The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
TEXAS NEWS.

has reorganized.
Sulphur Springs is soon to have mu-
nicipal election,
Geo. B. Loving has opened land bust
ness in Ell Paso.
The state fair seems to be approaching
4 consummation.
Waco is to have another roller-mill. 1t
is to cost 100000.
There are only two candidates for
MAYOR of Fort Worth.
Carbon is an aspirant for the county
4 seat of Eastland county.
The knights of Labor gave a grand
ball last night in Fort Worth
The democracy of Houston is to have
rousing mass meeting tonight.
The Edwards county gold mine has
failed to pan out satisfactorily.
The Odd Fellows orphan home at Cor
sicana, will be grand structure.
There are 10000 cattle for sale in Mason
county, if prices are satisfactory.
Col. J. G. Tracy has withdrawn from
the mayoralty contest in Houston.
The Dallas patent roller corn mill has a
capacity of 1000 bushels of corn per day
The Wacoans are looking forward with
great deal of pleasure to the Purim
ball.
Blossom Prairie passed an ordinance
prohibiting music ip the bar-rooms OF
that town.
The Taylor Citizen reports white frost
and ice quarter of an inch thick, Thurs
day morning.
The criminal docket will be taken up
in the district court for Bexar county, on
the 10Th of April.
1t is reported in some of the Texas
press that large number of Chinese are
on the way to Texas.
Many farmers in Upshur county are
still holding cotton grown last year In the
hope of better prices.
Laredo is warming up over the ap
preaching municipal election, and all the
candidates are now in the field
The directors of the Houston Savings
bank are not to be held personally respon
sible for the banks liabilities.
A called meeting of the McLennal
County Alliance met in Waco, yesterday
10 brdnSdCU
The Wacoans are getting vaccinated 81
as to head off the smallpox in case i
undertakes to pay them visit.
Messrs. Wolfe and Swayne, the evange
lists who have tackled the unrighteous o
Denison, are reaping a rich harvest.
Two more alliances have recently beef
7 organized in Comanche county-one a
bo of
Major H. H. Boone, of Grimes county
is out as candidate to represent the PEG
pie of the First congressional district
The Taylor Texan will issue a specia
edition March 80, in order to show u
some of the great interests of that place
The Y. M. G. A. and the Society for tn
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wi
start in San Antonio about the sam
time.
Quite a number of persons have cor
N fessed their sins and joined the churc
since Rev. Wolfe's meetings began
Denison
The sheriff of Williamson county ha
provided himself with a pair of blooe
hounds to aid in capturing and retainin
criminals.
Cholera infantum is causing goo
deal of uneasiness among mothers l
southwest Denison, but no fatal cases ar
reported.
The Texas Pacific track between Fo
Worth and Weatherford, is reputed to /
in wretched state of repair, and dali
growing worse.
There is a move on foot in Comancf
to make proposition to the st. Lou
Narrow Guage from Gainesville to exten
to that point.
One of the students at the Waco un
versity, w. M. Morris, died last Saturda
Cause, relapse of measles, complicate
with pneumonia.
The Waco Day gives the account OF tt
arrest of man there who is supposed
he one of the trio who robbed Cameron
Co., of Brownswood.
Denison is on a heavy boom, and II tt
people support the News and follow
good advice, they will not only benefit tt
city, but themselves.
The Fanny Simpson operate Conce
company is meeting with fiatterlng r
ception generally, aud get the hlghe
enconiums from the press.
!. Waco reports good business boom
the marriage of widows: Five of the
have already taken unto themselves "se
q ond bests,'. during this week.
The shortage of p. NJ. Smith, late CT
assessor and collector of Denison, Is VI
1929. He has made over home proper
\ to his bondsmen to protect them.
The San Marcos Free Press gives Il
very good advice to parents and guarc
ans to visit the schools, and see VIII
j progress their children are making.
The waterworks company of Denise
are delayed in their operations by the la
ing off of twenty car loads OF pipe, som
where OH the road, caused by the strike.
/ The vote polled, Saturday March g.
Sulphur Springs on tAe local option ele
ton was small, with this result: 3
against and seventy-three for prohlt
ton.
Judge Masterson has ordered all none
due laborers on the Houston, East we
Texas railroad at the time it went in
. the hands of a receiver, to be paid
full.
In no section of country does farmi
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