The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-05
NEWS FROM SEVEN COUNTIES.
BURNKr COUNTY.


The last few days has been quite favor
able to the cotton crop, and 1t Is now com
| ing IN ut n lively rate. Good prices arr
being paid, and both planters and mer
chants are happy.
| Westfall & Co.. DIR. Martin, Hill, Logar
and Westfall. and Badger, are each build
ing 4 rock building in Burnett, on the
| square. Three other stone buildings are
soon to be erected near the depot. The
| roof is now being put on the Methodist
| church, and the foundation to the Pres
byterian church Is laid. Many new dwell
] llngs are being built, and at no time has
4 Burnet presented 4 more enterprislng
appearance than at the present time.
Prof. Whitehead Il Sons dancing
school 10 meeting with success. They
opened their second session on the 25th,
and on last Friday night gave a grand
soiree.
T. r. sadler, Of strickling, expects to
move his grocery store to Burnet soon.
Considerable sickness is reported
around Burnet.
FAYKTTE COUNTY.
Mr.. Edmondson is now offering the
Flatonia argus for sale.
The public free school term Of the Fla
tonic school will commence October9.
j.. C. Sliehl is a candidate for reelection
for county judge.
The barbecue held on September %, at
Schulenberg, was grand success.
MASON COUNTY.
Ex-Gov. E. j. Davis spoke in Mason on
Saturday.
The Jail contractor, Byrne. has gone to
Lampasas after the iron trimmings for
the new jail. 1t will soon be completed
as the building is now ready for the cage.
The new stages from Mason to Burnet
commenced to make regular trips on the
10th ultimo.
Quail are plentiful around Mason and
some of our marksmen are having q good
time.
TOM GREEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Lizzie Lsckey, one of the suffer-
ers in the late flood, has been the recipi-
ent OF a handsome present in the shape
of one hundred head of Merino sheep.
Every crpenter, painter, and mechanic
with work and more good workmen are
wanted.
Assistant Surgeon w. f. Carter, q. s.
A. has received instructions to go to
Fort Stockton.
Several prominent stockmen have been
interviewed during the week relating to
the future prices of stock, and find that
the parties desiring to sell are few, while
there are some who would be pleased to
purchase even at the present high prices
In intelligence office has been estab-
lished at San Angela.
BAsTRoP COUNTY.
Candidates are plentiful here in this
county. There are two aspirants for
the legislature. two for district clerk, one
for county judge, four for sheriff, two
for county attorney, three for county
clerk and five for assessor.
The Luling people wanted the town In
corporated, and on yesterday vote was
taken on Incorporation.
From the late census returns and the
assessment rolls the vote of Bastrop coun-
ty will be $3.50, of which 1880 are Ameri-
can, 1885 are colored, 450 German and
thirty-five Mexican.
BROWN COUNTY.
The cotton crop is late, but the largest
ever gathered in this county some pre-
dict an average of bale to the acre. Corn
will average from Twenty-Five to forty
bushels to the acre, and the amount
planted Is the largest ever planted here.
j. X Fleming, Of Eastland, is q caudi-
date for the state senate from this dis
trict.
LAMPAsAs COUNTY.
The weather continues dry, and fayora-
bile to cotton picking.
The wheat crop in this county Is good
this year, and some of our farmers begin
to realize that 1t 10 better to have good
crop of corn than to plant all their land in
cotton.