San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-19

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k the Robinson habeas corpus case
Judge Moore finally held that he had juris
Jurisdiction In Bastrop County. We Learn
he viii come here to try tho case in few
days.
PRorEssoR JORDAN has been retained by
unanimous consent Of tho school trustees ii
principal Of the Kyle seminary for the mex
ten months. Mrs Andrews. as We learn
will not remain connected with that institu
ton.
. JAMES ELLIOTT, young man about TWEEN
; ty-one years old. while bathing in 0nior
creek, neaI Du Pre-, on Sunday, was drown,
ed. We learn he was restored, but died
soon after at his home from hemorrhage o.
the lungs.
. SINCE the close Of our schools many o.
the pupils and several Of the teachers hav,
departed, and this fact adds somewhat :,
the dullness Of the season. Nevertheless
we learn the churches were unusually vel
attended on Sunday.
We present our readers this week with I
new and more complete Market Report thar
we have ever before given. We have do
rived II from various authentic sources, and
ask the continued did Of oil such in making
1t as accurate as possible.
We learn that our Water Co., estimate
that 100000 gallons are consumed in oul
town daily. We think a good deal more
might be consumed to advantage-for in
stance the square should be sprinkled as Q
preventive of dust.
SEE the advertisement of Theodore Her.
ring, successor to Geo. H. Henne, dealer il
tinware, stoves, etc. We understand hin
to be thorough workman, and pushing
accommodating, enterprising business man,
and as such commend him to public favor
The commencement exercises of thu
school at Dripping Springs will begin OF
June 20, concluding on the 26th. On thu
latter day grand Masonic barbecue will b.
given, when the installation of officers ant
the dedication of Masonic hall will taxi
place, followed at night by the closing exer
cises of the school.
We stated last week we had but one bath
house. We find there is really none that
is fit for use. It is matter of the first i'm
portance to the health and comfort of oul
people during the hot season that we should
have three or four. Who will supply this
',long felt want"
The MANHATTAN.-Our June number go
mislaid, and hence was not noticed sooner.
It appears with handsome cover of new
design, and shows steady progress in all re
spects. A new volume-the fourth-wil
begin with the July number. We commend
this fine magazine to our readers. Terms
So year; 25 cents number.
A YOUNG man by the name of FaYette Mas
sey, living just over the Blanco line, WAS ar
rested in Kyle on Monday by Deputy Sheriff
John Nolan, on charge of horse stealing
the warrant was sworn out in Blanco county
He is the same young man who was releas
ed in this county short time ago on bono
for the same offense. He was placed in tn
Hays county Jail to await the action of tn
Blanco county authorities.
AT the picnic given by the Knights ant
J Ladies' of Honor at Mrs. C. G. Mitchell
place near Kyle, on the l3th the base bal
contest between the Dripping Spring
picked nine, and the Kyle school nine
which occurred on the picnic grounds, wa
won by the former by a score of IL to
The foot race for the championship of thi
county between J. G. Burkett, of Kyle ant
A. L. Davis, of Dripping Springs was wol
by the latter. The picnic was very pleas
ant affair.
MARRIAGE LICENSES since our last recort
to the 18th inst:
Frank Dorsey and frankie MIKE.
Manuel CARA and Librada Harsola.
W. F. Reaves and Mrs M. M. Wood.
S. G. Glascock and Maggie Manlove.
Herman Magerstedt and Martha Greben
hansen.
Quite an amount of lumber came in thi
week loaded OF San Marcos; and we noticed
one wagon drawn by two yokes OF oxei
which had 1860 feet on. Very good roat
for rough road II Blanco News.
The citizens of San Marcos are going t.
make good wagon road from that place t.
Blanco City, and thus secure the trade O
that red hot enterprising little town up il
the mountains. [Boerne Register.
Kyle has decided not to take any stock il
a telegraph line to Blanco, but to use he
funds in opening q road to the latter place
II San Marcos Free Press.
Blanco wants good roads to all points
but she wants Geographic communication
also, and the place that gives us this will
get our trade.-[Blanco News.
The ice factory at San Marcos is working
spleudidly, producing ice of a superior quail
ity which gives entire satisfaction TO thost
using it. The working of the machine il
very intricate, but all moves smoothly as
clock. The company as far as we can learn
are entirely satisfied with the result of thu
factory. and will in short time be able Il
supply any demand for ice that may be
made upon them and if they can supply
ice as cheap as it can be placed here from
elsewhere they should have the patronage Of