The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
State Health Officer ssesrlnoen Is
u the City.
PECULIAR STRIKE OF WATERS.
walked out because MILK Was Not
Purchased From rarmerS Alli-
ance Dairy--suit for Damages.

cine Posts branch office In Galveston 10
at the fremont Hotel, where items Of news.
subscriptions and advertisements win be
recelved.)
Galveston, Texas, October es.--The re-
port sent out from Austin the other dav
that State Health Ofnccr swearinRcn had
consulted with the governor and expressed
the opinion that II would probably be best
for him to take up his temporary abode
near here seems to have had some signin-
canoe. But little attention was pald to 10
at the time, as the same report quoted DR..
Swearingen a. saying that in his judg-
nient uo occasion for his official services
would arise.
But now nr. Swcaringen Is here. He
dropped into Galveston this morning and
In company with ono Of the attending ply
sicians made Visit to the scaiy hospital.
The inspection, however. was not thor.
ough one, and after o brief stay the doctor
drove away. No particular case ~us ex-
amined. This action OF the State health
officer has occasioned considerable sosrip
this afternoon. A rumor was current that
ne had come to Galveston to inspect q
steamship recently arrived from Tamplco
aud now lying at quarantine.
DIT. Mayheld, State quarantine officer.
however, did not seem to know anvthlnr
OF Or. Swearingen's movements. Ills busl-
ness Is private and OF personal nature, as
not even the board OF health knows any
thing about tho object OF his visit.
TEXAS CITY RECEIvERsHIP.
Thrce motions In the matter Of re-.
ceivership OF tho Texas City improvement
company were filed In the United States
district court this morning. but none OF the
three affect the present condition OF the
company's affairs materially.
Through their attorneys, Mott & Arm
strong George Braun, Annabella Fox and
Hanna r.. Tinsley, the last named as ex-
ecutiix. OF New York have interviewed ON
claims established during the November
term Of court OF 1893 The Judgments were
established November o, 1898. as follows:
George Braun for si0.2G2 "a, Anaabella Fox
for $40. 40 and Hannah Il. Tinsley for
SlIl0.a0. These claims were secured by
vendors Hens on property In Texas City.
they were placed in the hands of tho
marshal with Instructions to sell tho prop
erty upon which the liens were established,
but the improvement company effected a
compromise by which payments wero resr-
never brought about. Since November,
1898, the Improvement company has paid
enough to reduce Bnaun's claim to $5S0G 20
and the two other claims TO $067.63 Zach.
The three now ask that the marshal may
dispose OF tho property upon which the
vendors liens are held and liquidate the
remainder OF the three claims.
Through the same attorneys the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas, the Galveston
Houston and Henderson and the Interna.
tional and Great Northern railroads ask
that Mott y Armstrong. attorneys for tho
first two roads pamed. and Davidson a
Minor, for the International and Great
Northern. be served with all notices Of
motions. applications and petitions In the
matter OF tho receivership that may be
| filed They also ask leave Of the court TO
mako the temporary receiver a party de-
PENDANT to suits already filed against the
improvement company for debit.
MORTUARY REPORT.
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