvT.w.Z. iina A ffsfrJIa Is aqual to any Institution fn America, making no exceptione in any respect. Read: From A Morphine Patient, Nine Failures at Keeleyv- Read I This oertlfles that I have been addicted to the Morphine Habit for eleven years, using at th rat of 166 grains per day. I tried Keeley eight times, but all in vain.

Havs virtually lived at Keeley institutes for th past seven years, during the whole of which time I suffered only he torments of the damned and was rewarded with no good. Finally, through the advice of a friend, really, you might say pv guardian angel, I was Induced try Dr. F. F. Young'e treatment at th Fenww Sanitarium.

Going there dubious and without faith. I took th treatment and never in my life shall I. regret It Dr. Young did certainly cure me In thirty-six hours. Think of the quantity I was taking, yet I was cured free of all pain, absolutely without danger, and was perfectly rational throughout the entire treatment.

I wtsh to aay that while there eaw several dosen others cored hot only for drug, but liquor likewise. Some of the most prominent people of the South were Inmates of that grand and lovely InatHu tlon, where all Is homelike and every one le treated with courtesy and attention, though he were In the hands of hie own dear loved onee. (Signed.) W. Y. LOGAN, Monroe, La, April 2, ISO.

AVell yet, Ootober it, WO. From a Well Known Cltlsen of Franklin. Franklin. July 6, IKS. Dr.

F. F. Toung. Abbmnil, Dear Friend Yours of even date to hand and content noted, I osa not definitely say how much I drank In 64 hour, but will state that while drinking I would take a drink about every five mi nutes. from about I In the morning until 11 at eight.

I can assure you It was enough, and any estimate you make will be satisfactory to me. Since taking your tre atmant I have not taken a drink or had any desire to take any, and further will tate that I do not think that I will ever again tnks a drink of any Intoxicating ilq uor, yet I handle all kinds of liquors dally. Rest assured I will never forget your kind ness to me while In Abbeville. Anything that I can do for you in any way, you ha ve but to ask, and I. In my humble way, ball always endeavor to the beet of my ability, to comply with your request Tours truly, H.

W. KAPPBL. Well yet. October UOt Thousand of testimonial furnished upon application, and any Information will be gladly and eontMantlally given. Roberta.) DR.

FRJIXX FENWICX YG'JXS, Fe.wlckaoltaiiam,ABBEVILLMil mllitarv authorities than in chars of th city. A report made bv Cltv Treasurer Oeorge Ewina to the council early in 1866 bears this Information: "During the time the sjederal military guard occupied the council room in the market house, all books and papers of th city- were Colonel Robert Brewster succeeded Colonel Boyce and served In the capacity ot market master for thirteen years, or until llaw. when the city adooted the system ot leasing the market to the highest bidder, and Gregor Qregor, becoming the lessee, conducted the market in the old wooden building until It made way for the handsome new brick structure In 1S71. Me was also the lesse of the new market house until It was destroyed by fire In W76, he paying the city 62909 per month for th lease. Giant Market.

It was la IM that Houston first caught the fever that made them crave for a maginlftcent market structure. The city was getting too big and proud for an old frame shed with a long dtrt walk through the center and email boxes "on either side thiit served the grarpose ot tails. It was about this time that the Architectural Iron Works of New fork submitted a proposition to the city to construct an Iron market at Houston that would cost In the aggregate about 1150,000, This, for a city of about 15.000 people, was a pretty big undertaking, and several of the then conservative citisens. notably Ingham S. Roberts, W.

R. Baker. John Kennedy, C. T. touer and Governor James W.

Henderson, known as "Old Smoky." submitted, a strong protest against any such extravagance. They recited the political conditions then existing between the North and South, argued that the money to complete the work would have to be secured from Northern capitalists, who would be sure structed the market, completed In 1677, which endured until the 2uh day of June, 1801. As a successor to that building stands the handsome on of the present. The, first official record indicating the existence-of a market In Houston waa ou January 13. lMe.

when Charles Bigs-low, then mayor, and Alderman Btevens, were appointed a commute to examine Into the condition of the market. This was before the old frame market was bunt on market square paralleling Travis street and around which some of th now venerable citizen Houston were aocustomer to play a boys when Houston wai then but a village. Before 1M the market on Market square consisted simply of two tables that were placed upon the northeast corner of the square with coverings over them and from which two Frenchmen, by th name of Russeau, sold provisions, vegetables and game, mainly game, as they were great hunters and gain, during that early period, was ensily captured within a stone's throw of Market square. The brothers disagreed, on swindled th other and left the town, and the remaining one was found dead one morning upon the square. After this a temporary market shed was erected and the first market eem-mittee of which there is any record was appointed on January IT.

