Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-10-21
TEXAS NEWS ITEM


Hill county, recently, on a charge OF
forgery.
The comptroller at Austin recently
registered $1,000 of Jack county
bridge bonds
The cotton platform at West, Hill
county, was destroyed by fire recently
and eighty bales of cotton burned up.
The other night John sliger, far.
mer, near Stephenville, Erath county,
went to dance and was dangerously
cut.
Henry Baty, who was struck by the
south bound local at Copeville, Collin
county, few days ago. died from the
effects.
Alex Smiths gin at Shady Grove
Hunt county, burned few morningi
ago. Six bales of unginned cotton was
damaged.
Jack county Jail bonds to the amount
of $4,000 were recently purchased foa
the school fund by the State board az
education.
carl w llSOn was bllOI III lLlG SlOulr
der at Weston, Collin county, a few
days ago. Physicians have failed to To-
cate the ball.
M. ]. Eyerley, retail liquor dealer, in
Waco, filed a deed of trust recently for
the benefit of creditors. Liabilities
about $36Ss.3S.
H. Bennett, horse trader, was hit
by a live electric wire falling on him
at Sherman, the other day. His condi-
ton is very serious.
D. T. Winters, general merchant, OF
Big Foot, Frio county, has assigned
with ]. S. Thomas, trustee; assets and
liabilities unknown.
T. j. Price. who lives near Kaufman,
Kaufman county, was kicked in the
abdomen the other day by mule. He
will probably not recover.
L. s. Gooding, in the book and sta
tionary business at Cleburne, filed a
trust deed the other day with preferred
creditors to the amount of $573.
A gravel train on the Houston and
Texas Central was derailed at Wilson
creek, Collin county, the other morn
ing. One or two cars were damaged.
j. D. Mccoy, dealer in dry goods, at
Plano, Collin county, executed a deed
of trust on his stock of goods, several
days ago, naming j. G. Phelan as trus-
tee.
]. D. Gray and ]. w. Hardin, of Ter
rell, Kaufman county, have shipped
fine grade of hogs to the State Fair at
Dallas.
Mr.. j. l.. Upton was run over and
killed at Overton, Rusk county, several
nights ago, by freight train. Hil
body was mangled almost beyond rec.
ognition.
The army worm is devasting the oat
fields around Wheatland, Dallas coun-
ty. Whole fields are entirely destroyed.
Not much damage to wheat and none
to cotton.
A few mornings ago, while John
Huff, young man of Brady, McCul-
loch county, was working at gin, his
right hand was caught in the machine
cry and cut off.
M. A. Everett, aged 35, of Jourdan,
N. Y, was run over in the yards at
Palestine, Anderson county, several
] mornings ago, and fatally injured. He
t was between the cars.
M. P. Ellis, who lives near Lone Oak
Hunt county, was held up by three
masked men several nights ago, while
on his way home, and robbed of over
5000, the proceeds OF six bales of cot
ton.
, The east-bound Central passenger
train at the union depot in BRENNAN
Washington county, a few evenings
ago, ran over a negro named Anderson
House, cutting off both legs. He was
, standing on the train talking to 6
friend, and in endeavoring to get of
it started and he fell under the wheels
He will probably die.
Mrs. E. D. billiard, of Waco, made 6
deed of trust recently, conveying he,
millinery business to Miss Laura Clar'
. aday, as trustee, to secure creditor
) whose claims aggregate $4,000.
:, The Tyler Car and Lumber Company
,, at Tyler, Smith county, one Of thu
largest lumber concerns in the State
was placed in the hands of receiver
' recently, at the instance of the Para
: more Investment Company, upon de
mand of $4,000. ]. j. Carter was ap
9 pointed receiver and his bond placed
at $4,000.