San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-03
State News Condensed.

The district alliance has closed a
three days session at Sulphur Springs.
The strawberry harvest at Alvin,
increases.
Burglars are operating Dallas to
great advantage.
The artesian well at Kerrville is
down 500 feet.
Shade trees are being set out at
Beeville.
Segum is steadily Impro wing. Her
park is taking shape.
The Texas salt works are started at
Colorado City.
Weather is very fIvorab 10 TO farm
ers at Comfort.
The safe OF +. J. Overmier, at Aledo,
is blown open and lob bed of $500.
The German Methodist conference
has been III session at Brenham.
The Brenham Field artillery let the
contract for their new armOry.
Milan county school teachers held
an institute at Cameron two days ago.
9sThe Hutchins house, Houston, has
again changed hands.
Town lots are selling hriskly at
Archer City.
Cattle at Ragner are fat and the
range better than for years past.
The firm of Hughes & Lewis has
made an assignment at Holland.
The Abilene nursery and fruit
growing company has filed charter.
There is n railroad projected be-
tW1pn ('nrSjnanD and EairDhilH
Stock shipments continue from
Uvalde.
Ticks are doing considerable damage
10 Texas cattle.
Tom summers robbed Bud Wright
OF SO on the Fort Worth train. He
jumped of, but was caught and jailed -
Will Leak and Tsah Irwin. Young
men Of Dangerfield, are charged With
the mail robbery there.
A little girl dies horrible death at
Duftan by pot of boiling soap turn
ing over on her.
The postofiice at Dangerfield was
broken open and small amount of
money taken.
Foot billiard, a Chickasaw Indian is
arrested at Ardmore, for assassina-
tln% white man from ambush.
The corner stone of the new Mason
&c lodge at Uvalde was laid Saturday.
February l.
"A. II. swanson cO-receiyer of the
Cotton Belt lis critically i'll with la
grippe in Houston.
Houston's drainage contracts are
let to parties from Quincy, III. and
Kansas City.
Frank Hall tried in Laredo for MUIR
der in La Sale county, is pronounced
not guilty by the jury.
The Alamo monument board at
Austin have adopted the plans Of Jas.
). Clark d Co., of Louisville, Ky.
Temple is decidedly pleased with.
the appointment of Mr.. r. H. Foord,
as postmaster.
A very fine quality of coal is being
taken ont of mine few mile from,
Jacks boro.
A fine country residence is de-
stroyed near Conroe. Loss between
$4,000 and $4,000. No insurance.
A burglar broke into residence at
Bonham, the family returning caught
him and he was jailed.
A northern syndicate has pur-,
chased $500 city lots all in one body
ut Galveston, which they will inf-
prove
Hardy Sheffield the jealous lover
Of Miss Kirkland, girl of Is years at
Linden, shoots her dead and then
suicides.
Dock English, a stOckman on the
;. A. P. had his hand mashed i'm
Houston, and it will have to be am
Dutated.
Machinery of the Bolton roller mills
De moved to Brentwood next month.
Failure of the wheat crop in Bell
county is the cause.
The macadamizing of the public
'oad through Elm bottom at Denton
8 completed. This will bring a great
ieal of trade into that town.
Election held at Black Jack to de-
tide on incorporation for school pur-
poses results in draw and it will be
'oted over again.
A brilliant meteor shot from the
ky near Granbury, the fragments lie
'ver the ground. 1t barely missedi
striking house in its flight.
A barn filled with feed, with SEVEN
cen fine horses and a 81 900 Jack is
destroyed at Pilot Point. Loss, SILL
'OO
Captain w. P. Calvin, of the Ross
light infantry, is shot and killed at
;olmsneil by a constable, G. w.