The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-23
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Chicago Drummer Has 4 Rather
Costly Experiences.
KNIGHTS OF PYTIlIAs ENCAMpMeN1.
"""s'on Third Timc villas the rrJse
"rAin Movement About To Bcstm.
Huge sting hay.

| "u" INC uetSct,Vts 10 whom IL
mas been referred for consideration At
~ INC custom at tho bath houses, ranged
| Nospu TO shore along the beach Ia nave
NJ. patrons deposit Their v,uluablcs III u
.,mS vannst kept IN the office for tho
PURPOSE, before gNitg into the surf When
ne aeposit ~ made a check Is gwen 10
we uhther with u number CORRESPONDING
e ~ s,a W q, me scmi,artment in Which tho
comes out OF the water and has tregseI,
n, nv , nr,sSseh's he check aud receives his
eNrcronrr y, Mir. 4. j. Andcrson or nal
sheSk 70 Mrs. 6Kcels. Who had cnarsa
OF the oiilve all the evening she gave hinI
| ~, noN corrNpondins TO tho number OF
Tho check but the contents ala not rorre-
nnona wssh AR. Anderson's Inventory OF
.h' Nalnah'cs he had deposited. lns,cad OF
me Jurscn watch II po.l ring. sls IN
| ,aHi aud some valuable papers wlicl, Mir.
i9nnd s. hill a So pill aud a silver dollar.
Mrs. p,Nocfe was as much stonis,,ad nj
NE ms,ninorrhosis as WIS Mr.. Anderson
wh"n tho matter Was brought To her at
tcnton. rho natural Inference WAS that
some ONE mus' have awapnea checks with
ar anderson while ma was IN Inv surf,
some one aware of the valn, OF his de-
posi- ana capable Of getting into hc rnor,
W. which the haihcr had lot his clothing
nf.naMtory to. entering the s,rf. or il
may. he that the checks were exchanged
Il, thc Tim. they w-ro issued. there being
nm unusually large number of bathnrs III
that hour or 1t may have been done In
snNne either way. ms may develop later on.
Mr. Anderson reprrscn,s u CHICAGO con-
frequently takes III In tie SURF, ,lwaya
ln ,,, The o,Kcefc, establishments.
S aen = w'il known 70 both Mr.. and Mrs.
~ h''ri,. lie estimates his loss al between
NNN an" SWM, hut docs no, DESPAIR nf re-
covering Tho owner oi The contents OF
III" box which proved not Me iish, ono
for Mr. Anderson has mot called cnr them
ana tho surpoaiuon Ia that he is entirely
satisfied with the exchange.
THE PYTnIANS.
The Knights OF pythias ar. either hav-
Ing II very pleasant time on the island
III spite nf the arluous tintles imposed
nI"n them Ivy tho eNact!ons Of The IN
campmcnt. or else appearances are dccep.
I've, When they are IrJi engaged IN dril-
Ing ar exercises of AN educational char
n"t"r or attending business meeting or
on dress pnrnde they Improve the moments
~ th"r command IN variety OF ways
calculated To most largely eun,r,buts 10
thut penslirc and hnpp'nrsN. Is, lnc times
they put In a little uinr ia the .purt
some pretuxt or other nni ns court innr-
, n,,.Is ~" aiwn.s orEanhcd e convict, tho
befnr thirsty very long at u time
Al the Regular brigade meeting this
morning the official score Of the division
dfVl was announced NJ follows Ilcus,rn
No, !. I'd per cent. Dalus No. 3. 70 per
,"ni IT WAS generally understood thai
l'onion WINS the winner and 40 no sur
rils was accustomed by the official ,in-
nounccmcnt.
~ o,nmittee appointed to awerd tho
distance Ma IN "a .nr az ernr, ,verth
M. d. "
General Iorkins appointed Colonel Mann
Iiencn ln~n dress nnrad, tn ;hn after
noon qpa Colonel kitcher of Palestine,
ana Major West, OF Fort
dr1l.
Jus, before The meeting adjourned Cen
,crs have their PHOTOGRAPHS taken. as he
hoped 10 gci ont II report of the encamp-
nent N PAMPHLET form and wanted iho
lectures 10 appear witt the proceedings.
a school OF Instruction for line officers
vas IN session this afternoon, with Cap
an, am, M,ifer. m .i OF thu Second refill
'oncernlns The division 1ilil he 1ivcn-
"; tribune says; "Honsion's victory 10
o ,, ,'ous,"m N IN Inc mani, o. KY.
nG nuns, iIpns' on, won ne irst prize
.ar MA Tx w. >" ,n' IN h ~ a., ,sae ;, ".
''' NV ~, W =. -. ~ SOW
a fiSH STORY.
The large's stingray any one rcmen-
,rv nvor TO have ssen her,,a,ou,s was
.,.,..a ,,,, 80 a., 49,. - 1,n,..,, ,,,,,rr
nun" Gun Oh 'ha pay sat bfach wharf,
lis morning by Charles 1;yrn, n colorcd
sherman. Tho monster measures mora
,an trr' ,rom iiie Up Of KS nose 70 INC
y, III, IT,, & - ~, ,on Wv NV ,., % ~,
! rounds n took four mon 10 lmnd tho
81 ANA II WASN'T very Jasy Job Tor III
ar OF mem Wnfn We rnv was safely
LILY ss" .,,'.,, % ~" , n
cir appearance IRON the older ONES
dist After diapoging nj tbs catch
I'm recnst ms hook "a ihe w'.I'r ana ~
,ln nnn,,arinm ~ ~ AVA ,,,s,,,9.
,lv h,,,, uniy about half mo pizr Evrn
w ho VA fahinn FOR sand trout and
"A III. ,,n,if hai,aI ,yi,b ,r,if "a n,,,,,o,
H. III tn. ,,",. Of ,h.s @rdinn,,. $, la wa
,,,',,',.,''na, uabn,r,n,, ,,@,:s.o i ."u Ti
P, 'I, ,,, ~ ~. ~. ~, ~"
- Jn, Wy "' ''w III s,is ~ .ai.n ,ny
v NJ ~" III ~ pei,.'p1 IN T'i,'u W.
,,rcd ron, bnt snou I,s1.',.., w. Va Ia
4 fumething bigger ana heavier. soon
oon,d MAKE no h"ihwny,. ana called 10
Il ,,n,,a '''" ,.,s a. ,'i,,r u y, , o,,
tho bay" said Iiyrn TO The reporter.
n pulled mud we pulled and We pulled.
We couldn't make much headwny. lr
IL rs tlmrty minutes 10 gat the ray
,lst. and we were pretty rfsir played
a 7 al.