The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-24
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS,

section from meningitis or anthrax.
LAREDo--Mrs, Joe Workman stucs .
nsdl in her foct and died With 'cckiaw.
CORPUS CHRlsTI.--A stock law election
for this precinct has been ordered for De-
cember 20.
CoRSICANA--oii has been struck In
two more weEs, both OF which give indi-
cations OF coed flow.
MARATHoN--,A big prairie firo hes been
raging for several days In Buchcl county.
causing severe loss TO stockmsn,
I.IvINGSTON--Rcv. r. j. brown has
been called for onc-fourth of his time ty
the Baptist church at this place,
AFILENE--It has been dtcidsd to make
the fair and roundup which We're so sue
ccssful this year, an annual feature.
REFuGIo-Cattlo are In demand. and
are bringing good prices, though some
hose stock has been sold very cheap.
CoRRiGAN--- burglars entered the store
81 I. d. Wilson. but nothing Is msslug
except few gold rings and POCKET knives
HlLLSBoRo--.The Hilsboro Electric
Street Car company has started It's car aud
u will be run on schedule tina frcm now
on.
MILLICAN---C Cotton about all out. ginned
and sold. aud many OF the renters Will have
to commence another year in debt, owing 10
the low price OF cotton.
BARTLETr-The towns first two-s.ory
brick building viii soon be completed. It
is being erected by stock company to be
used for lodge purposes,
CoLUMBIA--whlc attempting TO escape
from an officer Robert Alien, colorcd, was
shot through Tire right shoulder. The
wound is not dangerous,
SHINER--Therc WAS iar,relv attended
l,,r - 49, at.Vu ~ htttf
at which resolutions were passed donounc-
ing the cash rent system.
WAXAHAcHIEr--whiie Mas Jimmie u.
Davis was out for a ride on her wheel .
horse attached 10 buggy ran over her,
bruising her body considerably.
LIVINGSTON District court is In seq
sion and the grand Jury is at work. there
are no murder cases on the docket. thcueh
ono indictment may be returned Ut I'll
term.
BoNHAM--Lum Head. charged with tho
killing OF Lyons, HIS son in law. nj Monks
town two weeks ago. had his examining
trial here, and was remanded TO 1aii with
out ball
NAPLES--Thc residence and fIii iture
OF T. Galloway was consumed t.; fire The
fire Is supposed TO have origiaatsd from a
defective flue. Loes about s21po. lsur-
ance $500.
sTEPHENvILLE--Gord Bradshaw. a
young man, is on trial charged with the
murder CT his wife last Fe5r Iary, The
defense will be that the killing was purely
accidental.
MILLICAN--'rhe announcement OF the
Suspension OF the Baxter bnnk at Nayasota
created considerable excitement here. as
several citizens are depcsitors somc for
large amounts.
StrrDNfk A.. trata. ~ c.esJ,..J
president of the Texas Womans Christian
Temperance Union, will arrive In the city
this week and hold several services ut the
various churches.
ALVlN-lThe strawberry crop prospect
has improved very much, but thu ecrcage lis
not no much as last year. and many OF the
patches are newly set. The yield can not
be over so per cent Of Inst season'f
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John lSenptdy was
killed while switching at Iowa, siding
four miles east OF here lie fell In such
position that his head was crushed On ole
rail and his feet severed on the o,ier.
GROESBEECK - The commissioners
court declares that II intends to collect
fines or enforce all delinquents to work
out same on convict farms so soon as
necessary arrangements can be made.
BONHAM--The little child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bee Marshall died Sunday with dlph-
iberia. 1t was 3 years old. and had been
sick over a week. This is the second d ath
In Mr. Marshail's family Of this dreaded
disease.
CORSICANA--cors.can District Medi-
cal association adopted resolutions con-
dtmninR the crusade against vivlsecton,
and request Texas senators to use their
influence against bill TO prohibit such
experiments.
A Ea ,afQ mr., al ~
coufaged apd do not know what ians TO
mike for the future. Some Of tbrin IRE
moving away but others VIII trr again to
raise scent cotton on ere lit batls ond
make living
BowIE--The city roller mills Of this
place were destroyed by IRE. Nothing Is
known as to the cause. The pltnt ~as the
property OF the City Roller Mil company
and valued at $4,000. There vbs aitut
$4,000 insurance.
HILLSBORO--The three 50, NJ mrn
charged with the murder u MARSH TLomp-
son near Ccvtug,on In this lo ny were
released on bonds OF $1,000 oech. 1tsy left
at once for their homes in Madison county
They protest their Innocence.
CORPUS cHRIsTI--oscar Tobin. the IS
year-old boy charged with stabbing and
killing Mexican boy In Alice Of about
tho same age. sometime ago, was given d
naDfdB corpus TRIAL Shiufudy DfIUTe JuHke
James Wells and admitted 70 bond 10 the
sum Of $3.50.
COMMERCE-Mrs. Helsn M. stoddard,
Texas State president OF tho Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. geve a
stfrcopticon lecture at the Methodist Epls-
copal church and an interesting lecture
| on Mexico. Her lectures we're we'll ATTENDED
and highly appreciated.
PUTNAM--The hardware store Of J. j..
| sigler was burglsrIzed, the safe was blown
optn and robbed Of about $500 IN cash. 5000
OF the money belonging TO j. j. sigisr and
$500 to r. p. shackeiford. who was using
| the safe OF J. J. Sigier. Notes 70 thu
amount OF about $4,000. aeveral deeds and
other papers were a!so carried on.
| TAYLoR--Quite a number OF lpre own
eFs living On the San .iabsiei rser and
Turkey creek. north Of ~ayior tage re-
seiyed during the past few days threatening
notices from alleged whitec1ppsrs in ref
srenco TO the money rent question. These
grievances II seems are not confined arnInst
| Land owners alone who insist uron fsyine
money rent. but tenants alike WAC sRrce u
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