El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
Neighbour
hood Notes
TEXAS.

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TEXAS.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
At Ferris. Alex Cunningham, a IL
year-old boy was run over by a cotton
wagon at gin and in fifteen minutes
he was dead. His injuries were inter-
nal.
A FARMERS GOOD LUCK.
Last fall a farmer of near Argyle Of
fered for sale a 10O-acre farm for
$4,000 He couldn't get a buyer and
kept his farm. He planted it in cotton
and has already sold $500 worth of
cotton from it and is not through sell
ing yet. And, moreover, he still has
the land
APPLES AT STEPHENVILLE.
Four thousand bushels of apples
have been marketed at Stephenville
this year from IS cents to slips per
bushel. 1t is estimated that 10000
more trees will be planted in that
county this year. The apples raised
near Stephenville took the premium at
the Dallas fair this fall. Some of
them measured fourteen inches in cir
CuHiIeTence.
KILLING AT CARLTON.
At Carlton, near Hamilton. Allen Fl.
Fisher was shot and killed by Jake
Harrington. The yhad quarreled over
young woman and Harrington shot
Fisher with a shot gun loaded with
buck shot while the latter was unarm-
ed Both parties connected with the
tragedy are well Connected and have
many friends in the county. Herring
ton was jailed without chance to Sc
cure bail.
HORSE CREATED HAVOC.
While driving down bluff road with
spirited horse Constable Lee Smith
and Attorney Ed Moss were badly in
jured by the horse becoming unman-
ageable. He kicked the buggy into
kindling wood and the constable re-
cveived a broken rib. badly wrenched
leg and both arms were terribly SKIM
ed and bruised, while the lawyer was
also badly bruised and skinend nearly
all over his body.
FOUND DEAD AT HOME
James Bell. ranchman living near
Amarillo nd for a number of years in
the employ of the Tx ranch was found
dead at his home sitting in the door
way Blood on the floor in the house
showed that he had been attacked
with a hemorhage while in bed and
had arisen and walked to the door
where he was found sitting stopped
over dead. He had apparently been
dead several days. He was 81 years
of age and unmarried.
JUMPED FROM A WINDOW
Jake Potts. a colored man of Sher- |
I,
through a window. The tendons and
muscles of one of his legs and a small |
artery were cut by the glass. He lost |
ovre gallon of blood and was in |
precarious condition when found He |
says he was dreaming there was a fire |
and jumped through the window to es-
cape it, The injuries will make him
a cripple for life if he RECEIVERS from
them at all.
COTTON RAISER SLUGGED.
NJ. W. Ragsdale, a farmer living
about seven miles west of Ennis.
while on his way home at night was
and robbed. When he recov-
cred consciousness he found that he
was badly hurt and that Sis for
which he had just sold some cotton.
was missing from his pocket. He says
that he did not see the robber and
that he thinks that he must have
climbed up on the wagon from behind
and slipping upon him slugged him be-
fore he was aware of his presence.
AN UNwARRANTED MURDER.
In Beaumont H. B. Walker was
killed without any known purpose by
a negro While standing in a saloon
drinking from a bottle Mr.. Walker
was approached by a negro and asked
10 /
who he was and he said, I'll show
you who 1 am" and pulling A calibre
revolver placed the muzzle close to
walkers forehead and pulled the trig-
ger. Walkers death was instanta-
neOus. The murderer darted out of
the door and escaped. Deceased was
% years old and was employed by
furniture company.
MADE A PROPOSITION.
bashful Lewiston youth has been
calling on the same young lady for
two years and the girl had long wish
ed for him to ask her to set the dav on
which they were to call at the mar
sons with the marriage license Sun
lay night as they were occupying the
same chair in the young lady's parlor.
ne cautiously said, Il have propo-
'ltlon to make Oh, how those
words thrilled the dear little maiden.
For months she had waited and wish
ed for them. He little heart fiuttered
and with accents crowded full of SUD-
joy, she softly asked, What I
S it, George?" Il know that we arc
happy as we are, but still 1 have been
of a change, which I feel
would bring to me a delightful sense
If relief after my anxious and painful
waiting; and SO, dearest, what would
.cly &c.