Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-07-25
TExANErTEs.

Mr., S. M. Mounce, en- old settler in
Coryell county, is dead. 1e
Mark Gibson of Gainesville was
found dead at his front gate. n
N. ]. Jordan, one Of the Oldest set
tiers Of Hardin county, is dead.
Dr. L. A. Johnson. president OF Trim
fly university, Tehuacana, is dead
The military encampmentl at Cor
sicana ended with sham battle.
Ed Brewer, who was shot at Uupon.
died. B. j. Norris and son were ar
rested. ~ sag fN N
N. B. Fields, an old citizen of Deca-
tur, was killed at Childress by his
horse falling on him.
An attempt was made to burn the
Fort Worth and Denver railway freight
depot at Fort Worth.
While chopping cotton in William
son county Mollie Blair, colored, died
of sunstroke.
The 1O-year-old son of Charles Muir
ply was thrown from horse at Ken
nedale and received injuries from
which he died one hour later.
F. w. Hail, switchman in the
Southern, Pacific railway yards at Ell
Paso, was knocked off a car. His
skull was split and he died.
Judge T. s. Johnson, assistant in the
attorney generals department, APP
proved, and the controller registered,
an issue of 5000 of Coleman county
jail refunding bonds.
The contract has been let for the
building of new, modern opera house
at Cleburne. 1t will be built on the
site of the old one. Work will be be-
gun on July 20.
Ed Wilson, colored, sat on Central
railway cross tie at Caruth's Switch,
Dallas county, and fell asleep. A train
mangled one of his arms so terribly it
had to amputated.
Patrick Cannon, aged about So years,
was run over by a flatcar and killed
in the Southern Pacific yards at Hous-
ton. The deceased had been in Hous-
ton about five months.
A. +. Zion was shot in the right arm;
and breast at F1SHdada. The wound,
althorgh ar.:Slfl s.s,; "a.
tai. J.is. Msiicey was arrested cnarged
with doing the shooting. He made
bond and was released.
The Velasco Suburban and Bet Line
railway is open for traffic. 1t vii
carry passengers and express MATER
between velasco and Surfside, making
two round trips on week days and
three on Sundays
The Palestine Coal and Mining COM
pany, while making experiments on
lands near that city, found oil existed
and will at once begin the depelopment
of the industry. Forces of workmen
were sent out at once.
At their home near Elmo, John and
Reese Jones, aged 10 and - years, and
Ed Petigrew went to kindle a fire with
oil from a kerosene can, which ex-
ploded, burning them seriously The
father of the Jones boys happened to
be near and succeeded in saving the
house. III ia~l tt
A special chair car having on board
twenty-five homeseekers passed
through Denison on the Katy en- route
to Wichita Falls, where they will To-
cate. The party was being conducted
by Immigration Agent q. P. York OF
the Katy, and all those in the party
were thrifty farmers from Iowa and
Missouri.
In the district court at George.ow
the suit for damages brought by Mrs
Mary R. Steadman VS.. the lnterna-
tional and Great Northern Railroad
company was settled by a compromise
verdict for $4,000 in favor Of plaintiff
Clerk Allen of the criminal court Of
Galveston county received mandate
from the court of criminal appeals af-
frming the decision of the lower court
in the case of James Prendergast
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Judge Henderson, of the court o.
criminal appeals of the state, who rem
dered the decision of the higher court