The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12

county. but Il seems fully able to property
rtrresent the interests OF that county. Alcs. r.
Herman Horribly arc the editors aud pro.
prietors OF the Leader.
Mr. Howard Il. Lewis has purchased TIL.
plant OF tho Commerce Photograph and will
this as nucleus has established the Com
mcrco News Tie News states chat II will b,
democratic in politics and Its mission "wil
be 10 labor for the upbulidlng Of Commerce
ana the adjacent country; to advocata good
morals and sound governmental policy;
and to promote the mutual benefit Of every
dweiier In this beautiful city and vicinity."
The haFnes City Kicker has been kicking
for the intcresta Of Rarnes City and Karnss
county Tor three years aud recently began is
fourth volume. The kicker's work has nc
doubt been OF value TO its town and county.
Mr. John 7. Love is Its tditN- and proprle-
tor.
The welcome Visitor is the name OF a neat
little publication recently started at CO.
manchc. With the motto of "a clear con-
science. light heart happy home" Mr..
Frank Chancellor is editor and Mrs |. A.
Chancellor Is the associate editor of this pa
per which Will no doubt be In reality to It's
Tho coast country can boast OF a number OF
most excellent newspapers. One OF these Is
the Corpus Christi Caller which will compar o
favorabiy with any weekly paper in Texas.
The Caller prints eight pages every week,
all of which are set up In It's own office. Such
a paper as tho Caller Publishing company are
issuing would be O credit to a town twice the
sizo of Corpus Christi.
Mr.. w. o. Peery Of Mexia who has con-
Quoted the Fairfield Recorder since Ssptsm-
Der. 1898, recently transferred that property
back to its former owner. MIR. L. d. Lillard,
who. In turn. has resold It to Mr.. l.. @.
Ksrgan MIR Kirgun has been resident OF
Fairfield for three years. during which time
he has acceptably filled the position of fors-
man Of the Recorder.
Messrs Hartley & Simmons have subjected
Captain William ogiesby In the OWNERSHIP
and management of the McGregor Herald.
They have secured the services Of Rev. T. C.
Sammons to edtorially manage the paper
Mr. II. S. Speer, who for two years has
owned the Bowie Blade Headlight, has leased
that paper to Mr.. J. E. Wallace. formerly OF
brentwood. Mr., Wallace is a newspaper
man OF experience and Mr.. Speer recomme ends
him highly to the citizens OF Bowie ald Moa-
tague county.
The Milford Courier recently issued the
first number OF its ninth year. The Courier
during the eight years 1t has lived has fur
nished It's readers with clean. newsy shest.
and has assisted materially In the upbu lding
of Milford for all OF which tho public should
be duly thankful MIR. John NJ. Weekley is
the editor and proprietor OF the Courier.
The firm OF Spears & Gilmore. proprietors
and publishers OF the Wills Point Chronicle
and the Wichita Weekly Times. Wichita Falls
has been dissolved by mutual consent G. T.
Spears becoming sole proprietor OF the Chroa-
iele and G. b. Gilmore OF the Times. Brother
iy ike. these gentlemen in their addresses
TO the public. take occasion to pay to each
other compliments. which are not undeserve1.
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The Free State Enterprise. published at
Canton by Mr.. M. G. Sanders. has suspended
publication for the present. but announces
that 1t will again be in the rins when the
campaign opens IN 1900.
Mr.. e. J. Chapman has disposed OF his IN
terest In the PEOPLES Paper. published a.
Hampstead. to Mr., W. r. Beaunlier. The
latter gentleman has already owned an in
terest in tho paper aud has had almost entire
management Of It. consequently he is well
able to conduct its affairs as propri tor Mr..
Beaumiar has changed the name of his paner.
and 1t Will henceforth be known as the Her
aid.
The publication OF new paper at Claren.
don. the Agitator. has been commenced BIZ
Mr.. ]. h. Henson RS elitor. with Mr.. n. r.
Blankonshi II as his assistant and Mr.
Beylle business manager. The Aeltator VII
advocate the principles of church and home
and desires to DO made medium of exchange
OF ideas between preachers and others who
are laboring for moral development IN Donley
county.
New weekly papers spring up regula ly
every week aud with as much regularity are
added to the long list OF newspaper faiur s.
Papers may come and so. but there is enc
that has stood the test and mas attained an
age that but few Texas papers have reached
The paper referred TO is the Hale,sgila Her
aid. which recently ent red upon lis twegtJ-
eighth year. The Herald is one OF the bsst 4
and most influential papers in the state. Mr.
C. +. Lehman IS the proprietor aud Mr.. W.
A. MAR is its able editor.
The Scimitar has made It's temperance at
Fort Worth. which is due to the demands for
a medium to meet tho requirements of the
society element OF the Panther City. Society.
literature. club work. music and thcatricals
will be the main topics to be discussed by the
sclrnitar. Tho Scimitar stands out well with
Mrs. NJ. O. Dcane as editor and Mr.. ]. Percy (
Mills as business manager
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