The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-11-06

placed in position at once.
Hunt county has won the banner at
TIE Dallas fair Tne citizene are iubi-
ian. over their deserved success.
Frank Nichols WAS stabbed and
beaten TO death at dance at Moravia
Lavaca county. 4 few nights ago.
The Bet railroad scheme has been
again revived at Fort Worth. and this
time It has I very good prospect of
success.
D. E. Jones OF Waco. a porter at
the Pacific hotel. fell down the elevator
shaft a few nights ago aud was fatally
injured.
Piusburg has raised bonus for the
proposed cotton factory and those at
the head of the enterprise are sanguine
Of success.
It's reported from CAROLS Prairie.
Hopkins county. that the cotton crop
is turning out lar better than farmers
al first thought.
Gus Julian. a negro. accidentally
shot and killed himself al Bryan a
Jew days ago while removing It pistol
from his pocket.
Alexander Farden. motor man, had
his slcuil fractured at San Antonio re
gently by being thrown from his car As
it ran of the track.
Clay county has taken the blue
ribbon" at the Dallas fair for the best
display OF wheat and oats in the dis
t-ict of IA counties
The 10-year-old son OF Dr. :. L.
Keown of Comauche had his skun
fractured d few days ago by being
thrown from horse.
j. Il. Heinemeyer. living near
Seguin. fell dead while at the dinner
table few Gays ago. His death was
caused from apoplexy-
/ Policeman C. L. Thomas of Temple
was recently found near the railway
-zgitll his skull hcolIen AMI in an
unconscious condition.
The new court house at Childrcss
was burned n few nights ago aud all
the records lost. It was plainly the
work Of IN incendiarv.
\ company has been organized for
the building Of an oil mill at Temple.
The stock has all been taken and
work Will begin at once.
1t Is said that drinking water VIII
soon become exhausted in many places
in kaufman county and stock nrc dy-
ing rapidly from want of it.
Mrs J. 5. Boggs OF Terrell. while
out driving few days ago. was
thrown from her buggy and had her
arm broken near the shoulder.
Farmers adjacent to Hubbard are
refusing to sell their cotton at present
prices. and there arc now about 5000
bales in the yards at tho above city,
Dan. Mcdonnell was recently struck
by 4 north bound passenger train
twelve miles north of Paris having
his right arm broken and an ear torn
off
While working in a gin near De-
Kalb a man named He~ett was caught
in the press and MS breast and the
lower part OF his body mashed to u
pulp.
Roe Elliott and Will Lewis, two
HilIsboro negroes. became involved in
a difficulty few days ago, tho result
OF which was the serious cutting OF
Lewis.
> few evenings ago the county free
bridge over the Lavaca river fell in
while herd OF horses were crossing
upon it. Ten of tho horses were
killed.
The dynamos and heating apparatus
of the state capitol building are being
put in first-class condition. it is pre-
sumed for the special session this
winter.
Work On the new fre-proof vault AT
Hearietta has commenced in earnest.
1t will be most substantial piece Of
masonry ana will cost the county
about 10000
Owing to the great pressure on the
gins in the vicinity of Lancaster
farmers bro storisg their cotton in
pens and awaiting tho day when their
turns shall come.
Jack Preacher recently had his face
torn in a frightful manner by the
bursting OF his gun while out hunting
near Liberty. 10 was found in a
fainting condition.
The land Office at Austin has re-
fused to patent locations on public
lands under valid scrip issued years
ago upon the ground that the scrip
holders are aliens.
B. c. Bailey dropped dead at Kaui-
man q few days ago. He had been
drinking. and while walking through
the streets suddenly fell forward on
his lace and expired.
Tbs Bell Water company of Waco is
drilling two additional artesian wells
OF ten inches caliber. and the Waco
Wu,er and Light company il also drill
ing two eight-inch wells.
At the recent meeting OF the East
Texas Press association at Nacog-
doches an s=snt occurred unparalleled