San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-22
Press Convention Personal and
General Notes.
CONCLUDED.


General Notes.
CONCLUDED.
We met at Dallas Mr.. Mcdaniel
formerly editor of tho Lockhart New
Echo. He is now working on tn
Texas Observer, o Presbyterian paper
Those clever gentlemen. the Jone'
Bros, printers of cooperative sheets
and dealers in printing material, W.
were pleased to find doing an increas
ing business. We were indebted tc
them for favors and courtesies.
At the Office of the Dallas Mercury
we found Mr.. Wishart late editor o.
the Two Laredos. lie is now assist
ing on the Mercury, which has made
remarkable progress during a year
past. Mr.. Rust, the proprietor, in.
formed us that its success was main.
ly owing to it's having taken a bold
stand against gambling, the saloons,
and in favor of reform generally. Be
sidos the Mercury is good family
and general newspaper
In the course of our rounds through
the city, we also met with John r.
Spencer, printer and publisher of the
Agnostic, tho well known infdel or
gan. Mr.. s. publishes it at his resi-
dcnce, doing the work nearly all him
self. We were told he is superior
printer. He informed us that he re-
ceivcd editorial assistance from Mr..
Peterson, formerly of Paris, now of
Fort Worth, and others. Mr.. S. is q
youngish man, of pleasant address,
and thoroughly enlisted in his work.
"Many men of many minds"
We also met Mr.. and Mrs Edholm,
of Nebraska. The latter is q ready
writer, author among many other
things Of the articles on lady editors
in the late issues of the American
Journalist of st. Louis BY the way,
on motion of Mr. Clifford, the Journ
alist received the endorsement of
complimentary resolution by the con
vention.
Speaking of Mr.. Clifford reminds
us OF q pleasant chat we had with
that gentleman. AS is generally
known, he is ono Of tho editors and
owners of tho San Antonio Light,
but for over year past has been en-
gagged in experimenting mining
enterprise near Monterey, Mexico,
where ho spends most of his time.
He is also interested in tho street
railway in Monterey. In answer to
QUA question if he did not find life
rather monotonous there, he said it
would be, only he was kept too busy
with his various enterprises to realize
ii.
In our notice Of Hutchins last week
and the shooting interlute, we forgot
to mention another exciting affair,
which had we believe TRANSFERRED. dur
ing the same day. This wasan elope-
ment; the groomcaptrired the team Of
the father Of his lady love, drove to
town, hitched tho team and with his
afianced left for parts unknown. 1t
will thus be apparent that the rural
hamlets of Texas may be famed alike
for ''love' and war" and that life in
them is not necessarily Of that monot
onous cast which might be supposed.
En- route from Dallas to Hutchins,
the Poor Farm Of Dallas County was
pointed out to us, and We do not
think we ever saw finer, or one in n
more perfect state of cultivation. 1t
is an honor to the county, andshould
be enulated by others. We should
ike to see Hays wake up in that dir
ection.
Mr.. Fleming, an inoffensive gentle
man of Fort Worth, formerly of Cald.
well Co, whose acquaintance We made
last year on the Press excursion to
Monterey, was not long after muir
dered without provocation 10y man
named Cunningham. The latter has
been sentenced to the poaitentiary
five years for the deed. the average
cost, remarks the Fort Worth Ga
zette, 'of stealing a COW or a fifty
dollar horse.