Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-02-16
ALL OVER THE COAST.
NEWSY ITEMS FROM VARIOUS
Sc TlONS OF THE STATE.
General Summary of Crops Produced
immigration and Improvement Notes of
Our Sister Cities-Plokups That Are of
General Interest.


around Dayton and the last few bright
days have been highly appreciated.
Several prairie schooners arrived at
Alvin and have stopped, proposing to
locate in that section. A car of house
hold goods was unloaded at the time.
The grass on the pralr.es of jackson
county is becoming green and live
stock is i'm thriving condition.
A big crop of corn was raised at Cue
TO last season, comparatively speaking,
yet nOpthern corn is being shipped in
here at .hifh price.
Cabbage, lettuce and most garden
vegetables are looking we'll at Arcarla'
Strawberries are blooming and setting
fruit profusely.
MIR. P. F. Putnam, farmer on the
Lavaca river, in Jackson county, has
corn up and growing. He expects to
have the first roasting ears in the mar
ket.
The New Jersey physician who CON
templates purchasing the Alta Vista
hotel will probably leave ON the 10Th
instant for Corpus Christi to inspect
the property.
The weather is fine around Edna and
Land in excellent condition for working,
and 1T is likely THAT there are more
piows and teams ut work than ever
before in Jackson county.
THE latest of the new arrivals at
Clear Creek are Mr.. Manning and fam
lily, from North Texas. They express
themselves as we'll Pleased with she
country and will locate.
Mr.. c. w. Wilkins of Clear Creek
has discovered that Jpan plums will not
thrive on black land. He has planted
several hundred, which he will remove
this spring.
A gentleman from Clear Greek says
that farmers have already begun plant
ing Irish potatoes, and that the straw
berry growers are mulching their
plants. They have good prospects for
a berry crop.
A scarcity of beef exists in Clear
Creek. The price of cattle is 50 high
the butchers have trouble in securing
the animals, and when they do secure
and kill, the price of the meat lis at a
corresponding advance.
After a week of c9Seful deliberation
the cotlmissicneue c&4t Of Orange MAS
decided to reject all proposals for a
new court house and a new jail. lit is
understood that the matter is indefi-
nltely postponed.
The Alvin Horticultural association
held meeting Saturday afternoon. Mr..
% va, pt.ns (hi0arrp
was present. Arrangements were made
with him to handle tho berry crop from
this section to Chicago. A local firm
w1as selected TO furnish boxes and al
ready several carloads have arrived.
Rempner Lampasas county, has had
Il week of good weather, and the far
mers have been busy breaking Land for
another crop IA good many are sowing
oats, of which a large acreage will be
planted. Crops i'm this section Will be
diversified, and the cotton crop will be
| cut short about one-thlrd. Cattle are
standing the winter well.
| Recently an enormous wild cat was
killed in Mr.. T. M. Seaton's bam yard
one mile south of Corpus Christi The
| MtlSltu my PObAAN'
was 2 feet inches rail- and measured
4 feet . inches from tip to tip. II iS
| unusual to find these animals so meat
| town.
A.speclal train of three Pullman sleep
eps and dining Car arrived ait Por'
Arthur Saturday afternoon over the
Plttsburg and Gulf railroad in charge
of General Passenger Agent H. G. Orr
of Kansas City. On board We're ninety
members of the Omaha commercial
club, who came TO see what promise
Port Arthur gives of becoming por
of entry. The gentlemen of the clul
were taken in a special train to the eX
perlmental farm and the export piel
and the next day We're taken to SCI
the ship canal and out Through th'
ietties ITO the gulf. In the light of re
cent events in shipping circles the yiSd
of the Onsaha business men is giNel
more than passing significance. The
express themselves as greatly please'
with everything in and about Por
Arthur.
AT Arcadia, Galveston county, tn
weather is favorable for road grading
breaking of ground and PLANTING o
sprlug crops, all of which are beln
prosecuted. The prospective good roa
10 Galveston is very encouraging Il
the farmers and gardeners, for the e'
adjustment of a good home market
deemed of primary Importance Eve
under THE unfavorab.e conditions pr'
vlously existing, hundreds of WACO
loads of melons, vegetables and rum
were taken from here to Galveston dul
ing the past year. There will be twac
the amount transported in that way tn