The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-07
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State EXCHANGES.

State Exchanges.
A new postofice has been established in
Greer county called Quartz.
The cotton in Grayson is suffering on
account of the cool weather.
The cattle on the range in Greer county
are said to be in fine condition.
The spring wool receipts at Burnet up
to date amount to $4,000 pounds.
Ripe peaches of the Sneed variety were
exhibited in AlVord the first of last week.
In Coryell county corn, wheat and oats
are all fine. The wheat cutting will COM
mence this week.
The corn crop in LaSalle county is as
sured and said to be the finest and heaviest
ever made in southern Texas.
There is a new town being built on the
Fort Worth and Denver railroad, in the
western part of Dallam county.
A cabbage measuring four feet across
was brought to the office of the Pearsan
News and was grown in that vicinity.
Since Saturday the Cotton Belt only
runs one passenger train each way daily
in and out of Tyler instead of two, as
heretofore.
What is the matter with you, Sterrett?
Nobody was found so green as to try to do
you up, we hope. he was stranger in
the state if he did.
The secretary of war has given the citi-
zsns of San Angelo assurance that Fort
Concho will not be abandoned as a mill
tary post in the near future.
Two young women in Hunt county are
| experimenting in silk culture. They have
this year 5000 worms that have been
reared on the leaves of the bois dare.
Hon. Peter Smith, of Fort Worth, is
visiting the southwestern coast country,
and it is rumored that he is looking to SO,
cure deep water at Rockport and Arkansas
Pass.
Early last week a violent wind storm
did much damage in Brookston to
churches, residences and business houses.
The loss in houses and stock is estimated
at $4,000.
The suit of Webb county against ex-
Sheriff Gonzales to recover $4,000 defal-
cation while sheriff and collector, has been
compromised by his bondsmen paying
So, 900 and costs.
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We're brought to Hallettsvllle last Wednes-
day. Farmers in the vicinity report the
stalks in some places nearly waist high
and we'll set with squares.
The incessant wet weather has inter
| fered with the progress of the locating
corps on the Bseville extension of the
Southern Pacific, but it is still expected that
the work will be completed in time to per-
NIT the commencement of construction b.
the LIST of July.
Since the organization of the national
banking system ninety-seven banks have
been started in Texas, six of which have
gone out of business. In the order of
ca pital Invested, Texas ranks as the fif-
other southern state.
Complaints are heard from every por-
ton Of Grayson county in regard to the
ravages of the web worm. In some local
tiles it is feared that the total destruction
of the cotton crop will result. Paris green
is recommended as a remedy for the pests,
and is the only one which has the desired
effect.
One night last week, about 400 panels
of wire fence were cut, belonging to Major
Tory, near Comanche Peak. The fence
was cut between every panel, making 6
total wreck of it. The cause of the cutting
is supposed to be the Inconvenience
caused by the Enclosure. No positive clue
is as yet found to the guilty parties.
The new directory of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas will appoint committee
to investigate the alleged mismanage-
ment on the part of the Missouri Pacific
officials under the Gould management, and
the committee of investigation will prob
ably make trip over the road. If so
they will be in Denisoa about June 20.
The Rock Island railroad sent Major
A. Foreman the other day a map of the
country their system traverses, showing
Wichita Falls as the first town they will
strike in Texas on an almost direct line
from Caldwell, Kan, to Cisco, Tex, and
along with this comes the intelligence that
the road is being built through the Ter
ritory.
The Fort Worth and Denver is enlarg-
ing its shops in Fort Worth and putting
in heavy machinery. So extensive has the
business of the road become, that the
present shop room is inadequate, hence
the enlargement. The Fort Worth anG
Denver yards present a scene of great
activity these days. The road is indeed
great trunk line.
1t begins to look like the Texas Trunk
is going to move on sure enough. Gen
eral Manager Mow:y has advertised fol
sealed bids for single contract for $4,000
ties, to be delivered on the line between
Dallas and Cedar, the bids 70 be opened
June 10. new locomotive has also beer
ordered, and other preliminaries are being
arranged for putting the road in thorough
repair
The Austin STATESMAN explains VIII!
the press was not taken care of on the
trip to that city. Austin was very busy
at that time, and the train carrying thu
editors got in little late. The hotels
were full, too. THE STATESMAN says the mem
bers were all furnished with badges which
carried them free of cost to all parts o
the grounds. 1t is hoped that this expla
nation will be satisfactory to the newspa
per men. It is doubtful though whethe
it will be so.-Dallas Times Herald.
The place of meeting of the Texa
Traffic association has been changed from
Eureka Springs, Ark, to the Southern
hotel, in st. Louis, June IL. Commits
sioner Waldo will, on this occasion, maxi
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