Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-07-27
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The Texas MldlanA railroad is build
ing sidetracks at Ehloe.
A hailstorm near Gordon on the 18th
damaged crops greatly
Hillsboro is gettitg after her delin-
Quent street taxpayers.
Many substantial Improvements are
under way at Athlete.
Elihu Sans was tassasstnated near
William Penn last tuesday night.
Capt. A. M. WalkEr was attacked by
vicious bull at Hbllsboro and badly
hurt.
Four carloads of wheat were ship
ped from Temple to California last
week.
The Central TeTis Medical associa-
tion held an INTERESTING session at
Temple last week.
John McLane, while herdlng sheep
on the 18th, near Valley Mills, was
killed by lightning
F. ]. Savage Of Sherman was kicked
in the stomach by mule and died sew
eral hours afterward.
Frank Martin and Pink Hodges had
a shooting match at Kyle, and the lat
ter was seriously wounded.
In the Texas Midand's shops at Ter
rell the employees now work ten hours
instead Of eight as formerly.
The Albert Sidney Johnston camp OF
Bosque county holds it's annual reun-
ion at Morgan Aug. O. and A.
A German farmer named Herman
Lehman was murdered near Sandoval
on Friday last by an unknown assas-
sin.
Mrs. W. w. Boyd, who lives near
Scurry, about eight miles south OF
Kaufman, was found hanging to post
oak
A summer normal has been organ
lied at Abilene, with seVenty-fve
members. Prof f. w. Chatheld is prin-
cipal.
]. D. Ingram's residence at Texar-
kama was totally destroyed by fire. The
contents were saved. Loss, $500; in
surance, $3.50.
The residence Of P. L. Harrill, at
West, was destroyed by fire at 2
o'clock the morning of the 18th. Loss.
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
A little daughtsf7of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Blackburn was painfully scalded
at Sherman by the overturning of an
urn of boiling coffee.
The Sheriff's association, at its an
nual session in Galveston last week,
transacted much business, Sheriff
Cabell of Dallas was elected president.
Deputy Sheriff A. H. Kearney of FL
Paso, who was mortally wounded in a
fight with two fugitives near Alama
gordo, N. NJ, on the 18th, died on the
18th.
Thirty-three narrow gauge box cars
shipped from St. Charles, Mo-, to the
Inter- Oceanic railway, at the City of
Mexico, went through the state few
days ago.
c. M. Wells of Gonzales has filed g
breach of promise suit against Mrs.
Willie Lipscomb Hardy of Hays coun-
ty, setting his damages at $4,000. Mrs.
Hardy, whose maiden name Is Lip
scomb, was married to Mr. Hu'dy\June
8 last. Plaintiff alleges that she was
to have been married to him on the
18th of that month.
The charter of Crowdus Bros. & Co.
OF Dallas was filed in the secretary of
states office at Austin. Capital stock.
$4,000. The purpose of the corporation
is the purchase and sale OF goods,
wares and merchandise and agricul-
tural and farm products, etc. Incora-
tors: ]. G. Crowdus, R. L. Crowdus and
e. w. Armentrant.
Harry Kirk, an engineer employed in
the dye house ait the cotton mills at
Galveston, was injured by an explo-
sion of the hydra extractor, His right
leg and arm were badly lacerated.
Three others were injured slightly by
flying missiles. Kirk died in few
hours.
A summer normal of about sixty
teachers from Montague and adJacen.
counties is in session at St. 10. Prof.
T. Roberts is principal, assisted by an
able corps of teachers. The term will
last four weeks.
The charter of the Empire company
of Sherman was filed at Austin on the
18th. Capital stock, $4,000. Purpose,