The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-07-10
TEXAS STATE NEWS.
Choice Clusters of Crisp Cuttings Condensed
from Daily Reports.
RACy ROUND-UPs RENDERED READABLE.
R4rs seviary of Items of lntcrc.t Gathered
from Every Portion of tho
Empire State.
McKinney wants artesian wnter.

Rain is needed in the vicinity of
Edna.
Threshing is going on all over
Grayson county.
Rockdale is to have a cotton seed
oil mill.
A fine rain fell recently in the vicini-
ty Of Calvert.
Crops in the vicinity of Jewett are
in fine condition.
Houston county has been visited by
needed rains recently.
Ex-Confederates will hold a reunion
at Athens on the 1lth inst
Arlington shipped her first car of
new wheat to San Antonio.
An election for municipal officers
was lately held at Oak Cliff
\ recent fire in Jefferson destroyed
S66, 600 worth of property
Ladies of Fort Worth have organ
lied law and order league.
The Beeville ice factory jk1EEzezn-
ing out good quality OF ice.
The Office OF the jefferson Iron News
was recently destroyed by fire.
! Palo Pinto county has been visited
| by refreshing showers recently
Wheat in Grayson county will aver
age about Is or 20 bushels per acre.
Longview struck magnificent flow
of artesian water at depth of ZOO
feet.
The scholastic census of Dallas
shows $500 white and 2O66 colored
children.
-Four prisoners broke Jail at Pales-
tine recently by saving through four
iron bars
\ soaking, drenching rain fell at
Wharton few days ago, which was
lady needed
Ed Foster, noted criminal and con-
Wet, escaped from the Rusk peniten-
tiary recently.
Miss Swim of Waco was recently
bitten by large spider, and her re
coyery is doubtful.
Charles Sdfle was seriously burned
at san Antonio recently while lighting
fire with coal oil.
John Weightman. a young farmer
who resides near Sherman, was recent
ly adjudged insane.
Within radius of twenty-five miles
of Henrietta GOO cattle have been
marketed this season.
Corn and cotton in sections of Tar
rant county is not looking we'll owing
to the no.. dry weather
At Edna, II. b. Bullitt recently stab
bel and seriously wounded W. T.
Garner. Both are farmers.
The Eastland county ex-Confederate
association will hold reunion on the
18th and 18th of this month.
Great damage was recently done
growing crops in the vicinity of Honey
Grove by severe hail storm.
Charles Burton, 16-year-old
Eeae9sr has reesgt X d Rsfn 2da.gaetlpg
A contract has been signed which
Will within the next sixty days give
San Angelo a wool securing mill.
A street fa5ir named Garner. while
under the influence of liquor, died at
Mckinney recently with an epileptic fit.
The damage by the recent floods to
the growing crops of the river country
adjacent to st. 10 IS placed at $50, 900.
4 large number of miners were re-
Gently imported from Illinois to Parker
coaniy to take the places of strikers.
In dispute over farm matters a.
H. Everett a few days ago killed L.
Bea-on, his landlord, in kaufman
county.
A joint stock company will construct
a bridge across the Brazos between
Weatherford and Hood county to cost
SEQ 600.
j. W Wilkins, a painter, fell from
swinging scaffold at Fort Worth
recently. receiving injuries from which
he died.
1t is estimated that the value of the
cotton and wheat crops of Texas for
the present year will aggregate $40,
00Q goo.
Molly Wood a colorci woman, re
Gently acquitted of theft at Sherman,
has since been arrested and convicted
oflunacy.
The city equalization board of Sher-
man is just half through the tax rolls
and haze already raised values
8, 600 900.
Citizens of Wills Point have petit
toned the council of that city to levy
special tax for the boring of an
aytesian we'll
The Washington county Truck
Growers association is making daily
shipments Of melons and garden truck
into Colorado.
A number of towns throughout the
state are preparing to celebrate the
Fourth Of July in an elaborate and APP
propriate manner.
Farmers who were damaged by the
recent floods in Montague county have
replanted cotton and expect TO make
two-thirds Of a crop.
The residence of Mr.. John Miner,
which was destroyed by fire ut Lam
rasas recently, is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
Capt. John Eclford, distinguished
citizen Of San Antonio and a former
captain in the Confederate army, died
in that city few days ago.
Henderson Cook, charged with she
murder Of handsome 17-year-old Bell
Moore at Upton a few days ago. was
remanded to Jail without bail.
The Houston Post claims that it is in
receipt of letters from all parts of the
state indorsing the law and order
movement of the Bayou City.
Dock Brotherton, colorcd, was con-
victsd OF wife murder at Wichita
Falls. few days ago. and the jury as
sessed his punishment at death.
Recent showers have gladdened the
hearts Of farmers in Nacogdoches
Shelby panoIa Sabina Jasfe,. Now