IMS, composed of Aldermen John W. Moore, George Stevens and B. Osborne. Oa February H. Met.

the office et market master and inspector of provisions waa created, and the candidates for tha new office were W. J. Courjner, James Bliaw, Thomas More wood. E. W.

Ad-rock, Jamas Germany. Thomas Gravis, E. M. Haines. Charles Bowman and M.

Brounnaugh. A few days later Thomas F. Gravis was elected, hence wss the first market master that ever served In Houston. His compensation eras fixed at one-half ot the perquisites accruing from th market. But soon after th entlr revenue of th mar-y: wss allowed upon him the statement that the half was not commensurate with the service rendered: The city council, on September IMa, plana for a new market builu- DILNS Special Sale sf linnoruaro eee)se)oogeoeoeegeeeeeeeeeeseeoeeeeoooooooes)eeeesoeeeeeoeeeoeeoo TAG'S I Our stock Is being overhaulsd for Inventory and wo find goodly number Dinner Sets which must be closed out to make room for others to arrive soon.

No odds and ends In the sale, all regular stock of best quality. Note the low prices Only a limited number best English Porcelain p'nk spray decoration! usual selling: price $7.50, CR flfl for 0 Us till Pretty blue new shapes; well worth OT Rfs $10.00, at OlsUU A grnt nambtr patttrnt to ttltct rem. A rich flow blue Dinner Set of exquisite pattern; a set six persons, CT Rfl Oflly 66. Paget' 9 0 3 A real China Dinner Set, decorated to gold OIO (If) and natural roses; a bargain at OIUiUU BURNED IN 1876. o'clock the market bouse waa discovered to be In flames.

It seems that air. James Wood, a clerk in the assessor and oui- lector's office, was the first person who discovered the fir, and when he eaw It a email volume of amok waa Issuing from abova th assessor's office, which waa In the north wing on the second floor. He Immediately gave 'ths alarm and ran up the steps leading to the kali lower to ring the bell, but the bell rope wae gone, and he became so overpowered with smoke that he nearly fainted and had to crawl down the steps. Mr. Wood say that aa he ran up the ateps leading to ths third story he met two negroes descending, and there is no doubt the bunding waa fired by incendiaries: whether It wsj the two negroes in question or not.

As nsar aa can be ascertained, ths fir first began under the stage of the theater, which ia In the canter of the building, on the outside, the smoke was pouring In great volumes from ths north or bell tower, from the second story to Its top, and shortly afterwards the flames burst forth, mounting almost to the top of the flagstaff on the bell tower. Owing to th fact that the rope to the fire bell wae gone, no alarm could be sounded until some ot the churches were reached, and the consequence waa ths fire oompanlee were seemingly late In reaching ths scene of action. There can be no doubt the rire had been burning In the Interior of the theater for an hour or more before any discovery of it was mads, so that when it did burst forth It was beyond control, and forty fire engines could not have saved the building. The moat Intense excitement prevailed all over the city, and not less than 20,000 men, women ana children were en the streets In struggling, heaving masses, striving to get upopf Market square to have a view ot the fast departing building. The crowd became so great that It wa necessary to call upon tha military to keep back the surging throng, and soon a detachment fxpm the Houston Light Guard waa on the grounds preserving order, keeping the approaches to and around Market squsre clear, so thst ths firemen could work, and guarding the property that had been removed from different buildings to the streets.

