The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09
BURNETT BUDGET.

Cattle and Stock Matters-Personal and
Local Matters of the Town.
| Special Telegram to the Statesman
BURNET, August 3.-B. H. Gavin shipped
from this point to Chicago to-day six
carloads of fat cattle, bought in this
county. The lot consisted OF COWS and
steers to years 3D. and were probably
as fine native cattle as were ever sent out
of the state.
Capt. D. G. Sherwood has just returned
from Chicago, where he marketed 600
head of muttons shipped from Burnet.
The Kentucky Land and Cattle COM
paDy, of Burnett, have made sale of 100
yearings to Henry Wolf, of tits county,
at S. per head.
4. A. Galbraith, who has land
and cattle interests here, has
just returned from California, where
Sacramento valley.
Gov. and Mrs. o. M. Roberts and Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Arnold, of Austin, are visit
ing at Marble Falls, and will remain to
the Alliance ercampment, which beglr 8
on the 8th.
George A. POLICEMAN, of Shreve port, ar
rived to-day, having engaged as cotton
classer for F. H. Holloway.
case is reported from Lone Grove,
Llano county, of German woman who
will probably die from the effects of
screw worms in the nostrils, the germs of
which were deposited while she was asleep.
@. R. Sheriff. g. Co. have sold their lum-
Der yard at this place to Gus Grove g. Co.,
also Burnet men. The stock will amount
to abovt $4,000.
r. H. Ward, the choice of the Burnett
democracy for state senator, has gone to
Georgetown to look after his political
pre- spects in Williamson county.
The delegates from this county to the
senatorial convention at Austin are j. g.
Corker and j. Q. Babcock.
Hotel arrivals Burnett house: W. X
HARRISON, Governor and Mrs. Roberts, j
A. Arnold and wife, H. j. Allen, Austin
L. L. Bridges and wife, Mrs. S. Dunlap
Mason; G. A. POLICEMAN, Shreveport, La
Central hotel: W. H. BROKER, 1. L. Tate
San Antonio; T. d. Galbraith, California
News From Marble F'alls-Local anc
Personal Items.
| Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BURNET, August 4.-Parties just from
| Marble Fails state that the machinery OF
the boot and shoe fac DRY is all in place
| and both the tannery and factory will be
in operation during the Alliance encamp-
ment. Only a part of the factory
operators have arrived, but enough will
be at work to show those of the visitors
who have not seen such factories how they
are carried on. j. W. Corley, who has
worked in cutting leather for boots an6
shoes and harness for twenty years
has large supply of patterns cut of the
Marble. FAILS leather and pronouncec
it as good as any he ever worked. Thi:
enterprise, as it now stands, is matter Of
pride to Burnet county, and will be oil
interest to all who are not familiar with
factory work.
Johu II. L. Behrns, one of the largest
land owners in Llano county, passed
through to-day on his way
to Austin to serve on the federal jury.
Railroad Agent Hamill states that the
wool shipments from this point for July
this year, were 127 900 pounds more thar
| for the same month last year.
Hotel arrivals, Burnett house-Lse Cot
ton, New Orleans; s. j. Blocker, San An
CELLO; Fred Opp, San Antonio; j. W. Brown
| F. L Tucker, F. Z. Shaw, f. Fl. Hargon
Llano; j. s. Hudson, Philadelphia; Chas
Wilson, England; A. B. Croisdaie, New
York.