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The Lampasas Leader.
CAMPBELL & CO., Publishers & Proprietors.
F. W. DUMBLE. EDITOR.
LAMPASAS,
TEXAS.
Entered at the Postofflce at Lampasas, Tex.,
as second class mail matter.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
"TTTE are authorized to announce T. C.
YV HILL as a candidate for City Marshal
at the April election.
TTTE are authorized to announce R. D.
YV GRAY as a candidate for the office of
^Secretary, Assessor and Collector of the
Itown of Lampasas at the ensuing April el-
lection.
I'XYTE are authorized to announce S. A.
I YV PRESTR1DGE as a candidate for Sec-
Iretary, Assessor and Collector at the ensuing
■April election.
I~ITTE are authorized to announce D. W.
I YV PHILLIPS as a candidate for Secretary,
[Assessor and Collector of the City of Lam-
I pasas at the ensuing April election.
MORRIS as a candidate for City Secre-
tary, Assessor and Collector at the April
election.
UP-TOWN OFFICE.
L. R. Sparks is authorized to contract
for .advertising, job work, and to col-
lect subscriptions for us. All orders
left with him will receive prompt at-
tention. Campbell & Co.
Come to Lampasas.
Do not be penny wise and a pound
foolish.
A little money judiciously spent
in advertising a town will soon make a
city of it.
The Houston Post looks up serenely
With its newsy news and interesting
editorials.
DISTRICT COURT.
Farmers subscribe for the Chautau-
qua fund. It is the best investment
you can make.
If an Internal revenue officer should
visit the small towns and inspect the
tax on Oleomargine, how many
would! pay fines?
Why can we not have a Chautauqua
Circle in Lampasas. It is of great in-
terest and mental profit. We have
enough material for one hundred mem-
bers. Won’t some of our scholars take
the matter in hand?
We do not often kick, we are not
kickers, but when we see a valued ex-
change copy articles from an e. c. giv-
ing due credit therefore, and in tha
next column take a clipping from our
paper without even the sign of an X, it
make us sad, very sad.
Read the article on the Chautauqua
carefully. This institution located here
would do more for Lampasas than if
twice the same amount asked for was
Bed in any other way. You could af
p>rd to raise $20,000, It will return to
lou ten times one hundred fold in a
[ngle season.
We are to have a municipal election
in April and we want to see the good
democrats come to the front as usual.
There are to be several questions of great
importance to Lampasas to be decided.
They will be given to you shortly so
that you will have plenty of time to
thoroughly understand them.
Citizens do not let the Chautauqua
slip from you. Lampasas possesses all
the qualifications needful, healthy lo-
cation, pure water and magnificent
parks. It only needs a comparatively
smalt amount of money. The location
of this institution here would be of
more importance than two railroads.
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It is a common saying that “in
[Texas you are surer of being punished
[for stealing a horse than for killing a
ian.” And the law is so strictly en-
forced now in regard to the carrying of
weapons that you are surer of punish-
ment if caught “totin a gun” than if
)und With a rope in your hand with
>meone else’s horse at the other end.
dared TO DO RIGHT.
By some misunderstanding the
American people have declared them-
selves in favor of Republican rule. We
do not intend to argue this matter.
They could not have examined the
principles of both parties closely or they
would not have done so.
There stands a man to day, one who
is in every sense a man, who has made
for himself a name that will go down
to eternity with that of Washington,
Lee and those pure names that have
been written on thepages of the world’s
history. Washington refused the Dic-
i tatorship of the American Army and
the third term of Presidency; Lee, pure
i Lee, stood for the right and his beloved
[Southland'fcieveland, grand Cleveland,
"clo right. In the face of all
"oaVuion, against the advice of his
oft he declared himself. Not with-
*Von would be unanimous. To him
^\"$e thought and careful study; he
^ iy it well. He knew that he need
*e0 Word, that if he did not his re-
a? , , ■ ______
Ltfere was but one way, “Tell the Truth,’’
and he spake.
The puny Child of Man sitting by
Times boundless sea gathering drops
of Eternity heard those words and his
hand grew firm as he wrote them
down adding thereto; “He would rather
be Right than President.”
The following civil cases were dis-
posed of the latter part of last week:
F. C. Frazier vs. R. P. Frazier, di-
vorce; granted by the court.
Noyes & Fish vs. J. E. Green, gar-
nishment; dismissed by plaintiff.
Tom Padgitt vs. Phillip Payne, suit
on account; judgment by default on
liquidated demand.
A. J. Berry vs. Moses Hughes, suit
on note; judgment by default on liqui-
dated demand.
W. J. N. Gracy vs. Sarah Gracy,
divorce; granted by the court
J. H. and L. W. Galbraith vs. C. W.
Benton et al, suit on two notes; plain-
tiff dismisses as to defendant Plummer;
judgment in favor of plaintiffs for
$2,444.65 and attorney’s fees.
McIIhany & Co. vs. John J. Whea-
don, suit on note; judgment by default
on liquidated demand.
Mary Mooney vs. W. B. Mooney, di-
vorce; granted by the court.
