Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-06-16
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS,

about ready for operation.
Bertram, Burnet county, has re-
celved about 100000 pounds of wool
Curing the past few days.
Albert Parrnill shipped six cars OF
cattle from his place near Kaufman,
Kaufman county, recently to st. Louis.
John F. Flynn shipped four carloads
of beef cattle from Georgetown, Will
hanson county, to st. Louis market
recently.
Cone e Eddleman and Charles Nc
Fsrland the other day shipped train
load of beef cattle from Cresson, Hood
county, to Chicago.
A man by the name OF Gullct was
lodged in jail at Bonham, Fannln ccuE-
ty, the other day charged with criminal
assault on a 10-year-old girl.
N. e. Gaines, retail grocer al
Kosse, Limestone county, made an as.
signment recently Liabilities about
$3.50; assets about the same.
Mckinney, Collin county, now has
the curfew ordinance. All persons I'M
der the age Of 10 and not married
woman are subject to the law.
The 2-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Burton, living in Greenvile, Hunt
county, fell from a chair short time
ago breaking his thigh bone.
Valentine Putska, prominent farm.
er living near Skidmore, Bee county
was accidentally drowned the othei
day while in bathing in creek.
A new residence belonging to George
F. Pool, located in the northern part OF
Orange, Orange county, was burned tn;
other day. 1t was valued at $1,000. NJ
insurance.
The City hotel at Atlanta, Cass ooun.
ty, large two-story frame building
was completely burned by fire several
mornings ago. Building and contents
insured for S25O0.
Alfred Cayce, Is years cid, living fiji,
teen miles southwest of Ennis, Ellis
county, was kicked on the head by 6
horse the other day and his injuries
will probably prove fatal.
The residence of Robert Mcknight
colored, In Marshall, Harrison county
was destroyed by fire the other day
Insurance S740. The house and con
tents were total loss.
Burris Blaylock Darlington and
Thompson, who have been in the coun.
ty jail at Kaufman, Kaufman county
for some time charged with swlndling
were released the other day.
The Western Union Telegraph com.
completed to Texarkana, Bowie coun'
ty, the other day, their first exclusiv,
wire from Kansas City over the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad.
A large Irish potcto grown near En-,
mis-, Ellis county, is on exhibition there
1t weighs 16 ounces and measures 12A
inches in circumference. 1t was raised
from potatoes planted two months ago
A stalk of cotton measuring twenty.
two inches in height AMI containing
fifteen well grown squares was carried
into GAINESVILLE, Red River county
from the country and placed on exhi
bition.
A mammoth bell weighing 1906
pounds, is to be placed in the new court
house tower as part of the clock al
Paris, Lamar county. 1t is claimed
that such a bell can be heard dis.
fanoa nf civ mi1ec
Joe Skinner, a well-to-do farmer Of
Vera, Cooke county, was kicked and
killed by mule recently. He wal
blowing at the time and was trying to
detach some weeds from the pillow
when one of Che mules kicked him
striking Just behind the ear and crush.
ing the skull, killing him instantly.
Abilene, Taylor county. has just
completed one of the largest water.
works dams in the state. The dam 1.
of earth, rip-rapped on upper side, ant
is 700 feet long, 80 feet high and 1SI
feet wide at the base. The spillway
consists of solid stone wall 300 feet
long and feet high. The reservoir
has capacity of S0o,o00,000 gallons.
John Red, negro who broke Jail q.
Mount Vernon. Franklin county, 90
Gently, was captured the other night
He was shot at seven times with shot
guns. One shot penetrating mis- lea
brought him to the ground.
The artesian we'll at Paris, Lamar
count, has reached depth OF 1865 ieet
with no prospect of an artesian flow.
The contract calls for only So feet more
in depth. If no water is obtained in
the next thirty-flve feet the city will
in all probability abandon the pI oject
as means of solving the water prob
lem.
Byron Speights was given five yeara
IN the npnitentiarv on one charge few