The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-11
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

SINNER Woods & Co. shipped two cars
OF fat cattle 10 St Louis.
SHINER.-Ab $50 head of cattle are
on feed here this season. Cotton seed meal
and hulls are fed
GONZALES local organization Of
truck growers of this place has decided TO
affiliate with the State Truck Growers as
ISOLATION as soon as the required number
OF members is obtained.
WAXAHACHIE.-Th physicians Of this
city held n meeting and passed resolutions
inviting the North Texas Medical associs-
ton to hold It's next annual meeting In
WaXahachie.
M'KINNEY. AT union Young Mems
Christian Association rally held at the
First Baptist church n collection amounting
to S135 was taken, to be applied toward
paying off the indebtedness OF the asso-
citation.
sAVOY.-The depot at this place was
broken into and robbed Of $50.
PARIS.-sam and Preston AmIok step
sons Of G. NJ. Bramble, tenant on Captain
]. II. JohnBton's farm at Davenport, were
drowned in Red river
CoRsICANA.-There has been almost an
egg famine here for some time ana heh
fruit is selling at IS cents per dozen.
FERRIs.-The Citizens National bank
has been organized. with a capital OF sou >
OOc, and the application has been sent 7"
Washington.
FERRIS Roads are almost impossible
and farmers are having haro time getting
feed for their stock as their own feed
crops were almost failures.
TEMPLE--A few bales OF cotton have
come In, but II viii take several GAYS Il
good weather 10 make the roads nassaDle
for the ordinary teams.
HIIISRORO Farmers In this communi-
Is are signing tho petition asking the reg
lslaturc 10 protect the birds, both game
and nongame
FORT WORTH The second class mail
matter sent from the East to Texas has be
come so bulky that extra clerks nave ueen
nut on to handle 1t in transit
CANADIAN.-In the murder case OF y.
J. Knoll sent here on change or venue
from Hutchinson county, the jury returned
a verdict OF not guilty.
ENNIS-Dr Shytles. the health ofhcer
NJ Fills county, has released all OF the
smallpox suspects and stntes that there is
not now n case Of the disease In the county.
WICHITA FALLS Much OF the land
heretofore lying idle In big tracts Is oeing
cut up and sold TO actual settlers, many OF
whom are coming into the county from the
older States
FORT WORTH Robbers blew n safe In
the postoffice Mt Peaster, Parker county
and secured $40. The matter has not beeh
officially reported to the postal authorities
here.
SHERMAN. At a session Of sherman
Lodge No ,. independent Order Of odd
Fellows, tonight II was the unanimous vote
of the lodge that every effort be put torth
10 secure the next session or me grtIu
lodge for Sherman. The Denlson lodge VIII
assist.
SHERMAN.-A new trial was granted r.
NJ May, who was given five years for the
alleged murder of Johu Short near Den
ison.
LLANo.-District court is now In ses-
sion with a big docket
MARSHALL Caddo lake is now nt a
higher point than ever before known ana
some damage is being done.
MARSHALL.-G. A. Bodenhem Of Long
view bought 7G5 bales Of cotton from mar
shall merchants.
LLANo.-C. NJ. Mcmillan, on whom 2
telegraph pole fell last week and VINO Wa a
thought To he seriously hurt, IS out %
danger and win now recover.
LULING-The oil mill is making rev
days run, which winds up their buslntgsI9
Tor the season, Six tanks are being loaue"
with oil for Immediate shipment.
LULING. The colored people are max
ing big preparations 10 entertain the hl
nuaI conference of the Methodist church
which conyenes here In few days
CLEBURNE In the case Of John q
Brown ct al vs., the Gulf, Colorado anl
brought Ia verdict In favor OF the PLAIN
tifs for $1,000 against the road for thg
dea of their son, Heard Brown, VIII
occurred NJ a bridge just south OF the Guy
last spring
MARSHALL. The turkey, chicken AND
egg question IS getting quite serious aers
There Is an unprecedented scarcity OF HN
Of the above.
srLPHUR SPRINGS. - Farmers ars
bringing 10 every day hns, fat. dressed
hort. Weighing from ITO 70 900 pouHa'
readily selling at Ia cents per ponA@