The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1899 Page: 4 of 10
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EVUIIII ro DEWfV.
Unprecedented Enthusiasm Greeted
the Hero of Manila Bay.
| hiandant of the navy yard, St. < lair I unarmed part of the parade,
j McKelmay and Lieut. Commander J. Then followed camp* of volunteer*
I D. Kelley occupied the neat cai riage. ((j Spanish Vmerlcan war. the pa-
j Fo,,owlnK came two carriages abreaat rat|e to come ,n w|th H heterobeneoua
! containing the Junior officer* of the following veteran* mllita'y and uua-
olympta and after them In the same gl-military associations,
formation carriage* containing the On Seventy-second street a number
Nfcw York, 0«t 2.—The first cere- er of the Concord.”
loony Saturday was the presentation at When the captains
the city hall of a gold loving cup to
the admiral by Mayor Vau Wyck on
behalf of the city of New York.
The admiral boarded the police pa-
trol, which steamed to the battery,
where the city’s guest was met by the
reception committee and escorted by
squadron A and a detachment of
mounted police, proceeded up Broad-
way to the city hall. All along the
street were cheering crowds and city
hall park was filled to the limit with
had all assem-
bled he waved his bund toward them
and said:
"These are the men who did it.
These are the men who should be
thanked. Without them 1 could do
nothing.”
Junior officers of the north Atlantic
squadron. Carriages, two abreaat, fol-
of school children on a stand built es-
pecially for them began to Bing as the
lowed containing the visiting gover- head of the parade approached. They
non, committees and guests. first struck up in childish treble “Un-
Flrst among the governors came furl the Starry Banner." When the
I unnel of Delaware, then Stone of sailors of the Olympia were seen with
Pennsylvania. Voorheis of New Jersey, Admiral Dewey, the children arose and
Mc8weeney of South Caroling. Russell sang. “Hall, the Conquering Hert)
of North Carolina, Dyer of Rhode Is- i Comes.”
land, McMillan of 1 ennessee, Bushnell As Admiral Dewey saw and heard
of Ohio, Geer of Oregon, Atkinson of j the children he rose from his seat and
West Virginia, Richards of Wyoming, bared his head. The children stopped
and Wells of Main-- — lalnging One W*t4e *4*4 4e444-44h*«h*
MaJ. Gens. Mileg and Merritt and him a rose, but it fell short. A police-
aids followed In carriages abreast and man picked it up and handed it to the
I he admiral. Mayor \ an Wyck and then came a carriage containing Rear admiral who kept wavlny his hat at
Chauncey M Depew partook of
breakfast together In the main saloon
of the steamer Sandy Ilook
Rear Admiral Schley, who was on
Admirals Jo*. Miller and Winfield Scltt the children.
Schley. j The carriage containing Dewey
A long row of carriages followed moved'on and the enthusiasm which
containing members of the municipal had be^n at fever heat subsided a little,
assembly, distinguished guests and The other admirals and officers were
cheered by the crowd. The children
The naval brigade of the north At- were singing ‘The Star Spangled Ban-
I he \<>>agc u[ tie rlur wag one i^utjc fleet commanded by Capt. Chats, per” when the carriage of Admiral
board with Rear Admiral Philip, was
people who shouted a noisy enthusias- again warmly greeted by the admiral visiting dignitaries,
tic welcome as Dewey came In sight and they swapped several stories.
Upon reaching the hall Admiral
Dewey evinced a desire to shake continuous ovation, every style of craft M Thomas followed. It was composed Schley came The crowd agalu be-
hand* with all the naval officers and with a whistle or other noise-making of the 8aIlori| and manne8 of the New <ame frantic. Schley was obliged to
Introduced them to the mayor. Heal- power availing itself of the opportu- York Indians Toths. Massachusetts. 1 stand In bis carriage. He. like Dewey,
noet hugged Rear Admiral Schley and nity to salute the admiral. I he head nrooidyn and Lancaster,
he patted Capt. Coghlan on the back, of the parade started from Grants
it
As Dewey greeted Schley, the crowd tomb at 11:15 a. m. At the given Big-
sent up cheer after cheer for “Dewey nal the platoon of police advancing
and Schley.” cleared the way for the procession.
