El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-29
J Neighb0r-
! hood Notes.
Texas.

The telephone gang has finished the
line from Plane to Greerville and Is
now working on line to Pittsburg,
Nearly all gins in Lamar county
have begun running; local buyers dc
not look for more than 10000 bales
Elk.
Paris is on the verge of an ice fam
inc. Temporary relief was obtained
by the shipment of carload from
TeXarkana.-Ex.
The dead body of John O'Brien was
found beneath q tree in north Fort
Worth. A bottle containing poison
was found in his coat.-Register.
Ralph Burke of Dallas, aged 19,
jumped from q trestle fifty feet high
to escape q train, receiving injuries
from which he died in short time
Elk.
At Sherman the jewelry store of
Joseph Senner was burglarized by un-
known parties and jewelry and watches
to the amount of $50 stolen.-Ex-
change.
The negro man shot by deputy
marshal last Monday at Taylor, died
Tuesday and his funeral was largely
| attended by the colored people.-Ex-
change.
Well men at Corsicana are making
big kick against artesian water for
| steam-making purposes, and claim that
the use of it lie running their ma
chinery.-Sun.
Sulphur Springs has smallpox
scare on and quarantine has been de-
clared against q number of towns
which have or are elleged to have
smallpox cases.-Ex.
Meager information has just reached
Sherman of the death of two children
from overhead in a cotton patch q few
miles from Howe. The names could
not be obtsined.-EX.
Two Mexican children on P. J. Tai
bots plantation, on the Blanco, near
San Marcos. were burned to death.
They were lighting a fire and used
kerosene oil.-Bonham News.
The commissioners at Waxahachie
have appointed superintendent of
dirt roadgsng Several overseers may
also be appointed in the interest of
good roads.-San Antonio Light
First Lieutenant Will L. Lowe has
been permanently assigned as sdjutant
of the First battalion. Thirty-third
regiment volunteer infsntry, in camp
at San Antonio.-San Antonio Light.
Improvements are being made In
Fort Worth by the Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company, which |
will cost, in ali, about $50, 900. The |
Elk.
The Southwestern Telegraph and |
Telephone company has just completed
now that place has telephone connec-
tion with the outside world.-Fort
Worth Register.
cotton have been placed upon the
at Giddings this season to date,
and it still rolls into market at lively
rate. Ii the dry weather continues
much longer it will soon be all opened.
Eek.
The county commissioners at Nacog-
1oches have been engaged the past
;wo days examining pension applics-
ions. Total nnmb Der presented 125; of
ibis number SO were continued for ir-
regularity, II approved and II reject
,d.-Ex.
The Hardeman county fair, which
'pens on August 20, promises to be
arger by far than ever before. Larger
premiums and extensive advertising
ave attracted the attention of the
lorsemen and exhibitors.-Fort Worth
Register.
Wills Points taxable values as shown
y the recently completed city rolls for
o99. are S54, 900 in excess of those for
o9S. This fact Is viewed with cousid-
rable pride by the citizens, as evidenc-
ng good, healthy growtb-Fort {
Worth Telegram. {
Col j. G. Edmonds, of Sherman, has !
eceived the appointment of command
nte OF the cadets of the state agricul-
lral and Mechanical college. Col. :
dn1 onds stated that he would ACCEPT
ne appOi 10 tment and assume command
bout September 1. l
Mr.. Cooking, farmer living about
x miles from Eagle Lake, lost two r
aildren this week and the attending !
hysician prOnounces their death caus- =
l by scarlet fever. Consld cradle un-
ssiness is felt among the citizens for =
ar the scarlet fever will become ::
'evslent in the com munity.-Dallss :.
ews.
w. G. Coleman, an engineer, charp-
with the killing of his fireman on f,
leir engine in the Texas and Pacific
ilroad yards last April, sued out
rit OF habeas corpus before Judge
raham at Marshall who, after hearing r
granted relatOr hail in the L