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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
Klein Locals

Klein Texas, August Section picking
has begun. Sweet potatoes are now read
Tor sale and many loads are going into
price. sooo
Colonel r. NJ. Humphrey has sold hi.
pace TO party In Houston, who will plan,
y I'D rice, This seems to be very desira
ele land Tor rice aud many Of the othe,
farms viii be changed into rice fields. and
~, me large cypress canal is constructs
az VIII have plenty water at a low price
MT =, G. Ehrhardt has put up a in,
windmill near his garden and In additinn
10 water for stock and home purposes ex.
peers to irrlgate his garden aud potatoes
! MS VIII be great benefit, as II insnre.
crop every year. Doubtless others viii
try the same plan.
=, Messrs. Charley Hildehrandt. CharIe.
Mem ana William Benegnus have inst re
turned from Tyler, Texas, where they went
as committee to investigate the hos,
methods OF shipping fruit. vegetables ana
potatoes They think there is a great ~
ture Tor this country along the line n,
farm products and with the assistance ~
me international and Great Northern raI,'
way are doing all possible TO make nay,
years shipment far exceed any before
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A BIG REWARD OFFERED
SHERIFF OF TRINITY COUNTY HAS
WARRANTS FOR THREE MEN.
They Charge the Murder OF Two Men
and tho Woundina of Another on
the Night OF July 10.

Groveton, Texas, August 9,--Nlne hun
dred dollars reward viii be paid for the
arrest and conviction OF the following
named parties; Seven hundred dollars for
Wright Terry; i've feet seven or eight
inches; 80 years old looks younger; weight
1875 pounds; a little stopped shouldered;
fair complexion, black hair, blue eyes; has
white spot In pupil Of one eye; upper front
teeth very bad; sewfootcd; has low,
coarse voice: CANDLES and drinks liquor.
One hundred dollars Tor Howard Magee;
% or 81 years old; i've feet eight inches
high; weight 40 pounds; fair complexion
black hair. brown eyes; has relatives Ia
Hill county and Angelina county; shghtiy
stopped shouldcrcd.
Ono hundred dollars for Ohio Oidacre;
q or % years old; ave feet ten Inches high
weight l40 pounds; red complexion, frecklod
face. red hair, small blue eyes, stoop shnu'-
dercd; speaks very low; has relations IN
Robertson county and At Riverside, walker
county.
Seven hundred dollars Of this reward
is offered nv the government and 500 hy
myself, Notify by wire. ! hold capias.
D. Chandler
Sheriff Trinity County
These parties are wanted for the muir.
der OF Or. ] NJ. Gary ana l.. r. EaEies
aud the woundlng Of J. @. Williams, on the
night OF July 10, 1902.
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rare presence Of mind and seeming in.
stiuct that urged him In the right dlrec.
ton to escape. The gas and oil from the
well was burning for radius of 100 feet
and there We're several who never lived
to ten the story, although they were forth.
or from the well nj the time OF the ex
plosion than was Mr. Benedlci Forty
three men were seriously burned and
eventually the death list was twenty.thrcr
Mr., X. II. Rouse, after whom the well was
named, was caught In a pile OF brush
while running from the scene and lived
but seven hours after being removed
~
There was considerable life or the ex.
change this morning and a good deal OF
stock changed hands. There were all told
thirty shares OF Higgins sold. and while
the price was lower yet the sales In vol.
ume ran pretty well for this time OF the
year. The following were the transac
Higgins, 80 shares at So. so.
Manhattan, 1000 shares at 2T15c,
Beatty 5000 shares al 1ikc,
Haywood 10 shares at S65
Dividend, 1900 shares at lc
OF + o. b. cars Gladys, soc.
OIL In tanks. zoe.
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ment that he has surely dlses's's, 4.
elixir of life. That he Is aos - az
aid of a mysterious compound 49, NJ
to himself, produced as rs. "a, ns
Years he has spent in searching :. il
precious llIe-glving boop, 70 .'' -. stsi,
every disease that Is known -. a,e,f,
body There ia no doubt Of n' :. a
,arnss,n.ss In making his cam sfs:agI
remarkable cures that he y a o.rreMafy. y
aeem 10 hear him out very ~. n rfl'9
theory vhlch he advances Is W rt5a
and based on sound eIperien.cee e a.. rst:ll
practice of many years; II pis Y
10 try his remarkable EhSr., 70 az n
he calls it, for he SENDS it,aeisnt spsi;ssss
whs Is q sufferer, IA sni ~ eurs. . ~ Y,
10 convince Of its ABILITY same 2 "a
Is absolutely no RISK 70 ,s.rtabls AZ NJ
sor eS ,ai,abis WITNESSES vouio An sag
rpsditsd TIVE lame haze .ss.r -
See aahs sns walked about ~. III ne
.br.s .r,ois ~ the remedy. Ivy r,sct,i y
m hv rom. doct )rs, have eee..rt,ct ss,Dt.
sbsir families and friends ID ysac h'l
Rhenmatism, neuralgia; lin 1Isass 4,
FLYER Kidney, blood anu ss "A ~
bladder troubles disoppsmx ,s1sss ~,
Headaches, backaches' ntM aslhnL, II
consumption, coughs ~, sfs,day. N 81
tarrh, bronchitis ana ,tsl orgass r ~
throat, lungs or any y,'1 lime hat 9 -
overcome In a space Oh u .,ts'
marvellous. ,oeoustof ',''lf
rssuai o,t scrofula and pllsss oufss
and permanently rsm9 sTd tissuss a' N
nermai nerve powell ei reSr It s,.Sssaff|
OF perfect health Us Pre- lie 81 TO-
the doctor all systems Az syr< q
s seHS for 4. rensay tsSssyy 20 -
cured cured of and the sure s,aSs aasll
~ sent ysu free iy re'ui
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nnnopea req ,ousand pngs, not because st,y
I nnra etn.nmsesthe bags or the meal, but frsa
me pianJs now equipped with a NV
EhgIhhnu unumatic weighing machine h
wughs mnu cks the meal and counts o.
ing machine TN = soma rstats, nv nv s., ~
It; six straigheookers and ons s s,Shs ~.
a cake former nd rolis n, c,r vJJrss \,
meal; four Van Tinkle nressex and ss,s NJ
oil tanks with tcapacity OF 2iiS S s,ss
The plant require . working forc. ef'i an,
men and will beg. business an kurust II
The cotton seedwill be- unloadG I'D
the cars directly 10 a twelye-ineh an
veyor 200 feet lonI whereas in The Va
plant the conveyor was only eishty4er
feet long. The prodtt Of the mill VIII v
shipped out as fast att can be made.
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ptsdne Robert compIeted.

