The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-27
PALESTINE POINTS.
! mo. H. REAGAN AT HOME,
al progress and Prospects In East
- Convict Shot While At
,.nptiug to Escape-POlitical,
Personal, and Local News.

aug R ,gsrINE, Aug. 2S.-ICorrespond-
"a n cd o. Although the HERALD is not cir
salary T n .,od here as widely as its merits de-
!, :, aug "A. vet your paper has several appre-
,rn1i,A y ,o readers in our little city who
recommeI M I'D like to see their town occasionally
''''H aI,,g nf, ,osented in its columns.
j COOK S ~ nolitical pot has been unusually
rivate fan y 90 far, but it is likely that the fire
'man. Apt <3sI soon be kindled
aug2k H Inn John II. Reagan reached home
A LEGllf7. tariay morning, but he has thus far
Address @eined on his farm, and none of his
Als2 III ~n friends have had an opportunity TO
,OMAN y with him, but it is we'll understood
t 3,rS ~ Fl he will shortly enter the field to
nv, RS.fte for the Democracy
4 Isfj- IENlhe serveying party for the Texas
Dvmpnt AsRhland Railroad company are here,
owledge ~ next Monday will commence on the
public IA tna from here 10 Shreveport, and then
nter and Nh.ck TO Waco. Our people are sanguine
e'S' Md Ms this road will be built at an early
, yas t,v and they also have hopes of getting
~ ~, Ui,sl - Trunk road from Dallas. Palestine
y; nnntiIzlgi Anderson county donated $4,000 to
lnd drlvt 81 is new road, and one-half to be paid
au. #hen twenty live miles of the road is
MUST Emded, and the remainder when the
Apply at Msd is in operation for business. They
nine Co.. Is so give the right Of way through the
aug Nnnty and depot grounds in Palestine.
phhrS 81. Capt t. r. Gammage, United States
T. Of l959s, M mnissoner to tho Worlds Exposition
iua} y9 He New Orleans, is doing all in his power
NIX ", ~ have the State properly represented,
GOOD v,a II nd better man Tor the position could
rect. aug l,.f M be found IN the State.
u NM &HThe nomination of Hon. f. A.
10 do nl%skillians for Judge of this district does
per 1900 Ii. t meet with very hearty approval in
rnler IN hl Ms county, and the independent ele-
eSlonuel e rent OF the Democratic party doing
sRr Hh N9N they can to bring out Judge T. q.
algl6& W. Ines, Of this place. rs an Independent
lNEC u candidate Judge Jones is an old Demo
h must SE1rat, and do not think he will make
albany J,14he race for the solid Democrats Of the
ju29 II Ounty will support Williams, and Jones
TO Ma N gOuld meet certain defeat. j. ).
ana shi HFaulk, OF Athens, nominee for District
sitions. 1titorney will be defeated i'm this county
''' Ii ~ UNA competent independent comes out.
mn, - III An election for alderman will be held
w ~ e. the Third ward next Friday, to ill the
encad jn Nyacancy caused by the departure from
iALL, Se fslgnr city Of James Hand.
rs Nd The denomination of the old State
CANV yx4icket meets with almost unanimous APP
n every dtyWOval here. The cry is for john Ire
ms and b. and first, last and all the time
=, on or Hon. jeff Word, OF Dallas, has been
W.. ~ visiting the family Of his brother, Capt.
]. j, Word, this week.
Tho new Methodist church which is
now in course of construction, will be
AuTHOk an additional ornament to our city.
,hg on I'm Palestine Will soon nave her gas works,
= lor en- canning factory, gin and mil factory,
a ~ A and numerous other enterprises COM
T., ,,tf f. pleied
e,r VII Two convict guards, named Watson
ii tbe' M and COthingham, shot u convict Thurs
AZ NV day The man was trying to make his
aug27 Il escape. From latest accounts the man
+ 3 COZ was still living, though expected to die
the pla, The guards were arrested, and after pre-
r huslut liminary examination, were placed UNI
1"N 70. der $jl0and 500 bonds, with Mai. II. J,
GOree rs security.
~ We are needing rain badly.