Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-15

are paying extra prices for cattle.
r. j. Smith of sam Antonio is at Bee
vile working up interest in an electric
light plant which he proposes starting
here soon.
The protracted meeting at the Bap-
tist church in this city is daily increas.
ing in interest and attendance and pro-
misses to be grand revival.
Cane at Colmesnell is turning out
much better than was hoped for a few
weeks since, and new sirup is plen-
tiful at 40 cents per gallon by the bar
rel.
The North Galveston branch of the
Texas Coast Horticultural association
held an important meeting last week
at which matters of Importance were
discussed.
The railroad will soon be graded from
Falrwood to Austin bayou. The grades
for the bridges over Pleasant bayou
and Chocolate bayou are about com
pleted.
Mr.. Rosenberg of Galveston bought
all those fine driving horses that landed
at Webster recently from Parsons,
Neb owned by Mr.. Il. Il. Perkins, who
recently moved in here from that place
Stock in Hardin county is in excel
lent condition, and notwithstanding
4-cent cotton good crop of corn and
sufficient mast to fatten hogs places
the farmer in better condition for next
year than this.
For the month of November $14,-
EnT To-,
ports in the Corpus Christi district.
Deputy Collector Southgate says this
months collections exceed those of any
other month.
1t Is said that an excellent acorn crop
abounds in Tyler county and hogs will
fatten without feeding This will tend
TO make pork plentiful and cheap. Cat
tie are not looking well, caused, so their
owners say, from having eaten ac rms.
which has the effect OF making catt.e
even in fair condition, look very badly.
The Messrs Langford OF Alvin have
built on Chocolate bayou small steam
er for the Chocolate bayou trade. Tues
day they went down the bayou with
the finished hull, bound for Calves
ton. ITO have the engine set up and the
finishing touches given the craft This
boat will be a great acquisition to the
commerce of the bayou, which is now
done entirely by sail, subject to vex-
atlous delays from contrary winds
The MesSrs. Rowan of Alvin are now
having a town site Staked out. reaching
from the banks of Chocolate bayou TO
the line of the Galveston, Brazos and
Western railroad. This is one of the
prettlest locations for town to be
found The banks of the bayou are
thirty feet above water line. and the
drainage is as good rs could be asked.
Navigation ON the bayou for large riv-
er BOATS
AT Calvert, Robertson county, in con
sequence OF an abundance of feedstuff
and well fed stock farmers suffered no
loss of horses or cattle during the sleet
and cold wave Friday and Saturday
1t Is noticed in many Instances thar
small farmers who were compelled to
buy corn and hay last winter and
spring are now feeding bountlfully Two
or three more head of stock than they
need for service, simply because their
cribs are full
The Barnum, Polk county, section is
undergoing one of the most depressed
financial eras experienced for several
years, the low price of cotton being the
principal cause. This, linked with
short crop of bosh cotton and corn. and
the fact that farmers are holding their
cotton as long as possible, expecting a
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