The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 249, Ed. 1, Monday, December 9, 1895 Page: 2 of 8
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A BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
Question of the Kajrsee DnlldloQ 1
to Be Settled Tuesday
AN INJUNCTION SUIT THREATENED
To Prevent Trde HMween lb City nd
Rallroud Ilesl Estate Traniftrf
Note and Personal
Betumont Texa December The
expectations now are that the question
of whether the Kansas City Pittsburg
and Qulf railroad will build to Ueaumoni
la to bo settled next Tuesday Sir L
X Martin president and other officiate
of the road have announced the Inter
lion of visiting the city on that aa
for the purpose of proposing condition
under which lleauroont will eel the roaa
The Post correspondent has not been tn
formed of these condition other than a
cash bonus depot grounds etc will be
asked by the company The road wouia
be valuable to Beaumont a fact reailxeo
by the citizens and It la tale to propne >
that reasonable efforts will be made to
secure It
JEFFERSON COUNTT PECANS
The Poet corrtepondent jestertlay vras
shown a tample of ptcans gathered at
the hora of lire Margaret Kelto Bear
Griggsbys bluff this county In size
these pecans would compare favorabi
with any that his been shipped tv ui
Beaumont market being one Inch and a
half Ions and other dimensions proiot
tloiate While not of the paper <
varety the shell l very thin and envcops
a linn nicely flavored kerne The lrc
from which the pecam were ratnered
are prolific btsexs and have been star i
lng for more than thirty e re Pc < rie
have rever been cultivated In tiila couii
but the tree on Mrs Keith s lace evi
denes that the could be plaiied nlln
profitREAL
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The following d ets have b en fi ed for
record ivlth County Clerk Bajchette since
last report
Mlsa Caroline A Gilbert to Mark
Diwnlng and wife north half of lot 1M
block fi city of Beaumont tV
James Saff to E > < t er t < ee
tn the James Drake survt crs of Beat
tnort 140 I
W F Gilbert to Ms Cac e A o i
bert lot IM b yY IJ7 < > of ltaarroiu i
jr i
esarah Thajer and tati to s > as
Tri 1 > 3 i e E D I
th eurv v JetTee n eo y 12 and icr
co vsderat one
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tnon ard SaMi ia i Ttxs t < t
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srs S i iib r S T at
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m e i on iu tram re
turn n e iar tra n December i These
re tr cn Jtp < it ram ver mi < l by th >
Southern pacftc from the above ranud
eta J na
COlRT NOTE
Bjlr tr atei5 by t e dlstrlt court
ra heretofore published In Te Post Is
aa foiows j
Beaumot Pa ttre compsj v Sdblsi
and Fa t Texas ra wa > n m s < t asile
on mot or of palr C an1 rtu te r n
stalfd on docke > patlcs rae l vn
to uorj set for Monda > of thj w k
of rext term
Clara Aoam et al vr Jennie Thomas
Ult > n ° cprso da Krjrtii t
i Ait WynV T aa xnd Nt Or
leana railroad los o frMirn ani dam
JK a judgment for defmdar1 motioi
for new ir al
overruled and p u gavt
ftotke of appeal
O J White vs Ttxas and New Orleans
italroad compan > loss or bafcijaje ard
carnages Judttmenl tor plaintB or lljt
rno Ion for new trial uveriund Mitl
fendant cave notice of appeal
James Rowland va Charts Mayes et ai
wilt on note judgment for piamtlt
l B Co M HCht et al
lon or tt new lrlal cranted
n
lob Armstronij araoti found sullty and
wntenced to two years in the p nlfn
Uary motion for a new trial overrulbd
tLSM nuVt C v n Uc of a
J M
Ji mhotker a rromlnent
Jvanaas lawyer recently moved to mi
city has beer admitted to the Jefferson
county bar
I TM < t wlof lh dlrtrlct court ex
plres at l oclock tnnlebt
Th judtrment for J5W ohtalned by Win
Cruse against tho Weatern Union Tele
graph eempany ha been paid
8 W Plfkin Hen Hebert and Vallery
Jllajiehette were appolnleil commission
era to draw the Jury for the next term
CHAND JLTtT HEPOUT
The followlntf which Is ft full text of
the written report made by the last grani
Jury may lie Interesting readlnir to cltl
tens of this county There la fujil for
reflection In it
Hon 8 I West District Judse We
have been In session slxUen dvys and
made dlllsentontiuiry and thorough Jnvea
5 n ln 0 U < pertaining to any
t ot lh7 cr > nil l wa of urn t ati
v lthln the body of the county and hae
returned Into court sixteen felony n a
leven mis temennor Indictments
liav spared no pains rw r lalwr In trylt
to ferret out and detect par lea gulliv of
violating the ambling laws W find these
Sh fTJ nll > v > ated than any
other of tne mlsilenu
ir r Imvv u n the
Htatutea ana we alto find It vtry d ff
cult to obtain a surfl lent amnunl of vt
denco upon which to obtain bills of lndu1
Impure Blood
Waa the cause of my not Jeellnj well
rtrj
during the spring or iSTersI jrears past
1 had that tired
feeling was
weak and so
tired that I
could not do
much work
For several
yean 1 hsv
taken Hoods
