The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-14

Fannin county cotton is doing well.
but the corn crop is cut short.
An effort is being made to orgaize
the Marshall military company.
A heavy rain has fallen in Lee
county and the drouth is broken.
A large part of the business portion
5f Midland was recently destroyed by
are.
There is a project on foot ut Wichita
Falls TO build $50, 600 hotel near the
depot
The brick work on the new Masonic
temple at Sweetwater has been com
pleted.
Work on the foundation Of the court
house and Jail at Memphis has com
menced.
The corn crop Of Wise county will
10 an average and cotton is in fine
condition.
The assessed value of the taxable
property of Clay county for this yeaI
i ~ tvO OoV'
Baylor county has been visited by
good rains and the cotton crop is in
fine condition.
While working in planning mill at
ILongview Calvin Morgan, colored had
his foot planed Of.
Palo Pinto county has been visited
by heavy rains and crop prospects
were never better.
The wide-awake citizens of Seymour
have secured the location of normal
and business college.
Work on Seymour's elegant new
tDpera house is progressing rapidly
and without intermission.
: An official survey is at last to be
made OF the long contested line be-
tween Clay and Jack counties.
Corn in the neighborhood OF Sweet
water Moan county, is cut short end
cotton Is suffering from drOuth. y
Fo,.....,.-,.;,-eh o ,.iiizisZT 49,
! sIHe, farrant county, hay. TO
hold their grain for better prices.
Tom Browa has been jailed at Fort
Worth for attempting criminal as
Sault upon Mrs. Mary Mennafeld.
A big yield OF cotton is looked for
in the vicinity Of Grapevine Tan,ant
county. The plant is looking fine.
A few nights ago 4-days-old baby
was left at the door Of Z. II. Daggett,
! prominent citizen of Fort Worth.
The old court house at Sweetwaier
has been torn away anu work on the
new building will be commenced at
once.
D. H. Courtney. farmer of Foard
county. was recently overcome by
heat while at work and died shortly
after.
The secretary of states fees for the
past month. which are set apart for
the confederate home, amount 10
sj533.
During recent electric storm at
Marshall several parties were shocked
and knocked down, but none fatally
J injured.
In the recent county seat contest
between Stephenville and Dublin the
former city was victorious by large
majority.
Carl Wingo. son OF Rev. j. c.
Wingo, pastor of the Baptist church
at Abilene, was fatally burned a few
days ago.
There is a move on foot to build
female college at GAINESVILLE. The
people are very much enthused over
the matter.
John Hammell, citizen ofWinkler,
near Corsicana. was recently found
dead in his pasture. He had been
kicked by his horse.
During q recent row at Houston
George jackson was badly slashed
with razor in the hands OF Charlie
Griffin. Both colored.
An infant about days old was
found in basket placed at the door OF
Mr.. Nelson. a citizen OF Iredell, Bos-
que county, "a few nights ago.
The Sun Angelo Ice company has
closed down on account of scarcity of
water The North Concho river is
said to be lower than for years.
While out riding near Paris recently
the son of Hedge Bland was thrown
from his horse and so badly stunned
that ne was unconscious for several
hours.
John Sperry, Il prominent and
wealthy citizen of Hallettsvilie, was
fatally injured few das ago by fall
ing from tree while gathering
grapes.
Robert Rumbes fireman of the j.
A Bentley mill at Planck, was caught
In the belt few days ago and badly
crushed besides having his arm
broken.
The directors OF the Cooke county
fair, to be held at Gainesville, are
doing everything in their power to
push the enterprise and make it
Z success.
A watermelon was recently exhibit
/ ed at Bolton which weighed eighty
four pounds. 1t was two feet and one
inch long and forty-three inches in
circumference.
Allen Wilder, a negro, recently
stabbed a while woman in the back
near Chapel Hill and she will proba-
bly, die from the wound The negro
made MS escape.
y shooting scrape occurred at Rylie
Prairie, near Orphans Home, recently
between two brothers named Holman
sHd Ia iiileFease In which one OF the