The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04
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judiciary. o. Please inform mc bow
many months on an average the following
courts OF Texas hold their -rssioa The
supreme court court Of criminal appeals
court Of dyil appeals FIRST district Second
district, Third district, Fourth district and
Fifth district Also please state what
months those courts are usually ln session
and their location. would also ls2 to
learn the names OF the judges comprising
these courts
The supreme court holds one term each
year. beginning the arst Monday IN Octo.
her ana until the last Saturday in the fol
lowing June. Jndges-R h Gaines chief
justice: I. j. Brown and A. williams
associate Justices The court of criminal
appeals convenes at TYLER the first Mon
dav I'm October AT DALLAS first Ntouday ia
January. at Austin first Monday rn April
and holds session Al cacA plaea for three
months. Judaos-W l.. Davidson. presid-
ing Justice; NJ. NJ Brooks and j X Hen
dcrson associate Judges. lhc court Of
civil apncals convenes 6rst Monday In
October and adiourps the last saturday in
July. First district at Galveston e. 6.
Garrett chief Justice: w II G'u ana r.
IL PIeassnts. associate justices. Second
district AT Fort Worth. 4. II Conner.
chief Justice: s T. Hunter apd w.
Stephens associate justices. Thlrd dis
trirt AZ Austin. II q Fisher chief ms
tice; w. NJ. Kew and w. T. CoIlard. asso.
ciate Justices Fourth district ne san
Antonio John II Jomes CHIEF ip,tlco. W
| : Flv and II. II Nell. ass9c.ate justices.
! Fifth district nj Dallas Ansop Rslnev.
| chief iustice. John Boolbont and Howard
! Ternp,eton. associate Justices
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| IS Rebeccs Harding Davis 70 Richard
! Hprdlnc pavfss Please give "a short a.a+cb
/ Of the latter. ,2, Is Winston Churchill
/ author Of "The Crisis" nm Engllsbmsn
/ or an American? Has he written auy other
books besides the one mentioned "Rlch-
ard Carver and The Celebrity what
is his present address?
A. ID. Rebecca Harding Davis Is the
mother Of Richard Harding Davis. The
latter was born In Philadelphia in 1864.
and was married April 4. 1899 at Marion,
Miss, to Miss Cecil Clark He was prom
lnent as n newspaper CORRESPONDENT no
tably in descriptions Of the Cars ccro-
nation. the queens Jubilee and the Span
ish-Amerlcau war. He is also the author
of numerous books among which are
Soldiers Of Fortune" "0ur English
Cousins" The Kings Jackal." "van
Bihbcr aud Others" tol winston
Churchill author Of The Crisis" Is nm
American. lie was born in st. Louis.
November 10. 1871. and was graduated
from the United States naval academy in
1891 Besides the three published works,
which have made him famous, he has con.
tributed naval and other stories TO the
magazines His address Is Windsor VT.
There IS also another Winston Churchill.
son Of the late Lord Randolph Churchill OF
England. The former was born November
70. 1874, and served as an officer In the
English army. He is also a writer and cor.
respondent.
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DO IN. s. states members Of the
lower house of congress- are elected for
regular term iu any year. D. claims they
are elected (excopt 10 fill vacancy only 10
Years Of general elections 19o0a-46. ETC..
ctc. which &, correct: l2l Are any mem.
GERS elected now In any state other TINA
November elections? If SO please name
States and month OF elections.
A. ~ Members Of the house OF repre-
sentatlyes are elected for regulae terms
only at general elections which occur
every two years. the next to take place IN
; November. 1902. They may be elected to
vacancies an any special election called un
der the provisions Of the law 10 8n an un.
: eyplred term. ~. An states elect theil
members Al the general election.
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#. 10. VIII YOU please inform me
what kind of soil Is best TO grow alfalfa
and what time OF the year is most suit
mile 10 sow the seed?
a. Alfalfa tmedlcaeo sativa) likes deep
soil. The deeper the soil the longer the
aeld will last. II is essential the soil be