The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-16
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

GDNZAIIElS.-+Im grand jury mas re-
turned ten indictments for felony.
MIDLOnHTAN.-Gra the S-year-old
daughter of MIR. and Mrs w. j. Williams.
died OF diphtheria.
nALLAS.-The Masonic lodge ofiiclated
at the laying OF the corner stone of the
new public library building.
! FoRNEY. THE public weigher has
turned out 10 300 baies OF cotton to date.
Cotton is now SELLING at s55.
| PALMER. THE Palmer General COM
pany has just made a shipment Of 800
bales b cotton to Kobe. Japan.
,CRowELI..-Mr NJ. NJ. strachan, who
Hives seven miles from here, has recently
celebrated her hundredth birthday.
wALIAsvGLIJE -H. S. Williams has
purchased the Chambers County Herald,
lately edited by Charles B. Rucker
M'KINNEY. While carelessly hand
ling q pistol, Bob Newman was seriously
wounded by IT'S accidental discharge.
WACO number of poorly made
icnuutcrfeit dollars have been put in cir
culation here. \ negro has been ar
; rested.
: APPLBBY .r-Dock Jolly. negro, who was
Z shot three weeks ago Is dead OF his
7 wounds, The negro who shot him has
. been Jailed.
4 CI.EBURNSE. 49, The Cleburne Young
! Mems Christian Association has mem-
berehlp Of 500 in little over month, and
q is still growing.
/ ENNIS.-l1he 2-year- child Of Mr.
E aud Mrs. Il. +. BNisdeu died with diph-
! liberia. Their infant died week age
- with the same disease.
IS BURNETT. The machinery for working
= the White Eagle copper mines has az.
q rived and Ia being transferred to th'
% mines. four miles from town,
WAXAIsAOfpIE. THE postofnce re
% colpts at this place for the past year SHOW
Il n total Of $i1 $40 which beats the recor,
+; ever held by the office here In the pact
40 WAX1NtBACHlIfS. - The Ellis Count.
:: Poultry and Pet Stock show Will be hel'
Vo here next Thursday, Frriay and Satur
~ day. A large number of entries viii b.
MI made
'ls 1NNls.- 1rae U. b, A. Grand Lodge
y which has Just closed its annual bushes!
al session AT Cleburue, unanimously vote(
!" to hold their next meeting in January
asa 1909, at Ennis.
q SAN ANTONIO report for Sep
Of teulber of the Oity puohc schools for De
;" ceuIber show total OF 652S children /
tg5 attendance during December, OF whic
sai 6944 were white ana S74 colored,
l S7 GoupTHWsAIrB.-Ir There has been re
~ celved al this station so far this seaso
IA nearly n 900 bales OF cotton. There an
IL between 500 and 900 bales yet In tn
hands OF the producer In this section.
y" TI0GA.-4Henry Petty, II years OF ag,
a was stabbed four times while az work 1
1888 q cotton field. bog of the same az
1872 is said to have wielded the knife. ThrC
*; OF the wounds are in the back and or
a in the side. They are serious.
rs DNIILAs.--'rhe Missouri society
go Texas was formally organized at a NEE
49, ing OF ex Missourians held here. Thorn
az b. Love Is president and Thomas d. MI
Ter secretary. Permanent organization
2as to be perfected.
III FlNRAiERssvILLE. - AT the Baptl
:: church a collection amounting, TO $40
was taken 10 ltquidate The debt on the
new church building. The collection W,
Is under direction Of Rev, ]. NJ Gaady
"a Waco.
q WACo.-At a meeting Of the city den
IS ocratic executive committee Il was d
. cided TO have primaries for the city ele
6e8 ton in April. This will be the frat CT
~ election held here in which party In
~ are drawn.
IFS KAUFMAN has heon iled In II
h, district court OF Kaufman county 81
LOG J. MAXWELL against C. NJ. Crumboush
Ia; . quo warranto proceeding to determii
~ the right TO the office OF county supe
20 intendent Of schools,
AZ RROwNW0OD.-.The case az tho Sta
----- against John Pearl. charged with 4
murder az ED Tucker, had TO be nos
IN poned until next Monday on account Of
%D3 technical error in the indictment. II
XXI killing occurred on Clear creek n I,
sf{A miles from Brentwood, last December