The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-31
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cIasrs Bach Day.
IMPORTANT LAND DEAL.
.~,snass Of Twsntv-twc
a Ares in Matagorda
a. q. re Coast Country.
( Y. ,.,.nch Office in Galveston =
Sotsl. where items Of news,
"a advertisements VIII pc

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sctsi where items Of news,
"a advertisements Will be
No., october So.---one ttn-
/. ~ Il the number Captain
.sseh Of the schooner Mary,
~. = have smoked for some
!. consequence Of his indis-
..~ lies at St. Mary's infirm-
/. regain his health.
s.rhsr Of years Captain Eidei-
go of the schooner Mary. has
.',,a ID the coast trade between
~ "a Mexico. Always addict
.,ss lie habit grew on him and
~ Il points along the gulf the
~. accustomed to lay IN large
z ~ fragrant weed The habit
.vt,r rassion and, according to
sv.,erf Captain Eidelbach was
M 7 cigar In his mouth. He
s,tets full oil the time and as
Nas consumed would imme-
another.
"A 40 his system gave way to
"a Captain Eidelbach was COM
80 4 hospital for treatment.
\. Ssrnsue irflamed and he found
" ,Spcssiblo to swallow food Of
Al vas taken to St. Mary's In
/, IN city and as a result Of
.s,uiNr will soon recover. In ap-
Gsptain Eidelbach is a short,
nsn. with vigorous physique.
~ sspidly and would commune
,irar IA very few minutes. He
Siios pass during the recent storm
NJ rpndered valuable assistance in
IA Spd property lie is we'll known
n NED ct all the gulf ports.
s1ted II he would forego the to-
1Nt When he recovered the captain
"a nd he guessed he would have
sasle number at least half.
iBIG LAND SALE.
lnpupcement or the sale by 4. H.
~ syndicate of Grand Army OF
sluc leaders of $4,000 acres Of land
rda county does not seem to have
sdated by the public in It's full
II, as has been stated, this
Y i to be used for the establish
4s colony of G.. A. r. men iin-
Rbt benefit will result to all South
! From the Atlantic TO the Pacific.
" gulf TO the great lakes news papers
u With articles about the enterprise.
detAil about the soil, the climatic
D6ns q the country, the extent OF the
I1ys. the means Of transportation,
y Possibilities for agricultural and
nik Development will be told, to-
tith every feature Of interest reIGt-
i ~ plan and scope of the project
~ Grand Army leaders have I'M
~ The veterans of the armies Of
rth are practically wards OF the Ma
q The whole country is concerned In
~ %. They command more public
y than any other body Of men In
2 end the narratives that are print
= their enterprise will al once bring
~ country d Texas into a position
eRce which years OF patient en-
80 most liberal advertising would
Texas can bear the most critical
lancn. The more its advantages are
lseetlgahed the greater seems It's flu
10 salubrity of climate and In re-
q sou few sections of America can
n Win 1t. while its lands are SO
Wy tney are within the reach of all.
! yea whose names are associated
~ eoIonization syndicate are fully
I'M with what South Texas offers.
IA " Welssert # Milwaukee. past
s.4 IN chief of the G.. A. r., was
n not long ago and then told
snat Texas was revelation to
1l raul Van Dervoort of Omaha
sston about fifteen months ago
ersed Texas many times and
Possibilities as well as do the
weisert, ID is stated, is president
y ALTON company; General r.
y ~. minneapolis, vice president;
4 ~ uervoort, general manager;
~, z snerrill of Minneapolis, treas
y 4 NPtain M. d. Tenny, mayor OF
~, y. Colonel ID. H, Hawn Of
MI and s. H. Courings Of st.
y are members of the board OF
~ ~ mat the sale of the 90, 600
1 u enhanced the value OF MIR.
IhsiS s,,,, lands million dollars.
:, .., suii owns at least 100 600 acres
~ uy territory. The apprecia-
Il saiue OF Mr.. Pierce's lanss
\ 4 v "! flea bite compared with
,h,,.se coast country will gain nv
sd yer.ish'a. OF this colony. In gra-
H. htl . alone the figure would
= sa. ~. II will be in the results
,ocss rsertising that Texas win be
! nov. !. veterans are said to DO
plonI,.e. % Texas and Join IN this
thu s movement. II but one
b tha ulper come to Texas and
ne Matagorda tract with tI.eir
|. ~ VIII at once become tba
M. ~ eyes and be discussed az
b NAM an N the Union has been dis
Crsn,Ss oeeply and vitality Interested
1 ior army project. 1t onens a
ier hsr ner business houses, new
he MAJ. industries, Upon the sue.
Success 3 enterprise much de-
ia !, ~, IN Matlgorda would mean
!, y immigration to South Texas
sst c, vnue make Galveston one 81
eys s,es Of the world. Il would
The ~ ~ branch /. of trade and
woulS APE I Of every line OF bust.
Of Is, Ir'ng into demand millions
III wo,,, n now a drug upon The
hpstIy,ru,o at once. make South
heads busting country with
NOR s' more industries. more neo-
o. , should be awake to Tho inn.
pnor .T's urand Army undertaking
riur unity M should be lost "a foster
We 10 ~ lruition the benefits thai