San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-17

In somebody'a hand IL a strap
Somebody yella, as she turns 10 ny,
"oh. jlmminy gosh, It's papT
State Items.
Houston Post.
The Dallas police want higher
wages.
Eunis is to have iifty.barrel -four
ing mill.
Cotton is opening in Webb County,
near Laredo.
Terrell is 10 have an leo factory in
operation in n short time.
Daily Springs, Bowie County,
claims 10 be fine summer resort
The street car company OF Fort
Worth sell tickets at cents a piece,
The average yield Of hay on Texas
prariries is two tons per acre.
John w. Archer, Of Summers
Mills, lost over forty sheep by dogs
Ham Hill, bitten Mt Denison by q
made, dog, is in acritical condition.
The Wesleyan College soon to be
built at Fort Worth will cost $40,
900.
Austin gardeners are shipping toma-
toes by the carload to Kansas City.
Waxahachie's first load of new
wheat sold last week for 80 cents n
bushel.
Dwelling houses arc extremely
scarce and very much in demand in
Sherman.
Dallas is to spend 100000 in the
next few months improving her water
works.
Carthage has produced seventeen
ounce tomato and wants somebody
to beat it.
San Antonio expects to be only a
four hours distant from the gulf
within years time.
Some cowboys captured large
black bear near Colorado City weigh
ing 400 pounds.
A Dallas Irishman claims that there
is regularly organized dynamite so
ciety in that city.
San Antonio dudes carry note
books in which to preserve the "cute"
sayings Of young lady friends.
The Texas Patron says that Jersey
cattle are good mixers in Texas at
sixteen and eighteen months.
Mr.. L. Loughry caught trout out
of the Salado IT. inches in length
and weighing over five pounds.
City officials cost Dallas $500 per
month. 1t should be much better
ordered city for that amount.
The st. Andrews Episcopal Church
at Fort Worth has the finest organ
in the State. 1t has 1862 pipes
Palestine merchants have organi-
,zed a joint stock company for the
purpose of manufacturing cotton gins.
The Columbus Citizen says that
'watermelons cost 50 80 in that town
80 90 goes to the doctor, though.
Judge Lewis, of Gonzales, has or
dered that any one guilty of whittl-
ing in the court house shall be fined.
A would be suicide in Gainesville
was rescued twice and finally put on
the chain gang rs panacea for his
woes.
The assessed value of Abilene is
$1,400,000. Three years ago there
was only a wilderness where the town
now stands.
Austin is modest. She only wants
ga big wooden mill, paper mill, a
good iron foundry and cotton seed
oil mill or two"
A. Mr.. Scott, of Morgan. was bit
ten on the hand by snake about two
months ago. 1t is now thought that
amputation of the arm will be neces-
sary to save his life.
The agricultural warehouse of Mrs
Ella II. Davis wrs burned on the LIST
at Sherman. Loss on machinery,
ten or twelve thousand dollars, insur
ance, $500.
The deputy postmaster at Maria,
who absconded after stealing several
hundred dollars from registered
letters, was tempted steal in the same
old way-be gambled.
The Coleman Voice is not anxious
for wood in exchange for a years
subscription and says, ''of the two we
would rather have the 81 80, but if
it's wood or nothing just pile her on.
The agnostic Shaw, of Waco, has
actually converted a colored preacher
to his faith, or rather want of faith.
1t is an unparalleled case, as eaven the
worst class of the negro alwys gets
religion"
Many cases of poisoning from eat,
ing ice cream are reported this season