The Weimar Mercury from Weimar, Texas • Page 2

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A. MOTT, PH. Late Union States Government Chersiat, Neimar Mercury! JO HA BROOKS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ANIsE TERNAT MORNING. April 9.

SAL I to Post la d. returns: Hogg, AUTO winuer over Clark. Hon. Room Q. MILLA celebrated: a1s ooth.

birthday. Wednesday by aking his asst in the United Staton annate Tan fold Lady passed her Aftjeth mile post, and shows no signs of weariness. Lang to ber! Dre Welder Square Dealer 1a a recant addition to our list of ax. chan gol. It la a breesy paper, add the hand of sa esperienced man at the belt.

prohibitionfeta have issued a Rate convention, meet al poo on the Plooty of artsaisa water Wang, 50 the prohiba-wou't need other Tan Canoe ie for the man for ofDee that in capable of attending to the duties and la not afraid of mak. ing some mad 10 he 4060. bin duty. Eagle Lake Canoe, Then the Canoe la s'etrotig Hogg ex papers and the Clark to bare bat die: will all end whop the state reation and de cider spos a choice. Then all will join Asada and inarch on to vio Dian ba4 triade which, possibly, be of comfort to "the craft The said to be the This, so deebt, accounta the abjeot wretcheducas of the sperage editor.

Melanie kicking juatty, tool bee thro bad. res men of that Lows do' not toad a mote liberal the 110 par, We tha sarahanta ap there are a Uttle inclined to atingi non, Bro, Baslord, or they would vortainly as better by sop, The Ledger, the oply ppper in copaly, por la ite 9th year, with a liberal advertising patrounge and good 4a for sale choirp for cast, aloo our residence of Are good well finished rooma, two' otatorns, one drat class Hues. Job to with we vapeper, Our I for desiring to sell are chiady be 43060 vial to change one place of residentes: serine, lace, write at once deraigned ac colt at our MA, W. Tas editar of this paper I Harrood sad ness ta the unfortunate incident in which Bitter B. Davis of Wael.

Aler vas aho with by citizens of that town for su tiele which he poblished in gin paper, sne which they, the citisons of Harwood, assented, The article referred to acooqut of a grip from Wasider to onsipe, in which Harwood. a bandied with. out' Horse, Intended So a' nitiple by Editer Dario the citiseus of the fanny part, and they hung the editar Id throw ogge bim, competent to Judge, There la ho news in our burg, no special changes to note. Dr. Grace le geulag well, bat 18.

still confined to hia room. We had a madden death some two miles below this place last Sonday night. Joe Janna, a Bowaw taken sick Sunday evening and died about 11 o'clock that night. Dr. ilutehius was sent for, bus he wan too fur gone when the doctor got there for bim to save him.

The deceased was ad- after a six weake' visit to reintirea in Alleston. I notice we bare a new (temizer and pencil (no lisper) from the Lake. Shake, brotherl The ebotguns of yours and Meisd Baker's have scared off the opting! poets sure enough. I was fu bopes you would aot opra. -I ration bave the great reapeas as4, adinifor man who in always prompt, faithful and atteutive to dnty and business, That man in Robert 8.

No matter ander what eireumstances or conditions, six doze in the wook, be in on time going mud reterulug with U. 8. mail, passengers and other favors for the people from here to For the ueblost young 1000 and tads soru in this towns, manfully and berolcally, on their farm, laborSug and succeasfully struggiing to A good competeuey and good name, without father or mother, conneel or advice, they staud pa the peer of otbers in more favorable circumstauces. They bave our lore and esteem, and they are John C. Calboun aud kia mister, Mattie.

Let us hear from sou on the bees wax supply. Do you want colony of Itulian bees! Malia Son can supply cheap. NAVIDAD. dieted to strouz drink, and had been ou a spree since Saturday motuing. Poor Joe! Ind for the ardent dowued him at last.

The Stockton family sure moved Trom our millet. I think they to conaly, where Mrs. won, -Tohn, has ment. They sold their to Streak. Bro.

I son sorry to ace the Gunils Icare as. -Mina Ora Parkor's school be5ng out, thine Indy left as last Frie day to utteint the teachers' a880- elation Eagle Lake, and from there to her heme at Moultou Institate in La vaca county. Mr. Jobo Melatoab doingjury duly at Columbus this week. Minn Anuie Strauk is efaiting relatives it Bublite this week.

