The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-02
AFFAIRS AT AUsTS.I

Charters-sehoiastic and Educational
Notes-state Agent Pope Ready for
Washington A Gronndiess Rumor,
AUSTIN, June .J,-.Special. = Char
tsrs: Grayson Land " Cattle Com
pany, Of She nan; capital stock,
100000.
Texas Security Financial Company,
of San Antonio; capital stock, 100000.
Austin Il Runne!s Land ~ Cat
tie Company; capital stock, 100000.
Cottle sLand * Cattle Company, Of
Wichita Falls; capital stock, S5O0.t 10.
Tho Real Estate Association, OF San
Marcos.
Waco Lumber Company; capital
stock, S50,CD.
Morris Hardware Company, OF Hous-
ton; capital 81 )cs, S).C90.
Trammell Land IL Cattle Company,
of Sweetwater; capital stock, SlCot 10.
Austin Land d Cattle Company;
capital stock, 81 ),OG0.
P. X. Land Il Cattle Company, Of
cor porators: George II. Plowman,
Oscar Garrison, Z. b. Hayes, c. A.
Heating.
The Morgan Stokes COZ )ration filed
an amendment increasing its capital
stock to SlCJ,OC0.
The King County Land 81 Cattle
company increased its capital stock to
$500, 900.
The San Saba Springs Land d. Cattle
company; capital ST ocR, $l60,l.o.
Scholastic census: Coryell County,
3s!5; Delta, 1859; Dickens, 25; Frio,
S93; Young, l,Ol7.
Towns: Huntsville, nos.
The SUPERINTENDENT OF public in
struction left to night for Waco to at
tend the State Teachers Convention.
or prominent names mentioned herel
for president OF tho convention, Pro ]
fessor Gallager, of Waco; Professor
Hand, of Corsicana and Professor
Ragsdale, Of Austin, figure most con-
spicuously.
Bids to lease and purchase lands in
Crockett County were received to-day,
the quantity desired leased reaching
45 sc otions, 36 of which is wanted by
one man. and the awards will be made
on the 18th of July.
State Agent Pope is here preparing
to leave for Weshinsto with claims,
now about ready, against the govern
ment. The total amount is something
over $2,C3O,CJO, Of which 81 ,09l ,2Sl is for
per diem pay of officers and men of
State rangers.
Adjutant- G eneral King has informa.
tion from Captain Gillespie, stationed
at Toyah, that the rumored raids in
that section by Apaches Gre incorrect,
as several scouts into the mountains
have failed to discover any signs of
Indians.
There is well-grouuded lumor
afloaJ here that another hitch has &C.
anrrol ~, tho nitnl pnn tract.
The Amended Capitol Contract Fall
Ing to Pieces-Reviews of the Work
of the Higher Courts-Local Mat
tiers.
AUSTIN, June 80 Especial The
Marshall Water and Gas Company,
capital stock $4,000, filed it's charter
to-day.
The fees for Juno at the Office of the
Secretary of State were $l4,143, the
largest amount ever received in one
month.
Tho law abolishing the office of fish
commissioner went into effect today
and the ponds were leased for two
sioner. His last official act Yves to
ship 500 carp to tho Terrell asylum.
Scholastic census: Bandera County,
$40; Harris, 2,735; Kendall,
SO; town of Corsicana, 1897.
Since May 4 the Land Board has
sold one section and less to over n
settlers scattered over II counties.
The omission, strange to say, of the
little adverb "only," in the papors
certain changes in the
capitol constr action, is about to play
Al. tot will hn xr-h "a,
The contractors, strange to tell, dis.
covered the omission, and the proba-
bilities arc just as strong as ever that
they won't build tie capitol.
Weather sultiy, with rain badly |
needed.
The following resume of the work of
tho Court of Appeals was prepared |
and kindly furnished THE HERALD
by James l.. White,
At ,lA. L.,