Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-10-05
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mans police force.
The residence of Mrs. Segar at San
Angelo was destroyed by fire.
Crickcts have taken possessions OF
Waco's streets and electric lights.
Winnie Davis memorial meetings
have been held in several cities of the
state.
A carload of Grayson county apples.
100 barrels were shipped to Houston
firm.
Another wagon bridge over the
Trinity near Ennis is being con-
structed
Seven thousand pupils were enrolled |
in the Dallis public schools on opening
day.
The total tax valuation of Tarrant |
county for 1898, as gathered by the as
SCISSOR, is sl9,21O,145.
Joseph ZIMMERMAN, an Austrian,
resident Of Dallas county since 1871, is
dead, aged GO years.
The Sherman, Shreveport and South
ern railroad is having another spur
laid at Mckinney
Johnny Borelzki, Bohemian boy, |
was caught in the shafting of a gin |
near Bryan and had both arms and |
one rib broken.
Garland Tobin, assistant ticket agent
of the Houston and Texas Central rail-
way at Ennis, had an elegant gold
watch. stolen from him.
Dallas countys taxable value, ac
cording to Tax Assessor Turner, foot
up as follows: Total values, s91 ,S92,-
200; total taxes, $311, 2O3.1S.
Jim Callahan, who was shot at En-
mis-, died from his wound. John Nc
Kinney, the boy charged with shooting
him, was jailed at Waxahachie.
The Texas Central Railroad company
paid the comptroller s17215 tax on
$l7,2l5.1S of gross passenger earnings
for the quarter ending June 80.
Mrs. r. s. Mayors killed a frying
chicken at Hillsboro and found a gold
ring in its craw. The ring is in per-
feet state of preservation.
Alexander Cocker, treasurer OF Live
Oak county, and for eighteen years
sheriff, died at Oakville of paralysis.
Mr.. Coker was one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Live Oak county.
The charter of the Odorless Sewer
age company of Gainesville was filed
at Austin. Capital stock $4,000. Pur-
pose, operation of a system of sewer
age. lncorporators, Jack Steele, NJ. P.
Kelley and w. H. Steele.
The Texas Midland railway has
large force of men at work improving
its roadbed. Work was commenced at
Terrell and is progressing in the direc-
ton of Paris
James Mullins, aged 30 years. lost
his life in Spann's gravel pit, Oak
Cliff. lie was buried beneath a mass
OF earth by the carving in of an en-
bankment and life was extinct before
assistance reached him.
A would-be incendiary attempted to
burn the gin property of H. D. Rosser
at Waxahachie Mr.. Rosser says if he
had a couple of bloodhounds the man
could have been run dowl and CAP
tured.
The ex-Vlrginians held a meeting at
Dallas and decided to form an organi-
cation. 1t was decided to make ex-
Confederate day at the State fair Vir-
ginia day also. Much enthusiasm was
manifested by those present.
Some IF the prisoners in the Tarrant
county Jail were arranging to attempt
to escape but one of them told the
TAILOR. Going into a cell the latter saw
an iron bar in prisoners hand. The
jailors hit him and knocked him down
a man and woman named black
passed through Denison few days ago
en- route from northern Louisiana to
the Choctaw nation, They have been
married nine years and have ten chill
dren. the Youngest over a year old.
There are two sets of triplets and four
singles. The father is 80 years old and
the mother 81.
Mrs. w. b. Rainey, prominent lady
of Waxahachie, died at that city re-
Gently. She was the mother of Judge
Arson Rainey. Mrs. Rainey was a sec