The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-07
From Texas.
Waco, TEXAS, May %, 1884

WACO, lENAs, May %, ioO''
The political pot has commenced to boil
in good earnest, and this, the coming cam
paign. both for state and county officers,
PROMISES TO he one Of the hottest we have
had for some time.
The problem of free grass and fence
manipulatinc, which tried the legal lore OF
our legislature so recently, will be an I'M
portant plank in the platform of the next
canvass, and one too in which there may be
chance to rupture the Democratic party
and secure the election of Republican
Governor Already deep schemes are be-
ing laid TO defeat the Democratic candidate
ON that issue.
Our county convention meets on the "a
of June to send delegates to the state con
yention at Fort Worth, and decide whether
the county officers shall be nominated by
convention or a primary election The
votes are SOM that divided on the ques
ton, but the majority in the county favor
primaries.
District court is now in session, and judg-
ing from the great number of cases set for
trial this will be very busy term.
Since the completion of the Mexican
Central to the City of Mexico both travel
and traffic have increased very materially
on trunk lines passing through the state to
Mexico. Train after train loaded with
stock passes daily over the Missouri Pacific,
northward bound, while in turn many pas
sengers with tourist curiosity come south
to see the great land of fruits and flowers,
Col. johnson, one of the heroes of the
Alamo, and also for some time past presi-
Gent of the Texas Veteran Association, died
recently in Mexico. He had gone there to
collect some statistics concerning the early
settlement OF Texas. The past fifteen years
of his life have been devoted to collecting
and writing an elaborate history of Texas
One by one the old heroes pass away, until
not many years hence not living witness
will be left TO tell of the tolls, privations
and hardships undergone to redeem this
fair land from the CALLING yoke of Mexican
tyranny But their deeds will remain an
everlasting monument for future genera
tons TO admire.
The water works question has been the
allabsorbing topic of late in the delibera
tons of our city fathers. The water com
pany failed to fill their contract with the
city, SO wide misunderstanding is the
result.
All Of the different military companies
over the state had quite a pleasant inter
state drill at Houston. Governor Ireland
was present and delivered very interest
ing address to the young soldiers.
Our state did not entirely escape the ter.
rible financial crash at New York The
heaviest loser so lar as heard from was II
banking firm at Sherman, that lost $40, 600
Heaviest rains known for years have
fallen, much TO the injury of railroads
trade and the farming interest generally
The Brazos river is very high and over
flows many fine farms within its valleys
Many wild rumors give account of great
destruction of property, and even some loss
of life, but there is nothing definite as yet
about such reports.
Farmers everywhere are very much be-
hind Harvest has already commenced,
and unless the ground dries of rapidly and
raining ceases much grain will be lost
LITTLE TEXAN