The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01

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81 wallace-Radford Canal company OF
$iiouston. Capital stock $4,000. Purpose
ITO excavate maintain and operate drain
Mage bitches. canals and fumes for the
purpose of irrigation lncorporators: ]. A.
&lsadford, w. Ii. Lovegrove Houston; e.
a.. Wallace, Paducah KY. j. X. West
#moreland, Colorado county, Texas. ana
#ieorge u. Merriwether, Bagle Lake.
Navarro county. Capital stock 5000.
"a 'urpose Of maintaining telephone system
8between the towns OF Corsicana, Mildred,
Angus lie, Eureka, Blrdston, Winker ana
X'airfeld Incorporators: J. A. Bonner, j.
Dt. Mccormick. X. Goree.
N Department Notes,
IN Austin, Texas, June 3d.. p. Haigler,
4flerk In lease department OF the treasury
Bffice has resigned to accept n clerkship
An the National bank ut Crowell, Texas.
AZ This was pay day In the State depart
1nents and the many clerks were stepping
Sd gh
81 State Revenue Agent Cunningham mas
Returned from q trip to East Texas. He
lleports many of the delinquent corpora
tions coming to time on their franchise
Makes.
N Colonel L. ]. Polk of the Santa BE was
Mere today en- business with the state
departments, and visited the executive Of
lice and the railroad commission.
III Superintendent Kendall of the Denton
l7 ormal school was a visitor at the capitoi
t4oday.
I'D Superintendent Harlan OF public build
t3ngs and grounds speut yesterday in san
~ ntonio,
|N The governor continues to improve ana
MS stay In San Antonio is building up his
health considerably.
ISL Secretary Of State Tod is out OF town
Nor a few days.
E Captain Davie of the comptroller's offIce
mas returned from an outing near Llano.
f The comptroller today received the final
3Hettlement papers from the tax collector
f0f Delta county.
imisson has gone to Jacksonville on busi-
mess.
Y Railroad Commissioner MayHeid is out of
Eown for few days on business.
M Land Sales and Leases.
y Austin, Texas, Juno 3o.-The receipts for
Hand sales and leases for the month or
trnent, are as follows:
{School land interest ..,-~-~-.-x $500 III
School land principal ....-~...- sS,b25 IA
school land lease ..........-~~~ 3S,44p ~
university land principal ..~~ A oU
blind asylum land interest -. % 81
ecaf and dumb asylum land in
Ell terest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 w
t1brphans' asylum land principal. SO
IN Totai ,vs.---.----...-.---- srT %
U The Sreseipts are extraordinarily neavy
Nor JUDE, which IS due TO the fact that
ftnany holders of school lands have PAID
but their claims and have received patents.
2inal payments always swell the receipts
~ md there were more of them during June
Ihan any previous month for some time.
81 r. v. @. Circular.
i& Austin, Texas, June 30.--The adJutant
Memorial issued the following circular today;
circular No. 30. The appropriation Tor
handling ana transportation of ordnance
and quartermaster stores having been e1-
Aausted. 1t will not be possible to I'LL the
FreQuisitIon of any organization OF the
state Volunteer Guard until such organi-
xntion arrives at Camp Mabry for the en-
cnmpment In July next, unless command
ing officer agrees in advance to pay trans
1portation on articles needed ana VIII
epecfy whether such articles are to be
shipped by express or freight; This np-
fples also to acquisitions on file in this
uffice, which have not been accomplished.
ny command Of the governor
IA Thos. Scurry,
nj AdJutant General.
5# Contra sts to Be Let Soon.
~ Austin, Texas, June 30-state purchas-
l1hg Agent Dodge is making preparations
Ifpr the awards of contracts for ali sup
fples for the State eleemosynary institu-
Mons, which will take place July ~,
nj Mr.. Dodge stated today that he desired
l&p hear from every creamery In the State
I<egarding the contract for butter, as the
recent tax on butterine had greatly ad-
{Eanced the price and that he would be III
1.-THE market for butter. The institutions
lWii use 100000 pounds OF butter during
}&he year, and If any creamery or any two
tcreameries can supply 1t the purchasing
IAUpnf xgOulf liRa n
'once.
n Bids will he asked for this time for a
lnkeeton, which is to be used at one or
ithe institutions.
Ma Deficiency Certificates Filed.
Austin, Texas, June S0--The following
ias a list Of deficiency certificates when
Nave been fled with the comptroller ON
account OF the failure of the legislature
ITO make sufficient appropriations to carry
ION the affairs OF the State government.
~ Special judges $500 larger than 1t has
ever been before; State lunatic asylum,
I 5000; land office, S1220. state orphans
! home $500; deaf, dumb and blind asylum
Tor colored youths, $10,009; blind institute,
$500; Confederate home, $1,000; comp
troller's department, slO5p; live stock san
ifary commission. S2400, making u total up
20 date Of S83,12o. This does not Include
several small amounts for which certin-
ties have been issued
WI Ronan 10 Make Recommendations.
n Austin, Texas, June 3O.--Lnnd Commits.
iMoner Rogan is preparing an Interesting
tpmunnication for the press which ne
fyill give out the latter part OF the week.
Ne was asked by the legislative committee
~ prepare them a statement In the nature
~ recommendations for his department,
mo he is now at work on It, He will 90
into the land history OF the State from
nc beginning and treat the subjects up TO
pc present time, together with the many
Avs passed by the legislature relating 10
Nc States public lands.
IM
"a Jefferson County Bonds Approved.
Austin, Texas, June SO.-The attorney
General this afternoon approved an issue
t& $3.50 Jefferson county court house
|xepair bonds aud a $500 Issue OF Wolfe
'fty school house bonds.
~ Pictorial Convention Called.
"a Denton, Texas, June sb.- Chairman j. P.
'Plount OF this hotorial district, comprising
Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties, has
3nalled n convanttnn for TuIv 10 N rnaka tha