The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-01
THE STATE OVER

The grand Jury suggested a splendid
IDEA IN Their report, shen they l.rora.asl I
the purchase, by the county. 81 the suss
pension bridge scross che RraEu. rivrr
Foster. the medium and sf,fritu,l.
i.tic fraud. is doing Waco.
Ella CssEiy-En:erpris III. count,
convention will meet AZ th. courthou.s 4
IN WaxAhaehie. ON Saturday. the Gth 81 .
July. at II o'clock IN the morning -
crop reports rom al sections ~ the .
county continue favorable III. lat~
warm weather hes started cotton % |
growing beautifully, aud there : every I
indication now that or formers xii - F
well paid for their labor thi- wear.
Reel t5szfs -Heuder.an Reacen
For several weeks Past large drove. OF
cattle have been driven through our
town, westward bound--Iiiis rrz1ol
Sas blessed with bouuieous shower
of rain on saturday afternoon last
| fully az much as was desired ~ our
farmers. Gardens present a b-aut.iul
appearance. and the prospects for
abundant crops are more Gathering than
for years.
Fails CJilliy. -Mirlin Bal! We learn
that another assassination ha- dl-Eracri
oar county. Tns news Of the murder
reached town TUESDAY,. T. thr 81 q
that Reverend J. J DAVIS. resident Of
I Mustang prairie, IN the eastern part cd
( the county. was found living dead IN ,he
! public road. shot by unknown parties.
! Mr.. Davis was ono of the most urouf-
Hent men in that section. - Baptist
minister and a delegate TO the county
| convention.
/ HImii,0q C5snfg. Herald The best
/ -four l. now selling at three dollars per
! hundred by our miliers and merchant.
I Old corn was bought fe,g DAYS ago az
/ forty cents = Many OF our
farmers are cutting their wheat ani W.
learn tina; the prosnects are unufec--
/ denied A. there are but few reauinr
machines in the county. many farmers
are procuring cradles aud scythe- and =
large portion OF the crop will De cut bv
hand, in order to prevent injury by de-
lay.
Gay CoEHfy-Journal Good new.
from all over the county AZ regards
crops The petition for the reEoklng
Of the local option law Wa s?.uted
away from the commissioners court Ia
BILE. and is not 10 be found.-Insp-ctcr
Holmes reports everything lovely on
the range and the stock men hopeful
for good markets. Hub
bard has made proclamation that on
and after July llth. next, the carrying
of weapons in Clay county will he an
ofisnse and subject the carrier TO prose
cution.
Ccmaneke Colusty.-ChieE Pleas a. bia
as wheat grains perAmbulate the strects
o! Comanche.-Thus Tar We have
heard OF two steam threshers getting
ready 10 go 20 work IN our county. -
A fine rain tell last Saturday moruln.
which made hefarIzer. rgjolce muehly.
"A greenback club was organized
last Saturday on Coiperss creek, IA the
northeastern portion Of this county
with twenty i've active members N-
Polk Jones IS the president. and +. D.
griffith, yice-presIdenL
t4LhrtH cs,u'g.-News Ecno rine
of our oldest and most esteemed oIti-
Eeus, J. II. Barr, departed this l.ie, un
last Saturday morning. in the seventy
six year OF his age.-Seyeral armed
men passed through Loclshart last sun
day IN quest OF man named Aiexau
der, who Is said 10 have murdered a
man fen days ago near Flatonia--
Farmers are becoming soneNtat alarm
ed 1t the continuance Of wet wsaiher
which threatens 10 enjure crops. winch
If the season should be favorable, NiIl -
extraordinary productive.
GTdys0a CoL1lfy-Nsws Colonel Wiii
Lambert, Aid-de>camp - Governor
Hubbard, i here in the interest Of the
encampment OF all the Texas military
at Houston. During a hail storm IN
Lamar county last week. the ground
Wa covered with hail ons-haif loot
deep A child was kiiiei bv the hail
and one man severely injured. We
learn from Mr. Thomas Powell, who r.--
turned Monday evening from Dexter.
ibat terrific hail storm occurred NJ
that place sunday evening The storm
extended over piece Of ground six
miles long aud about four miies wide
and completely destroyed orchards aul
the growing crop. Even fences were
demolished. and nearly al the window
panes in Dexter broken.
Houston C0zaty Patron-Thore was
never a finer prospect for fruit than ~
present.-Sweei potatoes are receiy
ing more attention this year than usual
every farmer putting in several scres
4 -Oat cutting has commenced Lrrr
ana rom present indications the entire
crop WIZ DC harvested within the next
1e' 80 go S,il "e sefs me-.
-, Iii i' 49,. on 4-l'' oy' Aii1 : Joe X
..h 81; are pfs.y Wei ui
-, go ~ "a, anu ar J-"''An' "sef
~ 1913 ops ei ever
Aie SLOWING nuely sihoe TIE
Iaihs m" ,ne prospect Tor Abun-
dant haryests is all that the most exact
ing oouid ASK
Blstrop t0tnfg.-Advertiser; The
farmers are busy cleaning their crops %
the grass aud weeds grown during the
recent wet weather-liot summer
weather for the past week. From n
a m. to 2. m, the sun Is alnos, hot
enough TO bake "A hoe cake. The nights
however, are cool and pleasant and lust
before day. thick "kivering" Is foGna
rather oomfortable.-rhe heavy rain
Of Saturday and Sunday last. prevented
many of our people from attending the
stock show at Lagrange. on the 2Oth
instant A number from the country.
however. were there, and they bring
glowing reports of its success. During
the evening Colonel Jones and Hon.
John Hancock addressed Ia. citizens