The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-10
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
ACTING Governor Jester Has a Little
Matrimonial Agency.
APPLICANTS FOR AN ARKANSAS LADY
Bachelors and widowers willing to Take
The Lady for Batter or for Worse.
shocked on an Electric Car.

Austin. Texas, July a.-Actng Governor
Jester is in a qii,ndary. In fact. he may
~ said 10 be in trouble. The day he az
rived here from Corscana to assume the
re.rs OF government. during the absence
Of Governor Culberson from the state
letter addressed 20 the governor of Texas
also arrived. 1t came from an Mkansds
Widow, who wanted The governor 10 rec
Commend her a husband. The letter WAS
shown to The Post correspondent; ANA lie
sant the contents OF 1t TO his paper. AS
a result The governor IS now overwhelme 4
with applications from anxious wilowors
AMI lacheiors. some OF the Applications
are IN the shape of letteCs ana some are
teieeranls Houston and san Antonio lead
an IL. i4ig"r cites III III uumtct on a,
rlica ions and several of the api ilcanfs
ai,s known personally 20 Governor Jester
ana are Non Of standing aud respe.,abll-
n.y. The applicants all seem IN uean earn
est ana nov the acting governor Is IN
auandarv whom TO recommend. Tie can
not recommend all and hc can not recon-
mend one without making the res mad
Thus the trouble he has unintentionaily
hroueh' mon himself by showing the
wl3oW'$ letter TO II newspaper correspond
cni-ior jhe governor : one OF the most
aniAble Of men and likes to he on friendly
terms with all Of IN : fellow creatures lic
can not very well DO Ike INC m!ller-ie'
tho frS. fhdt comes ~ 'ilt lllSl SflNFl--
for the widow denends on him 10 select
her a good husband and he feels it to be
his Christian duty to ac, with care aud
diligence which will necessarily require "A
close sang up OF all the applicants be-
fore acting on any OF the applications.
Governor jester will wait day or Two
u see X nccs may conc IN, ana tnen ne
W n 20 through them oil carefully and
do The best he can under the circum-
Stances How the matter VIII and remains
to il4 seem. hu & Will he safe Ia predict
nat pretty t'tle romance is being
lat he'd IN the governors office that will
cnd ~ clossr relations between Arkansas
and Texas.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Mr. j. ]. storey OF Lockhart. treasurer
OF he Siata Firemen's association. met
wlh peculiar accident last II ght while
riding on Il rapid transit car. Having
boarded the motor car and found it
crowded, h. started 10 go back TO the
trailer and In swinging from he motor
TO the a.ler he received A severe electric
shock while erasp'ne tina railing Of the
platforms of both GAGS one hand heing on
Tie motor ear railing and thu other on
the trailer railing. tor a few moments
~ Ma unahl" - let &c. md when finally
he manaacd % free himself he fell 10 the
ground. rec.iving a pretty hard fall and a
Nv bruises. VIII oh. fortunately, are not
81 Gus MI Stocey was able to leave for
l3ellNille Today, where he goas to attend
u.stn.c' court
CHARTER FILED.
The Cisco Gl Mills OF CISCO today filed
their charter with The secretary of state:
capital stock $1,000. ,ncocporators j. +.
Reynolds, w. ID. Reynolds, p. W. Rey-
Mods, ID. G. Campbell and J. b. Bowie
The purpose of this corporation. IL the
purchase and sale OF cotton seed and cot
ton seed products.
BURIED AT AUSTIN.
The remains of James Terrence. who
! died At Llano yesterday. were buried here
/ today, The funeral taking place from the
family residence, on East Ninth street. u
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