Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-11-27
rExANErTEs.


capital stock 100000, has filed its char
ter.
J. Lamour, one of the Oldest Texas
architects, died at Austin. He was II
years old.
The attorney general approved
$4,000 issue of San Saba county bridge
refunding bonds.
The North Texas African Methodist
Episcopal conference was held at Paris,
Bishop Salter presiding
The 100000 gallon oil tank of the
Santa Fe road at Cleburne is kept sup
piled with Beaumont oil.
Frank Kolb, while switching cars at
Plano fell under one. Both legs were
cut off. He fingered short time.
A tree which he had cut down fell
on R. l.. Cunningham near Princeton.
Collin county, killing him instantly.
w. NJ. Tatum was given thirty years.
He was tried at Hilsboro, charged with
killing his father-in-law, William Tom
erin
Collin county commissioners have
granted a petition for local option
election in the Plano precinct. 1t will
be held Dec. 10.
Gov. Savers has appointed DR. II. E.
Stevenson to be state quarantine Of
ficer at Ell Paso, vice DR.. Charles r,
Norton. resigned.
Robert Story and Miss Mamie Ben
nett and John Murray and Miss Clyde
Goolsby were the principals in double
wedding at Greenville.
Ellis Thompson, colored, who was
accidentally wounded in the difficulty
at the GAINESVILLE colored church in
Red River county, died.
Jonas Miller, colored youth, on
trial st Hillsboro, charged with the
murder of negro near Aquilla. Hill
county, was acquitted
DR.. E. o. Williams. who commanded
company in Whitfleld's legion, Ross
brigade. during the Civil war, passed
away at Sulphur Springs.
H. II. English, rs years old, died at
Donelton. Hunt county. He was a
Georgian by birth, but had lived in
Hunt county since 1870.
While G. G. Wray, residing at Bevs
troit, was hunting in the TerritoE, his
right arm was accidentally shot off by
Will Overflow companion.
Ramon Mendez, the Mexican on trial
at San Antonio, has been given there
eighteen years in the penitentiary on
burglary and robbery charges.
Emma Wynne, coiored, was shot and
almost instantly killed at Canton.
Thomas Hubbard, also colored, was ar
rested.
The commissioners of Hunt county
have refused two petitions calling for
local option elections-one for the
couney, the other for Wolfe City pre-
cinct.
George Puryear charged with an as
saDlt with intent to kill officer Crane
at Denison, was shot and killed by
posse of officers near Willis Ferry. on
Red river.
In the United States court at San
Antonio, AdJlph P. Barrier was con-
victed of having plaster molds for al
legged counterfeiting in his possession.
and sentenced to three years in the pen.
itentiary.
AS Abner Lathrop was on his way
to Dallas with a load of hay he fell
to the ground, the wheels of the wagon
striking his shoulders and otherwise
injuring him. He will be in bed for
some time.
In the United States court at San
Antonio, August Zeihm was convicted
of the charge of buying two pistols
from soldiers of the Twelfth cavalry,
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary and fined $1,000.
G. G. Wilson, colored, janitor of the
El Paso custom house, was arrested on
a charge of intercepting the mails and
taking therefrom package and appro-
priating the same to his own use. He
was bailed in $3.50.
Aunt Chloe Stevens. colored said to
be lO7 years old, died at Oak Island.
Bexar county. She was born of pure
African parentage at Charleston, 8. o.