El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-30

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A German club will be organized at
Bonham.
A deaf mnte Ia on trial for murder at
Richmond.
Austin is progressing slowly with
the leak in her big dam.
Guadalupe Valley fair opens today
at Ganahl, near Kerrville.
Two children of Russell Leonsrd.near
Brennan burned to death.
Penitentiary aboard purchase $500
acres of land in Brazoria county.
DR.. Blunt is on the eastern borders
of the state pursuing quarantine.
a. P. Fletcher was stabbed to death
by his brother-in-iaw near Dallas.
Railway survey for the road to Cole
man from Abilene has reached Brady.
Eugene Washington, the Groesbeck
murderer, is behind the bars at Waco.
1urc0 pcFSOuS were klllou Oy 6u OK
plosiOn in Mangus's gin near Pottsbo-
ro.
Smallpox is lively at Argyle and
there are over thirty cases in the pest
house.
Denison reports that 10000 people
were present on the opening day of her
driving park.
Miss Lipsri, aged thirteen, fell
from tree at Texarkana and sustained
fatal injuries.
Sayers says that the St. Louis anti
trust meeting accomplished more than
the Chicago one.
The state colored normal at Pairie
View opens with the largest enrolment
yet on the books.
Big land suit involving title to 50, 0OO,-
600 OF property Ia being worked up In
South west Texas.
Judge billiard, of kaufman, holds
that mortgage on q crop not yet
planted is not legal.
Jobbers of Texas are worked up over
the Garvey scheme, but the commission
gives them no relief.
Application for receiver for the Wa
co waterworks is temporarily defeated.
Rehesring on Friday.
Three men are.reported killed by the
explosion of Henderson, gin at Hen
derson Ferry, Red river.
A trainload of returning excursionists
had . narrow escape at Platte River
by the breaking OF bridge.
Mayor Gibbons of Paris issued pro-
clamation raising the smallpox quaran-
tine against Greenville and Hunt
county.
The Texas Barbers' association 10 to
meet in Dallas in annual session Octo-
Der Is, G. F. Paker of Meridian is the
secretary.
The county court will convenue at
Bonham next Monday morning. The
first week will be taken up with nom
jury cases.
messenger boy .riding.a bike slipped
and was thrown under motor car in
Fort Worth, losing his legs. The
motorman gave bond.
The seats, pulpit foundation end car
pets for the new Methodist church at
Bonham building have arrived, and
are being placed in the house.
Comptroller Finley. announces that
1t will be October Is before he will
complete the pension list and make the
pro rate known.-Dallas Dews.
The Texas State Fair is now wide
open, and it is but fair to assert that
Dallas has collected about ali the big
things excepting Admiral Dewey.
The comptroller this morning ap-
proved the pension roll from Delta,
Denton, Dewitt. Dimmett, Dickens,
Ellis and Esstland counties, numbering
1S7.-Ex.
The tax rolls at the following coun-
ties received by the comptroller today:
Galveston county, showing an Increase
of 1885, 425 over last year; Jasper, in
crease 1924; Cass, increase S69. 1924.
A special to the Daily Light an
nounces the death of Judge A. o.
Cooley, at Fred ericksburg, last night.
He was Judge of the Thirty-third dis
trict. prominent republican and an
old citizen.-Ex.
The bids on repaving the drive
around the federal building at Austin
with vitrified brick are all in and will
in few days be forwarded in the in
ngton.-Register.
Advices were received last evening
at the state health department. to the
effect that Bell county is free from
any traces of smallpox; that all per-
sons who were afflicted with the
disease have recovered.
The suit against Rev. S. A. Hayden,
at Waco, on charge of criminal libel
made by DR.. j. B Cranfill. WAS called
in the McLenuan county court this
morning and continued by consent I'M
til the January term.-Sherman Regis
ter.
Seven new cases of smallpox are re-
ported in the Dry Frio canon. DR..
j Jackson, the we'll known physician of
L., o. Il