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munication in time to carry off the
next cotton crop.
Hundreds of people are camped
on the hills around Georgetown at
tending the chautauqua.
"A manufacturers aid association
has been organized at San Antonio
with Sam Maverick president.
Five saloon-keepers at Austin
were tried for violation of the Sun
day law and we're acquitted.
"A new postofice has been es-
tablished at Howard. Archer county,
with Lydia N. Stone postmistress.
The ground has been broken at
Sunset for eight new houses, four
of them to be two-story brick build
ings.
John Keeten and Joe Richard
son engaged in a row at Fort Worth,
in which the former was stabbed
twice.
-Meleton Aguilar, who murdered
his mistress at Roma, Starr county,
eight years ago, has been arrested
in Laredo.
The fremen of Yoakum will give
a big barbecue on the 18th instant.
A brass band will be in attendance
from Houston.
DIR. W. Il. Calfee, a member of
the Waco commandery Knights
Templar has become deranged at
Fort Scott, Kansas.
In contest between the Tenn
pie and Bolton hose companies at
Bolton on the day of the confederate
reunion the former won:
The annual reunion of the ex-
confederates of Bell county took
place at Bolton on the 9th, and the
town was in holiday attire.
johnnie Clayton, eight years
old, got beyond his depth while in
bathing with a number of little boys
at Yoakum and was drowned.
Sam Lassiter and c. c. Fauder-
en- have been arrested at Jefferson
on the charge of burning and rob-
bling the postofice at Big Sandy.
The Cross case in the federal
court at Paris resulted IN the con-
viction for murder of six of the par
ties and the acquittal of the others.
The attendance at the San Mar
cos chautauqua is beyond all expec-
tations. The tents have been ex-
hausted and new supply ordered.
The body of William Dycher
was found near Granger dead in his
buggy. He had been shot in the
top of the head by an unknown
assassin.
The citizens Of McGregor
turned out and enjoyed picnic on
the 9th. Several people from sur
rounding towns and the country
were present.
| Walter Freeman, the guard who
is accused Of securing the release OF
the convlcts near Rusk, has waived
examination and has been remanded
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State Senator r. H. Morliss o.
the Cherokee district has tender ed hi!
resignation to the governor. The
vacancy will probably not be filled
until the regular November election
While the 11-year old daughter
of Gustave Butterowe, car inspec
tor at Galveston, was attempting tt
start fire with coal oil the can ex
ploded and she was fatally burned
The drygoods stock of S
Schultz & Bro. was totally DIES
troyed by fire at Ell Paso. The loss
was $4,000, insured for $4,000
The fire originated from lamp ex
plosion,
During heavy storm at Center
| Shelby county, bolt of Lightning
killed Mac Jenkins, l6 year old lad
and severely shocked his brothe
and little girl who were standin!
near.
Robert Nelson, farmer livins
near Rogers, awoke during the nigh
! and caught thief stealing hi
= horse. He shot at the man but L
made good his escape, taking tn
! horse.
Frank Gardomie, Jr., who wa
, accidentally shot at San Angelo b
5 John Johnson in carelessly handlin
a British bulldog pistol. died frol
the effects of the wound after intens
r suffering
&C. A. Miller, a fruit tree ma
s from Louisiana, Mo, was accide1
v tally shot in the stomach and il
stantly killed while driving in hac
near Pecos City by the discharge {
= a gun in the hack.
Il John r. Hardin, one of the pa
tiec whr, killed DANNY Sheriff Die