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Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
TIE FAIR GROUND MUDDLE.
The Defendants Answer wSs Piled les-
terday.

The Joint and several answers oi
James Cox, Aaron Brewer. John IL.
withey, Asa W. Mech, and John Por.
ter 10 the amended bill OF :. s. Bailey,
/. X. Atwater, NJ. l.. Sweet, and \. /.
Avery, in the matter OF the fair ground
purchase, was filed with the county
clerk yesterday.
The defendants, Brewer, Withey,
Mech and Cox, answering Tor them
selves, deny tbatthe site is toofar distant
from the city. or that the cODlmunica-
ton between the site and the city u IN
adequate, or that the SOL is not adapted
10 the proposed purpose. They deny
that the location is detrimental 10 TIE
Interests of the society, or that the
price paid for tte property is double KS
actual worth.
They also deny that the meeting Of
August 20 MAS conducted IA al unusual
manner, and admit that Il was the
custom 10 hold open meetings.
when no business of importance
was 10 be transacted. They claim that
the meetings for the purpose OF eject
ing the sale OF the Old grounds were
conducted with closed doors 70 prevent
misleading reports getting abroad. The
meeting OF August %, was conducted
with closed doors tor similar reasons.
Defendants Brewer, Mech and
Withey admit that they accepted the
deeds Of the NanderpoOl property on
behalf OF the sOc1cty, but deny thst
they met secretly 10 do 50. They clam
that the comp.aInants have not stated
any case IN equity, nor one cnutlug
them 10 an injunction against tne soci-
ETY., or the defendants. and pray tie
same benefit S. If they had demCrrcG
to said blll. They deny that the CONF
plainants are entitled 70 any relief
whatever IN the case, and pray the
they bc dismissed with costs.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

The fa1nrs of fhe Board q BfUca-
ton r. provide = C01nfortsble Fiaos Tor
hslf hoar's sttng for reso mg. hss
rasnitad n tie 6eterrain instign q TIE
R.ss.iasss 4. estst,1 81 4 free read ~ room
81 49, rrurea on Foanta8n-st TIE
sr-sresnaents ~ tire nea room Wi be
f-l.v e. eompIefe Sc tfose in tbe city
hsfr and the chairs vN t,e essy sna
.r-.~rf frrtsf3e for those wfio Rave a.
E.fe1f e. spare I'd s1ca plar3.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
Sized Us Up Right.

A gentleman who has travelled al
over the United states was in Grand
Rapids recently. He looked The city al
over. aud expressed much surprise 80
the extent o. our street railway sfsfem
ard tie amount ~ baHdinC still gong
on. ct seems sad be-. Has z every
other street a Torn nu with TIE buidirg
~ new lines. 7 believe that ftrsnd
Rapids has more mics Il street - way
in operation. construction ana COM
pietson, than suy other cty ci ths same
sze n the United states
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

John Miles, years, p 5oodrlcn-st.,
diphtherla. George and Freddy Ron,
s and years, 22l West Broadway, scar
let fever. J r. Washbury. 80 years.
$50 Third-si, typhoid feveE Nathilda
Nobotev. rs wears, pa Ssbiey-st.
tvpho.d fever. Altman, is yesfs. 81
TurneT-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

There VII be a reTular meeting of the
Grand Rapids Academy 81 Medicine on
Monday evening next. osptenhef :. ln
the supsrv s0rs Room fse-taNe5 q
tie city ball Tne meetiae 81 be
devoted ~ the reports Il cases and dis-
r-gss5on thereon.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

- MARKS Academy Kirderrarten
r. AcsesrnIc-a seIect se1&el Tor arTls
and snssll boys hez ns - fonrth year.
Mons A. SEPTEMBER l5 trgTf fsetfrt
teachers. large. wf l-vent ate3 rocFes.
perfect So tsFg arr4n4e E8ents lsvl-
s5n-st hesd 81 resrl-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
Reeds lake.

on and after Monday, September 8,
1890. all rains on D., l. q \. K. r., be-
tween union depot and Reeds Lake,
will be discontinued.
Nm. A. GAvErT,
Acting Gen. Pass. Agt.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
Lily White Flour

Makes finest pastry, bread or biscuit.
The best is cheapest and most saus-
factory.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

