Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-05-26
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

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A severe electrical storm prevailed at
Canton, Van zandt county, several
days ago, doing great damage to farms
and growing crops,
lone, the little daughter of Chief
Dispatcher r. B. Ayres of the Texas
and Pacific at Texarkana fell from her
bicycle the other day and broke her
leg.
The rain of few days ago in Lime
stone county damaged several irriga-
ton interests contested by reason OF
high water in Spring creek, resulting
in the dams being partially destroyed.
w. r. Clark has recently purchased
10 head of fat steers from Sam But
man and "a head from Ed Tracy of
Mulberry canyon in Taylor county.
They are fed steers and brought fancy
prices.
Bud Willingham and his three broth
ers went swimming in the swollen
Aquilla creek near Waco few days
ago and Bud was drowned. The others
tried in vain to save him. He was
about 10 years old
A very heavy hail storm passed near
Aubrey, Denton county, the other day
doing great deal of damage to the
crops. Cotton will have to be planted
over. One man reported his wheat
crop entirely destroyed.
The other day at Dale Caldwell
county, two young men, Pearl Riddles
and James Blundel, had an examining
trial charged with killing of Gone
Lane. They were remanded to Jail
without privilege of bail.
Weston Andrews of Richmond, Fort
Bend county, while walking with his
brother on the streets of Houston re-
Gently, suddenly dropped to the ground
and expired in a few minutes. The
Justices verdict was apoplexy.
The other morning w. P. Montgom.
cry was going down the railroad track
at West, McLennan county and a
freight train going in the same direc-
ton struck him and knocked him off.
1t is not probable that he will recover.
Several days ago the wife of VIII
Joiner, colored, living near the old Per-
ry brick yards in the southeast sub
urbs of Denison, was stabbed in the
back with a pocket knife. Joiner and
his wife have not lived together for
some time.
]. w. Durham, while riding to Col
linsville Grayson county recently, was
struck by lightning and both man and
horse were instantly killed. The bolt
unjointed Durham's neck passed
Through his saddle, but left no mark
the horse.
WPrhe eastbound freight No. 18 on the
Clifton Belt was wrecked several morn
ings ago near Ridgeway, Hopkins
county, caused by the bridge over a
creek giving away. Eleven cars were
ditched and piled on one another, load
ed with coal.
Robert LeGree, a negro about 40
years of age died at st. Joseph's in
Urinary in Houston several days ago.
He had been delirious and he jumped
or fell from a second story window to
the ground, receiving injuries from
which he died
The following railroads recently
paid the comptroller at Austin their
tax on quarterly passenger earnings
for the quarter ended March 81: New
York, Texas and Mexican railway
earnings $10,323.S3, tax paid s1O3.26;
Gulf, West Texas and Pacific railway
earnings s695S.72, tax paid $685. Ric
Grande and Eagle Pass railway, earn
ings $42405, tax paid $424.
n The residence of Hon. w. b. Plem-
ons in Amarillo Potter county, was
the other day struck by lightning, in
which Mrs. Plemons barely escaped
The bolt came down the stove pipe ant
tore up the floor for a space of five feet
demolishing the chair she was sitting
in and the churn she was using, scat
tering milk all over the ceiling anC
knocking her PROSTATE and severely
hurting her ankle.
j. B. Wilson, prominent stockma1
who owns ranch about two miles
south of Mesquite, Dallas county
shipped three cars to Chicago the othel
day. He also shipped one car of fine
calves west.
The other day Walter and Fred Fin
ley, brothers aged 16 and 1s years
sons of G. M. Finley, living six miles
west of Midlothian, Ellis county, were
scufling for the possession of large
rifle, the gun was accidentally dis
charged, shooting Walter, the younger
in the forehead, resulting in almos
instant death.
The severed body Of Leonard Tucker
Jr., was found on the International anC