The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-17
TEXAS PRESS GLEANINGs.

Bexsr county is just dying to have a
criminal district court and the blessed
lawyers over there have held a meeting
and appointed a committee TO draw up a
bill to be presented to the Legislature
creating the new court
The mayor of San Antonio thinks that
with the modest sum of $15,00O,0O0 per
annum he may possibly worry along and
get the streets of San Antonio into some
sort of shape so they may be passable.
The Laredo Gate City says: 'Nearly
1000 people attended the bull fight last
Sunday afternoon. The performance
opened with athletic exercises by party
of acrobats. No attempt to stop the show
was made by the authorities"
Miss Wick Blum has filed suit against
the Texas and Pacific railroad. at Paris,
for $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned in wreck last August.
The Grange store at Hampstead is
making arrangements to close up bust
uess. 1t is said that the business has not
proved good investment, which is the
cause of the movement.
The average citizen down about Bren-
ham is in peck of trouble over a new
order just issued requiring the postofice
box rent to be paid on the 10th of each
month in advance. new chile and ia
male stand Just opened in the town, how
ever, ia source of relief, and it is possible
the order of the postal officials will be
sub mitted to and the postofice will not be
closed up.
Ell Paso is trying to get up some inter
esting and fashionable bull fights. It is
Just possible that the legislature now in
session will come down on the delightful
pastime with dull thud.
The Paris News says: Two or three
more canning factories would pay 10
full capacity all last season, thousands of
bushels OF fruit and vegetables rotted in
Lamar county. There is no question but
what there will be a demand for all the
goods that can be manu- featured here.
The Fairfield Recorder moralzes thusly:
Do not curse the mortgage system, or
the man who takes mortgage. Check
your own extravaganza. Curtai the
amount you foolishly spend for whisky
and tobacco. Buy only what you are
obliged to have; wear your old clothes
longer and get out of debt, and then you
can place yourself out of reach of the
mortgage.
d. B. Webster, farmer living near
Bells in Grayson county, has gone crazy,
supposed TO be from a gunshot wound re-
ceived during the war. The ball entered
his breast and lodged in his spine, where
it still remains.
A few nights agoa shooting scrape &C.
CURED between Joe Lewis and John WED
man, at Bowie. Six or seven shots were
exchanged, but neither party was hurt,
Mr.. Lewis receiving a very slight flesh
wound on the left leg.
Grayson's mammoth court house, which
was considered few years ago mark of
is already too small to sup
ply the wants of the county.
There have been the usual number of
business changes in Bryan incident to the
beginning of new year.
Wheat is looking beautiful in Hunt
county.
Waco citizens are opposing the city
charter amendments. |
Cleburne is working to get a canning
factory.
The "Victoria Advocate" about sizes up |
things. 1t says: "a town distinguished |
by literally advertising its business enter
prises is always prosperous and pushing |
place, and there is money to be made |
there. Find for US a dead, listless and |
inert town, and we will show you one
whose merchants do not believe in adver-
Using.
Sunday night burglars broke into the
store of Sadler Bros. d Lee, of Dodi City, |
Fannin county, and carried off $3.50 worth |
Of jewelry, and clothing to an amount not |
known. Two of the coats were dropped |
near the end of the railroad switch west |
Of Dodd. The burglars entered the store |
by breaking the glass in the northeast |
window of the store.
The San Saba News Gays there is some |
talk of making an effort to secure a roller !
mill of larger capacity, or to retain the one
now here by organizing joint stock com |
pany to own, control and operate it. |
Something in this line should be done.
San Saba county ia known as one of the |
best grain producing counties of the state, |
but she will enjos hut little of its benefits |
II first-class mills are not kept within her !
borders.