San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-30

Day is dawning
Heaven Is at last propitious
"rho good time coming" Is ut hand, eve
. at Your very doors,
See announcement vi ], q, Ragsdalc a
candidate for hide and animal inspector.
A thorough equipment OF the Fire CON
panies We learn has been decided upon. Al
right.
Our columns show marked indications O
activity on the part of candidates announc
ing,
Please notice that tho campaign ratios o
tho FREE PREss to Jan. /, 1883. are reduced
to fifty cents,
Tho late rains made connection below
with those of last spring, so the earth 1,
soaked moro thoroughly than ever.
See announcement of II. S, Fortson TO,
recollection to the Office of assessor. lie ha,
made good and faithful officer.
New goods all round the square at John
sons, llutchin's, Dailey's, Ahrcnbock's, Tai
bots. Denny Bros, IL Andrews. etc. Other
lines of business also waking up.
Zee notice of Charlie Quong, successor tc
jim Thompson. The laundry will DO con.
Quoted in good style under the new manage
ment. Thompson will leaye next week,
The papers speculate rs TO tho probable
division of the vote OF Texas at the coming
election. AT the Inst contest for president
Cleveland received 223, GO, Blaine, 81, 7O1.
rainy season to July 7th-then full
seven weeks Of continuous drought-then
rain resumed in profusion. Such in brief
has been the weather record.
We are under obligations to Thos. Goggan
i Bro, the great musical house of Calves
ton, for copy of a new and choice musical
composition entitled "Sweetly Rest"
The burnt district" looks lonesome, but
from the means and energy of the owners
of the ground, much better buildings than
those recently burned will no doubt soon
occupy their place.
We hear the propriety of q colored fire
company suggested. We believe it would
be good idea They already do good SER
vice, and would thus be stimulated to great
CT activity.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. Ahren-
beck will open in few days a new dry
goods store in his now building, southwest
corner public square. The location is very
good one, and the new store will fill a long
felt want at that corner.
We announce this week another candidate
for county clerk in the person OF Mr.. G. L.
Lightfoot. Mr.. L. was member of the
Board of County Commissioners for one or
more terms. He possesses good business
qualities, md if elected clerk would no doubt
fill the position well.
In its appropriate place this week vii! be
found the announcement of L. II. Fuurqu
rean for county commissioner, precinct No.
1. He is livo pushing citizen, and such
as think one of the commissioners should
he located at the county seat, will have an
opportunity to vote accordingly.
Tho public FREQ schools of Bolton have
been under the control of the city for sever
al years aud under their present manage
mant are rocog nized rs among the best con-
Quoted and most successful in the state.
We clip the above from IN exchange.
Wake up, San Marcos!
The gentleman who took hat. not his
own, on the night of the 9th, at Mr.. Caba-
Mss, will plase leave it at Alexander, Specr
IL Sons drug store, and save trouble. lie
was seen to select it, and did not mistake it
for his own. 1t has marks in 1t which he
knew his own did not have, and which will
lead to its Identification. News.
Do you recognize that sort up in Blanco
as gentlemen" neighbor?
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Call and See Us.
Our friends throughout the county who
may be in attendance at the coming term of
the district court, may hear of something to
their advantage by calling at the FREE
Press Office.
Texas farmers when inclined to complain
of some features of the climate, etc., here,
should remember their exemption from GER
tain pests of the older states, viz; "chinch
bugs" 'fox tail, wild pea vines" ''dog
fennel," and many others. The gravity of