Ewing & Webb vs, Shanklin & Hig-
gins, suit on note for $680.07; judgment
by default on liquidated demand.
J. M. Dobbins vs. M. L. Dobbins, di-
vorce; material allegations found to be
untrue and judgment against plaintiff
for costs.
Monday,November 12th, the crimi-
nal docket was taken up and the fol-
lowing is a list of cases disposed of:
State vs. Walter Haynie, burglary;
state failed to prove anything and the
defendant was discharged.
State vs. Watt Goode, exhibiting
gaming bank for the purpose of gaming;
plea of guilty entered and defendant is
fined $25.
State vs. W. S, Scott, theft of proper-
ty; dismissed by district attorney.
State vs. J. C. Rowland, unlawfully
divulging the secrets of grand jury; in-
dictment quashed on motion of defend-
eut’s counsel.
The case of the State ys. James
Owens, theft of a wagon seat, occupied
the court nearly all the evening.
Synopsis of the case: Mr. Lovelady
stated that his wagon broke down on
the Belton road about two and a half
miles from Lampasas, and he left the
spring seat on the wagon. When next
seen the seat was in possession of de-
fendant and had been defaced so as to
change its appearance. Two or three
witnesses testified that they had seen
the seat on the wagon when passing,
but in traveling the road a day or two
later the seat was missing.
Only one witness was called for the
defense, who testified that she was
going home in the wagon with de-
fendent about the time of the alleged
theft, and he found part of a seat in the
road; but there was no wagon of any
kind near. He had taken the seat to
his house and placed one new spring
on it. Several days later defendant
came to town with this seat on his
wagon, and on returning home inform-
ed her that Mr. Lovelady had seen and
claimed the seat and he had given it
up. An effort was made by the state
to impeach this testimony, but the jury
considered it reliable and brought in a
verdict of not guilty.
November 13.—State vs. Harvey
Gwin, obstructing public highway; dis-
missed on motion of district attorney.
The whole day was taken up in try-
ing the case of the State vs. Sam
Peters for theft of a horse. This case
was one of considerable interest and
the fore-part of the court room was
well filled all day.
Mr. J. R. Townsen, the first witness
for the state, testified that he had post-
ed and estrayed a certain horse and
this horse was running on his range in
Lampasas county. About the 8th day
of October 1886 he disappeared and was
missing several days.
Mr. Mace, second witness, stated
that about this time, while out on
the range near the line of Lampasas
and Coryell counties he saw defendant,
who claimed to have authority to gath-
er horses having the same brand as the
one in question, drive this horse away
with him, he, the witness, immediate
ly went and informed Mr, Townsen of
the fact.
Mr. Smith, third witness, testified,
that at the request of Mr. Townsen he
went to hunt for the horse and found
him in a lot at Mr. Dyer’s, a brother-
in-law of the defendent, and brought
him back to Mr. Townsen’s range.
Mr. Guthrie testified, that he had
seen defendent a few days before his
arrest and defendent told him he had
been gathering horses and intended
shipping them as soon as he had a
car-load.
Mr. Gordon, the next witness, stated
that about this time, October 8th, 1886,
he saw defendent driving two horses,
one of which was the animal claimed
to have been stolen.
A deputy sheriff of Coryell county
testified to having arrested defendant.
Mr. Snodgrass was the most impor-
tant witness for the state. He stated
that defendent had, after having him
attached as a witness in his defense,
come to his house and questioned him
in regard to what eyidence he could
give. Upon Mr. Snodgrass telling him
him that he did not know of any con-
tracts his father, Mr. Geo. Snodgrass,
long since dead, had made in regard to
haying his stock gathered; and that he
never to his knowledge owned any
horses branded as the one in question,
the defendant had offered him a horse
and mule to come into court and claim
the animal Mr. Townsen had strayed,
as his property. The witness refused
and was finally offered $500 to do this.
This offer was also declined, and de-
fendant then gave Mr. Snodgrass a
written release from his attachment as
a witness.
Sheriff Reynolds testified that de-
fendant bad failed to appear in court
at a previous term when his case was
called, although he had been in Lam-
pasas but a short time before, and that
his bond had been forfeited. Rewards
bad been offered for him and after
several months he was arrested, a few
weeks ago, in Edwards county.
Mr. Stillwell’s testimony was materi-
ally the same as Major Reynolds’.
First witness for the defense, Mr.
James Green, teati$ed as to the pre-
vious good character of defendent, and
also that he, the witness, had offered to
trade for the horse while the same was
in defendant’s possession, but defendant
said the animal was not his but be-
longed to Mr. Snodgrass.
Mr. Squires, the next witness, stated
that he had been buying horses in his
neighborhood, for the purpose of ship-
ping east, and offered to purchase any
good ones defendant might have, and
that he, the defendant, had refused to
sell this horse on the grounds that it
was not his but was owned by Mr.
Snodgrass.
Mr. Elms testified, that there had
been in Coryell county some years pre-
vious horses claimed by Mr. Snodgrass,
and that he knew of one which had
been taken away for him.
Mr. Mark Dyer stated that, although
defendant had sold several horses about
this time he had refused to sell this one,
saying he intended taking it to Mr.