T. J Doornluk las the isrrsst and
hsss stock q stationery n ths CITY ~ is
North IFvson =.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

Elizabeth A. Wright, months, =
Bartlett.
Anazsl Parsons. 81 years
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

Fair Haven Counts at Dettenthaler's
III Monroe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

The Valley City Ice and Coal Com
pany are stlil selling coal at $3.50. OF
nee % Monroe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

Go to d. J. Doornink's, Is North Di-
vision, for new and secondhand books
of every description.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

DR.. Conkey makes a specially of
lameness.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

III you wish 20 purchase school sup
plies az the lowest prices, 90 10 Door
nlnk'S, 10 North Diyislon-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
sonethingNew

At North Park Pavilion. Tight wire
performances after dark by Mons Nun
sella. Prof. George Herdlc viii dive
into Grand river from a platform 70
feet high. Every afternoon and even
ing music by the North Park Orchestra.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

The excellent performance promised
bv Manager Smith, OF Smiths Opera
House, was fully verified last night. 1t
went with rush from beginning to
finish. Miss Louise Llewellyn made a
very favorable impression as a singer
and was encored. James Wesley Is the
funniest little man on the boards and
kept the house in roar whenever he
appeared John and Nellie Mccarthy
sang "Old Homestead" in good style
and responded to an encore. The same
performance will BE- repeated every
night this week, with matlnees tomor-
row, Friday and Saturday.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09

The subscription book for the Strauss
orchestra concert IS now apen at the
music store of Herrick, MOrehead 4
Nelson, in the McMul!en block. People
who wish good seats must sgn I'M
mediately.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
PROGRESS OF THE WEST.
Assistant Postmaster General Clark
sons Tour.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-Assistant
Postmaster, General Clarkson return
ed from his tour of the Western
States last night, and assumed his
official duties here to-day. He said
to an Associated Press reporter: Il
have been gone nearly two months
and have travelled 5000 miles, passed
through fifteen States. Ispent near
" all the time in the country west
of the Missouri River where there is
such development and growth.
MY tour comprehended all theim-
portant cities west of Chicago and
north Of Kansas City. No one Gun
understand how rapidly that great
country has grown unless he sees it.
It has not had in any of the depart
ments of the Government, any of the
official facilities that it is entitled to.
This is largely because Of its extra
ordinary growth. travelled on the
fast mail from Central Iowa to Port
land, Ore, which makes a good deal
of the time sixty -seven miles an hour,
and the service is very efficient, and
other fast mails are being brought
up to the standard of efficiency.
The postoffices in the cities that
have been doubling every year OF
two were looked over. and l have
returned wieh strong recommends
tons for increased allowances for
nearly all of them, and some of these
have already been granted. The de-
partment is anxious to try and keep
up with that country IN its prodi.
gious growth and increase of popula.
ton and business. l made a pretty
thorough tour Of Wyoming. Colorado,
Montana, idaho, Oregon, Washing
ton and California.
The Development Of the States in
the mountains and on the Pacific
Slope is simply wonderful TIE
Puget Sound country in Western
Washington is The most wonderful
ever saw. The cities are most Won
derful II their growth. 1 have seen
10 country to equal that country in
climate. sol. resources and beauty
IN scenery. The larger baf Of The
country lying vest o. The Mississippi
Is undergoing great prosperity.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
Yours very truly,
OSCAR Fl. COOPER,