Harsaparlll
regularly and
It has cleansed
ra blood
driven off that
tirtd fcellnc and built tip my whole ays
torn HoodiiBariaparlll liasalsu benefited
other members of my family so that we
would not be without supply Hteimun
MoClark Qreenvrood Arkanaaa
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominently In the public eye tl 01or fa
Hoods puis J b1v nf ii M4
V jT
tfrt iv y yrnr i
rrent aratnrt the violator rf same the
rallure being largely due to l > e deleterious
effect urwn the memory cf those who
know anJ cartlclpate tn the vIoUilc of
nee laws
vve wish further to submit that of all
he felony crime we believe the crime
mpst frequently committed and the tnft
llfricult to delect Is prlary We have
tturned three Indictments into court far
this crime and have reason to bcleve
hat there are many mere who are guilty
vf the offence but owing to the fact that
t require two witnesses to etabl so ml
flelent rOf to conv et of fttt ernw th
three till above referred to art all we
feel Justified In returnlvc
J T5 Land Vnreraan
INtfVCTlON THREATEKED
The proposed exchange cf prorertr be-
tween the city and the Ponlhem Talflc
railroad Kill probably develop into tn In-
junction Jtt In which the court will be
atked to enjoin the city from making the
exchange The plat of cround which the
Uty proposes to barter ewav is a small
rlanple pan cf Croikelt street ljlnc
innK < Hatflwest of the frelcht depot In
fa t it la the lnteT ecton et Crockett
and Orleans streets The Soutiern Ia
inc a plat lies Just In front of the Crosby
house ard nas lorr been used for street
purj s City Attorney O btien In sv
Inc an cpflon aa to the cttv s authorltv
to make the chxn e adv ed that It coull
L < lfRRi efecud provided the courv of
Croik tt Mini should be changed I r
ilea owning propertv and doins bti ness
ii imedia lv sojih of the depot content
ihat the vould be damaced by the tt
change In thai It would permit an ten
Ion of the freight deput and therebj ot
sirutt a vtew of the ttsin < s p rt of the
CM Through an atorney notice has
teer served on Ihe cc ncll Yjil an Injunc
tion wojIJ be sued ovt to prevent the ex
liinge and the rr oh tltr prct1lr < for II
itj adjpicid after jch uoUi hid l n
f rv i d
LOCAL NOTES
Th new bvilMir for the Beaumont Iron
foundr > Is In course o construction
A tape > rm fcrt > slx f lonjr tra < thl
k remo > ed from the 4 > erold son of
Mr Joh i N or of Warren
At a spjcla ejtsion of the commi sl n
eva court a o fact c Jrrd three mllea
of the Tavlora bayou public road r as
lei
Marrl tlrenst were this t eek leeueil
to j Patllo ard l < en it punx an 1
to James XL TraJaii a d Mss Man A
The Imnrov rt rirlrr cf tied Men have
rented the bike hall ir a vilBwam ard
will ii ct oi tVriinttday night of ea h
w < k
V Ihinerjr for torlrg ar rt < 1aii wll on
cr r K s < i t e l > ifn piR a fi
tiiir h T w > a > i i < r water
w 11 d uct tw Kin nxt week
The ronsr clion esrn rf the Ouf and
In er e nas raasrtf t i sir nole at
li fi lw ni rrin Vr of the roaJ
VJ > e K If shire
ard to a J hih even icriiu 1
TITOPd TO NORTH 0LTiTON
N h Jaeson T xaj Icemt > er 6
Vi M Havder c f Crsto sp < nt e v
eml ila > v I ere this w > k > ktng ov
Nr1 Oalveetci lands Pl l ft cm
n < c mr t > w t > Mrs 11 i on
a v tj < ifot nr Ko k
t h f i wil re Tt to Ollcaho
Ir lia Vi < trtT < e making larae
vfetrien rrr i exn to com
< tnn n aftjr < tt hclidajs and apejid
s v t w vk
T r i > L i istant ch f ectn er
of I ban t i a Aransas Pass
i r < tv X tmp atlig making
1 L1 V r wlnttr
1 l irey r of th parv
t > < f <
r vn n
ane up M
rtt v iron vigrie Iouit thii
hw wr he depM
K lv h cajTugMi nnd
r rori lrlvlig over ihe North
wt
n nierty Thev returned at
n royluvor Bruce had charge ot
thf VT ulr Slh EnRln Van aifcr
Me r V H Ilambright V c Vil
ck so Tivlor M inns who contracted toc
act made their first payment v ter
5 aiS Papers were slgnel
and deiv
i Tj r p ircha e ajro mtl to tsw
Tw gnl men ai all nromlnfnt Nurin
I xas farnwH and Mr idntflLaimn
w N rth 1Vv
tcn means rrucli to
< rT i ly Tie
malority of them
will mr 1 with their ramWs at
c a 1
tvgtn preparng ther jirtls ror
x r ii r
crop Tic > w II r c He a
warn otif frjin the p ii le hre
BKAZOPIA corNTV TErtlERS
Angiot T xa IVembtr 7 The
Tearh instil ite rt Bnxorla county
was h < ll hue seMerdav and todav an 1
was conducted h > Prcfcsor It II Kry
of eluvco Th se lnsti > ea sine their
f > cfpttrr by the enrgeilc county super
Inendem Professor It It Fjetcr have
l on of rreit help ard benefit to the
teachers of this county The follow ig
achtrs were present Miss Mainli Mor
rta Col jtnbl Prof sor W A Jamei
at J M a Emma Foster Braaorla V K
urgersor H L 8tul Mrs JtwIa Ptull
and Mlsa Kena Trammel Anglton Mlao
J Taylor Oystr Creek
MIi Inn Ilin
ri 1i1JolWwJ fratort PhiV
Qulntana Professor It 11 Ki > r
l P lw0n of the tnailtute wart
a great auocea tru teachers tume well
of th work sat apart to them
Proftssor H It Foster the cou ts su
