Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-04-07
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

q court house and Jail built of the Co
ryell county stone except the trim
mings.
4 new bank for Tyler, Smith county,
is now assured. At present Tyler has
only enc bark, and it is impossible for
any one bank to do the business for a
town the size of Tyler.
The Pacific and Well Fargo Express
companies were consolidated at Corsi-
cana recently and the agent of the Pa
clfc, R. NJ. Bradford, was placed in
charge.
Cristobal Dnderle, river guard on
the Mexican side at Eagle Pass, Nav
erick county, committed suicide re-
Gently by shooting himself through the
head with pistol. No motive known.
The team Of Moezgambo, one of the
most industrious Polish citizens at
Karnes City, Karnes county, ran away
while he was returning home from
Flcivsville a few days ago and he was
injured so badly that he died.
At depth of about 1850 feet petro-
leum was struck few evenings ago
at Ccisicana in we'll No. @, work on
which has been in progress about two
months. The derrick is up and will
commence en- well No. 7 Immediately.
The decomponed body of new born,
full grown infant, was found in Pecan
Branch, near Glory, Lamar county,
few days ago Justice of the Peace
Hopkins held an inquest, but found no
evidence to show whether the child was
white or black, or whose 1t was, A
Doctor testified that it was born alive.
The sheriff and deputy arrested one
T. R. Randall, living on E. A. Jacobs
place, seven miles southeast from
Ro,kwall, and lodged him in Jail few
nights ago He is charged with having
committed murder in Alabama. The
requisitlon papers are in the hands OF
the sheriff, who will start at once with
ths prisoner.
Several evenings ago seventy-fve Of
the employees in the rowing frame de-
par.ment Of the bagging mill at Gal
weston demanded higher wages and
upon refusal walked out. A new sys-
tenn of payment based on the amount
CT tbs product Of the machines has been
inaugurated and the operatives are dis
satisfied with it.
Henry Stapp, who was fixing some
lights in L. B. Moores tewelry house in
Denison several nights ago, fell while
carrying can of oil, and in falling in
some way ignited match and set fire
to the oil which he spilled on. the floor.
He was burned about the arms and
body, but net seriously so. Tho fire
was extinguished before any damage
was done.
AS the southbound Gulf, Colorado &
Santa F'e passenger train came Into La
donna, Fannin county, the other day 1t
ran into the local freight, which was
switching in the yard and was on the
main track causing a head-end col
llsion, disabling both engines. No one
was injured. The pilots of both en-
gines were demolished and the passen-
ger engine derailed.
At Knickerbocl1er, Tom Green coun-
ty, the other night Tom Harding was
shot and killed. 1t occurred at the
opening Of new saloon. Some TN
known party had been riding through
the town. The crowd present was dis
GUESSING the recklessness Of this act
when offenae was taken at some re-
mark Harding had made. In few
minutes Harding was shot twice and
instantly killed. No one has been ar
rested.
j.. s. Thatcher, a civil engineer EN-
ployed by the city council of Plano
Collin county, has just completed sur
vey Of the water course near the tow
in order to obtain the most desirable
place to build a dam for the purpoSi
of storing the water for water works
Spring creek, about three-fourths of
mile west of the city was selected. En-
gineer Thatcher will submit in few
days plans, specifications and cost o
stand pipe, water mains, dam, etc., t.
the council.
Fred Davis, young man living hv
miles north CT Cleburne, johnson coun
ty, reported to the sheriff that he ha
been waylaid and shot several morn
ings ago while On his way to schoo
There was bullet wound in his arm.
At a special melting Of the city coun
Gil at Halletsville, Lavaca county,
few days ago, It was decided to clos
a well developed case Of scarlet feve