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press in the swamp near there.
The Austin Statesman is con-
fident that diseased pork is sold in
its city market and it thinks that
all pork offered for sale should bo
inspected by competent person.
Eva Fay, the hunting spirit
ualist, who on one occasion took
in Brcnham, is again in the state
and was doing Dallas Saturday.
She is fair sleight of hand per-
former.
The county judge of Austin
county will hereafter refuse the
use of the courthouse to travelling
tramps. Bellville in selfdefense
will be compelled to build pub
lie hall.
An election has been ordered
at Luling to determine whether or
not the city shall take charge of
her free schools. The town is also
infested with sneak thieves and
tramps.
"A Bohemian woman living
near Caldwell was burned to death
last Friday. The clothes of one of
her children caught fire and in at
tempting to put them out she was
burned.
AT the election for marshal in
Hampstead on Monday 1913 votes
were cast. Thomas d. Pinckney
and George S. Burton were candi-
dates. Pinckney was elected by a
majority of 81.
Scientific burglars struck
Sherman on. Tuesday night and
successfully went through an al
legged burglar proof safe in the
store of J. r. Cole. They secured
$3.50 in money.
One Cunningham, charged
with moonshining near Nashville,
Tenn, was arrested by federal Of
ficers near Graham the other day
and is now in Jail at Dallas await
ing removal to Tennessee.
There is considerable talk at
San Antonio about the report of
the Grand jury regarding the en-
forcement of the law against gam
bling houses. Opinions vary as to
where to locate the blame.
"A farmer named sadd,e- ,;r-
ing near CuOrc died suddenly
Non" ~ last from poison. 1t is
not known whether he was poison
ed or took the poison with suicid-
al intent-the latter is suspected.
Several PANELS of Mrs. Goodes
600-acre pasture fence near Bolton
were nipped by the nipper-men
last Monday. This is the second
time the same fence has been cut
and much indignation is express
ed.
Tho commissioners ofEl Paso
county on petition of many tax
payers have ordered the issuance
of s150,000 in per cent bonds,
payable in fifteen years for the
purpose of building a new court
house.
The Navasota Tablet is on the
anxious seat. 1t wants to know
who will be the first candidate to
announce for office in its columns.
Wait and pray Mr.. Tablet; eandi-
dates in abundance will be along
in due time.
A card is published in the
Houston Age showing that mana
ger Reilly of PILOTS opera house
booked the Female Mastodons.
Mr.. Watson formerly treasurer has
severed his connection with the
opera house.
John Lively, who has three
wives living, plead guilty to big
amy in the district court at McKin-
ney, and was given fourteen
months in the penitentiary. On
ly four months and two-thirds
for each wife.
The Sabine river is on a boom
at Longview. The track of the
Galveston, Sabine and st. Louis
railway is under water and the
small bridges are weighted down
with flats loaded with iron to pre-
vent their being washed away.
The Huntsville Item has adopt
ed the cash system and stops all
papers when the time paid for is
out. 1t says that men have boon
in the habit of calling at the Office
for single papers and saying "much
obliged" hereafter the price will
be 5 cents.
The employees ofthe Texas and
st. Louis railway az Tyler are re-
duced to n fearful straight, they
have three months pay due them
and are out of credit and out of
money. A petition has been got
ten up asking receiver Woodward
to pay them what is due.
Mr.. Ellison, who was q candi-
date for marshal at Hampstead, and
who was fighting Mr.. Wheeler with
drew from the race for marshal.
Mr.. Thomas D. PInckney was NOM
mated at a citizens meeting on Sat
urday and was no doubt elected at
the election held on Monday.
"A farmer living near Sealy is
putting in 800 acres of Johnson
grass and intends making hay and
raising seed for sale. The John
son grass it is claimed makes from
four to six tons of hay to the acre.
Two to three tons of timothy is
considered an average crop ofhay.
Work on the Cleburne water
works is being vigorously pushed.
Every town except Brennan is
having water works built. An
efficient system of water works be-
sides a great convenience, helps to
reduce the rate of insurance, the
risk by fire being greatly do
creased.
1t is stated that some lines of
heavy goods are being sold in
Laredo at retail at about San An
tonic wholesale prices. If this be