The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.
Military Matters.


The Henrietta Heralds have just
completed their organization, and so
far progressed with their drill as to
be prepared to drill with guns, and
yesterday the adjutant general for
warded them thirty guns with belts,
cartridge boxes, etc.
The adjutant general issued special
order No. so yesterday, by virtue of
which the Travis Rifles of Austin are
mustered out of service as company
of the Texas Volunteer Guard. The
cause for this order is that the are I'M
able to get enough members together
to drill The official term is that they
are unable to muster sufficient num-
Der of men to stand the inspection or
dered by the department. One of the
boys expressed the reason more
tersely, however, when he said they
were mustered out because they
were busted"
The Secretary of State.
The secretary of state issued two
charters yesterday.
The Mckinney Mill and Elevator
company is Incorporated, with cap
ital stock of $50 600, for the purpose of
conducting a general mill and eleva.
tor business, the purchase, sale and
storage of grain, etc. The headquar-
tiers of the company are at Mckinney,
Collin county, Tex, and the directors
are Y. II. EmmersOn, Francis Emmer-
son, E. n. McAuley and j. l.. White,
of Mckinney, and Noa Speare and e.
A. Stewart, of Dallas.
The Citizens Town Company, of
Herman, Floyd county, was incorpor-
ated with capital stock of $4,000. 1T
is designed for the purpose OF promot-
inc immigration to Floyd county,
and it's directors are j. Il. Bah
bit. B. F. Farmer, J. S. McClain and
r G. Atcheson of Della Plain and G.
w. Farnsworth of Lockney.
A permit was also granted for the
Eagle Refining company to do bust
ness in Texas. This company was in
corporated under the laws of the state
of Ohio for the purpose of manufactur-
inc. refining, compounding, purchas-
inc and dealing in all kinds of oils
and grease, petroleum and its various
nrodncts and all things incident
thereto. It's authorized capital stock
is $4,000.
The Comptroller.
The COMPTROLLER closed the last days
sale in the disposition of delinquent
lands in the unorganized counties OF
the state yesterday.
The sale yesterday was composed OF
about twenty tracts in Upton county,
embracing some 10000 acres.
The reporter dug up a few more
figures in the comptroller's depart
ment yesterday, and this time ne
turned up some interesting statistics
relative to the redemption of lands
previously sold to the state for taxes
in the various organized counties.
Total number of acres redeemed up oooo,-
to Sept. 1........ .............,..' oZ%2i51
Total number of lots. I'29o7a
Taxes on same-state
Ad valOrem. 10 ~
school tax %t i5YI 90
eta tn cost. i'J-i 10
roto1 ...........................s2 282s &c
The amounts received from the can
collation. of erroneous sales was Sl36.Oo,
which covers 149, 232..acres.
Collectors of the following counties
made reports and remittances yester-
dav to cover their October collections:
Aransas, Archer, Bastrop, Brazoss,
Callahan, Deaf Smith, Edwards, El
Paso, Fayette, Foard, Gonzales, Greer,
Harrison, Henderson, Hood, Howard
left Davis, Karnes, King, Knox,
Maverick. McLennan, Montague.
Tneces. Pecos, Preside, Red River,
smith Throckmorton, Victoria, Will
hanson. Wise and Zavalla.
This makes 100 counties already re-
ported on their October collectlo tS, 10
Deposits for the day amounted 10