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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

A1vtn wss Incorporated az city stvsi
yea1r agoAince which time the s.,vs;e
&sast Of The growth and development Of tn
sswn and surrounding country have taken
*iAcr, The town now has population Of
Ff 40 and there are about 1900 people
Within three and one half miles OF the
fseptcr Of town The population is made np
M scple from every state. There are nc
I3ekroes and more enlightened and pro-
<retsivc community IL rot 10 be found IN
n exaH The principal industry IL the grow
'-rg Of fruits ana vegetables. and ~ an
gpdlraiion OF what Is being done 10 this
Fine Il 80 only necessary to state that az
She present writing from 100 TO sop ~
Quart crates OF strawberries are being
Sshirped daily and before the sensoi y over
She shipments viii reach more than y
3 heufand crates per day. This being
ssafiy iucome during the season idsput
4 wa snenths) Of from s5pe 10 $4,000 per day
n he shipment Of pears aud cape jtssainino
Gsnes is also very large and besides about
Zoo bales OF cotton we're ginied here last
txascp. j.. D. Chalf7lis
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Day CITY.

u | Bay City is the new county seat Of
q Matsgo-ds county. the gerl Of th,
Texas coast country. II hes a beautiful
Sand healthful situation pron Ray prairie.
Switch gently slopes from the city to the
sybay, twenty miles TO The south The cool
siing and health giving gulf breeaes com
lang IN an unobstrurted sweep from the r
salt water bath to and through the city
are source OF perpetual delight The
4 Colorado river a mile to The west. and
Cottonwood creek. through the center q,
the city, give perfect natural drainage.
4 The town Is mile squsre and In its
\ center stands splendid court hause.
! around which ARE grouped the busincSs
4 houses But three short years ago the alto
4 of this beautiful and prosperous county
capital was COW pasture The pretty Old
! town OF MAtagorda on the bay shore was
Sformeriy the county feat
No town in Texas has brighter future
/. than Bay City. No fewer than FIVE new
I railroads are now headed This way. two
sof which are expected tn reach here by
September. possibly by July. She is in the
tcenter OF county of unusual size and
unsurpassed fertility, whose products al
ready have river and gulf transportation
10 The deep water ports lying at our very
doors.
Maiagorda county is 80 per cent larger
i than the State of Rhode Island. which
has nearly 900 900 population. As Gray. on.
Z Collin and Ellis counties are the center
of the black land belt on the north, 70
Matagordn Ia its center on tho south. Ek-
Governor Wells Thompson, who owns and
operates $500 acre plantation on "oid
ssCaney.' says he has been in every good
county In Texas, and this SURPRISES them
spli.
Besides the rich Colorado river bottoms,
I there are In this county q quarter million
acres Of the famous "0id caney'' lands,
the richest In the world and twice as
ynuch black prairie, not one acre in ten
sof which ever felt pillow. When the Grand
Army colony gets It's 10000 settlers here
and thcse other maryelously rich aud fer
! tito scres ali TEEN with people and fruit
+ ful products, II viii take a iusty young
city 70 Do ths business for auch vast aud
productire country J.. Ia Ladd.
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Their Wonderful Growth and Progress improvements That
Have Been Made and That Now in
Contemplation

tai lo0-,op oil mill. three gins with
q capacity Of l0o bales psr day each; Il
compress, ice factory Two eiectric light
companies. three banks tone Naiinnal), a
building and loan association, with a carl
tai Of over s50.00O; q mashine shop, forty
room brick hotel. with all modern convent
epces; telephone exchange, with local
telephones 10 all parts Of The country.
a fine farming bsIt surrounds the city.
TIE prospects for substantial growth are
excellent The bes; farming lands can he
had at from $40 to $50 per atre With
water power an assured fact. factories VIII
naturally seek IL. With all these nstural
advantages and with citizenship thor
eughly progressive. the prospects, Of the
city are indeed bright
C A Summers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
ELLINGER,

Although a small place. this is a
thriving town, situated about three
niles from the Colorado river. Her sur
rounding lands are OF the richest in Fay
cite county. In proportion-to the popula-
lion she does as much business as any
town il. South Texas. Her population Is
mostly Bohemians and Germans, and With
their push and energy want and idleness
are unheard Of There are four general mer-
chandise stores, two grocery stores. two
furniture and hardware. three blacksmiths,
two saloons. one dry goods store. one ini',
Der yard German Lutheran church ana
Two schools two first class cotton gins
that Einned over 5000 bales Of cotton this
season one drug store and two good ply
sicians. and has shipped about 400 bales
Of cotton this season, e. j. Weber
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BURTON.
i This place WIS nsmed after }. ".

