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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
LETTER FROM JUDGE aeAeAa

10 Commander in Chief Store az ,I,.
Y. S. of c. V,
waco, Texas, June 70 -t,otnmanasr -,
Npiet ihom1s + stone OF the uulted sons
oi confederate Veterans whose headauar
ttfS are Ia this clty. has lust received
NFes irom judge John n. Reagan wnca
ne prizes highly, and the adtice given IN
the letter VIII he followed fne letter /,
rs follows;
tAomas A. Stone Commander IN ,'nief n,
the sons OF Veterans,
lNiesune, Texas June ~ My Dear sir.
"ih hu'h Obliged 20 YOU Tor yonr kt1tl.
heSe ~ sendlug me a TOM of your nrsi
stheral order No ], AIM gratlhed innt
Us otRanifahon has been completed ia
IVA2s ne wei as IN the Sontn those VINO
pHIllolpateu ~ the late Giyil war are very
lnsl passing al Tie stage ni action ana
must rely upon their sons Ton tho yindi-
chhon Of The truth OF history n tho cnuse
theN ionghi ana suffered FOR tho protection
Oh lhtW names against the studied ana
peiNlsleht euorts OF their tate adversaries
20 perNett history OF that contest aud NILS.
lead posterity.
II you could OBTAIN copies nf the Southern
history association papers published al
washington. II. g., Of which Colyer Merri.
Nelhef is secretary, you VIII tinu IN n,
tue last two numbers, Letter of conslu
erahlc length written by me 10 president
lohnSon from my prison ana solitary con
nnemeni In Fort Warren IN June. 1865 In
which ! set out IN clear mud distinct terms
the condition which brought about the war
and showed a justhratlnu for the action
81 tue Southern people / would he glad
VI you could see this paper aud would send
II 10 you myself, bur have only one copy.
Very truly 8nd respectfully.
John a. Reagan.
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Rodkport Items.

ROckport, Texas, June 2s,--The steamship
Mantoe, which has been In port for sew
oral days left yesterday for Galveston
The Mantoe is about 10 feet long and
draws eight feet OF water.
MIR. ID. y. Keller vice president ana
traffic manager and DIR, Bacon saunders
chief surgeon of the Fort Worth aud Den
yer railway, accompanied by MS wire,
daughter and SON came down on a special
car several days ago and are enjoying a
stay on the coast.
Senator Walter Tipp, wife and daughter
of Austin are registered ut the Dee Mar.
A. NJ Prescott, chief of IRE department
Of waco, GccomrGnled by several other city
officials. is spending while here
There arr eIphty-tve guests at the Dee
Mar now The other hotels are also filling
up Most Of the people have come TO
spend the sumner.
n j. Dobhs and family or Palestine are
registered nj the bee Mar,
4. h. Iucus and wife OF Temple are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs, w. D. Tally.
Miss Mae stephens OF Rockport is visiting
relatives here.
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HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT CONFERENCE
A List Of the Ministers Who Were in
Attendance.

- L-lSt " NlC NNFlsNSfS WHO were IN
Attendance.
Dodge Texas, Jane 2S--rhe Huntsviile
district conference Of the Methodist church.
South, has been In session here ever since
Wednesday night, with an excellent at
tendance. The opening sermon was
preached Wednesday night BY Rev Charles
L. McLarty OF Madisonviile, Texas, aud
nj the opening Of conference neat mornlnE
lie was elected secretary Rev. Charles A
Hooper. presiding elder, is on hand and
makes an admirable president
rho following pastors are IN ATTENDANCE:
w. w. Homer OF Anderson, II. NJ. Whaling
of Huntsville, j. NJ Adams OF Nay0soja,
j. l.. skinner Of Millican A. j. Anderson
VI Conroe, Il. o. Fayre Of Montgomery. }.
3. Gregory of Prairie Plains. H. d. hud
dleston " lola, j. {, Cameron OF Dodge,
Charles U. McLarty OF Niadisonyille Il i.
Hart Of Waller, Z, l., harrington o. Willis,
Il, l.. sEettles Of Bryan ana ., II Morgan,
chaplain or the State peniteutiaIy Al
liigh over, j. j, Barnes, Il. W, Cox, ), f..
Ellison The following layAnen were pres,
emit q, w, Murray, W, T. urnek, O. g
Griffin. J. A. Bay, j, Nj, King, j. } Page,
W. J, Coward, II, O, sims, b. r. B0lIe,
A, +. Brigance, II, Il Atchib0on, James
kilingsworth X, IA. hawkins X. q, Allen,
j. =, Jones, w w, Adicks, !, l. PritehetH
L. Bledsoe and T Gibbs.
Prof, h. H. Williams. principal Of Alex
ander Collegiate Institute of Jacksonville,
eSas, and Rev. Sears, missionary
secretary of Texas annual conference, were
present aud addressed the conferences. Rev
A. $. j Hayg0od of Hampstead was called
away by wire Immediately on his arrival
The reports Of the pastors were good aud
all are hopeful Tue attendance uf the
citizens was good though W}erfcred Win
by the downpour of rain Which has heel
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TEXAs MrTERs.
Time Extended for Building Bridge at
Arkansas

