Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-11-13
TExANETTEs.

lellu GREETING plV,VUU structure.
Docket of district court at Danger
field is heavie. than for several years.
w. o. Miller, prominent real estate
dealer of Kerens, died of congestive
chill.
The 11-monfhs-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blglock near Bryan, was drown
ed in tub.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Texas Car Service association was held
at Houston.
The tax rolls of Oak Cliff for 1901
show an increase of over S31 600 com.
pared with 1900
The colored Y. NJ. C. A. of Dallas is
to establish night school for mem
bers of that race.
Jerry Strickland suicided six miles
from Austin by blowing off the top of
his head with a shotgun.
A young man named L. o. Sweet, "a
years old died on train between Fort
w VI I'll anu w talutl lOl VI
Marion Saunders, state convict,
while trying to escape near Lexington,
was shot and killed by guard.
Jim Brown, driver of an Austin laun-
dry wagon, was stabbed with a pocket
knife. NJ. H. Hancock was arrested
Alb Barnes. living near Pacio, Delta
county, was fearfully burned by the
explosion of lamp he was carrying.
W. II. Airholt filed suit at Sherman
against the Texas and Pacific Railway
company for alleged personal damages
for $4,000.
A young man was buncoed out of $50
by smooth parties at Waxahachie.
They handed back their victim go of
the amount.
A party of Wisconsin capitalists have
been visiting New Birmingham with a
view of purchasing ore and timber
lands.
Gabe Hall, on trial at Mckinney
charged with assault to murder his
wife, was given seven years. This was
the third trial. On the first he got five
years and seven on the second.
Under the terms of the agreement the
International and Great Northern road
in its extension toward Navasota cross
ed the Central at College Station.
The controller OF the cdffen las
approved the application of several
parties to establish the First National
bank of Celina. The capital is $751;
900.
ton capital stock $4,000, E. P. Davis.
president, and w. R. King, cashier. has
been authorized by the controller OF
the currency to begin business.
The controller has received and au-
dited the tax rolls of Wharton coun-
ty. The total valuation is placed at
S. ,O42, 952, against total last year of
81, 1871 2900-a decrease of SS8,33S.
Rev. E. NJ. Wheelock, for long time
pastor of the Austin Unitarian church.
died in that city, aged 70 years. Be
fore entering the ministry Mr.. Whee-
lock was editor OF the State Journal.
published at Austin.
At the Texas Floral show, which be-
gins at Waco, on Nov. IL, seven
states will have exhibits. There will
also be large exhibit from the repub-
lie of Mexico, and one from Central
America. 1t will be a grand affair.
w. F, Waters, living five miles west
OF Mount Calm, has discovered fine
flow of mineral water on his premises.
Physicians say the water possesses fine
medicinal properties, and is most i'm
portant discovery from health stand
point,
A patient at the insane asylum at
Terrell struck another patient with
spade, cutting an ugly cash on the left
side of the head of the latter near the
ear. The men were working on the
grounds of the institution.
While the large water tank on top
of the sixty-foot tower at the Lone
Oak oil mill was being filed the foun.
dation gave way and twenty-four tons
of the fluid fell. r. L. Elliott was
caught beneath the tank and killed.
The Elks of Beaumont will give a
large street fair and flower parade from
the 18th to the 10th, inclusive. This will
be grand event and on the same scale
as the annual rice carnival, which 1t