Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27
TEXAS NEWS lTEMo.

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Warren & Cannon the other day at
Abilene, Taylor county, Sold 400 head OF
and 3-year-old steers to j. S. With
erspoon, of Quanah, Hardeman county.
The residence OF Ed Johnson in De-
catur Wise county, was destroyed by
fire the other day. The house and con-
tents were a total loss and were in
sured for $1,000.
j. b. Wilson received twelve cars of
cattle at Terrell, Kaufman county, re-
Gently. These beef cattle will be fed
there and in the spring will be shipped
direct to Liverpool, Eng.
Chartered at Austin a few days ago.
Highland Presbyterian church of Aus
tin. No capital stock, but property
owned is valued at $1,000. Purpose,
, support of public worship.
Fort Worth, through it's mayor, made
purchase of $4,000 Of it's own bonds
recently for the sinking fund, thus
bringing about material reduction OF
the municipal indebtedness.
The store of A. Rodgers at Alexan-
der, Erath county, was entered few
nights ago by cutting window blinds
and robbed of dry goods and jewelry
Loss estimated at $4,000. No clew.
At meeting fthe city council few
nights ago a contract was made with
the Texas G. Pacific Railway company
to furnish the city of Marshall water
at the rate of cents per 1000 gallons.
Mr.. Brown of Belton Bell county,
filed bill OF sale several days ago to
Sanger Bros, of Waco, conveying them
all his stock of merchandise in Bolton
and all his notes and accounts; also all
of his rent cotton.
Several evenings ago Sam Kelly,
negro working at the Lavacca oil mill
became involved ina difficulty, which re-
suited in his being shot through the
arm, from which he shortly afterward
died.
Massey Bros gin at Clinton, Hunt
county, burned down several evenings
ago. There was no insurance and the
loss was about $4,000. Thirty or forty
bales of cotton was burned and dam
aged.
Lucius Suttle, who has been in the
grocery business at Ennis, Ellis county,
for several years., was arrested the
other night Gu charge of forgery.
His bond was fixed at $500, which he
gave at once.
Walter Raney, boy about 16 years
old, while moving cotton from a pen
into wagon the other day near Gro
well, Foard county, slipped while stand
ing on the brake, causing him to fall
over into the pen. His neck was
twisted. He has not since been able to
move his hands or his feet and is in
very critical condition.
Oil has been struck in another we'll
which has been completed by the Oil
City company at Corsicana. The flow
is good, but the gas is not so strong as
in other wells sunk. The location for
another well has been selected by the
Texas Petroleum company. 1t will be
sunk near the old brick yard north
from the city about mile.
Several nights ago the Nebraska
Lumber company at Doucette, Tyler
caught fire, burning the MILL pIaner
and lot Of lumber. The men by he
roic effort saved the main lumber
sheds and about 100000 feet of lum-
Der. Estimated loss $4,000 The mills
Will be rebuilt as soon as new machin-
cry can be placed on the site
The county commit sioners visited
the Grayson county poor farm a few
days ago and inspected that institu-
ton. There are thirty-one inmates at
the farm, all Of whom are unable to
do any heavy manual labor. The COM
missioners are having fifty acres of
the farm sown in wheat, which is
double the usual acreage.
The bridge across the Sulpher river
on the dirt road leading from Doug
lassville, Cass county, to Texarkana,
has been completed and was turned
over to public use the other day. 1t
was constructed at cost of $4,000.
The case of the State of Texas Vs.
Tom Payne, the negro who was ar
rested some time ago for criminal as
sault at plantation on Red river was
tried In the district court recently at
Boston, Bowie county, and resulted in
a verdict of guilty Payne was SEN
fenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
Kaufman county now wears the pre-