W > ln ° M t t h5rV nttin
lion to the m ttig of the Southern Kdu
° B l ilon wiit h will hold lu
Bi rTfiZrJ < rr5 Ark
uecemb < r l and ur < ed all leacheri
who poslll > co to atlend
JjVrl mh r n < o feel entmir
afd aa to tie educational outlook
llrazorla wumwuh In
iturt >
hS 0 T01 protrevsive steps
sX1 Uk < recerly m this county
rlr the tomtnlss o frs tourt at Its laM
S h flal the county unrtw the
he institute bas r ommiinled the adon
tlori of unform
system of text books
throughout the county
BHEIlirrS DEPARTMENT
To All Offl rsLook out and assist me
in arrestlrg Noah Simons a brown negro
a il 6 ret tall weahs about WC pounds
aid JO or i vcars a fine portl > looking
gT0 ft farri on Jl day of Decern
2 e lo bc foun < l o he ralU
r ° ltou < om wn < charged
at 11
llendtrson
Husk couniv Texas In tne
courtv court for carrying i piiM ami
ri S11 h bondsmen linder
uvi and I will
pay al expenses for ar
reang nl Jallln g him In iUyJail In the
wSn mr i Mt Bntsrnrne Husk
rV 1 x w w J Wm deputy
ahcrm ltusk
county Texas
Htrayed or BiolenAbout Mar 1 on
der r KT branded D n ho l
xi 5 Kon thlfh somewhat swa > bark
OT 1 rny S yr r oM branded
it u Alio one sorrel nony mare no
r n < 1 A y Information adaris A Pre
wood New Canny T xa
NBW BBTTLBJ18 AT
CIIOSUT
Crosby Texaa December JCro by re
clved nutet an addition to It popula
nw SJ k J < P aa fol
viTmi i r Andepon and family of
hSSHfTr niiSr II t way
ramlly of Panoa county together
SMT tn F r nTss hdM n-
AN AOKI IIHN
Homer T xa < December I Mr V
HlZ 0Wr v y motherly
look u
ng little brown
hen
which
was a pt
pnl l eV ftumn H lr iT lively
NAVABOTAa ItECEI PTH
Nttvaaola Texas lj mt
e 7 1 w
closing yet rday xc < tt b e ot c
had been ncelvvi at Navaiota
bpusea and ral roads bVsiigLvr iv war
of laat j ear Hlonk Jnrt i rt
HOUSTON DATLY POST MONDAY MOKNTSTG DECEMBER 9 1895
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
Conductor and Molormsn of Denver
Kcsnrtej Car Arrested
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IS ClhRGED
Will Sody Irrigllun SI hnds to llalr 1
Caaalgre Caoeh an OrnputMnr
tosry lleporl > oies
Galveston Texas December 1 The fu
neral at Alex G
Stewart who was run
over bv an electric car last tught will
occur tomorrow from tho residence of hi
brother ltobcrt Stewart on rortjfirst
and avenue O John Saunters cccvluctot
and Motormao Charles Wright of the
Denver R urver car which ran over
fctcwart werr arreatcd todaj on a charge
of negligent homlcld gave bond and were
relacd They v J have a prcllmlnarj
hearing before Recorder Johnson tomor
row morning
iQ KISE CANAIORE
Mr LticUn Minor will leave Monda for
Eddy N st t0 smd the methods of lrK
gallon conducted there and after having
thoroughls Informed himself will go to
S inkier and Ward counties where un In 1
ration plant will be put in on a small
01 h of
fi Purpose expertmoitattrg
Mr Minor savs there Is no runnng vva er
in tn ojnu at > oc mon lon d bat from
twemtvflvi to ttfij f t below the surla t
bui
VSrp vnt waj r which ha liwn
ujIImu to semve exent hv the stockrilsi 1
iner thro
gtv tic m sllam of pump ar 1
wuutnuils t aim gra craws wild on th
laril In at njnttv ana It Iv believed th
with ttrgi 1 iMs
1 valuable plain can 1
arrow n with gr a proht Canalgre it atI 1
to contain
a greittr amount of tftni 1
a > ld thar anv ther pant or hark
any
and Is said to prod e a muih fln r lmli
er and Mr Mlior hlnki It will pa > to
mltlvate II Ir l native home
FOl VALICIOtis AKHES1
YMtcrdd > ewiilng W m Drew lllttl suit
In the counv citirt agitnst Conrifl lcnr
alieili 1 hat rm ov mber J9 UM dr
fuuani m do affllalt tn tho rcvordir
co rt of t > of cjalvc tcn cbarrflng
puntlft li sault and battel upo
Ke pcT c o wti < that plvlnti C wa
Mneiid an 1 n1v i upjt said t h irge ai 1
uioti dnr ull the d ice the dahl r
otrt li turn 1 lam that such aire
jus bt js > > t < mt without good tntis
fini mal o s motive that bv ui h
iftMc tl > n it < nude f > appear thai
tliitlfi rl 1 cf b u < ln will a dlsor
u rlv and trtolMHome pla c that he has
ftiMnlre c k i pairunugo to the relent
01 aid pall un attorncv Sin to < Mcn I
hire thi ha s iffercl thronirh nicntn
rmlnh In tre fnrthe turn ot 175C foi all
01 whlih ne aks Judgment
AN OCTOPlS
Tveie was an ixilbltion tn a shop wlr
evw < Market sticft a live ouopu ir
bv 1 f h which two hgro bojs Illsbel
i V ft ini th ba > w It 1 a witer bucket this
mivnmg It hns htm ontcrdcd by carn
1 I nniogtif Pi ni iiuarters thit there
v is 10 irh tin K an octopus but Hie
cal vt wile avuke many tentoclod inn
rlne monstc < tere to speak for him
thogh > hi not vet been htsiid to
p n his mouth on the subject ilo is ri
diminutive spelmen at comimrtHl with
the fiiblel rncnstir of the deep and of a
Jel y tl n ippearanci hut he would prob
abb look big enough In thn eea wlicro he
Had ample ope to eprcad out lit huv
attnitel a good deul of attention neurli
ever > passcrlo stopping to take a look at
him
MOltTCAnV REPOIIT
