The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-30
LAMpASAS lines.
Political Notes "fhe Old iieheh'
State and National'
Watering Place whai-not-"fhe Sara
ioga OF thr South"
Personal Paragrsphs-soela! helans"'

I.nd AZ the people bclieye the governor
hns pursusd a wise ooufs', ihefeuN k''uF
ms an administration ihAt We GA H"L 81
ticipata, An rfusntlal mae SAWS t"sI
lowed Ireland with protect ou' o., tv
delighted with the course ne hst putru'",,
aud hone De will again be noulna'eu'
Taia rrina,k shows thHt instead OF "
governor fetrograding, ho has lhese.s'u ~
popularity, ,,.-t-,, 4, Wal.
ksr of tue extcuuvs oO.niAluee ul hHhpp'
~. county. called = meeting oi the nsn
oc.,cv iCr ths pnraos. OF selecting dele
,,stes 10 the Fort Worth CONVENTION. Amer
ssl.otinr q w. u. BJStt chalfmHs AhI
~ CFlil scCrstrrT, they heleo,,'
Hon. Henry Evau ard l. W
Griffin delegates 10 su'd eah''nli9lh,
a RESOLUTION was rh'ted' l.stIue'us
above delegates to use their iuhntnoe 20.
ward sending delegates from tho save ~
large 10 the Chicago convention rhV ~
yor riden and Hendricks for nr.sidsnt ana
yie..presidenf, and ass dfelar,d IN FAVOR W
n "ttr IT fol revenue only TIE psopIs o.
this section think they are tnil'ta 10 sdel'
egate from this city 20 the Chicigo e2hveh'
tion. therefore u healthy move y on Ioe' 70
secure the sci, cti0n ~ Hon. Henry Excl
OF I.amp2eas ~ one OF the Chicago delega'
ton, Mr. EXall IN one OF the deiegnles 70
Fort Worth aud being man OF prohouho'n
loy-tariH views, SQUAD democrat w eVery
sense, there appears prospect o. mn 70
ing honOrod win one Of the positions I 7Iel'
red TO. Mr. Lxell was at one time cit'Efn
of Tarrant county, and on account OF M,
standing as u gentleman and democra' was
selected by the primaries, before the coun-
Nv convention met, rs u suitable Candidate
Tor the stale Legislature, out
deemed IL proper to decilne
the honor. Your correspondent
has no hesitation In expressing the opinion
"a
seated IN the event this rentlsmnn l.
honofed with tho position as delegate 10
Chicago, aud hopes his iiicrd, una MI
friends OF tariff reform and trle drmOSGlic
principles will come 10 MS support.
A rumor prevailed on the street yestrT-
day that the whole town OF MentiuViH'i
the county seat OF Mensrd comfy, ma
been washed away. which calamity was
G used by the Sal Saos river oVeiho"ing'
IL IL supposed that some twenty peopla
lost their lives. Whether the above rto'
il true or not, your reporter cannot say
We have had too much rain IN this Dart ~
Texas. IN fact IL has ralned more IN
time in the past ten yesrs
Society Is sel6c aud on the boom here ~
present there being several marriages. an
nouuced to take place at sn early day,
among he nutn Der being double 'eddirg
10 occur to- morrow pigai nj tue baptl"
church in this city. The contracting par,
ties are: Lewis Wood, of the law firm Of
Matthews, Wilkes & Wood, TO Miss Jackie
Baker, the accomplished daughter OF Hon.
Boulds Baser, and J. Green, Of the firm OF
Carroll, Gilbert & Co to Miss Lou coinnd,
the talented daughter OF Tom Tolerc, o.
the firm o! Totand Il Yates. Reports say
mat the presents will be costly and that
tue wcidroDes are more mar elegant. ms
Lampseas German club HAYS arrange
ments about com pl-tsd to give the happy
complies grand ball. Skating 10 going on
every night at the Lake park, where nearly
all society young people assemble. Largo
crowds 20 10 tho spring. both "Hsucocs"
and Hanna" every evening and drink
therefrom their alternating waters.
