San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-06-19
From Bear Creek.


EDITOR FREE PREss:-Thinking
that perhaps few items of news from
this part of the county might be in
teresting to some Of your readers, l
submit the following: Some four
weeks ago farmers again began to fear
q fai ure, or short crops. from drouth.
when there fell here much the heaviest
rain of the season; the creeks we're up,
water gaps washed away, and farming
lands we're washed alarmingly. There
was no more rain then up to about this
writing, when farmers were again get
ting in strait. all the growing crops
were needing rain, corn in particular.
while the small grain interest demand
ed dry weather. But however 1t set
in, and rained. and rained, until the
creeks were higher than they have
been for ten years. Another fearful
washing Of land took place, a good
deal of fencing was carried away, acres
of soil, crops and all, were washed off,
good deal Of small grain which was
uncut was ruined, and some that Lad
been cut was washed away, though
there is yet prospect for general
good crop. Wheat and oats are both
somewhat shortened by rust. There
will also be loss particularly in oats,
by falling down. Harvesting is going
on rapidly. Threshing machines are
also being righted up ready for bust
ness. Corn is fine, roasting ears will
soon be on hand. The Irish potato
crop has been good. Since l wrote
last the fruit that I alluded to has
nearly all fallen of; mast will not be
as plenty as 1 then thought, but still
there is some left. Grass is probably
as fine as it ever was here. Cattle are
fine and fat. Horses look we'll. In
fact from the present outlook we will
all be able to live at hume again soon.
We can hear the boom of the rail
road blast almost constantly here; the
work seems to be progressing rapidly;
the bridges are being constructed on
all the streams from the Colorado to
Onion, including the latter. The gen
eral health here is good. The people
are quiet, there are however some VIC
lations of the Sunday law. Our Pub.
lie Free School is out. Our Sunday
school is yet progressing. Preaching
monthly at Friendship church. (Bap'
tist.) l believe that each Sunday is
now occupied at Elm Grove by the
different denominations. Elder VIM.
Nelson breaches there for the Chris
tan members.
We notice, Mr.. Editor, number of
names officially announced in your
columns as candidates for the various
county Offices, but we also hear OF
many others who are said to be can
didates, whose names are not to be
found 10 the paper. Why 10 this? II
they would announce regularly 10 the
paper, would it not obviate in great
measure the necessity for canvassing
the county in the heat, and bothering
men who are at work. have known
men who had their favorites picked
out and vote made up. and have been
met by those same men, when they
we're in hurry about some particular
job, aRd talked entirely out Of the no
tiou. II all would announce 10 the
papers, voters would all have a fair
chance to calmly make up their minds.
III a candidate has particular Claims TO
urge. would he not save money by
presenting them through the paper?
Among all the names that We know
here to be candida es. | doubt wheth
err a personal visit would make any
visible change, though If they would
call on us when We are at leisure We
would be glad to see them. Our old
friend. ueighbor. and fellow citizen
Peter Schmitt. 1 learn is candidate
ior re election to the Office Of Couoiy
Commissioner. lie nay be 40 exeep
ton to our remarks. as be Is to be
voted for Only in the precinct where he
! veil knous to al the voters. Peter.
II re-eleeied. vii no doub. make a
better o5eer thar be has done hereto
lore. IS be ". hare the bsaeft Ct one
tsr3's ezpsT.encs, su1 lie honesty i