The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

sINToN.--Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mo
Keown, q girl.
DENTON Thirteen recruits for the Thir-
ty-third regiment were secured here.
TEHUACANA.--A camp OF Sons of Con-
federate Veterans has been organized here.
SNYDER. -Evorything is very dry but cat
tie seem to tatten fast under such circum-
stances
/ TEMPLE. l.. Malett, charged with a
killing at Hedenheimer has been admitted
10 bail in 5000, which he gave.
WEATHERFoRD.-Th county Judge
has approved nfty-hve applications for
| Confederate pensions and rejected twenty
! two.
/ CLARKSVlLLE.--Out of batch of some
| sixty applications FOR Confederate pensions
the commissioners court has approved only
twenty-one.
MTNEoLA.-Allen Hood, negro, at
tempted to murder a negro woman, sue
ceeding only in wounding her, and then
cut his own throat.
CLhBuRNE. --Messrs J. H. Keith. l.. NJ
Gugenheim and MAYOR J. C. Conway will
at once erect three new brick business houses
( on Chambers street.
DENTON. Local physicians nre very busy
with vaccination lust now. There have been
no new cases Of smallpox and the scare has
ahated considerably.
CLEBuRNE. -Clehurne's old military com
pany Q.) has been rcoreanized and the boys
are awaiting for commissions of the officers
and acceptance of the roll.
! GREENVILLE,---A test of petroleum for
street sprlnlSinF purposes may be made here
soon. The oil costs nore than water. but is
said 10 be cheaper ia the end.
WILLlS.In the election to incorporate
! Wits for school purposes 1903 votes were cast
for it aud l05 against II, The election passed
off quietly. The voting was almost full one
HENNESSY Tho first bale OF cotton from
this place was sold in Bryan by W. II.
u (nrE N.4 nd l.Nf Tala
Hour and other premiums were received on II.
CORPUS CHRISTI. AT meeting OF tho
IRE department Mr.. Ed Shoemaker was elect
ed assistant, chief to mn the vacancy caused
by the death OF his brother. who was acct
dentally shot ana killed,
| GAINBSvILLE-Pol Policeman Wofford shot
a runaway horse drawing a buggy in which
little girl was seated: the child was
rescued uniniured though certain dealt
seemed her fate for a time.
| wAco;-A number Of new attractions are
on the list for the next exhibition of ths
Texas Poultry association. President Savage
and Miss Alice McNulty arc now making ar
ranEcments for the fall show.
| FLcREsv1I.LE. Burglars entered tho
store OF ~ b. Ware. at Pleasant Valley,
worth OF goods. The goods were loaded into
wagon and boldly hauled away,
coRslcANA,-Th city of Waco is ig-
uring with Corsicana OIL firm for regu-
| lat supply OF CRUDE OIL Tor street Sprink
ling purposes. The arrangement will
probably be effected In n few days
| COLORADO Tho county commissioners
are IN session this week passing upon and
checking up Tae tax rolls. The total tax
able values in Mitchell county this year are
assessed at s2325. 100. an increase OF ssis, 6i7.
| $3.50.
| FLORESVlLLE. Confederate pension
business has occupied much OF the time OF
the commissioners court. Twenty-six appll-
cants have received the Endorsement Of the
court and three have been rejected. There
ar many more applicants.
GoLDTIiwAITE. -Turganzas Britzanas.
Mexican, was pitched. by his horse upon the
horn of his saddle last Tuesday and SO
badly Injured that he died Yesterday morning
His remains were taken In charge by some
OF his countrymen and buried at Williams
ranch,
DUMAS.-The continued hot winds are
alarming stock farmers, burning grasses
rapidly and many are already cutting
Johnson grass, millet and sorghum many
days sooner than usual. Prairies brown.
Ing and fires may be looked for.
KYLE.-A prisoner on the northbound In
ternationhl slipped his handouts and escaped
from Sheriff Stubs OF Blanco county. He
had been arrested in Corpus Christi charged
with theft and criminal assault in Blanco
county, Constable Hall or Kyle recapturei
him this morning and turned him over to
Sheriff stubbs