Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-06-01
TEXANETTES.

county over fifty years ago, is dead.
The annual reunion of Terry's rang
ers will be held at Austin June l
and 2.
Julius Dunn, A Central brakeman,
fell from freight train at Plano lately
and was badly hurt.
Mrs. H. A. Moore's residence near
Kosse was destroyed by fire on the goth.
Loss, $500; no insurance.
A timer from Missouri named George
w. Fox died at Ell Pas from the effects
OF an overdose of laudanum.
The members of Temple Emanuel
at Dallas, have purchased lot and will
erect an elegant synagogue.
Rev. Joseph Butler, 70 years old. a
resident of Dallas over forty years,
died at his home near Dallas, few
days ago.
N. Fl. Burkett, aged n years, died
suddenly in Yoalum, at the home of his
son, several days ago The deceased was
Texas pioneer and had lived in south
Texas the greater portion of his life.
j. T Bolton, formerly tax assessor of
Dallas county, died in the City of Mex
leo a few days ago. Mr.. Bolton had
been in Mexico since 1896 and was a
contractor at Vera Cruz Just previous to
his demise.
w. j. Swindle, a prominent farmer
of Collin county, was together with his
team Of horses instantly killed by light
ming ON the goth instant, twelve miles
east of Mckinney. Mr.. Swindle had been
to Farmersville and was on his wav
home when the dreadful affair hap
pened
Recently twenty prominent citizens of
Pleasanton were the recipients of no.
tees signed "Whitecaps," in which the
information was impaired that failure
on their part to discharge all Mexicans
IN their employ and hire no more.
would be attended with disastrous re-
suits. Those receiving the notices say
any attempt at heroic measures will be
met with decisive retaliatory tactics.
Miss Mabel Sinclaire, daughter of Cant.
j. Fl. Sinclaire, of the Waco Salcation
Army corps, eloped with Warren Tay-
Tor, Waco young man. The couple
were married at Marlin, and upon re-
turning to Waco Capt, Sinclaire caused
the bridegroom to be arrested for false
swearing. The bride threw her arms
around her husbands neck and vowed
she would share any fate that befel him.
Subsequently Taylor gave bond and was
released and with his bonnie bride adj
journed to a hotel.
The Texas Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union held an interesting and
profitable session at Fort Worth last
week, The old officers We're reelected.
as follows: President, Mrs. Helen M.
Stoddard, Dallas; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Minnie Kirkland, Lawrence;
recording secretary, Mrs. Harriet U.
Garfield, Dallas; treasurer, Mrs. ]. A.
S. Curtis, Beaumont. The following
vice presidents were elected: First dis
trict, Mrs. G. Sceuerman, Houston; sec
ond district, Mrs. Eudora Turner, Mar
shall; third district, Mrs. NJ. L. Hern-
don, Tyler; fourth district Mrs. Emma
Talbot, Texarkana; fifth district, Mrs.
l.. e. R. Schimelpfenig, Plano; sixth
district, Mrs. w. e. Goodman, Hills
boro; eighth district, Mrs. Eunice A.
Mrs. Alice Boon, Smithville; tenth dis
trict, vacant: eleventh district, Miss
Minnie Terrell, Ell Campo twelfth dis
trict, Mrs L. NJ. Bissell San Antonio.
Delegates to the national convention
were elected as follows: Mrs. Ella Now,
Beaumont; Mrs. Weaver Forth WORTH,
Mrs Schimelpfenig, Plano; Mrs. Prem
dergast, MeXia; Miss Mason, Austin.
Alternates, Mesdames Stevens of Fort
Worth, Curtis of Sherman, Patterson
of Fort Worth, Sheurman of Houston
and Miller of Palestine.
The stockmen of San Saba county had
their annual meeting at San Saba, elect
ing officers and transacting such other
business as came before them. This or
ganization has been the means of put
ting down SOW stealing and other repre-
dations.
The tax collectors at their meeting last
week at Austin reelected Tax Collector
Knight of Dallas president and Mr.. Kirk
Of Austin secretary. The meeting de-
cided to meet at Austin again next year,
the session commencing the first Mon
day in June.
The police of Texarkana captured
a few, nights ago three mysterious char