Time Extended for Building a Bridge at
Arkansas
Washington Juno IS Representative
Burgess VIII ON Monday extend 20 the
president formal invitation TO visit Gai-
weston during the Forthcoming Southern
tour A request that such an invitation
be extended WINS wired TO Ny, Burgess two
or three days ago.
The speaker recognized Representative
Kleberg this morning, and the latter called
up and had passed his lin extending che
Arausas Harbor Terminal Halfway com
pany's right TO construct bridge naro-S
Corpus Christi channel The bIll VIII be
introduced IN the senate on Monday, ana
win probably be pushed through before
the end OF the session, as o result uf Mf
hlobergs lndefatigable efforts
Ned Woodward u Cuego, who was ug.
po.nted to m Annapolis cRdotshlp by Rep
resentatiYe Kleberg not long ago, waI
here today en- route To the aeadcny, Ha
viii undergo the examination for lGmla'
sion on August il.
Patents Issued Texans, Robort H-mi.
ton. Commerce, window attgchmout aisl
shears; Jonu a. Lands W, a. johnston and
l.. W Bosley, Gainesville, crude oil hurp"r
Ponslons Granted Toxans-orgno'--
Louis c. Cromer Bedford. 50; Charles
Pierce. Fort Worth. So; John r. carroll,
Austin. S12 Alexander Grant. San Anro-
MO, $40; William II. Robbins, Pilot po,nt,
50, Incrense-Jumes J.. Buckaw, Denison,
IS; John NJ. Realm, HIllsboro, $40, James
u. Dunn. weatherford, 50, George W. Ban
din, Fort Worth, ST.; Jonathan Wight
Pine Mills, $40; Jackson y SofotlltlH'
whitcsboro, $i7; william Wolfson. Dan
son. 81; William ]. Wisdom Atasc9nsn. w;
David C. Matlock. Austin, Sl2i Original
widows, etC.-Elizpbeth Love, NciSiAl, VI,
ST. minors Of JalneS NJ. Curd, Conroe, So
Mary Allen, Tyler, ~ widows I ii;ita
burg, IS.
Texas Postofnces Established -Hauik'
wllbarger county. Starring c. Kelly, post
master; Monterey, Angelina county. Alfred
j. Wigley, postmaster; keubeu, HOgk'ns
county, Henry c. CLOSEUP, postmaster.
The postorfces at Bins, Edwards county.
and Muerio, Cameron county, Texas nave
been ordered discontinued on june ~, "
be thereafter supplied by rural carriers
Texas Postmasters Appointed. % DaAiei'
Guadalupe county, w u. Matz, Jr.i iof
ton. Van Zandt county, g. G, Taylor
Npneta. Houston County y T. .Au9tlH
Ames, Coryeli county W. I Newton
- HAMS, Medium county, j. f. BeekmtlH
Haywood. liberty county A. y C1lrbeh
Savannah, Upshur county, W. N. oneY.
The comptroller OF the currency has been
advised Of the selection Of Il. J Tosou a'
assistant cashier Of the FIRST National banS
Of Waco In place OF r. y. MeMnlln, j.
and 5ohn L.. Simpson and II, H. Elhrilsi
~ vice presidents of the Lindsay Nat1ona
bank OF gainesville Texas.
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THE WORK AT SOUR LAKE
SEVERAL WELLS ARE EXPECTED TO
COME IN SHORTLY.
One Of the Flowing Wells Is BEING Put
Down for Gusher--Suvey Being
Made for Southern Pacifie's Spur.

