The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-11-13

/ All enthusiastic AAAtboo AllCtlAuE vas
recently held at Henrietta for the pur-
pose OF securing the location of the
Northwest Texas Baptist college. A
strong effort in this direction will be
made by the citizens.
At the initial meeting of the Taylor
Electric Light Gas and Power com
pany, held a few days ago the capital
stock was placed at $40. 600 in shares
OF 800 each, and a charter was or
dered to be prepared.
The drouth continues to Cypress
Waxahachie and the surrounding
country. One well after another is
giving out and the situation grows
more aud more alarming. What little
wheat has been planted is dying.
W. R. johnson, proprietor of
saloon at Tyler, committed suicide a
few days ago by shooting himself in
the head. Ill health, and mental de-
spondency resulting therefrom, are
given us the cause OF his rash act
Charles Sinklair and Charles Dan
ley of Bolton were recently fooling
with an old pistol which had been
loaded seven years when it went off,
the ball striking Danley to the right
of the nedian bone, inaicting a severe
wound.
For come time the question of
custom mill has been agitated by the
citizens of Vernon, and the matter has
now taken definite shape, the lots hav-
ing been purchased and work TO begin
at once. This will give Vernon two
fine roller mills.
The building for the iron foundry
and machine shops at Wichita Falls is
about completed. and the engines and
machinery will soon be placed in posi-
ton. This enterprise will give en-
'ployment to twenty Or twenty-five
men from the start.
The two little boys of Ernest Yatz-
law. living near Giddings were fatally
burned few days ago by the explo-
sion of a coal oil can, used in trying
to start fire The hands and arms
of the mother were terribly burned in
trying to save them.
The little 7-year-old son of W. W.
Hair of Bolton, in jumping from the
top of a fence few days ago alighted
on an iron rake Four of the teeth OF
the rake entered his left foot and went
so deep that it required considerable
force to pull them out.
The iron and steel wagon bridge
across Red river four miles north of
Denison, has been finished and for
mally opened to the public 1t is said
to be one of the finest structures of
the kind IN the Southwest and has
cost something over $50, 900.
The last spike in the Waco branch
Of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway has been driven at Lott. con-
meeting at last the Cameron and Lott
ends of the road SO long delayed by a
Judicial embrogiio between the Bexar
and McLennan district courts.
Tho G,uintana Canal and Dock COM
panY, for the purpose of constructing
canal from the mouth of West Union
bayou on the Brazos river to Barnard |
river and Madagorda bay, to operate
same and charge tolls has been char
tered with a capital stock of $40 900. |
Dallas Denton and Linn Hammett. 4
negro man and woman living on
farm near San Marcos, recently got |
into quarrel, when the latter perfor- |
ated the hide of the man with shot
gun charged with birdshot, While
the wounds are ugly they are not nee
fatal
The mail carrier between Cisco and
Rising Star was held up a few days
ago by a lone highwayman, who at the
end OF a sixshooter made the carrier
slit the mail pouch and pour the con-
tents on the ground, after which the
robber gathered up all the registered
packages and departed.
The extensive culture of tobacco is
now being favorably discussed by
many farmers around Willis. The
sandy lands in that section will not
only make fine yield. but the plant
is of very fine flavor, the product of a
late experiment being said to rival
that of Cuba in point Of excellence.
A telegraph company has been or
gained at Hamilton with a capital
5 took of 81, 500 for the purpose of
building and operating a line between
Hamilton and Hico. Material for con-
struction has been ordered. and it is
the intention of the company to have
the line built and put in operation at
once.
While out riding a few days ago
John Dudley of Gainesville was dam
gerously hurt. His horse became
frightened and threw him. when his
loot caught in the stirrup aud he was
dragged some distance. He was fear
July cut and bruised about The head
and face and was picked up in an IN
conscious condition.
A desperate duel was fought at
Waco, recently, at Henry DelaneY's
lbattoir between Dock Henderson, a
white man. and Anthony Hodge, a
negro, the former being armed with
SINNERS knife and the latter with a
flesh hook The fight was long and
fierce. but was at last terminated by
Henderson cutting the negroes throat.
Aurora. Wise county, boasts of the
greatest curiosity of the living skele-
on kind ever seen. She is young
ady 10 years of age and weighs only