Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-27

to go over all OF the DOCKS OF retlrlhE
county officers and to report as to
the condition of the books to the com
missioners.
Major 9. NJ. Scmple has fnished
the work o. locating the Galveston
and Western terminus OF the road to
the point where the line will cross
the bay. The line has been plated
and maps are now in the office OF the
company.
Prof J. II. Cornell of Bryan, direc-
tor OF the Texas experiment station
says that 151 acres of land near Bee
vile have been selected by the com.
mittee for the new horticultural
experiment station for southwest
Texas.
Gov Hogg honored the requisition
from the governor of Utah for Charlie
Valentine and Sadie Mulvaney held at
Ell Paso on a charge of attempting to
poison the latter's husband in Salt
Lake City recently.
L. NJ. Phelps, the defaulting treas
urer OF San Augustine county, left
his horse and gun at Rockland recent
~. 1t is rumored that he is in Louis
lana near Burr's Ferry. The reward
now is $500.
The grand.iury of Travis county
has adjourned after having been in
session five weeks altogether and re-
turning seventy seven felony and 230
misdemeanor indictments.
Nal Dumas shipped from Bells,
GTayson county, another car of fat
hogs to Dallas recently. This makes
five cars of porkers shipped from
there this season.
The attorney generals department
has Just approved an $4,000 issue OF
street Improvement and an issue Of
$1,000 school house bonds OF the city
OF Weatherford.
Some time since Mrs. S. S. Conner
while walking on a street OF WaXd-
hachic fell into hole and was slight
~ injured. She sued the city and
was given 5000.
The United States supreme court
has decided that G. A. Pierce now Of
Abilene, charged with embezzlement
and theft in Alabama, must go back
and stand trial.
T. i. Saudefer was found dead in
the woods near Karnes City q few
days ago There is no clew as to
who killed him. He was citizen Of
Floresyille.
At BonLam recently w. j. Cordan
fled a deed OF trust, Whit Dryden
trustee, to secure creditors. Liabili-
ties $1,000. Assets unknown.
At Velasco the other morning a
man named Bishop from Coolidge,
Kan, who had been working in u ret
pair shop, dropped dead.
Austin wants the camel hair cloth
factory which the Cotton Seed Crush
ers' association proposes to build.
1t is estimated by the comptroller
that the occupation taxes of next
year will foot up $824,9SS.70.
Local option carried recently in the
Krum precinct, Denton county by a
vote Of forty-three to six.
The Texas Wool Growers Associa-
ton held their annual meeting in san
Angelo few days ago
Nineteen tramps were arrested in
one day recently on a charge of va
grancy at Galveston.
Creditors ask that receiver be ap-
pointed to take charge of the Yosk-
UNI oil mill at Cuero.
Property at Converse, Bexar count!
has advanced some forty per cent il
the past six months.
Mrs. d. H. Reagan of Victoria, il
the mother OF thirteen children, all o
whom are living.
The Wolfe City Oil mill compan.
has filed deed of trust, naming w
|. Cook trustee.
Giddings refused to incorporate b,
a vote OF l49 to ninnteen. Sensbl
to the last.
So far this season there has bee
1909, 9j6 bales of cotton received a
Galveston.
Van Alstyne, Grayson county. he
issued bonds and will soon have
city hall.
A few days since 100 colored emmi
grants from Alabama arrived t
Houston.
The contract for the high schoc
building at Temple has been let
S21, 600.
There is considerable cotton yet
be picked in Fayette county.
Mount Vernon has gone "dry" /
ninety-one majority.