El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-14
Neighbour
hood Notes
TEXAS.
SMALLPOX AT GALVESTON.


Smallpox has broken out in Calves
ton and is rapidly spreading There are
now about forty cases in the city, Is
per cent of them being negroes Tile
detention camp is full and requisitio
has been made for more tents. The
cases are being taken out to the camp
at the rate of ten and twelve a day.
Free vaccination has been inaugurated
and eight physicians are making 4
house to house vaccinating canvass.
1t is a mild type and no fatalities
have been recorded. The authorities
are insisting on everybody being vac
cinated to prevent the unlimited spread
of the disease.
DOG SAVED CHILD.
A small dog saved small child
from being gored to death by a large
COW at Mineola. The little three year
old son of Il. S. Shields was crossing
the barn yard accompanied by his III
tie dog. The child was attacked by
vicious COW and was seriously gored
but the little dog attacked the COW and
the cows attention was thus drawn
away from the child long enough to be
rescued by it's father who had heard
its cries and came to it's assistance. 1t
was thought at first that the child
would die but it is now believed to be
on the ROAD 10 recovery
AN AWFUL STAB.
At gathering of negroes in house
in Paris a difficulty arose and knives
were drawn. Jack Pierce. one of the
number was stabbed in the hollow of
the back and dirk was driven to the
hiIt in his right eye. He ran to his
home. about 200 yards away, with tie
dirk still sticking in his eye. 1t re-
to pull the knife out The brain was
penetrated and the negro is not likely
to recover.
BALKY HORSE CURE.
Capt H. o. Brown. of Paris. gives to
owners of balky horses a remedy
which he claims to be a sure one for
making the horse go. 1t may be new
one in Texas but has been used for
many years with success in other states
1t is to feed the baIky horse tobacco
A good way is to wrap some home
made around the bits and the horse
will chew it and become dizzy. Then
he may be driven at the will of the
driver.
THE WRONG BOTTLE.
An aged citizen of near Mt. Pleasant
named Redfeld drank carbolic acid by
mistake He is afflicted with dropsy
and had some medicine for that dis
ease and when he went to take a dose
of it he picked up the carbolic acid
bottle and took a dose of that instead.
His mouth and throat were badly burn
ed and he was in a serious condition
at last report, but may recover.
GOLDEN RULE JONES.
Mayor Sam Jones. of Toledo, Ohio.
better known as Golden Rule Jones'
is visiting in Corsicana. being the
guest there of his old friend, f. NJ
ReardOn. Ii has been only few years
since Mr.. Jones gained national motor
iety by his advocacy on the stump, in
a heated campaign. of the principles
which gained for him his sobriquet.
He is accompanied on his visit by his
son Paul
WOMAN KILLED HERSELF.
A dispatch from San Antonio says
that Miss Laura Knapp, aged 65 years,
killed herself in that city by shooting
herself in the mouth with pistol. III
health is believed to have been the mo-
tive. She left no statement in regard
to her reasons for committing the dee2-
She had no relatives in San Antonio.
She was a music teacher by profess
sion.
FATAL STREET DUEL.
In a street duel at Tatum, near Hen
derson. Mark Wyatt. bailiff. was shot
and killed by a saloon keeper named |
White. After the shooting White stool |
guard over the corpse. threatening to |
kill the first man that touched it UNI |
I'll the sheriff came. Then he surrenG |
cred to that officer. The telegram re-
garding the killing gives no particu-
lars IN regard to the cause of the fight. !