position taken is not q mere asser-
ton of Superintendent Cooper. He
is fully sustained by the school law,
as any one who is skeptical on that
point can satisfy himself by examina-
ton.
Now look at some facts. The vote
for separating the free schools of this
city and making them indedendent
took place In April 1885. In pur-
suance of this vote the city took
actual charge in July of SAID year.
Now in that same month and year
these outside communities were or
ganized and their pupils and their
share of the school fund handed
over to Coronal Institute, and this has
been persisted in ever since. The
annual amount thus illegally appro.
priated has been between $500 and
$500. making in oil some $1,000.
This is no small matter, especially
when taken in connection with the
large amounts lost to the county by
Encouragement. the non-collection
of interest on sales of sob DOL lands,
etc.
August 81, 'S5 public school trustees
were elected, viz: Hutchinson, De-
Steiger, G. Hutchings, Fromme and
Mosher All but one OF these are
still members OF the boari For
FIVE years they have allowed these
illegal Interpretations of the funds
belonging to the public school chill
dreu of San Marcos and Hays county.
The consequence was seen ct the
last session of our public school,
which wss compelled to close at the
end of FIVE or six months, instead Of
holding nine months as it should do.
Is this q small matter
All this time the pitiful pretext
was made to justify it that We had
no public school building. But now
that we have one as good as the
Institute, with as good teachers. and
all that, the triggers are again set to
keep up this illegal practice, and the
continued connivance Of the public
school trustees is counted on
Now Coronal Institute has q sei
Of trustees Of her Cwn, and We
think il would be highly becoming 10
our public school trustees to repre-
resent the public school interest sole.
lly and sinsly Why cannot tbey
emulate the noble example and teach
Iings Of Pref Cooper IN this re
Fhrdi We 1ssure them the PEOPLE
erpoct arl alI demand such a
1 o0urss It tbei. hands C1roaa- last
tate - qui;e saGciaui'y T,pr,4,-t
81 u1fh0ut -br5- "a
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

Wost declare thoy do not want this
bill applied 10 their State or district'
But one gentleman from that section
has had the tomerity TO announce he
wished IL for his district, and OF him
I am sure his people will say they
can do both without him and this
bill. Yet with but a single excep'
ton upon the Republican side these
same gentlemen wish il applied to
the South. Why TO the South'
This bill ia framed with the view
that the people OF the North would
not submit TO II nor IN my judgment
would they. But the Republican
party and its members in this Cham.
Der have preferred so many false and
slanderous charges against the
States in tho South that they believe
the people OF the North are ready to
see placed over them mercenary
hirelings as supervisors and deputy
marshals 10 control their elections
II this law is passed, and / have
no doubt you will be able to do 80 by
votes of these members from the
South whom you elected to Congress,
then those States will bear to the
Federal Government a much more
hopeless condition and relation than
Ireland does to England. Ireland
is struggling to retain her right to
local self-government, while we OF
the South can only lament and re-
sent the loss Of ours.
You think it means your suprem'
acy in the South and the prepetua-
ton of your rule in this Government
In both you will be mistaken. The
South will become more solid, and
remain 30 as long as sne is threaten.
ed with that rap;ne and robbery and
public pluuder which in every State
and county in the South Republican
ism exhibited during your admin
istering of those State governments;
We make no appeal to you, you
are drunk with your successes and
excuses. Your ambition has over
leaped itself. We do appeal to our
countrymen everywhere who love
peace, justice, equality, and liberty.
who place country above party, and
with whom the passion and animosi-
ties OF the war between the States
have gwen place to a moro perfect
Union.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
A paper must have three person

A paper must have three persons
connected with it to make it sue
cess, namely, an editor, manager, and
solicitor. 1t is the business of the
editor to fill the paper, the manager
to mail the paper, and the solicitor
to get some one to pay for the paper.
Filling the paper includes not only
editing what goes in, but, the hard
err task, editing what is left out. The
manager not only muils, but he mutt
keep the books, attend to business
correspondence and all collections.
The solicitor not only solicits sub
scriptions but advertisements, and
keeps the cash coming into the office.
The editor is the conductor. the
manager is the engineer, and the
solicitor is fireman.
We copy the above lucid and truth
FIJI statement for the purpose of sug-
costing to the considerate reader
how he supposos one gets along who
has to combine all the above posi-
tions in his own person? Such has
been our predicament ever since we
resumed the business in Texas, for
the sufficient reason that it would
not warrant the employment OF suit
able help. Situated as we are we
are necessarily very much conhed to
our office, and hence of course our
opportunity for soliciting business or
getting local news is very much re-
stricted. Our friends therefore
could render us especial service, not
only in the country but in town by
calling and giving or sending us the
local happenings of interest which
may come under their notice. We
are often blamed for failing to notice
matters of this sort, when our citizens
should blame themselves for not
having given us the information
which was in their possession. Will
our friends please think of this.
The above is the commencement
of an editorial we bad written before
we were aware that we should SO soon
sell out. We give place to it still so
that onr overcritical friends may full
" understand the peculiar difficulties
under which we have labored, and
perchance abate somewhat of their
censures.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
An anti lottery bill has been intr, :

