Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29
STATE CONVERSATIONS.
A Brsvlary OF Daily Happenings from
Various Sources

Douglass money and gave 81 back,
whereupon Douglass asked him II he
did not think he (Orrin) ought to give
it all back to him. Orrin replied in
the negative and said he would not.
Douglass, it is said, replied; ''Ill
have it or kill YOU and began shoot
ing. Four shots were fired by Doug
lass all missing his target The Sec
ond shot, however, struck John Dav-
idson in the face just below the eye,
seeming to range down the neck to-
ward the shoulder. Davidson wa4
asleep when the firing began, The
first shot awoke him and he raised up
just in time to get the second ball.
Paul Cross, a young man who came
to MeXia one year ago from North
Carolina, and who had done but little
work since his arrival, succeeded in
working the business men there re.
Gently. He expressed desire to run
down to Galveston, and as the banks
had closed he went TO several business
men and gave his check for amounts
ranging from So to $40 total OF
something over 500. lie then left,
and not until the various parties went
TO turn 10 their checks next day was
it discovered that he had no money in
the bank, and that they had been
worked to perfection. Nothing has
been heard OF him.
The following counties have sent in
their tax rolls to the comptroller,
They show increases and decreases
as follows; tunnels county total val
uation 81 SOL, 1928; decrease SHY, 497.
Delta, total valuation u ,62S.779; de-
crease $lO3,5 27- Taylor, total valua-
ton $4,392,S $50; decrease SLIP.
Rains, total valuation 81, 235, III; in
crease 1924, COZ Crosby, total valu-
alton $1,116, POI; decrease $40, go.
Montague, total valuation $6,3lS, 250;
decrease 1914.
Recently little child OF Mr.. Sam
p. Smith, a farmer living three miles
east OF Nacogdoches, was playing
with matches away from the house
near the public road when its clothing
caught on fire. 1t was severely If not
dangerously burned, and but for the
presence and prompt uction of a man
who CHANGED TO be passing along the
road it would have probably burned
to death.
1t is reported at Georgetown that
ID. ii. Snyder, president, and L. KEEL
ley, superintendent OF construction OF
the Link line, have gone to New York
on business connected with the line,
ana it is presumed that matters will
take u definite shape soon for the best
and that work will soon be resumed.
The assessed valuation OF the city
OF Hillsboro for 1895 is, ~, 1926. $50, an
increase over 1894 OF S199, 1856. Under
this assessment it is thought the
waterworks bonds can be increased
$1,000 or $4,000 and an effort to that
end will be made.
Brown & Dabney have filed suit
in the Twenty-sixth district court
against the city of Austin for asp for
extra work alleged to have been per-
formed and material furnished in the
construction of the daA power house
foundation.
At Arlington, Tarrant county, the
other night two masked men entered
the residence OF Mr.. b. ii. Griffin.
bound him and his son, Melton, and
robbed them OF nearly 500. The
robbers left them bound. There is
no clue.
At Houston, recently, Peter Kirk,
driver of beer wagon, was seriously
stabbed in the right side of the abdo-
men. The injury is considered very
serious, as it is thought the knife
blade penetrated the wall of the stom-
ach.
A Jersey COW belonging to MIR.
Ezrel Pace, dairyman living near
Palestine, gave birth few days ago
to thee calves-two heifers and one
male. All are living and doing nice
ly.
The directors OF the Regatta asso-
have secured enough stock subscrip-
tions to assure the giving of a grand
regatta on the dam lake this fall,
At BRENNAN, recently Joe Richard
son was hit in the head with base
ball bat by Charles Randle and died
from his injuries. Randle was held in
: $1,000 for murder.
The railroad commission has issued
a classification ruling placing SOAP
and soap powders in the same elias.
with I've and potash.
Burglars paid visit to Lexington
t Lee county, Il few nights ago and took
/ two pair OF pants from store and S.
{ from u saloon.
0 The colored Odd Fellows of Dallas
and OF Pilot Point, Denton county, are
building halls for lodge purposes.
At Vclasco recently Jim Parker