Galveston, Texas, August 9.--The light
draft United States government dredgc
General II. NJ Robert has been completed
and viii be placed in service next Monday.
The bull OF the dredgo was constructed
across tho bay some time ago and she has
since been at pier 10 where her machinery
has been installed and other equipments
necessary placed on the vessel She has oil
burning apparatus and her machinery IS
all Of modern pattern. II has been con.
structed under the supervision Of Colonel
charge of this district, and he has taken
grent pride in the work. The vessel was
named In honor OF General ii. NJ, Robert
OF the engineering department OF the
United States government retired.
The dredgc will prove n most useful ap.
the Texas coast Is lined With buys, hayous
and lagoons which have bars preventing
them from, being nnvignbes A light draft
| dredge can enter these and In short time
| remove the bars and render the waters
! safe for navigation for both steam and sail
| the dredgc was built was the constructing
1 Of canal along the coast from Galveston
! u Point Isabel, which is situated mt he
mouth Of the Rio Grande. There are a
series OF lngoons extending almost the en-
! tire distance from Galveston TO the mouth
Of the Rio Grande aud by dredging they
could be connected and thus n safe passage
/ way would he formed for boats which nro
/ often endangered IN rough weather on the
! gulf As small bonts do most Of this traf'
| hc the value Of the canal md the danger
| of the gulf Ia we'll known, the value Of such
Il canal Is readily seen
= The General II. Nj. Robert will leave next
| Monday for Double BAYOU In command OF
| Captain William Lynch and will commence
work ON a siH-toot channel at that place
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SHORTAGE OF TANK CARS
Caldwell Oil Company Secured One of
Its Own Cars Loaded.
RAILROAD HAD TAKEN POSSESSION OF IT
Injunction Was Secured but Car Had
Been FlIed--Permission Was Re-
fused to Take Out the Cargo.

