Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1891 Page: 5 of 8
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GRAND JURY REPORT.
.To the Honorable George McCormick,
Judqe of the 2ofA Judicial District.
Hhlner,
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IMPORTER OF AND DEALER IN,
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0<Texas Pine and Cypress^^- ■■*
LUMBER, '
Shingles, Sashes, Doors, Mouldings and Build-
ers’ HardwaVe. . .
The undersigned grand jurors of
Texas Lavaca county,'Texas, for the Febru-
• ’ ary term A? D. 1891, respectfully j
make the following report: •
COUNTY NE WS NOTES.
Stray bits from the note books of
our reportorial staff.
in January, 1866. He was in the
late war but ill health prevented
his entiring the regular service^
for the greater part of that ••time
j however he was attached to the
commissary department at Mont-
f Entering upon the discharge of our.
duties we have borne in mind the in-
The depot buildings
repainted.
Mrs.-Jeff Houchinar is
quite sick.
An invoice of fresh codfish ft
received at Jim Byar’s
One more good crop .year, an!
Halletsville will boem.
New styles ladies’ shopping bag*
courage, gallantry and at \Ym. Peterson's.
AeenV for Walter A. Wood's well Wdowh Rates sta'd. Mowers. Standard Rates and Mowers, Qyler
Case Mills, and the half-spring Studebaker Platform •Hacks:and Wagons. *•• ’
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
■ '' SWEET HOMEi. . ■ y ■ - . \
Who is Julian ? This is' the ■ ^ A, Mr Nobie waa a
lery propouuded by many. . . fhoroughly educated geutlemaa,
,, t. , , , AB.ho®*0P.hasbffc“ °P8ueci m be, - t0 the'old school of
• structions given, and have diligently town. .* Lret your so< u LeS attends & ,* , £ . , , ,
inquired into and true presentment Ad to • y '' , southern chivalry, of ahte-bel-
; mtfde’ofS7 indictments, of which 211 Q * :ol|v milWn E G Koerth lurada^B’ with its manifold attn-
are for felonies and Go for misdemean- ; , J l .mi JJ11?.0’. *voert bates of courage, gallantry and
£ UluSTTu’.; d^sSe^® 1 6eve l In calling him a| Commission* Deborah is al»
have presented things truly as they W. T. Stacy says there is one aoutherD ^entleman thereat ever}- m the grasp of the grip,
came to our knowledge, according to - ■ f • : , - f lpff , thing embodied that goes to make T ^
the best of our understanding under i ple1c®l of tbf ho<? m,eat ^ ^ ’ a MAN. The regular meetiug of Justus*
the o^th taken.. The limited time and the Part>T' w1.10 • ha®. beeo so -'The child that enters life c«me8 .,<* witirknowi-! Townsend's court occurs MoudajL
and the heavy expense entailed upon .:- KnuUy relieving him ot the meat, r-d^e or intent: T . .. , . j
the'cpupty by terms of the.grand ju- piece at a time, -will pJe.asS. call and those who enter death must -o as little child- .Linen table scarfs, something
ry^forbid the investigation of briuv g©t, the remainder . I xotiiinir i*.k"pown. imt i butferecm i* over!re:Ki: new? at Wm. Peterson s.
miPoil^dffeh^es, of whfich inferior 8 ,V .. .. J , T , .'Arid as lift* i« to tl»r living SO death is to the dead." : tol X 1 - • it -
court# Lave ^rnple jurisdiction In .G* Patt^B :and ^ogh Our market man Mr. John Rich- ! ,S?bwaSz bas a Z<*>& buggy
fact we had-hut to touch “Vour Hoh- Dyer were.absent at the county
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New Livery : Stable,
I desire to make known to the general public that I have a
FULLY
SIAIJLE
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EQUIPPED LIVERV
• and respectfully sdlidt your- patronage.
Terms Reaionable.. ’ ’
W. M. YAWS, •Shinet, Texas.'
Qur mark* man Mr. John Rich- which be will sell
ardsou, was so elated over the ar- chaDgefora hore6. ' ; , - M
day night that he made the mis- A. J. Garner called at The HeI-
tiremeut from the editorial man-1 ot skater-vug; Mother, fil- .yesterday and left hm
mlyal inour m.dst; relymg ugon the -agement of the Heeald,' hut his j 1™ s uertvhiig next morning in-; order for job ^work,
wisdom and intelligence of the peo-snccpssnr id warml v w JnnmVivt hv stead or his own. J ILIAN. Just received a fin© line of genlif
scarfs, at W m. Peterson’s. '
Dr. Knox has established a tel*-
'oris judicial rob©*’ to huv*e'.received-in capital this week.
