The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


HARROLD. Cattle arc In excellent shape;
tho wheat crop looks fine.
HEARNE "A nne rain has fallen all over
this section it will prove beneficial,
GAINESVILLE. The acreage IN wheat vs.
much larger than that planted last year.
UNALpE Tho local water works srstom
wns sold hy the trustee for tho hcncnt Of the
Creditura thereof
GHAPELAND. 1t Ia feared that tho good
price of cotton at present " u cHuqo an extra
acreage to be put tn.
RUsK Rev. s Burk Of Ardmorc. l. ~
Is conductipE revival at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church.
hALLAs Orders hive been received here
To begin recruiting for tn Seventh regular
cavalry. nov on duty IN Cuba
HoI LAND Several instances OF sneak
thioverv huve been reported ateIy, but moth
Eng Of great value has been taken,
WACO Tho Waco hra department viii have
two teams IN the contest for the 1900 prize
AZ the tournament at Austin IN April
DALLAS Tho MsxiN viii case continues
IN = gather monotonous manner; Il N OK
rectcd to consume at loas' zen days vet,
MOUNT CALM. The farmers over tho
county ara moving along with their work
rapidly. They are about through sowing oat9.
ENNIS The Daughters OF the coufederaoy
Al this place have taken renewed cnthugiasm
and new members join tho camp every month
FORT WORTH Senator Horace chiffon
wires from Washington That tho bill 10 eX.
tend the Federal court sessions here had
passed
WoRrHAM II has been raining for two
days and still raining; farmers are getting be-
hind with thcir work az the ground Is too wet
10 pillow.
wAXAltACuIE Tho drosEed turkey in
dusuy is assuming Importance hundreds bc
ing weekly sent from hero by express 10 Colo
RADIO points
wHITEwRfGHT Mrs T. NJ Pennington
while alone With . babv daughter had her
clothing catch hro, sustnluing injuries which
resulted fatally
BoERNE The shipping Of cedar posls. logs
aud ,elenbopo nolee bsa greatly increased hore
and gives constant cpploymcut 10 n lsrrc
number OF people
TAYLOR MIR. parncv Rowcrs n, palos.
tine is preparing 10 build brick business
bnueo o,, HVcst rhird ,trrc, tor :, Mn M
brick "a now arriving
ENNIS. CIV Tay Assessor and Collector
~ psnrnr collected sIo a9n dnIne tho
month OF January 1000 81 4o9,Oi of which was
recsiyed IN thc iast day Of January
srrpt.rA,vItrI Th.ra ~ ~, ,scsr,
bovsa in tnSn snd ,here ere rent houses be.
he continuaiIy hnlIt In the year tsog over
io1 houses were built hero
ex,n,,opr rh.,a i .h st..,,oi.,
shipMoht- nero Is inuch dFappolnt
LIZA n ~ ,ha ssn ntonio ana Arsnsas pa..
~ NOT 10 he changed, Il ia very incon yenient.
~, n.,o 49,, .u ..a..,,
fsb IAao ~ - Lsnharp, u3.l s.t,Ni,D,,
1870, f..ti..a.. 49,. $500 L. a.. -" hoa
,'entlm lh."aF' Nue iou ~, u'h M U ms ~
'|,o"a,1 ro'no ""a ~ N'Ia' "'p 49,
IAhis aIiueI5 are Wen W Hi'n tn,i
WORK TOT ms year crop, hesLly all grou i,,.
lns oats large acreage Of whleh ~'h u'
Piahteu.
Al, " ANo.-rAh N enutt 70 pelhs naue " 70
sns ouusr on III, tnI,1
W. i ne Whether tne .uuhy WI, !uin ~
Guy IA puuulne d ne" sleei p'luke Aoio'S tue
bIHhos river
PARls.-There q scarcity Of water for
slook ln tns county. Mnile mere vas
eIeat zeal OF ram uuIlhg pe'emnef ana Jsnu
aiy' II was the sloW' soaking KIND, ana ala not
hll the pools
SAN ANTONIO. Reuben Lewis. q negro
cock at Fort Sam Houston, shot aud instantly
Killed Sam Brown, also 9 negro cook there y
brayado. Lewis was arrested.
BRYAN.--A movement, IS on foot to build