Snodgrass.
Several witnesses testified in regard
to previous good character of the de-
fendant both in Coryell county, and
Gillespie county where he had lived
four years.
Mr. Browning, prosecuting attorney,
and Messrs. Matthews and Wood in
behalf of the defendant, made eloquent
and forcible appeals to the jury. After
a fair and impartial charge by Judge
Blackburn the jury retired, and alter
deliberating several hours failed to
agree on a verdict and were discharged.
INovember 14.—State vs. Frank Hur-
ley, theft of horse, stated to have been
the property of a Mr. Lawrence. The
horses were alleged to have been stolen
in Webb county and were found in
possession of defendant in the town of
Lampasas; defend ut was arrested and
the horses taken charge by Sheriff
Reynolds. Several witnesses were ex-
amined on behalf of the state and quite
a strong case was developed. The de-
fense brought forward no witnesses
whatever, but after District Attorney
Browning had made his opening argu-
ment to the jury, Col. Fisher, counsel
for defendant, rose and said he would
request the court to charge the jury to
bring in a verdict of “not guilty,” on
the ground that the last grand jury in
May, had indicted the defendant for
stealing horses the following October.
The jury returned the required verdict
without leaving their seats.
State vs. John McKay, charged with
theft of horse from Mr. Rogers. In
this case the ownership of the horse
was thoroughly established, as was also
the fact that defendant had it in his
possession shortly after the owner had
missed it; but defendant thoroughly
established his innocence by introduc-
ing a witness who testified that he, the
witness, had traded defendant the
horse, having traded for it himself from
a third party. The jury was charged
by Judge Blackburn to bring in a ver-
dict of not guilty, which they did with-
out leaving their seats. Defendent was
represented by Mr. A. McFarlaud and
the state by District Attorney Brown-
ing.
State vs. W. W. Allen, charged with
theft of a yearling from D. W. Payne
in January 1887, Several witnesses
were examined on both sides and the
case occupied considerable time.
D. W. Pavne claimed that he raised
the animal from a calf and branded
same in his father-in law’s brand. Af-
terwards he found same with this
brand blotched and defendant’s brand
on yearling. This he proved by several
witnesses, but defendant brings in over-
whelming testimony in his favor, that
he raised the animal in question and
same had been branded by some one
else. He had a. ter wards put his brand
on it, but never defaced the original,
Messrs. Matthews and Wood repre-
sented the defendent and District At-
torney Browning the state. The jury
without retiring rendered a verdict In
favor of defendant.
A MURDER TRIAL,
A large square room with plastered
walls, wires stretching from side to
side crossing each other; a square box
in the aisle supported with a single
stand on which tallow candles were
arranged pyramidically; an eager
crowd oflisteners. Inside the rail seyeral
lawyers; three or four would be such.
The irrepressible reporter. Back of the
inner rail the clerk sat. The judge
calm and grave of face crossed his legs
and leaned idly back seeming to hear
nothing but hearing all. A witness
trying to tell wbat he knew while the
lawyers tried to get out of him what he
did not know. To the right twelve
men, honest and true, at whom a man
with pale, wan face glanced ever and
anon. Still, very still. The slightest
whisper could be beard. A man was
on trial for his life.
The scene changes. In a rude log
cabin nestling snugly between the hills,
on a cold winter’s night, sits an aged
man. He lives alone, no wife nor
child are near to cheer him with their
presence. He is well known far and
wide; travelers on the road frequently
stop at his humble home to spend the
night. The flickering of the fire lights
up the interior of this old man’s house.
On one side is a plain rough table where
his dishes are neatly placed after his
usual nightly meal. In a corner is his
bed where for long years after his day’s
toil, he has been accustomed to spend
his sleeping haurs feeling perfectly se-
cure for he has not an enemy in the
world. It is the last night of the year;
a cold north wind is wildly blowing on
the outside, but in the comfort of his
cabin, he feels not its chilly blasts.
Little does he think that this is to be
his last night on earth, and that the
morrow which brings in the glad new
year will find him a mangled corpse,
murdered by a fiend in human shape,
the midnight assassin. But so it is.
This old man is supposed to have
money, and the next scene in this
tradegy is one that until that last great
day when all dark and hideous crimes
are revealed, will be hidden from the
sight of all, save the heartless and soul-
less actors. As he sits by his humble
fireside the murderers enter. They have
no reverence for his gray hairs, but a
love of money, their soul’s destruction,
blinds them to every feeling of human-
ity or mercy. He is seized and a vio-
lent struggle ensues,for despite his many
years he is a man of strength, but num-
bers overpower him; he is bound hand
and foot, is beat and bruised, choked
into insensibility, and finally he is
struck on the temple by some murder-
ous instrument in the hands of a mur-
derer, and as the last hour, of the last
day of they ear, drawstoa close, this old
man dies,
He is discovered neg.t morning by a
.neighbor, and of all the strange slopes
that hajytfMMIriHflMHHfre imag-
ination of dreamers this is the hardest
to credit. The man who sits in judg-
ment to-day, is the neighbor who made
this ghastly discovery. Lying on his
cabiu floor, hands and feet bound, cov-
ered over with a covering from his own
bed, his gray hairs matted with his
life’s blood, such is the scene that meets
the horrified gaze of his neighbors and
friends, a3 they gather around his door,
whenthe story of this unparalleled crime
is spread through the country. The
last sad rites are performed by friendly
hands and all that remains of this
much respected old man is laid to rest
in the lonely grave among the hills.
