San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-09-03


: The weather Ia no~ dry, dusty aud torrit
tho nights only being enjoyable.
Cotton was quoted yesterday at from 8
: to 81.
= Gissen Is looking for the nrst carload Q
). produce potatoes, onions. etc.
Up TO yesterday noon there had beel
{. shipped from this point 275 bales Of cotton
: Dugger's new stock Is beginning to ar
\ rive. He will have an immense and ehoic,
j stock In his limo.
\ Mrs Richardson viii almost give AVA,
, some summer hats she has ON hand TO max
room for fall goods.
johnson a Johnson are placing new
pavement In front Of their store. Theil
!. new sign Is an improvement on the old one
Summer has lapsed into fall, but still tn,
weather continues hot and dry, though there
are indications of rain.
Gray has A. vom Stien employed TO KEEP
the books at his gin. We learn that TWEEN
ty bales per day can be ginped at that gin.
We have few files of the Daily FRKr
Press complete, which we will sell at 25ct'
each. They will be interesting mementoe'
in time to come.
Cotton is coming in freely, Gieser
bought fifty bales on Tuesday. He bought
for the Mexican market and at an advance
in price. .
Nance & Bro have opened branch fur
niture store at Kyle. We commend them
to the patronage of our friends over that
way.
The new stock of j. V. Hutchins is being
received. Welearn it will be very large
and the prices in point of chsapness some
thing wonderful.
An impudent tramp provoked some shots
from one of our citizens on yesterday, Blu
no harm was done, The tramp was taken
charge of by Marshall Prince.
Why do our home-dealers ship all the
grain they raise abroad, leaving nothing for
home consumption? We would think "home
folks worthy of some consideration and
accommodation,
A correspondent of Sundays Galveston
News writing from Houston, booms our
worthy townsman, Judge Wood, for govern
or. He would no doubt fill the position
we'll, if he would consent to serve in it.
Dr. Goodwius last lecture was on
the Bible. 1t was listened to with attention
by a good audience It was the first time
we ever had the pleaaure of hearing him.
He is q graceful and impressive speaker.
Our enterprising dealer; Mr.. Giesen sold
fifteen new wagons in the last ten days
That accounts for the increase of new
jackson and Moline wagons you notice on
| the streets.
| A merchant, Jew, whose name we can
not recall, will soon open in the Pitchford
corner a large stock of dry goods. The old
FREE PRESS building Is being handsomely
fitted up for the occupancy of Mrs. Wise, of
| San Antonio, who will deal in every de-
partment of ladies' wear. These accessions
will leave no vacancies on the south and
- 81, 81 fha hal
there are none on the north side.
report comes from Blanco county, and
appears in the papers, which will sat
isfy the most enormous appetite for horrors.
An old citizen, AL. Locke by name, is al
legged to have murdered seven persons in
succession, mostly relatives, after seducing
his own daughter. Twenty children are
made orphans by his deeds. We spare our
readers the horrid details.
PROGRESS IN GINNING. Maj. Nance has
added another 70 saw gin, making three
of that size; with capacity to gin bale in
twenty minutes His blower, which ele-
Yates the cotton direct from the wagon out
side, is evidently great convenience for
his customers, and those who are exper-
fenced in the ginning of cotton. 1t adds
greatly towards the proper ginning, espe-
cially when the cotton is damp or very dir
ty, as it usually is after rains.
Room and Board.
Two persons can be accomm odated with
a large, pleasant room with board at Mrs, |
Hooks, near Coronal Institute.
Visiting cards, latest styles, round,
square, and concave corners plain gold and !
mottled bevel edges for ladies and gentle
men. Send your orders.
Lost.
A few days since, letter from N. M.
Drake, advertising agent, st. Louis, to the
FREE PRESS enclosing bank check for a |
small amount The finder will be suitably |
rewarded on returning it to this office.
For Sale.
House and lot in San Marcos. House of
four rooms besides kitchen. Good we'll
of water. Inquire at FREE PRESS office.
CASH FOR PRINTING.-All job work,
which is essentially cash business, must
hereafter be paid for in cash. Don't ask
us for credit or trade in this department.
Special Notice.
All persons wishing copies of Bailey's
Views of San Marcos and vicinity are re-
duested to leave their orders at Reynolds d
Daniels Drug Store, where samples OF the
different views may be seen. Orders viii