The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

DICKINsON,-Born,t to Mr.. and Mrs. L s
Brewer. on the 25th. boy.
BONHAM. The grand jury has returned
eighteen indictments for felonies and Is al
at work.
M'KINNEY. The heat. dust and scarcity
mans and animals
TEMPLE.--C. II. Cox & Co.. wholesale
produce merchants of this city, will open 2
branch house AT Cleburne.
GREENvILLE. The telephone gang has
finished the line from Plano TO this place anc
is now working on line to PittspurS-
RUSK The first cast at the naw iron
foundry was in every way success. Orders
for several months ahead have already been
fled.
GRoEsBEEcK.--Joe Rhea. CHARGED With
the killing of DR. John D. Rankin has beer
admitted to ball In $500. which was at once
given.
GAINESVILLE. Atlas Cook, Fedora,
veteran from Tennessee ana rssuent .,
this county. fell dead from heart disease al
his farm near town.
TERRELL.--The weather lie so hoi tina
cotton pickers can not stay In the helo al
day Several horses have lately DIED from
the effects of overhead,
PARIS. Morgan Ragsdale, prominen;
farmer of this county was found dead on the
roadside: while returning home ne oecamo
overheated and expired.
sBuRG. The sixteenth an
nual Saengerfest OF the Texas Mountain
Saengerhund will be held here SEPTEMBER
and 8, at Wahrmund's hall.
WAXAHACHlE. The commissioners have
appointed a superintendent of dirt road gangs
several overseers may also be appointed In
the interest OF good roads
SHERMAN information has Just
reached this city OF the death Of Two eh'IuTen
from overhead In cotton patch few miles
from Howe. The names could not De oo-
tanned
TERRELL. The board of mansgers OF the
North Texas insane asylum met mere auu
awarded contracts for the suppress Oh t t9 ~.
ss7 .0SsD
CLARKsVILLE.--Albert Hancock. a Con
federate veteran while Ia I'll zen INFO d
pool on his place, some fifteen miles south
west OF here. at an early hour ana was
drowned,
HlLLsBoRo.-The Mt. Calm Banner has
made its appearance with Sam Crew wen us
editor, 1t is six-tolnmn folio ssued wi ;s,Sr
iy 1t Is a newsy little sheet with hea'Sny
appearance.
ENNIS. The southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company has just completed the
telephone service lines 10 Tsiico anu NV
that place has telephone connection WAN I'e
outside world.
ovERToN.--Paralee slmons, young ne
FRO woman. was filing up lighted lamp
when the oil caught fire, bursting inc o..
can and burned her to a crisp she a'ea
few hours later
CLEBuRNE.--A butchers contest VIII be
pulled off SUNDAY at Hirt Mi9F $500 of
pens. 1t will be between me outch LII ~
three markets to see which can most dul- ky
slaughter and dress beef.
KossE. A small boiler at the pumping sta
ton OF Gibson's GIN plant Diew yors Sp slst.
ant, George Lee, were hurt but not s-rIous'y'
The boiler was blown 200 yards
TuRgElL.-whilew working at euvert on
the Texas Midland railroad ". T. larson nuu
j. Rucker were severely injured by tls cu.
vert caving in. Both men were iuluieu -
the back and Carson In the leg'
FORT WORTH. Improvements are peihs
made In the city by the SouthwestsIn iu,J Eli
graph and Telephone comparrS; w WIZ Is 20, ~
cost. in all. about S5oCVV. Inc WIN - -
a permanent character
BRIDGEPoRT.-whi attempting to boar IRA
a moving freight train this eye-lhs a f.ls
Springs. Andrew eagle lost his foo Ing and
tel The train passed over his -, pV arm ''A'
GIppINGs. -somethug over 1000 bales Of
new cotton have been placed upon ene ma. n n
here this season TO date and " SUI 80, 10
into market at nveiy rate. Ill IN
weather continues much longer +" WIN s''"
be ell opened.
GRANGER Mr.. W. ]. Walkers new gin
started up Thursday afternoon ana 10 81 ~, -
good satisfaction 70 those patioaH a ,as ~ ~
This gin Is lighted by electricity anu 80
Munger system. with square bale press
VICTORIA. superintendent VIM. Wheeler
has Just completed an extension 81 'ne ,t Gtg
waterworks system 10 the OIL MN, s
in the northeastern portion Of the city oayy;nn
the railroad. known as Mechanictpurg' Win
has heretofore been without water iaeiiiues.
ADMINISTRATIONS and hortieultgfai
exhibits are being prepared for I 9 west
Texas fair and roundup. 20 BIO heio hsrs
October 1928 OF considerable crealt I-e
that are to be offered in this line
are better than heretofore.
SHERMAN Colonel J. c. Edmonds has
received the appointment OF eommandante OF
the cadets at the State Agricultural and NE,
chanical college Colonel Edmonds stat
that he would accent the appointment ana
assume command about September 1.
TEHUAcANA.--The machinery is on the
ground and work will begin at once on an an
oil we'll on the Ira Wood place, two mile,
southwest OF this place. The parties ae
from Corsfcana. Every acre Of land In tails
section that could be has been leased by oil
men.
GREENvILLE.-The attending physician