The buildings on Market square surrounding the market house were In great danger, especially thos on th north side, th Houston Telegraph office among the number; and the fire companies discovering at once that It was Impossible to save the market house, turned their attention towards protecting these buildings, in which they were successful, and for which they deserve great credit It would ho doubt be Interesting to many readers for us to give the history of ths market house In detail, but, while It would prove entertaining and probably be suggestive of many unpleasant things, we will refrain from giving more than a mere outline. The scheme for the construction ot this huge building waa concocted and Inaugurated under the republican administration of tha city, and She contract was let and the work commenced in the fall of 1S78. While there was not "million! In it." yet there waa money in it for severs! of the sapient and enterprising aldermen of that day, If all reports be true, as well ss to contractors. While It waa handsome building and one that, its we hsd it, we were ail proud of for Its statellness and for Its superiority over all other similar buildings In the State, yet It, at best, waa but a shoddy affair, built on the principle of Hodge's rasor built to sell built to All a oontraot, and to fill pockets. While we were wont to call It our elephant, because It cost us MM.OOO in the bonds of the city, bearing heavy rats of Interest, payable semiannually, yet now that It la no more, we deplore its loss and mourn Its sad, hard fate.

Conceived In sin, brought forth In Iniquity, snd perishing In flames, let Its epitaph be Hfo jacet, multum In psrvo. The building waa finished in the spring of 1679, and was Immediately occupied by the council and dty officers. Ths council chamber, mayor's parlor and offlcea of the different officers the assessor and collector, secretary and treasurer, engineer and chief of Are department, were all elegant rooms and handsomely fur-rlehed, being supplied with water and gas. After running the market house for a considerable period under its own aus-plces, a msrket master mansging It, the city government concluded to lease It te the highest bidder, fixing the minimum rent st 62000 psr month. In October.

1W4, Mr. George W. Gregnr lessed the building at a monthlv rental of 62300 per month. The city reserved ths office above specified snd the use of the opera house for one night in December lor me innq ldhiih oeii, out wnn inese exceptions the entire with alt the market privileges, belonged to Mr. Gregor.

In October, 187S, Mr. Gregor again leased the market house for a year. 14 U', uei-i'i'V i mi llm.im; 1 1 v.reu S.JSSIIH US 1 1,1 1 'W jt 1 A 0 r'-L-lti J. -'x -MlLei- -1 -T--. 1 r'-, a JU.

rr ll '( ll "if -jaklayjAaisa-aiesa month. The revenue derive the market house was anoropnati Payment of the Interest of the house bonds, aad was a fund that1 be touched far no other Durooee. fore Intimated, tha building was imil In Its dimensions and handsome tol tinon. It was 2fi0 feet in length th: the market house nrorjer. and 125 ft' width.

Tha central Part of the bull 100 bv 126 feet in dimensions. Was stories his-h. with two towers fronting enst and running up the stately heigh tmrty-nve feet anovo tne root, iu south tower was.the cltv clock. While north one was the watch tower, conta' Iner the flee twtl. in the center Of tl building was the theater, with a seating capacity of UNO, which waa handsomely finished, ornate and charming.

In the north and south wings were the offlcaa ana several other rooms. The ground floor was fitted 'up with butchers' stalls, vegetable stalls and stalls for numerous other purposes, and had also four coffee saloons, occo-led bv Messrs. Sanders, Oreenough, Ludtke and Gersteman; while several ouiciwra bd .,,,,,,1. nn ,1. The city is covered by Insurance lo the A amount ot siuu.uuo in rouowtng wmwi companies, with the amount In each: Planters of Houston.

16000: Merchants of Galveston, 16X100; Galveston Insurance company 66000; Union Fire and Marin of Galveston. 64000; Hartford of Hartford, 6WO0O; Homo of New York. 16000; Aetna of Hartford, IHOOO; Franklin of Philadelphia, 13600; Manhattan ot New York. 16000; Royal ot England. SHXM; Atlas ot Hartford, Km: North British and Mercantile of England.

SIO.OOA; Lancashire of England, 16000: Georgia Horn of Georgia. 66000; Connecticut Fire of Hartford. 16000; Roger Williams of Rhode Island, Commercial of St. Louie, 130000; Citisens of Nsw Jersey, pem; North America. Philadelphia, 66000.