Tho health offkers report for tho week
Just clos J ahowa twelve Interments In the
city crmeerles and tho annual death
rati per IOW for the week 113 Tho lint
Is as follow
r H 1311 7 Tlf < colored enlcro
colitis ihlld of unknown about > > months
oi rolor < d drowning ilntiutst child of
Marino Telmloln ti weekfc old acute on
ttrlt lioln Crisaman Mv vears piil
tnnitie Uabv Jnrdon 1 month pneumonli
< hur II Smith ii7 jears heart disease
lusldV ritrhnrdl shout IS years uerebrjl
tnibosm Noia Pockrell 17 monlhi pneii
rnonlu Infant of Alfred Br mce lv duvi
marasmus Jasner Grlffln IS jears acuto
lubtrculOlH Mrs J J Norton polvlo
bsco s Illzaleth T Kncell i vears
pulmonary congestion died In New Or
leans
NOTES
T L Lee of Houeton r > > nt the rtny In
the city
Three Mowawavs who camo to thli port
on the Itrttish ateamshlp Wllderspool
which arrived yeMcrdiy evening from Llv
wrpool vmv ttirtii1 over to the police to
daj will be kept In Jill until tho vessel la
rc ti > to aat on her lettirn trip
Qulf a large numlxT of Otilvestonl ins
wtnt to Dkklnson this morning to wit-
ness the quarter nnd half mile rowing
race between Kdwnrd llntilon and llnorgo
Ttubear which ociurrol on Dl < klngon
bajou this iiflernoon tlerryH hand of
this cltv went up with tho excursionists
LULINO LOCALS
Hope for Another lt < prl ve for Mack
StewartCity Council
Lullng Texas December 7 Interest In
tho case of Mack Btovv irt 11 former citi-
zen of this place who Is In prison nt
Parent Mexico condemned to be Bhot In
fifteen ilttyi In Intense A telegram from
Congressman J D Havers stntei that he
Is confident from nn Interview held with
henor ltctnero Mexican mltilsler that tho
execution an be dilivl for tit least
thlrlj diys I worts friends tire on
tenter hooks mill thov receive nssurtuno
that such Is the cane
CITY COUNCIL
At a meeting of the city council last
night the silarles of officers for tho term
commencing April 1 ISM were fixed All
salaries were ountltiutsl as belore except
manshal Ihat being reduced to the oftlio
f Tho office may be illsconllnuod
The city streeta were thrown Into 0110
rn d nrectn > I of r e I ri
ma It is hoped will > v decent thorough
farca aa at prau 1 such things are till
coal utflcoviruis
A vtcn of fine coal has lieon discovered
six miles from the clly It has been
thoroughly tested and Is pronounced hy
export to be much superior to Lyttle
coal The mine will bo worked at anco
by 11 good force
NOTES
V Wlerlna at d Colonel A tl Grady of
Lockhart wcro In town today
J W Ora > es a well knnwn Houston
commercial man was In town today
A A Johnson who has been tn Hous-
ton for some time Is back at his old post
In the city
Traffic Manager it II Imien of the Ban
Antonio nnd Arnnsns Pa < s was in the
city for a short time
Mrc J W Browne unit her two
nelees Misses M > ia and Armvr WIIUi
are visiting relatives In Iockhurt
Ilev W II II Illggs tho newly up
potntetl pastor of III Methodist uliurcM
In this city has nrrlved Itev E K
Denton his predcce e i leivta foi his
n w appointment nt rftvii Habi tomorrow
Deer arc very 1 lentirul In the mountain
east of the Uty tin J Is In the stud hols
south A big part headed by Di a E
Coirebum of thin clt > unit County TreaH
ursr W D rrcin11 of Lockhart hunted
thin wok
The late freezn cut the top crop In this
section to almost nothing While theio
la still n good drill of cotton In the covin
try It Is coming In very slowly Tho Han
Antonio mill Artinsas Puss railway has
tlilPlKd up to data OVCI l U bales
OAaEH AT LIVINGSTON
Llvlngsloi Texas UeccmKr 7In the
Pi era Willis case v the Houston East
and Weal Tvxsa rullwav rcportej na en
trial lait nlghl was concluded about noon
lodsv Willi v < e1lct for nearly IJhD slat
utcry damages fcr detention of merchsn
dlse and a roliro of demurrage paid
lliereon motlnt for new trill overrul a
and that with the Campbell case will go
to the higher court
Jim Hill the negro convict of murder-
ing Hooker Mortis about to lia feiiteuceJ
to bo hnvg nsksl fcr a new trptl anil nn
berng refused gave notice in open court o
an appeal when smtncc was sJfPandd
pending svith appeal This actoii glve
flm an extertcn cf sx months though
the court of nppenls maj ntlrm Ins atc
within a fewweeks
mere were ony two convictions to tne
penltentlnrv at this term of ccurt
live atocl hcvlders of the P > lk County Al
Iarre loperatlve ft > r < hi Id th Ir nn
mini meeting lc for c < t > nt offlcerb
nnl manarer for the sMtg en
The KnUMs of Honor lodge elected offi-
cer tonight Tor the n ulrs jenr A C
Coney being elected dictator
rUETTV PlTAnSALL
The County eat of Krlo County ts a
Thrtv lng Town
rcarsoll Texas DecemKr S Pcarsall
the county sent of Trio county Is beautl
fu j located of an elevated ridge between
the Frio nnd San Miguel rivers fiftyfive
miles southwest of San Antonio on the
li leinatlotml and Great Northern rallvnv
nti contains a poptlatiin of between 1M0
et t 1SW thrifty sturdy Inhihimnts most
