San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-06-02
TEXAS MELANoe
Gathered nom all Sections of the Loas
Star State.


ceived at Corpus Christi, from the
government to be placed over the
graves OF union soldiers buried at that
place.
At Eastland recently Lee Price was
taken suddenly i'll in a saloon
Strychnine was suspected. It took
two doctors one hour and half to
round him up.
At Pecan Gap. in Delta county, just
across the line from Fannin county.
there is a saloon which bears the fol-
lowing inscription Whisky. The
Road to Ruin Saloon"
Steps are being taken to work val
liable deposits of marble near Fl
Paso. It is said that specimens from
the quarry nave shown very fine pol
ish and varigated colors.
Ed Nichols, the negro arrested for
outraging the little Bohemian girl,
Anna Skeinker, March 81. near Web
berville. in Travis county. has been
convicted. and Sentenced to hang
The commissioners court has fixed
the tax rate of Lavaca county at a
total of - cents on the SID this year.
The bonded Indebtedness OF the county
is S61,0D0, principally bridge bonds.
Mr.. L. D. Meeks, citizen of VIII
hanson county, but living near the
Lee county line. was found dead on
the Taylor and Lexington road, near
the old Lee place, a few days ago
At Galveston some time since. Mrs.
Fannie L. Millen filed a suit against
her husband for divorce. The case
was never tried as they kissed and
made up" but few days ago she
filed a similar suit
In Hunt county Al Humphrey and
his wife had been separated. but made
up. \ man named Williams split
Humphreys head open with an AK.
He was .ellous Of the husband The
murderer Is at large.
The frcmen of the state held their
annual convention at Austin. There
was large attendance and much
business Of general interest was trans
acted. Fort Worth was chosen a. the
place to meet in May, 1894.
Milton Williams. charged with
waylaying and aSsa-sinating /. D.
Meeks on the Taylor and Lexington
road, in Williamson county. was 1e-
Gently surrounded at his home by Il
rosse of citizens and officers. but he
escaped.
In round numbers there are 6)o.nDJ
children or scholastic age in the state,
al the 50 apporti0nmcni, it will re-
quire $S-Oul.ul9 for the term. Last
year the taxes collected for the
schools was $l.560.0o and other
sources about as much
Two boys in Uvalie county recently
went fishing and hunting and one was
showing the other how fast he could
work the lever Of his gun. throwing
the carti idges in and out of the bar
rel, when a cartridge exploded, killing
the other boy instantly.
At Cleburne, recently. in the case
Of Mrs. NJ. :. johnson vs. the Cult
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad com
pany. the jury gave her 81, 1920
damages. The suit was for the kill
ing OF her husband in wreck, which
occurred near Alvarado in 1857.
At Bonham Texas and Pacific pas
sen-er train knocked a boy from 4
bridge into the water. and W H..
Burcb, tagcagemaster, plunged in
and saved him. The engineer saw
him and did all he could to stop the
train. but could not do 50 in time. He
may die.
At Stoneburg. in Montague county.
recently a stock OF general merchan-
disc was closed by Bowie creditors.
That night the store WAS entered by
unknown parties. who packed the
goods. put them on pack mules and
HeC the country crossing Red river
into the territory. escaping.
John ). Prince at Galveston rode a
bicycle fourteen miles in ifty-five
minutes and thirty-seven seconds.
when his bicycle broke in two He
was running twenty-mile race with
horse. but the horse tagged out at
the twelfth mile and was Withdrawn
He won the race and purse.
At church five miles north OF
Overton. Rusk county. a few days
since. Robert Gibson and James
Powers. Young men. became involved
in difficulty which ended in the cut
king of Gibson seriously Powers
escaped and Is still at large 1t is the
same story-a woman at the bottom
Of it.
At Wilmer. Dallas county. while
Joseph Tyre was currying his horse,
It kicked at him several times.
Finally he struck at the horse with
the curry comb. which flew of the
handle and struck his grown son on
the temple, penetrating the skull and
brain. His son IS not expected to
live.
Recently near sherman the little
S-vear-old daughter of John Galloway.
was PLAYING over a well and the
rotten covering gave way and she fell
in. The well is very deep and the
nearest assistance was a half mile
away, but word soon reached the
ncichbors and the little one was res
cued. She lodged in some strong
vines and roots near the water and
vas partly under the water.
Marshall Campbell of Howe, Gray
son county. arrested man known
there as Windy on the charge Of
carrying a pistol. Campbell started
to Sherman with his man in a buggy.
When near Choctaw bridge the pris-
oner jumped out OF the vehicle and
ran of at full tilt. Campbell fired a
shot or two to scare him into stopping
Instead OF succeeding in this. how
ever. he scared his team into running
away and smashing the buggy into
kindling wood. Campbell was not
hurt.
Mrs. !. F. Miller and her sister.
Miss Lena Fa'well, of Alpine, Brewster
county. have been arrested at SPOT
ford. Kinney county. They were
passino thrOurh that place dressed