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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
FOR SCHOOL LANDS
missioner Rogan Is Besieged by Sew
al Classes of People Who Want Them.
I#ls over the Land Recovered from the Railroads
ydIs Situated in Scurry and Presido Counties.
nuch Illegal Occupancy Brought to Light

condition OF affairs is different from that
In Scurry. The fight Is between the big
ranchmen. mostly nonresidents, who are
In possession and who seek to take ad-
vantage of the thirty day preference
clause, and small ranchmen who want to
lease small bodies of pasture land, and
the land in these counties has been re.
served from sale by the land commits.
sioner. There are some nesters In this
case also, however, and they are repre-
sented by j. w. Overton. who threatens
to mandamus the land commissioner II
he adhere to his refusal to put the lands
on the market. The big ranchmen are
represented by County Judge Van Sickle
of Brewster county. who showed UP today
with applications for the releasing OF
100000 acres under the thirty day pref
erence clause. The small ranchmen are
represented by Judge Walter Gillis who
made application for large number of
sections at 1-2 cents per acre. claiming
that the thirty-day preference clause is of
no use to the large ranchmen as they are
trying to release at the minimum price
of cents per acre. He contends further
that he can settle UP Brewster and Pre-
sidio counties with small ranchmen who
are willing to pay 5 1-2 cents an acre for
tho land per annnm and pay for all the
grass they use instead of leasing two or
three watered sections and using the grasa
on the adjoining sections without paying
for it, Judge ellis offer of 1-2 cents
has dumfounded the large ranchmen and
they hardly know where they are at to-
night for there is no room to doubt but
what Commissioner Rogan will give pref
erence to the 12 cent applications. To-
days seance has convinced him that with
the present price of cattle and with the
present condition of the West cents an
acre is too low for the States lands and
it may be stated with assurance that the
day of 8 cent leases is in large measure
over. And furthermore 1t is reasonably
certain that no more western land will be
sold as dry grazing unless it is really dry
grazing, which may be considered a tip
to those who are after Scurry county lands
at dollar an acre under the guise of
actual settlers. If they can establish that
they can make living thereon as farmers
they will have to pay for it on the agri-
cultural land basis.
Another feature of the present excite,
ment is that while it is on the commits
sioner is getting onto much Illegal oc.
cupancy of public lands, as a result of
which not few people who have been
guilty of the practice will have to waltz
up to the captains office and settle or
run afoul of the attorney general. The
amount due from peopN who have been
using public lands without paying therefor
approximates 100000
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gone out this morning to hold the inquest
and have the remains buried.
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

BURKEVILLE. Captain J. Wood Davis
has organized a camp OF Woodmen OF the
World at this place
ELLINGER The is-year-od son OF Anton
Liska. living about three miles OF this place.
had his leg broken by falling ont OF a tree.
M'KINNEY. The meeting being conducted
at Allen by Rev. Sid Williams is proving
most successful and large crowds attend every
service
cLEBuRNE.-T boxes have all been
placed for free mail delivery and the service
will commence In Cleburne September s4Si
three carriers.
COLD sPRINGs..-A carrier pigeon which
was loafng here WAS captured by Sheriff
w. Y. Robinson: the band number is KJ
tconnected) 62,lb9.
rARIS.-In difficulty between two young
farmers south of Paris over a aettlement.
ing serious wound In the side.
FORT WORTH. Frank Boston shot and
killed Dolk Leonard near Watauga nine
miles northwest OF here. Both are negroes.
The cause OF the killing is not known.
the First Baptist church at Fort Worth. has
declined TO accent the call Of the First Bap-
list church at Waco TO be It's pastor.
cLEBURNE.-- The Cleburne public schools
will open september j. The enrolment this
which shows hows the city is growing
SHERMAN mo poison was found In the
stomach OF George Odneal. who died IN the
latter part OF July, and verdict OF death
from natural causes will be returned by the
coroner.
ALVIN. The public school opened with a
full corps OF teachers and about 175 pupils
were enrolled. quite number Of children
did not attend on account OF the warm
weather.
SHERMAN.--A brickmason known as Hank
bnt heIfHVed he Henry ItUZ.
found dead in his room at the Pacific hotel.
he came here from Fort Worth and is be-
lieyed 10 have previously resided In Houston.
WARRENToN.- The Warrenton Harmonic
society under the leadership Of Prof. W
III. Saunders gave their first entertainment
a. Harmony Hall Saturday night. An in
tere sting and entertaining programme was
rendered by yolpa amateurs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
A Killing Nenr cotuIIa.