As soon a* the greetings were over Some litle distance behind rode MaJ.
the mayor begaa a speech presenting Gen. Charles F. Roe, N. G. N. Y., fol-
the city's loving cup. lowed by his staff. Then came Sousa’s the van commanded by Gov. Roosevelt
When the mayor concluded Admiral band playing a spicy air and behind It witjj Bquadron A. as escort. The na-
Dewey began to reply by aaying: was a battalion of sailors from the t|0nai Kuard of New York state was
“It would be quite impossible for Olympia. -Then followed the carriages under the lmmedlate command of Gen.
waved his chapeau to the children and
A brigade of the regular army came the crowd went wild over it. The car-
me. Mr. Mayor, to express in words—”
At this point he was Interrupted
with cheers, and he began again:
“It would be quite impossible to ex-
press in word* Mr. Mayor, how deeply
I am moved by thi*—all these—hon-
ors, one after the other—that beautiful
cap, the freedom of the city, this great
next, with West Point cadets at the riage of Schley stopped for a few min-
head and after them a battalion of en- I utes and during that time a perfect
glneers. [storm of applause greeted him. ,
Following came the militia of the va- 1 Rear Admiral Schley divided honors
rlous states, with that of New York in with the central figure of the day. He
received a demonstration second only
to that of Dewey. People along the
line of march fairly rose at him,
shouting their already lacerated
containing Admiral^ Dewey, by whose James McLeod. After them came the throats to the breaking point. “Hurrah
side was seated the mayor of the city, naval militia under command of Capt. for the hero of Santiago.” “There is
In response to the cheers of thousand;, .Miller. With two battalions and a the man that smashed Cervera’s fleet.”
of spectators the admiral bowed right BqUad and behind them the old guard! “Hip, hip, hurrah for Schley,” and
and left and appeared gitat > p easei , ^ cRy Qf jjew York. j kindred cries canto from all parts of the
at the warmth of his reception. j Then came the militia of Pennsyl- line.
Following were three carriages con- vanta the New militia the eit in upper Fifth avenue <,ome ®mhu-
talning Admiral Dewey s captains, [ ^zen soldiers of Georgia, Connecticut . siastic lady threw him n handful of
magnificent reception. I can not say then two carriages abreast containing 1 militia, Maryland’s troops. New Hamp- roses. They landed fail 1 r in the oar-
what I want, but speaking for myself the personal staff of the admiral,
and the gallant squadron 1 had the Rear Admiral H. L. Howison and
hono^ to command at Manila I thank Randolph Guggenheimer of the muni-
you from ths bottom of my heart." cipal council, followed in a carriage.
After the formal ceremonies Admlr- and after them came Rear Admiral
al Dewey went about shaking hands Howison s officers.
with his friends. Then came the carriage containing
“Corns here, sll you coptaina,” he Rear Admiral Wm. T. Sampson and
said, addressing ths naval captains President Woods of the board of al-
preseat. “Capt. Lamberton of the
Olympia," he cried; “Capt Wildes of
the Boston; Capt Coghlan of the Ral-
eigh; Capt Dyer of the Baltimore;
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derman, followed by e.ght carriages
containing commanding officers of Ad-
miral Sampson’s fleet and the admir-
al’s staff officers.
Capt Wood of the Petrel; Capt Walk- Rear Admiral John W. Philip, com-
v: ' ■ * . M " L _
shire’s batallon and militia from North riage. The admiral leaned forward.
Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and the Walt- picked them up and lifted them to his
hall guards of Mississippi.
The Pine Tree state followed with a
ing and from the Lone Star state came
‘he famous Garrlty rifles of Corsicana.
Following these under the command
sf MaJ. Gen. O. 0. Howard with an
escort from the G. A. R. veterans came
the unarmed part of the parade.
Following these under the command
of MaJ. Gen. O. O. Howard with an
escort from the G. A. R. veterans came
lips. Instantly all the indies in the
balcony seemed possessed with the de-
signal corps. Florida made a fine show- sire to have their flowers similarly
honored and he was fairly bombarded.
