Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23


were about sixty members present,
This is the first meeting of the associa-
ton ever held in Texas and the secre-
tary reported it more largely attended
than any previous one.
Near Caldwell recently Ferdinand
Gold, Bohemian peddler, secured a
shotgun and went cunning for Con
stable Jones. Jones shot first and
killed GolG with three bullets through
the heart.
DR.. NJ. ID. Knox of Hillsboro, presi-
dent OF the State Association of Rail-
way Surgeons, announces that the
next state meeting of the association
will be held in Houston ON January 81
and %.
The railroad commission has APP
proved and ordered registered $50, 600
of Dallas Terminal Railway and Union
Depot company bonds, and the secre-
tary OF state has registered them.
The city council of Brentwood has
decided to sue for all delinquent taxes
and with that end in view have en-
ployed special counsel to assist the
city attorney in all such suits.
Recently at Timpson, Shelby county,
Judson Smith was painfully wounded
in the knee by the discharge of his
gun while he was mounting his horse
with the weapon in his hand.
The governor has offered a reward
of $500 for the arrest of the unknown
murderer of Mrs, Bette Crockett. The
murder was committed in Madison
county Oct. Is, 1895
Carmichael, Penner & Co. will for
ward their immense cargo of wool now
at Comstock, Valverde county, east
ward in a few days. 1t is worth some
SIS, 900 or $40, 900.
The city of Taylor has been sued by
w. II. Thornburgh of st. Louis upon
railroad subsidy bonds issued by the
city in 1878, amounting to about $685.
600 and interest.
At Lorena, McLennan county, a
short time since Arthur Wells was
thrown from stalk cutter and very
badly mangled. He is in critical
condition.
Judge Bonner has been given a
total of tifty-seven years for horse
theft in the criminal court at Dallas,
and there are still other cases to try.
The majority for prohibition at
Whitney was A. That places Hill
county in the local option list, the en-
tire county now having local option.
A wagon load of fresh water catfish
caught from the Nueces river sold
readily on the streets of Corpus Christi
a few days ago,
The 7-year-old son of Mr.. Theo.
Kieke fell out of hay loft FIVE miles
south of BRENNAN the other day and
broke his leg.
The city council of Seguin abolished
the Office of marshal and put on a po-
lice force subject to the orders of the
council.
The schooner James Andrews ar
rived at Rockport few days ago from
Tampico with consignment of 10000
oranges.
The Populists of Calhoun county will
meet at Port Lavaca on the 25th inst
organize and nominate a full county
ticket.
Thirty-two cars of cattle and two Of
mutton were shipped from New Braun
fels to eastern markets a few days
since.
The state board of education has
purchased $50, 200 of Uvalde county
funding bonds for the school fund.
The Mexicans have erected a cock
pit at Calaveras, Wilson county, and
spend Sundays fighting chickens.
Uvalde county has just redeemed
$27, 800 of court house and record room
bonds held by the school fund.
A building for the use of the Church
of the Advent is in course of construc-
ton at Alice, Nueces county.
Thirty-two Populist clubs were or
ganized in Williamson county on Sat.
urday night, Jan. IL.
Ben Cage was shot and dangerously
wounded near Blanco few days ago.
The shootist escaped.
Near Nacogdoches horse fell on j
H. Skies recently and he is in critica
condition.
The naughty burglars have been sue
cessfully plying their avocation al
Beeville.
DR.. G. F. Moore of Oglesby, Coryell
county, was shot by a constable re-
Gently.
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