Detectives are sent out in every di-
rection, rewards are offered, and all
that can be done, to find the perpetra-
tors of this deed, is done. Months roll
on; at last a man who wasonce a neigh-
bor of the murdered man, whispers in
the ear of another, a conversation held
long before in the wilds of the cedar
forests bordering on the Colorado. The
prisoner at the bar in this conversation
had unfolded to him a plan of murder
and robbery, so fiendish in its details as
to make him shudder and turn away
in horror. This witness, long held
back by fear, at last comes before the
officers of the law and makes his story
known. The accused man is arrested
and arraigned before the bar of justice.
He brings forward members of his
household who testify to his being at
home on the night of this crime.
Neighbors and friends of long standing
testify to his good character as a peace-
ful and upright citizen.
This one witness says that the priso-
ner was directly connected with the
horrible deed.
The testimony is closed. Lawyers
for state and defeudant make their ar-
guments and appeals. The charge is
read and the twelve men leave the
room to decide whether or not Jerry
Dugger was an accomplice to the mur-
der of Alex Brown. An hour passed.
The jury returned. The clerk read:
“We the jury find defendant Jerry
Dugger guilty of accomplice to muder
in the first degree and assess his pun-
ishment to ninety-nino years in the
penitentiary.”
The case of the State of Texas vs.
Banner for murder will be called on
Monday, November 26th.
McHenry & Ballard are headquarters
for clothing, overcoats, boots, shoes,
etc., etc.
As soon as the exchanges come in
without election news we will give a
few state items.
McHenry & Ballard have employed
three extra men to assist them in wait-
ing upon their growing trade.
Found.—A watch and chain, one
mile east of court-house. Owner, by
proyiDg property and paying for this
notice, can get same at this office.
McHenry & Ballard have a very
large stock of new and fresh goods on
hand and for the next 60 days will
otter goods at very close prices.
Great Balloon Ascension and Holi-
day Goods display at Cassell’s Drug
Store on Thursday night, November
22nd at 8 o’clock p. m. Everybody
invited.
Mr. H. L. Higdon, chief engineer
of the Austin and Northwestern rail
road, attended the wedding of his
neice, Miss Annie Higdon, on Thurs-
day evening.
ORDINANCE NO. 106.
An ordinance to require the owners of
lots adjacent to side walks and pave-
ments to repair said side walks when
notified by the street committee
through the City Marshall, the ma-
jority of street committee, or the
street committee, to repair the same
anchto prescribe a punishment for
failure to so repair the same.
Sec.l. Be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of Lampasas that
whenever any pavement or side walk
shall in the judgment of the street com-
mittee need repairing it shall be the
duty of the City Marshall to notify the
person owning or controlling the prop-
erty fronting thereon to repair the same
within 5 days from date of notice and
it shall be the duty of said person to
proceed to comply with said notifica-
tion at once, and on failure or refusal to
comply therewith, said person shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not less than five nor more
than ten dollars for each and every day
said work shall remain unfinished.
Sec. 2. And that this ordinance
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
H. J. O’Hair, T. J. Largen,
Secretary. Mayor.
LAMPASAS.
Its Advantages, Resources! and a Brief
Desorption of The Country Surrounding It.
Lampasas county is very nearly in
the geographical center of Texas, and
is also midway in elevation between
the low lands of the south and east and
the high grounds of the Llano Estaeado,
having a mean elevation above the sea
level of about fifteen hundred feet. It
is a high rolling county, with some
peaks that rise nearly 200 feet from the
creek bottoms.
The climate is agreeable all the year
round. There is no very warm weath-
er during the summer months, the cool
mountain air being invigorating and
strengthening. Spriug and fall are par-
ticularly pleasant. The only cold
weather we have is in the latter part of
January and first part of February,
lasting about three weeks. During this
time there is very little snow or sleet
and the thermometer seldom goes below
18 degrees above zero.
For healthfullness Lampasas is un-
surpassed. Nature has furnished a spe-
cific for nearly all the ills the flesh is
heir to. This place has already become
famous as a health resort aud pleasur-
able place to spend the spriug, summer
and fall months, and will by next win-
ter be a favorite point with northern
and eastern visitors at which to pass
those months of snow and ice of their
vigorous climate.
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Mineral springs are abundant, espec-
ially in the southern part along Sul-
phur Fork of Lampasas river, and the
mineral springs at the city of Lampasas
are very large, numerous and of great
medicinal virtue. The following anal-
ysis of the waters of the principal ones
show them to be superior to the cele-
brated Blue Lick (Ky.) sulphur water:
OFFICIAL l^ETU^NS.
NAMES OF CANDIDATES.
