The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

M1LLICAN.--Rumor of a killing here,
reported from Brenham, is without founda-
ton.
PARASITIC summer normal COR this
district opened with thirty-seven in at
tendance.
DENToN.-No new cases of smallpox
have appeared at the detention camp in the
northern portion of the county.
MORGAN.-Tom Poke, the Cleburne ne
gro who was shot at the Santa Pc camp
near here on June 10, died from the effects
of the wound
HILLSBORO.--Am man named Brown was
reported drowned at Towash. He fell out
of a canoe above the dam. He lived on
Esquire Elders farm.
SAN ANTONIO.--M Catherine Bender
died of injuries received by the explosion
of an oil can, she having undertaken to
start fire with Kerosene
BEEVILLE.-The first coast excursion
of the summer was run on the Arkansas
Pass road Sunday About 1000 tickets were
sold from San Antonio down.
TAYLOR. Preparations are all COM
pleted for the opening of the summer nor
NAL school here and indications are that
a good attendance will be secured
Ell PASO. - Company a, Twenty fifth
infantry lCOiOTeuJ, now stdNluu6u at III !
Bliss, is preparing to break camp and start
within the next few days for Manila.
/ GLEN ROSE.-The normal school at this
place opened with forty=ane present rep
resenting twelve counties Twenty -five
more who were delayed by high water. are
1 expected.
| HENRIETTA = The summer normal,
which has been in session for some time,
/ conducted by Prof. j. S. Holiday, assisted
by Prof Lewis Johnson and a number OF
/ teachers, has closed.
BONHAM.-The strict enforcement of
the Sunday law is now observed In this
city. The confectionery stores, soda foun'
tains, cigar stands and all other business
houses are closed today.
4 CORSICANA.--At a meeting of the new
Iy elected board OF school trustees plans
and specifications were adopted for two
story brick addition to the high schoo
building, to be erected at once.
KILLEEN. There was an election her
Saturday to determine whether or not tn
corporation OF the town OF Killeen be
abolished. There was good deal of in
terest manifested in the election, whicl
resulted: For incorporation, So agains
65.
WAXAHACHIE.-The summer normal
onened with a fair attendance Homes hav'
been engaged for all corners at moderat
rates. THE teachers will be instructed
with Prof ]. Henry Phillips as conductor
at Texas college Several hundred teachers
will take the course.
HENRIETTA. - Prof. Cummins, State
geologist. is directing the work of gettln
conner ore out of the mining lands. Nj
Carver left for the scene of operation i
Archer county, which adjoins this count!
: and will remain there several days look
5 ing after the interests of the industry.
r wEATHERFORD.--O to the vacan
e ~ made in the First National bank by III
death Of j. ID. Baker. president, direct
i ors' meeting of said bank was held and IN
e following officers elected: c. d. Hartnet
president; II. w. Davis. vice president
= ". 5. FAINT. cashier; L. A. Davis. assistar
e cashier
: FLOREsVILLE, The case OF G. W
2 Henry. charged with killing Jesse Carte
, AZ sutherland Springs Wilson county, lis
n fail has been on trial in the dist-lct cou
c tbe mast two days. Al the examining lri
held in Floresville before J. T. Ferguso
instice OF the peace. soon after the killiu
ne accused WAS admitted TO bail He IT
a since been Indicted for killing Jesse Cart
& and Greenberry Carter at the same time