The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-02-14
STATE NEWS.

81 II - NL W Os
Texas Is the third wool growing
State In the union. She sent to mar
ket last year ll,56s, 900 pounds of wool
which represented S2,0l37sO. There
is no telling to what extent this branch
of business may be magn6ed.
Mr.. Doyle, living near Marlin, was
waylaid and shot five times, on the ith
inst, the balls taking effect in his hand,
hip, thigh, face, and near the eye.
He is in critical condition. No ar
rests have been made, though Doyle
charges Neil Reed and Tom Gross with
the foul attempt
The democracy of this county and
State must bo thoroughly organized
for tho campaign of this year. Great
issues are at stake, and every man
must do his full share. We want no
laggards-no drones. If you cannot
get an office, help some other good
democrat to get one. Let no one be-
lieve he can do no good. Every man
has his influence, and can contribute
something in the grand cause. Let all
our people go to work in earnest or
ganize thoroughly and effectively;
march on the ranks Of our political en-.
emies and scatter them. -Geo,get0Un
Rec0rd
The season, thus far, has been all
the farmers could ask Grain that
has been planted and up will grow
rapidly. Planting will in n few days.
be resumed aud pushed to completion,
so our farmers say.-Brcnham Banner.
The first one hundred miles of the
Santa Fe railroad has been completed.
on Monday at noon the road was com
pleted to Deadman's creek 100 miles
from Galveston and about six miles
from Bellville, which city will in all
probability become a ralroad town
this woek.-M.
The Lee County Cotton Mnnnfactur
ing Company is the name of an organ
i2ation just formed at Giddings. A
full set OF officers hns been elected, |
committees have been appointed and |
indications are that the company
means business. II Ia tho intention To |
put the Clement attachmentln opera-
ton at Giddings.
Tho international surveying party.
'hANh i'AN WV W Aiiltt MttkH ago To !
locate the permanent line and estab-
lish depois on the San Antonio exten
sion, have completed their work, and
in few days bids will be asked for
to do the grading and bridging on the
route. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to complete the road so az to
have trains running into San Antonio
by the first Of next year.-Austin
Statesman.
According to the Austin Rerie,r
there arc seventy prisoners in the
Travis county Jail thirty-two of the
number belonging to other counties
and being in that Jail for safekeepDg.
The same paper says that the sale Of
university lands are largely ON the in
crease.
The Round Rock Reporter, is tb,
name OF paper which is to be pub
lished soon Ut that place.
The population of Blanco is increas.
ing rapidly, rs will be seen from the
following clipped from the Star Pm
dicdtori Mr., S, il. Wellborn, of Cen
tire Point, is the happy father of Trip
lets--three nice, plump, beautiful lit
tie girls. Born on the Gath of last
month
The commanders of the u. s. trnops
at Forts Concho aud McKavett con.
slider farming at those places inlprac-
ticab!e without irrigation. Hundreds
IF poor men who have been induced 10
Try farming west of the l0Oth meridi-
m will heartily concur with the state.
nont of the Post commanders.
On the night of the 9Th inst, between
| and l2 o'clock fire broke out In
ihe office of the Colorado Cftison, des-
'roying completely the building, md
he entire contents of the Office, except
small job pross, which was saved.
This fire also reached the drug store
II DR., Il. H. Harrison, consuming the
building and n portion of the stock Of
irugs. About two thirds Of the stock T,
sas saved. Dr. Harrison lost IN books ,
md Instruments TO the amount of sl5.
W or 5000. The loss 70 tho Ciiisen !
nice was almost literally total. Dr.
harrison : stn,k was assured about two n
birds The materials of the Oiiisen ,
'ihee were alao insured 10 some extent. i
'nt we do not know the amount, Tho :
nice o. snndmeyer & Kennen, altar. !
'eys' vac 10 the upper story Of IIarri. ,