Our hotel accom- mod atoms are fret class,
and tnev have 70 he, for first class people
visit Ism pssas. Even the dude is here,
with his watch chain plnnsd across ME
breast ear his delicate necktie aod bis cane
in hand, upon v hich he rests his we>ry
lin be. coupled 10 which you can see his
eye. glasses ON his nose. Lsmpasas has
sixty res lent and visiting dudes. Bar
rooms both extravagsntly and barrenly ar
ranged are to be found in our midet. Bat
your corr ,spondeut begs to cay that it is
patent fact that few, vsry fes, o!
the business men OF TINS cry
patron " barrooms These places, asa rule,
are supported NY the COW boys, who aas-m'
upn the immsns- herds OF cattle thst seek
this city on account OF its market FAC lties.
To counterac. the demtr lz'ng tf.ct Of
our many barrooms, tho scribe would
mention that nearly every religious de-
nomination has lis church in our midst,
and these religious bonies are patroAized
by jealous Christians and intelligent people
OF every nationality and Kind. The Cente-
nary college is still on the boom. Con-
tracts have been let to build the immense
building at a cost OF $4,000, aud the
school has nearly 800 scholars already, who
are being taught by Rev. Marshall Nell.
benny, the principal. several schools ara
colleges exist In our community.
This il Indeed thriving
place. When you come In on
the rain, bus, hack and express men almoet
deaien you with their cries for custom,
when you reach tho city, the ring OF street
car bells, the chime OF the immense town
c ,ck, the noise OF tho saw and hammers on
our new building, added To the rush and
activity displayed on our streets mekes
one think they ere In Young Chicsgo.
Factories are going up. We VIII 5000 have
broom factory. A psper, hat AMI cotton
and wooden factory 10 talked OF, with as
sursnces that they will be bnilt. Two ice
factories are elrtady brilI aud are furnish.
irg this city aud sso.ion with large quaDt-
ties Of Toe. We have Touring mills. cotton
gins, and water. works are being rapidly
bsili. Our telephone exchange sss one
hundred Subscribers.
The young men Of the city have organ.
lied the Lempses Ries.
Wool pours into our city. and shipments
average %. 900 pounds daily. We are next
to San Antonio as wool market. Wool
buyers plsce cur receipts for the season st
from 100000 ia 100000 pounds. With
all the above business secured and
pleasures mentioned, sdded TO q
ealubrous climate and ma'chless
scsnsry md remarkable lsndscaue, what 10
TO pssysst Lsmpsss: nom having popnla-
tioa OF 10000 In thros year., aud being
the sekno~lsd ssd Barstrga OF The
SouthY Actually nothing. Our popula-
ton u uow from 4, 500 W 500. One year
ago, when the writer reached here, he
Wross The HssALp that the pspulstion OF
Lanpssss vas 1900 IL not the increase
going up over the city. Stose buildings TO
the mum ber Of ten are now being erected.
MI. J. T. DargAn. OF your city dallas y
Res eesimatse out for q tWo-story stone
building that he intends havisg erected
here. Citizens Of ell the principal Texas
citiss have money planted hare, and their
We have seventy-fivs stone buildings in
the business portion OF IN city. More than
rs pos cent. OF our business buildings are
o. X. Bell, Of Hamilton, Texas. ~ in the
pity. Colonel Bell 10 . candidate for the
No. ssoess against our esteemed citizen,
fisuscin y. ID. WILKES. There will be q
49, meeting to-siGht, when the cendi.
iases vii express themselves. Colonel
IN = 3 rod nss, but In our townsmss,
ssoseio V,lkes, - hss formidable corn-
,etiooe vhe Il hard 70 down"
A hssvy rain 'alls while this lever Is De-
iSnccs1 70 the "old rsilsbls' Dallas HER
IN Evory body praises your msrket re-
'oress
NApUou, Wn.-The Democrat. OF tns