Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-04
ALL OVER THE COAST.
NEWsY ITEMS FROM VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
General Summary of Crops Produced
Immigration and Improvement Notes OF
Our sister Clties-Plcsups That are of
General Interest.


Marble Fails, the first bale of cotton
was brought in Friday by Carl Grelle.
Fletcher Wilson is putting up a two
stand eighty-saw cotton gin at La
Porte.
At Floresvllle, Wilson county, 1t con-
tlnues very dry. Cotton is suffering
for rain.
AT Keltys Angelina county, good
rain fell recently. Crops are needing
1t badly.
There is a movement on foot at Port
Lavaca to organize new building and
loan assoclatlon-a local one.
Pendlettonville, Bell county, oats are
being placed on the market but are
bringing small prices. Threshing is
over.
Good ralans are reported within the
Good rains are reported within the
last few days over good portin of
county rain had not fallen for five
weeks.
The scholastic census of Lavaca
county for 1S9T-9S shows 5142 white and
1914 colored children within the scho-
lastic age.
Rockdale, Milan county, had a light
rain Wednesday afternoon, enough to
lay the dust, but not enough to do any
good otherwise.
The report from Atlanta, Cass county
Is of no rain. corn cut off fully three
fourths. cotton burning up, dust six
inches deep in the city.
A good rain fell in parts of Coryell
county this week, but none at Gates
vile or nearer than five miles to town,
1t is getting very dry here.
AT Taylor, Williamson county, rain
is badly needed and unless it comes
within the next ten days the cotton
crop will be cut materially short.
Cotton around La Porte is opening
out in good shape; the yield will GER
tainly equal the estimate made early
in the season, and In many fields will
exceed It,
The contiued hot, dry weather at In
dustry, is beginning to shed fast. Rain
Is badly needed, both for cotton and
ranch. Water is getting very scarce
and pastures are dry.
At Groveton, Trinity county the con,
tinued dry spell has been broken by a
good rainfall. Cotton will be benefited
but corn is too far matured to receive
any benefit from the rain.
A light shower of rain fell at George
town last night. and there are lndica-
tions of more tonight. Reports from the
| +. Iot
was heavy rain in the section.
The Michat gin at Port Lavaca, with
the latest improvements and several
new stands, was started up last We'd
nesday to test the machinery and be
in readiness for the crop now offering.
st. Mary, Refuglo county weather
continues dry and hot. No rain to
speak of since the first day of June,
and vegetation Is completely dried up
Even cotton has been losing the squares
as fast as they are formed. Water has
given out except at the windmills, and
cisterns are mostly dry. Grass is u
thing of the past.
Over 2500 tons of excellent hay have
been cut, bailled and shipped from the
nroi rins inst vast of n Porte Sever
si a. ST.. sots oe mon have haen enror
! ~ IN +ho t,sinass Mrch Of the ba,
! Sas hon sont 70 colveston where i
finds ready sale.
Farmers in the vicinity of La Porte
have formed fruit and vegetable
growers association, with J. n. Savage
president and A. B. Sheldon secretary
An effort will be made this fall by tn,
association to grow large quantities o
cabbage for winter Shipment.
In the northern portion of Orang
county another rain fell Friday AM