CITY NEWS BRIEFS.Born, on Thursday, to Mr. and Mrs.A. I. Cammack, a Kiri.Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Ro- !vello, M7 Hnuth Tenth street. « hoy. jFire in the roof of a dwelling at *Fifth and Speight streets '*allc*i1 the j i i\ pnrtmant at 7 p. m. There was no 1 damage. «Mounted Officer Joe Carlisle and 1family are quarantined at their home, j 11710 Lyle avenue. A member of th‘» 1 family h.is smallpox. The disease is j In very mild form. 1Officers were re-elected by the La -dies society of th»* Kvangellel Zionchurch as follows: Mrs. William IKrause, president; Mrs. B. Uelaler, j secretary, and Mrs. Blotch, treasurer, jA charge of robbery was filtd againstManuel Costello yesterday in JusticeJ. J. Padgett’s court. It is claimed ithat Costello held op another Mexican with a knife on South Second street Thursday night, obtaining flu. fS. N. McAshan, formerly with theCitizens National bank here, now with the South Texas Commercial National bunk at Houston, was here last night. Mr. McAshan said he came to Waco j to pay new year’s respects to his ifriends. jA 15-year oH boy is being held asthe result of th* theft of a purse con-\taming ?2 in Mis« r and a note for $250 |from the John M, Connor office or* Thursday evening. Miss Let a Russell j lost the purse The lad was selling papers and sneaked the ptuse underIds bundle of papers.The action of Waco division No. 184,s O U, C., in acquitting three niemliers of charges of interfering with the | grand officers, was upheld by National President A. B. Oarretson of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, according to a reportj Received here yesterday. Followingthe acquittal of the members, the!j matter was appealed to the president He held the local order was justified in its actionA meeting to discuss meant for bettering the gr ide of livestock In the | vicinity and for the improvement of the livestock department will be held i at 1 o'clock next Friday afternoon in j the Chamber of Commerce rooms. One; of the experts on animal husbandry j with the profitable farming party will j speak. All persons interested in thematter are requested to attend the meeting by T, N McMullen and Clint j L. Palmer, who have been instrumen- jj tal in having it called.—■ .e 1 li-'ww n m■ mum *%, .