The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-11-27
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Empire State.

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The gins in the vicinity of SlidO
have closed down as the cotton ali
gathered.
The drouth continues IN Ellis cunty
aud water is very scarce. Stool are
suffering.
A gang of burglars are at pesent
paying their respects to the citizqs of
Pittsburg.
In a recent rabbit round-up4ear
Midland 1900 OF these pests yere
slaughtered. :
Eilrs county Iurrncrs are No. q
large amount OF cotton, hoping Tor
better prices.
The new fre-proof county vault at
Henrietta has been completed and the
records placed in it.
The s-year-old son OF John Irwin
was killed in a runaway accident al
Albany a few days ago.
Guy Youngblood, newsdeaier. ha:
been jailed at Weaihertord for selling
the Kansas City Sunday Sun.
A soda water factory and bOttling
works viii be in full operation a
Whitewright in few weeks.
A pelican was recently killed near
Dcingeraeld which measured eight
feet from tip to tip of the wings.
A good rain has fallen in the north
ern portion of Wichita county and
farmers have begun sowing wheat
Emil Upper, a prominent merchant
OF Eagle Pass, has been arrested on
the charge of passing counterfeit
money.
BY the accidental discharge of his
gun while hunting a few days ago
Robert Num- of Crockett was serious
ly wounded.
In many portions of western Texas
the range is poor and a severe winter
under such conditions would result in
great loss of stock.
By a recent freight train wreck near
Comanche. two car loads OF cattle
were ground up into a solid mass of
flesh and splinters.
The contract has been awarded for
the new court house at Haskell. the
successful bid being S45, 500. Work
will begin at once.
The 12-year-old son OF GAMBIA Scull.
living near Seguin, was accidentally
shot in The leq-a1a,E-dssi;sta ego h ~,
pract,cing at target
While blasting in the quarry at Rock
dale a few days ago Pete Nelson, fore
man. and a. P. Moreno, u Mexican,
were seriously INJURED
Charley FREDERICK OF Marshall
had his arm broken and was other
wise Injured few days since by his
horse falling upon him
During the excitemen. caused by a
recent freight train collision at Hemp
stead three prisoners broke Jail and
made good their escape.
While out hunting with party Of
young men near Columbus. recently.
Frank Holden had his eye knocked out
by the bursting Of his gun.
Henry Bowman well known Ger
man farmer living near Sherman.
dropped dead from heart failure few
days ago while picking cotton.
Rockdale's 25-ton cotton seed oil
mill has begun operations. The mill
is thoroughly equipped with all the
latest and most improved machinery.
The commissioners court has closed
a contract for $1,000 fire-prooi vault
for the court house at Pit;sburg, the
same to be completed within ninety
days.
C. V. Barton, a contractor, fell
from building at Waco a lew days
ago and was instantly killed. His
head struck a mortar board, crushing
the skull.
1t is reported that more wheat has
already been sown in Hunt county
than for twenty years past and the
sowing will continue until the middle
OF December
j. H. Practor a brakemen, had his
thigh broken and hip dlslocated by
being caught between two cars in -Re
Texas and Pacific yards at Mars4sl
a few days ago.
Pitsburg has already secured one
iron foundry, whic.l will begin opera
tions at an early date, and efforts to
secure the largest one in the south
wost still continue.
George NJ. Graham was badly in
jured while logging at Sloan's mill
near Marshall recently The inside
of his left leg was torn open from the
thing to the ankle.
q few nights ago at Hyatt eolored
boy bought bottle of headache medi-
cine. took the entire contents at one
dose and the next morning headed a
funeral procession.
B. F. Kelley a prominent farmer of
Hunt county, while returning home
from Commerce a few nights ago, was
held up by highwaymen and robbed Of
several hundred dollars.
Albest Thompson, living tear Love
lady recently got caught by gin saw
and had the flesh literally stripped
from b 3 left arm and side. It took
I25 stitches to sew him up.
During the progress Of fandango
near West few nights ago the usual
scrap occurred. in which a Bohemian
womal WIS hit on the head with a
brick and somewhat added.