El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-31
Neighbour
hood Notes.
Texas.

The Telephone company of Bellville
is putting in a local telephone system.
A few days ago the grand jury at
Bolton returned an Indictment against
the negro who was arrested few days
ago for criminal assault near Rogers
Dallas News.
A very poor quality of counterfeit
coin has appeared in Sherman. 1t
purports tosbe silver quarter OF
dollar of the mintage of 1898. A blow
with q hammer breaks them in hall
Dallas News.
The mayor aud the street committee
of Waco, have decided to sprinkle
large number of streets using both oil
and water. The city will pay for 1t.
The dust had become unbearable.-
Fort Worth. Telegram.
While attempting to board moving
freight train recently at Park Springs,
Andrew eagle lost his footing and fell.
The train passed over his body, COM
pletely severinQ his head and left arm.
Fort Worth Telegram.
Three special revenue agents have
been at Galveston ten days quietly
looking into the matter of war stamps
on negotiable paper. It is said they
have found several cases of notes hav-
ing been executed without afixing the
stamps.-Ex.
Bob Haircrow died suddenly at Bris-
toll while digging in we'll. He was
being assisted by negro and they
took the digging by turns. Haircrow
had just been lowered to the bottom
when he was overcome by heat or damp
and died instantly.
D. w. Rouse, who lives seven miles
northwest of Paris, got whitecap no.
tice from the postofice the other morn
evening of August 25. 1t was signed
'The Gang" Mr.. Rouse will stay at
home and wait for the whitecsppers.-
Elk.
The Fannin guards of Bonham, re-
ceived few days ago the guns and
bayonets for the company. A large
amount of animation also came with
the guns. The boys are endeavoring
to secure suitable armory, and will
commence drilling at Ouce.-BOnham
News.
The organized Clarity rifles of Cor
sicana have been Informed by the ad-
jutant general of the shipment of their
arms and equipments and are expect
ing them tonight. The company now
numbers sixty men, rank and file, and
they will begin drilling regularly next
week.-Sun.
A number of gambling joints of Aus
tin, which have been running behind
closed doors since the police commits
sion closed the town, were raided by
faf nd ~f
men recently. and quite q bunch of
sports was rounded up for the justice
courts to work on.
Hemming guards of Gainesville, are
making preparations to attend the
New York Dewey reception. They
are getting themselves together, are
very enthusiastic and will begin Mon
day to fix up the details for the trip.
The indications now are that they will
make the journey.-Ex.
A farmer brought to Bonham recent
ly very large and misunderstanding volt
which he captured on his farm q few
miles north of here on Timber creek.
This wolf is thought to be one of the
pack that has infested that part of the
county for the past year, killing
large amount OF poultry and even
stock.
The Jacksboro city council has pass
ed an ordinance requiring all able
bodied men over Is and under so years
old to work on the streets five days
during the year or pay into the city
treasury IS, and this is In addition to
the regular taxes assessed. By this
means the street fund will be increased
and the city fathers expect to spend
81. 500 in the betterment of the streets.
Elk.
A movement has been started in
Cleburne to secure q big cotton mill.
The proposition meets with favor
among the leading business men of
Cleburne, who say the conditions are
ripe. Eighty per cent of the cotton of
the world is raised in the Southern
states. and 80 per cent of the cotton of
tn at shipped to the north only to re-
turn in the form of manufactured
goods.-Dallas News.
Arizona.
The public schools of Yuma will
open September 4th.-Ex.
The public schools of Clifton will
open the third Monday in September,
the 1Sth.-Ex.
Dairymen near Phoenix have organ
lied q com bination to take effect Sep
TENDER 1.-Phoenix Enterprise.
The people of Chloride will issue
bonds to the amount of s., 600 for the
purpose of building q new school house.
Eek.
Grass-hoppers have appeared in
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