Many of the flowers fell into the street,
only to be caught up by eager specta-
tors and carried to the carriage. Be-
fore he got to Madison square Admiral
Scfa’ey was ip to his arms in. flowers.
Tar down a dividing lane of people
on Broadway the column marched,
while the air was gorgeous with the
rnist of banners and vibrating with
shouts of welcome and admiration, the
clatter of horses’ hoofs whan the caval-
ry saber* flashed and plumes waved,
the rumble of artillery, the snarl oi
drums, the clear-drawn bugle call and
the blare of artillery bands.
Seventeen aerial bombs irom the top
of the Waldorf-Astoria heralded the
approach to the reviewing stand in
Madison souarte. Several companies of
police, mounted on glossy, well-trained
horses, brought up the procession.
When the head of the column appeared
the Jackies of the Olympia marching
rank on rank with an easy, rolling step
and Sousa’s blue-coated band playing
as only it can play, it was a poor
American whose heart did not beat
[ higher.
At 1:57 the admiral was in the re-
viewing stand. Mayor Van Wyck im-
mediately took him in charge and con- <
ducted him to a corner of the inclosure,
where a chef was in waiting with a
hamper of sandwiches, and some bot-
tles of wine The admiral was greatly
pleased and said to the mayor: “Ah,
that’s good. It was a long pull, wasn’t
it?” referring to the long ride. He
pased the sandwiches to his officers as
If he was out at a family picnic. He
drank one small glass of wine and de-
clined a second. “No, no,” he said. Ha
walked around greeting his captains.
Gen. Miles repeatedly took off his rap
to the crowd In acknowledgment of
cheers as he alighted from his carriage.
Admiral Schley was very warmly re-
ceived at the reviewing stand He
smiled constantly and bowed right and
1 qft He end (len Miles both carried
bouquets of flowers presented by some
enthusiastic party on the line of
march.
The last man in line passed by at
5:40 p. m. Hardly had the ambulances
which brought up the rear passed un-
‘er the arch when squadron A galloped
into place for the admiral, ready to es-
ort him to hlH hotel.
Admiral Dewey did not attend the
“smoker ’’ He whs feeling t<>r> wearied
to leave his apartments and retired at
10:15 o'clock.
The crew of the Olympia were ten-
dered a tmpper. concert ami smoke at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. New York
8pmnhM wn<< n Btnqnrt.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 2.—The editors
from this state and the Indian Terri-
tory were entertained by several ad-
dresses at the fair Saturday.
F. B. Bnlllo of Cleburne welcomedl
the Indian Territory editors and Mr.
Dillingham of Oakland, I. T., respond-
ed. F. H. Napier responded for the
Texas newspaper people.
Senator Chilton delivered an address
en “The Editor In Politics,, and there
were other speakers.
An elegant banquet was tendered thr
visitor* In the fair ground* auditori-
um at night.
FililU Wonntlrd.
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 2.—Ed C O'Con-
nor. a well known merchant of thi*
city, was shot and fatally wounded by
a Mexican, who escaped. The citizens
are much exercised over the shotting.
Mr. O'Connor was in a saloon on
Main street when four drunken Mexi-
cans entered. One of them Insolently
brushed against O’Connor, who very
promptly knocked him down. A shot
was fired and O'Connor fell wounded
In the bead.
Traanendon* Blare.
Cincinnati O., Oct. 2.—Fire started at
1:1# g. m. in the center of the freight
4«pot of the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and St. Loula (Big Four) rail-
way nod before it was under control
lUMi destroyed property valued at from
9400,600 to $1,000,000. Whole trains
ti loaded and empty car* were de
of Mdde
•tvwyed
TIM loos to wholly restricted to rail
f#Ml property and freight.
Awful Dnilh.
Burn*, O. K.. Oct. 2.—Burnle, the 10-
year-old eon of ame* Hasting*, met
with a terrible death. He was playing
about a cotton gin and In the tempora-
ry absence of the workmen approached
one of the tsands, and In attempting to
catch some of the seed aa it came from
the saws, hla clothing got caught and
he waa drawn in upon the sawa, hla
body being cut Into a hundred pieces In
a moment.
I«D( *«Bt»nrq.