Cotulla, Texas, August 2s.--Ross Roe
buck, foreman on the ranch of A. Arm
strong Jr., was shot four times and in
stantly killed about four miles from here
about noon today.
According to the evidence given In at
the inquest, he and w. p. May, young
stockman. were riding side b,sside; they
became involved In dispute and May
shot Roebuck. May came In and surren-
dered to the sheriff. The origin OF the
trouble is not definitely known.
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HON. LEE CARPENTER
OF Fannin Elected Chairman OF
the Fifth District.

Sherman, Texas, August 2s.-The
democratic executive committee OF the
Fifth congressional district met In execu-
tive session in this city today. After ad-
journment it was learned that Hon. Lee
Carpenter of Fannin county was elected
chairman to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon. S. p Evans.
Those present We're: j. M. Pickle OF
Pilot Point, representing Denton county i;
Dr. ]. l.. Greer of Mckinney, representing
Collin county; B. l.. Jones Of Sherman,
representing Grayson county. Mr. Pickle
had the proxy of Committeeman Taggart
of Montague county. Hon. j. w. Bailey
was present with the proxy of Committee
man O'Brien of Cooke county.
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. reras, August 2s.--There was
!. i, doing in the general land Of
T I'm to closing time this even
ps-'.nm,ssioner was kept busy
questions from parties who
me lands recovered by the State
IN N galveston, Harrisburg and San
!. 4 prssidio and Brewster counties
"a me Houston and Texas Central
,,r county. These lands were placed
!. ,,.sit OF the permanent school fund
4. twenty sixth legislature through
s..v act which went into effect
,.,,rday. and there is a fight on over
4 ..u,ry county the contest is between
-.,hmen, who have been leasing from
..,ro,d, the squatters who have set
4 !, thsm within the past year or two.
I.'sIy for the purpose of acquiring
ia donations, and the nesters,
ssya come in recently In hopes of
kvshinr claims that they could per-
4 .sn Under the terms OF the Turney
a ranchmen already occupying the
! AVE thirty-day preference in the
4, Of releasing, but persons who
En- on the land in good faith prior
I'M "a. 1898, in the hope Of obtaining
.~ss,sad donation may purchase the
\ i ii per acre. Nesters who came
rssduent TO July 90, 1898, are not in
\ All There are many of the latter,
,,ysr. and c. r. Kinchen. a populist
N ma politician from Snyder, is here
rsseuting them and filing applications
'ntm. The Scurry county land was
n on the market last Saturday and
avssiIon arises whether the ranch
Il tblrty-day option is worth anything
n,,eo,lence. There is also a question
vk,,her the dollar an acre which the
rey act fixes as the price for home
\ donations means cash or on forty
4 time. as In the case of school lands.
commissioner constructs it to mean
,ud altogether the situation is highly
resting
Ira has been considerable trouble
/ these lands between the nesters and
sttemen within the past year, so
i 20 that the presence of Rangers has
, necessary on more than one occasion
reserve peace and the commissioners
s,tion in this instance will be await,
rth no little anxiety. 1t is reported
de population of Snyder, the county
d Scurry county, increased by 500
hse days last week, the influx consist
II land hungry people hunting home-
d.
Brewster and Preside counties tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
PETROLEUM COMPANY CHA

PETROLEUM COMPANY CHARTERED.
The charter of the Corsicana Petroleum
company was filed by the secretary of state
today; capital stock, 100000. Incorpora-
tors: J. S. Cullinan, G. e. Strong, James
Garitty, j. p. Whiteselle and c. N. Payne,
the latter being a resident of the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
BONDS APPROVED.

