El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-15
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Texas.
Burglars are causing trouble at Cor
sicans.-Ex.
Wire fencing is being cut around
Powell.-Dallas News.
A recruiting office has been opened
at Belton.-Forth Worth Register.
The Greenville Rifles have reorgsn-
lied with J. F. Nichols as captain
Elk.
Peter Mshouey, boy 13 years old
was drowned near San Patricio.-
Elk.
The comptroller has received the tax
rolls OF Tom Green county.-Abiline
| Times.
Debris of the burned court house at
Marshall is being cleared away.-Ex-
change.
Deep wells are being sunk at the city
waterworks pumping station at Sher-
msn.-Register.
Between 5000 and 1000 people attend
ed the barbecue and picnic at Frost
San Antonio Elk.
The oil mill at Farmersville has be-
gun sinking 150O-foot artesian well.
Fort Worth Telegram.
At Rockdale the negro Baptists are
in session in district convention with a
large number of delegates present.
Elk.
Joe Edgar, q young man living at
Big Sandy, was killed at Gilmer by be-
ing run over by a tram engine
Elk.
The Epworth League of the Fort
Worth district, Colored Episcopal
church, convened at Weatherford.-
Corsicana Sun.
The Navarro County Farmers mill
ing association of Corsicana has filed
its charter with the secretary of state
-Pecos Times.
It is proposed by merchants at Bel
ton to make the first Monday in each
month Q special day for the horse
traders. who collect here in large num-
bers.-Ex.
Argument is now proceeding in the
criminal libel suit of Craufill VS.. Hay
den, at Dallas; the case will probably
be taken under advisement about mex
Tuesday.-Ex.
The city council of San Antonio has
let the contract for the erection of .
market house and convention hall
with 5000 seating capacity, to cost S4s,-
OOO.-PecOs Times.
The demand for copies of the general
laws passed by the Twenty-sixth legi.-
lature has been very great, and orders
are being filed by Secretary of State
Hardy as fast as received.-Ex.
The good roads organization at
Gatesville is putting the roads in fine
shape. Most of the work is being put
in on the bad places in the different
roads leading to towp.-Fort Worth
Telegram.
The 'Cass county voted on two pro-
positions, one to remove the court
house from Linden to Atlanta and to
detach part Of the county aud attach
to Morris county. Both were lost
Houston Post.
The negroes of Kaufman county are
to meet Aug. 26, for the purpose of or
gsnizing law and order association to
keep down the criminals of their race
and to assist the officers in Furnishing
offenders. Post.
The recruiting record was broken
Friday, at San Antonio, when ninety
five recruits were sworn into the Thir-
ty-third United States infantry regi-
ment, bringing the total enlistment for
this regiment to 730.-Ex.
Lieutenant G. L. Febiger of the
I hirty-third United States volunteers
opened up a recruiting Office in Corsi-
cana this morning and during the day
there were five applicants, none Of
whom we're rejected.-Ex.
While attending baptising near
Sister Grove. twenty five miles from
and probably fatally wounded. Par
ticulars of she difficulty are not yet
obtainable Times.
shat the mail carriers for Cleburne |
ad teen appointed, to begin work |
1, is taken here as an indi-
cation that free mail delivery will be |
put in effect on that dste.-Ex.
James Mckinney of Farmersville |
jumped from = Texas & Pacific freight |
train as it reached this city and was |
thrown against the stone abutment of |
,he viaduct. He was severely bruised |
and may die from internal hemorrhage.
Houston Post.
News reached Lockhart, Caldwell
county. that q man by the name of |
Pendergast had been shot from am
bush few miles from Tsylorville in
that county. He WAS shot with a charge
If bucksbot and seriously if not fatally |
wound Register.
A number of counterfeit dollars
nave been passed In Gainesville recent
y. The counterfeit is made in imita-
ion of the silver dollar and is a very
Door piece of work. The officers are
IN the watch and think the guilty par
les will be apprehended. -Brenbam
News.
Complaints have been filed In United |
States Commissioner Murphy's court at |
Sherman against parties who, as sure
lies and principals on convict bonds are |
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