This Insurance does not go to the holders of the market house bonds, as some people erroneously think, but It goes to the erection ot another market, upon th revenues of which the bondholdera will still retain a lien for the payment ot the Interest of their bonds, as they held upon the revenues of the on just burned. Aside from the city there are but few sufferers, Mr. Henry Thompson, deputy city marshal, being the principal one. He was living In tha third story of th market house, In ths north wing, having rooms rented from th lee see, Mr. Gregor, and his loss in furniture, clothing and valuables was between 62000 and 62600.

His wife was absent from horns visiting, and he wae out on the streets, so thst by the time he reached the market house It was impossible to save anything whatever; consequently all the clothing he end Mrs. Thompson now have Is they were wearing when they left home. Mr. Thompson did manage to reach his window by mesns of a ladder and turn loose a mocking bird that would other-wipe have perished. Th secretary and treasurer saved some of hia books and papers, while the other are locked up In hla safe and may be sound or not.

The assessor snd collector saved all his books and papers unless is some unimportant ones, and the engineer saved the most of his effects, whils the bulk of the furniture In the building belonging to the city wss also saved. The occupants of the building on the first floor ome of the butchers, who were getting ready for the Saturday afternoon market: some ot the vegetable venders, the coffee saloon proprietors, and th hucksters saved ths most of their effects, so that their loss is comparatively During a great fire aa this wss, a great many people grow wild and do many foolish things, so could fill a column or more with -their antics were so minded. One incident is worthy ot mepston for Its haaardousness. A man. a atranger who had been in the dty but two or three days, bravely pushed his way to the bell tower through the smoke, but after reaching it the amok became so overpowering that he was driven to tha outside of the tower and stood upon a narrow ledge, fully 100 feet above the earth, with seemingly no chance for escape from a sudden and terrible death; some one seeing his perilous position shouted to him to come down the lightning rod.

He answered that he feared It would not hold him, but ha seised and soon climbed down. It to the earth. It was a fearful descent, but he had the nerve to accomplish It In safety. The bell that had eo many times rung out Ha dread alarm of fire to warn the sleeping people of their danger at night, or to call them from their labor In the day time, waa client, hi its own home wss being consumed. Mutely and ssdly it swung above the leaping, crackling flames, awaiting its fate until Its lsst support Save way beneath It, and then, as it fell own through ths terrible abyss of fire, yawning and seething below, It pealed forth Its own requiem In one wild, ren-gled clanging, rising In a shrill alto above ths hoarse bellowing of th hungry, maddened flames.

Ths universal demand Is that the market house shall be rebuilt and Lord eaye It shall rise from Its ashea in less than three months' time. The theater will be left out, and with what there la left on which to build, the 6100.000 Insurance will build a market house equally aa handsome, sa commodious, as stylish and as ornamental. The building of ths market house at Its exceedingly exorbitant price wa a -calamity upon the city, but Its destruction was a greater. Why any fiend should desire to burn It Is beyond comprehension, for whether a cltl-sen owned any other property or not, he owned an Interest in this building. We trust whoever did it may yet be caught.

From the Ashes. I. Lord was then mayor of Houston. He was progressive and surrounded by a progressive board. To repair the loss was hie first thought No grass was allowed to grow under the feet of the live elty administration.

The city had a taste for fine markets snd must have another. The debria wae cleared away. A temporary shed was erected over market square. Here the people bought their meats and vegetable while archltecta were put to work designing plans for a new building to be ss nearly like the old one as possible, except as to ths theater. In fact the new eliding waa to be designed to fit the foundations of its hundsome end costly predecessor.

B. J. Duhamei was the successful architect. His plans for the building were accepted, and in the following year, 1S77, the building waa constructed which, on Mondsy, June 24, 101. was destroyed by fire, at a cost approximating 686,000.

The Incidents of the burning of the market two yoars ago are fresh In the minds of all. Modern building skill, the use of electricity, the placing of hydrants throughout the large-building, the severance of the boiler room that Is to furnish the steam the.t heats the building, all mitigate against flree in future and presage a long life and many years of usefulness for the city hall and market of 1300. ATroy, Bell County, Texas. January i. A fine showsr here last night, and this morning the sun Is shining, which makes it a beautiful first day of the year.

