The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Beeville, Bee County, Texas, October ~.
| II has been raining here almost all day
and farmers and stockmen are wearing
| broad smiles.
Cuero Dewitt County. Texas. October
| 1.-THE finest rain that has fallen here
| for year fell Thursday night. Friday and
Saturday. The rain was very much needed
! for grass and the etockmen in consequence
are feeling good.
| Kingsbury. Guadalupe County. Texas,
October 16.It has been raining for TWEEN
| ty-four hours and the tanks and water holes
| are full. On account OF the rain the top
crop Of cotton will not open up SO fast.
but that is light any way,
Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas, Octo-
Der 17.--Tbls ia the fourth day OF wet
elush, mud and rain, delaying cotton pick
ing, also of hauling 1t to gins and market.
There has been a few bales over 1000
weighed In the yards here.
Frelsburg. Colorado County, Texas, Oc-
tober 1.-THE great drouth continues,
stock water Is very near exhausted The
cotton crop Is nearly all gathered. The
same Is corn. Corn crop In this section
was very good but cotton is short
Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas,
October l6.--Heayy rain. continuing a
large part OF forty-eight hours. People
very much discouraged by the low price OF
cotton. The crop about equal to last year,
bMt price much lower. But there Is plenty
OF corn, while last year there was very
little.
Granbury, Hood County, Texas. October
"a, Indications favorable for rain today,
wnich ~ needed for stock water. settling
dust. &C., but farmers with cotton to pick
10 not want rain. Two gins running here
almost day asd night, and Up to date
each enc OF them has ginTad more than Il
ala last year during the whole season and
1t Is generally supposed not more than
two thirds OF the crop has been ginned
yet.
Rock Island. Colorado County, Texas.
october l6--lt began to rain last Friday
morning between 3 and O'Clock and con-
linued almost without stopping until night.
, .ne TAN tel slowly and steadily. so that
nut i'ttie OF 1t ran off. 1t is lust what
all agriculturists and most OF the rest OF
manh.nd here desired. The laat rain fell
mere September 10, thirty-eight days; this
IL inc longest time without rain ever ex
Perienced, and yet the grass Is green and
gardens look fairly well.
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Anderson County Teachers InstItuts
falestino Texas. October 16. The coun
W teachers institute for white teachers
VIII hold its lirst meeting October ag and
ov' Tor the current school year. ali ON
the last Friday and the Saturday follow
ing IL, OF each month thereafter. The
Following programme has been issued by
County Judge Watts
Friday October 29.2 p, M. address Of
welcome and advantages of union, Non,
a. -. Greenwood; response NJ. p. SMART.
"A Course Of Study as Review Work for
nsachers," j. l.. Russell. Cullen Elrod:
The Word Method" Explained Mrs. W
II. Flynne; The Eject Of Alcohol on the
human SYSTEM" DR.. j n. Evans.
saturday. October 30--9 n. m, "'Nhat
riaii OF Work Should the Institute Adupt?"
.. N. Chennult and w. II. Flynne; Cur
rent History: Should 1t Form Part of tbe
scnoei Programme? r. M. Johnston, MICS
Carrie Hanks
- Afternoon Session. p. M, "How Shall
we Obtain Apparatus fer Our Schools md
books for libNryY' W. r. Norris. j. r.
brown The Teachers Position In the
I Ia Gh circle y ID. Brown and Miss Luz
10 childress. General discussion on each |
subject.