Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-09
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

The citizens Of Houston are after a
county court Of civil district. They will
go before the next Legislature with a
petition to that effect.
The little son of w. Y. Ballew fell
from the front gallery, a distance of six
feet, and fractured his arm, in Tyler
Smith county, few days ago.
JEFF Sharp, the son of Mayor ]. M
Sharp, while playing in the yard at his
home in Tyler, Smith county, the other
day, fell and broke his arm.
Sam Jackson, a negro, was shot and
fatally wounded the other day at Cald-
well, Burleson county. Ed Hefiey,
negro, surrendered to the officers.
A. w. Mills, saloonist at Mexia. in
Limestone county, made an assignment
the other night, naming Frank Mills as
trustee. Assets and liabilities unknown.
The heavy rain in Denison a few
nights ago caused about twenty feet of
the Katy track at the north approach
to the Katy crossing to settle several
feet.
R. II. Peters, fireman on the Katy,
while shaking the CRATES in his fire-box
at Waco the other day, wrenohed his
back and was carried to Denison in a
helpless state.
AT a festival on Win Fuqua's place
near Navasota, Grimes county, which
large crowd of negroes attended, c.
Harris was shot in the back and killed.
Essex is in ias,
The governor has offered a reward
of 5000 for the arrest of the unknown
murderer of Lucius Butterip, who was
assassinated in Brazos county about
two months ago.
Mary Ann Jordan, colored, was shot
and killed at Jacksonville, Cherokee
county, the other night. The weapon
used was a shotgun and the top of her
mead was torn or.
A negro named Banks, an employee
at the oil mills in Denton, Denton coun-
ty, had his hand badly mashed several
evenings ago, necessitating the removal
of four of his fingers.
Arthur Steadman, an Irishman, who
works on the section at Cleburne, John
son county, was held up and robbed of
SIS or Sc as he was going home several
nights ago. Two men did the deed
j. D. Epps, a colored man, was ar.
rested in Denlson recently on tho
charge Of burglarizing the residence of
Ed Hudson, another darkey. He was
lodged in Jail pending an examination.
j. B. Turner, city jailer at Denison,
opened his heart Thanksgiving and
prepared an excellent turkey dinner for
all the city prisoners. The best in the
market was given them with the tur-
key.
Reiter 6 Co., wholesale and retail
dealers in liquor at Taylor and Bart
lett, Williamson county, made an as,
signment recently ]. Beers trustee.
Creditors are preferred to the amount
of $3.50
Charlie Prlgmore, about 80 years old,
was shot four times and instantly
killed few days ago about six miller
south of Ennis, Ellis county. Two balls
took effect in the head and two near
the heart.
B. F. Avery & Sons, of Louisville,
KY, served a writ of sequestration on
the trustees of the Leeper hardware
stock at Denison, the other day, claim
ing lot of plows and implements in
the stock.
Several evenings ago at Denison, two
negroes became involved in difficulty
and Frank Collins was cut across the
head with a pocketknife, inflicting an
ugly wound. Both parties were placed
under arrest.
The examining trial of J. B. Law
renee, charged with killing Charlie
Prigmore at Alma recently, has been
concluded at Ennis, Ellis county, and
defendant admitted to bail in the sum
OF $1,000. He readily made the bond.
The barn and contents of Jacob Huld
farmer living two miles and hall
east of Milford, Ellis county, was
burned the other morning by an incen-
diary. Total loss of barn and feed
stuffs, amounting to about $500, with
no insurance No clew has been found
Several evenings ago Jim Willefort
was sitting on the end of a crosstie a
a curve short distance south from
Gilmer, Upshur county, when freigh
train running at rapid speed strucl
him in the back, but did not seriously
injure him.
Burglars broke into the grocery stor,
Of D. w. Wristen s. Co., at Baird, Lime
stone county, several nights ago, TAX
ing about 5000 in money from the safe