The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-12
LOCAL SHORT STOPS.
Crisp Mention of the Less I'M
portant Local Items.

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Build that bridge and be done with 1t.
Since Lent the trade in fish is falling OIL
Real good fresh butter finds ready SALE
The horse market is very dull at pres
emit.
The merry wedding bells will soon ring
out.
That river bridge should be built right
away.
Good, fat hogs, for the MARKET are IN
demand.
The farmers are happy, and don't you
forget it.
Tear down the old awnings and put up
new ones.
A famine exists now in the way of start
ling news.
Fishing is said to be good over on
Onion creek.
And now the population is DOMINIC
spring attire.
The market gardens east of the city
look beautiful.
Fairview park has on its spring attire
ana is beautiful.
The fremen will appropriately celebrate
San Jacinto day.
There are a few cases of measles re-
ported in the city.
It's nip and tuck between the two in
fantry companies.
The Arkansas Pass railroad booms and
don't you forget it.
The Fillmore school, South Austin, will
close in few days.
City Physician Graves reports very lit
tie serious sickness.
The legislative halls are being put in
order for the solons.
The grand stand at the drill grounds is
nearing completion.
The river is getting down to the sum-
mer low water mark.
The city schools will close few days
before the great drill.
There is talk of extending the railroad
from Burnet to Llano.
The trains are managing to get in on
time occasionally now.
The University boys are preparing for a
| big commencement ball.
Everybody should prepare to take care
of visitors during the fair.
The gauge of the Austin and North
western is to be changed soon.
Stockmen report the range in fine con-
dition, and stock are getting fat.
Mechanics anticipate a brisk building
boom during the coming summer.
Green peas have put in an appearance,
but the price for them is very high.
The hills and valleys are fragrant with
the perfume of myriads of wild flowers.
The estimated cost of a bridge over at
the foot of Comal street is about $4,000.
There is good many plover out on the
prairies now and hunters can have sport.
The legislature will soon be with us and
the boarding house man wears a broad
smile.
The county commissioners should give
that new bridge enterprise immediate at
tention.
The brotherhood of political buccaneers
are getting in readiness to hold up the
candidates.
1t is said the oil men out On Walnut are
making good Roadway and feel greatly
encouraged.
A large force of men are employed at
the City Water Works making new i'm
provements.
The city hospital is in splendid order
and is well managed. It's an institution
to be proud of.
The capitol commissioners are prepar-
ing report to submit to the extra session
of the Legislature.
Some of the young men say that the
Austin girls are not using their leap year
privileges to the fullest extent.
There will be brilliant german at a
very early date. Well known society gen
tlemen have the matter in hand.
One of the female denizens of the First
ward was badly beat up the other night,
and her injuries may prove serious.
There ought to be some wire netting
put around the postoffce to keep the
swallows from building under the cornice
1t seems that the attorney-generars suit
against the International railway has
played the mischief with the new depot
project.
Farmers and landowners between here
and the Caldwell county line will gladly
give right of way to the Arkansas Pass
railway.
It's high time county convention was
being called to elect delegates to the state
convention which sends repres sntatiyes
to the national convention.
The reason why married men as q gen.
eral thing don't join the base ball clubs,
Is that they have more bawls at home than
they can comfortably manage.
The ice cream man now holds the fort
and the wise young man promenades with
his girl on the back streets, far away from
the seductive influence of his highly
favored ices.
st. Edwards college, south of town, is
beautifully located and very prosperous
There is an able corps of teachers over
there and nowhere do students progress
more rapidly and satisfactorily.
The action of the county commits oners
In awarding the jail bid for steel work i
universally commended, and only those
persons, friends of the unsuccessful bid
ders, have been heard to complain. and
they admit that the work required is first
class.
Mr.. Blaine's friends have managed with
consummate sagacity to check anv and
every tendency on the part of any one