Precinct No. 1
Precinct No. 2
Precinct No. 3
Precinct No. 4
j Precinct No. 5
Precinct No. 6
Precinct No. 7
Precinct No. 8
Pieciuct No. 9,
Total.
President.
Cleveland...................................
385
52
31
10
42
14
119
133
51
837
Harrison....................................
97
£
1
20
24
4
• 3
2
8
167
Fisk............................................
64
1
43
1
41
1
2
153
Streeter.......................................
35
0
1
31
38
13
14
8
145
Governor.
Ross............................................
374
52
23
10
44
18
118
131
43
813
Martin........................................
199
15
6
20
99
39
58
19
25
480
Comptroller.
McCall........................................
380
54
31
10
45
15
118
134
47
834
King............................................
159
9
1
20
64
5
45
4
15
322
Geers...........................................
35
5
1
3C
37
13
14
8
143
Treasurer.
Lubbock......................................
380
55
31
10
46
15
118
134
46
835
Jackson.......................................
157
8
1
20
66
5
45
4
14
320
MeFadin......................................
35
5
1
29
37
13
14
8
142
Land Commissioner.
Hall.............................................
379
54
31
10
44
15
119
134
47
833
Rathburn....................................
156
8
1
20
67
5
45
4
15
321
Philpot.......................................
35
5
1
30
37
12
14
8
142
Attorney• General.
Hogg..........................................
374
53
31
10
50
15
118
136
48
835
Goff............................................
160
7
1
20
62
5
45
4
14
318
Chambers.....................................
30
5
1
30
37
13
11
8
135
Superintendent Pablie Instruction.
Cooper........................................
382
55
31
9
46
15
119
132
46
835
McKinsey...................................
154
8
1
21
67
5
46
15
317
Tavlor........................................
35
5
1
31
37
12
14
8
143
Chief Justice.
Stay ton.......................................
382
53
30
10
44
15
118
133
47
832
Associate Justices.
Gains.........................................
382
49
30
10
42
14
118
123
47
815
Henry..........................................
366
45
29
10
42
15
115
126
37
785
Appellate Justices.
White.........................................
375
50
30
10
43
14
117
129
43
811
Hurt............................................
360
44
29
10
39
14
115
119
38
768
Wilson........................................
369
44
29
10
39
15
116
117
37
776
Member of Congress.
Sayers........................................
421
61
33
10
81
29
140
146
60
981
Belknap.....................................
127
7
3
18
51
12
20
5
6
249
State Senator.
Tyler...........................................
400
58
28
11
53
22
123
130
42
867
Diltz............................................
146
3
7
18
83
27
41
19
27
371
Representative.
.
Moses.........................................
329
33
8
8
16
9
78
88
10
576
Moore..........................................
202
27
23
18
117
43
80
40
53
603
District Judge.
Blackburn....................................
495
47
21
25
82
54
147
131
41
L043
District Attorney.
Browning....................................
567
58
32
29
119
57
161
145
74
1250
County Judge.
Thomas.......................................
831
45
23
11
27
33
107
88
28
693
Adkins.......................................
Clj 0157 -fp
231
25
13
19
116
22
66
65
48
605
Reynolds.....................................
269
30
22
14
106
37
111
89
44
722
Wolf............................................
292
43
15
16
46
19
61
64
32
588
County Attorney.
Foote..........................................
264
43
32
20
32
45
92
83
39
649
McFarland...................................
291
23
6
9
118
10
73
64
32
626
Messenger....................................
1
1
2
District Clerk.
Word.............................. ...........
552
65
33
29
130
55
172
148
75
1259
County Clerk.
Key.............................................
554
66
31
29
128
57
170
147
75
L257
Treasurer.
Smith..........................................
169
13
2
11
7
7
4
213
DeHay.........................................
316
33
15
13
108
50
66
*~9
20
620
Hubbard......................................
76
22
18
5
34
5
94
140
52
446
Assessor.
Haynie.......................................
448
18
16
15
62
32
93
50
23
757
Briggs..........................................
111
52
22
15
89
23
75
98
53
538
Surveyor.
Brown........................................
541
56
29
29
97
55
158
144
76
1185
PRECINCT no. 1.
Justice of the Peace.
A. D. Kent....................................320
Sparks............................................236
Constable
Rasbury........................................141
Fox................................................254
Clements........................................101
Lyman...........................................44
Commissioner
Kent.............................................323
Alexander......................................365
PRECINCT NO. 2
Commissioner
Wallace...........................................68
Means...............................................1
McCarley.........................................40
Justice of the Peace
Means........................... ....1
Wallace.......................................... 62
McCarley.........................................44
Constable
Clem.....................................;..........18
Johnston..........................................45
PRECINCT NO. 3.
Commissioner
McGuyor.........................................67
Davis...............................................65
Stevens............................................42
Justice of the Peace
McGuyor..........................................93
Sharp...............................................74
PRECINCT no. 4.
Commissioner
Hines..............................................56
Meeks............................................114
Shannon.........................................137
Justice of the Peace
Hines...............................................76
Meeks............................................116
Constab’e
Maleen.................. 10
Moore..............................................41
H. Green................ 26
Smith....,.................................. 43
B. Green.................
PRECINCT NO. 5.
