The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-18
NEW CHARTERS FILED.
One Of Them Is for a Company 10
Mine Quicksilver.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF BOMBS BOUGHT
For the Permanent School Fund from
Parties Outside the State--News Of
the State Departments.

Austin, Texas. February 17-Ihe charter
OF another big mining company to devotion
the quicksilver belt in Preside county was
filed this afternoon Its name is the chin.
atte Mining company, with Headquarters AZ
Shafter, aud capital stock is $4,000; pur.
pose TO transact a mining business and to
maintain and operate Smelter and ore
mills. Directors: p. c. Blain, j. r. Bur
kett G. f. Miles. Elliott, Ark. j. w.
Brown. W. p Richtie, Camden, Ark. ]. j.
Cochran, st. Louis: q. II Brooks, James
Mann and John W. Hampton, shaftcr,
Texas.
The Laurel Heights Golf club of San An.
tonio no capital stock. lncorporators: q.
3: Taliaferro, w c. Robards and Duyal
west
Dallas Free Klndsrgsrten aud Industrial
association Of Dallas; No capital stock
Purpose the support of benevolent chart.
taking. incorporates; Mrs J, c. Weaver,
born,
Mutual Fire Insurance company Of Dial.
V. Rowan, j. Ii. Boyd and W C. King
The United Four Mining company of El
Paso; capital stock $4,000. Purpose TO
TRANSACT mining business aud TO purchase
and sell goods, wares and merchandise as
may be used for such business. fncor-
poratcrs: S, c. Pratt, w H. Burgess and
Frank Lewald.
Nix 4 Baird company of Cleburnc: capital
stock $4,000. Purpose, general dry goods
Incorporators: A. w. Baird, H. {. Ores.
ham and +. G. Chles
The Pilesner Brewing company OF Seguln
capital stock $4,000. Purpose 70 manu-
facture and brew all kinds Of beer and
fermented liquor and TO purchase refrig-
Grating cars necessary TO carry on q gen.
ersl brewery business. Interpretations; j.
A. Kolip. Chicago; G. T. Schultz and
Joseph SOnka Of Seguin
The following charter amendments were
filed to Increase capital stock
Hillsboro Loan and Trust company; In.
crease from $4,000 TO $1,000
Mexla Lean and Trust company from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Paris Loan and Trust company: from
$4,000 to $4,000
Howard Smith company OF Houston; in
crease from $4,000 10 100000.
Department Notes.
Austin. Texas, February 1.-THE cash
balance to the credit Of the general revenue
In the State treasury at the close OF bust
ness Saturday evening was 81, 2ol 008.62
against ti.49e, 1876 for the same time last
year.
Superintendent Harlan Of public Build
ings and grounds today obtained permission
TO remove the board casing from the por-
traits q the ex-governors in the supreme
State Health onIcer Tabor returned this
morning from New Braunfels whore he
went yesterday to look into the smallpox
situation. He says that there lis several
cases Of smallpox over there, but no more
than In many other places in tho State.
The State purchasing agent today pee
pared schedules for bids for Il six months
supply OF summer clothing for all elcemosy-
nary Institutions aud also for electric lamps
for all institutions.
The attorney general today approved an
issue of S19,594 Runnels county bridge re.
funding bonds.
Bio Bend Purchase
Austin, Texas, February 1.-THE state
school board today contaminated one OF
the largest bond deals that has been
brought about for some time and the issues
which were purchased were held by out.
side parties The Arm of Kelly & Kelly Of
Topeka, Kan, represented the bOndhold-
ers and the deal was financed by the
American National bank OF Kansas city.
The total amount of bonds purchased rep
Tesents S366, 800, bearing 8 per cent in
terest and are from the following coun-
ties: Harris county, jail 100000; Milan
county, court house refunding and jail, $50
800; BeXar county. court house, SsS,OOo;
Dallas county, court house and jail, $4,000.
The deal nets the State o per cent on the
entire Investment as they were forty-yesr
option bonds and had about four years TO
run before the option would have expired,
The interest which will amount TO about
s3T, 900, will 60 TO the available fund.
A Baby Seriously Injured.
Austin, Texas, February Ill. C. Ad-
rain Of CHS city and an infant child OF Mrs.
Todd, also of Austin were injured Satur-
day night while in the Houston and Texas
Central passenger train about three miles
from town Parties threw rocks In the
train and the baby sustained broken Jaw.
Mr.. Adrain was hit In the face with Tying
glass and told Of the dastardly act ON his
return to the city today,
News Notes.
Austin. Texas, February f7.--Insur8nec
Commissioner johnson has gone to College
station to attend a called meeting OF the
board OF directors Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college
j. u. Cunningham, a prominent citizen
Of Terrell. Is here for few days ON bush
ness
Hon. George w. Smith of Colorado City
Is here for few days on business.