San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-05-10
GENERAL PROGRAMME
AT AUSTIN, MAY II TO 10. INCLU'
SiVE.
Six Days of Famous and Magnificent At.
fractions on Beautiful Encamp.
ment Grounds

ment Grounds
| One mile from City, connected by Rail
way and Street Car Lines Specially Ex,
tended for the Occasion.
Monday and Saturday nights, brilliant
display of Fireworks.
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day nights, Gilmore's Famous aud World
Renowned Concerts.
Tuesday forenoon, international Baby
Show, OF which handsome prizes will be
awarded three babies under two years of age.
Wednesday forenoon, the Dedication of
the Texas House of State, with imposing
ceremonies, and the largest military process
sion ever seen in this country, headed by
Gilmore's Band,
Thursday forenoon, contest by host of
Cow Boys manipulating wild steers in full
view of the grand stands.
Friday forenoon, the German Singing So
oisties of Texas will give Mammoth Mu-
Steal Jubilee on the grounds. Friday night,
tho Grand Dedication Ball In tho House,
Senate and State Library of the New Cap
itol Building.
Saturday afternoon will occur an enor-
nous Sham Battle on the grounds. Satur-
day night the celebration will close in tre-
mendous blaze of Fireworks.
Innumerable other brilliant attractions
during the week, too numerous to mention.
RATEs-$5.O0 Round Trip, over all rail-
roads from any point in Texas.
Admission to the grounds daily, 60 cents;
children half price; nightly, same.
The Poor Farm. Management, Etc.
Ed. FREE PnEss:-As have been fire.
quently Intercepted concerning the poor
farm, its location and management, and as
there appears TO DO some commotion on the
subject, 1 ask permission to make few
statements through your paper that may be
of some interest to the inquirinR public.
Said farm is situated on tho Rio Blanco
and contains about 60 acres, about l6 acres
in cultivation zone box dwelling house, one
box house with two rooms. about 12xl4
square each, with open partitions between
md no ceilings. One room is occupied by
Miss Jennie Eichelberger, who is periodi-
cal insane the other room is used some-
times for niigents sometimes for invalids
and idiots. and sometimes for al together.
Tho concern has been managed alternately
BY Henry Collins, Geo. Turner, Hiram
Gray, WIN. Thompson, VIM. Mitchell, Jas.
Wilson and K. Maddox. Mr.. Wallace Is
the present manager.
The management has been lot to the said
parties oa terms ranging from four to seven
dollars per month compensation, including
tho use Of the farm, rent free.
AS TO the management Of the pauper9,
it has heen varied as the koopors were Vari-
ed, and can say of the managers that they
we're good neighbors and bolieve, treated
tho inmates es well as they we're able. l
will here utate what Mr.. Thompson aatd
concerning the treatment OF them
He kept the place two years, and said he
was sometimes 30 hard run for something
to eat that they used corn bread made from
unsifted moal, using the bran frequently
on account of failure in crops, and not
being remunerated sufficiently by the
county. Consequently 1t went hard
with tho sick, and no wonder they COM
planned considerably, Some of them told
me they could not live so near mics Jennie,
her screams and yells were too much for
them to stand.
As for the treatment of the paupers under
the different administrators will not 60
into much detail at present. The question
is frequently asked me why the county do's
not or is not able to take better care care OF
her paupers. and how it is possible for Misc
Jennie to survive the hard winters in cold
omen house without any means Of warming
it. I have n lso often hear it asked If they
put all the paupers sick and well, black and
white together in that one little room
| When they are sick do they have q nurse
| l have heard some of the keepers say they
did not come there to run lunatic asylum
end hospital, and not could take all the
care of them they needed and attend to the
| farm. W. D. ohooANh'
Our Chautauqua-Timely Suggestions.
To THE EDITOR FREE PRESS:
It is expected that the city authorities will