The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-03
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
Merchants Report Last Years Business IS
Being Splendid.
AND THE OUTLOOK FOR 1899 IS CHEERFUL
The Cannon "winrie Davis" Blown
TO Picces-tshootinE ARRAY and
an Arrest-'rowa Topics.

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i an Arrcst-Town Topics.
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n Beaumont. Texas. January s-pur,n. N,
wetk Just passed tho merchants NJ pe,,,r,or,
have been busiy engaged In taking stock nnd
reviewing business for the mast year. ana :,
= far as can be learned. there is not one who
has rot prospered IN zoos sna ,,,.ss ~, wy
terialls Increase their stocks for 1899 nj, nh,
, vs. soiiVs'vnueht this morning questioned
several merchants as to the volume of busl-
an i,c,sase - "a "na sas. =, 'nem STATED mat
csnssrv.,,,. ~ ~ s'', .ser iess wou,u pe
all staple lines willis mapv saw 40, Az ~,
day bua,n.,. 80. a.. -. 80. 80 ~ -
ever berora see was 'nf0s ZINES srea'er 'nan
II j. Ii. Simmons Of tho Simman. rxarar,.r.
and Mil SUNNY csmn,nv s,a,as a., Nv a.
/ noticeable Sinca slts r,,ah,t 1890 - 49,.
has done an unexpectedly larRe business. tho tho
greater part OF which was nil new mis- 70
1 gcther with tho fact thnf thn hns,rosss,; ~
~ l.. Wilson Hardware COMPANY shows y
the rapid growth Of this city, comfy ans o.
i'ss ,a.e section,
gin lSs under most 'so ,na1 inc merchants be-
4 have. few, IL any, bad accounts !, nrrirulturai
r ra,sd OF the county 10 fairly inaugu-
| Others ara extanS,mn ny 70 % punt, while
the city sec,ir,nr s.varai mre nrospects LOT
there Is cyerv im s.xora. laotn n tpct
deed n nrosnsy,,,,s s.n.oh 'nat 1879 VIII be in-
s'as
BUILDING PERMITS
f.anr., ,,,, ,,,,,.s .ts.
aeo'e e o. wizard, chairman of the street
ana bridge committee, began issuing building
n rn.,'r, - D ,,. 10 ana the following is
~. ~. vi inc permits issued up to peccm-
Der i'
for ST Marks ISn,scopaI h,,r. or i pni'aing
lao; block ~. 10000. s'''s'' '0'a is' anu
dow on railroad Tirb, ar ,,a ssn snow WIN
house With corr,sn,oa BIOS, discovering
500. w. "'o'" ~
l., DS &C 2o-W j.. Koltcr, frame dwelling,
December o-Iinisis s ~ Ss.,,
on railroad right OF WAY. ssoo 's'' waFehouSe
december sl--Dcaunont Guf aud Realty
building 600 ,''nso ot stairway IN Blanchette +,
Dtcember "a 4, ID ,,u,
on Orleans street OK "ii'e', repairing Kitchen
block ~ gro sJsnusaen Johnson, fence, lot os
Dtoembor ~ ~ S',se'' 20.
IN, "a Zoo, a., n MhIsnhll, warehouse
' - oShe' otreet, sivv.
THE WINNIE nAy,s n,,n
nm WINNIE DAVIS BURST.
things that were II wns loaded sa,nnas v"e W..
10 salute tho birth of tho ,au, ,.oo 49,, , | -
fired the casting as wei, no ,ho ,a,s. 4
carriage flew into n dozen n,o,os RI" o 80 !,
non was manufactured by Foreman Bob Rus
scll OF the Beaumont iron works to salute the d
liaughter of the Confederacy when she pnssed
through this city three years npo 10 nticnd
.he Confederate reunion at Houston If was III
substantial. compact piece of machinery and N.
1aa stood all sorts of tests, but with only !,
iali load Of powder II blew to pleeos SntIIra~ VI
i,w T., Wmen AZ ~ purst, Pieces OF the cannon "
,losion can he apnrecio,o Ne , ,orce o. the eA- "
food that pieces of iron missed h 20 uu ~, ~
des of buildings apd steoI bands h.u rs me az
MY We're but SO much twinc a.,
,nIi was the nrst attempt to fire the Winnie ~
o,ns inav for ,h LEAH ~, OF me distinguished Pc
o'"s iuuy tor "hom the cannon was named ca
,,.>,nr wi
~ hANDSoME PRESENT. a
There were numerous pretty md yniu,b,e :,
christmas presents made in ~. ,a
l., h.nas.,,,a.. ~, ~ pea"ihoht, put W
he Post correspondent was receiyed by Mr. TIL
am Park, president of the Industrial Lumber Sb1
1mpany The present coma from a,,nIa,,.. we
the company's mill MT Call and oonsis,s 81 81 min
magnificent morocco leather rocker and
nnge. sic
The Industrial began moving Into It's new
ices IN the Kicker and Bratanaber building c
y hieh i, ana whcn completed the officers -,
W. ieI'cai iorce VIII give their friends "A the
eepuoh' the
e,,oor,,,r, ~.
A SHOOTING AFFRAY. has
Ihere was an ARRAY In a house conducted plrc