Mr. Bid Woolsey is on servico st the county capital this reek. Mr. S'm. Black baa recovered his runaway hornes, Mre.

Jamee and Elder Haguleof Welmar paid se a abort visit last Monday. Mine Nellie Tans' Lima balug out at school here, she returned to her bowe. in Shelby, Austin county. She WaS accompanied boule by her cousin (ope of our prettiest young ladice), Miss Mona Lase. Mr.

Ww. Fornau and bride were up from Sublime Sunday visiting the family of Mr. Guatare Albert, her heme here last Wednesday, Mannie Laidles returned to! LAKE LISPINGS. We are still camped here, ing done wothing but est, drink. sicop and be werry aince our last.

We -have Lad a week. of Fory I pleasant weather, with the exception of strong prevailing winds from all poluts of the compass. We have not bad much luck on the lake in the way of Sablug and bunting, though wan say we. have enjoyed several Ssh dioners. We deserted the camp to attetid the South Texas Teachers' meeting, which met in the lake elty Saturday, tho 90th, Capt.

J. W. MoNoeley of Wharton preaiding. The meeting wan friends largely attended by teachers and of the association. Interestlag programmes were bad inorulug and wight.

Election of officers took place at 8 p. m. Prot; 0. Curianwu of Gouzales was eloeted presidout, mud Misa Ora Parker of Mouitou secretary; after which the teachere rieited the lake and 1 spent the afterucos very pissssot. ly fu Ashing and boating.

Miss Ore -Parker of Moulton and Miss Maids MeLeed of Borden viaIted Dalay camp Saturday evening and curried the owners off with them. Most of the teachers left for their respective homes Sunday worning, The Lisper visited Borilen day, beard the Rev. F. W. Staton disconree in the afternoon, and the Her.

4. 8. Poindexter of Wal. lis In Eagle Lake Sunday night; white the Stammerer stopped over in Columbna to visit frieuda. Legendeckor, and others from Columbus itdniged in the sports on the lake Saturday aud Sunday.

Messre. W. F. Straban and W. Willians of Kaisey partook of Dah dinner at' Daiss ranip and visited the ayiars last Friday.

Dr. Sigler sud sons of Borden vialted on 'last Monday, spendiog the day, and enjoying a and honey at camp. No the splags though plenty of Bees and holley. gulte. winds sod Mraj i braid of ware relatives and telends to our elty Thurs day.

The Mercury's Programme for 1802 Advertisements. Jan. 1, 1892, our rates on transient. adreztising will be increased as follows: For displayed advertisement, 410 per inch net; on 3 luobes, 10 per cent. off; on 6 or more Inches 90 per cont.

off. Local reading Diatter at 10 cents per Rive esob insertion. By transon4 radvertising we moan those buelpons honses not represented in Tux columns co the date of Jan. aleo toroiga advertisers. There will be no deviation ever from the abore rates.

If you desire to take advantago of the present rates, see that your adver. tisement apponre before the lat day of January. All notices of charitable entertainments, dinners, suppers, (where any chargo is made) if over 3 lines in length, will be charged for at the rate of 5 cents per line, All cards of thanks will be charged for at the rate of 5 centa per line. "Al communica: tione of interest to the public will fuserted free, bat the pub Maher reserves the right to reject each commanicatione, provided that, in bin opinion, they cannot. be classed under the above head.

articles of interest only to the writer, not vauted. The above rates to toke effect Jan. 1, 1802, dod Work. This class of work wilt be ander the personal appervision of the proprietor, sod no "botch" work will be allowed to leave the Satisfaction guaranteed In evers respect. Our prices will compare favorably with.

city offices, and this class of work shell apeak for Steelf in the matter of peatunss. Our terms will be, sa beretefere, strictly caab. A liberal disconnt will be allowed on large orders, On Job printing for charitable antertainmenta' we will allow a coant of 25 per cont. We solicit the patronage of those in need of poster work, business carda, statemeats, bill bends, letter beads, note beads, envelopes, ball programmes, lovitations, or anything else in the line of job printing. Subseriptions.

