Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-07-20


rolls Of the city Of Dallas shows q
.hlinkage of -, 100000 in one year,
aggregating now $21 100000.
f. NJ. Smith was killed by the cars
of the Missouri, Kansas and TeXas
railway at the Echo junction two
miles from Temple recently
AT Paris recently a German gar
dencr named Steinke was arrested
charged with attempted assault on his
housekeeper, Mrs. Nomar
The ratio of illiteracy among the
children in Dallas entitled 10 attend
public schools is: Whites 3.l9, and
colored 2G.GO per cent
There were 700 head OF beef cattle
recently shipped from Cotulla. Some
to Chicago, some to New Orleans and
some to st, Louis.
The bridge over Mill creek on the
Austin branch of the Houston and
Texas was burned recently, delaying
trains Tor while.
CITY Clerk William MoGrain OF Dial
las has resigned. lie is some $3.50
short, but his bond is good
The Grand opera house at Tyler
cost 500, 900, but only brought 81, 800
at shoMd's sale recently.
A Mexican named Francisco went
in bathing in the Guadalupe river at
Gonzales and drowned,
From June 30, 1890, to Jan. /, 1898,
there has been 126 miles of railway
constructed in Texas.
The state penitentiary board is
making an Inspecting tour of convict
farms and camps.
w. II, Hill of Chicago shot himself
on the beach at Galveston recently.
He will recover,
Frank Attoway, IA years old, has
been arrested at Commerce on a
charge OF theft.
The Texas Central will expend
about $50, 200 on freight yards and de-
pots in Waco.
Valley Mills, Bosque county people
are eating watermelons raised in Bra
zoria county.
The work on the Jetties at Sabine
Pass as also at Galveston is progress
ing rapidly.
The city attorney of Fort Worth
is still making war on the variety
\ theaters.
Henry Lowery played with powder
: 41555niS7l and his face is badly
burned.
The grasshoppers are destroying
the cotton around Saralvo, Ellis
county.
Chinch bugs are doing great dam,
age to corn in some parts OF Graysor
county.
Work on the Fort Worth and Dalla.
electric road is to begin in few
weeks.
The city council OF Waxahachie IL
negotiating for system of watei
works.
Waco will spend 5000 per month IL
making her advantages known TO the
world.
So far this season ITO dogs have
been officially and legally killed IL
Dallas.
At Marshall Johnnie Fogelman dice
from the effects OF kick from I
horse.
At Yoakum, on July IS, the peopl,
will celebrate the anniversary Of thu
town.
At Llano Willie Borrer was killed
by his horse stumbling and falling OF
him.
September 81 is Denisou's birth
day, and that city will be % years
old.
The knights OF Pythias have organ
lied lodge at Benjamin, Knox county
The streets of Whitney are beinl
graded and paid for by subscription
The railways of Texas are prepar
ing to enforce the anti-scalpers law
At Calvert, Jim Moore while bath
ing in the Little Brazos was drowned
At Bolton, on July A, the county
clerk issued four marriage licenses,
The Dallas cotton mills have CLOSED
down until the first OF September.
An election will be held at WinsborC
on the 10Th, inst, for postmaster.
A new postoltlce has been establish
ed at,Maud, Bowie county.
Whitecaps are reported to be or
gained in Victoria county.
Grayson county has just redeemed
$4,000 of her jail bonds.