The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-03
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

lnsbrst was badly scslaed by pulling on
the stove hot vessel Of water.
woRT1IAM.--Thc WORKMAN Cotton Oil
mill will start 10 running regularly next
Monday. Seed enough 70 run about three
or four months.
CALVERT. The contract for the new
city hall was lot 10 Henry Oscar. The
amount OF his bid was $lo.437. Work will
be begun at once.
GOILAD. IA number of business houses
arc being built around the public square
where the late burn occurred and others
are in contemplation.
QUINTANA. ---Ccngressina Hawlcy Of
Gsivestcn has made an Investigation Of
the BRACES letties and canal here which
runs into Galveston bay.
RUsK. --At this tern, az district court
there were Twenty-Five TRIMS OF criminal
cases. resulting In eighteen convictions, two
acquittals and two mistrtals.
MANOR. Ira johnson OF this place has
| moved to Galveston. where he will con-
duct dairy. lie took with him some
| twenty-five full FLOODED Jersey cows.
ENNIS. Rev, E. r. Boone, the new
Methodist pastor, wseh his family has ar
rived. Elder Boone will occupy his pulpit
for the first time Sunday, December s.
pEEvlLLE. IA big revival meeaing IL
in progress at tho Baptist church In this
city. Rev, William Gadsiy. the pastor, Is
being assisted by several preachers.
NEWTON. --Arthur Mccain, negro boy
who was in Jail here under ak month
sentence for theft. broke Jail and escaped
few days ago and has not been caught.
KAUFMAN Mason 4 Morehouse Of
Kemp, this county. shipped 500 steers 10
Wichita Falls, TEXAS. This firm has
| shipped several thousand head within tho
past two week..
CUERO.--A nice rain has fallen. which
was needed as the ground was getting too
dry to plow. great many farmers are
| ready TO go to plowing aud the rain will
be very acceptable
| CHAPPELL HILL. The young lsdies OF
| the Epworth League win give an ENTER
| tainment' on Friday night next the sd In
| slant. which Will far excel anything OF tho
| kind ever given here
AIi1I.ENE--A young man named Barr
| den was badly mashed by his horse falling
| With him last week In Jones county, and
his friends brought him on the train to his
home In Eastland county.
| FORT WoRTH.--Th Postal Telegraph
company expects to he doing business In
| this city this week. The wires are strung
| 10 within three miles Of the city limits.
| ALVIN.--Mr. Thomas NJ Smith, I
J prominent resident OF Houston, and Mrs
NJ. mccarthy. we'll known here and at Irous-
ton, were married here Tueaday evening
the Both, at O'Clock at tho brides home
| in this city. Judge Jesse Hobbs officiating
| REAGAN Mrs. Austin Robertson has
had several tcnant houses erected GU the
| prairie land che is having cleared. Cone
johnson OF Tyler has shipped several cars
Of lumber and brick here to erect tenant
houses on his land In the bottom, near
here.
| ENNIs.-Tho ice, light and water COM
pany, which has lately changed hands, has
| elected tho following officers w. b.
| Wheeler, president; John w. wriy. Vice
president; G.. A. Wheeler, secretary and
| trcasurer. All the old hands Will retain
| their old situations.
| ROGERS. --One night last week rome
one entered the gin yards OF 3. II. Reed
and Cary Bros, stealing Ave bales OF
cotton. one from the former and four from
the latter The cotton belonged 10 some
| farmers who were holding for higher
prices. They have no clue.
TROY. The three gina here and near
| hero have ginned the number OF bales this
season Ms follows: Thompson d Pierson,
| 1893 bales. against about 1h00 last year:
A. II. Curtis, $50. against 900 last year;
Il. N. Garrett, 500. against $50 last year
There IL no cotton coming In now 70 be
| ginncd.
M'KINNEY Mayor PeI,son has closed
deal and draft has been drawn In pay
iaent for lot 10 be used as the stnndpipe
site OF the Mckinney water works system.
Mayor Pearson stated 10 The Post corre-
spondent that work would commence as
soon as the contract for boring the wells
could be let The total cost OF the pro-
posed system will range somewhere be-
tween $4,000 ana $4,000.
TEMPLE, "Wednesday was circus day In
Temple and there was big crowd In town.
The circus was that OF Stowe Bros. and the
most noticeable feature OF the same was the
manner In which they ovaded the high
license tax. They do not have ring. an
equestrian performance or any OF the feat
ures named In the high tax bill. II Is
good small show. however. and those who
attended seemed well ploesed.
KANSAS CITY-A special venire nor a
grant, jury has been drawn. To investf-
gate charges against d. v. DIGGER and
Cashier ID. r. Coyington OF the dcfunct