The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25
SHERMAN sPLINTERs.
of the Herald.

Correspondence Of the Herald.
SHERMAN, May %, 1Ss2.-The wheat mar
ket opens quite brisk. the price for goot
article starting Off at $l.10per bushel. On,
mill here will ship carload of flour made
| from new wheat to a firm in Henderson
Texas, this evening. A carload of new
wheat goes from Whitewright, in the south
east portion OF this county, to st. Louis
day after tomorrow.
More reapers and threshers have been
sold here this season than during any pre-
vious year of the agricultural history of this
county, which of itself is good evidence OF
| the greater acreage devoted to that cereal
over any previous year.
The shoe ST ore of Mr.. Charles Schweer
| the north side was burglarzed some time
last night. One Of the large panes of glass
| in one of the front doors was removed piece.
meal and the thief or thieves evidently
worked uninterruptedly for an hour or
more. Presume the police were looking
| for mad-dogs in the outskirts. Only two
pairs of shoes so far are missed, and one OF
two silver dollars left in the money till was
extracted. The phliOsopnlc' ana philan-
thropic burglar doubtless left the other dol
| lar TO help defray the expense of new pane
Of glass. Who says burglars have no faint
of honor?
Wood & Ritenour, of this city, have Just
closed a contract at Mckinney with Mr.. r.
NJ. Board, of tine firm of Board q Markham,
to construct for that gentleman handsome
residence, to cest 50, 300.
A contract is about closed for the rebuild
ing of the large brick livery stable of Mr..
Ben Brewer, which burned last fall. The
81 is one Of the most valuable in the city,
located as it is on the south side Of our sub
stantial plaza.
An architect Is at work on plans and
specifications for a large and magnificent
public school building. which is 20 be sub
mitted 10 the free sci Dol directors very
shortly. When built-and IL is hoped and
believed that before many months IL will
belt will be an ornament TO our city, and
be as large and imposing as any free school
building in Texas. The convenient and
pretty site is on Mulberry street, near Ira
Wis, on the line Of the street rail wav and al
most in the very heart Of the city. The
plans nov in preparation provide for two
story brick structure cOvering an area gix73
feet, fronting north, with a yesii0ule in
front and projections at east and west ends
The ground floor will contain fodr assembly
rooms aud the uppe- floor the same. The
cod projections. furnish cloak rooms for
each story and also rooms for superinsend
ent. principal. etc. II Is 20 have SEATING
canacity OF 440, ard furnished with eli the
modern appliances Everything points 10
sherman In time becoming one Of the lead
IN education al cities Of the southwest. Our
male and female colleges here
are not disposed 10 hinder the progress
Of free education or the construction
Of frst-cif ; zee school buildings,
for they very sensibly recognize the fact
that good free schools are good feeders 10
good collegiate institutions.
@. W. Pasco, q young lawyer Of this city,
Of republican proclivitiee, Il still making a
valiant fiRbt for the United Stafes attorney
the charges preferred against Bigger viii
result In Arthur's hauling the LISTERS
name down. in which event Pasco claims
he will Be first-best. Mr.. Pasco is an inde-
fafieable fellow, q consistent republican,
md well ND in legal aftainmeuts- Wbe her
BE- has bigger JOB on hand than be counts
n y 10 be seen
Nours, SIrEs-