The showers lately have revived the small grain very materially and the gloom has passed from the farmers' faced. Ths farmers are busy exchanging places for this year's crops. IT'S SO EASY To keep ths stomach healthy, the appetite good, the breath sweet and the bow. els open. Just take a dose of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters before meals and see for yourself.

It Is nlso a sure cure for Poor Appetite, Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Heartburn, Liver Complaints, chills. Colds and Malaria. Try a bottle today, also get a copy of our 190 Almanac from your druggist.

Is free. liOSTETrER'S STOMACH BITTERS. THE DEBT MUST BE PAID. It was thundered from the height of Slnal, reverberating down the corridor of ages that men shall pay the price of his folly. Bxcesees elways dsmand a forfeit.

Nature's isws can not be violated with impunity. Punishment will aa truly follow as night does ths day. The picture of human- frailty would only present shadows If Lir. Btirkhart had not given his famous Vegetable Compound to the violators of nature's decrees, which has restored the broken down constitution and freed the body of Rheumatism. Catarrh, Nervous and Organic Troubles, Blood Diseases and Constipation.

Thirty days' treatment 26o at all druggists. A six months' treatment costs only fl.00 and Is guaranteed to cure or money refunded. You can not afford to miss this opportunity of being restored te health tor such small gum. i oor- li I hi A targt nambmt of odds mod eaeti le afgearafgst flat. Copt, Sooetrt.

tc, ml Se end Ie toth. Phone 671 DIILNSTAG'S WMaln (Photo by THE HALL OF 1871, But Houston got tha market. It was finished early in 171, Cars de Grots was Ihs architect It waa Indeed a magnlfi-oent structure snd on of wbloh any city at that time might have felt proud. It occupied exactly the same position and ws o' ei-nll'r dsi to building destroyed by Ore on June 1ML After the plans of the new building were accepted and contract let It was discovered that the spoclfloatlona made no provision for a ground floor or stairway leading to the upper story. Thee had to be added at additional cost, and with the after thought of a handsoms theater In the biuldlng.

not originally contemplated, tha total cost ot this memorable market was run up In th aggro-gate ot about one-half million dollars or. to be exact, ttfO.OUO. It wte an elephant of the first magnitude, but a dassllng beauty, and the visitor who cams to Hounton and failed to see the grand market house was hardly paid for hie trip. Tha placing of the theater in the build-teg sounded Its death knell. While it lasted it was a beauty to behold, but like all sweet dreams, was not destined long to last.

Restaurants and elaborate cafes were run In the basement. Cooking wss permitted there and to this Is ascribed the cause of the fire that in 1376 reduced the structure to a pile of ruins. The fire caught in the scenery of the theater, and on one bright morning In July. 1976. ths people of Houston awoke to the realisation that their handsome market waa no more, snd on the building there was but tlCO.OOO insurance.

Story of Fife. The following story ot the burning of Houston's first market house was printed In the Dally Telegraph ot July 6, M70, and will prove of peculiar Interest Just at thle time: yesterday afternoon about half past 4 i i A If I Haustan city afnciaJ ere once mora It kon and ttw Quesn City of ths 8otitti-sssst Is again in possession ot a municipal bullfling which I comtmiu urate with hsr needs and wMoh la Indicative of bar growth and proud position In lb galaxy thriving olttas ot the (rest Bute ot Wbila tna market taction of the structure Is not as yet ready (or occupancy, iha seeond floor ma opened to tha pnblio and tha city officials laat weak, tha respective offices of too departments heads having been occupied last Tuesday and th building Put la for tna transaction, et business during tna week. Tha first meeting1 ot the counoil will be cald Is tha building tomorrow and thos who have any business to transaot with any of tha city department will henceforth call at tha now market and city hall, upon whooa tower appear tha data 'OMV Tha Xllby Dow haa. which ehel-tarad -tha departments attar lb fire of June. IM, Is now given over to a business college.

