Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-24
TEXAS CoN6neNSATl0S
Cullsd and Carefully Arranged from the Lal4sI
Dailes Of the State.
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES


old prodigy OF Branchville, Ala, lee
tured recently at Dallas, his subject
being From the Cradle to the
Grave" He addressed an audience
of about 1000 persons, and showed the
possession of a natural gift of speech,
supported by a fine memory Al
though having never been at school
but month, his language was gram
matical and his articulation very good.
AT the close OF his remarks the con-
gregation presented him with hand
some purse to pay his way in school.
Clarence Dow of Denver, Col, is.
under parole at Fort Sam Houston to
answer the charge OF desertion. He
was put in the army for the SOLDERING
down effect the discipline would have,
but married in San Francisco and de-.
serted to Mexico. On advice OF friends
he returned and surrendered and is
now awaiting the disposition OF his
case.
The gas and electric light plant OF
Waco has been leased for ten years
by the Waco Electric Light and Street
Car company. The latter company
will furnish the city of Waco light.
The county equalization board Of
Childress county, has entered final
judgment in the Fort Worth and Dem
yer railroad rendition. They placed
the figures at $1,000 per mile
Margaret Dickson, aged 60 years.
has brought suit against the city
of San Antonio for $1,000 for injuries
received by a fall, caused by a de-
fective sidewalk in that city
At Marshall recently Will Jones a
gambler, shot and killed Tom Brad
dock and Bill Mead in a gambling den.
over 20 cents in a crap game Jones
is in Jail All colored.
A representative of German firm
is gathering cacti in Val Verde county
for shipment to Germany. He has
fifteen barrels OF different varieties
now ready for shipment.
Two SISTERS named Praegel OF La
vaca county were playing with an,
"unloaded pistol, when it went of
inficting probably fatal wound on
the younger of the two.
At Fort Worth recently Geo Bur-
..oVt -rss>s .-.-rvstsd oha,,S-ad With theft
OF sachel said to contain $3.50 as
well as other valuables, from the I'm
ion depot Elatform.
The Gull, Beaumont and Kansas
City railroa, has arranged to place
$50, 600 per bile on all OF its road and
the Texas INLAND will sell $3.50, 900
of that comp,ny
Cotton onlypommands 81 cents in
Gonzales, andlarmers are holding for
better prices while at Rocl1dale the
farmers do nooloHer any for sale ow-
ing to low priSs.
At Camero1,d Adams, "a Young man
Il years Old as thrown from his
horse against tree, recently, break
ing his leg AIDE the knee. His con
dition is serioQ
Mr. Bob Hetpn, 70 wears old uv
ing near Clepne, has a crop of
twenty-five acT OF cotton and fifteen
OF corn, whlchne has worked with
his own hands
DR.. q. A fepn was found dead in
peu III ms rootlt Dallas few days
since hNcessl use of intoxicants
and an OVERDOSE cocaine produced
his death.
The people ofrazoria county are
inccnsed at part who have recently
destroyed large lmbers of fish in
the waters oil At county by using
dynamite
The TeXarkau and Fort Smith
road VIII issue $2,00 per mile on all
its road in TeY while the Dallas
, and Oak Cliff haslqd $1,000, 900 of
bonds.
The cotton yieaf the vicinity of
Salado, Bell copl is reported to
be very poor. ltsbelieved it will
take at least foIgres to make y
bale.
At San Angelo gently. All Hun.
} and All Da, two Tnamen without
, registration paperTere ordered by
the federal authors back to China.
5 A recent heavy.d blew down a.
4 two.story house NJ A. Bradshaw,
and several 9th we're blown OH
s their foundations FaXahachie.
Allen swanseT storecutter by
trade, was POUNDS near Houston, z
& recently. His d is supposed to.
a have been causefcongestion
n At the recent (water meetlng.at
Q Rocl1port ex-GoDhn Ireland was.
= the orator of Try. Lands were
subscribed valuf kSll,000.
A mad dog Cd the citizens of
s Lampasas 'ys ago and was
q killed The do#' number Of ami
a mails, all OF viii sc killed.