San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-20

this week rs witness in the case Of the
State Vi. Earnst O, Meyer, charged with
forgery.
Mr.. Mcpherson, editor of the Blanco Star,
called on us last week en- route TO San An
tonic. Sorry that we were not in, as we
should have been pleased to make his per-
sonal acquaintance,
We are glad to learn that the report OF the
death Of Mrs. II. I. Love, noticed in our
last, was mistake, although she has been
very sick. Her numerous friends here will
rejoice that her obituary is not yet IN order.
County Commissioners Burleson called on
us on Tuesday and reported that they had
good rains in his section. He says cotton
mp there will average bale to three acres,
which il better than in some Of the low
lands.
Miss Katie Booker left last week to tase
her place as student In Sam Houston Nor
NAL Institute at Huntsville. We can readily
conceive how this fair and pupular young
lady will be missed in the social circles OF
our town.
Judge Kone says that the three-story cake
which was presented the San Marcos dele
gates to the ball at Kyle, and sampled at
Harper's Hall on Monday night, contained
more cake, solid measure, than any other
on record
We announced week before last the return
of Barrett Prince, son of Marshal Prince Of
our town. We did not then dream that this
week we would be called upon to announce
his death; yet such is the fact. He was TAX
en- with some form of competitive disease and
died on Sunday evening.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Mr.. and
Mrs. Sutherland, formerly of Chicago, on
yesterday. The former is travelling for the
boot and shoe mandatory of Hunstable q
Co., Dallas; the latter is the new manager of
the millinery and dressmaking department
Of Daley & Bro, Of this place.
8. b. Mcbride, Esq, and family left the
first of this week for Los Angeles, Califor-
MA where they expect to make their future
home Mr.. Mcbride has f,r years been one
of our most live energetic and successful
business men, and will be missed in this
community. The best wishes of hosts of
friends here will follow them to their new
home on the Pacific coast
w. L. Kidd, who has been supplying our
people with most of the vegetables that
were obtainable, starts out with better sup
plies for the fall trade. We acknowledge
our obligations to him for liberal samples of
string beans, beets, okra, carrots, eggplant
and peppers. Mr.. Kidd's enterprise and
perseverance, in his line such season rs the
present fairly entitle him to the patronage
of our people.
| The ball at Kyle had an ''off-shoot" at
Harper's Hall on Manday night. 'The OBJ
ject of the meeting" was to discuss the
cakes captured by "our folks" at Kyle, with
| ice cream accompaniment, and to indulge
| in the eight fantastic" Both objects were
happily attained The FREE PRESS was
kindly remembered by Mrs Ned Kyle, Mrs.
Dan Nance and Mrs. Van Vie with liberal
share of the good things" for which it
tenders thanks.
The father and brother of W. D. Ward,
who killed young Fly last week, as mention
ed in our last, visited him few days since
in Jail at Castroville He is well known
here, and no one would have supposed him
capable of such o deed. The only adequate
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crazed by whisky. Universal sympathy is
expressed here for his venerable and worthy
father, who has long been respected citi-
zen of this place.
John Richardson, late justice of th peace
at Wimberly, sold out not long since and
went with his family, partly on q visit, part
ly on business To Kansas 1t seems that
some malicious person has sent statement
up there that Mr.. Richardson was run away
from this county on charge of belonging
to gang of horse thieves. In justice to
Mr.. r. statement in his vindication has
been got up and forwarded to his present
locality signed by about one hundred of his
friends here including good many of the
best men of the county. This is a COM
mendabe step. We have known Mr.. Il.
since 1875, and have always found him re-
liable man. We have not the least idea that
there is q word of truth in the charge, and
it would be difficult to conceive of anything
meaner than the starting of such report
concerning an honest man.
We regret to say that our too confding
friend, Mr. Obanion, has been made vic
tim to a most unmitigated fraud somewhat
in the shape of en- organ. The swindlers
operate under the name and style of the
Union Organ Company" Of New Bedford,
Mass. Their proposition WIS for $l5 and
Is names of persons who had no organ to
send Mr.. Obanion frst-class parlor organ.
Mr. Obanion complied with the terms; the
'organ" came, and has for some weeks been
on exhibition at Mr.. HopkiDs's. But Ian
guage fails to describe tit is unlike any
thing else on earth, in mir or sea. Suffice il
TO say that il is miserable fraud-utterly
worthless. We make this expose at Mr..
Obanion's request TO guard, if possible. 9TH
ers froln similar swindles. The safe plan is
to deal only with known and accredited es-
adjustments.
Jas. L. Malone Jr., who is at Victoria,
attending school, We believe, wrote home
that he could not get along without the FREE