El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
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Texas.

At Corsicsns Sunday Jack Stern, a
convict, was shot and killed by guard
while trying to escape.
The machinery for q steam laundry
| has been received at Mineral Wells,
days.
The South Central Texas Teachers
association met at Elgin the oath and
18th instant. Notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather there was q
large attendance, being something
| near 100 teachers present.
Post.
Thousands were gathered in every
the city depot of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway Sunday morn
ing when the train bringing home
company F, third Texas volunteer in
fantry arrived.-Dallas News.
Fire destroyed the barn of r. T..
Cooper Sunday morning at $50. There
were about 1900 bushels of corn and
other feed Loss $1,000, insurance S40O
The end of the barn fell'on Miles Allen
and Sid Pual, two firemen, and slightly
| injured them about the head and back.
Dallas News.
John Cloud, we'll known travelling
man, died Saturday night at a private
| boarding house in Dallas that had been
quarsntined. Mr.. Cloud was improv-
ing from a case of smallpox, but con-
tracted pneumonia and the two killed
him. Fort Worth Register.
The Kings Daughters Hospital as
| sOci alton has received notification that
the county commissioners of Temple
have recognized their good work for
| 81, I'D IL pa11 n
have made them an appropriation OF
S15 per month to assist in this most
broad and impartial charity.-Houston
Post.
The cowboys reunion for 1899 will
be held at Abilene, Tom Lemons was
here from Haskell, and on the part OF
the reunion he entered Into a contract
with proper parties here to call the
reunion for this place instead of Has
kell. The distance of Haskell from
the railroad and the difficulties of max.
ing arrangements for the entertain
ment of the crowds there have made
the change desirable. The people
here have obligated themselves to fur.
nisL the necessary funds and will dc
all they can to make the occasion q
great one-Dallss News.
No work has been done on the
| SCuOOuer JUN ., ALLIES "ulCu Wos
wrecked off Galveston. She has sunk
into the sound about six feet, and her
hull is now completely immersed.
There is not much besides her mast
and rigging visible. The heavy seq
of Friday and Saturday caused her to
spring leaks, and the holds are now
filed with water. An effort
will be make to take her
cargo out on lighters, and then an.
otl he do he
vessels. Houston Post.
The singular fact of man and his
wife dying within twenty-four hours OF
each other occurred at Chapel Hill
On Monday morning early Mr.. Horace
Shattuck passed away, his death being
caused by old age; born in New Hamp
shire in 1915, In his early manhood he
went to New Orleans, and in 1912 came
tn Texas, coming as a volunteer in the
Mexican war: he lived IN Brazoris
county until he came to Chappell Hill
in SSO.-Tuesday morning Mrs. Shat
tuck, his wife, died, her death occur
ring just about twenty-four hours after
her husbands and caused by old age
I-EX.
A. B. Whitmore, Of Altman, Ell Paso
county, contributes the following &c
Field and Farm: Il believe 1 am well
posted on the art OF poisoning coyotes
Arsenic is useless. Take equal parts
of strychnine and pulverized cyanide
of potassium; put into 1t bats, then get
a spade, throw up q little mound OF
dirt, lay on the bait, and cover lightly
with dirt. The coyote, rs the house
dog, buries meat. The burying takes
away the scent of the poison and Of the
handling and keeps the bait moistened,
and also prevents the displacement OF