u,o,,r,,... No. ,.
h'"uu''h' IeNas august 9'-Ihe car SIT
uauon took a peculiar turn today Last
night MIR. Frank Caldwell president ar ma
Caldwell OIL company. vho ia at nome
sick. WINS Informed Inv rriend NJ n,s +no,
no had yccr tho so,,tbo., ,aa,s,' 49,, -
HV N'"N'" i"NiHV '"au "he
OF the Nald"ell compnny's private cars
with oil from tho railroad company's we".
MIR Caldwell immediately nrocecdea m
Messrs. Greer A Rose ana baa tnor, ,,,ou
nm n writ of rr,unctton .rzrs ,,ns nro.
scented to Indigo II y ,vhe,, ,.,,, ,,r,,',o,
Il and :, vac sorro, an ~, ,,a.,a,- 49,
- ''N v" '"e ViiNA"4S uetc
ldSt night rms morning when the car
reached beaumont n ,ygs nro,nntlv ne,n
an .rho rot,,oo, 800 -,
F -" i"'''"" 'V"' Sp'O"l messengers
to Mr.. Caldwell ana wanted him to let
them unload the oil In a tank here and re-
turn his car but he politely declined ana
stated that the only thing that would sat
oil oily or nn "S n,t Ge Tor them % turn the
customers VtS 90 ma 'u' ra 1 YET MN oEi = to nus
where Mr. Caldwell had his way.
seems mat me Caldwell on company
cars ana 1hSt ,"u'e CNpenst TO ger private
/ rsod ,t ti ~ ,,"'t '"uhu tnem pelhB
| hoyo b,o, nr,nyGi tn 'ut meantime tney'
A.. C pJm v 5iiuVttus Snls every morning ana
| tiors ~ 49,, ~ 'N N"p.ts OF ms fequlsl-
, S,Vus 70 ptune ms assertion. Ihey have
ueeu reCelFlhg nor more than three cars per
week, Mr. Caldwell ana not want to be re
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hers were D b. Henderson, ". L. Moody.
Jr and Eustace Taylor, l.. Meggctt.
ship agent Of the Southern Pacific com
pany at Galveston NJ b. Kincsbury. gen
eral agent at Galveston. Treasurer Cush.
man. Assistant General Freight Agent
Christian, OF Houston
The officers OF HI Norte arc: Captain. J.
A. Gardner; FIRST mate T u. White; sec
ond officer, Sam Nelson chief engineer.
sam Parcels; FIRST assistant HuDbcl; sec
ond assistant Mccall
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Denial irons Mr. HAYWOOD.

To the Editor of The Post
Jennings, La, August 0-Piease deny
statement In today's Issue purportlug 10
come from me to the effect that had
made large contract with the Waters.
Pierce or standard or had contracted the
output OF the Jennings held. The STATE.
ment Is croundless and unauthorized and
very harmful Dewey Haywood.
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Work on Hiooins prono,i,i,.,

Mont belvieu, Texas, August e.-The 1,r
guns standard on company's well ar tbs
pace Is stu In the rock, crunchlng along
slowly at depth of Near $40 feet Tha-s
s NJ neass OF a fuel failure a Few dsrs
SeaAF bayou country, six miles south Ar =,
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The Corslcana Eield.

Corsieana, Texas, August 6.-The follow.
ing is statement of operations IN rho
Dorsieana oil Geld for the month OF July:
drilling. ,; rigs, B. u
Masking total on August 1, 1902, cou.
pleted, 1899; producing. 800. Gas % I Slll
2Ss; abandoned, 240 49, - uFy'
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VOL on Port Arthur Refin.,u

Port Arthur, Texas, August s.-Under the
management of NJ. H. Warren, the super.
lntendent, the work on the big Gurev 20.
Queries IS humming along. BY December
he viii probably be In position 10 re.
hne 5000 barrels per day.
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here, some cord wood was contracted for.
ana four wagons set TO hauling. 80 that
the boring did not have to discontinue.
Conclusive results are looked for in the
rick OF another well here will be hnuIed
as soon as the ground dries up a little.
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Dry. COOL delightful nights and no
iaria IN the mountains at Boerne. Teyns
so feet higher than San Antonio: sooS
notels' ranches and cottages; hne for ebiSi
nren leave one night, arrive next mornlnn
Dor intormStion write, phone or tsiesrapsi;
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nlds for PAVING Nationals.

Galveston, Texas, August City secre-
tary Kelley Informed The Post correspond
ent that ne had hled with him nj noon four
bids for the furnishing OF materials for the
paving OF four blocks OF fremont street or
dercd done by the board OF city commits
sloncrs Three Of these bids are for fur.
nishing sewer drain pipe for the work and
the either bid In for furnishing the brick.
II ~ reasonably certain the contract for
the brick will he awarded the Green x
Huntcr company az Fort Worth Secretary
Kelley said he had no idea when n meeting
of the honrd would be had for the purpose
OF Dppniuu bids.
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Marvellous Elixir Of Life Discovered
by Famous Doctor.ScleHtla that
Cures Every Known Allmsat
Wonderful Cures Are EFFECTED
That Seem Like Miracles Pr
formed The Secret Of Lalg.
Life of OIden Times Revived
The Remedy is Free to All VINO ssna
Name and Address.

