The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-12
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.


and It will be pushed rapidly TO COM
pletion.
The other night IN Houston a man
named Fox. who kept a butcher shop.
fell dead without any warning. Heart
failure.
Several days ago King & Elkins Of
Jones county bought 800 head Of 2
year-old steers from gilmore sharp Of
Abilene, Taylor county.
Little Edward. son Of Alderman w.
j. Kohlhouh Of Houston. was drowned
while in bathing near Riordan Springs.
on White Oak bayou.
The other day August Giesecke,
retired merchant OF Brennan. Wash
ington county. dropped dead Of heart
failure at his home. He was 81 years
old.
W. D. Ishee was shot and mortally
wounded the other day az Detroit.
Red River county. Ishee was a tenant
on the Grlfls farm. The trouble was
about some supplies.
Johnnie MclAln. the iO-year-old
grandson Of Dr. J. S. Allen Of Ennis.
Ellis county. was severely .salded the
other night BY the accidental upsetting
Of a pot Of hot coffee.
Charlie Mcfarland Of Parker county.
recently sold 70 George Beggs Of Fort
Worth. 1000 head Of and i-year-old
steers. Il Is thought there will be
many heavy shipments from thatcoun-
try during the next month.
William Muslck. q wealthy farmer
living near Heldenhelmer. Bell county.
a few nights ago was found hanging.
lie had been under the doctors care
for some time and was not considered
OF sound mind.
The jury assessed the damages In
the Belt case against the San Antonio
and Aransas Pass railroad recently AZ
1880 In he court Al Cuero. Dewitt
county. The suit was originally
brought for 5000.
A few mornings ago George Bauer
was lodged In Jail at Big Springs.
Howard county. charged with dyna-
hitting the residence Of J. T. Mellow
ell recently. and also charged with
firing on officers.
Hugh Lockerd. a lahorer employed
In unloading dirt from ears. was killed
few evenings ago In the Joint track
yards al Fort Worth. He was stand
ing near the car end when be was
either jerked on by the train or fell on.
Henry Johnson and lis step-daugh-
ter. Lizzie Brooks. both colored. were
arrested the other day al Floresville.
Wilson county. on a charge Of killing
the two-weeks-old baby Of the giri.
They gave bond In $500 each and were
released
Farmers from over the different sec
lions OF Navarro county report that
the prospects for a large cotton and
corn crop we're never better than At
this time. The crops between Corsi-
cana and Waco present a similar ap-
poarancc. and the corn 10 the bottoms
especially present a very healthy con-
diuon.
Mcurr Nea,herly & Bumpass Of
Farmeratlle. Coll.n county. have
lately added 20 their already large and
eommodious business house, q room In
the rear s0160 feet u. Neathery has
enlarred his dry goods ostablishment
with O room IN the rear 2ox5o feet.
Both Of these are substantial brick
buildings.
A few aights ago AZ Coneyville. Up
shur county. Morgan Payne was aeci-
dentally wounded with a pistol. the
bali passing through the bowels. from
j.. the effects OF which be died. The pls-
, tol was lying en- the mantel and be
/. and his wife began playing with each
n other and knocked the pistol thereby
. tlschargiag H.
some person placed bolts and other
" articles Of iron on the san Antonio
= and Aransas Pass railroad track ovel
/, bridge two miles west Of Floresville
Wilson county. q few nights ago. Th'
distractions were discovered an'
moved
/. While playing AZ the back steps a
, their residence on East hestnutsiree,
]. Denlson. the other night. .the 2-yoar
: old daughter Of +. j. Moony vas ru'
e over by a team and her left leg ans
4 arm and skull crushed. she vii prob
% ably die
y r. o. Watkins. AGED 81 years dies
I. recently az Kemp. kaufman county
lie was minister Of the Cumberland
{, Presbyterian Church. He was one o.
!, the pioneer men OF Texas. and has
!. lived at Kemp and preached al ovei
n the state for the past sixiy-thre'
81 years.
N waxahachie. Kills county, postofhel
Ia sold stamps and rented boxes durinl
he the past postal year to the amount o.
~ ssiO9ts: money orders issued SIS,
VI S56.2i. fees. s2S222. money ORDER
70 paid. s5e7l5762. remltted. S2i.iel.92
n balance on hand. t9i2i1
= Harry Matthews. a negro, charges
n, with stealing twelve horses. tire
In wagons and a number Of bales OF cot
ton near Taylor Williamson counts
was arrested a few days In sai
Antonio. and escaped while en- rout
,y Co the GEORGETOWN jail
ms The city council Of Paris. lama
to county. instructed the city attorne
er recently ,n draw 10 an ordinance All