IL This place WIS mined after J. ".
Burton who came to Texas from
Georgia In 1881 and from 1888 I'D 10 the
tliGe of his death lived in this vicinity.
The FIRST train passed through here IL
1870 The first mercantile firms were
Bnrion Bros Moore q Parker Stewart e.
MAR, Moore Parker and - ISldridge. Mr.
y. A. Watson had the first hotel 'uiii,
which was managed by Captain Liist, be
present firms are Thomas Watson * Co
II KNITTED ST.. n M. Woltefs g. Co, b..
Fisher a. l.. krause and r. Scha.z.
II meyer Bros are proprie,orF n the lum-
Der yard Or Laas Of the drug store r x
Bormanu Of the ieweiry shop A Rcther-
mel Of the saddier shop. and John scswen-
dercr Of the hotel.
Burton IL located in tho center OF
farming session settled BY substantial and
prosperous farmers. and does 3 Setisr
business than any other town OF It's Eign
IN this portion Of The State It win never
be- large city, but Is growing steadily
e Brown.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

u Garrison is situated IN tn. Houston
East and West Texas 20 miles north
of Naeogdochss and Is surrounded with
The bsst farming lands in East Texas. n
has been on a continued improve since rs
existence We have three Ignite mines
that turn out the bsst Ignite in the STATE
also tns OF the finest yitrified b-iok plants
that can be found anywhere Onr waters
sre excellent. there being two mineral
springs that have made some wonderful
cures GarTisoG has ahou, eco inhabitants
ana IS growing daily. I think she has the
priehttst future before her OF any Town IN
ihiE secuon. II is noted for having GOOD
MD clever men and pretty women.
". y. Garrison.
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CORPUS CHRIS I'll.

The county scat Of Nneccs, has a pop
ulntion OF over 5000 inhabitants. be
ing The second largest seaport town on The
gulf coas; south Of Galveston. The city.
which overlooks Corpus Christi bay. is one
tof the most Beautifully located winter and
summer resorts in the United States and
the ptoverhial health Of this community is
untXcelled In airy country. as evidenced
by the many invalids and others who
spend months at a time here for The pur-
pose OF rtgsining their health, which il
generally restored 70 them ere their de-
parture. Fish and oysters ran be procured
in abundance As vegetable and fruit
growing country 1t has no superior. The
main sport INDUCED In during the winter
ls hunting game OF many species being
plentiful while the summer tourists come
here a large numbers 10 inuuIge IN our
excellent STA bathing and 10 take boat
sail over the briny deep.
During the past few wears Corpus Christi
has been gradually pushing to the front
IN business-liRe manner although It has
had TO contend with many draw backs and
other obstacles
Since the year 1891 the people Of this
city have witnessed the building Of several
valuable improvements and enterprises
among which are the electric lights. water
works (Which cost $4,000. telephone ex-
change and several other paving invest
mfnu. all Of which speak well for this
city. lanv large brick buildings have also
been constructed during that time
steamer line is now plying between this
rori and Galveston, which has been in
operation several months and is securing a
fair share Of the freight patronage on ar
count Of the exceedingly low rates offered
our business men The people Of this city
new have petition before congress solicit
ing governmental aid in opening deep
water channel at Arkansas Pass 10 the com
mercial world and II the desired end is
obtaiaed will mean much for the future
Of Corpus Christi and vicinity
The educational facilities afforded nv Cor
pus Christi are net cxcelIed anywhere in
the State. both public and private.
James w Faivella
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LDNA

