The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-08-07

A recent general rain throughou
Foard county has greatly benefited
corn.
There are lattcring corn and cottoI
prospects in ali portions of Fannir
county.
Cotton was never better in Mill!
county. Some farmers claim bale t.
the acre.
The range in Lipscomb county i:
good and stock of all kinds are in fine
condition
An electric belt railway is now the
next move for Brownwood in the steT
of progress.
Texas has been granted a site for
an exhibit building at the Chicago
Worlds fair.
W. B. Heard recently exhibited al
Marshal Tomato weighing twenty
eight ounces.
Frank Nickerson of San Antonio was
recently drowned while fishing in
Salado creek.
Belton's third artesian well has
reached a depth OF 1875 feet and the
work goes on.
james Drake has been jailed at
Paris for criminally assaulting little
5-year-Old girl.
The average yield 60
que county was 23~s1s'rc.s' 20. q
oats 40 bushels. -
Tic new c0urs house at Hin
will be ready 10 turn over to the
county by Sept L
Although little too dry. crops in
the vicinity of Tioga Grayson county,
are generally good.
James Tuggle of Kimball is in a
precarious condition from being bitten
twice by tarantula-
One of Belton's enterprising farmers
recently brought to town and exhibited
an open boil of cotton.
The contract will soon be let for an
additional wing TO the public school
building at Goldthwaite.
Weatherford wants a cotton seed
oil mill and offers TO donate the
ground for that purpose.
The Alliance milling company at
Weatherford has been reorganivized
under a new management
Montague county has recently been
visited by fine rains. Both corn and
cotton promise a big yield.
James Lewellyn has been arrested
at Hillsboro on charge of criminal
assault committed at Waco.
A recent good rain throughout Bos-
que county has insured the corn crop
and greatly benefited cotton.
The artesian well now being sunk
on Laredo heights is down 1900 feet
and the work is still progressing.
Tho cattle movement has commenced
in Montague county, several thousand
head having already been shipped.
Big Springs has raised bonus of
$40. 600 TO secure the location Of a
wooden mill and securing machine.
Henderson county is doing quite a
business in the sale OF walnut logs,
which are being shipped to Europe.
The corn crop of Bosque county is
short though it is thought enough
will be made for home consumption.
Henry Goley has been jailed at
Hillsboro on the charge of having
criminelly assaulted 13-year-old girl.
In recent runaway and smash-up
at Temple L. II. LANG had his arm
broken and was otherwise badly in
jured.
Farmersville was recently visited by
a genuine cloudburst. which fairly
deluged the city, but did no material
damage.
The little 9-year-old son of j. E.
Beasley of Abilene was recently run
over by boy riding bicycle and had
his leg broken.
Ben Phow was fatally wounded at
Abilene few days ago by the acct
dental discharge OF a revolver which
he was handling.
A board of trade was recently or
ganized at Vernon and an appropria-
ton made for the purpose of getting
up county exhibit.
St. 10 is to have a $40 900 school
house. The city council met recently
IN extra session to perfect arrange
ments for the building.
a petition signed by eigkty-six
voters of Farmersville has been for
warded to Mckinney praying for an
election on local option
In a recent freight train wreck on
the Fort Worth and Denver road, near
Henrietta both the engineer and fire
mon were seriously injured.
W. L. Beckes, while running a hay
press near Bonham, recently, was
caught in the machinery and had his
foot and ankle terribly mashed.
At recent large and enthusiastic
meeting Of the citizens of Baird it was
decided thst the city council be au-
thorized and requested to issue water