The attorney general this evening ap-
proved the following refunding bonds: San
Jacinto, refundng jail, $500; San Jacinto,
refunding bridge, two Issues of s2500 each:
Zapata. refunding jail, $4,000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29

Rev ]. NJ. Yingling. pastor OF the Bed
ford Street Methodist church at cumber-
land, Nd, says: ut affords me much
pleasure to recommend chamberlains
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy.
have used it and know others who have
done so. | have never known 1t to fail
II is sure cure when taken in time" For
sale by all druggists.
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county to have thorough examination of
the accounts Of the Gatesville reformatory
made for the period prior to January 1899,
with view to bringing suit on the bond
of the ex-superintendent of the institution
for the recovery of such shortages as are
developed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
PUBLIC wEIGHERs LAW.

The attorney general has got to the point
where he can not longer avoid constituting
the public weigher law passed by the
Twenty sixth legislature, as it went into
effect last Saturday, and he has gone to
work on 1t in an endeavor to answer the
several hundred questions put to him with
regard thereto within the past thirty days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
A no, KilIed by a Trnln.

Ardmore. /. T., AUGUST ga boy aged
about 10 was run over and killed by a
Santa Fe train this morning three miles
from Davis. Hundreds viewed tho remains
but none could identify. II is supposed he
was asleep on the track. cotton sack
was mingled with the remains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
WACO MATTER sETTLED.

The Waco cotton wegher matter was
amicably settled this evening. The parties
to the controversy appeared before the
governor and stated that all differences
had been adjusted and the application for
the appointment of five weighers under the
00,000-bale law was withdrawn, and that
was the end of 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
BoNDs PURCHASER.

The State board of education purchased
the following bonds for the permanent
school fund today: Maverick county,
$500; Zapata county. $4,000; Falls county.
$4,000; Bexar county. $4,000; Burleson
county, $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
Petition I'm nanIsruutcy.

Paris, Texas. August 2S-Al Wood. for
merly trading business man of Honey
Grove, filed a petition in bankruptcy today,
The liabilities are placed at $2S.4s7. with
nominal assets.
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Ketchum positively Identified.

San Angelo, Texas. August 2s.-Sherin
G. w. Shield OF this county. who went 10
Santa Fe. N. M. Saturday to identify the
wounded train robber, wires today that II
is Tom Ketchum and thR he rode horse
with the brand OF the Doorke ranch OF
this county and saddle made in this
city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
Indian Territory Flres.

Ardmore, l. r.. August Isl. X. Helms
Ave room residence burned this morning.
Loss $780, partially insured.
Al Glenn, &C. d. Rudisill a. Co. lost their
stock OF merchandise by FIRE. Loss total,
insurance $1,000.
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Forney Messenger.
Our sensation promised was just little
bit of proof that we furnished one Of our
advertisers In regard to the value Of local
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PENSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

Applications for Confederate pensions to
the number of 2799 have been received to
date by the comptroller from 123 counties.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
lssessssesssseeses sOeoOOs
TEXAS COPPER MINES
Are to Ne Opened by Capfusl-
lists from TSOston.

Fort Worth. Texas. August U.s.
Six capitalists from Boston, who
own the Boston and Texas copper
mines in Archer county, came in
tonight en- route home. They will
at once push developments and
erect mill and smelters on the
premises. They will also build
railroad line from Henrietta to tho
mines. distance of twelve miles.
and expect to have 1t in operation
In ninety days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-29
ROM The CAPITAL CITY
ktu n the Houston Lumber Exchange
Has Been Filled.
|E1NNS ANEN1 PUBLIC wEIGHER LAW
~ Be Answered Shortly ny the
lforney GeneraI-The New Fra
ternal Insurance Law-Notes.

