The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

RosANKY The farmers have begun p'ow-
Ing for another crop
KAuFMAN.--Wheat sowing mas pee"
stopped by the heavy rains.
CUERo. The finest season In the ground
that there has been for years.
CLEBURNE. The prospects we're never
better for wheat and volunteer oats
nERcLAIR.--Golad county is Thoroughly
soaked MS a result OF the recent rams
c1IrRo The Alba Haywood company
showed here Friday night TO crowded house,
NoRTuAM-stubbs s. Wright will feed
iss head and r r. Ross 200 head oil catue
here this winter,
wARRENToN--Ther is now an abundance
OF water and small grain and gardens are
much benefited
uEARNE.--Thero will be large travel to
the old States during the holidays the 10"
rates have caught the public
BRAZORlA. The cotton crop OF this sec
ton hes been gathered and marketeu' tpe
crop was shorter than expected
swEEFwATER..-- sheriff Hall died saturdas
nirht and was buried Sunday With Masonic
hnnors He leaves a widow snd four childnu
corpus CHRISTI some farmers are COM
nlaInins of too much RAIN the whole country
Is Inundated as result OF the recent deiuse.
BRAzoRIA. -. D. Randall has been re-
leased on light bond 10 answer the charge
of shooting and killing Tom kusso' pe'"'h-
Der 1.
cLEBuRNE. NJ Hill treasurer Of the
Nolire pillow company OF Illinois. will hula
residence TO cost 5000 on his ranch near
here. -.
SAN pIEGo.water aud grass are aou9 20 n,
ard stock in this section will not nave 20 %
ssd his winter. The rain has lasted for three
days.
pRyAN.-Therc WAS good attendance on
tho white teachers institute SATURDAY fFoi
:. II Hickman Was elected vice rresden
10 I'll vacancy.
SANTA ANNA As a result o. the recent
rnIis ali streams are out OF bank aud water
I holes full; this insures grass snd plenty o
I water for stock
| LEANpER. Another weeks work VIII com
nleie the high school building and II VII D
dedicated December %: Ex-Governor HuhoSr'
will be tho orator OF the occasion.
! DENTON Tho rain has extended all owe
/ this section: wheat never looked better an
is being used as pasture by many farmers
who cism that turning tho cattle IN the nell
benefits the crop.
DENTON .-Grest interest is manifested 4
the cotton mill meeting to be held here Tues
day II is now believed that this intcrss; VII
take the form OF liberal subscriptions 70 tn
capital stock OF the enterprise.
sINToN. Prospects are very enaouras.Ej
FOR farmers and truck growers; in 1895 water
melon shipments amounted TO q cars; in 1898
o. cars were shipped In 1900 tho total all
probably be $50 San Patricio county vil
ship probably 1000 cars next year.
ENNIS. The Ennis Commercial club rne
/ Thursday night and permanently organized
with the following unanimously eierted OH
GERS; President, Mayor C. Il. Lewis; Vic
presidents r. ] Pittman. J ". Story an
10 8 Hardy; secretary, p p. Hemphiil
treasurer. A. II. Dunkerley
CORPUS CHRISTI. AT the regular month
~ meeting OF the Corpus Christi IRE depart
ment, held Saturday night. the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year; 4
Ovens president; II. II, segrest. vice pres'
dent: I'd Shoemaker chief, -. c. Brewster
assistant chief: j S, Henderson. secretary
tR b. Savage, treasurer; George Stephenson
janitor: G. A Davis steward