The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
TAYLOR TOPICS.

Matters and Things About and Around
Thriving Town.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TAYLOR, November 27.-The weather
has received a great deal of attention
from everyone the past few days, because
it has blockaded business and pleasure.
Taylor has shipped $500 bales of cot
ton to date. There is a diversity of
opinion concerning the effect the rain has
had upon the unopened bolls, but it is
agreed great deal is to come in yet.
j. S. Crawford, of the business depart
ment of The STATESMAN, after doing con-
siderable business went to Temple this
+morning.
Jacob Kuechler, of Austin, was in the
city yesterday.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas switch en-
CINE No. 40 was sent to Denison this morn
ing. The International and Great Northern
yards keep two switch engines busy, and
another one will be sent here to replace
the 40.
W. d. AXE, late night Waterman in the
International and Great Northern freight
yard, was yesterday appointed special
policeman. His beat is about the Ia ylor
hotel and the Union depot. Mayor Thread
gill and Alderman j. A. Inman we're in
strumental in having the appointment
made, and City Marshal johnson has
taken umbrage, thinking he should
have been consulted in the matter.
The first move toward a concert of
action looking toward the creation of
Willie county was made at Davilla, IN
Milan county, last Saturday. A meeting
of the citizens was called and the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That all of the citizens in
favor of the new county of Willie, and
residing within the proposed limits, be
and they are hereby requested
to meet at the school houses in
their respective school communities,
on Saturday, December s, at 2 O'Clock D.
m, for the purpose of organizing Willie
county clubs, electing chairman, score
tary, treasurer and an executive commit
tee of three members in each community;
and also to select delegates to conven-
ton to be held at Taylor on Friday, De-
cember IA, 1888.
A. Il. KERR, Chairman.
j. r. WHITTINGToN, Secretary.
The object of these meetings is to
secure unity of action in presenting the
claims of Willie county before the next
legislature.
The body of VIM. Hall, the switchman
killed in the International and Great
Northern yards here last Thursday, is to
be exhumed and shipped to Noble, Ark,
the home of his wife. The railway conn
pany pays all expenses.
G. R. Hubbard, wife and daughter, of
Lampasas, are visiting the family of W.
W. Mumford.
A great many Taylorites have visited
the San Antonio fair, and all express
themselves much pleased with the exhibi-
ton. A Williamson county man, Mr..
Schuyler, took second money in the rop-
ing contest there, and would have secured
first prize, but his rope was fouled by an
other party's horse falling and getting
entangled in it.
Last night about IL O'Clock, as Col. VIM.
Elliott was going to his room, he was
ordered to halt when in front of Williams
drug store, on Main street. The night
was very dark and the footpad was within
three feet of Colonel Elliott. The colonel
reached out in a beautiful Highlander,
downed the fellow and kicked him into
the gutter, and picked up a small derrin-
ger his assailaut had dropped. Another
the colonel has of his midnight
is three skinned knuckles.