San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-22

cial election returns for this county.
The most acceptable present you can
make to friends residing abroad is copy
of the old home paper, the FREE PRyss,
II only requires glance at the wheels OF
vehicles on our streets to convince one OF
the sudden increase in the number OF deal.
ers in real estate.
The dremen of Lockhart will give their
anniversary ball and supper on Wednesday
evening the 2sth inst. We acknowledge an
invitation to be present.
We have been enjoying" remarkable
spell of weather." We had cold drizzle
for about ten days with only one days in
Permission, while undsrfoot was a sea of
mud.
For several weeks we have not been able
to supply the demands for extra copies Of
the FREE Press. But this week We have
printed sufficient number, as We trust, to
Ego round"
The unexpected and protracted bad
weather caught good many people out OF
fuel, and such was the condition of the
roads that it was almost impossible to pro-
cure further supplies.
Judge Fisher reports that goodly num-
Der of deliuquents have paid up their dues
to the Real Estate Association, while others
have auked for some little further time,
whom it is expected they will pay up.
Some visitors to the San Antonio Fair
from this place report a decidedly rough
experience. The Fair is to be continued to
the sOth inst. and we hope better weather
may prevail until that date.
We send copies of the FREE PRESS to a
number former subscribers as we'll as 9TH
ers, and trust that they may thereby be re-
minded, in view of the somewhat better
times, to renew or begin their subscriptions.
Remember the FREE PRESS Is the only
county paper which publishes full reports
of the proceedings of the commissioners
court, real estate transfers and similar mat
tiers of especial interest to the people of this
county.
People here pay considerable taxes for
corporation purposes, aud the condition OF
nearly all our streets, sidewalks, ETC., being
yet in state of nature, or worse, naturally
suggests the inquiry on the part of the tax,
payers as to what goes with the money?
"Sweet Clcely," the best Of the works of
"Josiah Aliens wife," which sells for ~.
is given to every subscriber of the New
York Voice, the national prohibition organ,
who subscribes for said paper ut 81 year,
provided such subscriptions are sent imme-
diately.
Now ia the time to increase the circula-
ton of newspapers. Will not every friend
of the FREE PRESS make an effort in its be-
half, OF least to the extent of showing copy
to others who are non-subscribers and urg-
ing them to subscribe? Much can be done
in this way.
The Seguin Enterprise is Informed that
the poem entitled Don't Run in Debt"
which it reproduces from an old Seguin pa
per where it appeared as original, is plag-
iarism. The real author was Mrs. France 8
D. Gage of Ohio, lady we'll known in
literary circles quarter of century since.
We have been handed take-off of the ef-
fort to get up Vidette excitement in this
locality just before the election, but we find
it rather personal for a newspaper, and be-
sides we think the talk on that subject has
lost all point and interest since the election
aud did not have much before. Hence the
communication referred to does not appear.
During all the late fearful spell OF wealth
er our public school children have either
had to wade through the mud or suffer from
the evils of non-attendance. Why don't the
trustees and parents stir up the apathetlc
Council and street committee? Their per-
sistent neglect of duty is shame and out
rage in any civilized community. Even
board or log footway would be great i'm
movement on the present state of affairs.
Married.