San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
From Dripping Springs.

Ed. FREE Press, Dear Sir; A few items
from our little village would likely be lin
terest to your readers. Yes, village, for 1t
has not only been Ibid of for town but
has begun rapidly to improve. Since the
first OF October five new buildings have
been erected, one Of them boarding house
kept by Mrs. Caperton, who offers to take
boarders ut reduced rates. Students wish
ing board will do well TO secure il at this
place. The citizens around Dripping
Springs also propose to board students on
liberal terms.
Our school is doing we'll and we are en-
thusiastic over it. Prof. Jordan is throwing
his whole soul into the work. He with his
assistant Miss Lizzie Morrell, is giving full
satisfaction. Pupils here have never been
advanced SO rapidly before. They seem to
have caught the spirit of their teachers and
are putting forth all their energies to succeed
themselves and make success of the school.
All seem to come to learn, and, in fact, they
are compelled to learn or leave the school.
Like the horse on the tread-mill, they have
to keep treading, and they all seem to love
the work.
Parents, who heretofore had to compel
their children to go to school, now find it
hard to keep them away. Nor has the re-
putation of our school been confined to our
own neighborhood, or even to our own Co.,
There are some students here from Blanco
county, some from Gillespie and some from
Waco University, all seem very much pleased
Some families are moving from other coun-
ties and settling in our midst to avail
themselves of the school advantages of this
place. DR.. Myers of Bastrop arrived few
days ago; also the Rev. Mr. Wallace from
Banco,. He has bought land within few
hundred yards of the school building
These men with their families will be val
ueble acquisition to our community. There
is yet room for others and we believe they
will come.
We feel very sanguine about the success
of our school. Situated in one of the most
healthful localities in the State, being SO
free from the temptations surrounding our
city schools, and having such man as Prof
Jordan at the helm, there cvn be no reason
able doubt of its success SoLoN.
Another correspondent writes from the
same place as follows
Jan. 18th 1882.
ED. FREE PRESS: Robt Ross, q citizen
of this section, living on the head waters of
south Onion, was found dead under bluff
on Rio Blanco, near the road from this
neighborhood to Fishers store. He went to
the latter place Monday 16th and on his re-
turn, is supposed to have taken shelter from
the norther that blew up that evening, and
froze to death that night. Mr.. Ross was
good and industrious man, but sometimes
drank whiskey, and it is thought that if he
had been sober that he could have gotten
home, at least to Mr.. Hesner's, only few
hundred yards awty. If So score one more
murder to a government that permits the
sale of poison that is the greatest curse of
all to the human race. Ike McLENDoN.
LATER, Piston further investigation it
is believed Mr.. Rosss mule threw him, and
dark overtaking him, he missed his way and
that he walked of the bluff under which
he was found dead, as his back, ribs and
leg was broken, and foot tracks found lead
ing to the edge of the bluff, seem to con-
firm this view. I. Mol,