El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-12
Neighb0r-
hood Notes.
Texas.

Denison Is to have driving park.
No new cases of smallpox at Sher-
man.
There are nc boil weevils in the COM
munity of Oskville.
A section hand at Deaver switch
committed suicide.
A case of lock jaw occurred at Ennis
"a 6-year-old child.
Rain has interfered with the Taylor
fair to some extent.
Brennan is sgitsting general sys-
tenn of sewer sanitation.
A Mexican at Sullivan cut off his
wife's head with razor.
Commencement exercises of A. and
M. college take place June Is.
Revival services have been going on
for many weeks at Greeuville.
A young negro was jailed at Cuero
for attempted rape at Hocheim.
Lerry rangers have officers elected
and Gonzales the next meeting place.
There is ia good attendance on the
summer normal being held at Terrell.
A 14-year-old girl near Hillsboro
met death from an exploding coal oil
can.
The ladies of Grant bury will inaugur-
ate movement to make public Ii
brary.
Trains are again running into Lare-
do, the railway washouts having been
repaired.
United States revenue officers are
searching Navarro county for moon
sinners.
Tom Pope was shot and severely
wounded insa row with another negro
at Morgan.
State Health Officer Blunt has gone
to New Orleans to personally examine
the situation.
Brenham's Brszos River Improve
ment convention on July 3, promises
large attendance.
Brother Cranfill counters on Brother
Hayden at Dallas by having him ar
rested for criminal libel.
The Gatesville Telephone company,
capital stock $4,000, has filed its charter
with the secretary of state.
Preston Harden, q negro boy of Pen
dletonville, lost foot by falling from
q train while stealing ride.
A constable of Falls county, engaged
In ferreting out whitecappers was
found with his head shot off.
Two cowboys attempted to shoot up
the town of Odessa, and Incidentally q
constable. They are both dead.
Three new cases of smallpox de-
vsloped In the Jas. Morrison family
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Elk.
Lampasas Leader Gays that many
thousand pounds of wool have been
marketed there the past week and
prices have ranged about 16 cents.
At a meeting citizens of Kerrville
subscribed several hundred dollars for
a public part or pleasure garden, to in
olude race track, dancing pavilion, etc.
An Abilene young woman was court
ed a few weeks ago by stranger,
married and deserted by him at Ell
Paso within two days after marriage.
Judge Sam r. Scott passed sentence
OF death on Walter Ford, fixing the
date of the hanging Friday, July IA.
Ford murdered Lucinda Moore, his
sweetheart, July 25, 1898.
A new point has been raised by the
attorney of negro charged with
murder in Grayson county that of
on account of his race
and color-the jury commissioners and
the grand jury being white.
Cleburne Trades assembly has taken
the initiative step toward an extensive
celebration of Labor Day. A commit
tee of one from each order that is af-
filiated with the Trad es assembly was
appointed to arrange the details.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Ellis county will be held At Telico Sat-
turday night for the purpose of discuss
ing the round bale system. A large
crowd of interested individuals will be
present and rousing time is anticipat-
ed.
Prof. Jacob Bickler of Austin is an
applicant for the position of snperiu-
tendent of the San Antonio public
schools. This application is Endorsed
by department people and others of
are of the best.
The case OF Essley, the Galveston
lawyer, indicted for the murder of an
unarmed reporter OF the Galveston
Tribune has been continued at the in
stance of the state, two of the ma
terial witnesses to the killing being
ABSENT of course.
An experienced oil developer tells
the Corsicana Sun that it is q recog-
nized fact among oil men that the oil
deposits in Texas are practically un-
limited. While it will require time
and means to locate and develope it,
that Texas ia to be known to the
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