Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-11-24

OWkVille this week. Only those are
selling that are not able TO pasture or
publ through.
lOakville, Live Oak county, weather
continues dry Water is getting scarce.
GIraiss Is failing. St0clsmen who thought
their grass was sufitcieAr Ito carry
Through their stock were Saturday
hunting grass.
Beeville is TO have telephone ex-
change. The system VIII he put in by
the Wade City, Alice and Corpus Chris
I'll Telephone company. Manager Tom
COLLINS after canvasslng the business
Ilrt of town decided he was sufficient
ly encouraged to establish an eX
change. Work will he begun at once.
THE commissioners court of Live Oak
county has been in session all the
week Moth much business was trans
MCted Counting of the county's mon
ely in the hands of the treasurer was
new to the officials. Their report shows
the treasurer, Alexander Cocker, had
an the balances ON hand in cash.
Orange rice farmers have assurance
from NEW Orleans and other points
tIhnt agents from there will visit this
section to buy their grain as soon as
they can get ont of THE city. They are
dlspcsed to hold, hoping to get bet
Ten plices, as 1t is now clear that the
crop Is shOrt everywhere.
The meeting of the Vegetable, Fruit
and Melon Growers association of
Southwest Texas at Corpus Christi
Saturday was fairly we'll attended.
After tlhe routine business was trans
acted the association adjourned sub
iect to the call of the chairman. All
the counties composing the association
were represented.
The epidemic among the horses in
BaDorla county shows no sign of
abatement. LAll remedies recommend
ed have failed here. A large number
died during the past week, some far
nlers losing every head. This, with
tlhe low price of cotton, win work a
great hardship ON many, who will be
unable to replace THE lost stock. The
dhSease seems Ito be atmospheric. as
horses that have been kept up and
carefully tended have died, as well ais
those that were on grass.
The poultry and egg business along
the western branch of the Santa Fee is
nm industry of vast proportions. Every
express car from THAT direction is load
ed with the feathered stock and by
both express ard freight come fortunes
i'm eggs, Americas chief crop" 1.-The
express matter Is oil transferred at
l., 30 N -ns
Dos OF work for the Temple force. Re
Gently this correspondent came into
possession of some figures relating Ito
shis industry, The city of Lampasas be-
ing THE pace reported. 1t was learned
that last year IIampasas shipped 1885,
600 chickens, 10000 turkeys and s cars
of eggs, the total value being estimat-
ed at $4,000.
THE Williamson County Cotton Grow
ere' union held meeting at George
lStwn Saturday for the purpose of
discussing the money rent VS.. share of
the crop question. The meeting was
harmonious, landlords and tenants
agreeing that their interests were mu-
tual and THAT they should cooperate
in the matter. The action of white
Caps threatening ito burn hol1ses, sow
johnson grass and poison wells was
unanimously condemned, and the inn
preston THAT THE perpetrators repre-
sent the tenant class of Williamson
county was repudTated About 300
were present. A committee was APP
pointed to devise some practical plan
for cooperation.
The ladleis elf Alvin and surrounding
country began three years ago to make
a speciality of the ohrysanthemum, and
their success has surprised even the
most sanguine, "A few years ago this
flower was but shadow of what it has
been brought to by careful propaga
tb0n, and the soll and climate of this
section seem to be peculiarly suited to
its perfect development To see the
aggregation as arranged in the han is
a revelation and we'll worth the time.
Great fluffy balls of purest white and
coIors, some of them eight inches in di-
ameter, are artlstEeajly grouped to COM
bine the best results of colors and COM
tslnltions; specimen plants several feet
hfgln, MASSES of Bloom, show the perfec-
tiDn OF culture. The third annual chry-
saBIthemllm show, which was opened
on Friday afternoon, has proven a sue
cess financially and otherwise. Crowds
have thTonged the Ibuliing at all hours
ami every one feels that they have
hcen benefited ito have seen so much of
me beautlflll and pure. Estheticnlly,
THESE flower SHOWS are a fine educator
icG taie rising generation, instilling
1deas OF beauty and purity Place a
mhn amorg music flowers and good
women, and unless his makeup is a
Gai,urc, he can but cultivate his best