| There is no portion Of the great South
west Offering greater inaucem MS o
the capitalist for the investment of hi;
presented the homeseeker to secure Tor
himself cheap home than is to b. found
awaiting them in Jackson county. OF which
Edna is the county seat.
1t is known as coast county, yet has
comparatively small frontage on salt
water, ana is sufficiently watered by the
Lav8ca and Nayidad rivers; the Arelosa,
Mustang and Curanchua creeks, and many
Other streams, lakes and springs. Bel
well watereh, it is also well drained
The land Is divided into two CLASSES
prairie and timbered about 20 PSF cent
prairie 80 per cent timbered.
The soil is light and black sandy with
occasional spots OF black wax, and has
red clay foundation
In this country are many tracts of fine
bottom land as rich ns can be found IN
the State and the preirie portion is MT
TO he excelied In the State
There are industrious farmers no have
been farming in this county for twenty
years and have yet 10 cancel single yesr
as one OF failure
Edna. the county seat Of Jackson county
is prosperous city Of 1000 inhabitants, To-
Gated near the center OF the county on lie
New York and Mexican railway.
be Methodist Epscapol church tSouthl.
Old School Presbyterian. Missionary Rap
list and Catholic churches, 81 have com
modious buildings
Members OF the Episcopal church have
purchased the ground and viii soon erect
a nice building
The Edna schools are not to b. sur
passed by the schools OF many OF tins
larger cities Of this State OF more than
double her population.
we doubt i there is citv in the State
which has a brighter future than Edna,
~, T Angle
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ms IN THE TEXAS COAST COUNTRY

drug stores, three barber shops and six
saloons Her growth has been staaly snd
All Of the business portion Is built OF sub
stantial brick buildings. There is in course
OF construction a brick college that vii
cost $4,000. She buys on an average io.npa
bales Of cotton YEARLY Her future growth
and prosperity is assured, for she is sur
rounded by some Of the finest farming
lands in the State and her railroad faclls-
ti.s are equal 10 any town in tbe State.
Having direct East wesf, North anil
South communication. Elgin is destined 10
be one Of the solid business towns of the
State she also has one newspaper that is
we'll patronized. Max iiirsch
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RRAZORlA,

Rraz0ria offers TO the homesccksr 10
The investor. and 10 the manufacturer
greater Inducements shan any town in the
coast country Surrounded By fertile, pro
dnctive forming country welt adapted 10
the cultivation OF sugar cane cotLpu aud
tobaWu, fruits and vegetables There are
ftifnIs that have bern In constant cuiliva.
iiop fof hall century ana with ~ ttr-
liiizers nor irrigation, ars as proauttlgc as
virgin soil, ard produce one and Il aiif
bales Of cotton per acre and twenty 30
thirty tons OF cauc, worth from so 10
$40 Der acre. Lands are chap and can ( q
bonghf ou easy terns
Win HE Galveston. BRACES aud SOQth-
western railway building 10 BrAaoria ard
west WI open w The finest section q
uudeyol0ped territory q the South
There are two other roads from the NORTH
building To Bra1oria The river is iuyi.
gable now and with the improvements by
tho government al the mouth Of the Bia1o,
will place Bra2os IN the front rank az a
transportation center
The Brazoria college is one Of the must
prominent institution Of the GUT co3at
county, has an SSD.0an building. and ont
OF The finest ia the south VIII opan fltt
seksiun september wsth faculty equal
10 any in The South,
The summer normal viii open Jniy 10
80. inclusive, and offers superior kdYs L
sages 70 feachers
hrst-tlass saNn4ill has been located. q
100000 ceetral sugar NH will be nat ~
this fall and company is being fo5me4
now
This town was laid out by stephen +
Austin in 1875 ana hero are mare old peo-
fle near the four Fcure mark who arc hale
ard vigorous IL mlud and body Than IN any
section 81 the South.
Oswald Wlieph.
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| | | The town Of Hearre IL situated 10
Robertson county on the Houston ana
Texas Central. International and trta
Northern and Hsarne and Brazos Valley
railroads i2l miles north al Houston, ~
miles south Of Dallas, and ~ miles east q
iht State capital. IL is surrounded BY rieh'
lands On which can be raised almost every
thing. on the vast lie. the Bra1os bolton
lands, from which $4,000 to 10000 bales o
cotton per anpum are sold here. On the cay
win be found The frui, and truck sEoEinA
Ii Ids.
since the great fall in the price Of costes
IN association has been organized nss1s
kaown as the Hsarne Fruit and Trucs
Growers association, and the derelopmens
Of this class Of agriculture will be pusnes
With view OF seeing how il Will compasy
Niih the cotton crop as &c the money 70
made out OF IT,
This year about 400 acres of fruits sn.
Vegetables viii be cultivated.
About four years ago tine National Con-
press company selected Hearne as 1857
ton for one OF their presses. and the ven.
fure has proven a success 10 the town =
well as the INVESTOR
A year previous 10 this the National CW,
ION oil company placed a sixtyton capac't
riSht heie, ana IN addition TO furnishing
homo market for all OF the seed in g..
vicinity they prove crest benefit 20 -;
town by employing hands TO whom thss
ray fully $500 per week
The Hsarne and Brazos Valley rairoy
was built by local capital and runs throlss.
me lower part q the bottom TO po'rs
known as Stone City. distance OF twenu
enc miles from Hearne. The road II owne.
ana operated BY citizens Of Hearre AMI
conyenience TO the large planters IN ssss q Il
bottom handsome dividends are decial
ley,
Recently an electric light plant has b.
nV' IN mere, and within few ircntas
town viii have water ,sorks. i good 50
TEN OF public schools i located here e.
fully 400 children attend. The populatt'
q the town 10 5000 With The present sH5l
terrrisss represented in heafnc. and hsi41
srFrounded BY rich LANDS, the future Of fN|
town is promising w. s. SmiihY
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EL.GlN