Justice of the Peace
Shannon..........................................73
Constable
Shannon..........................................33
Clayton..................... 29
precinct no. 6.
Justice of the Peace
Chrisman.........................................70
Harvey............................................98
Constable
Goode...........................................115
Winward..........................................9
Rawles..............................................4
Newton Hamon, our old postmaster,
is in the city.
Owing to unexpected delay in receiv-
ing letters in relation to our Premium
offer, we have to delay the promised
publication for a short time.
D. W. Phillips has sold out his inter-
est in the Temperance Hall to J. E.
Wiley and he will work for Mr. Wiley
for wages until the 1st Tuesday in April
1889, after which Dan says he will do
the ass?S9ing and collecting for the
City of Lampasas.
Lamps! Lamps! Lampsl
Remember that Gilbert makes a
specialty on all lamp goods. His stock
is full and complete and his prices low
and uniform.
To the Public.
I hereby warn all persons not to buy
or trade for any note or notes that H.
H. Huggins or S. A. Huggins claim to
bold f^^nst me. E. C. Baty,
[her 10 4t Lometa, Texas.
Temp. 73%°
Grains per
Gallon.
Hydro Sulphate of Sodium-
Sulphate of Lime.................
0,111
0,951
0,775
10,288
555,869
50,049
48,905
34,465
Trace
smallamt.
2,286
1,673
Hydro-Sulphite of Soda......
Chloride of Potassium..........
Chloride of Sodium..............
Chloride of Magnesium........
Chloride of Calcium............
Carbonate of Lime...............
Iodide of M agnesium............
Bromide of Magnesium........
Alumina...........................
Silica..................................
Total solids per gallon....
705,371
Sulphuretted Hydrogen gas,
per gal lou........................
Cub. Inches
5,82
11,80
Carbonic Acid Gas, per gal...
Large bath houses with every con-
venience, hot and cold tub baths and
plunge baths adjoin the springs. Hotel
accommodations are unsurpassed.
During the season fine bands give
concerts three times a day and there is
everything to entertain and interest.
The society is of the best and everyone
is made to feel at home and enjoy them-
selves. The hospitality of Lampasas is
too well-known to need any comment.
There are many beautiful diives about
Lampasas. The roads are fine and the
livery stables well supplied for either
riding or driving. Any sfyle of equip-
age can be furnished from the dog cart
to the six-in-hand Tally Ho’s.
The industries of the county are di-
versified. It is a world within itself.
In the valleys and lowlands the soil is
very rich aud deep, being mostly of a
sandy loam, never wearing out and
needing no fertilizers. This laud un-
der proper cultivation and care has pro-
duced this year one and one-half bales
of cotton per acre, 110 bushels of corn,
and 38 bushels of wheat. The average,
of course, is smaller, Our soil will pro-
duce more than the northern soil with
only half the cultivation. Anything
known to the vegetable kingdom can
be grown here. Corn, cotton, sorghum,
wheat, oats, rye, millet, clover, alfalfa,
fruits of all kinds, flowers and garden
truck.
Farm lands range in price from $3 to
$5 per acre.
This county being watered by many
small streams, is well supplied with
timber, pecan, elm, mesquite and the
various kinds of oak predominating.
Along the Colorado is some juniper, but
no growth of any kind suitable for lum-
ber is found, all the forest trees being of
small size. Live oak is fouud along all
the streams but is mostly small and
scrubby. Wild plums and wild grapes
are abundant. Dewberries are found
in inconsiderable quantities along the
streams and Mexican persimmons and
clrajparal berries or algerita occur on
the high grounds. The grasses fed up-
on by cattle and horses are mostly a
coarse, bluish green grass, locally known
as buffalo grass, which grows in clumps
thinly scattered over the surface of the
hillsides and high grounds, and several
species classed together under the name
of mesquite. The last named are short
grasses not growing in bunches, but
evenly spread over the ground, making
a fine close sod on the rich valley lands
and affording the best kind of pasturage
for all kinds of stock. The mesquite is
an aggressive plant and in many places
has entirely displaced the buffalo and
other grasses. In addition there are a
great number of other plants which are
eaten by sheep and goats, of which
“buffalo clover” (lupins) among the
legunsinorae, and an endless variety of
daisies among the caupostiael are the
most abundant. Indeed the great pro-
fusion of varieties and species of plants
found in this section of Texas render
our a peculiarly fine one for sheep and
goat raising.
Stock farming and ranching is one of
the principal Industries. This coupled
with wool and mutton growing adds no
little to the wealth of the county.
Ranch lands are worfh from $2 50 to $5
per acre.
Lampasas offers better inducements to
settlers and investors than any town or
county in the South. With one raih
road through and two others to be com-
pleted next year her transportation fa*
cilities will be unsurpassed. Visitors
from any part of the State will be able
to reach U9 inside of twelve hours.
Freights are now at common point
rates. Taxes are low. Land and real
estate are very cheap.
