The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18

the reporter would advise a re arrange-
ment of stock, with prices remarked
and an advertisement of fire sale to-
stir things up.
The comptroller purchased $4,000
worth OF Fayette county court house
bonds yesterday.
Kendall county redeemed one Jail
bond Of $1,000.
General Land Office.
Very little of interest occurred In this
department yesterday, as most OF the
business that has engaged attention,
has been rountine work. 1t Is wonderA
full to see the number of papers and
documents that are being filed. The
papers consist of deeds to pre-emp-
tions, scrap surveys and school lands,
applications and field notes for new
homesteads and to purchase school
lands and proofs of settlements. The
papers are being sent in such numbers
that 1t takes one corresponding clerk
almost all of his time to.
merely acknowledge the receipt
of them. About 5760 acres Of
school land were awarded to actual
settlers at an average price of about
| 1910 per acre on forty years time.
The land was sold under ac OF 1887
and adds another credit OF about $t2
| 600 to the public free school fund.
/ Department Of Education,
Still come the abstracts of school
census.
Jones county reports 971 children of
school age; 4S0 boys and 4s9 girls, all
white.
Lano county 1886; 74S white BOYS
and 750 girls. There are also two col.
ored boys but no colored girls In this
county.
Haskell county 400; 800 white boys.
1870 white girls, 2 colored girls and two
colored boys.
Grayson county 1918; 4391 white
boys, 3403 white girls, 405 colored girls
and $50 colored boys.
Wood county. 3043; 1195 white boys.
1853 white girls, '344 colored girls and
95l colored boys
Mason county, 1868; $40 white boys,
493 white girls, no colored.
Shelby county, 37l4; 1476 white boys,
1415 white girls. 39S colored girls, 405
colored boys.
Fanniu county, 1886; 3949 white
boys, 1898 white girls, 4lS colored girls,
AL colored boys.
Williamson county, 5s05; 2670 white
boys, 2606 white girls, 800 colored girls
and $50 colored boys
J The city Of Denton reported $50 Of
school age, of whom 230 are white
boys, 240 white girls, Al colored girls
and SO colored boys.
Ennis, 730; 269 white boys, 2S5 white
girls, 100 colored girls and 70 colored
boys.
Rising STAR 1856; 6S white boys and
68 girls; no colored children.
Brownville, 1887; 034 white boys, $40
white girls, "a colored girls and 10
colored boys.
Annual superintendents reports are
in from cities as follows:
Henrietta, 1913 white boys, IL col
ored; 253 white girls, % colored. Ay-
erage attendance, 3t1.3 white; 90 coll
ored. Number of days taught, 100.
Ten teachers. Principals salary, $500;
others average Of $jl6.64 per year
each.
Bellviiie, so boys and 03 girls, all
White. Average attendance, 1873 80;
number of days taught, 1877. -Four
teachers, the principal receiving 300,
the Others an average of $52 80 per
month.
The county superintendent OF Hall
J county reports two new districts in his
county, the total number now being
six.
The competitive examination for ar
plicants for Peabody scholarships in
the Nashville Normal college for the
ensuing year, will be held at the fol
lowing places, August 9Th and 9th:
Austin-Conducted by Superintend-
ent j. b. Winn.
San Antonio-Conducted by Super
intendent r. l.. Stanfield.
Observation-Disclosures by Mr.. N. f.
Aull.
Observation-Disclosures by Miss Loulie
Sexton.
Waco-Conducted by Mrs. Willie ID.
! House.
Dallas-Conducted by Superintend-
ent T. g. Harris.
Cisco-Conducted by Superintendent
W. ID. Love.
Several scholarships will be awarded
on the result of these examinations.
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