L. Elgin is situated In the northwest
eorrer OF Rastrop corniy. twenty
seven miles cas-, OF Austin, a, the crossing
OF the Houston and Texas Central and
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroads. In
1884 Elein WAS struggling village OF
about $50 or 500 Inhabitants and oniy one
railroad Today Eisin has population ~
atoui lsoH- Eleven general MGR .hand.sr
stores, one furniture store. TWO hotels. Ave
restaurants, ore hrosm factory. one press
oilcS ise'ofs WIN an euirnt OF io,oon bricks
dsily and which gives empioynen. ~
thirty Eve hands regularly; one saddle ana
harness shop. two lumber yards, three
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see no reason that ii should no. develop
more rapidly IN future fhBn II has hereto
FIRE. as the surrounding country repre-
ssnts extensive farming Interests and much
mora land u.s. being put 10 cultivation
unch ycnr. n II roaiinues 10 b. i'm
provedin The future as In the past. most
OF all the available lands adjacent 70 the
town for seversl miles square viii b. in
cultivation r L. Quinn.
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II MDERSON.
n Anderson u the county seat d Crime

county II In one Of the Oldest towns
"a Texas We have a new court house. and
q SIS, 800 jail. built last year We arr now
building one Of the finest Catholic churches
a.sl Grimes county We have n Catholic
l hool. German school one colored school
End one English school. Rate OF taxation
lSstEte and county II S5is cents. Our scrip
}s At par and sc are OK, and invite irnmis
Grants here to the best county in the
rtate. John A. Borgess..
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-08
THE WOODMEN.
c. j. Walsh, One of the Delegates, Tells
What They Did.

What They Did.
c. j. Walsh of this city. one of the
delegates to the recent convention of
the Pacific jurisdiction of the Wodmen
OF the World at San Francisco, return
ed nome yesterday. He reports that the
delegates We're entertained by the San
francisco people in a royal manner.
and that everybody had a good time,
There were five delegates from Mon
tana of the WOodmen and five from the
ladies' auxiliary. a. h. Keith of the
Western Mining World of Butte was
elected official editor of the iurisdic-
ton, which office was the only one ask
ed for by he Montana delegates. The
convention for the first time
ed the ladies' auxiliarv and that BODY
is now included in the Jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction also established
a reserve fund. The newt
annual head camp will be held at Salt
The Montana and Idaho deIega-
tons returned from san Francisco bv
boat via Portland. All Of them were
suddenly taken with severe colds. bur
of them were seasick.
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For the Last Day.

