The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-02
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out for years 1898 1S99...... "a .259 90
on hand September /

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IND amount Is on deposit with the First
AN4ffQlal bank of this city as is shown by
kificate from Cashier H. X. Harrison
County Health Physician T. o. Hynes
Ehlo AFTERNOON received official notice from
shAppell Hill that scarlatina in epidemic
Worm exists there and that seventy eight
r;MgeB of the malady are at present being
,froated by physicians there. DR.. Hynes at
@pc0 took steps to secure more definite
nnformation regarding the condition Of at
'ie4tb, and will, ii necessary. adopt heroic
y ASSURES to prevent the spread of .ho
nAIndy and to stamp 1t out. Unless its
ANAges can be speedily arrested 1t is
iHe1y to seriously interfere with the
lehocls at Chappell Hill, which are sched-
tlod to begin on next Monday.
IA instrumentation with City Health Ply
9cjan T. Hynes this morning, that func-
36Q8ry said to Post reporter: Il want
l4e Post to say that the smallpox patient
,GioIear of fever this morning for the first
inc since the secondary fever commenced
~ days ago, and every effort will be made
II destroy all germs of the disease before
Is allowed to go abroad.
AssI put out the scarlet fever flag at Tom
Qhitman's residence this morning, hts
title daughter being the patient. 1t Is u
MID case, but requiring the same precaa-
l&p8ery measures as If serious.
fsx have been asked if it would be ady,s-
i1losfor the public schools to open Monday.
M$Which / reply that l think there Is no
Ter. At present we have but two cases
= learlet fever, and they are so mild that
xM6 not apprehend the least danger of aw
l1tdemic, and / fear no danger whatever
HoS3 the smallpox case / do not think a
5&13Ad of the disease possible after the
txlot precautionary measures that havo
l68 and are still being enforced,
~. William Buecherl is reported consid-
181ly improved today. He has been in
b1Emore than two months with slow fever
H -. ]. o. Van Ness has been appointed
attn clerk for the Houston and Texas
5SEtral railway.
fXEpn. d. C. Giddings. Jr., received let
A33rom Governor Savers this morning in
t1@f3ng into the condition of the sick In
6S Brazos valley The governor statel
III he had read reports in the papers of
'oYSral deaths from malaria, and his letter
IN for the purpose of ascertaining COR
'e# information on the subject, presum-
III with view to providing funds for
~ relief of those unable to help them
elves.
Messrs. c. T. Rolf and Ben S. Rogers re-
urned Friday morning from Brookshire,
Waller county. where they assisted in or
IAnizing Brookshire lodge No. 260 knights
H{Pythias. There were nineteen charter
Members.
3There is good prospects OF the signal
ofps of this city being one of the ten
Eexas companies to go to New York ard
lelp to welcome Admiral Dewey in proper
tyle.
Miss Margie Harrison entertained
number OF her young friends on Thursday
vening at the home Of her parents, Mr..
"a Mrs. H. X. Harrison.
Mss Hester and Master Robert Rouse
an entertain their young friends with an
s4tshome" this evening.
Born, Friday morning. to Mr.. and Mrs.
= Niegant fine boy.
Gheriff league returned at noon today
RIM Rosenbaum's gin, on the other side
& pleasant HILL where he went to in
Mitigate a row that occurred Thursday
fternoon between negro and a Mr.. Buck
orr. The latter was struck in the back
nth piece of iron and painfully injured
h negro ran away after throwing the
r0a and has not been found. Buckhorn,s
nf6ries are not serious,