Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.


county They are almost perfect and
the fraud Is detected in the weight OF
the coin.
The ice and electric light plant loca-
ted at Terrell, Kaufman county, was
sold recently by M A. Jay to C. Van
for $685. 900.
John Dear, timekeeper for tho Katy,
at Denison, steYed into the steam ex-
haust at the sandhouse several morn
ings ago and was severely scalded on
the ankle.
VIII Brown, negro, was arrested
recently at Temple, Bell county, on a
charge of criminal assault, alleged to
have been committed on a O-year-old
negro girl.
A horse kicked the 3-yoar-old son Of
H. Il. Osborn, of kaufman, kaufman
county, On the face several days ago
and knocked one tooth out and broke
his iawbone.
The kaufman oil mill of KauemOn,
Kaufman county, has just completed
an order, which they ship to Germany,
Of $50 tons of cake and $50 tons OF cat-
ton seed meal.
Pete Threech, a baker, was thrown
from his wagon the other day in En-
mis-, Ellis county, and received severe
injuries en- the head. TIo is suffering
from concusslon.
J. II, dealer in dry goods
and notions at Weatheriord. Parker
county, fled a chattel mortgage recent
ly, naming J. H. shrcrshlre trustee.
Liabilities SG,10S67.
Mr.. b. Browning, owner OF the cot
ton gin at Garden Valley, Smith coun-
ty, was caught by one of the fly wheels
and badly torn UP, a few days ego. lie
is not expected to live.
David & Borden shipped ten cars Of
fat beeves to Chicago recently from
Beeyille, Bee county. Cars have been
ordered for another big shipment OF
cattle from the same place.
On Nov. 30th the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, the largest seed po-
tato growers in the world, received an
order for three thousand bushels of
seed potatoes from one firm in Texas.
Acting Gov, Jester recently offered
reward of 5000 for the arrest and
conviction of the murder of Nick Std
die, an old man supposed to have been
killed sometime ago in Tarrant coun-
ty.
Brown Bros. & Co., Of Milford, Ellis
county, filed deed of trust the other
day, naming S. L. Howard OF Hills
boro as trustee. Preferred creditors
are named to the amount of $4,000. AS
sets are estimated at $1,000.
). H. Box, of Abbott, Hill county.
dealer in dry goods. hardware grocer
| les, ETC., recently fled a chattel mort
gage for the benefit of his creditors,
with ]. H. Price as trustee. Preferred
creditors amounted to s9,245.62.
G. A. Lehman, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Crawford, MoLennan
county, while going to town several
days ago, fell from his horse and died.
1t was supposed to be q case of apo
plexy. He was about 10 years old.
The large two-story Baptist church
at Deport, Lamar county caught fire a
few nights ago, but by using the pat
emit fire machines freely 1t was extin-
guished before much damage was done.
The fire was caused by defective fue.
Suit has been entered in the district
court at Paris by the Weldon National
bank Of Ladonia, Fannin county
against the Farmersville Cotton Oil
company for the sum of S7,964.4s, al
legged to be due the former by the lat
ter.
Joe Moon, of Ennis, Ellis county,
was arrested at Kaufman, Kaufman
county, charged with criminal assault
on Bohemian woman at Ennis sever
al nights since. Moon stated that he
had no intention of harming the wo.
man.
Charlie Kirk, who was convicted on
a charge of robbery at the January
term Of the district court, at Gates
vile, Coryell county, and given five
years in the penitentiary, received no
tice several days ago that he was par
doned by the governor.
j. w. Stuart's saloon was broken
into the other night at Groesbeeck,
Limestone county, and robbed of about
u dozen bottles of whisky and 81 or So
in money. Entrance was made by cut
ting a hole in the rear door and Slip
ping the bar across.
Several mornings ago, while Mrs. r.
L. Blanchard, aged rs, Of Hillsboro,