The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-31
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

wEArHERFoRD. Corn and cotton were
never better In Parker county.
wEST-A heavy rain which will do some
damage TO grain. which was Just being cut,
RlCHMoNI. Tho spanish nics are dc.
Stroyng the vegetable crop in and around
this place.
RICHMOND. &C. n. speaks will snip
nine cars ot fine Irish potatoes, this year $
spring crcp.
wEATHERFoRD- Parker county
summer normal is now under way with a
good attendance.
AQUlLLA.- The prospects now nrc for
the hest corn crop ever raised In this sec
ton of the State
LIVINGSTON. Bert Lewis was convicted
OF assault to murder and given two years
In the pcuitcnttary,
RIO GRANnE, Donate vasqucz. her.
der was shot to death by another herdor.
who made his escape,
TERRELL. Hon O Il Colquitt has re-
turned home and was given a rousing re.
ccpton by the people here.
CtSCo.-A heavy hail storm south Of
town which did great damage to the crops
and many houses were unroofcd.
HICo-- Bonds viii be issued June /, S2So0
for school house improvements aud $3.50
for an extension Of the water works.
oH0NA.-A Mexican was killed aud the
little daughter of T klncnid wounded
by the accidental discharge Of gun.
ls4NNlS.--M MI u. L. Nllimdn Is aTT0ug-
! irg 10 put In large planing mill mere,
which viii give employment TO about TWEEN
~ mon.
INDUSTRY. Tho corn crop In this sec.
tion Is beginning Ia suffer for want Of rain,
The cotton crop looks very promising at
this time.
ENNIS. Mr.. George Hogan. who has
Travelled over about 200 miles Of the farm
ing section Of Ellis county. reports corn
prospects very lattoling
which is to be held here June Z, is warm
ing up and both sides are preparing for
| victory II !, can be obtained
RuSK.- District court for Cherokee couu.
/ ty is In session and the grand jury Is at
| work, The criminal docket is heavy one.
/ II VIII hc taken up next week.
/ CAMERON Joe king pleaded guilty ia
/ wife murder and was given life term in
I the penitcutiary. Tho negro was recently
I captured at Nacogdoches and brought back
! here.
! VGtTORlA.-W w Jordan has sold his
! i30OLruct below Victoria, about 800 acre.
J of which Is well improved. 10 Mr.. Mccoy ol
/ Oshkosh. Wis, who VIII probably put 1t II
| rice next year.
WACO Grady Bradshaw. who lives az
| Waldo, neHg McGregor. was fatally shot hi
| ode Cox. another little hoy. They were
| playing With gun and the shooting was
accidental The Bradshaw boy win Die.
ALyIN.-There is much complaint anon.
l the nay men over the scarcity Oh ours
| Their business Is being much lnterfercC
( with by the failure of the Santa Fe to pro
! vide cars
Hu.LSBORO The Daily Democrat ha
appeared and will last curing the local op
/ ti6n campaign as the organ Of the anti
LEGAL optionists Captain william A, Fields
| Is editor.
RUSK.-A burglar raidcl the stores Of o
| =. White, Freedman Bro, A Johnston
and w. II, Wallace some cash and lI good,
being taken from each plncc. Three ne
groes have been Jailed.
SAN ANGELO Mr. Claude Il. Hudspeth
stockman, publisher of the Ozcna Kicie
and next representative TO the Legislature
from this district. met with an acciden
wherein nc broke his leg near the ankle.
CRAWFORD. The pros are having
hard time with the hop ale Joint puopl
here: they succeeded In soaring out tn
IN ST party who set up and II was close
i've or six days ago, but 1t has been lt
opened.
Ell. PASO-Rlchard NJ. French was fatal
~ burned hy nm explosion OF gasoline. Alt'
he was burned he wrapped a sheet uroun
himself aud walked considerable dlsianc
10 where he could get assistance. lie dle
In short time.
TAYLOR.-A maidstone was received b
Mr.. Nee Smith which was applied 10 IN
bitc Of n mad dog inflicted on his sol
lhn stone adhered TO the wound, which
considered as a sign that It took effect
, CRAWFORD. Colonel j. NJ Byrnes {
In Grange. inspecting general of the IeNa
Volunteer Guard. arrived here WednGsda
evening and Inspected the crawford I'm.
, ana state property touuNi nc rVp" ,neI,o y,
property and nrmury ~ beng III eAceHei
I Shane this hting his last company 70 u
! snert The colonel left for his home In l.
' Grange.