The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
|RTDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
l.,ost Car Tourists Will BIZ Put
to Work.
IsRrR MEN CALLED TO MEET.
IN l.. Reed Not Recovered Real
Trapsfsrs--1heairic Loo
cai Notes and Personals

- ~ accented BY the railroad, VIII
n nv The tramp question IN Jefferson
,r,v The last legislature passed law
w.. II a misedemeanor to ride on rail-
an'' Pains without ticket for passage,
ay 80 n BE- punished by fine of not
oI" Nan Il Sheriff Langham, In connec-
90 18th he railroad company. has been
w .",ng the law In this county with the
AZ, hat from ten to twenty freight
sn tourists are daily boarders Mt the
a. where they are given two meals a
w. A. the county's expense. beaumont.
y. railroad division, violators of the
Nm riding law are numerous ana me
IN a. az feeding them when imprisoned
u ~r,at that County Judge Gray had
~, concluded that the remedy is worse
AN the disease.
n Is provided. however, that parties
.sd for violating this law can be leased
NJ TO prlvate parties or corporations. and
lferson county now proposes to hire
|ch prsoners to the railroad company,
u company to pay the county % cents
n day for each prisoner and also provide
oard and guards. The Post correspondent
Informed that the railroad company
I'M accept the proposition and utilize the
rsoners in repairing their roadbed and
rack In this county.
WHERE is IT'S MOTHER?
The announcement in The Post this
porning that q little white baby had
cen found by an old negro woman yes
erday inornIng undet the gallery of her
ONE in this city. created a small sensa-
lon, and who and where It's mother Is has
KEN the prevailing thome of street ara
reside discussion today. With the hope
4 tniIghtenng the curious. The Post cor
..I
yenlng and a portion of today In efforts
discover the parents of the child. but
othing definite was learned Circum-
tanoes are sufficient. however. TO JUS
~ the assertion that neither the mother
or the father OF the wait. lives In Beau
mont, but there are good reasons for be-
ewing that parties not now in the city.
ut who are known. could disclose the
arents, II proof sufficient to make them
blk can be secured.
The Post correspondent last night called
h old Aunt Sally, the negro woman who
laIms to have found the bahv. She llvea
little hovel In the middle of block
nd lives on what she can earn from a
rash tub In reply to the query that fol-
bwed The Post mans knock at the door,
I'D Aunt Sally said Eyes, honey. Use got
at baby. foun' 1t dis mornin', and.
|less God, Use gwine to keen IT."
with these words the old woman threw
ack the bed covering and exposed the
psy features of healthv-looking little
rhite girl baby that appeared not to bo
Nore than fortv-elght hours old. The
ickerIng light from an old brass lamp
Weakened the little one. and with q rlairt-
We wall X orened its little ewes. The cid
lack NANNY fixed the minnie Of a pan
ottle in its mouth and the innocent babe
vas soon again resting in peaceful slum-
Ter
Tho negro woman told the reporter oe
he circnmstan If finding the baby, as
Published in TIE Post this morning. and
eavowed her determination to keen and
sise II. II Is hardly probable. however.
rat she will he allowed to 10 st. In
ity as large as Beaumont there certainly
must be white family who will adort
he infant and raso It rroner'v.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following deeds have been filed Tor
ecord with County Clerk Blanchette since
est report
D, ~. Andrews and wife to r. c, Hebert
pock II, Blanchette second addition to
Beaumont $500.
H. A. Perlsteln to Myar Goodman. lot
y. block p, city of Beaumont, $500.
u. L. OBrlen to Pauline Garvin, lot So,
f"uch 0, city or beaumont, Sl5O.
T. L. Cox to Joe Farrell, lot II, block So.
alder addition to Beaumont, $50
James Mickens and wife to Annie Jones,
2exl?o feet in the David Brown league,
JEFFERSON county, SIS.
David French to Charles 4. Heisig, 535
acres OF land near Grigsby's Bluff. JEFF
person county, sS2l0.
". j. Gordon and wife to Mrs. Mary L..
uIer, lot go, block "A, city OF Beaumont,
release.
Peter Blake and wife to Ell Farris, part
2! lots 95 and a6. block s. Crazy addition
70 Beaumont. sl75
Y. a. Davis and wife to d. A. Davis. 1914
aofes In the Ahsalom Williams headlight
Prague Jefferson county. 5000.
george c. O'Brien to r. r. Ridley. 2
scres Out Of the David Brown headlight
Stated.
george Burrell to James Burrell, $50
scres In the j. C. Lawhorn league, JEFF
person county si5.
s,s AZ. I. Cartwright to Annie T. Warren,
~ acres in the ], w. Bullock league, JEFF
iefson county, $1,000
THE THEATER.
me Otto II. Krause Theatrical company
NJ, vseu three nights engagement in this
ny with an excellent presentation last
isnl or Hearts of Oak" pretty and
mr., story OF the sea. The engage
dssawa was highly successful and II WAS
~ e.veuiy so. The company Is composed
excellent talent. much better In fact
MI ~ exhibited In many of the higher
|ths;.u attractions, and efforts to please
ins,.., audience seems a pleasure to the
INDIVIDUAL members.
|,hs e. = Sutton's company in "Texas, or
trs e seise of the Alamo" is the only at
W.. n, oiiled at the opera house next
|tbs ~ ms highly dramatic play viii hold
Will w wednesday night, January S.
eomn Mr, Albert Taylor as the star Tho
ara carries a full band and orchestra
nroan ne play Is said TO be graphic pa
Tey.se OF historic incidents of life in
THE BODY NOT RECOVERED.
an, me body OF II. L. Reed. the man
afternoo N me Neches river last Sunday
In ~ On mas not yet been found, though
Of py,s gnorts to recover 1t local knights
none,, mas as nave spared neither time nor
boa,s once Monday from one TO TWO
and n, nsVe been dragging the river day
an efsa. without success and last 1ight
dynsn,t.e 10 raise the body by exploding
tha, ,h proved futile. 1t Is now feared
sea -, ooay has either drifted out to
scavsn mas been devoure1 by water
|thon.h and win never be found
a nas the Knights of Pythias will keen
dent ~. poat In the vicinity of the acct
widow several days, Mrs. II. l.. Roei,
he a.