El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16
TEXAS.
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

NEW INTERPRETATIONS
The following charters were fled in
the secretary of states office at Aus
tin, Tuesday:
/ Planters Oil company of Hearne
Robinson county: capital stock. $780,
900; to construct and operate a cotton
gin, cotton seed oil mill. etc. Incor-
porated by l.. w. Carr, w. p. Fergu-
son. E. NJ. Wylie, William Crenan, P
S. Grogan and r. c. Allen
Forward Reduction company OF
Texas; with principal offices at Gal
weston; capital stock, 100000: to pros
pect for oil and construct and operate
pipe lines in and about fifty of the
counties east, south and southwest In
corporated by Chauncey B. Forward,
of Cleveland. o.; l.. J. Polk and Jas.
s. Waters. of Galveston.
Bennett-ShOfner company. of Flor
ence. Williamson county: capital stock
100000: to transact general mercan-
tile business. incorporated by H. NJ.
Bennett: w. A. Shofner. of Florence;
II. l.. Williams, of Waco.
CAPTURING THE FUGITIVES.
OF the thirty-two negro convicts who
escaped from the Hunter farm in Falls
county Sunday night last. five have
been recaptured in McLennan and Hill
counties. Sheriff Baker and his dep
uties caught three of them Thursday
and placed them in Jail: all of whom
were convicted in Judge SCOTS court.
at Waco. of felOnieS. After regainlng
their liberty they returned to that city
and fell into the hands of the officers.
Two of the escaped convicts were
captured in Hill county by o. L. Willis.
a young farmer who resides near West
IL
that two negroes. arrayed partly in the
vesture of convicts, were making to-
ward Hubbard City. and. arming him
self. overlook them. and tonight. ac-
by Chief of Police J. A.
Thompson, of West. brought the pris-
oners here and turned them over to
Sheriff Baker. He will get $25 each
for recapturing the two convicts.
Sheriff Baker is informed that sew
eral have been captured besides those
taken there.
RESCUED HIS MOTHER
An unknown negro made an attempt
to assault Mrs. Archibald Daily. wife
of streetcar driver. at her home ON
Hill. a suburb of TeXarkana.
The lady was at the barn when the ne
gro appeared and seized her by the
shoulder despite her screams. Just
then her 12-year-old son happened to
come in from bird hnut and the ne
gro fed. but the plucky boy. taking in
the situation at glance. fired both
barrels at the eating figure. AS
the charges were very small bird shot.
they failed to bring him down. Prompt
efforts for the capture of the offender
We're at once made. but as yet they
have proven unsuccessful.
IN BERRIES.
d. J. Holloway. of Clear Creek has
received returns for his first Strawber-
ries this season. They sold for $11.5
per crate. They We're strictly choice
berries and netted him 1925. Mr.. Hol-
loway's family consists of his wife and
six children. He lost in the storm of
3. his house. barn, furniture,
clothing-everything he had in the
world excepting his mules and his farm
tools. Notwithstanding the tempta
ton to leave his farm and go to work
for big wages in Galveston or Clear
Creek. he rebuilt his own house and
barn with the assistance of $50 from
the relief committee. Others with half
Or less of the loss he had, have received
three times as much help, still he is
ahead OF them all today. having ship
ped over fifty crates of berries so far
this season from less than four acres
CABBAGE CARNIVAL
At a meeting in Corpus Christi of
the several committees having in
charge arrangements for the proposed
"a bbage carnival. it was decided to
hold Il big carnival street fair. trades
display and regatta there on April IA.
IL and Is. Several other features of
will also be arranged. Ex-
rates will he given on all rail-
roads and several thousand visitors
and grand affair is contemplated.
VALUE OF A BULLDOG
A citizen of Rowland gave in pair
Of horses to the county assessor of La
mar county a day or two ago at $40 for ,
both. At the same time he gave in a
bulldog for $55. His object in having
the dog assessed so high was to pre-
vent anyone from stealing it. the theft
Of property over $50 in value being a
felony.
NEW MENICO.