El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-16
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} hood Notes.
Texas,

Texas.
The news was received here shat q
child had frozen to death in the terri.
tory ten miles east of Denison.-Deni.
son Herald.
Alice is now connected with the
long distance telephone and can talk
to over 400 different towns and cities
in the state.-San Antonio Express.
Of Judge and Mrs. Rufus Hardy, OF
Corsicana was burned to death this
morning while dressing near the stove.
Elk.
Tom Wilkins of Sherman has been
appointed keeper of one of the Terrell
asylum wards by Supt. Wilson. He
has assisted his father for years at aims
house.-Shermap Register.
have sued the citys of Hillsboro for
$4,000 damages for the death of their
1O-year-old son Herbert, who was kill
ed by falling wall on the Goth of
November, 1S9S.-Houston Post.
The Jacks oro school board met Sat-
'urday and ordered that the public
school close on Feb. "a on account of
the funds running short. Professor j.
K. Wester, the principal, will continue
the school as private school for three
months. Fort Worth Register.
T. o. Walker, who for more than a
year has been connected with the
Times-Herald as associate and tele-
graph editor, has rendered bis resigna-
ton in order to accept the position as
managing editor of the Morning Regis
ter at Fort Worth.-Fort Worth Regis
ter.
Galveston is trying to build q new
and handsome hotel by popular sub
scription. 1t is probably the only in
stance in which an effort of this kind
has been made in Texas, though there
have been enterprises of different
sort carried out in that way.-San An
tonic Express.
The Bryan city council, in regular ses-
sion last night, repealed the ordinance
passed short time ago authorizing
the issuance of SIS 600 street improve
thorizipg the issuance of the same
amount, but embodying several tech
meal points suggested by the attor-
ney general.-Houston Post.
The will of William Cameron COD
tsins an earnest request that the exc
cutors, who are the benefciaries, do
not go into court to settle any differ
ences that may arise, but settle mat
tiers between themselves if possible,
and in the event of failure to reach an
agreement to submit to arbitration.
Mr.. Cameron bequeathed to the Young
Mems Christian Association of Waco
$4,000 and the Episcopal church $1,000
San Antonio Express.
Mr.. J. Wright, who lives in North
Maxey street, while out on Calf creek
just east of the city q day or two since,
discovered q den of animals in a hole
in the creek bank. At first he thought
they were wolves but later on became
satisfied they were wild dogs. A crowd
of young men from East Sherman went
out at noon today armed especially for
chase of the animals. Parties in that
section have been com planning of loss
of calves and poultry. but have attri
buted it to the stray wolves, although
they had not heard the usual bowling
which hetrays the presence of wolves
in section.-Sherman Register.
Fire occurred at Huntsville prison
last Monday morning, cutting the cell
and school buildings, where between
600 and 700 convicts were sleeping. 1t
ia the general belief that 1t originated
in a defective fiue in the school build
ing. Owing to the severe cold, the
thermometer being below zero, all the
pipes and hydrsnts above ground were
frozen and no water could be had for
an hour after the alarm was sound ID,
and. outstanding building 5Ox46O
feet, in which were sleeping 663 men,
was Quilted by fire, the discipline was
SO perfect and the officers and guards
had such splendid control over the
prisoners that not an accident is rec
orded.-Dallas News.
The most extraordinary elopement
which ever occurred in this immediate