San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-08-26
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.
Choice Clusters Of Crisp Cuttings Condensed
from Daily Reports.
RAcY EOUED-UPs RENDERED READABLE.
Fare Ercvfnry of Items OF Interest
Gathered from Every Section
cfthe Empire state.

Crops il Johnson county are fine.
The oil mill at Marlin is completed.
The Lampasas fair opened on the
10th instant
Marlin and Lott are now connected
by telephone
Corn is retailing at Cameron at 80
cents bushel.
Jacksonville is shipping melons to
eastern markets.
Hondo City had destructive incen-
diary fire recently.
Another national bank is to be es-
tabiished at Ennis.
Cotton is being marketed at Flato-
MIA at a lively rate.
Itaiy is shipping daily about 5000
business OF new oats.
Houston's new directory gives her a
population OF 80, j15.
Cotton picking is in full blast in the
Millican neigborhood.
Worms and sharpshooters are num-
erous in Ellis county.
The Catholics are erecting house
OF worship at Abilene.
Boil worms are doing considerable
damage near Lovelady.
The new packing house at San An
tonic has been completed.
The bell worm has made its appear
ance in Fort Bend county.
Large shipments Of watermelons are
being mace from Alvarado
The oat crop OF Bell county Is four
times as large as last year.
Weatherford has sold $40. 600 street
improvements bonds at par.
Sam IToodard has been jailed in
Gregg county for horse theft
Good crops and gentle showers are
reported from Kendall county.
Range cattle in tine neighborhood OF
Silverlon are in line condition.
Several large hay storage houses
have been built at Wills Point
The cotton crop is reported excel
lent in the vicinity OF Rockdale.
The Wolf City iron foundry is to
resume work about September l.
Splendid rains have fallen through
OUT the panhandle county recently.
Boil worms are ravaging the black
land cotton fields OF kaufman county.
Copious rains have recently fallen
in Madison county, insuring abundant
crops.
Drouth has cut the cotton crop one
half on upland farms in the vicinity OF
Marlin.
The city tax rolls of San Angelo
show an increase over last year of
500 600.
Cotton worms have appeared in
Victoria county and poisoning is in
progress.
Hampstead shipped about 100 car
loads OF melons to eastern markets
this season.
A superior quality of Havana to-
bacco is being raised in the vicinity
of Rockport-
The Rockdale cotton seed oil mill
company recetly declared a u per
cent CIV idend.
1t is feared in Wharton county that
the pecan crop has been damaged by
continued rains.
The drouth-stricken section OF
southwest Texas has been visited by
drenching rains
Recent neavy rains have put the
ground in fine condition in the vicin-
ity OF Iowa Park
Drouih and worms have reduced
the cotton crop in the vicinity OF Ella
about 80 per cent.
It is stated there is more building
going on at Baird at present than was
ever known before.
Tho mutilated remains of an infant
Tas found on the streets OF Cleburne
recently. No c.ew.
Prairie chickens are numerous this !
year in the neignborhood OF Thomas
ton Dewitt county.
j. T. Calls. Houston book-keeper /
has Just fallen heir to an estate that
is valued at $50 600
Rations are issued weekly a, Car /
razo ny relisi committee 10 the des-
titute OF thai region.
It has been demonstrated that wheat
can De successfully raised in the vi /
cinity OF Colorado City.
James johnson relieved himself OF /
worldly troubles at Bonham recently /
with dose OF morn hiie.
A nice flow has been struck in the
artesian well at Waxahachie, but
boring will De continued.
a society is being organized at Fort
Worth whose sole object will DC 10
wipe out Helfs Half acre.
The public schools OF Denison re-
quire an annual ex. euditure OF be /
tween $40 600 and 50, 600.
A petition is being circulated a;
Llano asking me city council to take
charge OF the public schools.
F. W. Power has been jailed at
Fort Worth charged with obtaining
money upon false Pretenses.
Cotton promises an abundant YIELD
in the country surrounding BOnham.
No worms are reported so far.
Corn is reported short in Fort Bend
county and light showers and worms
have damaged the cotton crop.
The Confederate veteran reunion at
jacksonville proved Il grand success.
about 5000 old vets participating.
Corn is abundant at Round Rock.
ana it Is predicted it will not com
mand over 20 cents per bushel this fail.
Recent rains in and around Elgin in