The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-11
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

| MkINNEY.--A retail clerks union witt
twenty charter members has been organ
iced here,
| HENNESSY.--Ai large number Of never.
In all sorts OF wagons are passing through
here daily.
HENRIETTA.--Th recent local optiol
election resulted In victory for the
whisky interest.
wAXAHACH1E.--Aoti work has be.
gun tearing down the old Baptist church
which is to be replaced by a modern bricl
edifce
LAREpo.---Jose Gsraia, a switchman
was crushed to death last night in tn,
yards OF the Mexican National road Will,
coupling cars.
RUSK.--There are now on file eighty.
three applications for Confederate pensions
under the new law and new ones are being
filed each day,
GREENVILLE,-A third round bal,
plant is said to be OF the near future
Work has begun on the American Cotton
company's plant.
PITTsBURG.--Ed n. A. Ragland oil
the Camp County Enterprise has sold his
newspaper interests In this city to Mr..
G. G. Engledow of Tyler.
observation-disclosures men are dlscuss-
build an electrict plant here to furnish
power and light for the city
GEoRGETowN.- grocery firm OF
w. Patrick & Co. has been changed to Pat
rick \ Moore, the senior member, Wood
son Patrick, retiring from the firm.
The 2-year- old child
OF NJ T. Clark, living in this county, near
Agness died from the effects of coal oil,
which It drank out of a can last Saturday.
QuINTANA.--Two large boxes OF dry
goods and clothing were sent last week
from this place to some Of the white food
sufferers living on the Brazos river above
Velasco.
DENIsoN. fair will begin August
26 and last four days, 1t Is intended TO
make 1t an annual event and great pains
have been taken to make tho first exhibit
a success
RoBY.--The ex- Confederate soldiers OF
Fisher county propose TO have their two
days annual reunion and barbecue at this
place on August i6 and H. A large crowd
is anticipated.
WAXAHACHTE. - Another enthusiastic
cotton mill meeting was held here Thurs
day afternoon. Committees were appoints
cd and each OF the city banks wiz carry
subscription blanks,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mil ne lz-VehT- Olul
son of August Behrcrs prosperous
farmer of this county..was accidentally
killed by being run over by four horse
wagon loaded with cdne.
CUERO. --Cuero city council met In
session last night. About $4,000
worth of bonds were reported paid and
were destroyed This Is step in the d.
rection of q market house.
WACO.-The applicants for the super
numerous and there is a growing impati-
ence because no appointment Is made. A
republican will be appointed.
JEFFERSON Rev. A. r. Hodges
opened holiness tent meeting in the city
park here Tuesday. Mr.. Hodges Ia Il ma
tive Texan, full OF activity and confidence,
and victory is already perched upon his
banner.
M'KINNEY Much sickness in the way
OF malarial and typhoid fever is prevailing
here and in the surrounding country,
which Is attributed TO the hot, dry wealth
err. Special sanitary efforts are being put
forth by the city authorities to keep the
-own clear of all rubbish and trash and
thus guard against disease.
LAREDO.--Dr. Hamilton, In charge OF
he United States marine hospital service
1t Laredo, under Instructions from Wash
ngton, has prepared a detention camp
lear the Mexican National bridge. where, |
It the expense of the government, passcn-
gers from Mexico detained by sanitary
egulationa will be furnished comfortable
quarters.