The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-25
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

TERRELL The Rlvens Bros. creamery
was sold for $4,000.
WABLDER Bud Holloway was shot
and seriously wounded
OAK WOODS Lester Hadou was killed
near here Friday with shotgun,
TERRElI.-1he weather continues very
cold, another uorthcr having arrived.
FORNEY John Adams hos purchased
the Forncy Tribune Of Cooley & Wren.
CALL Miss Bradley was thrown from
wagon near Salem and Instantly killed
HUNTSVILLE. This weeks freeze Niled
all the gardens and froze many water
pines.
WACO Four new rural free delivery
routes TO operate from here win be put
on February 4,
ELLO1"r Miss Clara storey was rob
bed Of her purse, containing 500 while
shopping NJ Calvert.
nlpALGO. Arrangements are now being
made So put In hig rice farm near here
during the coming wear.
,,oulNrANA The recent cold snap was
many Of them were frozen.
GAINESVILLE Jim wlhurn, coIorcd.
was given ifc sentence for the murder
Of another negro in this county.
WELDON, Could Goodman. who was
wounded a few nights ago In an ARRAY at
dance. succumbcd TO his injuries
resident Of Dallas county died very sud
douly ON the evening az December n
UVALDE.- Arthur y. Juuklns recovered
verdict against tho Southern Pacific com.
pany for $4,000 for personal injuries.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. In an afiray sun
day afternoon Ben Bennett and lake De-
board were shot; neither seriously hurt
ALVIN. The town has been filled with
pros pcrturs, some looking Tor rice lAnds
I end others FOR land for general farming
| MARLIN rho superintendent or the
Martin high school Inns taken steps TO have
his school affiliated with the state unlrer-
/ sity
cat SPRING John Russell was shot
AZ Milheim anu fatally wounded !ohh
Corslcy, also coorcd, is In Jail ut Bell
vine.
BRYAN.--A Mexican whose nnmo could
not ha learned WIS knocked on rho track
hl freight train and badly hurt inter
nally.
have completed their syrup mill near the
/ cane belt depot and ARE grinding day and
/ night
DENTON. Willie Green, 9year old
negro girl died from burns received FRI
| day. Her clothing caught hrc from an
| opcn hrcplace
/ COLUMBIA Harry Borum, white, shot
/ and killed lack Walker, coorcd. Tho trou.
! Bile grew ont OF q settlement for corn sold
! by The negro 10 Borum.
I II IllSBOlkt. me kioIf OF A4'ih llhl p.
( was burglurihed ana some cigars canned
| goods aud other yaluables stolen. Ihere
] is no ccw 10 the burglars
! WHARTON. -Mcssrs J. and l.. Herring
/ have purchased the stock OF genera, mer'
( Chaudise formerly owned ny Mrs. w. u
/ Register, and VIII enlarge II.
! MARLIN. Contributions to the fund fol
a poor peoples Christians were very IN
oral and everyone here VIII have good
day In consequence.
h tha 1FlE n
Barry. living three miles south Of here was
shot hpt not seriously wounded. HIS
/ brother is under $500 bond
DALLAS Joseph r. Patterson wa
/ thrown from his buggy near llatchlng, .,
Z o runaway team and died In snort ilm'
/ from the injuries sustained,
TAYLOR Fritz Noleugcr, an. aged Bone
/ mtan farmer. was found dead - his bed
lie lived alone and Is supposed TO nave
been dead several days when found.
MINERAL WELLS. Alex. Gordon nc
cordlng 20 reports. was wayiaid aud sho
/ iu tho northern part Of the county yester
day He may die Two arrests have beef
/ made
LAREDO.-The trains have heefi spwde'
recently with the Mexican cottoS picker
returning home from different sections o
Texas. They have not had prosperou
season.
/ PALESTINE. The pork packery Is nov
nearly completed and win be put In opera
tion early IN the new year II has ~
paclty OF 100 hogs and twenty-five beeve
daily.
FORT WORTH-A fifty foot derrick fel
ON Frank WlSrock at the Fort Worth irol
Works and instantly killed him. Decease'
was 40 years old and leaves VIE nn'
enc child.
FORT sToCKTON.--The FL Paso an,
Pecos Oil company are drilling on thel
land near here. They are prepared 70 <
300 feet II necessary and have excelIeh
prospects.
TIMPSON The postmaster at this piac
IA In receipt Of notice from the departmsn
MAT. beginning January j, the postoihee
raised Ia the third class, and tue salar
Fixed at sllOO.
gHERMAN.--The mandate In the case 2
| the state VS.. ID. c. Petty, chargeu VII,
| numbering Justice OF the Peace Dave NJ
Harris OF POttsborO. has arrived. fetl
was released on $500 bond.
SAN AUGUsTINE.-At a mass meetn
held here the proposition was consdeie
10 purchase property adjoining the pun
square for public purposes. The owners
the property ask $1,000 for IT,
DlLJAS.-Han Robert II. Allen, recen
~ county attorney u Dalhs and former
o member OF the state legislature, hn
announced as a candidate for the dem
cratic nomination for heutenant goNeino
LIfLING The I.uling Cotton on Nj
company had 10 shut down the big MI.
as they are out NJ fuel oil. II Is fesre
" will be some time before they can "
any more owing TO the scarcity Of OH carr
ALICE. Captain Brooks OF the Range
company stationed here arrested Leon Ia