San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-02-05
PERSONAL.

No news Of the missing woman noticed II
our last.
EI-sherin Wren has removed from thi
place to his ranch.
Louis Henne, OF New Bnunfels, was IL
town yesterday.
Alex. Smith, Of Dripping Springs, mad,
" a pleasant call on yesterday.
We learn that DR.. Cock has recovered his
stolen watch. The thief is under arrest.
We are glad to SEQ J. s, Billingsly about
again.
Col. Headley Polk and daughter Mary
were in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. Gladue has house on his new lots
well under way, and will be into it shortly.
Mr.. Mosher is making an addition to his
house.
Mrs. Poole Is having house built on her
lot on the new street leading by Mr.. Garri-
sons.
Brown 4 Lindsey are laying a floor in
their stable, which win be great improve
ment.
John A. Baughn. q sporting man well
known in this place, died at San Angelo on
the 2Sth ult., after a lingering illness.
Miss Russell and Miss Bette Coleman
went to Austin on Monday, returning yes
terday evening.
A protracted meeting is in progress at the
Methodist church. Rev. A. A. Brown, Of
Lockhart, preached last night.
Mr.. Kusick, principal Of the New Braun
fels wooden mills called on US with Mr..
Hofheinz on Tuesday.
Mr.. Neighbors, the new editor Of the
Kyle News, called on US on yesterday dur
ing our absence. Sorry were not in. Hope
we shall find him good Neighbor.
Mr.. Danforth, agent of the Pacific E1-
press had some $40 stolen from his pants
on Sunday night last. We are sorry for his
misfortune.
The San Antonio Stockman of the Sd
says: Col. Jackman of Hays county, last
week sold to Messrs. Middlebrook IL Coffee,
the finest bunch of beeves seen in that Sec
ton for many day.
Our correspondent ~. E. Lamb" has an
interesting letter in our present issue. From
what he says we infer he has become regular
'old SALT" and we shall expect to hear of
his ventilating his nautical lore on his return
to Texas.
We notice that Major Hinzie ia leading
off in q matter worthy of general imitation
and commentator. He is constructing a
regular nacadanized crossing of the street
between his store and Hofheinz' hotel. Let
the good work go round.
Happening over Green's store yesterday
to see the new improvements We found our
friend Maj. o. Il. Brown in very pleasant
quarters and monarch of all he surveys
Green has goodly number of other dssir-
able rooms on the same floor ready for oc-
cupancy.
Dr. Kolb now occupies the Coffield place. |
We find him very clever gentleman. He
has been practitioner of medicine for a
great many years, mostly in Louisiana, and
the fair supposition is that he will give sat
to such as may require his profess
sional services.
The scribe from Arkansas referred to else
where in this column, while disparaging
many things in Texas gives San Marcos
8, 900 inhabitants, which is 1000 more than |
she "has only about ten churches and is |
strongly infested with preachers" Is he
disciple of Bob Ingersoll?
In consequence of the late school in vo-
cal music, Musical Club has been formed. |
The off .ers are as follows: Byron Smith,
president; Miss Carrie Kone, v;cs president;
Mrs. G. G.. Mead, secretary; VIM. H. Nance,
Treasurer; Rev. Mr.. Prtchett and Thos. |
musical directors; Misses Mel
lie Julian and Leila Gillett, organists.
In our rounds on Tuesday we passed Hof-
heinz new building in the rear of his gar
den He and Allen Jones built it, and were
giving it the finishing touches 1t is a
handsome cottage, with two spacious main
rooms, dining room, kitchen, gallery, etc.
It is occupied by Mr.. Brown, of the livery
stable. MIR. Hofheinz has another vacant
lot adjoining, affording room for another
dwaling which we presume he will build by
and by.
We find in the Washington, Arkansas,
Press, of the Oath ult., letter from this
place which deals quite freely with the good
name of Texas. 1t contains some truth,
but is wide of the mark in other respects
We inter from it's tone that the writer is
new arrival and is home-sick. We think he
would do we'll to tarry till he becomes bet
er informed himself before undertaking to
rive information about Texas.
Our venerable legal friend, Mr.. Cochran,
If Tennessee, heretofore mentioned in our
personal column, as stopping at Prescotts.
made us another pleasant call on Monday.
He was rather taken aback by our recent
sspall NJ weather ~ He informed us he in a
native of Ohio, and resided up to 1910 near
Cleveland. John Brown, afterwards so
veil known in Kansas and at Harper's Fer
y, was a neighbor Of Mr.. Cochran, and
vas even then an ultra abolitionist. Browns
ather also resided in the same vicinity, and
10Th were tanners by trade.