Justin, Texas, August 2s.-The charter
hs Houston Lumber exchange was
ey the secretary of state this even
capital stock $1,000. Incorporators:
! Carter, e. II. Harrell, ]. NJ. Rock
Y ". H. Norris, NJ. L. Womack, Jr.,
y Shureman and j. l. Campbell.
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FRATERAL INSURANCE. LAW


FRATERAL INSURANCE LAW.
'ae following Is a memorandum of the
anenIs' certificates. ETC., required to
Npslted with the commissioner OF in
1cs as a condition precedent to grant
su'uority TO fraternal beneficiary
''aa'n to transact business in Texas
Y ne provisions of the act of May A,
"n'en went into effect last Saturday:
'0py Of charter and amendments
w certified by the State officer hav-
as'oay OF the original.
statement, under oath. of Its chief
aaa secretary, In the form by the
1. 'I s OF this department required
! . "aalis for the preceding year.
.e,lhcate, under oath, of its chief
r., .ua secretary, that the association
,i,h business upon the lodge sys-
~ rituaiistic form of work, and
IN. anaS representative form of gov
b,a uertlilcate from the commissioner
IIl M .a Tor the company's own State,
n ss .aat associations of this State en-
n rsOlaihg to the provisions OF the
-eAas In life and casualty insur-
ks,lIh,,a lefnai beneficiary associations
N 10y entitled to do business In such
M ~ lurther certifying that the asso-
tzs,s ~ peen duly authorized to do
~ 10 Its own State win oita,;on
tfn,~S under which it is organized,
krhv = hot organized by virtue OF ex-
n Az, ~ us own State the association
n NV mat its business is conducted
"a y meaning and intent of the pro-
N 'ne act Of May 4. 1899, laws OF
dsssS Xxx. of the commissioner OF
3, i !, Tt as attorney for service of
ktsr,.,i sSas, prepared on the blank
Ccny LOT the purpose.
Dlon VI policy or certificate. ann an
d. men must show that benefits
hupor nal, provided for by assess
al snn poley or certificate holders.
n ma rpileation signed by the chief
NV Il 'ecretaiy Of the association for
tt.e,v. Transact business In this state |
N vbs,a' beneficiary association. and
tohner .he kind OF business 10 be
"a o. = NE Insurance. casualty in |
M di,s oo.h' casualty including disa-
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pncsr -
!, .0srPoNEMENT ASKER

H.
n W, use van Sickle of Brewster
v -, IN on the attorney general this
N i ~ request for postponement
~ M = brought by the State against
! M 0r UNITY for failure to pay interest
londs hs,,o Of Preside county court
y thar re'u by the permanent school
y! " conu IS another suit pending
i syoIyaa IN which the same ques-
x Presld, brewster was formerly
- ",,EsrlGATE ACCOUNTS.
Ssneral Smith and state Rev
neson have gone TO coryslI
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
STORIES OF THE STREET.
Owosso People are Talking About, it on
Every Corner

1t Is sometimes an easy matter to fool
the public, but you can't keep II up
very long They are sure to find you out
at last. and every time man Is fooled
another
skeptic Is made. Skepticism is allowable
when reading in home newspaper about
incident occurring in San Francisco or
Iowa, hut
the circumstances are entirely different
when It refers to some one right here at
friends and neighbors, people whom you
know.
who you can see and with whom you talk
II over.
This is the kind of evidence at the back of
DOan's Kidney Pills-home statements
by home
people, and the astonishing local work
they
have been doing has caused more talk
among our citizens than the dOings of any
other modern wonder.
Read the following:
Mrs. G. II. Carmichael, of COL Mulberry
street. says: "During the summer of 1897,
l commenced to be troubled with infam
matory rheumatism and although l used
different medicines and doctored great
deal rapidly became worse, and suffered
terribly. My muscles became contracted
and l was practically unable to do any
thing. was strongly advised to use Doans
Kidney Pills and procured them at johnson
q Henderson's drug store. 1 had taken 80
much medicine without any permanent re-
suits that was surprised when l noticed
how quickly they relieved me. never had
q remedy give me such perfect satisfaction.
l was greatly relieved of my distressing
trouble could rest and sleep comfortable
while before l dreaded the miserles of a
night. l am glad to recommend this valu-
able preparation to Others"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all deal
ers. Price 80 cents. Mailed by Foster
Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. Sole Agents
for the United States. Remember the name
Doan's and take no substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
State Notes.

