San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-08-28

IT should be known that everything ami
mate needs water. The dryness of Western
Texas In no doubt the main reason why
game Is 30 scarce. II also no doubt greatly
diminishes the number of fowls, birds and
bees. The waterworks will no doubt in
crease the number of the latter about our
town. This will be another advantage. in
addition TO others which have been enumer-
ated.
AMEErSo to organize Hook and Lad
der company was held on Tuesday night,
anda temporary organization effected, as
follows: G. H. Rau, foreman, w. @. Dug
ger, first assistant, s. L. Townsend, second
assistant, Basil Daily, treasurer, and Mr..
Stewart secretary. Another meeting to
perfect the organization will be held on
Tuesday night, at the Court House.
A GREAT SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-In the
real estate transfers which appeared in the
FREE PRESS Of the 18th inst, our reporter
made an error in entering the sales of G.
w. Littlefeld and wife to M. A. and @. A.
Rogers. There were % tracts, being over
$4,000 acres in all, and the consideration
amounted to 100000. The land lies in
Caldwell, Hays and Travis counties. The
purchasers we learn are from Dewitt coun-
ty, one of them a member of the legisla-
ture, aud bought on speculation. Mr.. Bur-
Lesson our clerk, thinks it is the largest sale
ever made to private persons in the State.
F1RE.-On Friday morning last the dwell
ling of John Richards, about midway be-
tween town and the Austin ford was discov-
cred to be on fire, and in aboutan hour was
burned to the ground. The fire originated
from the pipe of the cooking stove. The
contents were almost total loss. The fire.
men were promptly on the ground, and
manfully did all they could. They succeed
ed in saving stable and other outbuildings.
The loss is estimated by Mr.. Richards at
$1,000. No insurance.
This should be fresh and loud warning
to all to use the utmost vigilance to guard
against fire.
The, correspondence in the Star Vindica-
tor purporting to be from Kyle, we are as
sured by good authority, was written by a
party who has no citizenship in the county,
nor was it written from Kyle.-Kyle News.
We are infor med that the article referred
to was written by former partner and as
sociate editor with Mr.. Vaughn of the News.
He should not thus go back on former
associate, especially as were it not for the
hope of some crumbs from the official tables
at the county seat, he would probably say
amen to the contribution to the Blanco pa
per alluded to. We leave it to the reader
to say which is the honester, the course of
the contributor to the Blanco Star, or his
late associate, the present editor of the Kyle
News.
The Exposition meeting called for Tues
day night at the Court House proved to be
another failure, no one even having fore
thought sufficient to speak for the house
and have it opened and lighted. Had this
been done, there would have been meet
ing, which though small would have kept
up o continued action and probably have
led to something better A number of per-
sons, including some ladies, waited for some
time for the opening of the house, when
they went home. The management of the
matter could not well have been more stu
pid than it was.