Sour Lake Texas June 2a.-Drrlipc on
several wells is sill gcirg r.gat along
and the Atlantic and pacinc well No 4
10 expected to come In about Tuesday.
ms wei is known as the old savage
We'll and has been good flowing well
iof six or seven years, but since striking
'ne gnshers so near 1t, they decided d
20 down In this old well, and all lndlra.
Tons point 10 a good gusher
sour Lake Springs company No. 2is also
expected TO come In III few days, AS
the arm Is getting down TO the oil SAND
now anu is striking some OIL
Inc D. NJ. Guffey well No * dawn
close 10 the oil sand also This well n
located about hall mile northwest Of ,hs
sushers and right near the old Gutrey wei
- l mat made such a good well last
summer
me Gnuey No is down about ,tu feet
ana Is striking some oil now. This well
~ close Ia TO the Atlantic and Pacific and
'"e soul Lake Springs companies gnshers,
~ 's Sun company IS gel iug down vain
Ns Wen and is also striking pretty soou
yl signs. This well Is about one ma !,
nhI miles east OF the gushcrs, SHOULD
THIS wen prove TO be good vel. wh.rn
,'ets ihulchtlpn SHOWS IL Will be, IL Wi
insure good large oil field.
Inc Bird syndicate No. is still drilling
anu seem 10 DC getting along slowly Tne,
are down close to l4uo feet and have str,cE
yet. 0N uioVn Vi
Inc engineers are here surveying out the
Ioute TOT the Southern Pacific spur tlat /.
70 pe quilt from Sour Lake station to SsuI
Lake Ihey report that the grading ont,
nts VIII soon begin working on the grade
ana 1t Is expected the railroad viii n,
built here soon. wa
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Caldwell Locals.

Caldwell, Texas, June 2s.--Ed Amsier was
IN from Brenham last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Lee Joiner LETT FRIDAY
night. Mir Joiner will spend month or
more In the Panhandle country and Mrs.
Joiner will visit Dallas ana Longview.
Mrs Martha Wyet has returned from q
trip TO beaumont.
Judce j. H. Bowen and family OF Cid
d,nrs were in our city visiting relatives
last week -.
Mrs lack Copeland and family OF san
Anneio are visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. Is
Ers turner Hubby OF Waco is visiting
,er sister. Mrs. Harry Hudson,
Wilism Reeves and ]. A. Broaddus are re-
GENERATING at Mineral Wells
Mlss Jessie Womack has returned from
tmn 10 GAINESVILLE Tenn, ana ST Louis
Mes clara SULLIVAN is visiting In temple
Messrs. Magee and Harper OF austin were
in our city yesterday. . :,
cords arc out announcing the marriage d
n Bell to Miss Lena chiles ou
Thursday night, July 3, 1907.
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THE TAYLOR FAlR.
Iwenty-first Annual Event Is to Be Held
Next Month.

