The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-23
PALESTINE POINTERS.
Criminal Docket OF the District Court 10
About Wound Up.

Criminal Docket OF the District Court Ia
About Wound Up.
Palestine, Texas, December %, --Yester-
day afternoon Mt the residence Of Rev.
lsnnc Sellers, the Baptist minister, Mr., u.
j. Potter and Miss Mamie Starke of this
city we're married, quite large crowd OF
their friends witnessing the ceremony,
which was performed 10y Or. Sellers. The
happy couple viii reside here and are now
at home to their many friends.
The verdict in the Owcns murder case
about winds up the criminal docket Of the
district court for this term and only
leaves three important cases yet untried
They are The State VS. VIII Newsome,
mlstrlali State VS., Clayton Pinson, con.
tinued by state; State VS., w. and NJ. Bar
ton, murder, continued. Judge Goocb Gun
call the grand jury together at any time
before the list Of February, should the oc-
casion arise, and II is safe to say that he
would do 80 II 1t is decided, Judge Gooch
is a firm believer in quick justice to all,
ana has made this district one OF the best
Judges It ever had.
Captain BIZ Small, the noted journeymau
printer and an old time newspaper nun Of
East Texas. well known all over this sec
ton, was in the city today from bis home
near Tucker and, as uustd, had something
new to tell his newspaper friends. MR.
Small said Have you heard Of the change
in the name of our little townl' On being
answered In the negative. said: well, it's
true. The name has been changed from
Tucker TO Salt city Junction by reason Of
the famout salt mines near tho town aud
all A a.. O.
Tucker on 1t are being changed to Salt city
junction. The salt mines are working full
time ana are turning out n tine quality Of
salt, and they report good sales Mr..
Wood, the manager. las moved out to the
mines and our little town Is on boom. ="
Mr.. Small was for number OF years a
resident of this city, but has now forsakeu
the stick mud rule and has become au
ugriculturalist.
The committee Of ladies appointed by the
Erocerymen Of the city to distribute the
fund collected for the poor on Christmas
day met this morning at the city hall and
several other Indies who volunteered their
services We're present Mrs. g.. II. Gould was
elected president " the committee aud
Mrs, William j. Crawford secretary. Tho
committee appointed 10 solicit the subsCrip-
! tionS reported that oYcr 500 In cash and
large quantity of goods and merchandise
! had already been subscribed aud the So
| Letting had not been finished The com
! nhttce took steps for the distribution Of
! the donations and win meet again on
| Wednesday
! Hon John w. Robbins, State treasurer,
| was I'm Palestine last night en- route 90
| Tyler his former home, on some private
business matters and TO a Post representa-
| tive Mid Everything down about Austin
is quiet now, and moving along nicely
There viii be no changes in my depart
| nent under the new administration and
| AFFAIRS tn NY department are in good shape
The State has only had eight state treas
urers and all of them have been demo
erals, and during That tme not one cent
of the Stntc's money hHs ever been lOst
rho failure Of tho bank IN Austin, tn
| which ! had my deposits, was the only ia
stducc of the kind aud II has since beet
rcorgnuizcd and has paid us every dollar
due the State Colonel Robbins formerly
lived al Tyler before he removed TO Wilhnr
ger county aud was going back on som,
business matters