Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-07-04
STATE CONVERSATIONS.
8 Brsviary of Daily Happenings from
Various Sources

l.. H. Brownie OF san Marcos special
chief justice and Mcssrs. Waller S.
Baker Of Waco and A. j. Harris OF
Bolton special associate justices OF
the court OF civil appeals for the third
supreme judicial district TO hear the
case OF j. W. Ford, appellant, Va. the
First National bans OF Cameron ct al,
appellee on appeal from Milan coun-
BY. the chief ustice and associate
justices considering themselves dis
qualified because they hold policies
IN the New York Equitable Life In
surancc society. one OF the PARTIES at
Interest IN this cuse.
Tne following appeared in the iato
United STAGES crop report; "Ellis
county produced about 100000 bales,
which is more than the combined
products of Florida, Virginia and
Kentucky" Ellis county is not sat-
tslied with the figures in that report.
The following IS correct Cotton,
$4,000 bales: corn, 5000, OJO bushels
oats, l,OOJ,0JJ bushels, wheat l25,-
900 bushels.
W. K. Johnston, who was recently
Installed US treasurer OF lodge No.
I79 a. and \. r. NJ, at LuIing, has
served in that capacity for thirty
nine years and has the same set OF
books he started with nearly forty
years ago
The Baptists aud Mcthodists are to
have Il iolnt discussion ut Garrison,
Nacogdoches county, soon. The de-
bAtu will last eight days.
Crop reports come from Austin,
Tyler, Guadalupe, husk and other
counties OF an unfayorable nature,
owing to too much rain.
Frank Witherspoon while coupling
cars at Thurber Junction, GU the
Texas and Pacific, recently, was
crushed to death.
There will be Populist encamp-
mont near Grand Saline, Van Iandt
county, commencing July 80 and con-
tiuuing five days.
Nine hundred bushels of cucumb ers
were received in Alvin, Brazora
county, in one day recently, for its
pickle factory.
Miss Carrie r. Scott has secured a
verdict for $4,000 at Galveston,
against one Sims for breach o!
promise.
T. 7, Matson who lives near Hills
boro says the he raised eighty bush
ais of Irish potatoes to the acre this
year.
Kennedy, Karnes county, has Sc
cured a camp meeting, to begin Fri
day, before the second Sunday in
July,
There is grocery man at Houston
by whom those who don't care can
swear all the time His name is Ay-
dam.
Many counties are going to vote
for or against taxing themselves for
additional months OF schooling soon.
A woman and her son were knocked
from a bridge and severely injured by
Il train at Lampasas a few days ago
"Donotgetdscouraged" is better
remedy for the blues than any found
in the patent medicine almanacs.
Jefferson county will this year raise
100, 900 bushels OF rice, worth $3.50,
900, one half OF which is profit.
Callahan county wants to lease her
four leagues OF school lands. The!
are in Floyd and Hale counties.
The growth OF rice In Texas is nj
longer experimental or problematical
IL is here and here to stay.
All the streams of the state hav,
been very high, some of them over
dOwlng the low lands.
The farmers of Texas should in
crease the size Of their smoke no US
and then ill them,
Greenvileites are talking OF paved
streets aud dreaming OF an electri
street car line,
Protracted meetings are going O
at Weatherd, Taylor, Wharton, Bowl
and Terrell,
Near Mangum, Joe Armbuster wa
killed recently by being thrown iror
4 horse.
Prohibition was defeated at Over
ton, Rusk county, by small ma
Iority.
The Tyler Fruit Palace opens Jul
II. 1t " i'll be very unique exhib
tiou.
Hillsboro is tc have a street ca
4ino in operation in six months,