Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-25

GOlu SIOTdSG anu Dttl nOuSC at bhblhO
Pass. Mr.. o. S. Sullivan will be in
charge.
At Anderson, Grimes county, the
drouth is broken at last Nice rains
Thursday and Friday and indications
for more.
Enough rain fell In Beeville to result
benefically to the cotton interest In
the western portion of the county the
rain was heavier.
The drouth seems to be broken at
League City. A slow rain fell last
week and vegetation seems to have
taken n new life.
The campers and visitors along the
bay shore near La Porte are as numer-
GUS as ever and every one seems to be
having a good time.
Several parties have bought land at
AIlef recently. Some are beginning
their improvements now, and others
will improve in the fall.
Fletcher Wilson has finished his GIN
house and is now putting his machin-
cry in position. He excerpts to gin his
first bale of cotton by September i.
A nice rain fell at Edna Friday. With
continued good seasons a fine top crop
of cotton may yet be made. To date
about 100 bales have been shipped.
About one-half of the first crop has
been gathered.
At Alvin the drouth was broken
Thursday by slow rain lasting sew
eral hours. While not enough to fill
the water holes, it will save the straw
berry plants and start cotton to grow
ing, with ample time for Il top crop.
The drouth at Angleton, which has
lasted slice May IA, was broken Fri
day by heavy rain, which is believed
to be general over the county This
will help all ate planted cotton, but the
early is too far gone to be benefited
much.
The townsite company has let a con-
tract to II. Hanson to build lage bal
last wharf at the new quarantine sta
ton for use in unloading infected bal
last This will enable vessels to dis
charge infected ballast at the station
instead of going outside.
Dir. Swearingen, state quarantine Of
fcer, has been spending several days
at Sabine Pass making arrangements
for the new quarantine station, which
will be erected at that place at once.
The contract for same has been let to
Austin parties for $1,000.
Good showers of rain at Hockey Fri
day and Saturday and prospects for
more rain. The rain was great help
to stock and will be of great beneht
for fall gardening and may help young
cotton that was not too badly Injured.
Cotton will not make over half crop
on an average in this section unless
the present rains bring out another
crop and frost stays off long enough
for it to mature. Farmers are planting
Irish potatoes, turnips and other vege-
The commissioners court of Orange
county las to reconsider the vote
passed at a former sitting rejecting
proposition from Messrs. Lutcher &
Moore, offering to furnish lumber for
bridge across Adams bayou at the foot
of Jackson street. The court decided
to accept the terms of the proposition
and the county judge was authorized
to advertise for bids. When completed
1t will be the longest bridge in Orange
county. 1t is intended to have it con-
structed at once.
William f. Neese and bride of Free
port, ILL.,, arrived at the Sylvan hotel
at La Porte Friday. They We're mar
ried in Freeport on the 10th instant,
and started on their bridal trip to
Texas, their future home. Mr.. Neese
is interested with Il. Kuelmer, also Of
H., 90, ,ti, nt a
Porte, nearly all arrangements for
which have been completed. Both gem
tlemen have ample means and iItend,
as a side venture to put several hun
dred acres in cotton next year.
At Brazoria hard rain fell Thurs
day from 10 to IL o'clock and then a
slow, drizzlng rain until after 3. Sew
eral farmers We're seen after the rain
and they all said it would be worth
thousands of dollars to the farmers of
this county; that cotton has plenty of
time to take on n new growth, the
stalk being generally in fine condition,
and the boil will fully mature unless it
should frost much earlier this year than
usual. The rain seems to have been
general over this section of the coun-
try.
Alvin people are busy planting and
preparing the fall gardens Some have
planted corn, potatoes, sorgum and
heans. One patch of corn that was
planted May 8 and has matured forty
bushels to the acre. has been gathered
and planted again with seed from the
first crop. With an open, warm fall,
this second crop will mature and make