San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-25
Go to Fritz Lange's for soda-water.

Go To Fritz Langes for soda-water.
Colored work speciality at this Office.
Call and see specimens of job printing at
this office.
Soc important city ordinances published
this weak,
We regret that our Cypress Mills letter
came too late for this week. ,
"Lono Stars " communication came too
late for this issue.
See J. 81. Baughn, the BARRIERS. new card
in this issue Of the FREE Press.
See new advertisement of the First Ma
tional Bank of San Marcos, in another place
Jas. Taylor & Bro. have commenced work
on their new wagon-scales in front of their
store.
| See new advertisement of The National
Bank of San Marcos, successors to d. A.
Glover d Co., in another column.
]. A. Howell, the photographer, is NOV
ing from his present location to the room
adjoining Bells stable.
The charge against James Vanlandingham,
of criminal assault on the person of little
girl, was dismissed by Justice Cock, the ev-
idence not being sufficient to commit him.
John Williamson has received q challenge
from the New Braunfels Gun Club, and will
get up club to shoot O match with the
Teutons on the 4th.
See card of DIR. j. r. johnson, physician
and surgeon, in our columns this week.
He can be found at his Office over the store
of Johnson & johnson.
Sam Heard and Dan Nance together with
Mr.. Mitchell, from Fort Worth, are en-
gagged in gathering herd of 1900 yearling
steers to be delivered at this point. They
will drive from here to Abilene.
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IT would seem, from O card elsewhere in
our columns, that some of the stockholders
at the late meeting were not exactly suited
with the mode of "electing" the directors
of the Real Estate Association.
The FREE PRESS is just in receipt of a
quantity of new material of the latest styles.
and is better prepared than ever to turn out
all varieties of plain and ornamental job
work. Don't forget us. Outside bills du-
plicated.
The colored population duly celebrated
emancipation day last Friday at Thompson's
grove, just below town on the river, and
had good time. The orators of the day
were Mr.. r. H Manlove, Prof. Simmons,
colored teacher, and Rey. 10 Cephas.
The following is the comparison of tax
able values in San Marcos for the years
1885:
Assessment 1886. ,215
g 1884. 594, AS
Increase for the past year...."$111, no
BY invitation we took dinner at the San
Marcos Hotel, formerly the Exchange
now under the management of Mr.. S. d.
Griffin and lady. The dinner was excellent,
including roast turkey and ''fixin's", and it
is unnecessary to add that we did it ample
justice. We predict that the San Marcos
Hotel will prosper under the new regime.
The exercises of the Alert Hose Company
last Thursday were quite interesting. The
address of Judge Wood was q most admira-
BILE one, and worthy of the consideration of
any audience. We regret that so few men,
bers were present to hear it. 1t opened the
eyes of the boys to the Importance of histor-
ical knowledge to every citizen, and inspired
them as nothing else could have done.
A number of our people attended the in
of officers of Sinola Masonic
lodge at Martindale, yesterday. They re-
port very enjoyable time. There was an
abun dance of everything good to eat. Ad-
dresses we're made by Elder ]. ]. William
son, Judge Rogan, of Lockhart, and DR..
Barbee, of Missouri.
The festivities concluded with grand
hop at night.
What this country needs just at this juno
ture is plenty of rain. It seems as if the
clerk of the weather had taken umbrage at
the grumbling of the farmers about too
much rain" this spring and shut off the sup
Fly for the year. However, We trust this
will not prove to be the case. A good rain
now would be worth thousands of dollars
to our farmers; it would increase the yield
of corn at least 25 per cent. and would do
everything a ''power of good.".
Assessor Fortson has finished the scho-
lastic report of this county for the year
commencing Sept LIST, 1885, and ending
Aug. 3lst, 1886. The total number of pu-
pills within the scholastic age is as follows:
Males. Females.
White $50 S33
Colored 24O 233
Total ITO 1866
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