The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-05
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
INCREASED WEALTH IN hopkins.
The Baptists Holding n Conventional
Good Word for New Orleans Ex-
hibits-Jovial JIIdges-Local
and Personal Notes.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, oct. 3.-TCorres-
pondence. Through the kindness of
our efficient tax assessor, Mr.. Duncan,
am enabled this week to give this years
assessment of Hopkins county, which
amount aggregates S2,0IG,27l, an increase
of over S2O0,000 since 1873. MIR. Duncan
has held his office since 1876, and has
terreted out about 10000 acres of land,
that preceding his election, were not
given In. Right here, as DISTINGUISHED
party for all ollice-seekors, | would like
TO say to voters when man
shows his fidelity to state and
county interests and is efficient
IN his position-wh this cry for change?
Ciyil service on new scale in local pol
tiles might well be inaugurated. After
all our Increase is y good showing for a
county that has its grocery house or
commissary departments ''up NOrth.n
No county could be much better prepar-
ed than this for raising It's own porkers.
with such variety and quantity of
wild mast, aud AT home such an amount
offiult, and from the fertility Of the soil
such an Abundance Of corn. with all
this showing, during tho summer bacon
We have Il good wheat country and by
trial would prove decided success,
and yet grocery merchants, not only
mere, but in different portions Of
the county, ship Hour for home use by
car loads 80 runs away revenue No. ..
This thing could be extended almost nd
lnllntum, for we have so many natural
resources that could so we'll and so adj.
vantagoously he utilized. hope when
TINS day OF living at home and boarding
ut the same place arrives il will not be
ut the advent Of the millennium.
The Baptist District Association CON
ven mere last evening, and our town
presents lively appearance from the
humorous delegates and visitors i'm SIM
day clothes. Tho conversations follow
each other closely now. In two weeks
more and our annual fair will be on hand
with the usual exhibit OF ladies' handi-
work on thoir part, and tine stock from
the other sex, ana yet our far is called
an agricultural and Mechanical ASSOC
ciation," something like college
once established, bearing the same high
sounding missioner. After the fair
comes not the doluge, but the Methodist
Annual Conference. | wish we could
have rain enough now to baptize all the
number here. They would appreciate il,
Tor tho dust is disagreable. Speaking
OF nc lalr, IL ~ an oppOrtune moment To
"WOrld's Exposition" We have nm
honorary member here, but guess Inc
Is resting on his hOnors, for can
not learn that he has said or written
aught to interest the people, and arouse
them to the Importance Of attracting at
tontion TO our county.
believe II has been urged by some
that exhibits should DO made of our sour
wNlersi thHt arc so numerous, and for
which 80 much merit il claimed. If we
can be mining town nor be "paiuted
red' with our natural-horn tints, per-
haps We can hoiS' our colorS Ms tho great
inland watering resort. Who knows?
Judge GrubbS, candidate Tor judicial
hOnorS in this district, wa. i'm town last
week, getting acquainted and sizing up
ms opponent. have been seriously
lhlhklhg OF "whooping up" Judge Put
man, on the ploa of his being n hacho-
Tor anu having no family cares to dis
tract HIM or detract his mind from legal
lore, nut ! mud Mr. Grubbs Is tho same
sort OF social noncntity- then? II
Is now whispered about that MIR. Grubbs
Is good at telling anecdotes. That il
SulilCient. Enough to boat any man i'm
INC hlou hs an aSpirant for the bench.
\ man with such a dangerous prncliyitI.
would suhvcrt all law and order. upsct
mo gravity of tho court and stay All
serious proceedings to tell an anecdotc.
sulphur Springs likes MIR. Grubbs,
nut We must wait awhile and
let us PUT our "mann i'm. When
MIR. q. gets to be shining butterfly
aud judge Putnam has gone up higher.
then we'll elect him.
TWO now stores IN sulphur Springs,
Mossrs. McCauley ~ Mann, in tho fami
" grocery business. Mai. Bhthright.
irom the country, has moved to town
ana gone into general merchandise. lie
has Como into business, like Noah on
tered tho ark, with all his sons aud
sons wives.
sulphur Springs would DO delighted
to have HllfRALD representative during
the fair. Send ono that is good at maxi
NIX speeches, and as you all have the
exposition fever SO badly, perhaps he
might infect this people.
Mrs' Mcbride, of Carrots Prairie
failed yesterday, over $4,000 of attach
monls have been run, and think more
to hear from,
Mrs w. II. Durham, late Miss Mamie
loWCrS, IL visiting relatives and friends.
Her friends are rcjoicCd to see her look
ing 50 wei after her late illness.
Marriages have been numerous this
week and last among Thorn stout-
hearted widowCr and widow that en-
barkod ON tho matrimonial soa with "A
combined crew Of seven.
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