The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
TEXAS NEWSPAPERS.


The Sentinel is the name OF new semi,
weekly paper at HIdalgo by John r. Daugh-
crty. The Sentinel is only four pages. three
columns In size. but II is quite lively little
sheet
The San Angelo Enterprise presents a much
better appearance than heretofore. having
Increased to a uuarto eight-oolumn sheet.
from six-column folio. The enterprising
publishers of the Enterprise are Huffman &
Jones.
The La Grange News has had an extra de-
mand on its news columns OF late. and in con-
sequence thereof will be an "all-home print
paper hereafter. furnishing It's readers forty
columns OF matter each week. The change
VIII no doubt mako the News all the more
popular with its readers and the public in
general.
Mr.. James S. Clements is now the editor
and publisher of the Blum Herild. having
leased that paper from Mr. Oscar A. Pozue
The Herald will continue to be clean. newsy
sheet and will remain as heretofore the friend
of schools and churches, and sno effort will
be spared to aid in the advs-sI ment of Blums
interests and the upbuidng OF Hill county.
The Victoria Times. one Of the best daily
papers In its section Of Texas recently en-
tered upon It's seventh volume. Mr.. T. c.
Mcfarland. the proprietor OF the Times Is n
prominent man in Southwest Texas and rep
resents his district in the legislature. During
Mr.. Netherlands absence at Austin Mr. r.
w llaltom is the general manager OF the
paper
Democrat HI,yx
It's tenth volume, During tho ninc years of S
existence The Democrat has seen Marlin grow
considerably and with it has grown In pro-
portion. The Democrat Is an excellent week
ly journal and. as It claims the patronage Is
deserving, the paper is no'doubt appreciated
by the public Mr. ]. NJ. Kennedy is the
publlshoc of tho Democrat
The Paris Advocate is years old under
the proprietorshlp Of Mr.. w. N Fu1ey. who
says that In all that time he has never
said anything OF Paris but good has never
bolted ticket or scratched a nominee and
has hit every enemy of genuine democracy a
lick whenever opportunity offered. which is
an excellent record, and one for which Mr.
Furey is to be congratulated.
Mr. c. L. Flaek has turned over the Gates
VILE Forum TO Messrs. Curtis & Barrow. who
will conduct the affairs of the paper In fu-
ture. The new proprietors say that they
do not expect to set the world on FIRE" with
their genius but will exert every energy to
sivo their subscribers a ilrst-class local news
paper. The Forum is an eight-page pubica.
ton.
Mr.. A. s. Hart has retired from his CON
nection with the Foard County News. pub
iished at Crowell in favor OF Mr.. II. W.
Norwood. who will continue the publication
OF the paper. Mr. Norwood's wish is to keep
the News Up 10 the standard OF newsy
country weekly, and asks the public for
continuation OF the liberal support it has
given the papcr heretofore, which should be
cheerfully given him.
The FIST issue Of the Port Arthur Herald
appeared on March IS, 1897. and it is con-
| seQuently two years old On the date named
the paper said In its salutatory: 1--WE are
here to help build up Port Arthur to labor for
every worthy element and to foster every
worthy cnterprse that shall make a home
hrre, We are here 10 give to these resources
and advantages In which we stand unrlyalled
an expression and record" and every
promise made then has been fulhllsd by the
Herald, and II will continue the good work In
the future. The present proprietors of the
Herald are Messrs. Smith 6 Meaher.
An innovation In the newspaper line At
Palestine Is the establishment of society and
literary pap-r there by Miss Kate Hunter.
who was on the editorial staff OF the Palestine
Advocate Cor some time. Miss Hunters pager
is called the Observer and The Post believes
that her question II Palestine. with It's 10000
Inhabitants. has arisen to the dignity of free
delivery hue eity hall three elegant school
bulldogs spd other tsus Of permanent wei
Iale ana prosperity. why should she not
then be able 10 support \ high class weekly
iournaIe' can be answered IN ths affirmative.
The old reliable Bastrop Advertiser recently
comrleted It's forty-sixth volume The Ad-
yertiser was started by the pr sent proprie-
tors brother, VIM. j. Cain, in 1853, ami
the four pages. Ave column paper, was print
ed on a small Washington hand-press while
now it has grown through many trials and
yeissi.udes to eight pages. six columns. and
to be a prosperous, paying publication, the
printing being done on an up-to-date press.
run by steam power The founder of the
Advertiser who died in IS76. ret red in 1872.
since which time the present proprietor and
editor. Colonel Tom c, Cain. has contlnu-
ously owned aud operated the paper The
life OF the Advertiser has been one OF use
fulness to the Interests Of It's community.
county and Slage and the democrats party.
the principles OF which 1t has always es
poured. The Advertiser and It's editor have
tho best wishes II The Post aud trusts that
both Will celebrate many more birlhdays
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