The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-17
Iowa Park has voted to incorporate.

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George Thomas. colored. was re-
Gently dr. wned at Waco.
Brown county produced fine wheat
and oat crops his season.
Victoria BARRIERS are strictly com
plying with the Sunday law.
Good rains recently fell in and
around Aurora, Wise county.
There are seventY-fiye persons con-
fined in the Dallas county Jail.
Corn in Goliad county has been cut
short on account of dry weather.
A lumber firm at Orange is turning
out 100 600 cypress single daily.
An artesian well is being sunk At
the orphans home near Corsicana
Work has commenced on an addi-
ton to the Orphans Home, near Dal-
las.
The first bale OF new cotton was
ginned on the Fourth of July in Duval
county.
Fine rains at Weimer have bright
ened the outlook for an abundant corn
harvest.
The oil mill at Hallcttsville will be
completed in time 10 handle the pres
ent crop.
Citizens of Ranger celebrated the
Fourth with grand dinner and public
speaking.
The Forney Hay company has been
incorporated with capital stock Of
S100, COO.
Preparations are being made at Gle
burne for some fine horse racing dur
ing August.
Paris has received her electric light
plant and it is speedily being placed
in position.
Brentwood has a number Of two
story stone business houses under
construction.
An addition, costing $1,000, has been
made 10 the Sacred Heart academy at
Hallettsville
Senator PETER of Kansas will attend
the Collin county Alliance meeting on
the 10th inst
Twenty-Five Thousand dollars worth
Of property was recently destroyed by
fire at Dublin.
The Alvarado roller mill was re-
Gently stroyed by FIRE. entailing a loss
Of about <35 600
Brentwood has shipped SEQ 600
pounds OF wool this season and there
is more 10 follow.
Corn and cotton have been greatly
benefited in the vicinity of Harwood
by gentle chowers.
James Ray AMI wife were re-
Gently arrested at Pearsall for the
murder Of their baby.
Lipscomb county, organized in 1887.
will harvest an immense wheat and
rye crop this season.
A new bridge has been ordered
built al Denton across Pecan creek,
on the Mckinney road.
In the artillery contest at Indian
apolis recently The Dallas artillery
was awarded first prize.
Fully 5000 people participated in
the Fourth Of July celebration at No
coma, Montague county.
The tax assessor Of Abilene es /
mates The increase in values at S625.
600 for the present year.
A. B. Stephens, a farmer, is in Jail
at Dallas charged with incest with
his l6-year-o d daughter.
A piece of land 42x200 feet sold in
Dallas Il few days ago for the hand
scne sum Of $4,000 cash.
Black Jack was iecently visited by
destructive fire in which the Odd
Fellows hall was destroyed.
y. P. Beverly was recently arrested
at Edna for disposing of mortgaged
property in Navarro county.
Beaumont has raised by private sub
scription a sum almost sufficient to
put in an electric fire alarm.
All fruit within radius of two
miles OF Ccmanche was recently de-
stroyed by severe hail storm.
Major Jarrett Addington, one of the
old pioneers Of Cooke county. died at
his home near Whitesbnro recently.
John Sherwood. convicted in Wise
county for the murder of Colgin. has
been transferred 10 the penitentiary.
II. j. Mitchell. switchman. fell
from a car at Paris recently and broke
three of his ribs loose from the spine.
Gen Tom Harrison, distinguished
brigadier OF Lees army, fell a few
days ago at Waco and broke both legs.
J. F. Harris. an Ellis county farmer.
threshed 377E bushels OF the finest
quality of wheat from ten acres of
land.
The Saddle and Harness Makers
Cooperative association of Dallas has
fled charter with capital stock of
So, COO.
Mr. John Anderson, who lives near
Temple planted seventy acres in oats
this season and gathered 103 bushels
per acre.
Lee Simmons. for the murder OF NJ.
IL Williams was given five years in
the penitentiary, a few days ago, at