We differ from all other points in
Texas, in that we have a steady income
all the year round, while they have a
season of but four months of trade. In
January the spring delivery of our cat-
tle begins. When this is through with
it is time for branding and the spring
clip of wool is brought in. The farmers
are busy planting and cultivating.
Grain is being harvested—this is one of
the best small grain counties in the
State. Now come the visitors seeking
health and pleasure in our famous wa-
ters and mountain air. The income
from this source alone is enough to sup-
port a large town. The pa>t summer
there was a floating population of 2500.
Each one will average a daily expendi-
ture of at least $2 The season lasts
about 135 day3—figure this and you
have the immense amount of $675,000.
Every merchant and resident of the
town gets their share of this. With
October these depart and cotton and
corn and fall wool keep our merchants
busy. “Our best seasons,” said one of
our largedealers in reply to the query,
“Our best season is all the year round.”
Our business does not wait to increase
mouth after month or week after week
but each day is better than the preced-
ing one.
Lampasas, besides having the finest
climate, the richest farming lands, the
best watered and grassed ranges for
stock raising and wool growing in the
State, and the many advantages as a
health resort with the pure mountain
air and mineral waters, is a natural
trade center for the counties of Lam-
pasas, Coryell, Mills, Burnet, Hamilton,
Llano, San Saba, Mason, McCulloch,
Comanche and Williamson. The mer-
chants of Lampasas do not, like others
in small towns, wait for trade to come
to them and are content with merely
supplying their own county, but send
their representatives through all this
territory and so create a large feeder for
the town.
People generally, to ascertain the
trade of a town, consult the population
of town and county. This would tell
you nothing of the business done in
Lampasas. The town proper has only
3500 inhabitants, but the adjoining
counties which support it have a popu
latinn of over 100,000. Our merchants
are a wideawake, public spirited, ener-
getic set of men and leave no honest
means unturned to secure trade, and a
customer once made is never lost.
The great beauty of trade here is that
it is all cash. There is no carrying of
customers causing the running of at
tachments aud tedious lawsuits. Every
merchant in town does business on this
plan and they are therefore enabled to
buy from the manufactories direct for
cash and to work on their own capital.
The stocks carried and the amount of
business here would do credit to Hous-
ton or Galveston.
Unlike the majority of Southern
towns where the merchant carries the
farmer nine months and then works
day and night for three months trying
to get his money, our farmers come in-
to town with their cotton, corn, wheat
and pecans, and after a lively competi-
tion among the seyeral buyers receive
their money and trade where they can
get the best bargains. It is no unusual
sight to see trains of fifty and seventy
wagons coming in from several differ-
ent directions, “with young Rusticity
and other Raw Produce, inanimate or
animate, and go tumbling out again
with produce manufactured.”
We have within our limits more wa-
ter power and obtainable at a less ex-
pense than any other city in Texas.
Theie is in a distance of two miles a
sufficiency to operate a paper mill, flour
mill, cotton and woolen factory, gins,
etc. At present three heads of water
are used, running flour and grist mills
and three gins. The first has a 13 foot
head giving 29 3 horse power, but which
can be increased at a very slight cost by
raising the dam two feet to 15 feet head,
thereby making 33.8 horse power.
The second and third both have a
nine foot head with 15.7 horse power.
Leffel’s 30£ inch turbine wheels are
used. By the above you can see that
we have a net power of 58.7 in the three
heads.
There are two points still undevel
oped but which could be put to service
at a very slight expense, The first by
using Hughes’ irrigating ditch. This
will make a 40 foot head, and with a
20 inch wheel give 63 8 horse power.
The other is by cutting through a bend
for a distance of a quarter of a mile a
24-foot bead can be had and give 56.1
horse power for 30J inch wheel.
Developed................. 58.7 horse power
Unneveloped.............119.9 horse power
Total....................178.6.
By using proper means this can un-
doubtedly be increased at least fifty
horse-power. This is what is closely
available to the town, Below for a dis
tance of 12 miles there is enough power
practicable to run all the machinery in
the state.
Lampasas is bouud to become the
manufacturing center of Texas. With
large coal beds iu close proximity, an
inexhaustible supply of firewood, the
finest and cheapest water power in the
South, the central point to which ten
counties send their raw materials, one
fine railroad now in operation running
east and west, and two more to be com-
pleted by next January, running north
aud south, thus giving her unexcelled
shipping facilities, Lampasas offers, not
a chance, but a surety, to c pitalists
and investors to be found at no other
point.
We have a very fair system of public
schools. Improvements are contem-
plated that will give us the best system
in the State. Centenary College, a
well known institution of learning, is
located here. Thi9 year there were 160
scholars enrolled. They have depart-
ments for both male and female presid-
ed over by the 9ame professors.
Churches- M. E. South, Baptist,
Presbyterian, Cumberland Presbyterian,
Episcopal and Christian, presided over
by able divines.
-T*-"--
Advertised Letter^.
Following is the list of letters remain-
ing in the Lampasas postoffice for the
week ending November 12th, 1888.
Allen, Miss Ethel.
Coots, W. G-
Ellis, A. M.
Harris^ Af>s. Q. G.
Hardman, Mrs. i). Jf}.
