San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-18
State News Condensed.


Cotton wagons still roll in to Cuero.
Denison has contracted for IL miles
of sewerage to be laid.
The building boom goes right along
at Willis Point.
Dallas county has redeemed $4,000
of railroad subsidy bonds.
A very large proportion Of the cattle
now received in Chicago from Iexas.
Childress farmers are rejoicing over
the wheat prospects,,
Trains will soon be running be-
tween Dublin and Fort Worth.
Yesterday was Confederate Home
day at the Dallas fair.
Work has commenced on hotel at
Henrietta.
Many investments by strangers are
made in Henrietta city property.
A gymnasium club is formed at
Henrietta.
The horse market is about the dull
lest thing in Fort Worth.
The town of Sunset has been alive
with prospectors.
The Improvement of their flocks by
sheep men in Texas is rapidly in
creasing.
The citizens of Iowa Park raised
500, 900 in one day to build college
there.
The state synod of the old school
Presbyterian church Is in session at
Sherman.
A hundred strong delegation from
the Panhandle has arrived in Austin
to discuss the land titles difficulties.
Collector Clark. of Ell Paso, has been
requested to place lady inspector at
the bridge.
General reports from over the state
show favorable weather for crops and
for cotton picking.
w. E. Truesdall gives himself up
to the authorities at San Angelo, on a
charge of homicide.
A man is found murdered in the
brush at Paris, suspicion points to the
murderer and he has been arrested.
The normal building at Huntsville
is going up but slowly owing to want
of workmen.
Three or four mills at Orange are
| cutting on an order for 6.OOO.OOO feet
1.-THE members of the Houston No
velty Co. (dramatic,) are rehearsinS
new play.
The Farmers Alliance will open a
general store at Whitewright next
week.
The:daughter of Congressman Kill
gore has died OF typho-malaria at
| Willis Point.
A negro boy was discovered in the
act of setting barn on fire at Waco.
He claims he was hired to do it.
Mr.. Lionel Simpson, an English
man, who came to Texas 40 years ago.
has died at Carrollton.
Mr.. T. C. Morris, of New Boston, is
the proud father of three girls who
all arrived in one day.
1t is said less number Of beef
cattle will be fed i'm northern Texas
the coming winter than last.
The work of deepening the mouth
of the Brazos is attracting a good deal
of attention among prominent men In
engineering life.
Deputy Sheriff Coe shot and killed
a negro 25 miles east of Texarkana
whom he was arresting for horse
theft.
Two young men became involved
in a quarrel at ThOmpson's ferry.
A shot from one broke the neck of
the other.
A boy of IA years was caught in the
tumbling shaft of the gin at Carbon
and was twisted and fearfnlly man.
gled. He lived 10 hours afterwards.
Sixty-five miles of steel rails Rave
been bought by the party proposing
to build the Fort Worth and Albu-
querque.
The Mallory steamship Colorado ran
aground on the outer bar at Calves
ton, but was uninjured and proceeded
on her way.
A copy of the charter of the CapitoI
Freehold Land and Investment Co.
of Great Britain and Ireland, is filed
in Austin. The capital of the COM
pany is 100000.
In the district court at Paris, DIR.
Hays of Blossom Prairie obtains iudg-
meDt against the Texas Pacific rail-
road for spinal injuries received i'm a.
wreck on that road.
Married.
Harry Stone, employed in Mr.. T.
II. Abbott's establishment, was mar
ried to Miss Emily Stages last night
at Mr.. II. Carter's residence. The at
PENDANTS were Fred Stone and Tallie