The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-18

STATESMAN and other live dailies can
be had. "CsrI" has won by his politeuess
and attention the esteem of all. Emil
Tschirhart also runs the "Favorite shop"
and the boys are fond of his fumblIng
about their faces and heads. These ton
serial artists, from "old man" Burkhard
ND or down are representative, and can
tell all you want to know or not to know.
Three saloons supply the liquids. N.
B. Hussey represents straight bonded
goods and best sour mash hand made
WHISTLES, wines and alcohol, and so do
Bruce and Jord. They keep orderly,
quiet houses.
Messrs. Wilcox & Chapman do art work
equal to the best "geure" picture, which
shows up the art SIDE of photography and
skill OF art; are attractive and prove their
ability. The "Cottage art gallery" does
work in the highest artistic style, and Is
drawing attention. This city need never
send off for true work in this line.
THE HOTELS.
The hotels are three, all kept
by clever men, and run to
suit their respective guests.
The Slaton hotel is now kept by Mr.. Gee,
who is an old hand at the feeding business.
He puts himself in the way to please.
Gree bus" to his house from all trains.
The secret societies are all represented
and in active order. The l. o. U. +. claim
the wealthiest lodge in the state; 1T Is very
strong. The Masons are working and
bright. The Knights of Honor and the
Knights of Pythias are busy every two or
three weeks. The railroad was built by
this city and sold to the Missouri Pacific.
Their polite agent states the increase of
shipments of cotton over last year was
1000 bales, increase in freight accounts
$4,000 increase in sale of tickets $4,000,
$50 cars of lumber increased over same
period last year; grain shipments increased
100 cars. The assessors office shows an
approximate assessment of Sl,OOO,OOO,
We have John Chinaman for the laundry;
five blacksmiths and three shoe
makers, patent fence manufac-
tory and all the necessary
ediunots which go to make up the full list
of full-hedged metropolitan city.
OUR LAWYERS
rank away up as a bar. Fisher d Ward,
Glasscock g. Strickland, John O. Penn, j.
F. Taulbee, p. B. Saffold, Makemson d.
Price, 7. B. Cochran, d. s. Chessher., ST..
and jr.; j. Byron Robertson, Cooper San
som, John w. Robertson, Brooks j. John,
Assistant Attorney general Davidson, are
list of names who have already, or soon
will, reach out after hooks on fame's lad
der.
Tailoring and dyeing establishments
are running.
And now comes chief attraction-their
churches. Seven spires and bells point
and call to worship; and this is strictly a
church going people. They stress this in
their families, schools and churches; there
is not child in the city not connected
with Sabbath school. Their ministers
are men of marked ability as pulpit men
and thinkers. They boast of the high
moral as we'll as deep-toned spiritual life
There is quiet, conservative moral tone
pervading everybody and thing, and the
society is remarkable for morality, culture
and refinement without display.
THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY SUN,
nine column paper, circulation, 1900;
home print on power press, water
motor. The management own it and the
two-story rock building; it is a clean
bright, honest democratic paper, we'll
edited by Mr.. j. E. Cooper, and managed
Dy ME- OhInerOu' no DAN udCluGU anu
Alamo Monthly is a college journal of
brilliant wit and happy humor as we'll
as medium of recording the profound
emanations from the young gentlemen's
vigorous intellects, and they go surging
to the front. The "An-X" is sister to
the above, and is young, but has
already put on the long dresses of litera-
ture, and sparkIes and is irridescent with
spice and wit and poetry. These
girls deserve mention for their enterprise
and receive the encouragement due them.
Mr.. City Attorney Brooks says that bust
ness in his court is very dull.
We forgot to say the "Chautauqua as
sembly" is differed by
John E. Stoval, president.
E. o. Mcintyre, vice-president.
W. H. Shaw, second vice-president.
j. D. Scott, secretary.
W. W. Pinson, corresponding secretary.
@. @. Armstrong, business manager.
Their purpose is to diffuse higher edu-
cation among the masses under Christian
auspices; chartered in Texas and cor
related with the Chautauqua of New York