- charge the whole criminal code and j . Expressions, of regret'are fre-
m w. s. re.t
dominant or crime holding: high car-
intelligence of the peo-1 successor i3 warmly Welcomed by
even ,%%• ] ‘be Heeald's readers. . .
to still uold evyu the scales of justice j Young men bestir yourselves
and maintain the majesty of the law. and get up amilitary organization.
ANDREWS CHAPPEL.
obedience to
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'ZH&ro* 'UJ,Tu°vI Sn i from tb~ewe great office and residence.
Bankrupt Sale!
the hill and down again, yet It would j would make handsome “sol
seem that the time-honored formula 'her boys.
Tuesday we saddled our pacing Mr Obhn has bought the
of the duties and reports of grand ju- cuity would be a competent drill ^ l a/ei *L° hours^iide Houohins property
rles must be observed. It is SufU^nt j master, A suggestiour Some one- ?pP,e8^d ,bat au8ust “f'! and will occupy the
a summons phone commrpicatioD between hit
Jeff
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hronco and after a^ty o hours^ ride Houohins property near the bridgt
in the capital city.
same.
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Sweet Home,
Texas.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
•h^n^oi^d*1!, TtXl; ef our citizens might do the. band,
the return ot the fleet should con- som.° thl»g, by a. proposition to
tinue to remain a standing menace i.equip a company7. ' . - •
to the enemy. . . ^ James P. Ellis, Esq..,- was here
r.1;„la, "ot,th,e pro;;lac? of,a !rraad ju- Wednesday in search of evidence
ryr to legislate or dictate, butwe nro-y - J e. ai h /• ,
pose to make mention of the follow- J1? 1 ^ ^ use- ot the Mexican who
ing facts,- viz: We have examined killed his wife on the Blackburn will ns ^ood a nftnpr
the jail and find the sewerage-pipe . place last summer. w ^ 1 , a ^ ^ *
in much need of repairs and it$ 'con- i Er J S . Younnkir/and MiaaT/i y men plastered up an alley
di tion such as to endanger the health J- N ' ' ■ *• , .. "Thursday night, dispite h-»—
and comfort of BbthjaUbd and ja.ior, !?a Gf?Ie™. visiting relatives and and hiNwat“r.’-
and n-rr rm,nmm.andHi,.o iriftTifiK in.thft “hlaven of rest on — 0
, While in town we saw the man Willie Whitfield, of Vienna a*,
with the bears, the artesian well thorized^ue to send The Hlual*
man, the auction .man and the
man with his arm in a sling.
to H. J. Lane of Patterson, Tex. <
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Little Maxie Kahn returnaf
Y ery sorry to lose our Editor ! from Galveston Friday, where h»
W. A. . Mair, but hope the new had b©en to witness the entry uf
„..n ^ Rex into the city.
n^r g-ooids onr1
Ever if - Description,
and we recommend'that the commis-
sioners Court at once procure a wind-
mill and water-tank for said jail
with sufficient water power for all
the necessities of said sewerage pur-
poses, and tq not continue the gnat
straining- and'camel-swallowing poli-
cy of eternal patchwork as heretofore
, practiced. We have been informed
that suggestions have heeu hereto-
fore made for certain changes, in. our.
court house, providing a hall and
friends in. the
Friday.
a
TJ • u j 1 1 x 1 CT-.v-.-r, c d°ublestairway: with landing on west
Having purchasedThe bankrupt goods of r* G. Patton & aide, but that said suggestions were
ci.vw.s.c lt, .i»,»»*
with the wants and wishes of many ! holds a position in the public geV6^al klIled,;
YYe have hustled up a sub. for
Dea^nceFtPrd*Bted a.HveIy..ap-1 nbw Mr.J^hn Miteho™
H 10,6 »the young man that wants to
people than usual m from.the «>un- keep on passing events.
Boys who make a display of f ^°'v ?)fd.to ss>’ ‘j13*0"!
arti,J7’
sorry -to note hat Miss Dpll.e the coroAig8iQnere. e„urt.
Garrette is no better. Same cause.
Mr.-J. YY#? Harrison, bhs the
to fire pistols and not on
the gallery ot a defenseless shop
keeper. •••
Leo Kroschel’s scales, at
southivest corner of the pablie
square, have been * repaired and
put in perfect order.
