El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
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TEXAS.
The Next Confederate Reunion.
Waco has been chosen as the place
for the Cor federate Veterans reunion
OF 1901.
Dallas Street Fair.
The Dallas Eks advertise that they
have $4,000 wor tn of fun for the street
fair and carnival.
State Shoot
The eta te shoot at Dallas was success
full in every way. The interest did not
flag and the weather was propitious.
First Canteloupes.
The frst canteloupes of the season
have been re ceived in Houston. They
were shipped from Corpus Christi.
Smuggling Case At San Antonio.
Ia toe trial of Arthur E Salisbury
and wife, who were brought before the
court on the charge OF receiving SNUG
gled goods, the husband was found
guilty and the wife was acquitted.
Is Shave Public Necessity
II a shave be public necessity then
barber shops in Texas have legal
right to keep open on Sundays. A
case involving this question has been
submitted to the court of criminal ap-
peals at Austin.
Fort Horth's Good Health.
In order to keep the city clean, Dr..
Whitehead, the health officer, is max
ing a raid against all rubbish and is
pushing an ordinance which prohibits
the scattering of hsndbills and the
tackiDg of plscards and advertise
ments upon the telegraph and tele-
phone poles.
Commander Of the Texas Division.
Major K. M. Van Zandt WAS chosen
at St. Worth to be commander of the
Texas division of the United COnfeder
ate Veterans. Major Van Zandt is a
citizen of high standing, socially and
commercially, in Ft Worth and has al
ways worke ed for the best interests of
the organization o: confederate
veterans.
San Antonio's Paving Commission.
San An,onio's citizens who are trav-
cling about studying the best streets of
big cities have reached Buffalo.
Buffalo has as many or more miles OF
asphalt paving than any other city In
the United States and in consequence
tonio's commission is likely to come
home with good many good ideas
about spending that $500, 900 apprO-
priated for street paving.
Baseball Students In Trouble
President Prsther, of the state
university, refused perm ssou to tn.
receot trip with the niue, because
these particular students we're deficien
IN their stujies. Nevertt eless one of
the three did go off with the players
SGd as 4 result diploma Is to be
withheld from the disobedient one and |
most of the players have been pro |
hibIted playing during the rest of the |
term on the pain of forfeising their |
diplomas.
hydr ophobia From Wolf Bites.
A week or so ago the HERALD
printed the story of j. T. Foster, VII o
was attacked in the night by q wolf
while camping near Uvslde and was
badly bitten and scratched in the
ragged beast. Late news is that Foster
died OF hydropho bis from the bites of
she mad Uolf. Mr.. Foster was from
Luling, Texas. A young man named
Denmark who was camping with him
WAS bitten only through his heavy
blankets and has suffered no ill effects
from the VOLTS attack.
Non-RefiIlable Bottles.
The N anufaoturers of condiments
aud sauces and the oottlers OF various
beers and soft drinks have for years
been trying TO get some sort of bot
tie thai could not be refilled. Man
dfacturers of cheaper products get
hold OF The old bottles OF reliable firms
and FL them with inferior stuff and
work twofold injury to the standard
using their advertise |
mests and i'm pairing their standard.
A patent has been Issued to q Texan
for pou-tillsble bottle which may
prove AL that the bottlers desire.
Robert j. Bogue, of Direct near Paris,
Texas, Is the patentee.
One Of Johnston's Aids.
Colonel George W. Baylor, a Texan
" bo is well known to HERALD readers
tn trough his stories of adventure in the
early days of Texas published In the
HERALD during the fall and winter, was
one OF the most interesting men as the
reunion Ct F5. Worth. In 1856; Gene
raj Albert Sidney Johnston appoint
ed him one ofhis aids and when johns
ton was killed at Shiloh, Colonel Bay
lor was with him from the time he fell
until he breashed his last. After
Johnston's death, Baylor came back to
Texas snd was colonel of regiment
n the state. He lived in Galveston for
for his health. He Is now 10 Galveston
sgaip.
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