The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
pALEsTINE POINTERS.
Knights Template Installed Officers and
Had Banquet.

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Had a Banquet
Palestine Texas, January 8o.---The an
nuaI installation OF officers OF Palestine
! commnndery No E. Knights TenplaTB, was
held wednesday night In the Masonic tenn
! pie. and the following were Installed; Sir
n G. Edmlston. % c.; Sir j. ID. Douthitt.
/ general; Sir w. II, Nance, c. O., Sir II.
H. Crozier, preate; Sir b. o. Griffin. s.
W. Sir W B. Robinson, j. W.; Sir ]. d.
Mcknight, treasurer; Sir 5. r. Allen. re-
corder; Sir F. A. Hewitt, St Br, Sir
Leland Douthitt, sv. Br; Sir T. c. Ogilvy.
warden. Sir ". r. Randolph. sentinel After
the impressive installation ceremonies had
been concluded the sir knights and their
ladies' repaired to the restaurant OF Bel.
chera. and banquet was sryed. Several
speeches were made Judge Reagan gave
a reminiscent talk on the earlier days OF
Texas, ana a number OF other speeches
were made. Sir hnlght h. o. Grtnnn aeted
as toastmaster, and did II exceeoingl.
gracefully. Tho AFFAIR was a aost sSNoyaol
Que.
]. Z. Gooch, Mr.. W. c. Campbell was adj
mitted 10 tho bar as an attorney, NJ
Campbell has held numerous ofnoos In the
gift OF the people Of the city and county
and only few months ago gave up tho
tax collectors Office OF the county and has
been mentioned as probable candidate
Colonel ]. NJ. Rice, one Of the best posted
fruit and truck men OF this section, was
ia the city this morning. Colonel Rice Is
representing the A. X i. company OF 81;
Louis, and he says that the development Of
truck growing In East Texas 10 no less
wonderful than the great growth o. the
fruit Interests. Mr.; hiee says Lnat ,Sb 1e
year, fruit shipments from East Texas will
be nearly double that OF any year previous
THE people have begun 10 realize that this
2 HgH frN Ia
than In a cotton crop" said Mr.. Rice. "a
great many young orchards no continHaea,
~ lts infancy Mr.. Rice went NORM To-
day.
| brought TO this city yesterday and today
( the roads ha wing been so bad the past week
/ that transportation over them mas been
+ next to impossible. But me warm aiS
condition, which accounts for the largo
number OF bales Of the neecy staple. There
( Is quite q number OF bales yet 70 DO mar
keted and some cotton yet remains In tho
fields Farmers coming TO the city today
| gay that they have had great fears Tor tho
, fruit crop. ns the recent warm weather has
! served 70 swell the buds and some peach
! trees are In full bloom, but they say that
I as yet fruit OF all kinda 10 unhurt in this
county, but they. want TO see more cold
| weather 70 set II back from the late frosts
They say that large potato crop VIII be
raised In this county this year and that
thousands OF ncres Of 'spuds' will be
| planted for shipment
The salt works east Of the city are now
in good working shape ageip and some
new machinery has been added 70 the
| plant, which Ii now running to It's full
/ capacfty-500 barrels per day. ready
market is found for every barrel that can
be produced.
! For the past few days both the city ana
comfy tax collectors offices have been eN-
perienclng q rush from citizens anxious to
pay their taxes before the limit expires to-
morrow night. Both OF the offices nre kept
open until late at night 10 accommodate
the working class OF people who do not
get of until D. m. The noll tax amend
ment viii cut down the vote Of the county
over Is per cent, as only those who are
forced 70 pay the tax are taking any inter-
eet IN the affair County Collector Nc.
Reynolds has issued 400 tax receipts and
he thinks that he has only issued about
$500 receipts 20 bona tide voters. Tho total
vote Of the county - something over 5000
aud from this n can be seen that great
many voters are not paying the tax This
/ vote N the city win be reduced over y
per cent By the operation Of tho amend
! mept.~