San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-11
FROM BLANCO.
BLANoo, Texas, June 2, 1885

WuiCH perhaps uuy Uo VI AheoAooo w
the readers of the FREE PRESS. 1t
has rained so much I have been un-
able to gather any news for you until
within the last few days. Notwith-
standing so much rain, crops are in
very good condition-corn especially.
Small grain is considerably injured
by a storm which came up Friday
last, accompanied by considerable
hail. The court house is still going
sky ward, despite the general kick
and injunction from the north end of
the county. 1t is ga thing of beauty,
and joy forever; that is, the court
house, and not the injunction. They
are now putting the arches over the
doors and windows of the first
story. It is fac simile of the Hays
county court house, only smaller in
dimensions--same in number of open
ings and height. The contractors,
Messrs. Cage & Boone, are deter
mined to build it, though I dare say
there never was O court house built
under more unfavorable circumstances
than this one; and Messrs Cage Il
Boone deserve great credit for their
devotion to a just cause in the face
of SO much opposition. For if Blanco
county needs one thing above an
other, it is o court house. District
court is in session now, and the quo
warranto is being tried, and it makes
no difference which way it is decided,
Blanco will have court house, for it
is a crying shame that as wealthy q
county as Blanco should have been 30
long without court house.
Court last week was occupied with
rainy weather and mud. Talking of
mud, Blanco county mud don't equal
Hays county's in "stick-to-it-iveness" |,
but as to depth and easiness of &C.
cess, I will put it against the state.
There has been but little business
transacted in the district court, 30
far. Two jury cases, I believe, are
all: one for theft of horses, which re-
suited in acquittal one for disturbing
public worship, with conviction, and
fine of $25 gnd costs. The grand
jury are grinding away. AS to how
much they have accomplished 1 am
unable to say; but as far as I know
they have returned three indictments:
one against Cliff. Ellison, for burglary
and arson; one against - Riegh,
for illegally selling whisky (the latter
lives at johnson City,; and one
against Tom Margin, for theft of
horses. The last named is former
resident of Hays county; and while
the sheriff was serving him with a
copy of the indictment he was at
tackled with something like an epilep-
tic fit, and has been q raving maniac
ever since. At first the sheriff thot
it was feigned, but the doctors agree
that it is genuine and now he will
go to the asylum instead of the peni-
tentiary. / have not heard when
Cliff. Ellison's case will be called, but
there will be strong effort made for
a continuance.
We are highly pleased with our
new judge, A. w. Moursand, whose
charge to the grand jury was very
able, exhaustive and TO the point; and
SO as to the local option
law, which, by the way, is as complete
a farce in this place as trial by or
deal would be In this, the nineteenth
century. There are two genuine
drug stores, and one what-to-call-it-I- l.
dont-know. 1t is cross between
drug store, billiard saloon, soda fount-
ain, ginger pop, ad infnitnm-
PERSONAL MENTION.
The familiar form Of Maj. w. o.
Hutchinson, Of San Marcos, is seen
around the court room and about the
Hotel de Hamilton, as are also the
pleasant gentlemen, Nix and Storey,
Of Lockhart. Messrs. Cooley and Es-
teIle came down from Fredericksburg
but I think their antdote
for "snake-bite" gave out and they
this A NJ Nice, clever gen
tlemen, both Of them. Judge Ward.
Of Burnett, the "duck-hunter and
Judge Poinde1ter, Of Austin, are rep
resenting the InjunctiOnists, and are
stopping at the Metropolitan, as IL
also our efficient district attorney, A
d. McGinnis, Of San Saba. who. / am (
very sorry to learn. has recently had
the great misfortune 10 lose his very
estimable wife. Austin Ro5insOn.
brother Of the late AL Robinson. Of
Austin, is here attending court and