The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-23
TEXAS TOWN TOPICS.
NEWS NOTES GArHEHED ny POST
REPORTERS.
"A Nnnbcr OF Holiday season I'm
tertasnmenth-Impor Case in
tho LnGrnnRc Courts--Qunran-
tsue Regulations az vcIasco.

rae Regulations AZ vcIascc.
HUNTSVILLE, December 22.-Hone
talent held the boards al The opera house
tonight, presenting Border Land" The
cast 81 characters was as follows;
Jack Raistoii. :. ~. !. Allan 4. Smlther
Joe Dempsey. alias Baron Hereford,
H ,l,as pSts r he1 Mcfadaic Mem Sor isne'
All. Lester. d banker. .......J. 7. Murray
Cyrus. ms servant -. n. s Leon E ,l
Charley a young terror. (.
..~.,. 1880. Wardlaw Noteworthy
Mary Lester, q. New York belle. $500.
pohS i nip miss and Mary.s sister s.'S'
Miss siprissiasi. old but siads. ... "Nsy
wiuona, an Indian girl Miss Robbie Bush
play was wei put On. The proceeds weai
TO the Tom Hamilton Guards, our local
military organization
The Foster and Henry stores got Up an
Illumination scheme Tor last night. the
roofs .cf 18th eetaes being made q repre-
sent lire sceiie u was made more real
by streams OF water from the Ore plugs
being turned on. There We're probably
NotNit outstanding the Efforts Of the city
authorities to Keep down fireworks fes-
tyities du..lng The holidays, hitching and
awning posta Win discharge the missiles.
AnGranse.
LAGRANGE, December g.-In the dis.
trict court this morning the case OF the
LAGRANGE Compress company VS.. the |
First National Bank OF LaGrange ard It's
beard OF directors WINS Disposed Of on |
demurrer The plantin duly excepted 10
the ruling Of the court aud win prosecute
an appeal. Ihig Is ~ ease where IL IL nj.
legged tiiitt the bank subscribed for 5000 |
worth on the compress conpanyfs stock /
with the advice and consent OF it's board
X OF directors. The bank paid one ASSESS
Inent and refused 70 pay any more The
bank pleaded that the contract Was ultra
vfrys. Ihe compress company SIZED thg
bank and It's board pf directors IN order
that II the subscription WAS Illegal the
bank was n9t liable then under the Ma
tiohal panking act, then the directors
The court IS now engaged In trying the
case OF White VS.. Little. a Judgment
viii not be reached before tomotow
Last night me musical entertainment
given by airs. Waitersdprf and Miss Mag
Sic Boyd caTne on The attendance waH
large and the audience highly entertainer
lihe entertainment was a rare treat and
was something unique
4yarypoay seems TO be looking forward
The school children are preparing str-
prlses Tor their teachers IN the shape OF
nice ana useful presents
HnIIetsvIIIe.
HALLETsvTLLE, December 2a.-The
town has every day this week been crowd
ed with people who are laying 10 Christ
mas supplies Many OF them bring In pro. |
duee and barter this for What they want
Esgs and butter are almost drug on
the market
Notwithstanding the cry OF hard times
several 81 the lending merchants claim 10
haNe done better business than ever
Tax Collector Culpepper has issued near 9
~ as mnny receipts as ever befurt nj this | d
Tine ana expects to have very few dein- 4
Cattle on range are in better condition Q
than Y summer grass Is perfectly green :
ana and growing All the time.
5 TO cents. n
u has NOT vet been cold enough for gen. 9
erll hog killing. rs
or dwelling in Halletsyille a
1a .ns public schools VIM close today tili s
Jainitry and several of the teachers | "
VIII 80 70 their homes I'LL then. I
Bnructt. n
BARTLETT, December a.-Tsusiness 2
Is brisk. santa Claus is coming. The chill Il
dren are happy, There will be a Christmas &
tree at the Methodist Episcopal church 3
saturday night. On Monday night there d
Hlli pc 2 tree at The Baptist church and b
AZ the German Methodist church ii
X p. Jones or this community WA a
returning from Louisiana last week and
stopped at Dallas q few hours Vyhiis
around about the freight depot
tWo men win draNh pistol politely asked
him Hands up and shell ont and Keen !,
lnlel Or they would have him arrested :
complied with their request and very Win. Il
lngiy uepostted SIS for safe keepug win I,
m ronhers This, was IA broad daylight, 4
being nbout I o'clock IN the afternoon Ii
Dr. p =; Wailsup lost his barn. buggy
snel hnd AF corn, onta and cotton seed ii
sy ~ ,ite last night. NO accounting for thc "
AT. r. Clark o. this city was taken =
F,yisntsy ~ nus morning lust after break y
given nj once. At this writinn he ii rest n
aaig quietly. The symptoms are of strych- b
veInsco. =
VELAsco. December 2s.--1or. II. NJ &.
SweaFingeu, State health OFFICER. has notl. y
led pr, r. S. WeIsiger OF Quintana OF the "a
after assignment 10 duty az quarantine
hspecter ut the mouth Of the Brazos s
md orders him % thoroughly Inspect MI =.
TRANSATLANTIC steamers and sailing yes ~
els coming g NeIaseo. II any be found !,
els al Il pr lslesSetl9n on 5hsS must Be or
on quarantine station for fufnigatIon "
. % iaf his winter thirteen British #
tehinHhips oi large size have loaded al !.
1eiasco Tor European ports with cotton az
o o5.,s seed products and walnut and 2"
The cargo or coal brought from penss.
ola hS the Ada Bailey IL being shinnea
y " rail to cunnIngham's Fort Bend sugar 9,
The only marine arrival this morning 81
vas the sionp Columbus from Ga1veator y,
Heavy trains came in last nlFft and u. ~
ay over the yelasco Terminal from vi
ipuston With cotton and oil chle FOR N
eainahips BrAnfooi. Trunto and Iona. IN
which VIA complete cargo ard aati az
ar 4 Germany niid Holland next week loi
Tides and river both low. Weather n
arm and clear, -
neevfIic. az
BEEvILLE. December ag.-The '1raii OF ~
le Alamo was played last night ia d v
rowded house by local amateur troupe ~,
u the henetlt Of the knights OF Pytiltts
dge Holland, who Is critic, was beard
refparh that II the troupe did not labor I
nuer the DISADVANTAGE Of appearinf fa
ne an audience Of home people tacy As
Quld all be put down as ktarah "a
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