The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

grain.
Recent rains in Wichita county did
considerable damage to wheat in the
shock.
The contract has been let for the
erection OF the Lancaster female in
stitute.
The appearance OF boil worms has
created some uneasiness in Lampasas
county.
Recent rains in the vicinity otPal-
sstine have greatly benefited the cot
ton crop.
Willie WeakleY was drowned while
bathing in the Trinity at Dallas few
days ago.
The assessment rolls of Hunt county
show an increase Of S4OS. 600 in tax
able values.
Many farms in Van Zandt county
viii make yield of fifty bushels OF
corn per acre.
Charles Huntington was run over
and killed by freight train at Quauah
few days ago.
The boil worm has attacked the cot
ton plant in the vicinity Of Arlington,
Tarrant county.
1t is reported that the present water
melon crop of Ellis county is the larg-
est ever known.
Cotton picking is now general in the
vicinity of Navasota and good crop
viii be gathered.
William Calderwood was recently
found dead at Texarkana. The cause
OF his death unknown.
Newton Weber has been arrested
at Sherman for rape committed or a
lO-year-old negro girl
Limestone county authorities are
rounding up parties for catching fish
by means Of explosiyet--
- load Of new corn wa5 mar
keted at BRENNAN q few days ago and
brought so cents a bushel.
FL. Lack. Dallas bartender, re
Gently fell dead from heart disease
while mixing mint iulep.
The BRENNAN Compress, Oil and
Manufacturing company has filed
charter with $50, 600 capital.
It is estimated that the Rockwell
county cotton crop will average three
quarters OF bale 70 the acre.
Prescillianes San Miguel has been
arrested at FL Paso for smuggling
horses across the Rio Grande.
Eastlsnd county has a scholastic
population OF 1850 with forty-six
school houses; all pupils are white.
The commissioners have decided to
build a temporary court house nj Ster-
ling. Tom Green county, to cost $4,000.
Fence cutters-are plying the nippers
in the vicinity Of Decatur. Wise coun-
ty. Nc clue as 10 who the parties arc.
The managers OF the Callahan coun-
ty fair. to DO held at Baird, are max
ing earnest effort to insure its success.
Proprietors OF Fort Worth gambling
houses have been notified that they
must close their places of business by
Sept l.
c. c. Vaughn OF Yoakum had his
arm so badly mutilated in cotton
gin few days ago that amputation
was necessary.
As Il result Of family troubles Lams
Heathern was badly and perhaps IA
tally carved up by Dave Hall few
days ago at Houston.
It is reported from Orphans Home.
Dallas county. that boil worms are
doing considerable damage to the cot
ton plant in that section.
Mike Short an employe OF the Fort
Worth Light and Power company fell
dead at the gas works few mornings
ago. He was overcome by heat:
James Mcclure captured near Cop
peras Cove few days ago q full
grown armadillo. which is the first
one ever heard OF in that section.
Will Kerr, a brakeman on the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas railway. was
1n over and horribly mangled by a
train at Alyarado few days ago.
The recent rotten egg episode. in
which Sam Jones figured as the tar
get has been denounced in unmeas-
ured terms by citizens Of Houston.
At a recent meeting Of the Weather
ford council the tax rate for the en-
5uiag year was fixed at % cents on
the 500. Last year it was 81 on the
1900
It is reported that a fine bed of gold
and silver ore has been discovered
near Mineral Wells. The VEN stone
IS from eighteen to twenty inches
thick.
Seven hundred and fifty head Of
sheep out of herd OF 100 owned by
". L. Lochman were burned to death
by recent prairie fire in Schleicher
county.
H. b. Bennett OF Gatesyille fell
from the second-story window Of n
Waco hotel q lew nights ago and sus-
tained very severe though not fatal
injuries.
the entire plant OF the Hillsboro
Roller MIL company, valued mt $40,