Met Structure. The alt market to a feature et Houston that Is distinctive. Never a visitor comes to the dty but that one of the points be for she desires to Inspect Is this market. The old slave market of It Augustine, 'the French market of New Orleans and 'the big modern market ot Houston are potat always Included in the guide books nd descriptive circulars of famous Southern cities. With a full realisation ot the Importance of the market Mayor O.

T. Holt and the aldermen connected with his administration. W. J. Kohlhault and Henry Puis of the First ward, h.

K. sillier and James A. Thompson ot tha Second ward. Edgar Watkins sad 0. C.

Street of the Third ward. Herman T. Kal- oeew iter and T- v7. Archer of the Fourth ward, 'Htere N. Osrvey and Robert I Jones ft the Fifth ward and J.

Z. Gaston and W. T. Wall of the Sixth ward, determined that without a vast expenditure of money, fret with a view to giving the city a atruo-ffur neat and serviceable, they would set about to make certain the speedy erection ot such a building for tfeo city. The oom-I pie ted building testifies to the success cf 'their sndeavor.

The contract pries of th market house wss IMJM and contrary to the usual ex-itierienc In th construction of uul Mings if such magnitude, the "extras" did not ireaoh the ure which th pesslmisu relict ed. Th sum of gnu will include all i tie extra that hare gone Into the and thia waa laraelv due to the I nude In some of the walls. When it Is considered that th clearing of the srrounds, ths psYlng and construction of sidewalks ana the remodeling of the wagon abed and the consequent paving Wnd cement Boor and the erection of the mils In the market will all be confined fwuhin HOMOS tba osst must be considered reasonable and manifests earnest endeav-r of Mayor Holt and the market com-intttee to protect th people and spend the money Intrusted Into mi-ir guardianship. in piss for th new building were idupted by the council and the contract or the construction of ths building awarded to A. T.

Lucas on the Uth day if February. Uox. The architects were oirge B. Dickey aV Co. '1 ne building Is ot pressed brick with Initiation stone trimmings.

Ths market 'wui accommodate over sixty stalls and. vi 11 bring the city a revenue of Ut.oM per The second Boor ot the building la en over to the offioss of ths various "artmenta of the city government, 'i ere are twenty large rooms and an room that will seat 301 people, and mother large room, which Is assigned to i aldermen and-In which the council will be held. Th structure le i with gaa and electricity and la toted by steam. There Is an annex on H. west side of th building, which will evoted to the track farmer wh drive Into Ui elty.

They will lino up on either mic tif the long shed snd a cemented ,1 I left for customers who wish to ime down th center of th building and the oeatanta of ths wagons. In it is the same as the market. Mar- i souare la bounded by Congress. i mvls. Preston and Milam streets.

A i iiltle parked square will face the ng on the Travis street side. Past Markets. Houston market has a history co-nut with that of the city Itself. The Just now thrown open to th, ic Is the third market building of ta that has graced the lbs frama structures were numer-and It waa In U7I that the: last building was torn away to make i for the brick building which was ed In 172. It was glgantie In Its ins and included a theater as well and This strsotsre a by me in Tuea wag cov i 1 i st 1 I -irm -T tQreat Hardlvare I ill mobdl Sale BY THE GREATEST HARDWARE STORE IN TEXAS 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 We will move our stock to the building now occupied by A.

Hampe Dry Goods Store, directly across the street from our present location. REDUCED TRICES To close out as much stock as possible. BIG BARGAINS In STOVES. Prices cut way down. js jt CITY HALL eooooogeoeeooe eoo)0o to demand their pound of fleah.

when the bonds became ue, and that the population ot Houston, then 16.000, could not stand the burden of a $160,000 debt. The city engineer figured upon the plans of the New York company and reported that such a building as waa proposed would cost not less than 6180.00). Thus the idea of a palatial market was, for ths time being, dropped, but it waa soon revived. The people of Houston were determined to distinguish themselves by having the finest market in the South and, as the desire grew, the magnitude of the undertaking grew in tha same ratio, till in 171. when T.

H. Scan-Ian, through the grace of E. J. Davis, then governor, was mayor of Houston, contract was let to William Brady and associates of New York to construct a market In this city to cost, as stated lnv the original contract. S22X.fluO.

to pav for which the city Issued tmnM per cent twenty-five year bonds, of which has yet to be paid. I 17 r-, t. m-t Af It eeeeooeeeeoeeeeeeeeowoeeoeeooeoeoee)oeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)eoeoeoe ii.i i. n.ni hi Bsyessaaasjsssigipgigi SC. L.