lWenty-frst Annual Event Is to Be Held
Next Month.
Taylor, Texas June Is The directorate
OF the Taylor Fair association are the
busiest men In town. No eflort is beiny
spared TO make the twenty.hrst anpuui
exhibition of the fair association grnnd
success, and they are meeting with great
encouragement The rain on yesterday mas
p't new life into the people of this com
munity and the fair next week will give
them an opportunity 10 celebrate
Inc association this year offers n larger
and more diversified list OF attractions tnan
ever before. The street parade on the
morning OF July OF decorated boats, trades
displays and decorated vehicles Of every
description, with good prizes Tor lie best
rs afousing an active interest ana this viii
De one OF the special attractions
Ihe cattle, hog and sheep departments
are receiving entries daily aud thcee viii be
on exhibition some Of the finest herds or
thoroughbred cattle ia the State rhe
Hoxie ranch, as well as all the shorthorn
breeders OF this and other counties Will be
well represented.
Two thousand dollars In purses Will be
swung for the fastest horses on the track
and there are already nifty horses that VIII
contest for the money. The fair assocl-
alton boasts Of one OF the finest tracks
In the state, owing TO the fact that it IS
kept IN constant use by race horse trainers
at this place.
The 'roping contest on july and viii
be participated In by over forty cow
boys, who have been entered up 70 date
but no loubt there will be number more
before the dates OF the contest The $500
in purses for this event is quite drawing
card, besides there viii be number Of
other prizes offered by local merchants.
Excursion rates viii be IN efect on hlt
H..
of the fair, and Taylor will be crowded 10
standing room only,
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FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN Il. o. PATRICK
WAS LARGELY ATTENDED.
An Aged Lady Was Severely Bitten by
Vicious Dog and May Not
Rocover--News Notes.

Austin. Texas. juno 2o.--The funeral OF
the late Captain H. u. Patrick. who died
last Wednesday. took place this afternoon
at . o'clouk from the family residea.., on
West Twelfth street. The Mnsons had
charge of the service. ana many friends
OF tho deceased accompanied the remains
to their final resting placc.
The pnllbearers were: ben Moral. T. DE
lashmut Mat johnson, G. ]. Ekman. L. q.
Leonard, George A. Proctor. The Elks
We're; J. Nj. Lee, Y. ]. Lawless. Mike But.
Ter, Carl Drake, W. H. Richardson and
Walter Graham.
The months old daughter OF Mr. ani
MIS-. john Maggie died yesterday aud WAS
buried this afternoon az O'clock
The funeral Of the late x. A. Gllls. who
tais afternoon at o'clock from st. Mary's
church.
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and then she was hurried 10 the cnuln q,
detention IN an ambulance.
As far as native doctors are CONCERNED.
what do you think az this case7 A tnrdi.
co.'s tdoctorl brother vns taken with
cholera when the whole family deserted
the sick man, and left him to his fate. OF
course all the Dutlyc physicians arc NOT
OF t1is tyne.
Much could be told Of the suhterfnvss
the natives invent 20 escape tho detention
camp. AT night long professions can b.
seen by torchlight. heated BY the priests
singing and PRAYING and heating drums 10
scare the cholera away, whtle others wiz
keep M 4 continual noise through tho night
Ivy beating the caves az tho various church.
cs 70 keep cholera away and frighten the
devil They ara fanatics IN theft beliefs
Milton w rinncy
Co X 18th Ipfhntry II n A.
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,..o, county's Criminal Docket.

nastron Texas, June 2s-The following
.-,r,i,ol business has been disposed OF in
s,atr,ct court this week: State vs.. steve
wilson. murder, continued; state vs. BOO
,,nraer dismissed; State VS.. Shed
s SSh.crson' continued; State rs. Ell Carey,
...5ar continued: Bud Dixon, assault TO
lhuIS 1er cenfinued Price Jones. theft. CON
mhruSSi' sonnle Williams. burglary. contn-
. ,,aS Tom Robinson. murder, nine years
yea, i,tsntIary; John Jones. murder, dis
~ pen Iseish Jones, murder, ten years In
miss s, e,,+jary. Lon Williams, murder, con-
peniiiS. 'fse5rge Graves. burglary, two years
Z, nnnssoitentlary; Elmore stanford. theft, one
~ Pc a. nenitentiary: j. II. Hendrix, muir
Ser verdict rot guilty - .r,. :,
aeTrb e sfand jury returned twenty bills OF
iiinns,,ssnrt-seven for felony and thirteen
~. ~ upiyn,isdenleanors--and adjourned
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VICTORIA Y. M. c. A.
Oroanization's Permanent Home Fac
Been Formally Opened.

