San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-05-19
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body, which convened ut lIonston
ON Wednesday of last week. We
arrived there on Tuesday evening,
Tho next morning the editors were
formally welcomed in the parlors Of
the Hutchins House by T. II. Den
mis-, vice-president Of thu cotton ex-
change. His address was responded
to by j. W. Fishburn, President Of
the Press Association. Various amuse,
ments supervened, 10 that tho first
business meeting did not come of till
Wednesday afternoon. The secretary
Of last year, Mr.. Small, having re-
moved from the state and taken with
him tho list of members and other pa
pers, including the funds belonging
10 the Association, refusing to hand
them over, the meeting was obliged
to hunt up files Of newspapers in or
der TO perfect nm organization. A
committee was finally raised for that
purpose who represented the follow.
ing as bona fide members of Inst
year:
J. G. Rankin, Brennan Banner;
J. W. Burson, Denison Herald; Hal.
Gosling, Castroville Quill; T.. II. Har.
ris, Paris Banner; g. H. Sweet, Gal
weston Journal of Commerce; j. F.
Elliott, Dallas Herald; G. 4. Gilbert,
Navasota Tablet; F. l.. Yocum, Farm
and Orchard; G. r. Miller, Corsicana
Observer Index A. p. Harris, Or
ange Tribune; 9. w. Raines, Wills
Point Local; L. L. Webb, Terrell
Times; d. Stovall, Wood County
Flag; v. H. Joy, Whitney Bee; H.
G. Jones, Dallas Times; Ed Linn,
Victoria Advocate W. p. Draughn,
Giddings Lone Star; r. L. Hayes,
Winsboro Sentinel; w. p. johnson,
Mount Pleasant News; s. G. Spann,
Sentinel, J. T. Walker, Ter
rel Star Frank Gricc. Sun Antonio
Express; David Nation, Brazoria In
J. p. Bridges; Luling
Signal; Z. p. Maddox, Montgomery
p. L. Edmonson, Flatonia
Argus; Geo. G. Deming, Palestine
j. 7. Cooper, Georgetown
Sun; s. r. Carothers, Giddings Lone
Star; J. w. Baines, Mckinney Advo-
cate; Gail B. Johnson, Houston Post;
II. M. Smith, Bryan Pilot; j. i.
Shook. Rusk Observer j. Il. Girar-
deau, Houston Post; L. L. Foster,
Groesbeck New Era; J. w. Fishburn,
Mexia Ledger; A. H. Yeagcr, Gle
burne Chronicle Nat Q. Henderson,
Georgetown Record; o. o. Nation,
Brazoria Independent; P. II. Peters,
Sherman Chronicle; d. G. Williams,
Flag; G. L. Alderman, Dial
lbs Volksblatt; G. II. Hanson Kosse
Local. ...
The following now made applica-
lion for membership, and were unan
mously elected:
j. +. Shaw, Texarkana Visitor; S.
A. Fishburn, Mexia Ledger Il. w.
Shand, Austin Land and Railway
John w. Leonard; Beau
mont Enterprise; james p. Newcomb,
San Antonio Evening Light; Il. +.
Yeager, Waxahachie Enterprise; W.
Forney, Jackson County Clarion; w.
P. Wilson, Fort Worth Advance; G..
Loving, Texas Live Stock Journal;
D. M. Ferry, Brennan Reporter; A.
.. Sweet, and J. A. Knox, Texas Sift-
ngs: s. H. Walker, Corsicana In
Nj. Cummin, Corsicana
Independent; j. NJ. Fletcher, Linden
Journal; w. w. Williams, Cass Coun-
y Sun; A. D. Rush, Ennis CONNER
ial Recorder w. H. Pascoe, Gal
eston Civilian; I. H. Julian; San
darcos Free Press; 7. r.. Leeman,
North Texas Journal ; j. H. Davis,
Herald; j. A. Abney, Pho
lograph, Taylor; j. p. Jones, Texas
'lanter and Farmer; II. 7. Millner,
Times Chas. Beall, Lam
'asas Dispatch; f. B. Scott, Stephen
lille Empire; L, G. Huckabie, Waxa-
ACHE Mirror; 0. W. Dodson, Rusk
,ounty News, Byron Drew, Kaufman
;un; +. p. Alexander, Greenville
Ierald IN. A. Fields, Meridian Blade
:. c. Son, Palo Pinto Sun; j. W.
ohnson, Houston Post; o. j. Viii
on, Bolton Courier; II. j. Ridgell,
Wills. point Local; H. Fl. Ford, JAS
er News. Boy; Lipscomb Norville,
southeast Texan; II. W. Haltom,
Waco News; f. $. Terry, Wills Point
Pointer; j. L. Terry, Longview New
IRA; j. W. Golledge, Hillsboro Mir
Or; W. ?. Withers, Longview Dem.
crat; G. s. Coyner, Athens journal:
}. j. Stephenson, Bandera Bugle; j.
!. Cameron, Williamson County Sun;
V. NJ. Yandell, Guadalupe Times.
Several additional members were
before the close of the As
among whom were Mrs.
leila s. Swisher, proprietress of the
.merican Sketch Book, J. W. Hill Of
he Comanche Chief, W. L. Graves,
the Graham Leader, Edwin L.
,vernll of the East Texas News, c.
:. Jones of the Pittsburg Magnet
Irs. L. S. Mcpherson. of the Sher-