The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-09-04


at Bolton John Ray got sixteen years
in the pen.
R. w. Wesley. the boy evangelist.
viii pitch his tent in Floresville Sep
rember 10.
Rev. Dixon Williams has been puri-
flying the Ubiquitous atmosphere Of
GAINESVILLE.
The charter of the Galveston Fish
and Oyster company. capital $25, 600,
has been filed.
Efforts are being made to organize a
stock company at Bonham to publish
a daily paper.
The amendment election cost Bell
county $424.4O. or nearly % cents for
each vote cast
Farmers around Jewett are much
depressed in spirits over the low prices
paid for cotton.
Boil worms are doing considerable
damage to cotton in Washington and
Grimes counties.
If good weather continues fully one
half bale per acre will be gathered in
Palo Pinto county.
The corn and cotton crop of Wood
County surpasses that of any former
year in its history.
Farmers say that the boil worm is
doing but little, il any damage u the
Wise county cotton crop.
The ravenous boil worm has de-
stroyed, in sections. at least half the
Collin County cotton crop.
The young men of Tyler have organ
lied a military company, the roster
consisting of fifty members
The Bolton oil mills will start in full
blast September l, and run at a ca
pacity of sixty tons per day.
The Austin cotton press. which was
burned last winter, has been rebuilt
and is now ready for business.
The commissioners court has order
a local option election for the town of
Farme-syille on September 10.
Sin Killer Griffin, the colored evan
gelist is endeavoring to reclaim the
lost colored population of Greenville
The InternationalianG Great North
ern railroad shops have reduced their
force in every department at Houston
Recently David Caviness, one of the
Oldest and most respected citizens Of
Saint 10, dropped dead on hls~aTSFch.
Around MoscoM-esopps are excep-
tionally fine. It is said the cotton
stalk Is unable to bear the bolls there
on.
Three Cinnamon, who were Struggled
into the United States at Laredo. have
been sent back to their native king
dom.
A Y Curtis, who lived near st. Joe,
accidentally shot himself through the
bowels recently, while cleaning a
pistol.
Capt. Mcneil and his company of
Texas rangers have returned from the
border and report all quiet on the R:o
Grande.
The New Birmingham Building
company have called for bids for fif-
teen workmen's houses to be erected
at once.
Manuel Cerales recently stabbed
Hilasio Abriego in the bladder at San
Antonio. Abriego's wound is thought
to be fatal.
A grand barbecue was given in
Durant on August 2s. Speaking by
prominent gentlemen was the especial
features.
At Denison, instead of discharging
as was announced. the railroad is hir-
ing more machinists. and more work
men generally.
Carpenters are at work building the
scaffold, at Gatesville, upon which Ed
Powell and Jim Leper will ne hanged
on the goth inst
Recently at Dallas, fallen woman
shot herself fatally in the region of her
heart believing that her lover was
untrue to his VOWS.
Application has been filed with the
comptroller OF the currency at Wash
ingion TO organize a citizens nationa!
bank at San Angelo.
The bricklayers employed on the
Mineola opera house struck recently
because a negro brickmason was put 20
work on the building.
A Mexican whose name cannot be
learned, was recently killed at Sonora.
The shooting was caused by a quarrel
over game of cards.
Uncle Billy johnson. an old Texas
pioneer. died az Mineral Springs re-
Gently. He had attained the remark
able age of loo years.
County Assessor Justin of Wilbarger
County is exhibiting a beet plucked
from his garden which weighs four
teen and one-half pounds.
Mrs. H. W. Smith of Alvorado, while
kindling fire with kerosene oil. was
smothered to death by inhaling the
flames that enveloped her.
At San Angelo, recently. fifteen of
the gambling fraternity were arranged
in the Justice Court and fined $3.50
each for exhibiting games
a 5000 gallon flow OF water was
struck in the Denison artesian well
recently. Boring wifi be continued
until the big flow is struck
A few days ago an old Mexican
named Padella, of Eagle Pass, got
drunk. rode into the deepest part of
the river and was drowned.
Tommy O'Dowd, an escaped inmate
of the insane asylum at Kankuke. Ill,
has been arrested for The burglary OF
the postotfice at Farmersville.
A. gainesville q isw days aga