of whom arc Americans The town ts well
11 It containing a number of large eub
stanUAl business hourcs constructed out
ol Laredo rock The residence portion of
Pi tn sail shows up In elegant rt > l < Its
mm iiKloim home and utliaotlvo col
tae belt g adorned vLh hindsotnu
pr ui il tllhd with tare Mirubben and
flvwua whos iKrennial bloom glvia to
lh > < homes 11 charm of evoi sdlng b aut >
The to n though tho pi0 hut of icccnt
par laigesl bftwrcn Hun Antonio
mil Uiti 1 111 1 s th not mil trade oen
r 1 u a vu opo of lovintiy whli h In
will add nt 111 mon to Us impmtin o
1111 mil 11c I proapult As nothing
I < v ver an In j rn 1 luntli mitti or
Mln wll the llll ft Mill no ill
1 h moral standard It m iv not b-
in to stati Unit In thin nspeit leil
I a m id1 lowp lis pini li iik lu > il
in 1 slittpn uts u whii t 1 Is
1 ind he t Good Ijenl jev < rnm i > t Is
II iIiilI ml th < 1 liv l bulling on
1 lIlcn line 1 of pto pi nt
v me jf the Midline or this fnt
n linn in 15 l madi of Its spl 1 lid
1 li now in ilurge ol Proreifui 1
II 1 lilofauinl si I11I1 with 1 Mil
it I is un iducutot Thi s hit jl
1 1 r six timhers and in pupils In
1 I 1 to ihi onl niit > b idles the hlj 111
1 111 Li ami the ilLtxki me taiifclii
1 I Mi atiidmt when dedud for
1 1 1 or unlver ltv
1 1 ii I luidfil Ihi 1 the Ienisiill s < hod
1 1 I l i ilories high lias sl laige
r 1 wis built or Lai 1 do brh k coid
s nil Is well ixpilpred w th ill 1110 I
< 1 I ol furnltili
> 1 low 11 01 luittancc utrns IPs
1 v 1 w 11 lule to Its enilr iiimr 1 t
i l l 1 i Ic usall In no cxi iptlon I 110
> at one ilm was otic or thi gn it
ti s of Siiulhi ei > t I ex ij wiiti
1 in v n ttiiidi In il I 1 li 111 n
I 11 < itl flmirlshed and lll letM 1111
i i i t uliei iitigs In th Mat Ill
l si II lartled on must si rr
1 v 1 flti vtnrs linwtvet lrlo rnuiui
< 1 in fjiil treomii uie the rlo iid
1 ilv 11 I111S iicen rjphlt rtev rloi Im
t 11 i ikullutul one not oih on ai
1 11 the 1 heap linrls hut bu iiim u
1 iw 111 iinl hc I fact that Ps grit
1 ik ft itrloi llinherod lamb ni d river
1 r ele hot 01m aie will utlipid lo
t uroutn of mtton rurii micar mldei
i biHtvcs Watortnelotis licuns ptu
Ml 1 Is 11 vtgi tables giapis md fruiU
lb iif ol th countj Is mostl > level
of Y1 ttutlM ed i > < blaik sandv lonni ent >
eJ Ifpfrovul valley lands aie
In Id at about i per aire Otlur I ltida
rron 5 up on cuv pivnienta This coiin
tv with Its wonderiul itsoune delight
r 1 llinata and ohem lands Is compiiu
llvilv unknown to the outside world Wete
III rople ot nun y itiulcns of Euat Tea
orW nnd Alibuniv enabled to suivey
his Lldorailo of Southwest rexns
they
would flu k hither like birdK se kiB 11
summer illme
° jiw W countv asessor
Inforniol ihL wrltti tint Inat veir ho
raised eleven hales 0f cctton on ten lues
shel of mm fifteen
l on atrc
Tho UMial 5 lei J last tentori however
was from
onhalf to one bale per ncic
corn nrdnrlly > lelds from twentv to
blJi wr Th < > vvlntcra
ncIJ ate
5iir n > Pnnln
j i
cod and water lire as a rule pltntlful
eiV rr lar urcu at cPth om
fJty Irec feet 1 his
count Is
nlsii In the gr at aitctlaii belt iind Honing
wells in most >
M ctlonn aro easily obtained
The countv Is as t spirM > ly settled iiml
uppoiUninies me Ft l < 0 t seurc homis
this
n fuvim 1 section Jlr W T Meri
wether nttorm at law and post nasti r
an well is Mr Vinson Maney local Ian
agents contrd manv thoiiands of n rea
of these value lands nnd also minv
w ira tn whom nrrons desiring fur
thfr Infornijtloi on this subjtct c n rain
r II L lltndil ks the progrenslve young
1 C rv J 1 1 11 mockninn John
i
n T r Vu Long Dr S It Vol
M 1 0 1 J i I
t J S D ltirinw Colo
tie W < UuiRlert Cnptnln T S 1 nl
le 1 A 1 niijlns j y Dm bin the wlrto
11 wake hh iff otul w rrlckey editor ol
thut spicy sheet tho PearsallLcader
c
A TEXAj3 AIVilST
She Hanks With the MaMcrn of tho Old
World
Hcmpstcvid Texas December FProb
ably two months ago Miss Ellzibet Ni v
11 direct tleacendifit of the great Nnpoll
cons greatest general left her home In
this count consisting of n estate of XM
nces to vlit iur0pe ami Ind lentally to
udj 111 somo private affairs at Munich the
capital of 1Jiv aria Miss Ncy Is 1 sculp
tnss without u peer and sho lum iicJHIih
gicit renown In this State by a bust of tho
luinentcil Hililciclioi nnd al o ot 11 stituo
of fam Houston U e itmidini anting
Luriiiwn Hrtlsts md Hie pi ess abtoid
inn be better Judged and apt led ited hv
111 iirtlele of the KrimkrurUr aeltuns
vvhlili Ihe lott nun takes the llbutv to
iVnlnl V or huictli cr the tfiiilirs
of The PoM
vvhlih toads us follows Hut
ruintl the question was sprunc ti the
I rankHirtcr Zelttmg Iniulrlng whit hat
beiomc uf lllznbet No the genial sculp
tn ss who for vears eliMrllieil u j rap
by her ttit and jwisomlit who aftu
wards sin denly illsappemcl and never
was heaivl ot nnv mote Hut tela vvu
fT rap t frS ni a P rln paper no follows
Lllzabet Nov the great sculptress has
1 etui ned to Germ in after a stay In
