The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-04-03
OUR TEXAS LETTER.
our Correspondent Hears 0fa New
order-A Big Mortgaee-Con-
templates Pulling mp Stakes.
Prohibition Victory.

, BoNHAM, Tex, March 20, 1908.
EDITOR UNION TIMES:
Sometime ago something was said
in this correspondence about the
prohibition movement in this State
There has not been any abatement
Or reaction in the prohibition senti-
ment; but the idea seem, to grow all
the time, county after county is yot-
ing f'r the law. Grayson county
adjoining Fannin on the west. and
one of the richest and most prosper
Gus in the State, voted on the sub.
lect recently and carried for pro.
hibition BY 700 or 800 majority with
two good sized railroad towns. Deni.
son and Sherman, in the county.
The result in county like Grsyson
is very significant, because it point,
to the end upon which the people
have set their minds.
d. you know anything about the
''order" of goats? d. not, and I
am seeking information. I NAV ex.
haust every mems at pv.cnmmapd
to learn something of the =.
saw an account of the organ,,
ton of society denominated an
"Order of Goats" down at Bailey.
my old home. I made dillieens
inquiries there as to the "order"
but failed to elicit the light upon tho
subject that was satisfying. The
real name is the "Modern Order ef
Goats" l am not sure, but l think
the lat Of officers calls fer . pses;d-
ing Billy and a presiding Billy.
then possibly a sublime bleater. +.
sub bleater or supernum.rary
bleater, or something akin to that
and then thcre was AZ ont of
butter" and "G outer" etc.
The thing that ak,unded me most
was that the names of some of INV
very warm friends pre6xed these latc
and new Ito me) titles. If YOU or
any OF the readers can give sny in
formation on the above order. wbv
do not fail to do so.
Sorry We cannot assist you. "The
Order of Goats" is a new one on us
though We have "rodo the Goat" on
several occasions. We suggest that
you correspond with some of thoa.
warm friends" for information. Ed
Recently, at Dallas, mortgage
was filed in the County Clerks Of
fee BY sone company, = railway
company maybe, Tor $2,50O, 900, tho
subject matter of which covered rs
pages Of type writing. The clerk
charged a fee of fifty dollars for re>
cording the same. That would mean
several days work for one man.
1t Is necessary to have negroes
on the grand juries in this State
hereafter, as it is not possible to con-
vict negro in the courts here un-
less one or more of his color is on
the jury who indicts him. This il
in accordance with recent decision
Of the higher courts. 1t goes With
out saying that negroes will partici-
pate in proceedings of the grand
juries in Texas hereafter.
b. F. F., Jr's explanation relative
to former declaration of his il
rather vague, but I accept it. Nv
object was to deliver him from the
hallucinatlon under which he vaa
laboring, if he thought the corrs.
spondent hero was picturing the
bright side only of tho subjects
touched in this correspondence.
There is still some cotton which
will be gathered and sold vet. Il
will seem rather strange to YOUR
many South Carolina readers to
speak Of picking cotton, but a gen.
tleman well known told mo Sstur-
day morning, March 2lst, that he
had as much as two bales to gather.
The staple is injured, and the grade.
is very low: This brings to mind
the fact that one man brought a bale
to Bonham recently with tho grade
80 poor that he had to sell, Or did
sell for one cent per pound.
After one more communica tion
the chances are you will hear from
Bonham but seld. m. With Kind
| vouayds fo- Ill &c