The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
STATE NEWS REPERTORY.
Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.

finished when we went to press, but
were sufficiently advanced to enable us
to give the following figures. 1t is
perhaps better to break Tom Green
county'S superiority in flocks and
herds gently to our less fortunate
neighbors Horses 4551, value $113,-
775; cattle 167 ,330, value 81 ,673,30O :;
sheep 161 1907, value $322,614; hogs
1913, value $1,000; goats, about 5000,
value $4,000.
The long wished for rain came last
Wednesday night and soaked the
ground thoroughly. Thursday morn
ing broke clear, but clouded up about
about midday, and we have had a
good shower since. From different
points in the county the news reaches
us that the rains have been widespread
and the stockmen are jubilant.-Tom
Green Times.
We don't like the idea of opening
up the first session of the State Uni
versity in the temporary capitol, 1t
matters not if it is to be used for a
few months only-those students who
attend the university while it is con-
fined to that building are certain to
want to become members Of the legis.
lature, and if they should be so unfor-
tunate as to meet with the realization
of their hopes, their usefulness will
have been forever Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
A meeting of several citizens re pre-
senting different sections of the coun-
ty, was held at the courthouse We'd
nesday night, to organize for the local
option campaign. An executive COM
mittee was formed, composed of men
from each precinct, who are expected
to look after the voters in their re-
spective districts. A number of
speeches are to be made in favor of
the law, and the canvass will soon
open vigorously. - limestone New
Era,
Austin has an athletic club, of which
Knox, of the Siftings, and Gaines, of
the Statesman, are members. One
WlllzSearn to give Knocks and the
| other will count his Gaines. Look out
for club-fst duels.-Corsicana OBJ
server.
The citizens of Bolton and Bell
county have contributed sufficient
funds to purchase the, Leon river
bridge, and make it free of toll to the
public. The people of Austin and
Travis county should have a free
bridge here over the Colorado.
The report that Hon. Olin Wellborn,
Judge Reagan and Mr.. Culberson will
probably support Randall for speaker
is no doubt a canard. The fate of
Epson and Finley ought to teach
politicians what Democrats demand
from their public servants. If they
desire to be laid on the shelf in the
future, then they should support
Randall, the protectionist.-Wa
chic Enterprise.
Capt. W, a. Boyee showed us this
week specimen of German carp
taken from his tank at Boyce Station.
1t was eighteen months old and meas
ured one foot and ten inches in length,
and five inches through from breast
to back. 1t weighed four pounds
after being cleaned. He has quite a
number in his tank, and they are as
tame as ordinary domestic animals,
the above mentioned fish having been
caught by hand. This is another
demonstration of the fact that fish
culture will succeed in this county,
WaXahachie Enterprise.
| The amendment to article five of
the constitution was the only one de
feated. County courts will therefore
continue to have their eighteen terms
per year, instead of four, or such num-
Der as the commissioners court saw fit
to authorize.-Bonham News.
A light rain fell in town Tuesday
afternoon and in the country east and
south of Cuero very fine shower
gladdened the hearts of the farmers,
making the land sufficiently moist for
planting turnips and fall gardens
Cuero Star.
The recent stockmen's convention
in Tom Green eountyIrecommended
| that superintendent receive So per
day during the general roundup of
cattle. The report was accepted. So
reports the Times.
| The question of timber and forest is
| eliciting some inter est in our country
just at present. The following great
lumber furnishing states have been
nearly exhausted; in four years Maine
will have no lumber; New
York, Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Minnesota will hold out
about eight years longer; Wis
consin say ten or twelve years
more. Then Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas will
have to supply the demand, and when
such is the case the extensive lumber
dealers and manufacturers of wooden
articles will, with their machinery
and capital, come to the timber, and
the South will then become the great
manufacturing portion of the United
States.-Bonham News.
The. Georgetown Record compli-
nents very highly the speech of Mai.
Joe Stewart, of Austin, which was
delivered before the Texas veterans
at Bolton, and is published in the Re.
cord.
| A gentleman reports having seen a
number of cattle dead and dying with.
in few miles from town. The drouth
is at last putting in its deadly work
The total value of property in this
county. as assessed, is S2,O45,O12; OF
this amount 81 ,350.812 appears on the
regular roll, S608, 032 on the non-resi
Edent and $86,66S on the surrendered
| The total tax is Pleasantor
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