Little Rock. Ark Oct. J.—M. Frel
F’elton, colored, was sentneced Satur-
day to 115 years In the penitentiary
for attempting to assault seven women
In this city In August. The grand Jury
relumed Indictment* against him at
noon and he waa arraigned within a
few hours.
He acknowledged hip guilt and his
attorney asked the mercy of the court.
The maximum punishment in all *even
case* would have been 147 year* If as-
sessed.
I.aat Pension Day.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 2.—Under the pen-
sion act Saturday was the last day ap-
plication* could be received and the
register showed a total of 4821. The
«*>mptroller I* working night and day
examining the applications, and as
quite a few are being rejected the total
approved will probably be between
■4000 and 4200. If so. the succeesful ap-
| plicant* will receive about $2 per
1 month par capita, f
Former Temporary Capitol IIutiim.
Austin, Tex.. Oct. 2.—Fire Saturday
destroyed the old temporary capi-
tol, which was erect e 1 hi 1882, imme-
diately after fire destroyed thi slate
capItol the year >eforr.
The building wai used frbin 1S82 lo
to 1888 a* the capPol, pending the con-
struction of the present magnificent
structure.
It cost $U8,000 and was situated at the
head of Congress n venue, immediately
in front of the present capital. Seven
firemen were hurt
ll#ld for lidttnr I*rlo#«.
Corslclana, Tex., Oct. 2.—Saturday
N. R. Wyrlck at the Alliance cotton
yard, weighed two bales of cotton for
T. M. Wright of the Re neighborhood
that were picked In August. 189G.
Wright hauled the cotton to this
yard at the time It was ginned In 18b*-;.
but refused to sell navlng he would
haul It back home and keep It until he
could get as much ns 6 cents anyhow
for It. He ha* those two bale* ever
since until Saturday, when he hauled
to thi* city and sold them for $0.50 per
100 pounds.
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.
The English parliament will meet In
a short time.
Ardmore, I. T., has purchased •
chemical engine.
United States has ordered mule-back
butteries In Europe for the Philippines.
The Ainericau institute of Mining
Engineers met at San Francisco.
The revolution In Venezuela is said
to be constantly gaining ground.
Johannesburg Irishmen lsguad a
manifesto urging their countrymen tQ
“strike a good blow at England.”
H. J. Schloss, a New York manufac-
turer of clothing, filed a petition in
bankruptcy. Liabilities $735,162; no
The ringleader of the band of high-
waymen who stole £112,000 Sept. 12,
while In transit to a large bank in
London, has been arrested.
Since June 4 563 couples from Chi-
cago and 200 couples from other cities
have secured marriage licenses from
the county clerk ut St. Joseph, Mo.
A state meeting i/i the interest of
good roads was,held at Springfield, 111.
The convention- was a success, and
many valuable ideas were advanced.
Mrs. Mary K. Peck, one of Chicago’s
earliest settlers and mother of F. W.
Peck, American commissioner at the
Paris exposition, died there after a
long illness.
The navy department has concluded
to make a change in the small arms
used in the service and will adopt the
army rifle, or what is known as the
Krag-Jorgensen.
The sbn of General Sangullly, and
the other young Cubans, who recently
invaded the Spanish Clerks’ club, and
hauled down the Spanish flag, have
been arrested and are in Jail.
From Charlottesville Grand Master
of Masons of Virginia R. T. W. Duke,
Jr., mailed to the prince of Wales an
invitation to be present at the Alexan
dria sesquicentenniai in October.
Prof. Wm. L. Weber tendered his res-
ignation as professor of English at
MUIsaps college, Jackson, Miss., and
will leave to accept a similar position
with the Emory college at Oxford, Ga.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company
of Denver increased the capital stock
from $13,000,000 to $25,000.000,000, of
which $2,000,000 -is' To' be preferred
stock, drawing annual dividend of 8
per cent.
After fighting for two years to es-
cape his fate, Millionaire Wm. Brad-
bury was taken to the county Jail at
San Francisco to serve a twenty-four
hour sentence for spitting on the floor
of u street car.
