San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-28
STATE NEWS.

wichita Falls has organized fire
company.
Ground was broken yesterday at Elgin
on the Taylor, Elgin and Bastrop road.
General Sui Ross is booked for Tyler
| June ), and a warm welcome Is assured
him.
Dallas Young Mems Christian associa-
ton files its charter with the secretary
| of state.
As the Phillips murder case progress
es, the defense looms mp stronger ana
! stronger.
Crops at Eagle Lake are r ported ex-
ceIlent. but they will soon wilt unless
rain tails.
Stolen mans. good quality. were Of
fered in Lampasas Wednesday Tor .
cents pound.
Cotton prospects around Marion are
blooming, but rain is badly needed Tor
grass and small grain.
Abilene council granted harter for
street railway, and donated 500 Tor
firemen's hats and belts.
Dallas county, not including East Dal-
las or Dallas, reports 1888 school chill
| dren, an increase of l29 over last year.
Galveston is busy organizing ward
clubs and getting her democratic war
| paint on for the convention ana the cam
paign.
Judge Thomas f. Tucker, of Haskell
citv, is dead lie was county judge at
the time of his death, and was nearly ~
! years Of age.
Galveston will take measures at once
to put her proposed Interstate drill pro
ject on a working basis. About S2O,OOO
is the figure.
sherman will model her water works
after those at Corsicana and work VIII
not be delayed in putting them III
squirting order.
Work from the Fort Worth end is pro-
crossing rapidly on the AUchisOn, IOp"-
ka and Santa Re. IrachmyIng VIII be-
gin late next month.
John Amt. sheriff Of Ataka county.
ChOctaw Nation, IL in Fort Smith,
charged with the murder Of man
named Hardin, in 1881.
Lampasas hotels are fast filling with
quests; wool is active at Is to 20 cents;
IN old soldiers company is being formed
TO take part in the coming enCampment.
Nineteen cents was the highest offered
in the Wichita Falls wool market.
Only $4,000 pounds changed hands at
these figures, the balance was shipped
east.
At Coperas Cove considerable excite
ment has been evoked by annymOus let
tiers sent to two citizens threatening to
hang them if they do not leave town at
once.
Charles Sealy. brakeman, was run
over bv freight train in the yayd Ofthe
Texas and Pacific road at MneOla last
night, and was seriously il not fatally in
jured.
A drive of $4,000 head of cattle are
being driven across the state to Mon
tana. They are now crossing the BrazOs
in Wichita county and report 5000 lost
on the Trail.
Overton and Herdersnn are kecpihg
Rnsk cnnntv in hot water over grange
and X. of l.. matters. The canvass for
county offices has fully opened and mat
tiers are lively.
Land Commissioner Barnes. of FL
Paso. will vacate his office: the land
board have discontinued salaries and
made The emOluments of the Office de-
pend entirely upon fees.
New Orleans brokers recovered S25,-
600 against the city of Houston, in the
United States Circuit court at Calves
ION Yesterday. interest due and unpaid
on bonds of the city held by them.
The Galveston assessor has been or
dered by the council to raise the value
of CITY Iroprrtv to $40 ODOO 600, This in
creose of St 600 coo over last wears AS
sessmpnt is leyiedupon real estate alone.
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