The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
The Passing Throng /,


HON. w. D. ADAIR was among the maay
Huntsville people who were in Houston yes.
terdaN Mr.. Adair represented walker
county in the last legislature, and has been
reelected to the Twenty eighth legislature
He stated 70 Post representative that he
Vas mere solely on business and refused 10
ulsress thercfrom long enough TO discuss
politics, Another prominent citizen from
huntsville was Hon John c. Williams,
county Judge OF Walker county.
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PROF. II. c. PRITCHErT, for number
Of yenrs principal Of the Sam Houston Nor
mai Institute at Huntsville, Is In the city.
Prof Pritchett's administration Of the az
talrs OF the school has been a most ex-
cellent one aud Il is In n highly prosperous
CONDITION as result thorctrou, There
are over $50 pupils enrolled at the sam
Houston Normal already this year. which Is
considerably more th1u the total enroll
ment last season." said he to a Post man
yesterday. and 1t will so stlli higher"
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HON L. A. wHATLEY, former financial
agent Of the State penltentsries, is one OF
the many visitors TO Houston, Mr.. what
icy resides at TeNarkana. near which place
ne mas an extensive farm
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HON S. A. THOMPSON OF Fort Davis.
who represented that and other counties in
the lower house Of the Twenty .nfth legisla.
ture. stated to Post representative yes
terday that conditions were better IN his
section ~ the state than ever before. The
EXTENSIVE rains OF July" said Mr. Thomp-
son, had the effect OF making One crop
Of grass. conducting 20 the proper care ~
cattle, and all the csttlemen are reiolc-
ing AZ the bright prospects The west in
my opinion. Is prc-emineHtly the best part
OF this great state.
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MARK L. GOODWIN, an erstwhile Hous-
touiau. was In the city yesterday meeting
and shaking hands with his friends here.
Mr. Goodwin has only lately assumed the
management 81 the Austin Daily states
man. and there hrs already been marked
IMPROVEMENT In that paper,
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DR. JOHN s. TURNER, superintendent
n the North Texas Insane asylum at Ter
rell, was in Houston yesterday. Or. Turner
was appointed assistant superintendent u
the Southwestern Insane asylum at Saa
Antonio by Governor Culhorson, where his
marked ability TO tvcat and care for Tn"
unfortunate insane people WAS so plaiply
shown as to cause Governor Saycrs to ap-
point him to his present position when Or.
J. r. Wilson OF sherman resigned from that
most As further testimonial TO Or
Turner's ability, he was recently reap
pointed by GoveruOr-elCCt bAnham There
ARE nearly 1000 inmates Of the Terrell asy.
lum and the Hff IRIS NJ the institution are
IN splendid condition.
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W. j. SMITH. prominent merchant 81
Montgomery. was In Houston yesterday for
the purpose Of laying in supply Of goods
for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Smith
stated that the boil wccvl had done much
damage to the cotton crop of his county
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HON. l.. $. SCHLUTER Of Jefferson was
one of the most prominent Of the many Wis
ltors TO Houston yesterday. MIR Schluicr
( one Of the two candidates for speaker OF
the house Of representatives. and he stitcd
| that the outlook for his election seemed
| very bright indeed to him, and that he felt
/ confident that he would be successful M
| his ambition. "Onc Of the things ! am IN
| favor Of" said Mr.. Schlutcr lis pure
| food law ! myself came very near helns
poisoned by eating oysters which had beer
treated with formal dchyde. and CunSC'
qucnty know FROM actual experience that
there Is crying necessity for some 'Cisl
Z ton which viii protect the people from I'm
pure foods of every description. Some al
the Texas cities have ordinances covcrihl
the subject. but there is nothing on thl
statute books ~ this state which viii Civ
the needed protection Mr.. Schlutol
served rs chairman Of the house hpanc'
committee of the last legislature
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SPEAKING OF the trials and tribulationi
which necessarily confront the actress
who has to make one night stands said
Miss Gertrude Mlllngton, the clever little
woman who Is the star Of the Liberty
Bellies company, which appeared at The
opera house last night, - think | ought to
relate the experiences Of myself and other
members Of the company In coming from
+ Austin TO Houston Inst night for the bcnc.
fl OF the stage struck young girl We lel
Austin" continued Miss Milmgton, last
night about u o'clock AMI did not reach
Houston until this afternoon at O'Clock
There were no sleeper accommodations 10
he had on the route we came, which was,
. In itself, bad enough, but. worse than that,
we could find no seats I'm the chair car, and
/ had to content ourselves with sitting IN
| the smoker. which was far from agreeApir
| when VIC had 10 breathe the toul odor 'I
! the small apartment. At some station on
! the road, where we had to make connec'
! tiona. there was only one small room 70
wait in and that was so hot and stuhy
| as to make II decidedly more comfortable
to remain outside in the rain. When the
train arrived AZ this station we were ma
bic to get seats Of any kind. so Miss
, Knight. the pink Pajama Girl Of tbs
company, got In the baggage car and toun'
( some rest by sleeping on trunks until W
reached Houston. Such an experience a
this one. which has happened before. an
is liable 10 happen again, is one Of tn
things a young girl ought TO consider be
/ fore she decides to 90 on the stage. Nor
than once last night ! wished | was nom
in my little trundle bed ~
HON. CHARLES ROGAN, commits
sloner Of the general land office,
here from Austin Judge Rogan'
home is at Brownwood. from whic
place he was first appointed by Gov
ernor Sayers 10 the position Of Ian
commissioner, to succeed Hon. George "
Finger who died few weeks after havin
been indicted into office. Judge Rsga
was elected In 1900 without opposition. Tn
land office has the disposition Of the mi
lions OF acres OF land, and IS one NJ I'll
most important branches OF the state GO
eminent Judge Rogan has made a mo'
efficient official and his administration
the affairs Of the office has given generi
satisfaction TO the people. Judge Rogan