The Herald will henceforth gt>
weekly to Miss Reca Hicks at
Sweetwater, a daughter of Sqaira
Hicks of Sweet Home.
McKnigbt Bros, are closing op
the fire places in the court hous^ #
having been awarded the work hf
entire stock at astonkbing low prices.
ALL STABLE GOODS At
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Cost Prices,
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And other articles at your own figures;
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Come And Get Bargains!
WOr^bSl f ^18' W*nsit to her parents
understanding that the bouded in- 1, r£,tlaY: n '
debteduess of our county now amounts ^t, Yalentiues day proved al-
to.$62,690, consider it not advisable t most a signal failure rs to its ob-
prdseut to plunge deeper in debt. 11- ; servalice here. A few who haven’t
nauvml emb»rt«,m«0t forbid., uud tire hardihood or coumge to ddthe
we suggest, until the people a new
jpourt housaderpand, let the old build-
ing,, like “Babylon’s wall/’ stand,
and that we neither take nor add one
iota therefrom.
ye recommend that.the shcritf do;
“mining-af-an-eight-dollar pair-of-
trpusSr-kneeiing. act, came up
Smiliiig with tkeir “my love for
^you does flow, like ’lasses down a
^J\e\V Goods j Jo\V prices»j
At C. 6. ELSTNER S ©v
not appoint more deputies thau al I ^ater row unsigned scrap of tint-
lowed bv law and that a list. of the. .ed paper, “ ’
same heAposted as reauired hv imw , Misp Anna Smith arrived from
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cers found drunk should b4‘ dealt {> Mr. YVvC. Noble, of Ezzell, was
with according to Iawa - , visiting "in town: several , days of
Ou the subject of roads we would this week. . \
Newly arranged establiehmeut. Air, Elstner has recently there be elected one county sujK-rvi holesome ad\ice: w hep you
opened up anew with _a complete and choicely poln/meut’"^"0
selected stock of , ' v , court of one sub-supervisor for each
1 .1 ^ tS 1 ^ ■ .>01 the commisstoueiy preciucts, both
V^lOtning’, Ury VjOOUS. /'^Vjroccries- Ftr 6oullty . and sub-supervisors to give
. • N \: YrM » / AJiueeiiCh, bond for the faithfuj working.of
on tk«
C. Q. -Turner of Yoakfim
henceforth keep p<»sted
news of Lavaca county through
and injured lately; j the medium of the Her*L». • "
abae“te ?£. 1 heLKid” ' That ten-thouaand dollar M*
V. ednesdav,, M ss L1ZZie Smith ect u (he tolk the ^
held the reius at her school, for ; %' I
h.lf H«v ’ , and everybody is of the opima*
that it will soon b© under way. *
•see a man attempting thie sotution
of a puzzle, please, for experience
sake,, don’t ask the nature of the
problem. * .v:.- ; -V ; ' ■<
Judge Hicks has purchased th©
j roads, aud that-they'be. paid reiTsoti- t Stacy store building, so we may
half day.
Rocky creek rose very suddenly,
and unexpectedly Thursday even-
ing, and about half of the “Kids”
scholars stayed ovej: night in the
school bouse. y *
Mr. D. B. Simpson, our mill
man, while there is little money
and no corn among we poor class
of farmers, is selling us corn at 75
cents per bushel while all others
charge $1 and more. Blessed are
the merciful for they shall obtain
mercy. Matt 5, 7. :
Kit and Trick.
Rob'k Gceppinger, an exte*flivw
retail.lumber dealer of Columb*%
filed a deeaof trust Monday, uan>
iDg Hon. Wells Thompscm trustee.
• The “brother in black” takes a
lively interest iu the proceeding*
of the district court The attends
ance all the week has. been very
laree.
and is in the market to SELL GOODS. for their services. All road
Mr. Elstner'e stock of Groceries is simply immense. * Give him a,poll/ thenrdor of superiors^hat
'':— ------t-y—r--—‘—.1 \ V ■ - the comity procure at. Ip-ibi one road
■ - -...... ■ ■ • -grader for each precinct and that all
--- 1 ■ 1 I—'i—> 1— . =7- " ..1 —- hands between the ages ot 18 and 50
count on him. being a fixture in t vre>ek-
C. G. McGregor, an old gaiifii£
man from Waco, was here this
week, interested in an important
land suit, which was continued in -
v n Ji k1 ®rown’ /°Irmerlfy of Hallet»- the district court
ville, but now of Houston, attenaed - « •, - V<JS
court here this week. There are 26 prisoners in th*
—And still they come ! Mr. J. W. county jail, “the largest Dumbe3|
Crouch, ef Moulton, placed the Her* jsays Sheriff Honcbins, “ever co*JpB
ALDAmder renewed ohlieations this gne(j therein.” The buildmg-MS
town now. ^—Shiner is now the seat bt a jus*
Mr. E. B. Carruth, of Yoakum, *
LIVERY, FEED
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SALE STABLE.