Ameilou of twentjfour 5 are and Is at
pioronl In Hcrlln where sho expects to
stiij for somo time m the u > t the then
biviutliul voung sculptt B ncqulrtd gnat
glorv tlirpugli the evccllcnt busts she
m ide of Shopcnhauor Hlsmarck an I Gail
baldl In still larger circles sho became
kudwn by thp statue sho mtdfl of King
Liidwlg II of llivtrh and which now
adorns the marble lerrucc ot tin great
palace Shortly after the war Mlsa Niy
Wt Clcnimn and following her love for
Iibtrty nnd lomnncc left foi Tens then
Just mvv to clvlllzatloi lit I hc his
succeidcil in founding an iiijdctii of nris
ut Austin of vvhlili she Is the president
riu rongoing extinct shows the oppor
tin Hv oircicd to urtUts In Texas Wlti
devotion th iraitenstli of ni lists giner
all Mlsa Ne has for two or tnuu ears
smut her time and mctey indravorlng
lo louiil a homt for tho gran Jest > iiobu
ilj She pliiiul herself nlmost within
the confineH of Ihc Stale jnliersin x
pMtlng nclhltig for her labors ind viHi
ing but for a slHiidlng of her tinoievi
htuto Hinon these who give opportunlt
tn voting men end women to enibi o tne
fondly loved art
SOUTHERN 1IISTORV AT WHARTON
Wharton Texas December S The
llucliel camp of Confederate vitarotia of
hartoti count lave taken the liillluthc
In vvhtit ts iv vciy Important matter Pur
fuiutt to nn order lulled by the tamp a
committee of llvo mintibira walled upon
tho trustees of the Wharton while hlili
echoo nnd retjuestcd them to fotbld the
use of ccrtuln histories of the I tilted
Blatea In the publU schools end to suli
attune therefor A Illsroiy of Our Cuun
try by Professors Cooper Estll mnj
1 emon Tho tntttees took Immedlato ac
Hon and acceded to tho rciiuest
A METHODIST LOVEFEAST
Many Members of the Conference Kc >
latcd B pcricnccb
OLACONS AND ELDERS ORDAINED
teitiuilllees In the Trials Hare FlilOied
lakltig leilmoov Slmslounry
eeritioii on China
Drenlmm Texas December 8 Today
Sunday was a great day with tho con
terence
One of the most Interesting features of
a Methodst meeting Is a love feast nnd
when It Is at an annual conference where
there uro hundreds of good mon pious
earnest workers In tho vineyard of the
Lord It Is a great spiritual feast to listen
to tho experience of these men to hear
them tell of their trials temptations and
how they aro supported by the love of
Christ and their faith In His saving grace
and at 0 oclock this morning the church
wna crowded to Its capacity to attend
tho Jovo feast and It was a spiritual
feast nt for the gods
At 11 oclock Bishop Keener preached
on ab e s rmon Horn tho sev nteenth v ro-
of the tcntn t h ipiCr of St Luxe Ant It
Is lasler foi lloaven nnd inrth to piss
than one title of thrt law to fall The
tixt Is from the thaptc about Lazarus
and thn rlih mill and wis handled In 1
liiirntil wii et so simply that a child
might iirul rstiinj and the llftllvi mili
ums dlsconm was listened to with 1 ipt
attention In pel haps at large an audience
as evei giiureil In thu Methodist Epis-
copal church
At thu conclusion of this able eermon
the following rliicons vero onllined viz
J r btcvatt 1 E blmtison It r
Llukhutn T While E M Meera
and Heni Cox tho uudlcncv being
dismissd about 1 oclock aftei having
been 1 hero met of them lrom a 31
Di Pleico idllor of the Advocate
preached the oidlnation hetmoit at 3
o clock this uftirnoon
Thn following ciders were ordained this
evening E I Sheltlcs 1 W Morris J
W Iulleti v II Htooks H T McDon
aid J 1 Ruvsell lhomas R Cain John
1 Hulllviin D V Gitdner
lt > v Goirgi 13 Clothlct formerly pns
toi heto tircaihed mi able sermon at the
Pieshvtiiiti ihuich nnd nt the Baptist
ihurili Di J II Mclean pteinhnl
The Hiiimon and Wlmberlv committees
completed theli labors about midnight
li t night and will piobalilv report to
monow Tho Inti rest manifested In these
iu os could not be greater heie If they
wcie being tiled for their lives
Tho mission il siimon la t night by
Di Hendrv who has spent the past seven
inn a halt > eaia us a missionary of this
lonftience to China was unique and In
teresting He spMks the Chlac e Unginge
flucntl ind from the pulpit rend a letter
written bv 0110 of his Chinese pustors and
translated It anil In the courso of the
set vice sang Happ Dav and Happy
Laid Eur Al ni In Chinese to the In
tense amiisem it an I Interest of the con
gregation
QUARTERLY CONrLRENCE
Beovllle Teran Decembet > District
innferencc of the Methodist Episcopal
church South was In serslon here on list
nlghl with a pictt full board
Ihi first quarterly conference meeting
for this charge was begun hv preaching
t UCl05k diy by lJre lillng Elder
Rev John
S Glllett The buslncs mcetlnc
wah h Id In the evening Rev Glllett also
r hfd J able sermon at night an1
will deliver two a rmons tomorrow
ciurcnVtodW early a tro
TEXAS CITV ITEMS
Toxat City Toxns December 7 H II
Mecrs tieasurcr of the T < ab Clt Im-
provement company has been looking
over the cltv during the past week