The Gaulois intimates that Jules
Cambon, French ambassador to the
United States, Is likely to be trans-
ferred from Washington to Berne,
Switzerland, as he finds the American
climate unfavorable.
Count Arnim. a son of the famous
adversary of the late Prince Bismarck,
was arrested on his estate at Nebsen-
heide, thuigeii with dishonest manipu-
lation as a director of the National
Credit company of Stettin.
After being at New Orleans for seven
or eight weeks on waiting orders, the
four British army officers received or-
ders by cable to rush the purchase of
several thousand pack mules, to be
used in the service in South Africa.
The assessment of $1,450,000 fixed by
the board of assessors at Chicago on
the personal property of the Pullman
Palace Car company was advanced to
$8,900,000 by the board of review. This
is the largest increase levied on any
corporation.
The art studio annex of Harrel in-
stitute at Muscogee, I. T., was destroy-
ed by fire, together with the main
building, which caught last. Loss
about $30,000, insurance $10,000.
At the Sawmill of the Lynn Lumber
company at Fort Lynn, Ark., about
thirty miles from Texarkana, Chief
Machinest W. T. McClure and a negro
laborer, named John Williams, were
fatally wounded hv «n accident In the
edger.
Fiie fifty-mile motor-paced race on
the Woodside park track at Philadel-
phia. between Harry Elks, the middle
liBtance champion, Burns Pierce,
Frank Waller and Archie McEarchern,
the Canadian champion, was won by
Elks in one houpr and 24 minutes 31 2-5
seconds. Every record from five to
fifty miles was broken.
The French government has decided
to pardon Emile Arton, who in Novem-
ber, 1896, was sentenced to eight years
imprisonment for complicity with
Baron Von I^einarh and Dr. Cornelius
Herz in the frauds on the Panama Ca-
nal company.
The lower Potts creek property, sit-
uated In Allegheny and Craig counties,
Virginia, was sold to the Valley Orn
company. The price paid wan $600,-
000. The tract contains 50,000 acres of
the richest iron ore land In ths United
States. l-
The transport Leelanaw came Into
port at San Francisco with pumps at
work to overcome the effect of a hole
in the ship’s bottom. The Leelanaw
sailed for Manila on Sept. 2 with a car-
go of commissary stores and 200 burses
for army use.
The national congress met at Hart-
ford, Conn. Oov. I^ounaberry and
Mayor Preston welcomed the delegates
after which Dr. Frederick Howard
Wine*. LU D.. Edward S. Wright of
Pittsburg and Thomas McManus deliv-
ered addresses.
A Northwestern passenger train and
a coal train came Into collision near
Oklahoma, la., resulting In the death
of Engineers Alien and Douglasa, Fire-
raan Prentliw and Conductor David
Butterfield. Two trainmen were seri-
ously injured.
TEXANE r TES.
Corsicana Is to have more sewers.
Bids for government work at Aran-
ixi Pass will be opened Oct. 26.
The $2000 residence of B. M. Brittain
it Seymour was destroyed by fire.
The Waco Business club is to have
elegant and commodious quarters.
A student from Japan is attending
the Fort Worth Medical university.
Elder John W. Logan is holding a
revival at the McKinney Christian
churcji.
Congressman Lanhnm has gone to
Missouri to make some political
speeches.
Scarcity of brick has delayed the
(■onstruetltm -of several large building*
at Corsicana.
The jury in the Coleman murder
cose at Marshall returned a verdict of
not guilty.
( A largely attended protracted meet-
ing Is In progress at the First Baptist
church, Corsicana.
Walter Reagan's saloon at Gaines-
ville was burglarized and some cash
and a revolver taken.
Fannin county has the largest scho-
lastic population of any county In the
state. Collin comes next.
The Waxahachie rifles were pre-
sented 4vith a banner by the Girls’
Magazine club of that city.
Dr. J. F. Bentley, a prominent phy-
sician of Texarkana, died at Jefferson,
where he had gone to obtain medical
tieatment.
A barbers' and a carpenter*’ union
were organized at Corsicana. It is
proposed to organize a trades assem-
bly in a few weeks.
Bij,rglar* mined two safes in the
general merchandise store of Carlker
& Hackleman at Wliitesboro, but fail-
ed to secure any cash.
