San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-13
The Court House Yard-A Timely Remi.
nlScence.

| No Plosuhoh koou many pcopo from MI
parts OF tho county, in noticing the present
condition of the Court House grounds, will
be reminded of tho bitter warfare which
was made on us about year ago by certain
of our county officials, for urging upon
them to make The precise improvements
sohich haze recently been made. And II can.
not fail to DO seen by overy one that the late
action of said officials, in tracking our pro-
gramme almost to tho letter, is clear con.
fession that we were right and thoy were
wrong in the matter referred to, with the
additional burden upon them that by get
ting mad md mulish at our well-meant
counsel, whole year and most favor
able one-was lost in tho growth of trees
and shrubbery, tho grounds in tho mean
while remaining an eyo-sore to tho people Of
tho county and visitors from abroad.
In proof that the County Judge aud
Commissioners simply followed out our pro-
gramme, "after 80 long time" we quote
from an editorial in the FRRR PRESS of
April 3Oth, 1885:
We are not arguing in favor of any elabo-
rate or expensive laying out Of the grounds,
but simply clearing OFF the stones, brush
and other rubbish, filling up the gullies,
spading up the earth around the tress and
shrubbery, extending and graveling the
walks through tho grounds taken in by the
new fence; in short, only what any COM
mon private citizen would feel ashamed of
himself if he did not do with respect to his
own grounds about his dwelling.
The Importance of trimming tho trees was
also point we made, to which Judge Kono
referred in his famous letter to the FREE
Press of June 4th that no ["had spont an
entire day in trimming the trees, and
thought no had taken all the wood from
them that should be CUT % and was highly
indignant OF our frank confession that we
had not evon noticed the results of his
arduous laborr We arc glad to say that the
recent efforts of Mr.. Fromme in that line
are Enthusiastically recog nizable.
Were it not so recent as to be well re-
membered, the fact of tho bitter war of
petty prescription waged upon us for our nd
vice above quoted-that tho delectable Mr..
McLemore was forthwith tclephoned to
come down from Kyle and take tho "spois"
of official county patronage, which we had
forfeited by presuming to express an opin-
ion adverse to those of the Commissioners
Court albeit sound and sensible, ms they
now by their nets confess-were it not, we
soy, that all this is yet fresh in the public
remembrance, conduct so preposterous on
the part of public officials, would seem act
ually Incredible.
One word inIconclusion. Since our official
friends seem at last to BIO takiug us as the
man OF their counsel rs regards the improve
monts referred to, will they just permit us
to exhort them to "Innke clean work?" We
notice there nre still n great many small
stones scattered over tho ground, which
interfercs with the growth of the grass, and
with moving the same, as we have before
suggested, Before the grass grows much
higher they ought to bercmoved. A couple
OF loads of fine gravel spread over the rather
rough walk from tho south entrance to the
court house, would also be great improve
mont, end should by no means be neglected
mo moro ut present"
See card of Underhill's original Austin
Marble Works. lie was the founder of the
original Austin Marble Works, and has
never since been out of the business, oil re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding. He
is now in the field on his own responsible
;ty, and solicits the patronage of his former
friends and patrons and the public gencr-
ally. Shops almost opposite tho ticket of
fee of the International railroad,
The combination, proportion, and pro-
cess in preparing Hoods Sarsapar1lla, are
peculiar to this medicine, and ore unknown
to others.
We unintontionally failed last week to no.
tce the entertainment given by the Chau-
tauqua Guards on Friday night. We supposed
it was being attended to by another person,
and did not discover the omission till after
we had gone to press. Appropos, we learn
the affair was voted good thing by those
who attended, and that some 800 were
taken in on the occasion.
Piano Tuning
and repairing Work guaranteed. Orders
through the postoffice will receive prompt
attention. O. B. CApRoN, San Marcos, TX.
FOR RENT.
The large store room inst vacated by NJ.
Hinzie Also warehouse and dwelling con-
nected with the same. Apply to M. Hin
gle, Palestine, or j. E. Peters, San Marcos.
Feb. 7-tf.
There will be service in the interest of
the State Sunday School Mission held by
the children at the Baptist church on next
Sunday night. All interested in the work
are invited to attend.
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