San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-03-25
Delightful spring weather.

Delightful spring weather
Corn and Cotton are being rapidly plante
Easter Sunday comes this year ON d
25th of April.
See card of Northcraft II MacKin, arch
tects and contractors.
The strike is beginning to hang heavy Q
the business of our town.
Marshal T, NJ. Prince Announces himse
for re. election and gives his platform" l
another column,
Now is the time to visit California q
cheap railroad fare. See letter of l.. W
Mitchell in our present issue.
The City council should pass an ordin
ance prohibiting such swindling scheme
as that practiced hero last Monday.
Mr.. Fortson announces for reelection nj
County Assessor this week. He has mad'
an efficient and faithful officer.
Noticing the Texas School Journal recent
ly, We referred to the singular omission Of
subscription rates, In later issue we fine
said rates to be 81. so per year.
W. lawn tho mamhars of tho A. MI. III
church are hard at work collecting money
to remodel their church. Rev. j. w. Wat
son is the name of their present pastor.
We wish to express our thanks to the
friend who favored us with the appropriate,
well.considered notice of our public schools,
to be found in another column.
See advertisement of A. ]. Jernigan,
Marble dealer, Austin. He is successor to
Underhill Il Co., who have done much fine
work for this vicinity. VIM. Fl. Nance
represents the establishment in this region.
We give place this week to the announce
ment of A. Y. Oldham as n candidate for
County Assessor. Mr.. Oldham we learn Is
an old citizen of the county, highly respect
ed, and well qualified for the position.
Thirty thousand dollars was the amount
at one time reported on our streets rs hav-
ing been drawn by one of our citizens in
the La Lottery. AS we believe in all SINH
lar cases reported, it turned out to be "all
1t is a significant commentary on the dis
reputable course of the late Kyle News,
that the name was dropped, even by its
former conductor, McLemore, as damaging.
We learn that Mr.. McNaughton thought at
first of adopting it, but for the same reason
WAS advised not to do so, and now proposes
to call it the Times.
Rev. II. NJ. DuBose filled Mr.. Harris's
pulpit on Tuesday night. He came unex-
pectedly, but it became generally known
that he would preach, and the house was
filed to its capacity. His text was Rev.
XX:12. His applications of the text to the
books of human experience, was ingenious
and impressive. We have q stenographic
report, but regret that for want of space it
must lie over till our next.
An accomplished sharper 'done up the
innocents" in style on the street Monday,
with his little lottery scheme-'the soap
racket" You pay dollar for q piece of the
magic compound" (soap), about the size
Of sugar-kiss and are allowed to draw
IN envelope from box containing 1853 of
,hem,. containing numbered cards. There
ire ~ prize numbers, which call for various
sums, from one to fifty dollars. 1t is good
oait for gudgeons. The swindler paid one
loilar for his license to the city.
The new printing Office and paper ct
Kyle are fixed facts. The latter is to be
called the "Hays County Times" David
McNaughton editor and proprietor. Mr..
Jashell was here on Monday and said that
Mr.. Mon had brand new news and job out
it On the way from Chicago. He is a solid
gentleman, Intellectually, morally and re-
igiously, and q paper of much more elevat-
ID tone than has heretofore appeared In
Kyle may be expected at his hands. We
the people over that way on
he change and congratulate ourselves at the
prospect of having the cooperation of that
ort of contemporary.
Notwithstanding the strike, Blount q Co.,
AVE a full supply of groceries, which they
continue to sell at the old prices. Remem-
,er B. f. BLoUNT & Co.
Mrs. Creech has removed her bakery to
he Travis business house on San Antonio
treet, Just beyond the San Marcos Hotel.
1or first-class bread give her call.
BAKERY.
We respectfully give notice that we have
purchased the Fritz LANCE bakery, and will
make headquarters of same at the Candy
Factory, where we will keep constantly on
land fresh bread, cakes, etc.
MCCLELLAN & MoGEHEE.
REAL ESTATE LOANS.
r. L. Brown, 122 West Pecan Street
or box $3.50 Austin, Texas. Established
1888. Represents cash capital of so, 1885,
90 paid up. Real Estate Loans of any
mount from $1,000 to 100000. No delay
or reference. Period to suit. Favorable
erms aed lowest rates current.