The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

oAKwooDs. Born to Mt. and Mrs. VIM.
Lambert. girl.
M,DADE.- More than 500 bales OF cotton
have been marketed to date.
| DENTON One case of scarlet fever is re.
ported at Aubrey in this county.
MARTINDALE.--To date more than SOC
| bales of cotton have been ginned here.
| CoMFoRT.--Wiliam Tramp, farmer liv-
| ing near here, recently plowed up a nugget
of gold weighing four ounces.
! BAsTRoP.-Mr. A. ]. Hewett was thrown
from his horse and was very painfully hurt.
but his injuries are not considered serious,
| SAN ANTON1O.--The county commission
ers are discussing the feasibility OF establish
ing printing office to do the work Of the
county.
cLEBuRNE. The commissioners court Of
johnson county has Endorsed sixty-one appi-
| cations for pensions under the new ex-
Confederate pension law.
4 SHERMAN.--A great deal of dissatisfaction
| Is developing with regard to the new public
weighing bill and there is rumor that a
test Of Its constitutonalty will be made.
| WHARTON. The funeral OF little Tom
Gilaspie Victor took place from the family
residence Monday at 5 o'clock. The funeral
was one of the largest ever seen in Wharton.
Arkansas Pass railway will run another big
excursion to the coast next Saturday, the
tickets being limited to the following Tues
day.
|
with load of hogs. Mr. Ben Billman, a
prosperous farmer. fell from his wagon and
sustained serious injuries. He was taken
home.
| ALICE.-The State Rangers under Captain
| j. A. Brooks are practicing target shooting
with smokeless powder and copper Jacket
bullets. as per a recent order from the ad-
iutant general
EAGLE PAss.--Pedro Gomez, prominent
Mexican citizen of this city. died from the
effects of knife wounds received while en-
gagged in fight with another Mexican last
Saturday night. His assailant escaped to
Mexico.
FORT woRTH.-The water question is be-
coming serious one here and measures have
been adopted by the city water works de-
partment to prevent the supply from being
so depleted as to interfere with health. COM
fort and safety.
FORT WORTH. Grand Chancellor strck-
land has recently organized three knights OF
Pythias lodges in this section: they are To-
Gated at Wichita Falls, Vernon and Claren-
don. Fourteen new lodges have been estal-
lished in the State this year.
TEMPLE.-Reports from st. Marys sani-
tarium, which was recently established by the
Catholic church here shows that they have
whom twenty-six have been discharged The
other twelve are still in the wards for treat
ment.
HOLLAND .-Baptlsts have been running a
protracted meeting here for ten days which
resulted in forty eight baptisms and twenty
accessions by letter and restoration, making
sixty eight accessons. The meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev. E. c. Eli, who is the pastor
Of the Baptist church at this place.
BELTON County Tax Assessor John A.
Haley has completed his tax rolls and for
warded same to the comptroller at Austin. The
total valuation of the county is sl2, 600
Increase over last year s670130. St4te tax
s24,s1s. school tax $22,s2s, county tax $751;
3l2.44
AMAR1LLo.-T Amarillo Panhandle Fair
and Live Stock association has been organized
in this city with a capital stock paid in of
$4,000. The object of the association is for
the, Improvement of the breeding of live stock
and the agricultural interests of the Pan
handle of Texas and for public and social en-
tertainment.
CORSICANA. Contract have been let and
work will be In progress on buildinez In this
city within the next ten days. the aggregate
cost of which will not be. less than $4,000.
This is in addition to buildings now In course
of construction and includes the Odd Fellows
building to cost .000 the Associated Re-
formed Presbyterian church to cost over
$40 600 the Beaton apartment house to cost
$4,000 the HardyPick business block TO cost
over S25. 900.