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--F. E. B. STOCKER, Proprietor.-
v * (Formerly Chaa Lmdettberg.) ^
of pur state a good dirt-road law, not
.. burdensome to the people, will not
T , i . . perhaps achieve the reputation of
is especially prepared to'cater to.fhe Drummer Trade. None but first- lhat .cadght the lightning from
cl**8 ateal« !ate8: fe*dWm$.by the t
a miracle in legislation and will mer-
Meal, Day or Month
years be required to work the roa" i. dnv
, From out our “Hon. body of solons?’-:} . . ■
now in session it is to be imped there - rs’ ’v*. ktacy has so far re-
; may yet come a genius to electrify covered from her recent severe ill-
Miss Lou English, who baa been’
visiting friends here .for the past
two weeks, left for her home on
Saturday’s train. V
Mr. Henry Arnim, of Yictona/
tice’s courts the Court having been
... ... a. - , .... t, . transferred from BWeet Home to that
visited friends and relatives iu the place. ; :
"Haven of rest” Saturday and Sun- 1 —R. M. £quyres, ot Ezzell, called a
few days ago aud renewed, bis sub-
scription to The Herald. . He is re-
much crowded in order to
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covering from a protracted spell of he is which; It will
sickntes. wall ia his office.
R F. Skehot, Esq., has receive!
a large and handsome photograph
*>rs of the Texas Bari
one of who*
ornament *
of the members of the
Estate Assockttion,
A fltriotlv • • firct nlnflfl • . IN- U -j RMie proud tributeticn^r^'^ci.” waa » guest of Dr. Youngkiu / ^nd
A * . BtrlCbiy nrst-class GStabllS-hmeijt. hat deep-water to our seaports is, family the first qf this week •
T ^ good dirt roads are to the people of j Mrs, Ike West , returned froiff
j : Hali.tsv,ile Sub^y, £rom
l-J f City Of the Seven Hills became Iz- j°P«i with relafiVCs'£h©re.
A I V,/ 1 I i bome 0f.8ufi!0f8, poets, Mr. R. W. Easterling and’ wifi
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Cheap .'
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In Bere)air, G«radJVictoria, and Bccvill^, by
WflLSOM & DAISIIHUL, MwyMlwa?_w,th08a-iih'>«'*l-i,''‘laatm
—C. E. Pope, of BrOxton. Miss., is
a new reader of The Herald, and
through its columns will find out the
advantages and inducements of La-
vaca county as a place of residence.
--T. J.LivergoodofEzzelK a citizen
of Lavaca since the old times and *
constant reader of The Herald,
called on us Friday and renewed his
subscription.
•—A committee of the Baptist church
a so- £h ere .drafted suitable resolutions ex-
A runaway horse attached to *~
dray was the cause of some excite-
ment on the streetcTypsterday doo*. '
The frightened annimal co!l«
with several wagons before comi
to a halt. Only slight damage,
any, was done.
