The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02
SHORT LOCAL STORIES.

'$CNFhL OhIlsO.
~ typical westerner. broezv o,s So,
some, with the gay and debonair s.,,io
OIL Vie border Is Hon Frank Il. u,nfor
county judge Of III Paso county ,rro,h
warden of the Odd Fellows lodge or .rnxns
Una colonel Of the Patrlarchs' Militant
~, = brother of George Hunter Of
1 Y international ard Great Northern,
'uuse Hunter located In FL Paso in 1sSe
ana Is one Of the leaders of the yonnr
nemocraoy. He has acid many positions
Vi trust for young man and is now
serving his second term as county Judge
re IS a record breaker in this rssnect
| Tor IN the border counties no man is eyer
| reelected county Judge Somehow ,r
other the climate is against the practice
ana the grand warden is the only man
VINO mas ever violated the precedent. A
fos' reporter chatted with Judge Hunter
| concerning the coming carnival Dan
stuart has preserved his secret well. and
10 man knows where the battle ground
Is 70 ne' said the affable Westerner. DO
| l th!nk 1t VIII come off? Why To he sure
| IL Is settled fact The city of Fl Paso
Is Filing up rapidly. The busy, hustling
| thrones and the crowded public places
| after night reminds one OF the FL Paso of
other days-say 1881 They are coming
IRON all over the country and about Feb
ruary 10 Eel Paso and Juarez will be the
|
Stuart has rooms and elegantly furnished
headquarters at III Paso. and Is keeping
| his own counsel Ills assistants are bav-
ing their hands full attending to the sale
| of tickets and looking after correspond
eice. No the Texas law Will not be vio-
lated in any way. The contests will not
take place on Texas soil. Tho number
Of strangers already there is surprise
and on my return after the work of the
grand lodge Is over I expect to and lei
Paso crowded more so than ever before
| in It's history"
Steve Pratt Is certainly a mysterious
il divldual with powerful friends In the
background in other States. Criticism has
been bestowed upon Judge ]. T. Maho-
ney in certain quarters for holding Frat
to the grand Jury in the Cameron case.
Yet he was rendered a certified check
for $1,000 if he would rule otherwise in
the case He said to n Post reporter yes
| terday: yves, the check for $1,000 was
placed in my hands and declined. I de-
cline to give the name of the party who
made the tender or the facts beyond these
I have already mentioned"
| $. w Porter. grand treasurer of the
odd Fellows of Texas Is IN the city. Mr..
Porter halls from Sherman the home
of Judge Tom Brown, Allison Mayfeld
and other famous men. He is the business
associate OF Tom Randolph. who made
that famous Eastern trip with Governor
IIcgg, when two of the boys slept in
the bath tubs in Chicago hotel instead
| of their beds and neglected to remove
| their clothing before turning on the water.
| Mr.. Porter Is assistant cashier Of the
| Merchants and Planters National bank
The largest bank with the finest vault
in the state" he takes pleasure in saying
with that North Texas sang froid which
sounds well either In prayer meeting
! or a political convention Il am golu
standard man." remarked the custodian
of the funds of the odd Fellows Of TeSas.
land | want gold standard platform,
State and National because it is hon, st
and honest financial principles are bound
! 10 prevail" Mr.. Porter Is n young man.
| despite the fact that his hair is strealSed
with white metal threads, but he Ia
! right in "de push IN North Texas when
1t comes to business.
That veteran printer and editor and
! most popular of all Texas Odd Fellows,
| G. c. Fahm, is in the city, with head
ouarters nj room i0S Capitol hotel. lie
! has served seven years as grand secretary
| and has one wear to scrVe-that Is, MS
term of office does not expire until lN'''
| A Post reporter called and paid his re-
| spects to the veteran. Il am not Tree
| silver man I want you to understand,
and / have no time to DISCUSS politics.
| said he Iaughinsiy. extending his hand.
| 81 am head over heels In business and
| shall be a busy man until this grand
| lodge work Is over" And then he made
a dive into a trunk containing books and
records and resumed business at the old
stand. Mr. Fahm is practical printer,
A Georgian by birth, he acquired the arr
| of all arts when a lad and when the
war broke out he was setting type IN
| the office of n Florida newspaper. He
| volunteered as soldier and fought Tor
| the cause which went down at Appoinat-
tox. In 1880 he purchased an interest III
tho Bulletin, published in Alvarado. John,
son county. and was afterward associated
with F. NJ Balio another veteran TeXas
publisher. In 1892 he retired and moved 10
| Dallas Mr.. Fahm was elected grand
| secretary In 1889 and has served continu-
ously since that year. AS an eoltor nc
was sharp and incisive writer. Colonel
John f. Elliott, in the SOS was editor OF
the Dallas Herald. and frequently con
trihuted three-column leaders on mo-
mentous questions, politics and economics
The pungent Faber of Editor Fahm was
kent busy in those days In an EFFORT to
induce the gifted colonel TO condense ms
editorial utterances into pithy snap shots
In fact. he claims credit for having rev.
olutionized the style of the amiahie gen
| n.
itor-in-chief of the Dallas Times-Herald
Secretary Fahm anticipates very large
Attendance upon the grand lodge.
Judge W. NJ. Edwards Of Dallas is here
ia attend the grand lodge of Odd Eel,
lows. politics. please excuse me.
am a Jim Hogg democrat" said the gen
tleman who has been delegate to every
democratic convention held In Dallas conn'
~ in twenty-eight years.
"a real live lady editor Will attend th'
sessions of the grand lodge of odd fei
lows said one OF the visiting memner'
Yesterday. II refer to Mrs. Eunice Mel
vile, editor of the National Reoeka n
puhlished in Minneapolis, MINI. The lady
viii arrive tomorrow and will remain un
M the grand lodge and auxiliaries trans
act their business and adjourn"
Sam Taub, one OF the most enthusiastic
fans in the CITY, who never tires in dis
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