The Sturgis, Mich, board of public
works decided to award the contract for
the city's new electric light plant to the
Chase Construction company Of De-
troit for $4,000.
Corliss, of Detroit, has introduced a
bill in the house for bridge across the
west channel Of the Detroit river.
The receiver of the Detroit and Lima
Northern has been ordered to expend
over $125, 900 in improvements, most of
which go to Detroit and the Michigan
end Of the road.
A jury at Marshall, Mich, acquitted
Charles R. Mains Of a charge of per-
jury.
Professor Alden Gage FavelI, we'll
known In musical circles throughout
Wisconsin, is dead at Milwaukee, aged
81 years.
The rumored accident to the Column
bia organ of the University of Michigan
which was reported to entail an ex-
pense Of about $1,000, turns out to be
of small consequence. The organ can
be made as good as ever for an outlay
Of $25.
Professor M. e. Cooley of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, chief engineer of the
Yosemite during the war, will return to
Ann Arbor in February. He Is now in
the government service at League ISL
and.
William Moon, of Allen, Mich, has q
calf with four perfectly developed fore
legs.
Thus far the Michigan Sugar COM
pany at Bay City has paid 100000 to
farmers on last seasons crop of beets.
Marbles axe factory at Gladstone,
Mich. shipped a consignment of safety
axes to Norway Thursday, and the next
day received an order from Shanghai.
China.
The bituminous coal mines of Bay
county, Mich, have kept the price of
anthracite down to St a ton this winter
where formerly the price was $3.50
and 81.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
CARE.

An in the leafy darkness, when sleep had
passed me by,
knew the surging of the sea,
Though never wave were nigh.
All in the leafy darkness, unbrolSen by star,
There came the clamorous call of day,
While yet the day was far.
All in the leafy darkness, woven with bushes
deep,
heard the vuture wings of fear
Above me tiIeless sweep.
The sea of doubt, the dread of day, upon me
surged and swept,
All in the leafy darkness,
And while the whole world slept
Virginia Woodward Cloud in Century
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
The sweet Child.

De Gauche (who has just broken
plate)-Oh, | am sorry
Mrs. Flash--It's of no consequence.
Don't apologize.
Flash, Junior, (age 5)-No, don't
matter. It's only borrowed one! Amt
Il, ma?-London Fun.
Monarch over pain. Burns. cuts, sprains,
stings. Instant relief. Dr. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. At any drug store.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Death OF Geo. w. Pratt.

Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. Is. - Ex- United
States Marshal George w. Pratt, who
had been oiling for several weeks, died
last night, aged /. He suffered a stroke
of paralysis a few days ago and had
since be- pradu | y sinking. Pratt had
held many offices of trust during his
career
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-20
Does Coffee Agree With You |?

Ii not, drink Grain O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: 1.-THE first time 1
made GRAIN did not like 1t but after
using 1t for one week nothing would induce
me tn 20 back to coffee" 1t nOurishes and
feeds the system. The children can drink
II freely with great benefit 1t Is the
strengthening substance of pure grains.
Get package to day from your grocer.
15c and 25c.
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Beauty Il Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. Ne
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by takinp
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
glsts. satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc, Soc.