The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-24
From Texas.
WACO, TEXAS, Sept. lG. 1881

" E'NV AhNN', A'SP t' AZ, ipri'
Since the telephone has been introduces
within our city, news ought TO be more plen
liful, but | find everything working IN the
same old groove, except now and then q
change.
The new cotton crop increases on the mar.
Ike. every day, and commands better prices
than usual. The crop will fall far short OF the
estimate all over the south AS well AZ tins state
Corn has fallen much shorter than the PEG.
pie anticipated, on account of which the prices
have advanced from 30 cents to 80 cents and
500 Wheat is quoted at $l.35 and oats at
90 cents per bushel, which will cause bread
stuiis to go high and will work very great
hardship on many, especially the immigrant
One paper suggests that we had better dry all
the horned frogs and Lizards IN reach for next
years store. While another thinks 1t would
be well for our state government to withhold
the collection of any taxes for the present year
The latter suggestion would prove a boon of
great price to countless numbers for this try.
ing period and could not work much harm to
the executive department, as there Is now more
than million dollars IN the state treasury
ample means to pay all current expenses of
the government.
Buffalo bones have become quite an article
of commerce on cur western border They
are collected IN great piles or stacks where
but few years ago vast herds Of the living
animals roamed at will over the immense
plains; then they are hauled In wagons to
shipping points on the railroad, from whence
they go to fertllize the worn out lands of other
Election for the State University came off
on the 9th OF this month. A very small vote
WAS polled and so far as heard fresulted in no
choice. Tyler will probably win the race ON
The second ballot.
The Missouri Pacific railway bridge Is about
completed across the Brazos; and ere another
month rolls round the shrill scream of her 10. |
will be heard within our limits.
The st. Louis Narrow Guage has c0mmenced
work on its bridge, which will make the third
bridge structure spanning the river at this
point.
The cotton seed oil mill is in full operation,
which has created a rcmuneratIve market to
he farmer for his seed, an article which has
heretofore been almost worthless, financially
peaking.
An eastern bound excursion train on the
Narrow Guage was wrecked when about tif.
cen miles out Two persons were killed and
everal bruised up. The train was crowded
With many of our best citizens, and what set
tut to be gorgeous affair terminated sadly.
Under an act of the last Legislature pension
vas granted to all disabled Texas confederate
oldiers. Scarcely week passed without
ONE one presenting himself for the benefit of
he law. 1t can but awaken a sorrowful feel.
ng OF the past, as VIC gaze upon some poor
elbow hobbling along on crutches, with one
eg long since under the sod | was partlcu.
arly attracted to one object in the person of
N entirely blind man, having lost his eyes in
attle, and of late reduced to begging for sus.
pnance. The pension consists of warrant to
ocate ,2S0 acres of lard, to be located at the
Expense of the pensioners. While such a
ounty does not cost the state anything, nomi.
ally speaking, 1t may benefit many poor
Iruggling eX-confederate soldier
LITTLE TExAN.