San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-08
Grnnd totnI .statc and Conntyl

Grand total State and Comntyl...... s249GI.O9
Total county and State tax on the 500
only 81 cents.
Present county indebtedness $4,000,
70 year bonds, drawing per cent. in
terest Tor iirst-class brick court house
and furnishing same.
The first marriage license issued in
the county bore date of September 10,
1860, to AnCil NJ. Jackson and Saleta Ann
West. while the last one is dated Janu-
airy %. 1886, to Jesus Gonzales and
Theadora Raugella, giving total Of 1918
issued since the organization ofthe COun-
tv, 81 OF which were issued during 1885.
In the county are registered up TO date
3GIl stock brands and marks.
Since the organization of the county,
in 1860, 1920 deeds, mortgages, etc.
direct, have been recorded up TO date,
and l0S of same during 1885.
Among the nonresident land owners
of this county we find citizens of San
Antonio as follows: 4. ID. l.. WiCkes,
with 1852 acres adjoining FlOresyille,
rendered at So per acre, now selling at
from So to $l2. ii. b. Adams. 1852
acres adjoining FlOresville, rendered at
So, selling at So to Sl2. 30. and L.
Devices, 80, 1913 acres seven miles south
west of FlOresville. utilized as pasture,
rendered at So. w. ii. Maverick, $50
acres 10 miles from Floresville, rendered
at 81. George Maverick, 2l3j acres II
miles from FlOresyille, rendered at $3.50
per acre. Oppenheimer & James, 1902
acres u miles from FlOresville, rendered
at 50 per acre. James 4. Thornton, 49,
OOJ acres, utilized as pasture, rendered
at So per acre.
Messrs. j. o. and Il. Devices, OF San
. hn To- l.
ers in this county.
Richard Il. Beauregard owns the
largest flock fsheep in the county, 1000
head.
James +. Thornton, formerly OF San
Antonio, but now q citizen of Kansas
City, is the largest land owner in this
county, the pleasure being nearly bal
anced by the Devices brothers.
A. G.. Pickett, Jr., carries the banner
as the largest farmer in the county, with
800 acres under cultivation, raising corn
and cotton.
John Moos takes the blue ribbon for
cotton for lNS5. producing over 30 bales
from 30 acres on a sandy soil,
In the county are 30 white and eight
colored schools, with 10 organized dis
tricts and scholastic population of 1902.
Population of the county estimated at
10000. Polled last election about 800
votes.
Mr.. J. c. Butter takes the cake as the
largest hog in the county, with
ranch of 300 head.
Mr.. John Griffith holds the top round
of the ladder as the largest horse and
mule breeder in the county, with a
ranch of 300 head.
Population in 1870, only $500; in 1885,
10000, and in 1890 it will be $4,000 to
| 10000.
fine water power on the CibillO, 10
miles east of Floresville, could be util-
| lied for a small grist mill and cotton gin
at good profit, by some industrious
| family.
Some broom coon is raised in the
county, and it pays handsomely, which
| finds'a ready market at Layernia, where
they have a broom factory turning out a
| good quality Of brooms.
This county owns l7,7l2 acres Of school
| land, located in Linn County, for which
! the County Commissioners nave refused
| 81 per acre. The county issues about
! $4,000 in scrip during the year, which
| sells at 70 cents on the dollar. This
would be good paper for a small bank at
| Floresville to discount; % per cent.
profit is not picked up at every corner.
| county OHCiain, auuress fioTesNllle,
| Texas:
Judge-W. l.. Worsham.
Treasurer G.. StauId.
Clerk. T.. Hughes.
Surveyor w. 4. Sutherland.
Attorney-A. II. Stevenson.
Hide Spector-Manuel Ximenes.
| Commissioners George Ii. Jennings
II. ). Hastings, g. n. Wentworth, Ii. 5
District Judge-George W. McCor'
mick, residence Columbus, Colorado
County, Texas.
District Clerk. +. Mcmillan, resi-
| dence FloresVille, Texas.