The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-17
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AIrs. s. II. Hodgins died las. ~eex at
|hi,esborr.
"A mad dog made Things lively in Bren-
IN Friday.
Bell county has reduced her county tax TO
cents on the dollar.
The strawberry crop at Jetfs,s,n turns out
De the largest ever raised.
The Baptist church at Luling claims to
we the finest bell in the state
Corn planting aud millet sowing keep the
rmers busy srourd Henrietta
Bolton has y population Of less than 8 COS,
il supports thirty lawyers.
Bell county gains 10000 acres of land by
% adjustment of her county lires
A bicycle has been received at San Sata
bd it is looked upon SIS irio-i,y
The Delinquent tax LIST Of Bal county
lakes three columns in the journal
Corn in CLAY county is in splendid caudi-
pn, and On enormous crop is anticipated.
Some Of the wide awake farmers in Cooke
bunty are resdy eating new Irish pcta-
bes.
Last week Henrietta, Clay county. attempt
10 incorporate, but missed il by twenty
otes.
Spanish msckcrel have made their ap-
earancs ia Galveston bay earlier than
suGl.
Congressman Mills has appointed Willie
sgan, Of Marlin, to u cadetship at West
Point.
g. G. Kemper, NJ ID, and Miss Stella
Bcuijsr were mario in Clay county n few
lays ego.
VIM. Price, cattle man, was killed bs.
tween Terrell and Lawrence, by the sccilen,
|al discharge of pistol.
Tho Santa Fe has dra IN off many field
bands in-Grimes county and farmers are at a
oss 20 kaow what to do.
II is stated that the Hon. John Hancock,
bt Austin, has made million dollars out Of
his Mexico silver mines.
A stock man, while hunting cattle in Cole
msn county recently, was rolled over by his
horse and killed Instantly.
h. j. House. q young attorney of Tyler
has received the appointment of supreme
court librarian at that place.
Scattering detachmonts of trAmps ore put.
ting Ia an appearance at Galveston, they are
ust in time 10 be devoured by mosquitoes.
| An olopemont and jealousy in the eastern
part OF Caldwell! county led to serious
efray Friday, in waica two persons were
burt.
San Augustine has eighteen stores and ali
pf them are iolng good business yet, SAYS
he Saxos, we near people talk of hard
lines.
Msior Penn says tina. San Antonio is not
uch hard place after all. II, SAYS the peo-
>le are rs wall behaved as he ever SAW any
where.
For the.establis 1ment of cotton seed oil
|hili at Columbus, Sis 00i have bean raised,
pnd another $4,000, the requisite amount,
assured.
Garden truck at points around Galveston
pay ia reported as not doing wol. Pota,oe.
bro greatly injured and cut worms are playing
4hsvoc with the cabbage.
A San Antonio man bought pony at
$3.50 He was at ono time offered 500 for
PIN, but the pony had access to poisoned
Rides, partook thereof and died.
Near San Augustine, few days ago,
Pegro boy killed huge panther in the
Foods. The Saxon has oue of tho huge
paws of the "varmint" ID its office.
Bsitons city officials aco live mea and
i'orderly COW boys who think to take in
Belton, get taken themselves, even if
}hey have to be followed into the country.
A mad dog 10 Clay county few days ago
p! number OF other dogs, several cows and
little son of Mr.. Woods, VINO started at
Pnce to G4ine''i le to apply m ,d-ston, to
3he wound.
Mr.. A. Q. Tackilt has laid of town in the
renter OF Knox county, and the cognomen of
lacKllt has BEEN given it. A posLofIice has
peen established aud other additions will
(spidly follow.
If San Antonio's business nan would take
P2OOOOO stock railroad could soon be
quilt to tho coast, but it seems the business
pen OF that burg don't take 100000
tock SO easily.
Morris Carey and a man named Robertson,
Eere arrested AT Waco Friday on charge
pr horse stealing. Robertson turned states
evidence, returned the horses he had stolen,
And was released.
Inc Rusk Observer says that the telegraph
'ine bet@esn Rusk and Jacksonville has been
kuspehded because it did not pay. Tue
Observer sa;s The faul. is with the owner and
POI with the people Of Rusk.
The free school mon of Brenhsm, ms soon
ls lhe district judge dissolved the Injunction
restraining the collection of a city school tax
GOT powder and anvil and flrai a slave OF
twenty one gross in honor OF their victory.
A. Barucho was arrested in Waco Friday,
Charged with arson, Ho was a saloon keep.
Pr, and several weeks ngo an attempt was
made to burn it down, the walls being satur.
a'ed with kerosene. Investigation has been
going on quietly ever since, and the result is
ehe arrest of Baruche.
Near Oakland, Colorado county, Homer
lo~ery, aged four years, fell iato a sixty
loot well on bis fathers farm. Ho remained
~ INC bottom holding on to the bucket for
nlearly an hour bslore ne was discovered.
pHauge 10 say he was taken out withou. ba.
!lng seriously hurt, A number of such csses
pave occurred in the state and Texas children
ZEN TO be fortunate in escaping injury from
luch severe falls.
Waco Telephone: A very interesting and
lmusing case WIS tried in Justice Evans
conrt yesterday evening. Fred. Tniel. of
manufacturer of sausages and
porn beet, brought suit sgains. the Vienna
bakery to recover the value of shipment of
sausage and beof made last fail. Mr.. Ker.
fow claimed the goods spoiled on his hands,
n sat sd 49, H.. IN