After years of patient study, and dsII
into the dusty record OF the past u " Y
as following modern experiments u y
realms Ct medical science, Dr. james "
Kidd. 1903 Baltes building, Fort MNh
Ind, makes the following inn0ui~
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S. Mall Rlds opered Monday.

Galveston, Texas. August o.The bids for
the erection Of the sea wall will be opened
Monday at a meeting Of the county com
mIssiopers court. There are now in this
city some ten or fifteen representatives. of
the big contracting firms who VIII have To
bids for this work. The meeting for the
purpose Of opening the bids will be held at
clock
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New Wildcat We'll.

CorAcana, Texas, August s-rhe new
we'll north of the city Is down 600 reat
This well is being drilled on wildcat Ter,
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ADEQUATE FIRE pRorrcr,oy

ms ms apparatus demonstrated what 1t
e eDG!d DO not long since The heat IN the
a mome pOt'n ,, melted seventeen plugs and
We're crawling out of The bnild M0rhi men
drowned rats. puiiuihg IKE
of ue Tagging room of this plant is worthy
win mention. When Completed Il
drawbscsS ABSOLUTELY rat-proof The great
Sasanfss Done to oagging by the v,c,ons
'S1ents' The rats make short work ~ .
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ORIENTAL TEXTILE MILL.

On one side of this establishment stands
the Oriental Textile mill. Mr.. John S.
Radford is secretary. treasurer and zen.
eral manager He manufactures cnmers
hair press cloth for cotton seed oil mills,
starch mills, glucose works, etc, and makes
yarns twines and bagging 1t is a com
over 300 employees, mostly girls. Mr.. Rad.
FORD Is manufacturing stock now to meet
the requirements Of the coming season and
mas standing orders on his books for his
entire output.
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HOUSTON COTTON or, COMPANY


On the other side of Bondurapt g. WIN
l Hs factory stands the Houston Cotton
oll company. visit to the plant dis
closed the fact that a new warehouse for
cotton seed meal has Just been completed,
hIty,slx by nfty-six feet. The firm has in
creased the capacity Of the plant in evety
way. strengthened and overhauied old ma
enlnery, spending In all about 5000 In i'm
provements. The capacity Is now eighty
tons or cotton seed every twenty.foar
hours, Until this spring this was merely
a nuillng and delinting plant, Now IL is
a complete four press oil mill. Fuel oil
, nas been Installed. Among the Improve,
mgnts is a complete electric system for
mghtlng and other purposes: a complete
snssinetc system for separating nails and
I9relgn substances from the seed: a naint.
M en- interior and an absence OF grease; but
o one most interesting Improvement is nm
niG.omatic sprinkling system. Pipes are
fbacen Just under the ceiling throughout
tne plant. Al the Joints are fastened
daslnle Plugs Of soft metal. should . Are
p nivr ana the heat reach 100 degrees these
n thss are expected TO melt, wherenpon a
n 49, S,1g5 uarier inch stream bursts forth from
u ora nunured places, strikes denectors lust
49, a., eaeh ping and sprays the water over
lion fn area OF eight square feet In every direc-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-19
Rubber Plants.

Sponge a rubber plant every day or
two with lukewarm water: the increased
beauty of the plant will justify the time
spent
To make the tree grow symmetrical
place a small sponge in the crook of a
branch, or where the leaf joins the tree,
Keep 1t wet. and the plant will sprout at
that point.
To top rubber plant make two little
upward cuts on either side of the plant
where the top is to be taken OFF. but
don't cut through. Then put dry florist 5
moss around the cut portion and fasten
the whole firmly with splints. Keep the
moss wet and in time roots will appear
Then cut the tree just below the first
cutting. tie a little sponge or moss ovei,
the top to keep the plant from bleeding
and plant the top. which being we'll root
cd. VIII grow into healthy tree.
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SAGADAH0c.
WOOLWICH.