osoanization's Permanent Home Has
Been Formally Opened.
Victoria. Texas. June 2s,--The reception
given by the ladies' auxiliary last night In
honor Of the opening Of the new perma'
nent home OF the Young Mems Christian
Association was an elegant affair and NJ
tended BIZ very lnrge crowd, despite the
ineiep1ent weather. There was a short.
but very interesting, program Of adresses,
recitaflonA and music after which refresh
rnents were served,
ri Rev. Bishop Johnson OF San Antonio,
Secretary Kinnnide OF Houston Secretary
King OF Waco. General Secretary Lewis OF
Waco, Or. BlcIm OF San Antnnio. were were
presAnt and made brief but very Interesting
talks on diff0rent departments and phases
of The Young Mems Christian Association
There Is pot another town q tho size q
Victoria which supports a Young Mcn
Christian Association branch with q per
:nancnt home, which fact the speekrrs
cofnmenteA on, Tho location on Main
street. one block from the business part
of the city, ~ admirable and the building
Is perfectly adapted 10 tho needs Of the
work.
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NY NY 81 10 TIE correctness OF the statements
~ VIII consider the condition uf cation n
o w, entirely devoid OF or absolutely With
dront rssoistlTe and unable ~ stand any more
~ s vutn 9ud having had Its vitality all de
~ o'Tys se..l w lice That condition Is supposed
~ nuve cNlsted nearly two weeks nyo. when
i Inv sop.sserratlons We're taken by personal
n nsSsectien from which said report vas
a., W, slnce which time we have not had
an u, entirely cloudy day, except yesterday.
iS ~ nv ram, with the thermometer frequent.
" nekistcring over 100 IN tho shade and the
strIst OF hot winds blowing over 1t. And.
eaaiAe ana tas II Is raining now stands a
inir snow to make an average crop Is
Suniment nccessarvf The said report did not
eg orn " probabilities or make improbable
ny me time. Cotton was all chopped out
s,sNSept n very small nprtion, was perfectly
Vleah' was free from insects. ex-
VIZ, POI weevils. and was Of q
npnt I. alive. with only one thing need.
w ana that was moisture. which failgd
~ come. but had IL come then Mr. Loves
,lr Ietcpvd EFFORT would still be In embryo
own ur ,Enerynohy would have been tuniiant
p er the prospect for another iOno0o-balc
Sstp9p Tor Williamson county. IT'S TO the prob.
snle yield Of one-half TO three. fourth bale
W. aero, the estimate was based on
n co,,tg conditions, which, In this
ture crop. as failure In the cot.
Ton crop ~ Williamson county was never
SHOWN. SO sayeth the Oldest Inhabitants.
inc statement of a 3 per cent increase over
the insf years acreage wns gained from per-
ftctly reliable sources ana can be counted
on e. approximately correct. In conclusion,
would say II Mr. Love actually did later
view enc hundred farmers living within a
radius Of five miles or Georgetown ON the
suuicet he deserves more credit for Il than
That Correspondent
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How About that Renort7

To the Editor OF The Post
Georgetown, Texas. June 2s.-In a recent
Issue Of The rost Mr. F. D. Love takes
your correspondent 10 task for nisreprt-
senting the condition of the cotton crop o.
this section, IN which he makes some very
remarkable statements. In part, he says;
The truth IS 1t is whitening and wiring
in the sun ard hot WINS Moisture Is nh
solutely gone and for that reason II is per
ishing. The growth Is looking very feeble
and is unable to stand any msrs drrytn,
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{ POLITICAL NEWS
~ VOTE WAS PoLLEo IN
SMITH COUNTY
~. Scratched and So Was
W, w' ior Judge of the Court OF
III Criminal Appeals.

~. June 2s.--In the democratic
n IA in this county today the
~ n many years was polled. The
v" ..,s for a state office who fell
ma Y ,naec Davidson. a candidate for
.,s ~ the court of criminal APP
ss,s Russell, candidate for con-
,lso scratched in many boxes
.utr His vote, however, Is con-
y IA supporters TO he a correct
me strength he would have
\. !, &c the contest had CON
Il contender sup
,arever. the result would have
..,,s,ly different in case De
s's md remained in the race.
rnfs arc that John A. Lott, cnn-
eiueps soanty clerk. William Hanson,
~ ]. II. Christian. tax as
,lsu p smith, sheriff, will receive
wy ~ the votes. Full returns from
W. ,s boxes may change the result.
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Cholera in the PHILIPPINES.

