Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-03-05
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

q. b. Plttman, JeWeler Ut Ennis, mas
failed.
Sherman is extending her water ser
vice.
Farmers in Grayson county are SOW
ing oats.
McLennan county has s46,SSs.1O of
cash on hand
j. H. (Cyclone) Davis is on the
stump again.
The ladies Of Waco have organized
a Floral society.
seguin is improving, new brick
buildings going up.
The city of Bonham will issue $25oO
of water works bonds.
The Woman's Home at Dallas is in
prosperous condition.
The total tax levy for county pur-
poses in Travis county is 40 cents on
the $500.
w. H. Kelly, grocer at Grand Sa-
line, Van zandt county, has made an
assignment.
Falls county has just redeemed $1,000
Of it's bonds held by the permanent
school fund.
Horse races were run on the track
at Dickinson, Galveston county, on
Sunday recently.
Two masked men held UP and robbed
F. E. McCary of $22 at Corpus Christi
the other night
The Texas State Farmers congress
met at Cleburne few days since. The
attendance was small.
And now Ennis wants the legisla.
ture to grant them a court, as that
body did Texarkana.
Dan Mccormick of Omaha, Neb., was
killed by locomotive engine at Dali
las the other night
j. w. Lucas was arrested at Dallas
recently on charge of theft of a
horse from Denton county.
Heretofore it has been the custom
of the secretary Of state to send copy
of the revised statutes to each coun-
ty officer from constable up. Under
the provisions of the acts of 1898, how
ever, each county officer should pay 81
for his commission before being en-
titled to a copy of the statutes. This
law has not been enforced, but Sec
rotary of State Mayfield announces
that he proposes to enforce it to the
letter,
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smooth game recently. He would in
some way learn the names Of a neigh.
borhood and go to one house and tel
the lady a certain neighbor said please
loan her small sum until her hus-
band came from his office when she
would return it. In this way he was
doing land Office business until he
thought the police were after him
when he skipped out.
Rev. r. A. Thompson, presiding ell.
der of the Ennis district of the Free
Methodist church, Rev. H. V. Haslam
| pastor of the Ennis and Corsicana
Free Methodist churches; Mr.. T. e
Rhodes, superintendent of the Ennis
city mission, and George w. Taylor
ex-Salvation Army cadet, left Ennis 6
few days ago to begin series of meet
ings at Corsicana. AS is the custom
of these aggressive young preachers
they held a street service and for the
offense were all promptly locked up IL
Jail.
At late regular session of the coun
ty commissioners court OF Wilson
county the ex-officio salary Of tht
county officers was reduced as follows
The salary of the county judge was re
duced from $3.50 to s25 per month
county clerk from $20,83 1-3 to $40, dis
trict clerk from $1O66 23 to $40, sher
iff from $25 to $40. Wilson count!
commissioners court is entirely I
Populist court, with the exception o
Commissioner Alfaro, and every off
Ger whose salary has been reduced Il
a Populist. To show their sincerity
the court reduced the rate of taxation
for 1896 about 20 cents on the $780,
Palestine is to have handsome nev
two-story brick hotel.
Cattle are fat and command goo'
prices in Uvalde county.
Hollingsworth county will issue $40,
600 of courthouse and bridge refundinI
bonds.
Mrs. H. e. Head, grocer at Rockport
has made an assignment.
Il The remainder of Green's brlgad
met at Cuero in reunion few day
since.
| The Southern Pacific depot at Gid
den, Colorado county, was burned re
Gently.
Farmers are we'll advanced witt
their work in Caldwell county.
The Woodmen Of the World are in