The subacription price of MERCURT will retain the' same, 01.00 per year. All sabecriptiona from parties at a distance wast be of paid the for in paper will advance. be The sending discontinued after the subscription ban expired. We will strive la the fatare, MA in the past, to make the paper as newsy as posalble, and vorta ev. ery cent of the money paid for it.

Another negro brute hiss recenty made ani attempt to ontrage a white lady near Texarkana, where a negro rapist was pablicly burned seneral weeks ago. It looks it were impossible to rid earth, of this class of depraved wretches, whose hellish Just is a menace to every unprotected wormon iu the lawel. The shotgen, rope sad eveu the torch acem not to strike terror to ibo arucen bearte of these demats who ate beat upon gratifying their brntiab pansione. AH the people can do is to continue to Abow them no whore terey when, detected iban would be accorded a Phonograph. Yes, that in adi they can do.

There in no other remedy for the erfl Io our own southian6 at least nine-tentha of the negroes never take or zead, newspaper. They Never bear of these shootings, lynchings nod buraloga, and in, their ignorance no doubt many of them think that a for lo, the positenciary. win he the 60- verest punishment joflicted upon them for the awfal crime. Ignoranco la sometimes an awful thing. Buttocer MoEl wee of the water and electric works was felled by electric shock at the station house one aight last week.

During min the roof' leaked, leaving splaches of water ou the door the building. Inadventently the engineer put a foot to the water, (which was connected in someway with the electric machinery), while be wha manipulating the commata. tor. The eircalt thus formed sent an elastrio abook through his body, the water sting an a conductor. The electrician was knocked into in a twinkling, bet recovered conscionaness in a few minates, apparently no worse for his Herald.

Clark, a citizen of this conntt, bronght a walking stick into the coart honse leat Wednes day that was bought 1679 by Joseph Clark, sod was banded from chad to child antil it la now owned A. A. Clark. The atick'. die in made of an' alligator's tonth, and aroned the bottom of 180 die there la a aliver band with the following Inscription engraved thereon: "Joseph Clark, 1672." Lockhart Phonograph.

La Texas, March Mariel, an old and worthy eitizen, died this morning at 7 a. m. at the age of 70 gears. QUINTANA, Tezaa, Merch Nowa was received here today that the bodies of the Mexican and negro (or Italian), who were at drat sapposed to have been discovered pear where the bodies of tho 118 01 unknown white anen and white boy were found list Sunday, This shows that the of Are travelera were murdered at the same time. There had been 80 attompt made to barn the last two bodies, and thes were chop.

ped Op and borritly mutilated, like the white men's and boy's. No white poople live near Perry and the Post reporter's informor stated that no formation regarding the Ave viatime could be obtained that would give a clue to the murderers. The horses and goods bavo not yot been found. Louse, Tessa, Marsh Orebard yesterday exeented I deed of trast upon his and atock of confestioueries, ing IL. Hate as The folSowing are his preferted creditors: A.

Dillard, 040, Jos Williams, 060 Pirat bank, $53.80, John Orchard, G. 0. Walker assets, Mareb 20. -The News roporter attended Ba meeting at Sholl'a ball ou the 2010 of the farmers of Coloraslo sonuty. The bail was erowded.to Cnil and was called to order by Prof who esplalised the natare of the A motion made for all who favored Louts thot organisation and the their plat form come forward apd alien vases, and, 116 were eprolland 45 dolor d.

There wore chairmen apporated ur olected to organize each beat and roport to the county STATE NEWS. G. W. Jopes appears 10 be the choice of laburing class. Tex, March Las Rose.

a trackwalker for the Southern Paoile, you over by the passenger train while attempt ing to jump off before tho train stopped. The train had Nowed up and was rapaing at tho rate of mbont ten intles AB bour when be' jumped off the train. Hie font hita rock aud threw him logs under the wheels, outting both legs off at the keees. Kin head was somewhat beulaed. Be was brought bare last aight to be treated by the physicians.

De. J. L. Dillard treat. ed him and tried to briug abont renetion, but could not' He died at 11 to.

The bods was taken back Lu Bandon, twents toiles from here, the place where be was burt. What might have proses to have been a serious affair, between Messce. Aloe Leelie and Hose Jones, was prevented by the forenue of Cel. Louie Turner and othera, Inst Saturdas. Mr.

