San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-09
STATE NEWS.

P. c. Woods, of the old Texas Thirty
second cavalry, has invited the officers
and men OF his old command to meet
him In n reunion at San Marcos, July 80.
The capitol contractors from Chicago
are inspecting the Burnet quarries.
Austin will vote on the proposition to
bond the city SIS, 100 for sewerpurposes.
Cotton In Washington county shows
well for q big crop. Corn was whiting
badly before the late rains, but 1t is look
ing decidedly better.
Beavers, alias Mud Creek, a Wichita
horse thief, was arrested In Fort Sill,
and is now in Jail at Wichita Falls. He
also had hankering after cattle.
The Pecos Valley Is green with YER
in the past days.
Nueces county convention meets July
l. Copious rains have fallen in the
county lately. A heavy washout Is re-
ported on the Texas-Mexican road near
Pena. Oaffneys grocery store was rob-
bed early yesterday morning.
Milan county rejoices in abundant
rains. assured crops and q prospective
camp meeting.
Enoch Breeding of Rockdale.is l. o. o.
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prising 40 counties.
Fort Worth will import 200 Indians
from the nation to assist In the decennial
celebration Of July II. Geronimo not
invited.
John, the l5-year-old son Of J. p. Ma
bra, living within three miles OF Wells
Point, accidentally shot his little three
year-old sister yesterday morning, kill
ing her instantly.
Anderson county has three candidates
for representative In the field; two
grangers and parsOn.
The Masonic excurters who left this
state for cactus land. are having q glor-
iOus time in the land Of MonteZums and
morality.
Emory Radcliffe was killed by being
thrown from his horse while chasing q
cow on the Starlight & Carothers ranch,
Dimmitt county.
William Lincke, aged 76. was killed by
falling into his we'll at Csstroville last
Thursday.
Zavalla county reports crops all gone
by the board and no water running In
the Leona river.
The rains struck Duvsl county too
late to save the Duval county corn crop,
but the cattle were not past reGemp-
ton, and 1t will be q god send to the
stockmen.
Corn. cotton and grass are growing
like weeds In Austin county.
DR.. P. W. White, evangelist for East
Texas has commenced revival services
at Alto.
Brazos county is threatened with the
largest cotton crop Of years.
Ten sisters Of charity have arrived at
Palestine to take charge Of the Gould
railway hospital there.
John Harrott, policeman Of GAINESVILLE,
was dangerously shot while attempting
to arrest man named Durham, in one
Of the town dives. Durham escaped.
Lampasas is happy over generous
rains and fine prospect for her state
encampment.
Del Rio has under contract SIS. 900
brick building which, when completed,
will be the finest structure on the line Of
the Southern Pacific between San Anto-
MO and FL Psso.
There was strike Monday among the
hands Of the Orange lumber and single
mill.
Bolton district court is In session with
light docket. The county has been
greatly benefited by the late rains.
New steel rails will be soon laid be-
tween Sherman and Texarksna; the ties
are being laid on the ground.
Mr.. J. X. Malone. of Marshall. is In
the city buying stock, which he intends
to ship nOrthward for sale. He is at the
Southern.
II. III. Irion, q real estate dealer Of Ma
cogdoches, is at the Southern.
Mr.. Charles E. Rice, q woolgr0wer Of
Hondo canyon. Is at the st. Leonard.
He brought In his large wool clip with
him.
Sheriff Fl. Hamilton, of Bandera, is Mt
the st. Leonard, having returned from
Tennessee, where he has been on visit
to his aged father.
DIR. st. Cloud Cooper, Of Carrolton,
Mo-, lie at the st. Leonard hotel. He is
prospecting for a location in some Texas
town. where he will begin the practice
Of medicine.
Mr.. Z. w. Gruendler. one Of Fsrt
Worth's wool-buyers, is al the Southern
hotel.
MIR. H. P. Hughes, Texas passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific railway,
come In yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Florian has gone 1t OF
the grocery business, and Is now en-
gagged In bis sisters insurance office.