The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14

collecting 800 with which to buy cotto
seed for them The seed will be shippe
tomorrow. Ark lodge. Independent Orde
OF Odd Fellows. also contributed $40.
i Dallas, Texas, July 13--County Judg
Kenneth Force is receiving responses from
farmers and country merchants all owe
Dallas county to his appeal for aid 70
the Brazos flood sufferers. Flour, bacon
meal, peas, beans and other produce, a
well as money, are coming In in liberia
quantities, and by Saturday next severa
| carloads of supplies will be ready 10
shipment to Robertson county where Gov
ernor Sayers has directed Dallas contribu
lions to be sent. There will be also sew
eral hundred dollars in money forwarded
to Governor Sayers direct. From al
sources up to date Dallas has contributed
fully $4,000 In cash. At least as much NOR,
| in supplies and money will go forward
from this city and county to the sufferers
Edna, Texas. July 11.--A subscription
list was circulated here yesterday morning
by Mr.. ]. NJ. Lee for the benefit OF the food
sufferers and in few minutes had realized
the sum OF s35, which was forwarded to
Governor Sayers to be used at any point
the governor sees fit to send 1t. 1t Will
be remembered that the good citizens OF
this county have to take care of several
sufferers from the recent floods on the
bottom farms In this county and had this
not been the circumstances confronting the
people here the contribution from this
would have far exceeded the amount al
ready contributed.
Rockdale, Texas. July 12.-In addition
to s22s.75 cash and 5000 clothing contrib
uted by the people of Rockdale to the
flood sufferers. the best and most indus
trlous coored people of the town gathered
large consignment OF good quilts sheets
and clothing yesterday and forwarded
them. Considering the size of the town
and the fact that much of its own territory
was stricken by the flood, Rockdale must
be credited with generosity equal to any
place.
Alvin, Texas, July 13.--The good ladies
OF this little city are hard at work getting
together lot OF clothing for the flood suf-
generally are responding literally to the
cause and by tomorrow a large quantity
will be ready for shipment to some point
where II is mostly needed. The relief COM
mittee Is now at work getting up lot of
sweet potato vines which will be sent to
Angleton as soon as the water is off the
ground so that they can be set out.
Orange, Texas, July 10. The money
made up by County Judge George F. Poole
for the flood sufferers (sls5.25) was today
Invested in -four meal and bacon which
was shipped to Mayor c. A. Adams of
Bryan. as requested by the governor. The
merchants here furnished the supplies at
exactly cost price.
Thomaston, Texas July 1.--A contribu-
tlon of s19.1b was made up at this place
yesterday for relief of flood sufferers and
forwarded to the county Judge of Fort
Bend county, Richmond A liberal dona-
ton of clothing is being gotten up by the
ladies and will go forward today.
Kennedy, Texas, July 18.--Kenedy citi-
zens made up and forwarded to L. p. Sell
ker at Richmond, Texas. today, ifty-fve
bushels of meal, two sacks OF -four, 400
pounds OF peas. one keg of molasses, one
sack salt, two good sized boxes clothing
for the flood sufferers.
Denton, Texas, July 10. -. Over 81 900
pounds of flour, meal and meat, etc, left
here this morning for Waller county. that
being the amount contributed here for the
Hood sufferers. The car was billed to r.
L, Hannay. Hampstead.
Waxahachie. Texas. July 1S.-The ne
groes of Waxahachle are rapidly collect
ing provisions for the flood sufferers.
About 700 pounds was sent In today.
Port Lavaca. Texas, July 13.-Citizens
donated $3.50 in money and provisions have
been forwarded to food sufferers at Rich
mond.
TEMPLE.--over 5000 In cash. food and
have been subscribed here for the
flood sufferers.
ENNIS.--ove $3.50 In cash besides food
and clothing has been sent to the food SUI
ferers from here.
HUTTo.-The citizens OF this place have
sent $50 to Hon. A. w. McIver of Caldwell
for the sufferers.
ATHEES.--Money and provisions have
been sent from here to the Washington
county food refugees.
BARTLETT.--By request of Governor
Sayers Mayor Kelley raised $51 for the
food sufferers of Burleson county, This
amount was spent for food and sent.