Mrs II S Moody Is oxpectcd to arrive
toJav from Duluth and will mako this
her home
Mr U P Klnse of Denion Tevas Is
In tho city making arrangements to build
on hl Texas
avenue property As soon
I 1S the building l completed Mri > K nsey
Join him and this will bo their funtie
home
blxtyotie cars of cotton reported on
track for Ring Iorbes Co nnd Inman
a 1 0
I ho Ga propert consisting of a two
story stpno building on list and South
turrets has b en sold to a Kansas panv
Who will occup It at once
One cor of meichanripo atiivcd todiv
ror Jlr hpeckelb new store on Secon I
uvcnuo South ani Ilfth streets lie will
op n up a full line of groceries next w ek
I Ires were built In the comptess holers
odav foi the flrst time the Intention
ho uc to miko n thotough tesi of the ni i
chlnerv
the Texas ciy companys log Magn t
irrlved toda from New Orkaus ji c
presents 1 very staunch ippurnme and
Latitaln Drown spoke hghly of hei ex
cel cn comlltlon as they encounterd
verv liravj sens dining the vo > vge she
will be put Into icivlco Imnudla rv tW
ng eotlon bugs nnd ferrvlng busln s
between Texan Clt nnd Gilve ton h e
Is n vcrv valuable acquisition and a credit
to the licet In Oulioston harbor
CCLI1HRSON DEAD
Lullng Texas December 8 I0I111 Cul
birson tho negto who png < igeil In the
Klioutlnr peripe with lr J A Puor jes
tcrduy evening an account ol which was
wheil ou Ian night died it 1 Mi
Poor who o wounds arc ver painful Is
V1 Hy t the residence of his
fiitherlnlivv lion W U Wtilku The
alfilr Is greatv legretteJ
Jou EI11111 wus fallen on by Ids hor e
this evening and his to thi time
mnlned unconscious Rraln trouble is
J 9 J J T > Sownis rife feeding several
hunrtrci head of beeves which th v are
hoMltnr for n good market
Jlirshal IVeston Raker wis robbid Inst
night of qutto a sum of mono tt was
Molen from his room No clue to the
01T POn ATLANTA
Austin Texas December 8 Attorney
Central Crane Secietary of Stato Ma
tloia Commissioner of Agriculture Rone
Superintendent Worshuin of tho South-
western Insane asjlum and Judges Rob
47V 0 n n 11 re left this evening ri
Atlsnta to be present at the exhibition
on Tixsspiv ineril Mnbn Dr Sweir
tngen nnd Commlsstoner Hiker will prob
nidv follow iniilgnt or tomorrow
Owing to the receipt of tcl > gams an
ncunclng tint his mother Is not expected
lo Ho Governor
Culberson
gave uo all
h < jf accompanlng the part a
wlrcil Lieutenant
Govctnor
Jester
to v
si
a a his representative
KILLED WITH A fcTICK
Bastrop Texas Dieember 1Vesley
Davis killed Wash Moore on the Vauhn
farm near hero last night knocking him
nrVlH 1 e d lth if btlck am in and
SraW3
iha Lhlc d r d e er lou2
MRS CULBERSON
CRITICALLY ILL
Austin Texas December 8Governor
Culberson left for Jefferson tonight to at
tend ten bedside of hN mother vho o
condition Is critical
emit scndtin
I hlcago TlmotHwald
A Qua > patt oigmUed lioutc ot rep
f itjifves would bo
unthing but
a oni
start for thi republican piri
lrW
r im I ho Tumls
c
Goldtliwalio Lanet
Now I tbo time to atrongthen
our linis
I uTlSfd L t every Pop
Rudyard Kipling s
New Romance of India
Which ranks with the best of this author
stories It is illustrated by W L Taylor
and begins in the Christmas issue bt
THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL
10 Cents On All Newsstands
I L Law hou O G J p Rtccdlo v
SM1THVILLH K OP P
Smltlivllle Tcas Dieember G At the
list rrguhr m etlng of Smltlivllle Lodgo
No > Knlghta of Pythias tho following
oftlceis were elected to gcrve tho onsu ng
term G l Hehren C C T J Harde
lludgins M of W P v Winston K of
It ond S W J Saunders M of T II
J Grcshnm M of I J K Mnhl r M
1 A J ° 1 1 r zWT l fi Peter West
0 0 L G Winston trustee
RAPIST GIVEN PIFTY YEARS
Victoria Teas December 8 Tho negro
Will Smith who has been on trial for
two das charged with raping a little
Italian girl tn this county a few weeks
avu1 was found guilty by the jury lust
night and sentenced to tlftv vears 111 the
Penitentiary But for the jouth of ttiS
clt > dj ho would certainly have hung
TJe ° Jl0Vrn < Pfoecl that he was onl 16
lJaBe th0lSl > ho appears several
j c ira 01 it r
POREST CITY K OP P
Wharton Texas December 8Porest
CU lodge No TO Knlghta of Pjthlas
held heir regular atinttal meeting Krl
teVm 5 l t0 rLo Sfl1crr c for the uUk
V > Pep reVen
risee lrand UldK1 A A ufelV
MACCABCB OFFICERS
Urctiham Texas December
a
meeting of the Knights of Maccabees
Frl
da night tho
following officers wero
e ected for the
ensaing
jearr L Jl Simon
P Ah
iiian 1 rP J vTnlcck > r J v I1ch
11 1 f Craw font R K L
liln K U T chap
i li rKeant Geo Jttmd >
J rPMelti nrst Jt O V f
te1 1 S i n Wm Halley eeli
ir ni I oFhu < llcr nltkett A number
leccJVed ritmlxrshlp wire
LLLlNa K OF II
Lullng Texas Dtccmui
r 7 At thei
meeting of Lullng Lodge No KSI Knights
of Hon r last night tho follow ng officers
el
w re tid for ISM J JI Mu nst r
past til ta or v P Foruueran dlcialur
y org Km tnsnn vico dl tn cr D O
