The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-12-12
NEWS FROM TEXAS TOWNS.
chc~t Notes from Home for the Visitors to
the F., f, and Y. Festival!


,.,roGpcwrHEs Monday.-In The Post
ne nj instant list Of towns IN Texas
y. nr,uted giving the census OF all
y. .,.wns containing population from
~ 20 III. 900 Inhabitants. While the
IVY ~ Nncogdoches has no apologies
'oNu for nor appearing in this list, u
WA exclamation will set her population
h .ss The corporate limits OF the Town
I'D half mile each way from the
Ter of the public square; IN thls area
are are less than 1000 people. out u
Ne limits were extended one mile from
" ". eanter we would have q population
" mao The present city charter was
n..r,ed by the Republic OF Texas IN
.ssso Anplication will be made TO the
rasrtv- seventh legislature for new
s.rss, TO extend the corporation one
ssus and a half north and one mile east,
'a,h and west from the center OF the
'V ''sa,r square III this is accomplished
yys"osdocbes will rank with her sister
seod and stand where she belongs,
BRENNAN. Tuesday. There we're 100
.t.pa,s sold to Houston from this place
Monday evening. Among the excursions
a. we're Mr.. and Mrs r. II. Bur h,
I, and Mrs. r. V. Hoffman. Mrs Henry
gdss Miss Leonora Tautenhan, Mrs. h.
ware. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilkin,
~ Kobra, Mrs. W. j. Graber, Misses
Ebe and Elma Morrss. Miss Kate
Mcrrlss Miss Lizzie Harris, DR.. Wl-
ian Gaddy, Mrs J. NJ. Sails, Mrs Ed.
buster, Miss Mamie Matchett Mr..
William Morfiss, Mr.. T. a. Low,
4 &T q
u. Reichart, Harry Haynes, Mss
Elsie Tristram; X Harrison, Dave
conn and Anton Rodesney
i NAyAS0TA, Tuesdsy.--Reliable reports
from about Roans Prairie indicates that a
nIsat or two ago there was something up
there that came near bordering on a
warm time" 1t appears thai; some Bra
zos county farmers have been sending
aver lately to that section and moving
evay colored families, OF course this was
clean out of order, and when the driver
came after some more he was told what
vas what. He started home, missed Inc
road, got lost in the woods, then cut his
team loose and skipped out The owners
came over the other night and were also
Informed of the feeling and promised not
Ia come coaxing around any more. Very
few eolored people have LETT that section
and tue labor situation is about normal
GAINESVILLE, Tuesday.--Today while
Robert saillngs and his family, cons St
Ing Of wife and two small children.
we're in farm wagon moving from tleir
former home near Mountain Sprinss, this
county to Gainesville, tire came oil
q one of the wagon wheels, causing tle
wheel to give way, and in the breaA-
down their little S-year-old boy iell
/ from the Wugonbed to the ground, II
as the last epobea gave way and The nab
OF the broken wheel came down "
full force on the child's head, cru ng
the skull and producing instant death.
HALLETSY1LLE Tuesday, Hon.
French simpson, the newly elected
grand treasurer OF the Grand Chapter
and Grady Inca (Masonic) OF Texas. has
returned 10 his home in this place. He
intonms The Post correspondent that he
will have his office here. MIR. Louis
Karney Of Koerth today brought in all
eagle which he shot aud killed at that
pace TINS morning. Postmaster w. j.
Miller is in Houston for a few days and
Mr. E. Mullen of YoalSum is attending the
postoffce here. 1T A. Hill q son, lum-
Z Der dealers here, are removing their
branch yard from Sweet Home to this
place.
HEARNE, Tuesday, largest vote
polled in an election here was polled yes
terday in the election Of assessor and col
lector. Mr.. j. +. Peel resigned recently
and the election of a successor was
called to fill the uneXpired term. Seven
candidates were out for the office, and
Tor time the race was very hot. Finally
some of the candidates drew down unit
Dit. Tom Mcguire and G. NJ Williams re-
NAMED. Mr.. Mcguire was finally elected
( y onirty- majority.
HlLLsBoRo, Monday-This morning
when Charley Beck opened up the gro.
Gerry store OF W. h. Masterson he hear(
q racket as of firearms. Upon LOOKING
ior 1t he found it to be in box OF fire
works il the upper deck which was storet
away. He ran up with water and opened
me box and flames leaped up severa
ieet He dashed the water in and tn,
otner employees formed a bucket brigade
and soon had the fire out. 1t Is a mys
tery as to how the fire started, as tn
Dox was nailed up and had boxes pilet
upon it.
pHMPsoN, Monday.-Timpson lodge No
ZS2 knights OF Pythias, elected officer
as follows: T. A. Trammell, chancello
commander; DR.. S. r. Whiteade, vic
rlancellor; Il. l.. Day. prelate; j. c
sogard. master at arms; j. D. Ford
master OF work; j. NJ. Rogers, keeper o
records and seal Pete Harrington, mas
ief OF finance; C. w. Trammell. maste
o. eNchequer; j. T. Richards, inne
guard; F. NJ. Smith, outer guard; W. /
wade, trustee; Homer Garrison. pas
chancellor.
uALNERT, Tuesday. j. B. Scar
returned from Rookdale yesterday wher
ne had been attending the Methodist con
ference. He had done good pastoral wor
eere during the past year and his churc
was Well pleased with him. His remova
another field Of labor was a surpris
many OF his friends who were reaaon
spiy sure, as they thought, Of his return
hr- Sears will leave at once for Rockdale
ols new home.
BRYAN. Tuesday.-Grand Recorder 10
2. Reed of the Ancient Order of unite
"orkmen, has moved his offce next doc
70 MS vault. where he has the archive
anu important naners Of the order stOreC