Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-06
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

of f. Feeder, one mile south of Luz
ling, Caldwell county, was burned.
Most of the furniture was saved.
The charter of the Jacksboro Mill
and Elevator company of Jack county,
was filed at Austin recently. Purpose
to do a general milling business.
Citizens of Ennis, Ellis county, have
made arrangements to open a sixty
foot public road through Trinity bot
tom, leading to the new bridge.
Several mornings ago NJ. r. Berry,
who has been employed at s. H. Reeds
gin at Rogers, Bell county, was horri-
bly, mangled and died instantly.
Temple Bell pharmacy, in Temple,
Bell county, owned by Davis Bros, ex-
ecuted a deed of trust few days ago.
Liabilities about 1889, assets about
$500.
w. G. Jenkins, living at Avalon, En-
lis county, has son named Jesse who
is seven years old. A few days ago
Jesse picked 200 pounds of cotton in
one day.
The charter of the Sherman Infirm-
airy company of Sherman, was filed
the other day at Austin. Capital stoo
S2500. Purpose, the erection and NAH
tenance of sanitarium.
The construction crew of the South
ern Telegraph and Telephone com
pany began putting up poles a few day
ago extending the line to Sulphu'
Springs, Hopkins county.
NJ e. Sale & Co., doing news and
confectionery business in Palestine,
maze general assignment the other
day. Schedule of assets given at
$1575.15; liabilities s331.46.
Charles Hobbs, negro, was given
fifteen years in the penitentiary at
Kaufman, Kaufman county, the other
day on a charge of criminal assault ON
white lady, Mrs. Tomlin.
A few days ago H. A. Clark filed
chattel mortgage on his stock of paints,
paper, oils, ETC., at Denison, and emu
merated Indebtedness of $2700.2O He
named r. G. Collins as trustee.
Jim Jones, painter, aged 81, died
few days ago in Hillsboro from the
effects of morphine. He took two doses
the night before in a saloon. Physi.
clans were unable to revive him.
The Glasscock boarding house
burned in Sulphur Springs few days
ago. 1t was occupied by w. H. Harri.
son; building insured for $1,000 no In
surance on contents, and nearly al
lost,
Three carloads of mules and horses
consigned to Cuban points passed
through Denison few nights ago
The horses and mules are supposedly
shipped to Cuba for the use of the in
surgents.
~ gin of ]. D. Blankenship al
Hickory creek, in Collin county, was
entirely consumed by ire a few days
ago. Several bales of cotton ami con
siderable seed were burned. There wa,
no insurance,
Tax rolls received by the comp
troller at Austin recently, show as fol
lows Bexar county, total valuations
$31 ,614625, decrease of $71, 5S4; Aran
sas county, total valuations, $2,041 sol
an increase of $99,545.
Two of the convicts stationed al
Cookville, Titus county, were pardonet
by the governor few days ago, ant
furnished with transportation home t.
Gillespie county. Their names arr
Andrew Owen and Charles Quicker.
At Josephine, four miles east of Ne
vada, Collin county, several nights az.
three bales of cotton were stolen frou
the yard of G. G. Yeats gin, two be-
longing to J.. w. Gacher and one II
Geo. Ables. No clew to the thief al
yet.
T. Il. Davis of Cleburne, filed deed
Of trust to M. M. Bush several days
ago, conveying stock of drugs ant
store fixtures in Temple for benefit o.
creditors. Four preferred creditors
named, with liabilities aggregatins
$1700.
w. F. Weir Of South Canadian, |. T.
ia miles north of Denison, marketed
his cotton at Denison the other day
and did his trading. He was induced
to go there because of the free bridg'
and ferries across Red river at tina
point.
A young girl ofabout II years ar
rived in Denison few days ago from
the Indian Territory, claiming he;
home as San Bots. She was perfectly
bereft OF reason and could not tell hel