THLO. BLRINQg HARDWARE. STORE. 8 0 Phone 396. Main Street and Capitol Avenue.

5j- 00000000000000000000000000 HOUSTON'S NEW i ing, submlttted by Mr. Medham. the proposed structure to cost 11000 or 11300 In par funds. These plana were accepted and on October of the same year, the contract for the construction of the building waa awarded. Thomas Btansbury de Bona, at a cost of tKM In Texas treasury notss, from which It would be Inferred that Texas money, in those days, was considerably below par.

In anticipation ot the construction of this buikunar ths Masonic fraternity petitioned the council for a lodge room In the proposed new market, but the reqtisst waa denied, as to grant it would Involve a chsnge in plana There appears to have been some contention between the citisens at that time as to the location of the building. One faction submitted Its petition requesting that it be constructed parallel with Travis street! another faction wanted It on the Congress street slds of the square. This contention was doubtless engendered by real estate sharpers. The council favored the Congress street skle of the square and decreed that the building should be laced there, but ths Travis street fac-lon flnallv predominated and the action of the council was reconslderedTwith the provision that the Travis street people assume the cost that the chsnge would entail, and as the old market wss evsntu-elly placed on Travis street. It appears that the proviso wa aocepted.

On December 12. IMA. the council decided to erect a two-story frame building on the Congress street side of the square, to be used aa a city liatl and police and fire station. After ths building of the market the position ot market master evidently became more desirable, as on the following year. Is41.

the following candidates presented themselves: A. Brewster. Charles Rtevsns, John Sneed. W. W.

Haywood. Jamei W. Scott, William J. Courtney. E.

M. Haines. George K. Slratton. H.

Sltaw, Thomas F. Oravla and James Germany. After seveml Ineffectual ballots. E. M.

Haines wss elected. From 1M2 to IM. th position ot market master, was held, by Charges Bowman. In 1846 the position of city marshal en market master wss combined and William K. Smith, known in those dsyt as "Bully" Smith, wss elected.

was succeeded In Wet by Oatewood Hsll. who wag re-elected In 1M7. and In 141 the office was held by D. B. Davis.

The total market reoelets for IMI. ea shown by the treasurer's resort. wtre In IM Colonel R. 'P. Boys, who In later years served as Ion In the position of market master, first becsmo a eandU dat for that ofilee.

Francis was then mn.vor. and Thomas M. Beehw. secretary and treasurer of the nit. Colonel Sovce wss succeeded In by II 9.

Noble, but wss a Ufioaful candidate the following year and in 151 he had no on position and was sleeted bv eccbvnatlon. In 1653 all subontinite offices wr made eiecttv and B. Nobis beaa-n again a candidate for marshal snoJrosrkM master, and was elected by vote of ths tote.1 eitv vote cnt at that eiecttotr being VX During IS83-H J. B. Hoan filled the of floe of trerket'meirie- R.

Bayef Was gesln re-elected la IMS. All the eitv records from 'IMS' to 143 are extinct having been deatrpyad by ths a I alt' if Southwestern Oil Company A Texas Company Absolutely Independent Refinery in Houston. Only Texas Crude Oil Used for Reflnlno. Our Refinery Now Turning Both Illamlnants and Lubricants, equal to any Refined 1 Elsewhere, Tba Cotepany Is prepared to meet competition la cither prtoea er Quality. Prompt attention to business; courtaona and Just treatment to all.

YOUR CUSTOM SOLICITED. Out Petroleum TIME. TO su rgAiairX Office 910 Franklin AveM Houston. Telephone 424, BothJ Refinery Houston neurits, crosslnt H. T.

C. R. R. Old Tel. NLWFrlONLi NOW IS THE.

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or tAwrs. ons. vaskish, waix imih. class. ttc.J (Photo by Robertg.) HALL DESTROYED BY FIRE JUNE I90L READ POST WANT ADS.

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