Lealle armed with a Winchester, which he wan presented from us 1ng. Mr. Jones was on but and no weapon fu aight. The trouble erigiunted from, remarka pegardiug a stolen horse Cound in a pasture in their borhoed. All parties live nose En New Eri.

The morement on foot to have the sownier normal at this place in meeting with general enAbont 0100 must be rained for the sebool. It de pected about one hundred teachers, will attend. Prof. Flores la work. lng zealously in the Era.

The latest congresslont apportooweut the Jourusi has necu places this county in the Rest district which la of the follewidg countice: Galveston, Brazetia, Matagorda, Fert Beud, Wharton, Lavaca, Pagette, Colorado, Auetfu and Gonzales, If there is no change made the chances are very good for the oifelian of a can from the drat dietriet this fall. Wonder who be will be. The Jeer. bal bae heard that its friend A. J.

Rosenthal has sepirationa. Well, if we are to bare a repablican be the Journal's choice for several reasous, ebledy because be is opposed to a protective Grange Jonrual. A sud and distressing accident befeil Max, second HOD of our en teenied Squire Meltzen, who, while out bunting abot himself, the entiro load taking effect to bie band, tear. jug that' member into atonis, besides several shot entered bie bend. It ecoine that be intended to lead the gun against a stamp, wiich in some wag with caned above the gau reto ba discharged, cor.

LaGrauge Journal. GONZALES, Texas, March Glover sud deputies Arrested John Blain aud Police 801 last night for attempting to liberate prisoners coullied in our jail. Two of said prisonera (Joe and Roger Blain) are obarged with murder, and if the attempt had thiree other prisonere charged with murder would have been liberated also. The plan, was to got possession of certain keza, which they did, and Jackson had got inside the jail when be was arrested." Blain was about fifty yards from the jail, holding the horses, when he was Arreated. Sheriff Glover went out in the country early this morning and ar.

reated another man, who was con served in the affir, but wan not with them lags night. Loose your grip ou the 25 cent La Grippe and that Cough will loose their grip ou you, if sou take C. C. Certain Cougu Cure." Bold by Ang. Grave.

OAKLAND The month is It 44 Marob down upon us with froese, and breeze and frost and cold pad everything audio little more, for Whiel the asouth la veted. for. We nood warm' zain. war very much to bring out the late crops: edtidision, The mud ground is la rec due -1. 1: predict crop year.

It is getting doll times with: sod supporo wit will hare to go Mabing for Why not purchase for your wife A Nice Rocking Chair, OR A Handsome Set of Furniture? No doubt she is wanting them now, but you, dear husband, in the busy routine of life, "hadn't thought of it before." Better purchase now while you think of it. Prices Within Reach of A11. WM. WA PEOPLE'S PARTE MEETING. Pursuant to a cali made ip the Colorude Citizen of Mareb 17,:1892, a auceting ot the citisatis of Colorado county was heid in Mr.

Tlae's ball, in the elty of. on Esturday evening. Marek 20th, 1942, 80 1:00 p. the purpose of endorsing the platforin of the People's Party made al Louis February 29, 1802, lo county sud preduct The house was osiled to order ME. J.

B. the Clay, object who In uf a the few T. J. Morris win temponiceting. chairman apd H.

Neal secretary. Thin orgaulastion theta on brief motion inade permanent, and after talk from Me. T. Morris the chairman the meeting ready for Mr. J.

B. Gay then read In a very slow and distinct platform. manner The the chairman people's then party plained very chia nue ela free and voluntary avemont, and requested a abow of hands as to whether this Was lathose preseut or not. Tue platform was enthusiastically indorse by sta0 motion WaD then minde in by the Mr. house H.

that that every man hold ap hi hand as Deluge in fever of the jupio's platiorm ba tuquested to alga life This motion was acconded all over the bause and wan carried, upon which one hundred sou Coon citisann signed their names to the roll. Upon motion 1. J. Morris elected an couuty on the pars uf the whlte oltizena and T. M.

bert and E. F. Eason cutored. were elect ad on hbalf of the The follow. Ing.

citisens elected chairmen: R. W. Potney, No W. B. No 2: 4: W.

