San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-30

We met j. W. and Ford burleson 81
Austin on Monday, also Elder William.
son, of the Farmers Hotel who wears q
thrifty, contented, granssr.like appear.
ance which it did US good to see.
A oolored man named Hamilton is the
ostensible getter up Of the new Repub-
licau paper, the Citizen, at Austin. 1t
is to be issued from the Office, Of the
clever job printer. John NJ. Snyder.
Mr.. Knox of the Siftiugs, informed
US that its edition is 5000, with frequent
orders coming in from newsdealers. The
American News Co., alone. having ord
cred 1900 copies.
Frank r. Malone's new safe has ar.
rived and is 10 position. II is Herring's
best, cost $500 {; weight 6.5OOlbs. Both
fire and burglar proof. j. NJ. Malone
removed it from the depot and put it in
place in day.
Mrs. Griffin, and children, Of Calves.
ton, and Mrs. Spear. from Delaware, are
stopping at Mrs. Ragsdsls's; Mrs. s.
is seeking to regain her health. Both
ladies are accomplished and highly
pleased with San Marcos.
Mr.. G. w. Duke, of Wilson county,
and Miss Sallie Il. Smith, of Guadalupe.
we're in town on Friday last on wed.
ding tour. The same day parties were
here looking for the bridegroom tor the
sake offs little money affair.
David s. Combs called on us on Tues
day on his return from the Pan Handle
region, where be had effected sale OF
his stock. He says that is a very fine
stock country, but not very we'll adapt
ed to farming.
We happened at some Of the printing
Offices on our last trip to Austin, viz
the Statesman, Siftings. Dispatch and
Citizen (the new radical paper to appear
10 July. Also at Swindell's fue job
Office. The business upon the whole
seemed to us to be in rather healthy
condition at Austin.
Mr.. j. A. Mcqueen, late Of Laredo
last week was visiting at his father in'
laws. Mr.. Reeds residence at Martin
IL
dale. He intends removing near to the
Colorado river to keep stock. When be
goes, our esteemed young friend Tom
Reed thinks of accompanying Mr.. Nc
Queen and taking q jolly hunt in the
wilderness.
Mr.. Fitzgerald and Mr.. Wiltz, stran
gers, from Virginia, were at the Smith
House the 24th looFing about for bust
ness and to purchase property. Prices
however, were so high. the visitors, who
are said TO be men Of ample means, let
for other fields. Thus it is that SAT-
Marcos is constantly losing persons OF
capital for want of enterprise and from
persistent determination to ask more
perhaps for property than many othe'
places of its size in the state.
On our way to Austin on Monday VI
met with q gentlemen named CLARK et
route for bis home in Northwestern
Iowa, He left there about two year
.irc,, far gone in consumption, not h,v
ing been able to leave his room TO
,ome time before. From the time b
st.r,ed he began to mend. and sooI
after reaching San Antonio, where b
Ia. since resided. vas able to walk abou
Nth ease He has steadily improved
since and uos spears to enjoy soo'
/ bealrh. Bat he will return to Te1a
next winter.
| We had the pleasure Of meeting Of
the ears on Monday evening, en- rou'
Tor thi. plsee. Mrs.. Erh,rd. the vile Q
DIR. c. Erhsrd our Bsstrop correspon
dent, .sd their handsome daughter Mr.
! Ross,ie Reynolds and a jsrepile brothe
and sister. The Doctor. a. everybod
lt,ov, va. one Of the esrliest settler
ofour iowa. Mrs. 2. Informed US his
.hee.ne here IN 1851. the Doctors re-
;5e,ee dstios some years earlier. an
Mr.. Reynolds !. q native Of sss Mar
Ca Ibsy VII receive . hearty gree