The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-02
LETTER FROM EASrLAND.
.rnE POOR MANS COUNTRY
Van Supplied With Coed schosls and
CAurshes-rov Vote on Prohibition.
The Jail 10 Empty and No war
rausa 20 ssrve-Psiiticas
News sstss, kts.

AID spoke generally OF the section o
the State. 1t is q subject Of sufflcien
intsres. 10 the intending settler t,
have n second dose of mild treatment
dent you think. At all events, vii
infict YOU lust . little, IL you will per
milf me, don't know where there il
n be found better poor mans coun-
try than Is right here. Lands arr
Cheap, and productive timber i,
abundant, and water, where not found
In streams, is readily obtainabls by
digging. Cotton, corn and small
grain is grown successfully, aud yielc
handsome returns TO intelligently ap-
plied labor. / am informed by farm
era that a fair estimate Of annual ay
ersge yields would DO one-half t.
three fOurtbs Of bale Of cotton, 9:
bushels of corn, 20 Of wheat, 60 OF oats
Is o. rye, .. tons o.
millet per acre. Fruits and vegetables
are grown in profusiOn. This county
Is filling up steadily with a sober, in
dustrious populations and in the course
Of a few years, will take rank,alongsidt
Of its older and richer sister counties
The taxable property now amounts tC
about two and one-hslf millions
Four newspapers thrive snG
flourish within its limits
two at Cisco aud two at this
place. Each OF these places have III
excellent flour mill, and Messrs. Con
MELEE Broa. are now erecting a gin
here for the accommodation OF the
coming crop. BY the way the senior
of this firm, Mr.. O. A. Conneilee, is al
an ex-Daliasite. He ia prominent
citizen and substantial man. OF
course he taxes THE HERALD. Capt
Nd. Sweat is another ex Dsllasite /
ind here, and A. j. Chandler, whose
residence Is, in your city, is ono of
tho leading merchants OF this place
Continuing, however, TO speak of the
county, / find good schools and
churches that ARE supported Ivy lib
eral and Intelligent citizens. I have
been In the county three weeks, two
OF which have spent in this place,
and have yet seen
NOT A sI1GLE DRUNKEN MAN.
TO be sure, there is lippling here, al
there Is In pretty much every place
this side of the gates Of Paradise, but
don't the fac. have stated speak
pretty well for a western Texas town?
Another fact, into which you can stick
pin if you want to: The Jail of the
county is un0ccupled, and has been
tenaatlsss for some time, nor has the
sheriff single warrant in his hands
for service. Rustic up u county OF
5000 people, back in the old States, tn at
can snow as good a re-
cord. The prohibition wave has
struck the county and forms about the
only topic for the people to discuss.
The election takes place on tho 18th of
next month, and is thought will be
close. Major j. Ii. Davenport is billed
to stump the county in favor OF the
issue. The anti'A haven't yet selected
q champion, though IL has been ru-
mored that Judge Fleming might cross
lances with the doughty major,
Speaking of Davenport, it is a whisper
cut here that - good sized bee has been
buzzlng in the neighborhood OF his car
for some time, and that the song IL
Aings ia Ireland's seat. The charge is
made that the major wants to be the
FROHIBITIONIST CANDIDATE FoB THE
GovERNORsHIP.
whether 1t IL true or not, l don't pro-
tend to say, but there is no doubt
Of 1t, the major Is long-head-
Sones man. and plA'9 there ra SsSs b ssa
States that had plagued sight worse
governors than Davenport would
make. While am in the line of poll
teal gossip 1 might "a we'll unload
myse i. The papers out this way have
nOta. get commenced boiling the polit-
ioal !, t, hut find, from talking with
them, inst the people arc up with the
questions OF the day, and have some
pretty strong Ideas about men and
things. Ross Is the preference, by q
good deal, OF those have sounded, IS
between him and Swain, and with
them all there Is very manifest weak
ness for Gibbs. They don't consider
that he is in any combination, such as
ID charged to exist between q certain
governor, who would be senator, and
q certain statesman, who would be
governor.
l was talking, day or two
ago, with an old gentleman
who likes to chat on politics, and who
has pretty clear run Of ideas on
things generally. Ho has no use for
our present distinguished executive.
He expressed himself on the subject,
by saying that he couldn't help liking
alittle blood In a mans body. l asked
him how he liked
GENERAL Sui ROSS.
He thought him "purty" good sort OF
q fellow, but added "that DIN fool
editor of the Waco Examiner would
ruin any chances Ross might have to
get the nomination" While the old
fellow chewed his tobacco after re-
Elective fashion, was tempted to lead
him out on the point, hut like that
editor, and / concluded it would be
wisdom to draw ,the bedquilt over the
subject. Thinking the old man would
bear little more cultivation, I asked
him whar he thought OF the
congressional race. He an
swered me, "That's a leetle
too far off for the boys to throw chunks
at, yet awhile. But when the time
comes they'll all be in the hunt.
There's Fleming, he wouldn't hit a
man If he called him congressman,
and Judge Wheeler thinks the hind
part OF his brooches would just fit one
Of them chairs In that big house at
Washington. Now, Lsnham is q
peart fellow, but what has he done
since he's been there? We hear from
REAGAN, MILLS AND wELLLoRN,
and even from old Dave Culberson,
when he amt too alfred lazy; bat for
all Lanham docs, rs far as we hear, he
might as well be at home"
1t was evident that the old fellow
wasn't fond of his congressman, but
o. the subject was fruitful one, ]
pressed him again. asked:
slave you no other congressional
timber except Lanhsm, Fleming and
Wheeler7"
"Shake the tree and others will drop
Now, there's George Smith, out al
Colorado. He 8 gota good head on
him, and 70 going to bo heard from
some day."
~ see Temple Houston's name men.
toned"
"That'sa mistake; Templo wants to
be vice-president."
"What figure is prohibition going
to cut in our elections?"
"prohibition is good hoe to weed
out The Democratic party with. You
see the majority is too big; 1t ought to
be cut down. Prohibition IL a good
way for us 70 get rid offs lot OF
THE OLD HULKS
that never did us any good, and
wouldn't have been with us, anyway