The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


PARls,--Mueh alfalfa will be niauttd In
this section this wear.
KArFMA \. --shcr!n James p. Keller n
dangerously III NJ Mineral Wells.
SHERMAN, The funeral OF Major W H.
Rncker took place under the auspices OF
the Odd Fellows.
cLEBuRNE - Tho statements Of the iva
National banks show nearly 100000 on d..
post subject 10 check.
NoCONA.--After investigation, this town
has Quarartined against st. 10 because of
the smallpox cases there
KAUFMAN. Mrs. T. ]. Mcclellan. an AIRED
lady droppsd dead Of heart disease the rS.
mains VIII be shipped to Memphts Tenn. for
interment.
GONZALES. "A few cases Of measles In
town. but mono Of them serious; the small
pox cases have all recovered aud the scare
has abatod.
BEEvfLLE.--ln the district court ono
cest and another two years for assault with
intent TO murder.
EDNA.-wiley Allen. charged BY warrant
with the killlng of another II gro ~ thi5
place. has been captured by Sherlf Mcdowell
aud placed in iail.
pers OF Texas met here and scussed plans
to secure uniform gin box; nothing definite
was accomplished.
WEST PoINT.--The four children Of John
Reeve, Lying tY3 miles from , town are prs. sf s,
has not been finally determined,
DENIsoN, Prominent Territory planters
arc Of the opinion that there will be de-
crease in the cotton acreage for next year.
Grain acreage has been Increased
SAN AUGUSTINE Thu public school has
been closed for q few days because OF the
endemic CT measles; Il Is believed that the
spread Of tho disease will be checked
FORT STOCKTON -. y. Rountrce was
caught in machinery he was operating AMI
severely hurt: power was shut on lust IL
time to prevent his head boiug crushed
WHARTON. There is llkely to he no IN
crease In the cotton acreage IN this section;
there will be considerable Increase In the
acreage planted to eane md rice, however
SAN AUGUSTINE W. Phillips was at
tackled BY COW and seriously Injured;
he fears that tho cow was afflicted with by
drophoba and is taking precautionary meas
ures.
GAINESVlLLE.-- Farmers in town say the
effects 81 the last freeze arc plainly Visible
on growing wheat aud sproutnR oats, Wheat
is badly frosted at the top and has scky
appearance
DENIsoN.--Tho thirteen buudred morse
power steam engine for The Donison cotton
mill has arrived, and Us being set up as
rapidly as possible, The cotton mill VII be-
gin business about the middle Of March.
BEEVGLLE. Truck farmers this SEC
AtNll huN tlltt Aift ihhuaAf ilNN NNs btth udiA-
aged consid rably by the recent freeze aud
the heavy frosts. Several OF them have
placed the dpu as high as - per cent
MOuLTON. After an interesting sermon by
Rev. Nath. Thompson, q Eoodiy coll aciiou
was taken for the rescue home at san AN
tonic. Rev. THOMPSON is now raising money
with which to raise tho nortgage on the
homo.
DECAnUR.--M ~ Bruce who, while out
hunting with party OF friends last Tues
day was thrown from bis horse aud sus
taiued internal injuries, from which he has
been unconscious sinIs h the accident. died
as q result. le1
C0RSICANA, Fruit growers IN this section
report the prospect for q big crop this year
good The late freeze has not only not hur,
the buds but I kept Them back, thus lessen
ing the danger Of injury from any frecgo that
may come later n the season
CORSICANA.- Grand Master r. ~ Ander-
son Of the /, y. O. Il. in Texas Of WaXahachle
and the beard OF trustees of the odd Fell
lows WdowG and Orphans Home near this
city, are making a thorough inspection or
the Institution aud looking into the matter
Of certain improvements that have been pro-.
yided for. o~r,
BoNHAM. There is c6ugGerable talk
among prominent members of the Fruit anu
Truck Growers ASSOCIATION Of erecting a
canning factory here, which VIII create u
more ready market for vegetables and fruit.
II is the intention OF the association Ia work
up as much interest IN the project as posi-
Bile during the next few months.