An anti lottery bill has been intr'
duced in congress. 1t provides q
a penalty of $500 for any person
who transmits through the mails any
letter, circular, newspaper or pamph.
let containing any advertisement OF
a lottery or gift enterprise. Checks,
drafts, etc, in payment OF chances in
such lottery are included also. The
bill is said to be free from constitu-
tional objections urged against bills
of the kind introduced hereaofore,
and it is understood that the COM
mittee will report it favorably and
that it will probably be passed.
Galveston News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

We extract the following passages
from q late letter from Fairhaven,
State of Washington:
Fairhaven is going right ahead.
Most of the principal streets are
graded and the work is going on
with undated vigor.
The corrected census returns place
the population at 4,035. Every
laborer and everyone that could be
rustled up were rung in and had
their noses counted. The showing
is certainly a good one for a town
less than two years old.
The Oregon Improvement Com
psny has put on two new steamers
on this route, both propelbes, and
il looks like the stern-wheelers will
soon be ruled out One of these the
Eastern Oregon" is q big iron steam
er, large as those on the Morgan line.
that ply on the Gulf coast, she makes
the round trip daily touching al
Seattle. Fairhaven, Port Townsend
and minor points.
The railroad to connect rs with
the Canadian pacific is being pushed
with an energy that would make an
average Texan shudder. and before
the close Of the present year con
nections viii have been completed.
We will also sOo1 be IL cOmmunica-
ton by rail with the Northern and
Western Pacific systems on the
south aud vii be the terminus 81
Of smother transcoutinsutsl Inc
which Is nearly COMPLETED V J.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
A Card.


T7tanktne nsyfriendS anal
customers for the Hberatpa1
tronaSe they hare beSt0we,'|
upon me tor the past season
beg to inform you hds
have again made aTTaHgts ~
naentS for the agency OF ~
Deere and Eagle PIO1cs, o0''
of them having prOUen
great success, also y
Standard and Eagle C't ".
uators and Planters, ~
Cornrick Binders and Mgs
ers and other FrSf-cse.
farming implements &C., =
Z offer at LoI0 prices an"
liberal terms. -
BIZ fair and square ~ az
in6S I shall try to refalyn
confidence Of my 49, ~.
UInch IhGUe so hbcTGI.g
tfat 7 refer to custO1'zs.,|
tcho hare stood by nc
the last 2Oyears. cFr I
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
VALEDICTORY.

I had occasion last week TO correct
q mistaken report as to my having
sold out the FREE Press. / have now
to announce that have accepted an
offer from another quarter and have
sold out my newspaper, Office aud
business TO r. S. Carver, and II. Is,
Stitb.of Sedalia, Mo-, who will take
charge Immediately after the issue OF
this weeks paper. They come we'll
recommended, and I cordially com
mend them to my friends,
But for the suddenness OF the
change, I might have felt inclined
toward blocking backward to the
extent of column or SO. Time will
not permit, and perhaps it is just as
well that this is SO. I only wish to
soy, that after an experience OF nearly
thirty one years as newspaper editor
and publisher, am quite content to
retire. My children are all grown
and acting for themselves, so | have
no further inducement to continue
A great deal OF long deferred literary
work in other lines awaits my hand,
work which is more to my taste, and
which l trust may prove not less
profitable, 10 say the least.
Before stepping down and out let
me say further, that during my long
editorial service in San Marcos, while
aware ef many shortcomings, l am
cheered by the consciousness OF hay
ing done my best under, for the
most part, very unpropitious circum-
stances. know that I have always
furnished quite as good an article
in the way Of a newspaper as the
market would justify, and that l
have faithfully labored for the best
interests of the people. l cherish
the conviction that in the time to
come l shall be better understood
than have been by some, and that
the place filed by the FRRE Press in
the annals of beautiful San Marcos
will reflect no discredit on her name
and fame. I believe I have been
permitted to SOW some good seed,
which shall spring up and bear
fruit long after shall have passed
from earth.
To the friends who have 30 firm
ly stood by me DIETER ! have never
had in any place in which I have
lived), desire to tender my heart
felt thanks. Down to the latest hour
80 MN Efa shall cberiah THAR
memory. To my brethren OF the
press would express my apprecia-
ton OF their nearly uniform courtesy.
Any now. with malice toward
none. with charity toward all" / take
most probably my final leave OF the
editorial calling,
ISAAC H. JULIAN,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