Ben W. H. Neal, Minion, So 8: 8. S. No Walton, No A Quian, No 8: A Carter, No 12; Andreas Bradeu, No 14: John No Harbect, No 0 J.

Clark, No 5. On motion the county chairman was authorized those to prop appolit note tot pricinct represented chairIn this meeting. Mr. J. B.

Gay. thou pieced the following revolutions: Whereas Out county officers get wore the pay for their personal with set vices their equipments: largest therelote to taros the stringeucy of the limes, we demand the (except In counties where there are largo cities) so pass a law limiting the pay of county officers to a salary of $1600 per anuur exorpt the sherid, allowing him 82500, that adj perquialtos las be turned into the ty for publio ex ponditure. Whereas, Our pubile expenditures are at NO enormous rate, while the ability of the lodividual to cousin gee to grow and more We law Trice the of the tholting the expenditures era' court, by con teact or otherwise, to the Autunt of 81000 at say 000 untom by of the conjocity vote of all the people in such coup ty where the es are to be spade. The slayds the bunion or the government of the miser without nation. We tharefore tavor Not Fronde, At day in laying out their does, and to 00 case shall any man be placed la jail an part, penalty at public expeuse for any crime After disgusalon a motion was mode and carried in favor of all three hisolyNone.

On Biotion the secretarz. WAS structed to notify Walter, of these proosedinge, and to 8th congressional dietrict, copy to the Colorado Citizen, with a re quest to pubilal. On motion the meeting adjourned, satject to pull of county chairman. BEN H. T.

J. NEAL, MORRIS, county cb'a; secretary. -Col bus Citizen, Aires. K. Vegal of Columbun died It will be bared hot husband la in the Inssue asylum.

city couuall is boving the street in front of Mr. L. V. Malgue's rosldeuce repaired. deinling rain sec ID yesterday and al tbia writtog (7 m.

DL.) appears ilikoly to continue all day. Oki Forester Whiter, Kentucky Taylor Whisky, And the best S-cont Cigar alwaye on band al the. Opera Ha Work on she park pavilion has progrossed very Whis week: if the weather continues the bufidings will be outpleted uy the gist Instant; when the Kre-boye want to colebrate. The city election for a mayorand two will 'take place next Toms. lay.

Vote Calthhal, competent and enterprising mien, sud you will never regret It. But don't rote for a back, tor Heaven'a asko! Financial Assistance Has this week boon rendered Tai MERCURY by the following, portion: Sisa Orells Hancock, T. 0. Chipdier, A. J.

J. of Columbus, J. J. Armatrong John H. Brooks of Osage, LADIES OF WEIMAR AND VICINITY Miss M.

A. Strittmisiter bae recalved, direat from New York, A SPLENDID STOCK OF NEW SPRING MILLINERY Call oue; call- all, and 400 the latest atyles. DAILY HACK LINE STINDAT). 14. BETWEEN A WEIMAR AND DAKCANO.

and both day anal In gicige, etc. Masonic Lodge, No. 423 Meets op Art Baturday night on ee before each fell moou. Transient brothres in the to attend. J.

P. CONE, W. J. R. Lowry, A.

0. Ledge, No. 42 Meets In in spoond and? fourth Friday each month. Transient vited to attend. brethren la.

the is OWEN HEYER, M. W. J. R. Recurder.

Knights of Honor Lodge, No. 1500. Meets on meand and fourth nighte in each mouth. Transient brethren in the city resportfully invited to attend. J.

R. QUEMAN, Dietater. J. R. Lowrey, Reporter, AD LOC DONOR, No.

818. Meals ou Bret and third Wednesday bights month. Tracalout brethren la the city reepestfally invited attend. W. A.

BAAR, Pretentor. J. WE WANT 10,000 Acres OF LAND. We will probably bave calla for 10,000 or 12,000 acres of land with. in the nest eight or alas mouths.

Parties in this wieh. vicinity buving do well to list it with on. land they to dispose of will (ally, KINDRED Brooks. 4 the property of Tap Town day night, and Tap it the meat We will print city election tickets next Monday. Ir yon ate a mall arpuad by Monday 8000: at.

the sad have four placed thereon, The Ladies of the Methodist rave a supper the benent of the on atta.