Frank, the 7-year-old son of A. H.
Bush, living near the union depot,
Paris, had a hand mangled by the ex-
plosion of a dynamite cartridge.
T. J. Robinson, an employe of the
Iron Mountain railroad company at
Texarkana, while loading a car with
casting at lhat place, allowed a piece
to drop. It fell on one of his feet, cut-
ting it off.
At Laredo, Judge McLane sitting In
chambers, after hearing all the state’s
evidence against the three Cacerea
brothers, charged with four different
crimes In Hidalgo county, and which
was brought by habeas corpus pro-
ceedings before him, held there was no
evidence against them.
City Marshal Joe Kellar of Terrell
received a telegram from Park Lati-
mer at San Francisco, stating that ho
was on his way home from the Philip-
week. He has been a member of the
twenty-third United States infantry,
and for the last year has been in ser-
vice in the Philippines.
The net receipts from the Dewey flag
raising by the north public school at
Gainesville are $55.50. The proceeds
will go to purchasing new volume*. for
the school library, which is used for
the benefit of the pupils of the school.
The school has a handsome library,
and this sum will make some valuable
additions.
■U i
Gen. W. L. Cabell received a letter
from Miss Helen Gould. It was in re-
ply to an invitation extended to Miss
Gould by the committee in charge of
the arrangements for Confederate day
at the fair. Miss Gould wrote that she
regretted that she would be unable to
come to Texas. The letter was dated
from Lyndhurst, Irvington-On-IIud-
son.
Will Weaver was badly stabbed at
Dallas by an unknown parly.
Under the new regulations providing
for depot battalions of regiments ths
battalions of the twenty-fourth and
twenty-fifth, now in the United States,
are designated as such. The headquar-
ters of the twenty-fourth is at Van-
couver and the twenty-fifth at Fort
8am Houston, Texas.
At the lower strip pit at Lehigh, I.
T.. a keg of powder exploded and fa-
tally injured .7. C. McNeal. McNeal
was opening a keg of blasting powder
with the aid of a pick. When he
struck the keg with the pick it ex-
ploded, frightfully burning him from
bln head to hips. He was so seriously
burned that he lived but a short time.
Mrs. F. G. Lamb, living on South
Bennett street, Paris, was bitten by a
spider a few nights ago on the hand
and came near dying from the effects
of the poison.
The stationary engineers of Galves-
ton have organized a union.
Business has increased to such an
extent In the postoffice at Bonham
during the past year that several im-
provemests about the office and build-
ing have been found necessary.
Lott, Falls county, is to have a na-
tional bank.
Judge J. M. Hall at Hillsboro dis-
solved the injunction restraining J. 3.
O.Mallley from doing business thera
on charge qf running a bucket shop,
violating the anti-trust law, etc.
A $125,hot hotel Is in contemplation
at Mineral Wells.
While playing around a fire In tha
yard at Hillsboro the baby of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. DeLong fell In the fire and
Its foot and leg were badly burned.
While It is not serious, tha burn will
make a painful sore.
A Jefferson manufacturing firm haa
purchased land east of McKinney with
a view to opening up a lima quarry In
the near future It has been discov-
ered that the white rock that to so
abundant in that section of tha county
will make an excellent grade of lim*
PASTURE AND FARM.
Farmers In Calhoun county are
grinding considerable sorghum cane.
Grayson county gardeners ezpeet to
huv# good fall gardens and many pota-
toes
Many northern prospectors are ex-
amining the fruit conditions around
Alvin.
The range between Laredo and Ea-
gle Pass is reported in excellent cou-
dition.
Twenty carloads of hogs have been
shipped from Hillsboro to California
Bines April.
Some east Texas farmers claim the
finest ribbon caue syrup is made la
their secllun.—■— -a—--
The sugar cane crop around Sugar-
land. Fort Bend county, is said to be
unusually good.
S. F. Bates, a farmer near Wharton,
Is grinding his second crop this season
of sorghum cane.
Paris, Tex., received 37,000 bales of
cotton last year, but does not expect
20,000 this season.
