The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS


Sugar MIL company has lately reorganizcd
under the name OF the Glen Eera sugar
MIL company. At the last election Mr.. j.
{. Mcdowell was made president and Mr.
T. NJ. Bullock general manager. The mill
begins operation tomorrow october 70
ROCkDAIE. Receipts OF cotton have
fallen OF rapidly. Only a little over $500
bales Of this seasons cotton have been
shipped, owing TO the decline IN pslce, ana
quite large stock is on hand. Informal
tion indicates that there are no accumua
lions in other nearby towns.
BRYAN.--Prof. J. I. rruitt OF the Allen
acamedy has been forced to give up his
position in tire school on account Of failing
health and left Saturday for West Texas
for rest and Hecuperatlon. lie was es
c0rtcd to the train hy body OF academy
students and many friends
VICTORIA Lander x Rathbone have be-
gun harvesting their sixt. mere truct Of rico
on the west bank OF the Gaadalupe river
the first rice grown In Victoria county.
The indications arc that the yield viii be
over dfteen sacks TO the acre, OF very
tine quality.
VICTOWA.-1h pecan. crop IN this sec
ton promises to be very large. Guadalupe
valley pecans have fame that Is more
than State wide, ava especially the large
thn-sheied nuts which command fancy
prices
BECKVILLE. The compromise recently
entered into between the antls ana the pros
whereby the local option law was 10 be.
tome effective January Z has been declared
on and the matter viii go Into the courts,
ROCKDALE The iltrado presbJ terry
II the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church In
session here, adopted q resolution favorng
organic union with the NorthcrB church,
the creed Of which Is now being revised.
HEMpSTEAD.--Mrs zehner, the evange-
list closed her revival meeting az the Meth
odst church sunday night. Great Interest
has been taken In the meeting and several
aecessions to the church have occurred,
EAGLE LAKE.--There is much dissntis.
faction here that an enlarged force. Of con'
vlcts has been put N TO handle the cane
crop. with free labor the town would be
bencfted TO the extent OF 5000 a day.
CORPUS CBRIsTI.-The Arst head OF
cabbage Of this season was brought 20
town Saturday from the Klebere irrigated
farm and was on exhibition for the lmml
grafton agents yesterday.
RUsK-Dr. J. r. Moore was arrested on
q charge OF Illegally giving prescriptions III
violation Of the local option law, was con .i,
victed and sentenced 70 twenty days IN jail
and TO pay tine of $50.
oRANGE.-M Nation disposed Of n
large number Of small hntchets here ana re-
mitted SO to Wichita, Kan, with which
20 pay fne she owed there on charge of
disturbing the peace
BAY CITY. Traffic has been resumed
With the west side OF the river aud the
farmers from the Moore-Cortes Irrigated
tract have filled the roads this week with
WuEOnlOdus Oh litt.
TYIER.-Two other young white men
have been Jailed here on the charge OF as
saulting and robbing Mr.. Bridges. who now
Hes In n critical condition Mt his home at
Mount Pleasant,
FERRIs.-Mr Kerr has been Jailed Mt
WaxAhactie on charge OF numbering
Dave Witherspoon, aged IL, who was
rtahhed 70 death while trying to protect
small brother.
GAINEsY1LLE.-Th body Of Mary
a wi oh att1 "a
death last Thursday. wns found IN taak
on the Derton farm negro has been
Jailed here.
CoTULLA-There will bc n number II en-
contest at San Antonio, and II is believed
that very fast time will be made.
CuERo.-The cotton receipts at this mar
ket AT this date are 1915 bales; Total for
last year 1000 Estimated that receipts
will exceed those Of last year.
ORANGE. -The new Are company has
been orgar 'zeG ana viii become active at
once There are several members who are
veterans in lighting fires
BEEVILLE The machinery In the Rec
willie cotton seed oil mill Is being placed In
position and the mill will begin operations
by the first Of November.
TERRELL--A protracted meeting is IN
progress at the Free Methodist church.
Rev. George McCuloeh Is doing the main
part or the preaching.
Wade was found IN big IRRIGATION lake
near here The young man had been miss
ing for several days
MARLIN. The s-year.old daughter Of II.
L. gbotwcl living near Ccgo was bitten
hy rahid dog and Is thought to be In
critical condition,
CLEBuRNE.--Ring Bros. showed ia
Cleburne Thursday. Fnlly 1900 people
saw the performance, coming from all parts
Of tho county.
MASON The Jury in the Joe Cayepess
murder case was unnble "a agree and was
discharged. Cayencss was released ON 1000
bond.
GONZALES account Of the compe-
titlon between the home and foreign oil
mills cotton seed are selling az sls per
yt"'drIr1,IA A very large acreage has
boen piantsd 10 onions several newcomers
having decided to have Try az the iBdes
try.
FoRT DAyIs-A whole block Of ground
has been set apart for the new schoo!
bulding. work on which will begin shortly.
GIpDtNGs-R Rev. James Kilgore OF Cam
.,s H. assisting Rev b W. Allen, pastor.
IN yevis al az the Methodist church
ntnpfSGs ~Edltcr Henry watterson
"a 4 large audience here 4, listen 70 hfs
ierture on Money and Morals"
ANGIEToN. Rev. O. W. Storey Of Houa.
IN nos hecn called 70 tho pIstordte Of tht
presbyterlsn church here.
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