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Bankruptcy Petition Filed. Houston, Texas, Oct. 17.-An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the Federal court late tonight against T. W. House, banker, by three of his creditors. An answer was filed immediately admitting the act of bankruptcy. The matter was placed in the hands of H. L. Borden, referee in bankruptcy, who is expecting to appoint a receiver at once.
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PRIVATE BANK FAILS. One of the Oldest In the State Goes Under. Houston, Oct. 18.-T. W. House, bonker, filed a deed of assignment under the state law Thursday morning and W. P. Chew, W. D. Cleveland and J. S. Rice were named as assignees. They qualified by giving bond in the sum of $100,000. with James A. Baker, Jr., Frank Andrews and Edwin S. Parker 18 sureties. The bond was approved by Judge Kittrell of the Sixty-first district court. The news of the falling of Houston's oldest and supposedly one of the strongest financial institutions spread over the city like wildfire. In abilit to realize on securities not readily convertible in cash is given as the only cause for the assignment. An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the Federal court against T. W. House, banker, by three of his creditors. An answer was filed immediately, admitting the act of bank. ruptcy. The matter was placed in the hands of H. L. Borden, referee In bank. ruptcy, who is expected to appoint a receiver at once.
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TEXAS TEMPLE, Tex., Oct. 23.-The persons who have been interested in the organization of a company to publish a new morning daily newspaper in Temple have announced that their plans are about complete and that special machinery and equipment has been ordered. As soon as it arrives publication will commence. The new paper will be called the Temple Daily Telegram. PORT LAVACA-Mrs. Northrup has returned from à trip to California and is at home at the Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Forbes of League City is visiting J. G. Arderson and family of this city. Mrs. Bell of Alice is in the city visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. McNeil. HOUSTON-An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the federal court against T. W. House, banker, by three of his creditors. An answer was filed immediately admitting the act of bankruptcy. The matter was placed in the hands of H. L. Borden, referee in bankruptcy. who is expected to appoint a receiver at once. DALLAS-At the meeting of the board of health City Health Officer T. B. Fisher declared that enforcement of the new state health laws is practically impossible. Correspondence from Dr. Brun, the state/ehalth officer, indicated, Dr. Fisher said, that he intended bringing the matter of enforcing the state law before the grand jury here, but it was his opinIon that the law could not be enforced. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Oct. 23.-Roy Miller, secretary of the Corpus Christi Commercial club, has written a letter to Mayor Combe suggesting. the appointment of a delegation to represent Brownsville at the Inland Waterways convention to be held at Houston November 8 and 9. As Brownsville is directly interested in this important interstate undertaking, an undertaking which will give the truck and fruit growers of the Brownsville country an all-water route to some of the. best markets in the country, it is probable that the mayor will appoint a delegation to represent the city. TIMPSON-Miss Pearl Devereaux and Miss Iva Lou McCreery went to Shreveport Friday. John T. Richards and wife of Jacksonville are in the city. Mrs. M. H. E. Whiteside has returned from a visit to Shreveport. Elder G. J. Massey is in Tatum. Byman Wilson has gone to De Queen, Ark., to meet his wife. A. L. Pinkstea, Mrs. G. E. Hairston, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Trammell and Mrs. Frank Hairston are visiting in Shreveport. # TEAGUE-Robert P. Hare & Co., the owners of the concrete manufacturing plant of this city, encouraged by the constant increased demand, have decided to double the capacity Of their plant, and have let the contract for additional machinery and buildings. This was an experiment when first opened up, and has proved to be a very fine paying investment for the promoters, as it is being used in almost every building erected in some form or other. GALVESTON-James Hazelton, aged 63 years, whose memory had been a blank for twenty-two years, came to himself yesterday at his home, near San Seville, in Webb county, Texas, where he has lived for fifteen years, and owned a large plantation. The old man fell from a stable loft ard struck his head and was unconscious for several hours. When he regained consciousness his memory was clear and he recalled having left his wife and four children near Montreal, Canada, twenty-two years ago, while suffering from an attack of typhoid fever.