San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-07
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, May 2, 1894.

we gladly embraced the opportu-
nifty of visiting the Jim Ned
Thicket. This thicket, justly
called, possesses unusual interest.
1t derived it's name from an In
dian hunter called Jim Ned. 1t
was the rendezvous of BUSH
whackers during the war, and till
few years ago when
the underbrush was burned
away it was almost impenetrable;
even now one can not ride through
it, so dense is the growth.
The Jim Ned Thicket will figure
considerably in a story written by
a resident young lady of this place.
We observed the condition Of our
farmer friends around Grand
Prairie, Eagle Ford, Sewers and
Bear Creek bottom. Never
were prospects for good
crops better, never was
! prettier corn seen, not,
outstanding the first planting
was all killed by late frosts. With
good marketing facilities by way
of good roads the Dallas county
| farmer is destined to come to the
front. The piked road is being ex-
tended by degrees.
While in the country we heard
of the mysterious and sudden dis
appearance of Miss Ida G.
Morgan,a lady of twenty-four years,
daughter of the widow Cock
rell. Miss Morgan spent the holt
days with friends in Ardmore, 1T.
She wrote home to say she would
leave for Dallas, via Fort Worth,
January 10th. Not putting in an
appearance her mother and sister
became alarmed and wrote to the
family that she visited. The reply
came that she had lett Ardmore on
the 10th. Not one word had been
heard of her since she left. The
young lady was highly esteemed
and respe cted by those who know
her and the cause of her sudden
disappearance can not be conjec-
tured.
To escape serving a term
Of years in the penitentiary, f. E.
Walker, of whom mention has been
made, decided to marry the girl
whose life he had ruined, and in
measure repair the wreck. But
the girl, Viola Lepert, had to have
the ladies of the Shelterihg Arms
coax her considerably before
she would consent to become the
wife of the man who had wrought
her so great an injury.
The good and noble wearers of
the little silver cross, who has ad-
vised and cared for the outcast
girl persuaded her to right the
wrong as far as she could; so two
ladies who do deeds of charity in
His name accompanied her to the
courthouse, where she was married
to Walker. 1t is not known what
will be done with the cOlored doc
tor and the janitress, Mrs. Murrill,
Walkers accOmplices, who have
each been sentenced to two years.
The school board eXhonerate1
the principal of Oak Grove school
and her assistant for the alleged
whipping of little Eflie Bass. The
parents of the child are very much
dissatisfied and say they will pros
ecute the teachers.
Mr.. w. l.. Radford, of Whining
ton, S. c., and Miss Ceno Morrison
will be married in the first Baptist
church tonight. The wedding
will be quite an affair. Several
out of town people will be in at
tendance. Miss Pearl Hardy, of
San Marcos, cousin Of the bride,
will be one among the number.
Some weeks ago Mrs. NJ. K.
Craig read a paper, "Society VS..
Woman's Rights before one Of
the numerous clubs of our city Of
clubs. The paper was given wide
publicity through its publication
in the News. Your CORES poneent
did not have time to read it, but
am told it was fine.
"Did you read it?" we asked our
informant, "No. but it is just
splendid | know. Every thing she
does is splendid" is the intelli-
gent answer received.
Mrs. Craig was a little hard on
those who espouse equal rights.
DIR. Ellen Lawson Dabbs, of Fort
Worth, replied to Mrs. Craig. Her
paper was well gotten up, and
shows the lady follower of Escu-
lapius to have put in her time in
careful thought and study.
Mrs. Craig declines, through a
local paper, to answer her critics,
except to say "the paper was
club paper, intended to be
read before the persons for whom
it was written and whose sympa-