Carries Schreiner, @ large local
creditor Of the Arkansas Pass road,
has Joined with a number Of foreign
creditors and a strong effort will be
mabe to Dust Messers. Yoakum and
McNamars as receivers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

The San Antonio Express, in its
reference to the late senatorial con-
vention, shows a great lack Of correct
information. The matter has been
settled. and as VIC think settled right,
so We deem 1T quite unnecessary TO
speak Of it further
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

The Republicans Of Tennessee,
met in State convention at Nashville
yesterday, and nominated q State
ticket Lewis /. Baxter OF Davidson
county, is the nominee for Governor.
The Resolutions adopted eadorse
Harrison and his administration and
the policy OF the present. Congress
including tbceiTort 10 pas the Lodge
election ID
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

Hon. Geo. Mccormick has with
drawn from the congressional race in
this district, leaving Judge Moore,
the present member, clear field.
Judge Mccormick might have pre-.
vented Moore's denomination under
the two-thirds rule, but preferred the
manlier course Of Withdrawing when
he saw the majority was against him.
-EX.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

The Representative convention for
this district met in this place on
Tuesday and made short work Of it
by nominating e. II. Rogan and
Joseph Francis by reclamation,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07

Harrison and Wanamaker deserve
the highest praise for their recon-
mendation of the most stringent
Legislation by Congress against lot
teries.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
IMPORTANT OPINION FROM THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Children Cannot be legally Taus'
Jeyred from Outside Commani'
ties TO a Pirate and Den0mind'
tonal Schooim a Topn 'chieh
has Taken Independent Control
ofits Public Schools. Tsent "a
Such Tora hes Must go.to the
Public School, and be under the
Control Of its Public School
Trustees, otherpise they cannot
secure their share of tho Public
School Fund.
We invite special attention to the
following letter from Mr.. Cooper in
answer TO inquiries addressed him by
O citizen of this place:
AUSTIN, Texas, August /, 1890.
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor TO
to acknowledge the receipt of yours
of 31st ult., in which you state in
substance that it is the practice OF
certain school communities in Hays
county, organized outside of the in
dependent district Of San Marcos, to
transfer their children to q private
and denominations school located
within the limits OF said independent
district of San Marcos, that this
practice has been persisted in for
several years, and you ask my opin-
ion on this state of facts.
In reply you are advised thai such
transfers are illegal If children are
transferred from rural districts to
the town OF San Marcos, they must
be transferred to the public school
OF said town. Ifthey arc transferred
to school located within the limits
of said town of San Marcos, such
school is a public school, and it must
be under the control Of the trustees
of the public schools of the town of
San Marcos. The county judge and
county treasurer will both be re-
sponsible on their bonds for public
school money paid out thus illegally
to private school located within
the town OF San Marcos. The trus-
tees Of the public schools in the town
of San Marcos should see to it that
this illegal transfer of public school
funds to a private school located in
the town of San Marcos, is not re-
peated.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-08-07
ST. LEONARD HOTEL.

The citizens of San Marcos
and surrounding country arc
invited to call and make the
acquaintance of the "St Leon
ard Hotel" when they have
business in San Antonio. No
where in Texas can nicer &C
commodations, better fare, or
more home comfort be found
for $I.5o and $500 per day.
Street cars and stages pass the
door.
PHINEAs P. LoUNSBERY,
Proprietor.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-27
BICYCLE NOTES.

II. E. Laurie, the celebrated English
safety bicycle record breaker, Is making a
short visit in America. He says he con-
siders the time made in road races in
America, in proportion to the condition Of
the roads, is considerably better than Ii nc
complished in England in the same line.
The New York state bicycle meet a:
Syracuse on Sept. l and 2 will, according
to the committee having II in charge, be
the biggest athletic event yet held in that
city. The Syracuse cup, to be presented
to the largest visiting uniformed league
club attending the meet, Is an unusually
beautiful trophy, and the minor prizes for
the various races are as handsome in pro-
portion.
Charles Is. Nelson, the layear-old tour
list from Chicago, who made the distance
from his home to New York in fourteen
days, breaking the best record by over
three days, will start In to break the record
from New York to San Francisco as soon
as he is fully rested from the effects Of his
last trip. In his ride from Chicago he
averaged over seventy-ive miles per day.