Miss Wealthy Pushacd has joined
her mothoc in Boston.
Eugene Dinsmore of Boston, is spend
ing the week at Mrs. Catherine
Morris.
Joseph King is driving the Jordan
colt, which he has purchased of Frank
Jones.
Mrs. Call, who has been keeping
house for WorraI Reed, has been OBJ
liged to leave on account of another
engagement.
Schools began the 18th, with, in many
districts, the same teachers.
Miss Emma Stinson has been very
sick with bilious trouble but is i'm
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carlton left town
for New London, Conn.,, last Saturday.
The roads are improving, although
very rough in places.
Miss Francena I1igginbotham, of
Boston Highlands, was in town. last
week, accompanied by a friend from
New Jersey.
Some of the houses are opening, and
it is pleasant to see the old residents
coming back.
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PENoBsCoT.
GARLAND.

d. +. Knight has entered upon his
duties as postmaster, in u very accept
able manner.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Batchelder,
who have managed tine town farm for
two years, very satisfactorily, have
been engaged to run it another year.
Rev. ]. G. Fisher has been invited to
deliver the sermon before the gradU-
ating class Of Garland High school, the
first sunday IT, My.
NJ. Avery & Co, are putting uD quite
4 large building on their store lot. one
end is connected with the main store
and will be used as a store-room. The
other end as a stable. The frame is
up and boarded
James Rideout and J. T. FogS are
running their incubatorS to the fullest
capacity, and Matching the chicks is
proving quite a lively business. The
Rhode Island Reds is the principal
breed.
Mrs. Wakefield. who has been stay
ing with her daughter. Mrs. Clark, is
moving back into her own house.
Mr.. Charles Russell is Smuggling his
house and making some other repairs.
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Washineton's Most Beautiful Season

During April and May, the National
Capital is at its best, and to take ad-
vantage of those favorable conditions,
The Royal Blue Line announces for the
benefit of its friends and patrons, Per-
sonally Conducted Tour, leaving Bos-
ton, April 10Th from New York one day
later. SIG from Boston; SIS from New
York, covers all expenses, including
Five Days in Washington, and visit to
Philadelphia. with Stopover privileges.
Last Washington Tour May 9th;
Gettysburg Tour May Goth. Also tours
to Old Point Comfort and Richmond.
For illustrated itinerary and guide to
Washington, apply TO JOS. =. Taggart,
N. f. p. A., 211 Washington St, Bos-
ton, Mass 14-15-1S-20-22
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STATE NEWS.
LINCOLN.
WIscASSET.

Horace Jones has hired out with Mr..
Pond and will rent the Mute house.
Edward Jones, agent for the Read
Fertilizer Co., was doing lively busl-
ness among the farmers, last week.
Alfred Foye was called to Massachu-
sets, recently by the illness of his
mother, Mrs. Nancy Foye of South
Duxbury, who has had a shock and is
not expected to live.
Four new members will be given the
first and second degrees at the regular
meeting of WiScasset Grange next
Wednesday evening.
Preaching services were held at the
Lowelltown schoolhouse, Sunday after
noon.
The sound of carpet beating is heard,
between the showers.
Mrs +. S. McKenney is with MIS-.
Emily Lowell. Mrs. Lowell is thought
to be somewhat improved in health.
Miss Lydia Mclean is at her house
after spending the winter with Mrs
Emily Knight and daughter.
Mrs. Isabel Sears, who has been in
Bath the past winter, is at home
Mrs. Sarah Blake's house is open for
the summer, Mr.. Hubbard having ar
rived there, last week.
DRESDEN.
Miss Alice G. Thompson came home
from Brockton. Mass, last week where
she teaches, quite sick with tonsilitis.
VIII Chapman is home again from the
hospital at Lewiston. where he has been
for treatment. and after coming home
WAS taken worse. He is attended by DR..
Wallace y. Price of Richmond.
Miss Carolyn Sheldon left for Wool
witch, Sunday, where she will teach the
Day Ferry school, which she taught
during the winter
Miss Ola NJ Bickford is spending a few
days at her unclc's, Charles Bickford's,
Dresden Mills.
Mrs. Alton Tapley of Gardiner. who has
been visiting her sister Miss Minnie Gil
more, for the past two weeks, returned to
her home Monday.
ALMA.
with a carload of horses belonging to his
father T. y. Simpson. Last week Mr..
carload Of cattle.
Miss Fanny W. Hodgkins of Jefferson,
was in town last week visiting relatives.
Fred Hatch of Whitefield, was at I. y.
Simpsons, Monday.
jeremiah Plummer Of Pittston, was at
T.. l.. Smiths, Monday.
Frank Jcwett of Whitcfield, was about
town the first of thu week.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis of Bunker Hill, occupic /
.. the pulpit of the Baptist church, Sunday.