J ljti
tcr assistant dictator C N 11c
< Vre y f1 reporter John Or
chard llnanctal reporter O Berman
The Curtis Publishing Company PhiWtMiU
COPYRIGHT 111 B THL CURTI1 PUEUWIlia COHFANy
civic sociniES
GiORGKTOW N I O O F
Georgetown Te ns December 7 La t
night GcorgetCAvn lodge of Odd Tellows
elected the following officers C S Jones
N G H Iiosd V 0 J J GorJon
financial secretar J W Klncaid perma-
nent secret ir J H Robinson treasurer
1 J Whltle repreueniatlvo to Grand
Lodge
k or 11 LODGn
Uran Tems December 0 The KnlghU
of Honor lodge here elected tho tollowlng
ofllcers lust night for the ensuing yeur
U R Roman 1 D A Hmden D Will
Rhodes P Wndo Renfro A D A J
Plainer It I01 U Hud 1 It HI ly
Cuntilnghuin guide Joe lleuer guatdilli
HOCKPORT Iv OP I
Rockport Texas December C At tho
meeting of tho Knights of Pthlas held
last night th following officers were
elected for the ensuing term W J Oert
llng C e J H Iarle V C V 11
Rildwln prelite C r Dietrich M ot
WJ 1 Jones M of K W i Pugh
M or P W C Uill K of It uud S
L M Rracht M ut A Li It Dove I G
W S Dorethy O O
LULING CITY K OP P
Lullng Texas December 6 At the
meeting of Lullng fit Lodge No fd
Knights of Pthlas last night the fol-
lowing offlceia vveie cWtcd fi i t j
P Walkei M of 1 W Lipcomb
C C Helllngcr C V Bevcra cifs
prelite R W Malone K of It npd
W W Lipscomb M of K R J Rai
bons M of P W H Hvmin M at A
r Ilyinan tiusteo three 5 eats C W
Conle trustee two ears
ARCHIMPDCS K OF P
Hunlsvllle Texas December 7 ATchl
medes Lodge No 123 elected officers fr
the new term ast night as follows O A
Winne M I N Adlckca C C
W It Wl mer V C J H Yaung p
V 1 Klne MA II C Mearhnm Jl
I P II Poster M n 1 B Roblnsrn
K R S trustees R fa Rnther R W
Connor representative to Grind Lolge
a A Wjnner
NAVASOTA K Or P
Navasotu Texas December 7 At a reg-
ular meeting of the Knights of Pthlai
held hero last night tho fellow lng officers
were elected W J Poster C C Wl 1
Uackloufse V C Geo Smith prelite J
M hhnw M of 1 I Harris TI of P
V Icmplemin K of R 8 H M Pern
M of I Hock M nt A Wm Bisa tt
1 G Geo Ralph O G
CASCADE K OP P
Troupe Texas December G At nil elec-
tion of officers of Cifcude Lodge No
Knights of Pv thins hold nt their hall
guardian V T
Heach ruMe U Ytf
1 hntnpl 11 medical exinlnw It J
Mn9er RM
Ce0ri1 b
tuauc
THE TIRE RECORD
GIN BURNED
Cottonwood Texas DeambttlLi
Norton s gin at this rlscj tedi
night Loss S3S01 insured tot Ut
POUR BLILDINGS BlTOTa
Alvln 1ca Dccembsr lrco 5
cuplcd ft anio building deeded to dill
LumbT companv by Romeo Mnre
ibi were burneil at 3 n in todiy
SIM nu Insurunce
T O RESIDENCES AT SHUUlS
hcrinnii Texas December lTal
dence of M McNaughton 1
Porter street and that of AuijI
burned Mi Naugliton lou li 1
SSKni wlih 1 Cm insurance Jlcnifll
about Jy no Insursnce
AN ALL DAY FIRt
Chicago December S Thi ts
the riowntown district put lyt
fighting a stuhbiin fhc tlalglj
loss of Jvnono Tha nrMtorJf
building st Wis1
siom nu
MldlHjn street owned M mm
tate und nccupled by H Wfll
dealers In general mc 5a
pletelv d strojed John Don
ladder t r
mm was rfl
A Co Hinted about 18JW
RIO BLAiiU AT KOflt
Texas December IA frif
Runge
In Rungs at UJO oe
td havoc
morning dcstrojlng the lor l
Welbern L Sons Iom iMrt
Burancc W the livery jublnl
Lvons warth JOOO no Uuuna
cupId hotel Charco
TIb worth JIMO Insured i
Man smaller bulldlno W gj
W
to stop the fire and1 much
by hast removal of Ofw SI
Htorcs the total loss protuwr
CM
ARSON AT
ATTEMPTED
Rockdale Tetas December
v
sensational fire occurred htte
at 1B w
attempt
or rather an
NI M
hhal J B Hamilton
Daldrldga and Depute 6n
for reasons of their 0 fciW
thing evil was about WhP
atltuud a vigilant outloofc
dlscoverN j
oclock fire was d coj ijj
p
glass of tlieu front Jj M
u h
v Co to which
fl rt
out the > e aej niheyclt
a treniendcus fro In tlw U tfJ
uveited The l 3 j
vvua the scene and taw rilW jjrf
of wr utmta
Htoto a purposf a
oil hail been ° urSJul
ov et inflammable Vd M
few mlnuti3 would h v fB1 m
eiclse of B 0Uuffi thus fj
I not till 11 o he SJK bStW
dumiigo to the ° J lUKg
flic which had Acfti rf3
out and uslntr n W J ns 1
nuw
en
I1118be
One at rest
with the nljcniptfd sreon
not involved InJMjnatie
HVMtNEAL
GOrORTH BLACKtVPUj jg
Tfxas I ecember 1 > m
Miss Dora
h
bride
terday at the
west of town v jjit
MOOREWnAVERB
rtmber rw > marrleJ ly
Mattlo WMver 6
night by Juat Jna rrofflWjf3
Mooro s a i < > > > l bride MJ
of Henderson nui fWr
r
teaching ni J y
at Gainesville Tn
I LITTLBEVASMW JJtfltg
I
cember 7 MrAmvf V
lano Jdne W 8nvVtrl Z ftf
daughter Mr WmuIW 8Ji >
oldest settlers of li frW1
Wednesday A fpodt
B uf
Georgetown rw eJfTl
In mhtrtui fT
were
irrcd at th Cuwewj
10 Hudson ctaewm t
To you E
treatment
t
9
> T iliSfi
m iinu
u
of Women or J arfjW P > uirt ti5
call on frt S
CO ir w C orO J so < d
exa rIj 1
tonic
Stret New 9IJSrfv r tJk
Mall trfftW V iiipi
symptom ViSiorj J
for womeij IvoJ Jf M
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