The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-02
TEXAS IN BRIEF.

Bolton Journal, Goth "Last Satur-
day some boys, age from eight to six
teen years, were in the Lampassas riv-
or bathing, when one Of them, Willie
H. Cottrill, II boy about eight years o {
ago, got out into the water over his
head, and was drowned before any as
sistance could be rendered him. This
was down near Mr.. w. II. Davidson's
farm. We regret to learn that a kind
of Careless worm has attacked some
of the cotton fields OH Little river,
within the past few days, and Just
played havoc with them. Our inform
ant tells us that 1t only takes two or
three days for them to entirely des-
troy crop. We fear that the damage
to the crop of the county will be a seri-
Gus consideration, but hope that our
fears in the matter may not be re-
alized.n
"A letter to the Georgetown Demo-
crat from Florence, Texas, dated the
10Th ult., says "a sad and dis.
tressing accident occurred to-day in this
vicinity. A little son of Mr.. George
ID. Caskey had been to the field to get
young horse previously staked there,
and when near the gate leading into
the lot the horse, gentle pet, became
startled from some cause, suddenly
jumping and throwing the boy. He
having the rope coile1 upon his left
arm, the loop that was around the
stake caught him above the elbow and
held him fast, the horse running ut full
speed for nearly mile with him, frac-
turing his skull, and entirely removing
the scalp with portion of the bone
from the head, and otherwise bruising
and managing the body. When the
horse was caught by gentleman on
the road, coming to town, he breathed
a few times, and all was over with
him. Robert was a good boy, about
nine years of age"
Bolton Banner Goth: From all
sections of the country we hear ell
reports of the crop prospects. |
A much larger amount of land has |
been planted, and more and better
work is being done than
in any year heretofore. A good crop
and good prices would gladden. the
hearts of all our people.
Bolton Banner: To show that i'm
proved stock pays best, we state that
the present clip ofwool from 1888 sheep,
composed OF 30 bucks, los ewes and lilo
lambs, owned by II. j. Chamberlin of
this place, averaged % pounds per
head, or 32OS pounds in ALL and sold
ut 81 cents per pound in Bolton, being
over 50 for each fleece. These sheen
were raised on the range in Texas.
and the care of them involves no more
expense than those that shear from
'wo to four pounds each.
Waco Reporter, 30th ave have
aiken some pains to post ourselves as
% the result of the wheat crop in this
county, and while we are glad to be
'ble to report uniformly good turnouts, ,
yet, from conversations with several
II our most reliable farmers, we learn
hat the harvesting and threshing, the
after of which has now begun, reveals
he fact that the yield will fall at least
nirty per cent below the estimates ,
hitherto made. The cause of the yield
eing so much below that anticipated,
to be attributed to two causes: First,
he drouth, which set in about ten DAYS I
efore harvest time, and just when rain
'as most needed to make the wheat
Ill out : and second, to the rust, which
many instances did the crop a seri.
us injury. There are number of
lrmers in this county who expected,
month or six weeks ago, to harvest
'om twenty to thirty bushels to the
GRE, will not make more than fifteen
twenty bushels"
News, Goth: "Mr. r.
|. Baldwin, one of the best and most
lterprising farmers in our county. has
rought to our Office three cotton stalks As
easuring about ten inches in length
Dove the ground, are otherwise we'll
,oportioned and healthy in appear
Ice. This cotton was planted about al
e first of April, and already has v
uares upon it. Mr.. b. says these are co
ir samples OF his entire crop" OF
Tyler Reporter, 10Th "Work on in
II tap railroad is moving right along. ST,
~ the ten miles now under contract az
III be easily finished by the first of CHI
ptember. A glorious rain fell here
u wednesday, and, farmersare happy. =
came just In time, fell beautifully,
q the appearances indicated that II
Is very general. Crops are much Ad
nefited.n az,
San Antonio Herald, %: The wool 1
p OF Gillespie county, amounting TO .
arly one hundred Thousand pounds.
. 10 Austin instead Of San Antonio M
'ause OF our lack OF railroad faciI- NO.
3. We learn of the death of VIII :
!, youngest sou OF General Hamilton M
Bee, at the residence NJ bia fatbo. W