The Herald would again direct
attention to the fact that th© fair
mous as the home of authors” poets, ! Mr. R. YV
ImU ??£?!’ t,*eve*'y cit:idel of power wore absent at the county capital'
.and mteiiect, not more through her Sunday aud Monday - '
military powers thau by her spirit of I , jUoi|(lay-
i public enterprise, but she saw to it | ‘=>; Fatton, Esq.f of your town,
, . gates. “By ] urday. • , , . *- •
. * =3SSrS JXA BS S±ii
jB3. j<)HN w t t fi IA Mgv .-Fcrrem a n. ‘ J re ou t en joy 1 ng th at Sport one
flatted town of ^prclair, in the very heart of Goliad • WORTH rVading. 11 minnows• TsmfllT a\vtA l
gninty » mp.dly developing; property is selling at a phenomensl rite ’ -- • ^nnowS., - ^ed perch :a8 a w
eclaie boom:
eressive of their regret at the loss of convention at San Antonio hj||
Rev. Mr. Russell who has resigned ‘been postponed to the 24th iudkM
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v... . . - ' to Johi T. Dickenson at San Aa- v
-Fifty-two and one half cents on tonin so as tnsernrp r
the $100 is what ifr-will cost the tax- r°f.l° 80 .°8ecur®
payers of Lav&cR- county to run tbe tstion. .At is important that Law*%
machinery of govern men t this year. ca should be well represented, ajPgjMS
—Mr. vWm. Dickson, -formerly a The Herald hopes that the
Tbe fiewly pi
>idlv
Lavaca hoy, but now’ of. K*uedy” . tlemen who were appointed to at-
afternoon of last week; ^Result: ! P*1116 Iu from his oew home Sunday, tend the convention will not Ittv
, , in response to a summons t-o annear :„ __
ponse to a summons to appear
Bay * home now^ while dirt is ihe^pj " ^ orawfish-veabjeet to 0^ I “^mpUlDt
• ' , ■ ■ Ptritor. W , J#»r,KtaffSi Wt f- * ¥l Youogtio was:,ioiug : SSI^SSSSTS^S
1 ‘ from the north, where lie contracted the central town Sunday and Mon- Tor farming operations. The work Ys
ORGANS and PIANOS.! . , : SisHSS ^ ' iSS$? ——« - -
Jflft WBIiPK revered
" VlUJJk,
several years past.
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tv for the popular
ESTEY
•PIANOS & ORGANS.
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TbeM •*W«0lA-nt ioatrnmentH are betominc more
E popular *Trry d*.v. TK»*j- are sold <tn a
YEAR GUARANTEE,
Mis* McLean buy*direct from the
'factory, and can therefore give you
ible terms and prices.
SC ELI ME.
TEXAS.
stock consists.of Atlas engines and liesdny morijing, aged 74 vears
boi [era; \V lusliip, flu I lett And Ijoui- Although witK N.Aui ?
-KEAJiER IN,
Straub grijst mills; steam pumpR; pol- blow JO the. ber^aml family,, but
—The Herwi.d to new subscribers
from now until: tjie first day of Jan-
uary, 1892, for$1.00, cash in advance.
This extraordinary offer Is made with
a view to increaseiug our circulation
to 2500 this year..
death had been foreshadowed by * :
iingeriug illness it would hay*
been sad enough, bnt coming
it did, so unexpectedly, it wa* * j
Liberal Reward. severe blow to her relatives
Strayed from Rocky creek, about 2 stock to her many friends.
ceased came here from Far*^™^
PIMP U/IMFQ I IfMIADC WjM pa‘b,tbat ""'Bt/lie trei “r eoputy many yeamag^andd.
rmt WIN to,. LIUUUnO , •"«>» ■»!!. ’~rrM*ai^tr»S % : =•«*“ IJ“98 to Jf with half circle under It. ^“U^Xn<» be7a Sd Iw
V X * WJ anytbinir in t-h« nuiMvifi^v u»n .«t* ' Th ^n^a,.A _______ aud the other22. Both brown and hpr residence liere naa, by
Tt • , r ~C----‘J MW un/at ywmjiii
.Beer and Cigars.
; anything in the machinery line. * In bis death,, there passed away he-other Z2., B<
?mMod's noble uA, proclaim^
Both brown- and
i -» -,<vv»v... u. i 11 pay a liberal
proclaimed reward for their return to me.
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.A fine Billiard Hail in connection. ^ou w/itw to us for prices before buy-
. ■ ‘ we are satisfied We can make
■ ■ ■ a trade.
tour putronutfc is Solicited.
H. Ru^oe A C’o.v
Cuero, Texas.
Dec, 2dT817. On reaching matur-
ity he removed to Louisiana, where
he was a resident of New Orleans.
After marriage he came to Texas,
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Mr. White, late of Gahn'al, has
accepted the position of night
operator at this station, vice Mr.
Knapp, removed to West Point
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remiss i^ their duties tq the public.
The announcement of the death
of Mrs. Jane Cates, early Tnesdcf
morning, precipitated a gloom over
oar city: Mrs. Cates died at 3e’clook
Tuesday morning, after a brief ill.
ness—a complication of Is gripp*,
aud other maladies. If Mrs Cato?
gentle and amiable' disposition,
endeared herself to ev^-y one with
whom she came in contact Toth*
sorrowing relatives who Tfere a*
suddenly deprived of a loved one
the Herald'tender* its heartfelt
sympathy. May she rest in
Obituary in our next
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Donoghue, J. M. Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1891, newspaper, February 19, 1891; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth995522/m1/5/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.