Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

and 2l5 cars OF riprap of 457, 1893 tons
placed in the north jetty at Galveston.
Col. f. H. Ropes has brought suit
in Corpus Christi against Matt Dunn
for 500, 600 damages, growing out OF
personal assault short time ago.
Mrs. James Crisp, near Legs
Prairie, kaufman county, was kicked
in the side by horse recently, and
two OF her ribs were broken.
The recocds of Dewitt county show
that there are 366 people in the
county over 60 years of age, and 3940
children of scholastic age.
The farmers of Colorado county are
making u strong fight against the
cotton worms, which are doing much
damage in that section.
It is claimed that the artesian water
of Martins hot well possesses medical
properties equal to the famous Hot
Springs of Arkansas.
Allbine Drew, 12-years-old, was hit
in the eye with by foul ball, during
game of ball recently at Terrell,
putting his eye out.
Twenty wagon loads of boomers
from cast Texas passed through Deni-
son one day recently on their way to
the Cherokee strip,
A young lady was arrested recently
at Denison for appearing in public in
mems clothes. She was from the
Indian Territory.
Kerrville now has bountiful sup
ply of arteslan water, q flow of 300,-
900 gallons per day having been struck
at depth OF 1000.
At Runge recently j. E. Henderson
had his arm so badly decorated by be-
ing caught in u gin that amputation
was necessary.
Bill Fatheree has been lodged in
Jail at RocSwall The charge against
him is desertion from the United
States army.
At depth OF 760 feet in the artes-
ian well at the Windsor hotel at Dali
las Il flow of $4,000 gallons per day
was struck.
Bill Ross, colored, was overcome by
damp in well at sherman recently,
but was pulled out in time to resus-
citate him.
The assessed value of property in
LaSalle county is $l,S33, 900, and the
the rate of taxation is S2A cents on
the 800. A
The tax rolls OF Harris county have
been received at the comptroller's
Office and show values for 1898, $685.
927, 449.
The Sladen-Kirksey wooden mills
are again in operation at Waco.
They have 100 hands employ,N.
| Charles Green has been arrested at
Denison for the theft of 500 from a
citizens of that place in 1888.
A Fort Worth darkey stepped on a
live electric wire recently, and it is
said he was thrown fifty feet
j. R. McDade, living at Chapel
Hill, Washington county, gave his
wife clubbing recently.
Luys Raimes, Mexican was drown
ed recently in the Colorado river near
Gan SUM- Wulle OuUnlnS.
The bridge over the Guadalupe
river, at Thomaston, Dewitt county,
has just been completed.
The contract for the new court
house at Anderson, Grimes county,
has been let for $12, All,
Gov. Hogg is again in his Office,
having returned from Roclsport
where he went fishing,
A Milford, Ellis county, merchant
shipped 1920 dozen eggs during the
past three months,
The Jail of Kendall county does not
average one occupant year, and is
now empty.
There were only 131 insurance
companies doing business in this state
in 1892.
Sherman is preparing to celebrate
Labor Day, September A, on grand
scale.
4 A movement is on foot looking to
the organization of Schleicher county.
Three Orange "bullies" fought re-
Gently, and they wore bloody noses.
The Caddo Mills precinct, Hunt
county, will vote on local option.
Webb county has just redeemed
$4,000 Of her court house bonds.
Gainesville's $4,000 school build
ing has just been completed.
Williamson county owes $4,000
and has $13, 981.25 on hand.
Velasco has an ice plant with a
daily capacity OF fifty tons.
Cotton pickers are greatly in de-
mand in Brazos county.