El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-07
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Burglars are causing trouble at Cor
sicana.-The Sun.
Nash Jones, colored, was fined S25 at
Corsicana for kidnapping.-Ex.
Texarkana is preparing for big
blowout on Labor Day, Sept. 4.-Ex.
Emberson aud Chicoa will be con-
neoted by MISUNDERSTANDING News.
| The assessment rolls of Harrison
county foot up to $500, 00O-Cleburne
Herald.
The new Catholic church at Bren-
ham is nearly mpleted.-Sherman
Register:
The Northwest Texas Press associa-
ton will meet at Clarendon on Aug. 8
and Eek.
Texas editors will go 90 an excur-
sion to Boulder, Colo, on Aug. o.
Pecos Times.
A call has been issued for a meeting
of the Texas beekeepers at Abilene on
Aug. 15.-Ex.
The State Grange of Texas will meet
in annual convention at McGregory on
Aug. 15.-Ex.
| A negro wanted at Granbury for at
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Cleburne.-Ex.
Three persons broke Jail at Nacog-
dOches and made good their escape
Denison Herald.
Lon Turner, colored was give n a
life sentence by Dallas county jury
for murder.-Ex.
Deep wells are being sunk at the
city .waterworks pumping station at
Sherman.-The Star.
Near Spofford rail was removed
from the track and a coal train ditch
ed. No one hurt.-Ex.
A recruiting Office has been opened
at Wsxahsch:e to secure prfvates for
the war in the Philippines.-Ex.
The health authorities OF Beeville
have taken the matter of having the
town thoroue bly, cleaned up In hand
Elk.
Texas Spiritualists will hold their |
annual campmeetinR at Oak Cliff park
at Dallas from Oct. l to 15.-Bonham
News.
There are 80 cases of smallpox in
Presidio county, the disease was
brought there from Mexico.-Abilene
Times.
The rigid enforcement of the Sunday
law at Austin has caused many $50 |
called" social clubs to be formed which |
are exempt.-Ex.
The Navarro County Farmers mill |
ing association of Corsicsna has filed |
it's charter with the secretary of state. |
-Corsicans Sun.
The Epwor.h League of the Fort
Worth districts. Colored Episcopal
church, convened at Weatherford.-l
Sherman Register.
The temporary vault built for the
purpose of holding the county records
was completed at Marshall and the re-
cords placed DECENTRALIZATION Herald.
Oscar West, 13-year-old son of George
E. West, living at Briggs, Burnett
eighteen miles from Lampasss.
was kicked by mule and died in few
hours.-Ex.
Jacob jacobson, q hero of the late
food In south Texas, died at Galveston
Of fever contracted in the swamps while
rescuing people from the food.-Aus-
tin Tribune.
The smallpox situation near ALE is
very encouraging: only one patient has
the disease in it's worst form: the other
three parties will be discharged in q
lew days.-Ex. |!
The Missouri and Texas Land and
Cattle company has purchased $4,000
acres of land In Brszoria, Harris Lib
srty and Austin counties, the price paid
being S45, OOO.-Ex. |.
The camp meeting of the Sanctifica-
;ionists at Bates Is closed, and as q re-
suit shereof the ranks of the Holiness
people are greater by reason of the 100
to the doctrine made
'hereat. Ex.
For several days party of horse ,
raiders have been camping at Ennis.
The captain of the squad found that
'ome one bad stolen $500, which he ,
lad placed under bedding In bis wagon
Houston Post.
The rope with which Train Robber
darlington was hanged at Fort Worth 1
will be used in Wilbarger county to j
lang Rev. Frank Morrison: Darlington
noe started preaching but chan ged his
ofession.-HoustOn Post.
An unknown negro, 80 years old, was :
Tiled by Santa Fe train near Paris. :
lie had on five pairs of pants, two shirts .
nd two jumpers and carried cigar =
OK full of gold dust. His pockets !
The adjutant general at Austin is r
ued an order that acquisitions for uni 8
orms would be honored If companies
lad complied with general order No. 5,
equiring perfecting of organization =
nd forwarding rolls to adjutsnt gener- Z
IFS ofioe.-Yorktown News. I
Texas has q public school fund of al c
most 800, 600, 900, ard almost 90, 900, 900 '
y this vast vast amount is available Il
ach yesr for the education of Texas 4
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