The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-29
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

/ 'GARRISON--WhiIe playing with pistol a
| negro boy killed himself
HAMILTON Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Saxon
a boy; 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Broom a boy,
| LEXINGTON-Th month-old baby oil
DR.. ii. E. Baine died of whoopiIg cough,
VILLAGE MILLs-J. S. Zones, while work
| ing AT the mill at this place, fell and broke
| his leg Mr. Zones is about 20 years old.
| TRoY-Seven hunters from here went to
| the brush day before yesterday and after a
| three hours hunt they killed sixty-fve rabbits
TERRELL unless some unforeseen
event prevents there will be rs large acre
| age Of cotton nut in this year rs last
sIiERMAN-sunday afternoon at o'clock
Mildred Lee camp. Z. c, ". Will hold a
| joint Ross Dabney memorial service nj the
Z, opera house.
| ANDERSON-Gra Baldwin. negro.
| shot Bill Bradley, negro. in the right arm
| three miles east of Anderson. Baldwin sur
rendered to the officers.
WoRTHAM--The hardware store Of r.
| f. Longbotham & Bro. was entered by
| thieves and $40 or $50 wortl, of pistols.
knives and razors were taken.
pENTON--Miss Annie Rochester was badly
burned this week. her dress having caught
fire from the CRATE. Her mother extnguished
the flames before any serious injury was
done.
LIhNO-At q dance on the north side Of
| the river n difficulty occurred between Char
ley Dabbs and George Mccoy. which resulted
in Dabbs being seriously stabbed and Mccoy
is i'll jail.
MSSoN-Mason county has raised about
so ner cent more cotton Than was expected.
and Is per cent more than was raised last
wear Some farmers are not yet through
gathering.
MISSOURI CITY-w. r. Watts was awaken
ed bt some one trying to enter his house. He
fired several shots at the burglar as he WAS
running from the house. but was not sure he
hit the man.
FORT woRTH--Gus Jameson OF the Fort
Worth fire department has gone to Arkansas
on sad mission He received message
stating that his father and brother were both
lying at the point OF death,
CORPUS CHRISTI--The work of getting
signatures for the deep water petition is be-
ing rapidly pushed, both here and In other
places Interested In the project, and 1t viii
soon be ready for delivery to congress
FORT wORTH--R. II. Sharp diel AZ 81.
Jcsepti's hospital; the remains we're Clipped
to Corinth, Miss. for interinent Sharp
was shot some days ago at Commerce and
was brought here for treatment.
ABILENE--Incdcnta to the dicussion OF
diversified Industries. II may be well TO state
thnt breeders mere nave inuna t ne RAISING q
ele,e en- Jacks during the last few months at
prices ranging from $500 TO $1,000 each.
DENTON--Mr. ]. i. adkins. wealthy
farmer of Slideil, was struck in the eye
with nail sevffai Gays Sine. uesIiofhs
tho sight The injured eye panied him 80
that ne went to Dallas and had removed.
WACO-The committee appointed al the
Business mems reunion to look after the
rruspetts for d cotton mill at Waco reports
that the mill can be established here by either
ono OF two plans--a popular subscription or
Joint stock company composed OF moneyed
citiysns.
<. LORSICANA--Captaln james Garitty has
located another oil well on the Roger q. Mills |
pft,f,f riy. and drilling viii begin at once. The
SG,itbern oil company has located new well |
on the banks Of Post oaE, creek, near the |
crsrnatory, just across the stream from the !
GaIitty location.