Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-09-07
TWO CONVERSATIONS
CulIed and Carefully Arranged from The latest
Daies Of The State.
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.


shortly begin their work. 1t is likely
they will have to examine every foot
of every road in the state before ar
irving at data for estimating the cost
of excavation and filling. After the
estimates are made and adopted by
tho commission the railroads will be
notified and then permitted to come in
and show the actual value Of the
roads and property
Frank Jones who runs q steam gin
at Blue Ridge, Falls county, recently
raised the breast to the gin stand
without stopping the machinery to
put in wedge. 1t was but the work
of an instant. Only when the engine
was stopped. the belt cut and shaft
reversed that he could be eXtricated.
His arm was cut OF at the elbow and
was otherwise badly cut and bruised.
He was relieved from his great suffer-
ing by death.
Two citizens OF Justice precincts /,
. and 3, Of Williamson county, Chat
have already adopted local option).
petitions the district Judge to enioin
the voters in those precincts from
voting in the coming election to de-
termine for or against prohibition in
that county, on the ground that they
have exercised TO the full extent the
rights vested in them on the subject
of liquor selling for two years.
Twelve Mexican outlaws near Van
Horn, FL Paso county recently took a
white man and his son, bound them
and tried TO make them tell where
their money was hidden. They cut
off one of the arms of the father, then
the other, then split his head open
with Ratchet. The boys throat was
cut from ear to ear. Rangers have
captured two of the brigands and are
after the others.
Macedonia Azala, frien2ied with
jealousy, recently went to his sweet
hearts house, in San Angelo, where
he met rival. Antonio Monies, on
whom he fred three times. Two oil
the bullets penetrated his lungs and
the third broke his right arm. A1ala
then turned the weapon to his own
head and fired. blowing almost the
entire top OF his head away, causing
instant death.
Superintendent Carlisle has passed
upon the examination papers Of iif
teen applicants for Peabody scholar
ships and made the following selec-
lions: Eta M. johnson of Ruslt, j
II. johnson OF Omaha and &. l.. Brew
err OF Terrell.
While cleaning out a we'll in Ole
Dublin, Erath county, j. p. McKinnie
found petlilied sandwich, which haC
evidently been biscuit with pec,
Of sausage placed therein. 1t is sale
to have very appetiling appearance
Montgomery Titles. white, and ret'
Coleman. colored, charged with tn,
murder of Charles Dykes, in Refugit
county, recently had an examining
trial which occupied two days. The.
were held under 5000 bond each.
Mack Ratliff and JEFF Smith, tw,
Voung men residing north of Lock
hart. have been arrested and bount
Dver for the theft Of two bales of cot
ton from Montgomery gin in TIL
northern part Of Caldwell county
At Dale. town in the eastern par
of Caldwell county. Mexican cut hi
wife in sixteen places, recently. 1
party present had 10 beat him Of
with club. Tho woman cannot re
:over. The man is in Jail.
Ed Williams coored barber a
Waxahachie. while playing recently
Jumped from a platform about thre
feet high and broke his leg below th
knee. The end of the broken bon
stuck through his pants.
W. B. Anderson, while digging
we'll at Marshall, at a depth OF thirty
Dne feet, found some teeth which al
peculiar in shape. brown in color an
highly polished. They are suppose
to be sharks teeth.
The Spanish steamship Ida, Arar
master. passed the bar at Galvesto
recently drawing 10 feet inches al
proceeded TO an anchorage in ii
outer roads where she completed he
cargo.
At Palmer, Ellis county. chicks
thief was shot one night recently III
man got away. hut left his sho
which shows that the bullet enter,
abe heel and passed out at the inste
j. j. Collins of Granbury HI
Brought suit against the Westel
Union Telegraph company OF th
place for $40, 600 damages for failu
10 deliver message in june last
A new barge built at Orange 4
The jetty works at Charleston has be-
IsunchOc The barge is 40 fe
long. with capacity for $50 tons
Ariek or $50. 900 feet OF lumber.