The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-07-17
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For sale by ID. w. Fentress.
The reports of the census emu
merators are now in, and the total pop
ulatiOn of the county is set down Mt
i,4s9. The town numbers 600, and
voting population foots up 1892.
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of Mr.. S. b. Howard for
sheriff. Recommendation from us is
useless, as everyone who knows Mr..
Howard knows that he is in every way
qualified to fill the office he seeks. He
respectfully asks the support of the
people.
As will be seen from Mrs. Wilson's
school advertisement, she will open
school in this place on the first Monday
in September. Mrs. Wilson has been
teaching here several years and has
given entire satisfaction to her patrons,
and she asks continuance of the
patronage.
Cotton worms are reported in some
parts Of the county. 1t is to be hoped
that the damage dJae by them will be
little, for the county is dependent to
great extent on the cotton crop to re-
cover from the backset it has had for
the last two years, and it promises
well unless the worms destroy it.
There were good rains in nearly
every part of the county yesterday.
the town being about the only place
overlooked, where it didn't rain any.
1t couldn't have come at n more needed
time than now, as it will help the
growing cotton crop wonderfully,
which was beginning to suffer very
much from the drouth.
Judge A. D. McGinnis, who has a
valuable place in town has raised the
Egyptian corn or rice this year to per-
fcction. The samples shown are heavy
aud perfect. The stalk of this grain
is like corn stalks and the grain grows
hin clusters as large as the largest
punches of grapes. The seed itself is
about one fcarth the size of peas.
Rev. b. II. Carroll, noted Baptist
: minister, well known Over the state
) recently entertained the people of thi'
place with several most excellent ser
mons. The church not being larg,
: enough for the audiences services werI
held at the court house, and oven tina
. building was crowded. Mr.. Carroll il
, n good reasoner and good speaker.
Our readers must be charitable
towards MS. if the News THIS week il
not mp to their expectations, for it vii
be sometime yet before we can sc
Q slaughtered out. We eypect to add {
A great MANY impro vcmeuts to the pa
per, but owing to the rush of bushes
? and the attending delays in issniui
/ this week it couldn't be done this time
A decided improvement has re
Gently been made at the ford of mil
creek in the east end of our town. Thu
banks have been graded down so tina
teams moderately loaded can eros
without getting stalled, though no
always. A bridge could be mad
across the creek at small expense, an'
should bp all means be constructe,
without delay.
The Doffiemyre House has agail
changed hands, and Messrs. Hart
Gould are now the proprietors. The.
are both young men who have latel.
% come here from Virginia, aud hav
= made San Saba permanent home
J They propose to make the house
good hotel, and one that will Civ
: entire satisfaction to the travelling pub
I lie. Give them call.
A o The San Saba river is said to b
=, lower than has been known for year
1t has failed rapidly within the las
I, two weeks, and is now only part {
:. it's former self. This sudden failu'
can not be accounted for except this
the head source or supply has becom
weak, for heretofore there has bee
!, scarcely any perceptiblc change durin
a the very dryest of seasons.
DR.. Gregg has laid on our table
IA COPY IT the Texas Farmer and Orchdrt
4. est, published at Palestine, week.
3. agriculture paper full of valuable il
II formation of interest not only to III
l. farmer bnt 10 all classes of citizen
Of The paper is ably edited by DR.. F.
4. Yoakum, who we believe has been II
ID Gently appointed one of the cOmmi
rs sioners to represent the State of Tex
If at the Worlds Fair to DO held in Ne
ut York in 1882.
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