The Caucasian., 1910-01-13
TEXAS AND TEXANS.
Happenings of Interest Related
In Brief Way.
Rusiness Is GOOD in the state.

On u Oh LOUIS SGF6bG.
A s1oO. 600 hotcl, the Donahoo, will
be erected at Plaiuview.
Gilmer State bank has been organ
lied; capital stock, s25, 900.
Blessing State bank Of Blessing,
capital stock $40, 900, has been char
tered.
For sl20, 900 q Dallas firm closed a
\ deal at Stamford for l, 800 bales OF
cotton.
During 1909 there were forty-fve
burials at Terrell, three being non
residents
San Antonio hack drivers haye a
union, branch of the national or
ganization.
Rev. j. q. Gambrell has been elect
ed editor-in-chief of the Texas Bap-
list Standard.
Henry Harper was kicked in the face
by mule at Cisco and countenanc
badly mashed.
Texas grain dealers say the snow OF
last week indicates large small grain
crop this summer.
Palmer Oil Well company brought
in we'll about the center of the Clay
county proven field.
jeff Bland Lumber and Building
coHpany, capitalized at 6o,OoO, Is
uew Hosston concern.
A few days ago over 5000 worth
of mules was sold by Milan county
farmers at Cameron.
J. NJ. Johnson. sold forty-four bales
of cotton at Jacksonville to I. M.
Boles, receiving $3,524.
Executive committee of the West
Texas Development congress meets s1
San Angelo on the I7th instant.
Stock and building of the Haralsou
Dry Goods company at 0ranhury were
destroyed by fire, causing q loss o.
$40. .Oe0.
l. Stach was found dead in Milan
county. No marks of violence were
visible. His team was not far from
his body.
John L. Chadwick of Carthage sold
to N. J. Nagle of Austin 5o4 bales o.
cotton, receiving a check for it thai
called for s39, ,o61.77.
Assistant Attorney General Craw'
ford holds that licenses to hunt car
only be issued to persons for their own
and adjoining counties.
Rev. David B. Hill, Baptist city
missionary at San Antonio, and q
corps of assistants, are taking re-
hgious census Of that city.
| T. C. George of San Antonio has
purchased the Bear Creek ranch, neal
New Brsunfels,s land will stock same
with hogs, goats and turkeys.
/ Presidents E q. r. Green of Texas
Midland railway owns a seismograph,
which records all vibrations of the
earth within radius of !, 900 miles.
Saator Bailey will deliver the au-
nuaf address at the thirty first annual
session of the New York Bar associa-
ton, to be held at Rochester on Jan.
21-22.
Residence at kaufman of Mark An
thony was fire destroyed. Family was
aroused by Night Watchman Nash
and had to escape by jumping from
windows.
/ Alleging his wife fired a pistol at
him on the last day of 1909 NJ. D. Co
hen filed at Dallas suit for divorce.
Last April the couple were united in
marriage.
William Eric Ericsson, box clerk in
the Dallas postof1ce, was arrested by
Postoffice Inspector Booth on charge
of abstracting letters. His bond was
fxed at 81, 500,
For the third time bids for the con-
4 struction Of the government building
at Eagle Pass have been called
for, all previous bids exceeding the
| cash available.
In order to hold their southern trade
business men OF Baltimore are plan
ming steamship line 6etween thatcity
and Galveston, with stops at Mobile
aud New Orleans.
Explosion of gasoline stove on
Main plaza, caused $40, 600 fire dam
age to two establishments. Fer some
time property vsluei at s., 900, 600 was
endangered AZ San Antonio.
Spur Inn, to consist of forty-eight
rooms and to cost $35, 600, will be put
up as quickly as possible at the new
city of Spur. Other large buildings
will also be constructed there at an
early date. By spring much building
will be under way.
Same Wade, Dallas darky eighty
years old, was uncertain as to wheth-
er his age barred him from voting,
and was much pleased at the action OF
the county tax collector in rendering
him an exemption certificate.
| One chicken at the Southwestern
Poultry association exhibit, held last
week in Dallas, Buff Orpington
pullet, valued at 81, 900, is owned by
Bridewell & Barbonr CT Hope, Ark.
She Is kept IN silk-Iined coop and
werrs gold bracelets Over ], 900 birds
were exhibited.
r. d, Morris, night watchman for
Houston and Texas Central railway
at Dallas, was Fred on by a negro