The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-08
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

| GRAPELAND. MIR and Mrs. Chas. Live
| Tvs little infant died Sunday night OF scarlet
fever.
WARRENToN The first bale was brought
in August 2 by Fritz Lange; sold to Il, Z. u.
Rossbach for cents
| GILMER. Joe Edgar. a young man living
at Big Sandy, was killed here by being run
over by tram engine.
SINNER .-shiner baseball club defeated the
Dryer and Moulton combination by score
OF 35 to 8 at this place Sunday.
RoCKDALE.-The negro Baptsts are In
session here in district convention with
large number OF delegates present
RUSK-A fire in the Masonic lodge room
did small damage. but was discovered peioro
II had time to get under good Roadway
ELGIN. Frank Isenbeck. young German.
was shot but not seriously wounded by two
campers: he was well perforated but the shot
was small.
SAN ANTONIO. The city council has let
the contract for the erection of market
house and convention hall with 5000 seating
capacity. TO cost $4,000.
SAN ANTONIO.--The total membership of
the Thirty third regiment is now AIS: recruits
are coming In slowly. though there are large
number of Offices open In various parts OF
the State.
ROUND RoCK.-Wm. Flint. prominent
farmer of this place has sorghum mn that
Is turning out 100 gallons of molasses every
day. Nearly every one In this vicinity VIII
raise their own meat and molasses,
MARBLE FALLS.-Thirty cars of crushed
granite, to be used in street work have been
Skinned from the uuarries to New Orleans and
much more OF 1t is TO 80 as fast as 1t Is got
ten out.
TEXARKANA Vernon Ward. a young
man who wounded his hand with blank
cartridge some two weeks ago while taking
part in amateur theatricals. died Saturday Of
lockjaw.
ANsoN.-John and Melvin Stephenson.
whose examining trials have been In progress
1nxa aha cd xIth Ina
Killing OF W. H. Garrett have been allowed
bail in the sums of $500 and $1,000. respec-
lively.
FORT WORTH REV. Junius b. French OF
the broadway Presbyterian church announces
that a friend OF the church who lives In Now
York has paid the $500 Indebtedness and has
ofIered to give substantially toward a new
church building.
pany @, TsEenty-ffth infantry, lies at the
military hospital dying from bullet wound
in the head. A negro hack driver has been
arrested charged with the deed He denies
doing the shooting
SHERMAN .-While attending haptlzng
near Sister Grove. twenty-five miles from this
city Seymour Forrest was shot md p,obabiy
are not yet obtainable.
SHERMAN. Colonel Jot Gunter has re-
celged pair OF buffalo from Fort Bend coun-
ty the animals are hne specimens ana VIII
be placed on the coloneis rahch' lew
miles west OF the city,
KAUFMAN.-The negroes Of this county
are 10 meet here August 20, for the purpose
OF organizing law and order association to
keep down the criminals Of their race and to
assist the officers in Furnishing Offenders
SHERMAN. Captain John II. Tolbert.
member OF legislature from Grayson county
~ succeed s. p. Evans, deceased. has made
his appointments 10 Sam Houston normal
scbool as follows: Miss Pauline Potts OF
sherman and Miss Nora Blassingsme OF Van
Astyne.
DENTON. The examination for state certi-
foates closed ct the North Texas college Sat
,,rday and nearly all the students have de-
narted for home. Out of 10l applicants 80
nsssed being eight permanent certificates.
seventy zone first grade and twenty-five second
grade.