The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08

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Earnest Il Shepherd, our land agents
sold to-day a section of land 20 two
young Germans WIKI families, who agI
from Bsstrop county, They will inl-
prove the land = ance, mud viii cult
ysts next season.
Your correspondent sent tho HER
AID yesterday samplo al cgitpl
gr Wn IN Justice MoCullum'h garden
IN this city, Tho cotton was pulled
from nislE large aud vol dSvelopst
With % ntnnches aud 1876 bolls. Ont
moro 1vldencn Of the agricultural p0s-
sibilitlOs Of West Texas.
Mrs. Wioilsid Scott, tso popular wife
OF the precedent or the First National
bank, bias returned rom II tour
through tho East.
County Attorney Lucas aud bride
arrived this morning from Mlllssp.
Hue Sing, an Intelligent Chinaman,
has opened first'class hotel In the
sty.
The tldiugs that THE HERALD win
soon have 4 now prcss and outfit II
gratifying TO its friends here, aud all
express wish for its welfare.
Tho salt works are now running at
fun blast, aad are putting up over 100
barrels per day. Large orders await
the goods IS fast ~ they are msaurac.
tured, or rather ovAporatsd.
a company has been forne for the
shaking OF first-clsss race track, and
soon Colorado will snSsavor TO Join
the Jtate association. There ara aome
fast horses hero and tho interest in
racing Is Increasing.
Major Psan's meeting /, growing in
interest, the conversions TO date num-
berins nosrly 100.
ii. Carter, prominent capitalist of
this city, was rising about i've miles
from the city late last night and his
horse walked into C bkrbed wire fence
ana tire ~ him across tho wire, iuilict-
ing many painful wounds. He walked
about three miles 70 the residence Of
j. II. Morrison aRd medical aid was
summoned. The physicians found
hirn very weak from loss OF blood, but
say that he will recover in few
weeks.
Parties Just from ths north report q
great prairis fire raging In Scurry
county. They say thIt fosr sections
% fine range have been destroyed and
the fire stiii continues.
A. w. Dunn returned to-day from
Lampssas, where he attended q meet
ing Of the board of trustees of Baylor
university. He ssys tho school will
be moved. The trustees meet here ON
tia 18th lust. 20 decide the location.
Mr.. Dunn says thore is no doubt but
that IL will come here.
: One case OF denEue fSv9r Is reported
to-day. Tie physicians do not appre-
bend - spread, though there ts great
aDout it,
The appointments OF Hon. SSwpie
TO the supreme juagsh1p il
hailed with delight by the Colorado
bar.
Colonel G. M. Casey, of Clinton,
Missouri, president OF tho Champion
Cattle company, arrived to-day. This
company shipped 1900 head OF cattle
to Arizona to-day.
Many cases Of cattle stealing are re-
portsG by rsnchmcn. A nuInber al
the leading catt!emou met this EnorR-
ing and decided to employ corps Of
to ferret out the offenders.
MIR. w. @. Docum, az Docum Ranch,
county, 100 Inilea north Of this
ii v, was here to-day. He informs
your correspondent that no planted 90
lcras in corn and has harvested q crop
Of 200 bushels. He sold it TO a stock
man in the Panhandle for 81 per bnsh-
D. Mr. Dockurn IL 3 merchant, and
his crop wGa the result of an eXpari-
nsnt. He Will plant 600 acres next
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