The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
Colonel Moody win Give an Oyster Roast
10 First Texas.
A BIG LAND SALE CAUSES SPECULATION
Said that Huptipstor Interests nave
BouEht it--important Case In
Federal Court.

roast will be given at woollsms lake to-
morrow afternoon at 1850 o'clock to the
entire First Texas regiment, from the
colonel down to the youngest private
There Will be oysters raw and oysters
stewed, oysters roasted ana oysters
broiled, oysters toasted and oysters fried
and there will be all sorts OF condiments
TO 60 with them Then there will be cof-
fee and bread and crackers and cheese
and butter and ccnec and, of course, there
viii be heer-just enough to aid tho d.
gestion.
The oyster roast will probably be the
largest ever given In this city.
An oyster roast OF this sort was sug-
gested some time ago aud some entcr-
Erising gentlemen tried to collect enough
money TO pay the expenses They didn't
meet with as prompt a response TO their
request as they would have wished and
there was some danger OF the project fall
Ing through.
A young gentleman told Colonel w. l..
Moody OF the situation and the colonel
said that II the committee that had the
affair in hand would return 10 the com
tributors the money they had subscribed
he would be very happy 60 pay the bill for
the oyster roast out of his own pocket.
Mr. VIII Moody, when seen by re-
porter today, said there was one thing in
connection with the oyster roast that hs
was sorry about,
We would like 10 invite everybody Ia
Galveston to III said he, "hut unfortu.
nately, tho facilities Will be taxed to the
utmost to accommodate Tho 1000 mon who
form the First Texas regiment We Wilt
therefore, have 80 limit the Galveston In.
I ia es.t.
soldier boys have had rough experiences
N Cuba Let MS show our appreciation OF
their faithful and patriotic services
Mr. Moody said he didn't know whether
his father would be able 10 he present al
he roast. The colonel has been quite i'll.
lic has been niending rapidly and no may
drive out 10 see how the soldier boys ara
tain.
u Is expected that the First Texas wilt
march in body from Camp Esbert 10
woodlands lake, This will be in the ma.
tnre Of parade and f. will DO the frat
opportunity tho people OF Galveston have
had to see the regiment in marching or.
der.
sPEcuLAT1oNs ON A LAND SALE.
There has been another big sale Of Gal
weston county land. The 1900 acres In the
]. 3. Littleheld survey have been sold. The
price is private, but payment OF $1,000
has been made
The land fronts on Galveston bay and IL
between the Bundick league. which Walter
G. Jones sold to j. r.. Clinch, and tho town
of Texas City.
IL is generally understood that Mr..
Clinch represented G. r. Huntington when
he bought tho property, The name OF tho
purchaser Of the 1900 acres in the Little
held survey Is withheld, but 1t is intmatea
that Mr.. Huntington is the person most
| interested
The Littleheld survey was owned by Mr..
Kohfeldt OF Deuison. and Tho nogotia-
| lions for the transfer OF the land hayo
boon very quietly conducted.
II Mr.. Huntington IS really the pur-
chaser OF the LittIeheld survey. lie now
owns a magnificent stretch OF bay front
lands. At tho tma tho Virginia Point
| property was sold 10 Mr.. Cllnch there
WAS another sale Of 100 acres made through
MIR. Beisaner 10 MIR. ClInch.
Taking II for granted that Mr.. Clinch,
whose Office ia in the same building IN
New York as MIR Huntington. represented
the Southern Pacific when he purchased
the Jones and the Boissner properties, and
also taking It for granted that Mr.. Hunt
inston is the purchaser of the Littlefeld
property amount to the following.
Acres
Bought from Walter C. Jones out of
the S. C. Bundick survey at Virginia
Polnt .....',.......A .-.....t..... ..ZoVV
Rousht through G. j.. Beissner. 100
Bought from Mr., Kohlteldt, Littlehcld
survey .,.......... ...lfUv
Total ....................... 1900
One very important feature In connection
with this Littlefield survey sale is I'm re-
spect to Swan lake The lake borders halt
on the Bundick survey and half on The
I.lttleneld survey If, AS is stated, Mr..
Huntington IS tho purchaser OF the Little
field survey, he now owns the approaches
10 Swan lake That body OF water has
been recommended as offering the best
facilities in this peighhorhood for a dry
dock and ship yard. The government en-
gincers visited the spot at the time the ex-
animation NJ sites for a dry dock was
made in this vicinity and were much
pleased with the location.
In addition 10 the Littleheld purchase II
is also reported this afternoon that Mr..
George W Doll OF this city has sold 900
acres out OF tho Bundick survey, pre-
aumsbly 10 the same parties.
The information comes about as straight
az news can that the Littleheld tract was
negotiated by Baker, Bolts. Baker &
Lovett, attorneys IN Texas for c. r. Hunt
ington.
4 sale OF SEQ acres OF land four miles
from Alta Iona - reported. The puf-
chaser is a Colorado cattleman. whose
purpose It IL 10 come to Texas and enter
extensively into the cattle feeding bust
ness. He has given orders, II Is under
stood. for the fencing Of his land, and VIII
have his place in full operation before long.
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
The mandate from the supreme court Of
the United States In tho case OF Jacob
sonnenthel against the Christian Moer-
lein Brewing company has been received
at the clerks office Of the Federal court
here. 1t affirms the decision Of the circuit
court of appeals at New Orleans and re-
mands the case back 10 the Galveston,
Federal court to see that the Judgment is
carried out
This Is a very important suit and Clerk
Dart said today IL was the only instance
in all his 3z years experience as clerk OF
ihs court where an attachment by crcdi-
tors after an assignment had been made
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