The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

COMANCliE.--The grand Jury has re-
turned quite "A number of bills for felony
HEARNE.-Cotton seed in this section
commands 81 per ton; 80 far ii liz NOT
coming in very fast,
RICHMOND The water Ia the BRACES
IS lower at present than IL has been since
tho food Of last year
WORKMAN. Ticks haze boon netherlny
cattle considerably OF lato and owners arc
now engaged In dipping.
MARLIN is a big demand for
cotton plckers and many farmers are
searching high and low
MULLlN born 10 Mr. and Mrs. n Il.
Poarman August 30, a twelve pound boy;
mother and baby doing fine.
MlLANo.-Mr. r. f. James brought In
the hrst bale of cotton for Miano this
year Just fifteen days later than That OF
1899 season.
BEl4ToN.-J. l., Matchctt an aged man.
charged with the murder OF j. NJ Hale
near Heldonhcimor IN 1898. Is on trial In
tho district court,
PAINT ROCK. NJ King was cut in
the stomach and severely wounded His
assallant skipped out. King Is atll iv-
ing aud may recover.
CoPEVlLLE-Mile Pulley, living near
this place, was strlck by The n0rthbound
PASSENGER train On the san.a Fc and al
most Instantly killed.
DALLAS Thomas West, painter.
dropped dead Of heart failure He was
80 years old and came to Texas twenty
years ago from st, Louis.
KENNEY.--Durlng thunder storm Mr..
and Mrs l., ". SNearlngen were shocked
by lightning; uelthor was seriously hurt,
hut they had narrow escapes,
MlLANO.-- Messrs, W. II. Dukes and III.
X. HaddoX have bought the Interest of
J. c. Aschenbeck in the Junction House
Motel and VIII take charge September J.
EDnY.--Two ana one-hnlf mtlas north
west OF Eddy. on the farm Of j. ID Hay.
vein Of mhrleating oil has been dis
covered eNudtng from the bank of Fosters
creek.
PARlS.-Mrs. Wash Weems. the wife OF
farraer living mile south OF Tiger
town. was found Gead in led She Rad
baby just week old and was supposed
to ho getting along all rlgh,.
HILLSBoRo.-The county commission
ers court has approved the following ad-
ditional pensions; William E. burst, John
7, Fisher, Mrs. Susan Ransom, Mrs. Sa-
rah J. Madison and William ]. Powells.
WACo.-The city Is overrun with
orickets They came down from the
north in swarms and the vicinity OF each
electric light was alive with them all
night and they stlll infest the AtNets
ana business houses.
RICHMOND II, h, Wessendoff and J.
IL. L, Davis Of this place have Just COM
pleted q square bale gin OF Beasly. ibis
county, with all the latest appliances.
The farmers in the vicinity are iu need
OF Gin at hat point.
MKINNEY. -AMcKinney's taxable val.
ues reach a total OF $l.75T 900 of which
Sso2.eO0 Ia real estate and SS04.3e0 per
sonal property. The total values FOL the
preceding year, as shown by the tax rolls
amounted to s1,4G9,9l0,
MARLIN Work has commenced on two
moro pew brick business buildings I'm
Marlin The contracts were lot Satur-
day one of the buildings will be erected
by Or. ]. w. Williamson. enl tho other
by MI Jack Roberts o. Drsmond.
LoCkHART.--A little German hoy
tname not learnedl was Frustrated BY
white picking cotton Ia the
country near town. His condition Is very
critical This is the first case OF sun
stroke in this vicinity for many years
HEMPHGLb.-Fou children Of wliiism
Arnold, living at Geneva, wero struck by
llshtnins. The lightning burned Que Of
the little follows severely, making Ills
ters over his body. Tie Is no. expected
TO recover The Other three are doing
Well
BREMoNp. At o meeting ~ tie Rch.
eits' Rifles Fret Lieutenant Webb Hesrre
ives elected caplin, wire H,sks Hesrno
RESIGNED, Second Lieutenant Claude Tur-
ner was elected FIRST l.eu,cnant. I'D Fir
Sergeant John Atkinson was elected sec.
ond lieutenant
BiLpNGER.--A vexlcan. apparently
about 81 years old, was found dead in !
myine near his camp about three miles
southeast OF this place. lie seems Ia
have been dead for several days up to
this time no i1quest has been held He
wSs a stranger here
EAsTLAND.~-G. McMsans. wro a uncer
indictment for shooting pspny Sh,,lh {. |
e Wheeler OF Ills coar;y Ne peotn,h r !
last and for ths arrest az whom A SiOAl
seward WA otorel ~ .he 90 -, iar ard
eitisSns Gene IN ana eaya himstli ~ 70
Sherin Noble. No one clalms t,s r,ward