El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-15
Little Items From Live Papers.
TEXAS.

| TEXAS.
Sabine Pass and Port Arthur may
pool Issues and attractions against
Galveston, and it will hurt.-San An
tonic Light.
| Several farmers in Childress county
say they have raised such large feed
crops this year that they cannot begin
to harvest them.-Alpine Avalanche
| Improvements in building are still
going on here, without abatement. A
large new business house 50x50 feet il
to go up at once. Plans and specifca-
| tions are now being drawn.-Odessa
| Inspector.
The condition of the streets and pub
| lies squares of city Is about the only
indication to stranger of the kind OF
| public spirit and municipal govern
| ment to be found in the community
Houston Post.
The boys that a month ago were hot
to leave the service are sorry now chat
they did. They find army pay and
rations a whole lot better than nothing
and places are hard to find with some
of them.-Light.
The cattle and horse herds will 60
iuto the winter on the wide ranges
strong and resolute, with abundance
of feed easy of access, to enable them
to withstand the severity Of the COM
ing winter.-Avslanche
The range is very dry now and if
rain does not come soon, the sheep
drifters will get left ON the weeds. Col.
Gronski 10 hereby warned to spy out
the country before Invasion this fall
FIT. Stockton Correspondent.
A stock company with q capital stock
OF SO, 900 has been formed at Terrell
for the purpose of manufacturing wsg-
ons and doing other kinds of wood
wook. Stock to the amount of $4,000
has already been subscribed.-Ex-
change.
Palestine is all CULVER because San
Jones lie going to preach there. The
devil is sure to come out OF the conflict
with his cuticle showing the scars Of
battle and his opinion Of the English
language somewhat STANDARDIZATION
Herald.
The majority of the farmers of
Fannin county are in good condition,
Notwithstanding the low price OF cot
ton. They have wheat, corn, oats and
meat at home, and will not have to
spend so much cotton money for feed
and Observation-Disclosures News.
Mr.. KleberR's reelection to congress
Is by no means a certainty, as some of
his ever-enthusisstica admirers seem to
think Capt. Crouch, his opponent, is
q very popular man and his constituents
are working hard. 1t Is high time
the democrats of the eleventh were
getting in the game.-Sabinsl SEN
tlnel.
1The Wharton Star mentions several
planters in the county getting ready to
go into cane growing, and says some
are buying seed in Louisiana. We
fear this will prove to be mistake.
In some places in Louisiana they have
cane insect, and as we are not in the
least troubled with any such beast
here our Wharton county plant
ers should be careful before buying
Louisiana cane.-Velasco World.
The announcement made in Sunday
mornings Express that President Nc
Knley had issued an executive order
amending the Cuban tariff so as to ad-
NIT into all ports in the possession of
the United States duty free, oxen for
draught purposes and bovine animals
for breeding and for immediate food
supply, ia a victory for the cattle in
terests of Texas, the Importance of
which can hardly be estimated at this
time.-San Antonio Express.
w. S. lizard of HENRIETTA, sold from
his Sunny Side Hereford herd, on
Turkey creek, eight registered White
face bull calves for s3600--one at 5000
two at $500, four at $500, and one at
5000. They were last November, De-
Gem Der and January calves, and con-
not yesr old. Tom Wsg-
goner of Decatur, was the purchaser.
Up to date this year there have been
shipped from this place 1906 bales OF
cotton, against 1881 up to the same
time last year. Still people say there
Is no cotton in this country. The
low price of cotton, coupled |
with the rsvages Of the boil weevil and !
other insects, make a combine that !
should discourage our farmers from