The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04
TEXAS NEWS.
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Moody and Sankey are reaplng rich
harvest in San Antonio.
The democratic ward primaries were
held in Houston last night.
There are sixty-eight prisoners in the
Bexar county jail at present.
John Bowers was arrested in San An
tonic for forgery, on Saturday,
An officer of the Prussian army is dying
in the poor house in San Antonio.
George Emming, c.lored, an escaped
convict was captured Sunday in Houston.
Mr.. W. R. Baker has announced himself
as a candidate for the Office of mayor of
the Bayou city.
chance of adjusting the strike on the rail
road there very soon.
Mr.. Edwin Sidney Blair a clerk in the
medical department at the military post,
San Antonio, died Sunday at his residence,
on Government hill.
A boy attempted to collect 20 cents for
bogus telegram in San Antonio, Satur
day, but became frightened, and went off
without getting his money.
The managers of the savings bank in
Houston, under the orders of Judge Mas
tersOn, returned the deposits which had
been handed in and not entered on the
bank books. They amounted to over
$4,000.
Mr.. Newton, manager of the W. L. tel
egraph office, requests citizens not to pay
any messenger boy for kilograms,
whether he is in the service of the com
pany or not, unless he has a company
badge on.
One ReverSdorf wanted to have his wife
IN the Alamo city for stealing
500 from him, and went before Justice
Allen Saturday afternoon for that pur-
pose, but that official informed him that
under the law it was impossible for wife
to steal from her husband, and vice
versa.
Lockhart Register.
There ought to be unity on the deep
water question. The accessible place Sc
lected, and then long and united pull
for it, is the proper thing to do at this
time.
Junction city Clipper
J. d. Mccall, at present and for eight
years chief clerk in the comptroller's of
ice at Austin, is the right man for
because he has become thor
0ughly familiar with all the workings of
The Office, his competency and integrity
are unquestioned, and he has rendered
services to the state. John d. is
good enough for us.
Walnut Gazette
The Blade has added to it's slate the
lame of Hon. A. W. Terrell for the United
states senate. Judge Terrell's record on
he land question will give him bulge
hat will be hard to head. The United
States needs such land legislation as Judge
Terrell favOrs. Hon. Olin Wellborn for
congress is all right. Nobody ever op-
poses him but little Crawford squad at
Dallas; but he'll get there with both feet,
eli, and don't you forget. Go ahead, |
BROTHER Blade, we are laying for you.
AN Antonio Express
Next to churches and school houses,
inc halls and good libraries for tho work
ng people, most favorably impress the
tranger within their gates as to the
desirable character and prosperity of the
people of community. The Knights of
labor of this city are now engaged in the
of building themselves hall,
nd should meet with substantial encour-
cement from all, and thereby enabled to
uild one, the whole people would feel
'Ioud to point out as as a San Antonio
Institution. Let Turner hall be filled to
IS utmost capacity, Wednesday and
'hI1pcf Il IFrI,tg 1n&A
ot make 1t convenient to attend buy a
icket or two.
'aco Day
The Day takes no part in attacks on
ol. SWANS personal integrity. He is
entleman of high character and deserves
ne respect and esteem of the people. In
Is management of the finances of the
ate he has displayed strict integrity and
isdom, and it is to his credit that he
armed the Legislature that reduction of
lie rate of taxation would result disast-
)usly to the state treasury. The insin-
alton that he favored the capitol syndi-
tie in the change of contract from lime
one to granite is no doubt pure fiction,
lie weak invention of reckless falsifer
mistaken zeal for some favorite who
Ould condemn the employment of such
cans to advance his interest. And
for the story which connects Col.
yain's name with the Phillips tragedy at
lstin, it is beneath contempt or notice.
1T us have a clean campaign.
,lan County Eo.ord
RoBY, FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS.
The new town of Roby is located on |
e Thomas H. Cosby league, and is one I
If mile from the center of Fisher .
'unty. 1t is beautiful location, on
Oh rolling prairie, which slopes down to
)ttonwOod creek, where bold springs,
ep pools of water, and fine groves of
ttOnwood, blackberry, china, plum. and S
her trees, make up some of the most c
vely scenery in western Texas. Ten
res of land inside of the limits. in |
lding fine shade and water, has been
apart for a public park. Spacious
ounds will be donated for court house.
hool and church buildings. Lots to =
hid on will be given free to those 10. Il
ting within the next sixty days. The !
nous Double Mountains are IN plain
ew from the court house square, and in
Is clear, pure atmosphere, appear only c
few miles distant.
The soil for miles around is rich. red
am, largely composed of disintegrated >
arl and gypsum, which rank high among
e commercial fertilizers, and it has the
lshlngs of the rich, red soil that has :.
lde the far-famed Brazos, Colorado, and II II
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