San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-24
STATE NEWS.

whitney folks are going into the fruit
canning business on large scale.
The cry is heard all over the State
that the strike has crippled business.
Cisco in boring her srtesian well has
one eye on water and the other on coal
The Gainesville Rifles have got theiI
new arms and will now go cunning fol-
glory.
"Christian gymnastics" is enisting
the serious attention of piOus Calves
tonians.
Abeftne and Colorado are pulling hair
over the location of the proposed Santa
| Fe road.
The first train on the New Orleans
and Fort Worth Railroad moved out la st
| Saturday.
The death of l.. S. Latham, one OF
HoustOn's oldest and weslthiest citizens,
is recorded.
Teachers attending the State associa-
tion at Austin can make the trip for two
cents mile.
Waco is red hot over spring politics
and an evening campaign sheet adds to
the sultrIness.
The Kennendale Brick Company, with
headquarters at Fort Worth, will soon
kiln 100000 brick.
Well drilling in Kinney county goes
down to the roots Of things and is con-
sidered quite bore.
Horse thieves got in some good work
at BenbroOk last Friday night. 5. II.
Barton was the victim.
Paris real estate market has gone up
several pegs lately, and sales are lively.
The little city is climbing.
The Mount Gilsad Baptist Church of
Fort Worth is in tremepdOus row, and
there is mo balm in Gilead.'
Uvalde county feels like blOated
bOndhOlder among her sister counties.
She has $1,000 spot cash and no debts.
The German Lutheran Synod OF Texas
have decided to found an orphans home,
and Austin has been selected a. the To-
cation.
Abeline is striking out vigorously and
proposes 10 take the belt as the business
centre Of Northwestern Texas. She's a
rustier.
The Commissioners Court OF Nolan
County has ordered the formation of a
new county, to be named Fisher, within
30 days.
RusK county has her spring grain all
sOwn, and is uhstlign corn into the
ground with a good prospect Of splen-
did crop.
The DenisOn skating rink has been
converted into gospel camp. and the
Rev. Wolfe will try and bring the lambs
into the fold.
Texas has a bakers dozen OF cattle as
sooIatiOns ANY one of which would make
the reputation Of any stock State east Of
the Mississippi.
Cleburne is talking cooperative flour
ing mills. A committee Of farmers. me-
chaniGs and Knights of Labor have the
matter 10 charge.
The Western cattle trail staked out Mt
the Colorado City meeting. within the
limits of the Colorado and BrazOs Asso-
citation, is l25 miles long.
Fl. Branch, of Brentwood. was fatally
burned last Saturday while vainly at
tempting to rescue his 10 year old son
from their burning dwelling.
Galveston held mass meeting on Sat
urday to work up a corner on the State
Democratic Convention. The yOurg
lady with the vest on wants it bad
The Dallas nurserymen are making a
vigorous canvass among the north
county farmers, and sales of fruit and
ornamental trees are unusually good.
Houston bid goodbye to her revival
lists. SayfOrd and TOwner on last Sunday
night. They shook the dust of the
Bayou City from their shoes and de-
parted.
Cattle have wintered well in the
northern part OF the State, but in some
sections feed was scarce during the lat
ter part of the season and the grass
came none too soon.
Several of the Farmers Alliances in
Northern and West ern Texas will nom
mate full county tickets. The hay seed
men are getting there, and no hay seed
in their brains either.
Laredo was all stirred up Saturday
over Judge Russell's injunction restrain
ing the City Council from removing the
Election comes soon and there
Is blood upon the moon.
Abeline bankers after a district fair
In her own fair borders as the fairest
way of getting q fair representation at
the big Dallas fair. which will be the
grandest Industrial affair OF the State.
Salado has a mixture Of chicken-pox,
green corn. pneumonia, early oats,
spring bugs. water-cress, cut worms,
eggs, grass, butter, concerts and cows.
and yet she complains OF a scarcity of
vegetables.
Brentwood ia booming the Texas,
Kansas and Oklahoma road. which has
been chartered to run from Wichita Falls
through Brentwood and San Antonio
to Arkansas Pass. Enthusiastic meetings
are held and liberal subscriptions
pledged for immediate construction.
Insurance Department reports show
that the losses incurred during 1885 in
this State were S2,170, 1853. 10; losses in
CURED in 1888. $l,694.75l; increase for
1885, S475,4 2S.l9; premiums received in
1888, $2,403,9 800; premiums received in
1885. ST 1886, PAL 81; decrease in 1885. S467.-
67S 80; risks written in 1888. $I5l, 055. 643;
risks written i&1sS5, $40. 942, SOC. 81; de- |
crease in 1885, $40, 1l2, 1863.
The Capitol syndicate are busy fencing
their 100000 acres In the Panhandle,
and will build about 500 miles this sea-
son. These lands for the most part lie
along the New Mexico line OF the State,
in the counties of Hockey, Bailey, Cas-
tro, Deaf Smith, Hartly, Lamb, Dallam,
Oldham and Farmer counties. When
{. need these lands, which comprise
roma Of the best grazing ranges in the
State, will be stocked with ali average
Of one head to fifteen acres. 1t is the
biggest land monopoly on record.
Important Notice.
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