The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-27
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


FORT WORTH. "A new military CON.
pauy Tor Fort Worth has been organized,
the Van Cleve Rides.
FORT WORTH Present Indications are
that the state meeting OF the Daughters
=, 3 aud 4, Win be the largest ever. held
In Texas. The session will be held IN
the Christian Tabernacle church.
DENIsoN The stock shipments are very
large. over 30 cars have pissed through
here for Eastern points within the past
fory.eight hours. Not great many wears
have cattle been In such Cue condition
FORT WORTH. j. Mnrrell. teuant
farmer, came In and surrendered ON u
charge Of shooting and killing bis landlord,
q Nj. Smith, about eight miles from here,
Self'defeuse Is set M.
FORT WORTH. Tho board OF trade has
elected seven new directors ana viii at
once undertake the work Il has on hunu
with an idea OF finishing II promptly.
THORNDALE. "A new store Is to be NJ
once built and occupied january / by a
new firm.
ALBANY. There was freight wreck
on the Texas Central near here. ~ which
five ears OF merchandise were demolished
and the goods badly damaged.
DALLAS.-A petition Tor a franchise for
new telephone company has been pre-
scented TO the city council and may get
favorable action, though there viii he hard
opposition on the part Of the southwestern
company.
MARLIN.--It is estimated that during;
the past thirty days AT least zoo negro
families have gone from Falls county to
the Indian Territory, taking farming i'm.
plements and tools with them.
GREENVILLE.- Leach Janison, negro,
who killed another In row over .
cents crap game, pleaded guilty TO mau'
slaughter aud was given two years.
TERRELL.- Three unknown negroes
were drowned near here BY the freshet IN
Brushy creek The bodies were found
hanging across a wire fence when the
water went down.
LLANo. Mrs. ]. l.. Taylor, the prost-
mistress, has resigned and there Will be a
scramble for the place.
STEPHENVILLE.--u II. Williams sold
500 mixed 8, and 6-year-od steers, get
ing $1,000 for tho bunch.
FORT WORTH. The executive commit
tee az the Cattle Raisers association has
sent petition 10 Governor-elect Lanhain
asking him to reappont all OF the mem
berS Of the present live stock sanitary
commission
| ANDERSON. District court for Grimes
| county Is in session, but the bad ronds
! will make the attendance OF witnesses aud
/ Jurors somewhat slim for the first Few
/ days
! ANDERSoN.-Th roads are In such bad
I shape that the contractors who arc grading
/ the International extension are likely TO be
| much delayed, especially ms they are nearly
! ont Of feed for their teams.
! SAN AUGUSTINE. Much OF the cottor
! remains to be marketed and the roads are
/ in such shape that the farmers can not &c
! in Railroad construction has also beer
! setback considerably
I GRAPELAND, THE last few days OF eH
/ cesslve rains nave completely destroyed m
I small portion OF the top crop OF cotton ina
| the boil weeyils had left,
CORSlCANA call has been issue
here by number Of prominent colored CIT
Gems for a meeting of their race az the eli
| hail Thursday TO form q law ana orde
lcagne among their people
CoRSICANA Ike Granger, the negr
who shot al the sherns posse IN tn
county Saturday last and who was himscI
wounded had an examining trial hefor
Justice Nash ana his bond was liked a
5000
COLLEGE STATION. Prof Frederick !
Johnston, professor of agriculture in "a
Agricultural aud Mechanical college lei
Wednesday morning for chicago where d
goes 10 visit the International Live stoc
exposition.
ENNlS.-The Catholics NJ this city nav
lot tho contract for the erection OF the
; new church on thc site whore the OLD OF
Mas burned Contractor fiiA McCaule'
viii erect the building