The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-28
koRr LOCAL STORIES.

,,arday. George is the right
of WILDER +. Crawford, who
- after the interests of Tom
Toyas and incidentally scooping
,',,nSatcs. Last Saturday. at
ueiV f. The Second Congressional
li Goorge planted Reed bomb i'll
N of the republicans, ana AFTER
w Ind been cleared away II was
nsd that two Tom Reed men
elected delegates to the lrepub-
n,;nnai convention. The district
.,rJed as a Mckinley stronghold:
snnwn Houston republican, said
n y" representative last night:
ro nurkett and a few of the ad-
ef Tom Reed held q conference
nd A determined effort Will no
u NV made to elect Reed delegates
First district. Burkett departed
|roston this evening and no doubt
t, IN district-Cuney's old stamping
viii he cared for. Crawford of
II is an adroit political manager,
yckrd by Burkett. black Bill Nc
of Kaufman and other hustlers'
fair to make the Allison boom
' ok in Texas"
Rod Liners" is society composed
Hoods Of Houston regular cream
s,mers. 1t has n membership of
br forty and president who was
for life four years ago, when the
held its initial meeting. He has
rendered his resignation, only to
tabled promptly and unanimously
"Red Liners" who hold him in
Nj great reverence. The president
bwner of a resort where plain and
Fdrinks are kept on hand to slack
|rst of those whose palate revolts
rotations from the town pump,
(ts and artesian wells. The aim
"Red Liners is a lofty one and
Rect of their organization is purely
Rent. The corner stone of the
has never been disigurcd and the
|mbition of the members is to be in
Ion of the president as the hand
10 the midnight hour every Sunday
At 1888 the charm has been
!, the Red Liner" misses his fav-
leverage unless he pays for it and
|sident is happy. He is unhappy
|hfteen or twenty Red Liners"
down upon hun and order Red
medicine" a number of society
men, leaders of what the English
The smart set are thirty-tb.rd
members OF the Red Liners"
!. On Sunday night Red Liner"
bis eye on The clock. He may be
on his best girl; he may be doing
(e in the seclusion of his own cham
J may be doing something else, but
hand moves slowly toward the
which denote that the president
call from the members of his
| the Red Liner" ma kes n break
|lshos pell NELL to headquarters.
h night, Mt the hour of II O'Clock.
Red Liners" and an invited
called on the president. He came
bear swooning, but rallied after
BID paid the penalty. The Red
is II hot member of society, as
by in pugilietic circles.
lard ". Peak Of Fort Worth, one
/ hest known drummers in the
land high in the State councils of
travellers Protective association, IL.
\ city. Howard is native Texan
J bis boyhood he had Indians. cow
hnd butfalos for companions. He
hised on the Texas frontier, and
(hing 1t" by Mark Twain isn't IL
istance 10 the tough experiences en-
red by Peak in his youth. His
THE Blue-cdged Plate" published
the holidays, Was descriptive Of
2 in the l'ttlc school house under
u, the mesquite rod and the little
Who loved him. Sunday the poet
ner attended an oyster roast in
'ston and dcvourcd ~ oysters,
'ton and devoured 715 oysters.
pndigiouS feat. or feed, for a poet.
ne sweet singer of Fort Worth
equal to the emergency. Ycstcr-
called on his friend. j. VI. Bcn,sh.
ON the sick list. aud, with Il few
'loice spirits nominated and elected
dent for the Travellers Protective
itlon for next year. Last night
NY drummer seized his telescope
I'D departed for San Antonio.
n. Paine and II. C. Walter. two
ent farmers of Hutchinson. Kan.
the city prospecting. The visitors
IKE IN the coast country and pur-
farms, Mr.. Paine served in the
! army and Mr.. Walter in the
Il navy during the late unplas-
:. The former said to Il Post
n!dreds of farmers are coming to
from the Dakotas. Ncbras ska and
;. "A large number of my neigh
r, arranging TO buy land in Texas
III arrive before spring. | have n
larm near Hutchinson, hut the
m the summer and ice and snow
wlnicr are too much for me. Ny
Ino daughters want to come to
ana ! am coming"
Walters remarked: Here, too.
mould n man work hard all sum
De IN shape to feed stock all win
IN lie can farm in II country where
necessary to feed stock? I am
y nuy nnd, start fruit farm and
lery ami pass my declining years
me climate is mild near the gulf.
III enough of drouth and winter in
!, can't sell my farm there now.
'an rent II. and that's just what
ecIued TO do. Yes, in our section
hSas the farmers are all talking
as' lou see. quite n number of
vs. nave settled around Houston
avesion. They have sent glowing
ui the country and its citizens
me old home. and now those they
una are getting ready to move on
as as ana cast their lot in the Lone
Duhy, who travels from ST.
una represents in the South one
mrsest structural iron foundres
II S,"911ihtry, is in the city on one of
li"u!eal business trips. "'rhe ac-
VI t9e market for building ma
n nalu ne yesterday, in conversation
nost man, is II pretty good index
general condition of the country.
building improvements are going
sure indication that there will