San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-21
STATE NEWS.


He hadn't brought home one.
STATE NEWS.
Houston Post
Panola County has pneumonia.
Cleburne has a literary society.
Sherman has q bed spring factory.
Cleburne's new jail will cost $27,
900.
Corpus Christi has had q prize
hunt.
Waco is to have ''liberal" Sunday
School.
GAINESVILLE is annoyed by street
vendors.
Colorado City's wooden mill is a
fixed fact.
San Antonio is to have a new Chris
tian church.
Cleburne is soon to have nm abun-
d nee OF water.
Abilene's waterworks are o thing
of the near future.
Ell Paso is to be illuminated by
both gas and electricity.
Terrells new school house will &C.
commodate 1000 pupils.
The Sherman Democrat wants
reform school for it's bad boys.
The Cisco Telegraph is not in favor
of incorporating that city.
A Texas man has invented a ma
chine for washing dishes.
An artesian well ut Big Springs is
down 500 feet and still going. -
Volunteer oats are all killed in
Coryelle County, but wheat is prom
Using.
Hamilton is to get up q private
boom when her Touring mill is COM
pleted
Cattle in Coryelle County that sold
for $40 per head now bring only SIG.
Marshal young ladiec have candy
stcws for the benefit of the church
and thor beaux.
The Texas Panhandle says this is
"cowey weather" That is q "milky
way" to express yourself.
Ell Paso is rejoicing in the rich finds
OF silver and copper ore in the Or
gan Mountain Mountains, that city.
The True Democrat man says we
are to have an early spring, because
70 many geese are going back North.
The Comanche Chief says fence
cutting has checked cattle sales all
over the country, and money is scarce
The ''oldest old maid" is still 60
ing the rounds. Look out, it's leap
year, and she may renOunce that title
yet
A Weatherford prophet predicts a
severe drouth for tho coming season,
and advises farmers to pillow deep and
plant early
A San Antonio amateur compony is
10 produce an emotional domestic
irama called "called "Dick," founded
On actual facts occurring in that city.
The Gainesville Independent says
there seems to be no law against
anything in this country.
Thou shalt not cove" wasn't written
or Texans.
The little sons of County Attorney
Cooke, of San Antonio, met with an
while playing with gunpow-
Ter which will cost one of them an
aye.
The Jacksonville Cooperative As n
Orange store, was sold at /
auction recently. Some of the best 1
armers in the vicinity lose heavily in
he concern.
Campbell, the crooked Bonham I
operator, was fined 80 so, and sen a
enced to one hour in the county Jail. d
When released be left for ''greener
ields and pastures new. 6
The Gainesville Independent has {
received IA present from an admirer, :
md returns six bits worth of thanks
That ought to he large amount.
Thanks are cheap this season.
Tempy DIvis. q colored woman, :
Who drank from bottle of whisky l
which WIS put in her basket while
he was visiting at Brennan, died in
! few hours. 1t is thought il was 8
poisoned
A man dropped diamond ring in !
! Sherman saloon cHspadOr and told
! negro 10 clean the utensil and get
he mig The negro denied finding !
{. but when searched the ring was /
ound in has mouth $
Gen Ben Butler has given up the !
ise Of tobacco. When asked why,
4 his age he desired 70 forego such q