Letter from a Texan who Is stationed at
Manila;
Corpus Christi, Texas, June 2s,--The fol-
lowing is a copy Of en- interesting letter
received here yesterday by Mr.. Thomas N.
Tinney. from his son Private Melton Tin
ney. In Manila, r, J.;
Manila, P. J., Mpy 22.--By the time you
receive this ! will be on the broad ex.
panse Of the Pacific OCEAN homeward
hound | trust this will nld you all IA
good health
Well, father, am experiencing something
never expected-that Is the horrors of 4
cholera epidemic. The troops In and around
the city Of Manila are under srict quar-
antine as a consequence, as well as IN the
provinces There have been over 1900
deaths up to date, as you viii see BY toe
following fls, repor uh % F; Ma no. "icn IS
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Corpus ChristL Texas, June 70 The new
PRESBYTERIAN church on the Blum front In
this city was formally dedicated this morn.
Ing Rev, Joseph Johnson u. D.. OF We
toria preached the dedication sermon and
Rev j X Jacobs Of San Marcos offered
the dedication prayer, The new officers Of
the church were Installed ~ toaight's serv.
Ices at which Rev Jacobs preached
the ordination sermon, Large conEreg 'tions
attended both services aud witnessed t1s
ceremonies
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LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE
Has Only a Few Days to Pass tho APP
preparation Bills.
Special 10 The Post.


Baton Rouge, La, June 2o.--cply eleven
more days + the session OF the legisla,
ture remain. After next Thursday night
at 70 O'Clock ali app opriation bills not
in the hands Of the governor viii be dead,
as TIE constitute ion requires that all imam
al mtasu,eS must be placed on the exCcu-
tiye's desk 1--WE days before the day of
final adjournment.
Governor Heard hi kept his office re-
ma kably clear Of bills. Seventy measure s
Eaye been subm tied 10 him up to date.
OF these six ,y.dve have received his APP
prevail, two have become laws without his
signature aud three remain upon lis desk.
These last three ar bills Of little import.
ance. One aucuo rizgs the State Nllmal
school to leas, certain lands, one am nds
an unimpoltant section Of the revised st l.
utes and the third tax certain henevo,
mt erganiza ions During the remainder of
the ession bills will fall into the executive
oifice ike autumn leaves
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Bryan. Texas, June 29.-The remains Of
Mr.. J. E Ponder. who died al the inarm,
ary in Houston yesterday, mention OF
which was made In t0days Post, were
brought here today aud viii be laid TO rest
Ia the city cemetery tomorrow nt Bly,
o'clock. He leaves wife and two chill
dren. Mr.. Ponder had lived n Bryan sew
eral years. but left here about SIX months
ago and went TO Corpus Christi HIS family
resides here
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CATTLE ARE LOWER
In the St. Louis Market as Compared
With a Week Ago.

WIN q week SSS'
National Stock Yards, H. June 27--ouF
market on Texas and Territory cattle III
comparison with one week ago, IS closing
about 10 to Is higher than enc week ago
on the hest grades: on the medium grades
10 to rs higher, and steady 10 strong on
The common kinds. Yesterday was u very
seratchy high market. Today they took on
10 to IL on all kinds. closing win the
comparisons as above. with one week ago,
The indications are that the market Is
a little top heavy, and we are AFRAID ol
some lower prices next week. II has sot'
ten to the point where It depends largely
on receipts.
Calves are from 100 10 t50 per head
lower than the close Of last week, so on
cases ZOO under very liberal receipts The
present outlook looks to us as though nsNt
week good fat and good quality eatl
might sell about steady, but we are afrall
on the medium and common kinds: in other
words. think they will 20 lower II receipts
are very liberal which we expect from
present Indications.
Barse Lave Stock Gem. co,
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Alvin Local News.

Alvin, Texas, June 2e.--rhe series OF
meetings being held at the Methodist
church nre resulting In much good, Large
congregations attend at every service and
doep interest Is being manifested. Ihere
have already been 4 number OF conversions
and additions 10 the church,
News was received here this week or
the death OF Mr, s. ID. Anderson IN 81.
Louis He was al one time prominent
business man OF this city