El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-18
Little Items From Live Papers.
TEXAS.

| A sock company with q capital of
80 900 has been formed in Jacksboro
| or the purpose of blu lding an ice fac
tory anu cold storage Exc hange.
| Wheat rsisers say that the rain night
before last was worth thousands Of do
AIRS to the growing whett crop of
Grayson county.-Shermsn Register.
| A movement ia on foot to build
douring mill at Mount P ,eassnt Of suf-
| dcient capacity to grind a | the whea
r>i-ed in that county next year.-Balr
Star.
| Mr.. L. Goodman, OF Laredo, has sold
| large lot nf Mexican Cattle to Lii h
| & Camel, of Chi k-saw, Indian Terri
| ory. There are 2 200 10 the bunch
| Two thousand sell at S22, the other two
hundred at S20.-San Antonio Light.
1t is reported that during Gov.
| HnRg's uid-ocean bath shark appear
ed on the surface OF the great Pacific
| and, with q sorro Rful expression, swat
lowed q floating dry < DDS box. H
dIdn dare tackle the storm tossed"
Taylor Tribune.
Recent rains 10 Callahan county sup
pll' d the range with .uffici-nt stock
| Tater TO last quite u while. ln come
qusDce of thi-, stOckmen in that coun-
~ are feeling in thu very best of spir
e., and firm. rs are likewise happy
2 C County Pickiogs.
Fosters cold spell, p-edi ted for the
1 b. did not arrive ~ schedules II W.
ever, it will be none the less We lrom-
d. The weather during the pas. w-.k
has been d ,infully warm, so mu h So
hat it has caused cons derable mild
SICK World.
DR.. J. L Jones has not picked any of
the African limbless cotton plat. d
late in the season, cons q emily il a
little late in maturing. The cotton
prom j.. tn y ED W. II and to prove q
good staple.-Denison Herald.
With the present low stocks q golden
opportun ty is given the Mexican
rnncherO to lay the foundation (, an
Improvement in grade, and be could
not 90 b ter than to- come to south
west Texas for b high grade bulls
Al this time Mexico offers one OF the
most inviting fields FIR our fancy stock
bre. ders n which to extend their bust
ness.-Ssu Antonio Express.
Dewitt county farmers have organ
lied Truck Growers Association, a NJ
in the future they will d-vota consid-
cradle acreage to the p-oouction of
cnrtail the cntton acreage To GER
tain extent King Cotton will be given
the cold shou de-, ana more attention
paid to the cultivation Of more remun
erntive crops.-Texss Stockman and
Farmer.
Texas has several hundred Thousand
dollars of the sch ,ol fund lying idle.
because Of an antiQr at. d prOviso that
1t must not be inv 81 ed at more than
par. Private capit,l takes advantage
of this handicap and by Offering a
small premium for sta re bonds, gathers
them in. and the school fund makes a |
less return Of Interest, every year. II |
Ia the duty of the leg ators of Texas
to provide a method by which the
school fund shall accom- plish the our
p"se for which it was intended.-Waco |
Tim g. Herald.
A little bottle sent up from Cuero |
this week attract mu"h intere-t to
the many who saw it. 1t was labeled |
The DESTROYER of 10000 bales of cot
ton IL Victoria County" Two boil |
weevils were insid'; the bottle was |
supposed to he air ip ut. but thew seem
I'D tn be happy In tn cir surroundings |
and to consider air no obj act. They |
we're LITTLE black beet le oOk'rg a'oms |
about the size of nest, with long feel |
,rs. -Seguin Enterpr Use. What you |
to be f-elers. rrother
W. ORE, are the rapid ire guns of the
weev'l's anatomy and are guaranteed |
n pierce fifteen squares in fifteen ser-
'nds at long range Gonzales Inquirer. |
The AGITATION for a decent libel law |
yrovs and there il mo one who is so
mean az not t. acknowl,s1 ge the equity |
" the demand. The lee islature will |
De fourd vii ing enou IN to c,iti Use |
he prss"n' / NV aid apit for c' anga,
but W hat Is wan ed i wi ~ ON % put on |
he hooks law that will meet The re-
luisite conditions and g ivs newspapers |
he needed relief, while at the same !!
line pro'ertinP the public, against viii !
in ma and slsnderon pub ic-t'ons. |
The deferss seains. hla ckuu4il on the |
,art OF the di-reIutsb'e is needed, rs
v III as freedom On the p'rii of reput- !
.hle ard re-ponsibla jon irns Is to pub
ish facts and criticise public acts
San Antonio Light.