The last day Of the meeting will be a
Dig one. h best horses on the circuit
VIII run on that day and for rich purses.
More than $500 in purses is to be hung
up. The Copper City Handicap for
$1,000 will be one of the features; the
other feature will be the $1,000 Last
Chance stake. There's a two-mile and
n sixteenth race for $3.50, a five and a
hait furlongs for $500 and two other
dashes. h rich handicap will be con-
tested by about the same field as that
which tried for the Labor Day Handi-
cap. The weather is all right now. and
there's no doubt that a very large crowd
Will be in at the wind-up of this big
meeting.
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When in Butte lunch at sherman.s

On account Of a bridge having been
burned out on the Northern Pacific
railway east Of Butte. commencing
Aug. 20 and continuing until further
notlce, e~ast-oound Passengers over the
Pacific will leave Anaconda
at p. m. instead of Sis p. m.
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Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received at the city clerks
once up to I o'clock p. m, Monday.
Sept. u. 1898, for the construction of a
sewer in improvement districts Nos. Q
and u of the city of Anaconda. Plans and
specifications for the work NAV be seen
at the city clerks office. A certified check
OF 10 per cent. Of the mid must
each bid.
BY order Of the city council OF the CITY
Of Anaconda.
T. O'LEARY, City Clerk.
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Pay DAYS,

The a days this month are as fol-
lows:
Wednesday, Sept. z, electric DEPART
ment.
Thursday. Sept. s. upper works con-
verters, refinery and brick department
Friday, Sept. .. lower works.
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FINED $40.
The Bicyclist Who Ran Into Mrs. Fark
in Court.

In Court.
Before Judge Kennedy, in police court
yesterday morning, Marco Brenich, the
bicycle rider who ran into Mrs. Ben
Falk on Tuesday evening, was fined
$50, which he paid. 1t appears that the
accident was not so much the fault of
Brenich as at first appeared. Brenich
testified that both he and the lady were
trying to avoid a collision, with the re-
suit that, as usual, they came together.
Mrs. FAX regained consciousness at
o O'Clock yesterday morning and
yesterday her condition was much i'm
proved. although ii will be a consider
able time before she ecOvers fully from
the shock.
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]. W. Smurr has been appointed trus-
tee by the United States court TO man
g the bankrupt estate of Edward De-
vine. All outstanding accounts due Ed
ward Devine must be settled at once.
Alder. ~
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Announcements

hereby announce my candidacy fol
the ONCE or sheriff OF Deer Lodg,
county, subject to the ratification OF m,
county democratic convention.
DANIEL DWYER.
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Notice to Voters.

1 hereby announce myself a candidate
Tor the office of county attorney of Deer
Lodge county subject TO the approval
OF the democratic county convention.
j. II. DUFFY.
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Anaconda Coal Co. Telephone ss.
Anaconda Steam Laundry. 300 E. Pars


| hereby announce myself as a candi-
date Tor the office Of sheriff of Deer
Lodge county, Montana. subject TO the
acton OF the democratic county con-
Very respectfully yours.
WILLIAM kELLIHER.
Anaconda, Mont. Sept. Z, 1898.
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Oscar Olson with assault in the third
degree. Olson. II appears. whipped a boy
named John II. Meyers. The, cause of
the trouble was a boys quarrel be-
tween the Meyers boy and a boy of OIL
sons. Olson, 1t is said, interfered and
took Meyers into the woodshed and
spanked him.
olson was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. He asked for a jury trial.
Whlcn VIII take place at 10 o'clock this
morning in the police court room
OF Erin will give a picnic
Sunday, Sept. IL. at Gregson Snrinps
Buses leave Standard hall at 10 O'clock
a. IN.
Additional Toool - 49,
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Third Degree Ashanti

A complaint was sworn out in Judge
hennedys yesterday, Charging
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Cigars, Tobaccos. etc. at L. A. Kings.
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Anaconda Coal Co. Telephone &C.
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Batting Last Might.

Third race-Charlotte NJ. SIS, Highland
Ball Sl4, Barracan 50, Carness IS. field Sc.
Fourth race-Miss Rowena $25, Eta
II. $ll, Jim Gore 81, field ST..
Firth race-Punter $25, Latah S., Jim
SO, field SIS,