Houston, Mrs. Mamie.
Lqgan, Mrs. Moilie.
Maviti, W.
McUandloss. Mrs. C,
Obenchaiu, Col. A. Tf
Scaggs, Renton.
Shoots, W. M.
Shipp, Mary I,
Thompson, W. M.
When calling for the above please say
advertised and give date.
S. S. Munger, P. M.
Whitfield Higdon.
Married:—At the First Baptist Church,
Lampasas, Miss Annie Higdon, daughter
of Mrs. M. R. Higdon, to Mr. Edwin E. Whit-
field, Rev. J. C. Midyett officiating.
Against the further wall there hung,
of cedar and white crysanthemums, a
wheel of fortune, below, a horseshoe
embracing the monogram W. H. A
chancel festooned gracefuly; a crowd of
eager spectators. Meudelssobu’s Wed-
ding March pealed forth; two pretty
girls came up the aisle strewing white
flowers iu the patb followed by three
maids and ushers. Then the bride-
groom and the blushing bride. They
mounted the rostrum, the maids to the
right, groomsmen to the left, the bride
and groom in the center. A man of
God faced them, read the beautiful cer-
emony aud pronounced the blessing
that made these two man and wife.
RECEPTION.
After the ceremony the inyited
guests repaired to the home of Mrs.
Higdon where iu the elegant parlors
Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield received their
congratulations. A wedding feast was
spread, the bride’s cake was cut and,
asa young reporter would say, “all
went merry as a marriage bell.”
Among those present were, Mr. J. W.
Murray aud wife, Mrs. J. W. Martin,
Mr. W. R. Williamson and wife, Mr.
Singletary and wife, Mr. C. W. Ozborn
aud wife, Mr. J. Milt Moore and wife,
Mr. Beckham and wife, Mr. Wright
and wife, S. R. Prestridge, F. W.
Dumbie, Mr. McIIhany.
The bride wore a superb costume or
white crepe silk, eu. train, with plain
basque, side kilted skirt and plaited
pauiers. - The lace vail which fell
gracefully to reach of train was gath-
ered at the head with orange blossoms
aud diamonds.
The bridesmaids wore skirts of walk-
ing length; Miss Senterfeit, white crepe;
Miss Noble, white nuns veiling with
passementerie side panel; Miss Price,
embroidered lace over white crepe.
The two little flower girls, Annie
Williamson and Roba Martin, wore
white embroidered lawns.
The ushers, Messrs. A. L. Higdon,
W. T. Wright aud L. R Sparks with
the groom, Prince Alberts. -
The gifts were numerous and elegant.
Among the many were a work basket
with perfumes, boquet, lamp, rattan
rockers and Smyrna rug, China tea set,
silver butter dish, set of table spoons,
sugar shell, berry bowls, pair butter
knives, crystal tumblers, gold inlaid
card case, set carvers, butter knife,
cake basket, syrup pitcher, castor.
Townsen’s Mill.
Townsen’s Mill Nov. 14th, 1888.
Editor Leader:—I will try to write
a few lines to your excellent paper
giving you a few dots from this com-
munity.
We had a splendid rain last night
which was very beneficial for the
and put the ground- ir* S' condTHon for'
plowing.
Cotton is nearly all picked.
Miss Thalia Edgar, one of Townsen’s
Mills most worthy and accomplished
young ladies, has gone to Brook Haven
to teach school.
Miss Ida Hawkins, another of our
charming young ladies, is tUachihg at
the Smith School house.
Mr. Rube Laughlin is visiting friends
at this place.
Mr. Julius Townsen’s little boy,
Jesse, fell from the second floor in the
barn down into the manger and crip-
pled himself perhaps for life. He has
not been able to walk since. The little
fellow is only two years old. The acci-
dent happened about two weeks ago.
Ryle Mitchell, who has been quite
sick for some time, is recovering. J
Wishing The Leader success I close.
I. Carol.
I. E. M. HOUGH'S^
DENTAL OFFICE
At her Residence, Next Door to
San Geronimo Hotel.
Fine Gold Fillings, Gold and Porcelain
Crowns and Bridge Work a specialty.
Artificial teeth made on gold, silver
and rubber plates. The worst diseased
and aching teeth treated and filled
without pain. Teeth extracted free of
of charge.
IN OFFICE AT ALE TIMES,
OUACOITOJIMTMENT
Is perhaps the most thoroughly
organized and best equipped of any
Factorage Business in the Squth.
We handle more Cotton than any
house in Texas, and refer to our
oldest customers whether we give
satisfactson or not.
We solicit your shipments, wheth-
er large or small, and will give
your cotton close and careful atten-
tion. We will watch your interests
and give you the benefit of every
point, and of every advantage that
we n}ay possess. Respectfully,
Wm. D. CLEVELAND & Co.
HO.US1 ON.
Removal!
The public are notified that, f have moved
^r£P0CERtESi' MILLINERY AND DRY
GOODS to the Blue Front Building,
Corner Sim and Third Streets.
of FEED ON HAND AT ALL
TIMES. Free Delivery.
R. F.
7DER.
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