The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-25
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your paper. / read In It's columns this
morning Of the arrival here OF Mr.. $. :
link OF Carrollton. Mo-. and Of his purpose
to purchase land and settle In this sec
ton. Well. am here myself with the
SANS inteation, and only got TO Houston
few hours ago | am from Moberly, MO.
and am anxious TO meet and cxchans'
notes with Mr.. link. as am sure the IN
formation he has acquired by this time
| will be great help to me in selecting =
location. want to buy some good iand
somewhere In this section and move my
| family here at as carly date az possible.
There are many people in my part OF Mis-
souri, who contemplate making their mons >
in this locality when we come hcrc--as III
| The ease OF MIR. link and myself--and YOU
| have no idea how pleasant II Is TO US,
| prospectors and strangers, to be able 10
meet and compare notes This your great
paper has made possible by publishing as
you do the movements OF intending set
tlcrs and homeseekers. i see my friend
from CarrolIton VIII return here on Mon
cey. and ] Will make it a point 10 meet
him. ] presume he has already gone over
the ground, made q careful examination oil
the surrounding country, and probably Sc
lected location. SO you see the points ne
has learned may save me the trouble and
expense Of making a similar trip. ] de-
clare that one item In The Post has done
me the greatest service. and may be the
means of securing for ME the data ! need
10 enable me to choose location Yes,
like this place so far as have seen H. but
] VIII tell You more when | come htrn on
Monday to meet Mr.. link" (Mr. TesT'li is
accompanied by his daughter. Miss Enid
Terrill, in compliment TO whom the town
Of Enid. Oklahoma. was named They
left last evening for Galveston. but will
return here tomorrow.)
For the first time in years Uncle Dan
McGary. Mayer of Wa!lisville was missed
from the late San Jacinto day festivities in
this city. To celebrate such a patriotic
event here without his presence and sage
counsel would be like playing Hamlet
with Hamlet left out and. therefore,
when the colonel failed to put in an APP
pearance en- Thursday, the choice spirits
with whom nc is wont TO mingle knew that
out of the ordinary must have
happened. and all agreed that no every
day occurrence would curb Uncle Daniels
enthusiasm on such an occasion. At any
rate. they talked about his absence to slch
an extent that one of them telpgrephel for
an explanation, and this is the reply our
Uncle Daniel wired back; "As you will
see by semi official announcement in the
Age. the Spanish government has decided
ON bcmbarding Wallisvile and capturing
at all hazards our Anheuser supplies; ~
direction Of Mckinley ! am here to hold
the fort. and am now placing several fine
schooners' where they will do most gaod
order out the Lief, Handed reserves. litter
Tho bayou with torpedoes. summon the
Houston cavelry to saddle and square
..,gNt 4
sage, BY order
Dan McGary, Maypr."
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore OF New Yoik
are in the city, sojourning at the resi-
ience of Mr.. n. J. Mnrchison father CT !
Mrs. Moorel. 1917 La Branch street. They
ook in the laif celebration at Forest
Park, and pronounce It a credit to Hous-
Ton.
Colonel William Cameron, the lumber
king OF Waco, was seen in tthe passing
hrong'' yesterday, and said the war scare
affected the business of the coun-
.ry However" he added. the United
States has Justice on its side. and, now
Ihat he conflict has opened, hope there
will be no let up or stop until the Spanisrds
are made to respect the American lag,
and the aspirations of the Cuban patriots
blossom into national liberty
Colonel n. NJ. Picton Of Rockport was
seen at the Union depot yesterday, ell
route from Galveston to his home. On
being. asked how the guberpatorial con-
test was regarded In his section. he said.
We'll, am like the Irishman who, ship
and unconscious, was cast upor
desert island, When he woke up he could
not, OF course, realize his moorings, hut
himself with the remark; / coat
know where | am, nor what my neiShbors
think. but anu d-n sure of one thing and
that is I'm feminist the government So |
1t Is with nc; | don't know much about
politics in my locality. nor what the peo-
pie say or think on the subject. bI. you
may put me down as being feminist The |
or state house rro.yl; Sayers |
Is my choice and think the majority u
the people along the coast favor Inn
Or, p. Rabb, wife and children We're at
the Hutchins last evening, after plea SAINT
stay ut Sour Lake. They arc on their |
way to their home at Halletsville. and ex-
pressed themselves charmed with Houston |
and its surroundings.
enough Saturday in his official functions
as street commissioner 10 say that the |
danger of yellow fever cutting down the
ranks of the American soldiers sent 10 a'd |
In the liberation of Cuba was greatly ex- |
aggerated. 81 was in the swamrs OF |
Louisiana during the war, and when the |
fever was at its height he said, 'and !
neither myself nor any Of my companions |
took the fever. and am satisfied II will [
he pretty much the same with those OF our
troops who may he sent to Cuba. But. |
fever or no fever, believe ths majority OF |
the Texas militia want to so TO the front.
and I believe the danger so much talked
about will have no Influence In deterring
hem"
I'm surprised anybody pays taxes in |
Harris county" was the significant ie-
mark of a prominent citizen yesterday.
How is that?" he was asked. We'll, he
vent on. there are names on the de-
linauent tax list who have not paid a
dollar fer thirteen years, and. when these
fellows are allowed to go Scot free so long.