Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-06-23
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-Plcltups That are of
General Interest.


good condition. The melon crop is
above the average. The corn crop is
fine.
A heavy shower of rain fell at Fort
Davis Friday noon, accompanied by
considerable hail, which knocked most
of the fruit off the trees.
Farmers are busy marketing their
cucumbers and cantaloupes at Hitch
cock. Three carloads were sent out to
the northern markets this week.
The surveyors Of the new railroad to
Bay City are camped nj Fairwood, near
Hitchcock. They will commence grad
ing the road within four weeks.
Several prospectors were at Hitch
cock during the week. Among them
who purchased S21 acres of land.
At Marquee, Leon county, heavy rain
fell Friday evening, which insures an
excellent corn crop. Cotton is also do
ing very we'll. Dat yield enormous.
a very fine rain fell in Floresville and
vicinity Saturday. Cotton is needing
some bright sunshine. Good corn is
made already nearly all over Wilson
county.
j. c. Clooney, contractor from Lake
Charles, arrived at Orange recently,
and is getting lumber on the ground to
build four barges for the d. r. Wingate
Lumber company and the Orange Lum-
Der company
Messrs. penman & Henderson Of
Commerce, Texas, will open in few
days a large store at Anglcton. They
state that Angleton is attracting
great deal of attention in their section
of the state
AT East Barnard, Wharton county,
a nice rain fell last week which will be
a great help to corn and will also be
beneficial to cotton. The cotton crop
generally is in good condition and bids
fair to be a good crop.
1t ralned on the 10Th at Yorktown;
IA inches fell. There was consldera-
BILE thunder and lightning, but very
little wind. This insures a good crop
of corn and cotton is in fine condition
and promises an average crop.
The Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son has put in gates at the crossing at
Lamarque to make it convenient for
shippers to load on cars. There was n
shipment of five cars of baled hay
from this place to Galveston this week.
All that is needed at this point now is u
depot.
Farmers are in the midst of harvest
about Menardville, Menard county.
The oat crop is noe as good as expect
ed, being badly damaged by smut.
Corn crop is looking well and virtually
made. Cotton crop is looking very
well and clean, but still remains back
ward ON account of cool nights,
Weather warm and dry.
AT Kenney fine rain fell Saturday
evening. \ good corn crop is certain.
Cotton is much improved in the last
week and bids fair for Mt least an aver
age and perhaps a little over an aver
age, unless the worms come very ear
ly. Grass is much improved also since
the last good rain week ago. No
change in acreage; condition good.
AS a result of the recent wind and
hail storms in the vicinity of Rockdale
5000 acres of land was denude Of corn
and cotton. This estimate will now
have to be reduced, owing to the fac,
that much of the cotton is coming out
again, and an unusually large crop may
fairly be anticipated. Some cotton will
be replanted, and the yield of corn on
plantations which were not visited by
the hail will be so great that there will
be no lack of that staple. On the whole
while Il few deserving but unfortunate
farmers will undoubtedly suffer tC
some extent, the vast majority vii
have abundant crops.
A straight car of cucumbers left La
margue at 3:45 the morning of June
for Chicago, routed over the Missouri
Kansas and Texas, and arrived at Chi
cago at p. m. June Z, making fou
days ten hours and twenty-five min
; utes on the road. This was a test ship
ment made by Mr.. Theo. G. Thomas
= and did exceedingly well, arriving a
destination in first-class condition. MI
: Thomas has made several carloads Il
| same point since then and expects t.
I get out from four to five cars weekly a
long as the markets hold up.
The heaviest rain of the season fel
at Sabinal Sunday night. The corr
j. crop is now assured beyond n doubt
' All the water holes are full and stock
s men are rejoicing,
y The Crystal Palace Fluring mills a
( Weatherford received the first ship
). ments Of new wheat Saturday TIL
e millmen say it is the finest wheat the,
@ have had for several years.
J. Cotton has been somewhat set bacl
/. by cold nights and lice in Bastrop cour
:, ty, but the plan has gone to CROWN