The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
CITY MATTERS In BRIEF.
SATURDAY.

Just now a large quantity of wood
! is coming into the Austin market,
principally cedar.
Still the railroad travel does not let
up much. Every day tha trains ap-
pear to be crowded.
Monday the professors of the Uni
versity will address the students in
the senate chamber.
The rain yesterday made it delight
full for the base ball game in the
afternoon. The boys to6k. it cool.
1t is Doris circus which will show
here on the 9th of November. This
is said to be one Of the best on the
road.
Eickler's school base ball club de-
feated the graded school nine yester-
day afternoon. Score to l in favor
of Bickler'si
Notwithstanding the extremely dry
weather the tree foliage has in ND
manner been affected. Neither has
the pecan crop.
Geo. Sharp, the young man who
was shot by Iotterdale, is getting
along very nicely, and will in all prob
ability recover.
Our hunters are beginning to take
in the un-suspecting birds. Several
were out yesterday and brought in a
large number, among them q few
ducks.
The Colorado rose about six inches
yesterday and was still on the rise
last night, indicating that heavy rains
have fallen to the north of Austin
somewhere.
Private letters from the North,
Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, ETC., state that
coal fires have been kindled in the
hose burners. We do not need any
here just yet.
Still the preparation for the great
game cock main during the fair is
going on satisfactorily, and the pros
poets are that it will bring an i'm
mense crowd to the city.
The Texas Express Company has
leased their Office for five years longer,
and they intend to make it one of the
finest in the state. 1t will be fitted
up in elegant style, a STATESMAN
representative learns.
Bandy 81 Parker have hung a most
attractive sign in front of their new
saddlery store. 1t consists of a sad
died Steed, life Size, with the name of
the firm below in gold letters and the
name of the business above.
Geo. Littlefeld is going to ship 1000
head Of cattle from his ranch, twenty
five miles from this city. to New
Mexico on account Of water supply
becoming exhausted on his land. It Is
reported he will start the herd next
Sunday.
Notwithstanding constitutional
limitations" we are pleased to hear
that Mr.. Robert West, son of the Hon,
Q. S. West, has passed a successful
examination, and been admitted to
the senior class Of the law school of
Tennessee university, at Lebanon.
In conversation with representa-
tives of the differentice manufactures
of the city it was learned that never
in the history of Austin has so much
ice been sold as this season. The de-
mand for the ''crystal food" this year
is nearly double that of any prior sea-
son. This is partially due to the dry
and hot summer, and largely to the
great increase in the population of
the capitol.
Day before yesterday as party of
men were going to the Messmer cele-
bration, a large brown snake was dis
covered in the road in front of their
team. Some of the men got out to
kill the reptile when it ran to a tree
and went up it like a flash, running
out on the limbs with the agility of a
squirrel. The men stoned it from
the tree, and it measured about eight
feet in length.
Yesterday afternoon the streets in
this city presented an exceedingly
lively appearance especially Pecan
street. \ STATESMAN representative
counted about 100 teams in the city at
one time in the afternoon. The retail
merchants did a lively trade and the
town presented an old-time appear
ance once more. This was in fact a
contrast to the two weeks last past
when everything has been SO dull.
A large delegation of university
students arrived in the city yesterday,
and we hear of many more who are
yet to arrive. Several of those who
reached the city yesterday are from
other states. We are pleased to note
that our new university is attracting
attention not only in the Lone Star,
but in other states as well. 1t is
grand thing to get an alumni in vari-
Gus other states as soon as possible.
Come on boys.
At last the long dry spell has been
broken. The smart little shower
Yesterday morning did a wonderful
good by way of laying the dust and
riff q of
there was hardly enough to be of
very material benefit to crops and
pasturage. However the fatal spell
is broken, and we may expect showers
right along from this on. About the
rain the most of the time.
The cotton came in very lively yes
terday. Probably more cotton was
sold in this city yesterday than any
other day this season. AS near as
a STATESMAN representa- could
learn there were about 100 bales pur-
chased by our cotton buyers. There
was considerable competition among
them for it and the price advanced to
the highest notch. 1t is said the pick
ing is going on very rapidly and the
yield is much better than was an
ticipated.
A STATESMAN representative inter-
viewed Mr.. James Gunnison yester-
day, who lives just on the edge of
Hays county, and who owns a large
ranch, as to the supply of water for
his stock. He says that the surface
water on his ranch became completely
exhausted, and his cattle were suffer
ing when he went to work digging a
well. He only went down about
eighty-fve feet and he struck an ever
lasting flow. He walled up the well
and put in wind mill, and he has
more water than he can possibly use.
Enterprising local agents wanted in
this town for an article that is sure tC
sell, live druggists and grocers pre-.
ferred. Address Humiston Food Pre-
sentative Co., " Kilby street, Boston
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