Pete Crook's gin at Long’s Prairie,
Kaufman county, burned. Four bales
of cotton were destroyed. Loss about
$2000, insurance $1200.
Many of the ginners of I^imar coun-
ty are bolding their seed and buying
all that they can get in anticipation of
a short supply and higher prices.
There is a great demand In Great
Britain for American mules, and pur-
chasers from there are in this country
after severul thousand.
The farmers about Midlothian, Ellis
county, are said to be in good financial
condition, and are holding back their
cotton for better prices.
The corn crop about Thurber 1* the
best t|hat has been raised in that sec-
tion for many years. Corn is selling
at from 15 to 20 cents a bushel.
A movement Is on foot to pai up a
large canning factory at Alvin, Texas.
It couud be supplied this season from
thousands of acres of vegetables and
fruit
Ed Gobbert, formerly of San Anto-
nio, passed through that city a few
days ago with five carloads of big
mules which he had bought in Cali-
fornia and was taking to Cuba, where
he expects to Bell them.
E. W. Perminter of Big Springs has
bought a 20-section pasture in Tom,
Green county from Lee Heard of Mid-
land, also 140 head of high grade Here-
ford cattle, including 11 very fine bulls.
The prices are not made public.
C. N. Whitman, proprietor of the
famous “L. S.” ranch near Tascosa,
died at Denver several days ago. The
“L. S.” ranch is one of the best known
in Texas, comprising about 250.OOu
acres, upon which some 12,000 head of
cattle graze. Many of them are high
grade Hercforda.
A move is now on foot to put in a
canning factory at Alvin with a large
capacity. The present conditions, it
is claimed. Justify a large plant, as
there are thousands of acres of land
in cultivation adjacent to that place,
and a large quantity of vegetables and
fruits can. be had In season.
An interesting meeting of farmers In-
terested in dairy work was held at
Rockdale, and an instructive address
was delivered by Prof. J. H. Connell
of tbe A. and M. college. The use of
ths separator, milk test, etc., was ex-
plained, and the replies to questions
presented formed an interesting fea-
ture of the meeting.
The bubu^ic plague still prevails at
Oporto.
Col. S. B. Burnett, proprietor of the
666b ranch, has returned from a trip
to the ranch. There is plenty of grass
and water-v he says, and the country
is In a prosperous condition. Col.
Burnett has sold to William Hawkins
of Midlothian 2000 head of steers at
$34, this being the same figure he re-
ceived for an equal number sold re-
cently to Edens Bros, of Corsicana.
The Pearsall NewB reports the pur-
chase by Senator A. B. Kerr of Flato-
nia and hia son, T. O. Kerr, of the T.
A. DeVilbiss and T. B. Applewhite
ranches In Frio county, including
about 10,000 acres of grazing and 300
of cultivated land, and 200 cattle, 200
fine goats and 75 hogs. The purchasers
will Bend 5000 head of cattle from Fhy-
ette county to their new ranch, and
will put in a few more flowing wells.
Ben Sweatman of Corsicana sold to
Charles S. West fifty bead of 2-year-
old steer cattle, the price paid being
$27 per head The cattle are a good
lot and well worth the money.
Fannin county farmers will sow an
an Increased wheat acreage.
Gus Harris, a Territory stockman,
shipped In 300 beeveB to Paris from
Goodland, to be fed during the win-
ter. This Is the first nhlpment of the
season, and was necessitated earlier
than usual on account of the scarcity
of water and grass.
American cattle Hhlpped to England
have to Teumln In quarantine forty
days. If suspected of being affected
with tuberculosis they may bo sub-
jected to the tuberculin test, In which
the owner. If required by the Inspector,
must render all necessary assistance.
A carload of draft horses has been
shipped from Waxahachie to Angelina
county for service in the lumber
camps. The minimum weight of the
lot was 1300 pounds, and several
weighed each over 1600 pounds.
Tom Honey of Cleburne passed
through Hillsboro with a herd of 660
beef cattle which he waa driving from
Johnson county to Oroesbeeck to feed
gt the oil mills pens there.
Cotton gin* and corn shellers are
herd at work at Crawford.
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Meitzen, E. O. The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1899, newspaper, October 6, 1899; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth804327/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.