El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-10
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Texas.

wi. y. W. Oulttlm mas SOlQ TO swift
q Co., OF st. Louis three car loads OF
at Sl1.25 per head.
Stock of all kinds are in the best of
shape about Paint Rock, Texas. The
ter for stock of all kinds. Feed for
winteriug stock seems to be more plen-
tiful than usual.
There is sugar factory starting at
w wharton, costing 1t is said, about $780,
600. The promoters of this enterprise
nave contracted with the small farme RS
around that section to furnish them
seed cane enough to plant 1000 acres.
About three fourths of the district
public schools in Grayson county have
opened and County Superintendent
King who spent last week, except when
at the Mckinney teachers meeting,
visiting them, says they are In first
class shape.-Shermah Register.
There Is not much use to SOW wheat
now in the vicinity of Denison, Texas,
ground is not sufficient to sprout the
grain. Ii the fall had been favorable
to wheat sowing the acreage would
have been unusually large in this Sec
ton.
Harry johnson of Wellington, last
week prepared to go fishing on the
walnut river. He took q beef liver
and began cutting it for suita lie bait.
Cutting down into it the knife grated
on hard substance. Upon examlna-
ton he found child's breastpin bed
ded In 1T. On the pin was the word
"baby. '-Pecos Times.
A special from Stephenville to the
Register says: Mr.. and Mrs. Hurry
Williams; who have been in Jail sever
al months charged with killing Austin
King, the newspaper man, have been
granted bail in the sum of $4,000 and
$500 respectively. They have not yet
able to do 80 by Monday. Their trial
is set in the district court for this, the
November term.
The raising of stock is now attracting
the attention of the people of this
country more than usual. It is q good
thing that the stock of cattle has run
low, and that the ranchmen and
farmers are to stock up on COWS for
raising calves. It has served, in q use-
full way, to stamp out the long horn
Texas cattle and put in their place the
better breeds that are known to do
well in this country.
S. II. Purcell purchased of John L.
Fouts the latter's half interest in the
Estes q FOu.s ranch and cattle in An
drews county. The price paid for the
ranch and interest is SO, OOO and for a
half interest in 5000 cattle, 500 per
head, making total consideration of
S33, 600. This is one of the largest
deals recorded in some time, and shows
that the trading season is Just about
open again.-Aidland Reporter.
The Southwest Texas Methodist con-
ference, which has been in session at
SeRuin, Tex. for the past week, fin'sh-
ed their duties at noon Nov. z Bishop
G. b. Galloway and cabinet, with the
many visitors, departed for their re.
spect1ve homes with many regrets and
many God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." but all voicing the sentiment
that the hospitality extended by the
people of the chur Oh and SeRuin could
not be surpassed, and that all moved
the visit and were happy.
United States Senator r o. Mills
will leave for the east not to return to
Corsicana until his term as a member
OF the United States congress is cor.
G uded, He will join his family at
Martha's Vineyard, where he will re-