The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-27
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


MKINNEY An unknown man was
Killed near Shcpton lR runaway.
TERRELL.-Th salvation Army dinner
for the poor was great success,
WINCHEST Fireworks were barred
here and there We're no accidents.
nROOKSIIRE.-The cabbage crop viii
be almost a failure in this section
DEVERS "A. &. Floyd had his face
badly burned by the explosion of powder
GmpINGS. In row between negroes
mt Lorbau, George Brown was BADLY
wounded.
EASrLAND. burglars secured goods TO
thr value OF $50 from the store OF William
BohnnE Il co.
BURNEVILLE.- VIII Hunt accidentally
shot himself i'm the leg while carclessly
handling pistol
MARSHALL.-Thc county clerk Of Har-
rison county issued thirty-two marriage
licenses Christmas eve.
WuARTON.-A tract OF rice land Of 200
acres near Pierce has Just 0ccn sold 10 A.
l.. borden at SIS an acre.
EDNA, Several farmers here have
proved Co cmslyelr that the cold weather
did not kin the bon weevIl.
MARSHALL.-ln an ARRAY among ne.
groCs, Rob Miles was fatally cut, the wound
extending from the ewes to the waist.
PLANO. Frank Eaton, Young man,
was found dead in the road near here, and
there is every indication of foul play.
FORT WORTH The Southwestern Re
tail Saddle and Harness Manufacturers as
ISOLATION Will meet here JalEary IA and 10.
INDUSTRY Josef Brosh was thrown
from his wagon by runaway team and
his leg so badly hurt that ampntation was
necessary.
MKlNNEY. The county commissioners
have declared the result Of the. local option
election NJ Plano as being In favor OF
shutting out the saloons.
shy DER Cattle have stood the hard
weather OF the past two weeks In very
good shape There is plenty of feed and no
apprehension Of heavy losses.
FLATONIA Henry Psinsek, young
man, was killed AT Cistern 10y the burs sling
of a log which had been filed with powder
in order to celebrate Christmas.
PARIS. Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Rob'n-
son, aged rs, a prominent lady Of this
place, Cied from the effects Of fan Ia
which she sustained 4 broken hip.
LUFKIN, "A prohibition election for the
whole OF Angelina county has been ordered
for January -. Both sides are hard at
work and the contest Is a warm one.
TOY All, The 1S.mouth Old infant OF
Loss Lcgthcrman was accidentally shot ami
Killed while In It's fathers arms by young
man who WAS celebrating Christmas,
WOLFE CITY Prof Campbell and the
Glcc club OF Trinity university scored n
great success here. a crowded house cyi.
denclns appreciation by repeated .encorcs.
SULPHUR SPRINGS Nathan Conually,
about II years old, was going home with
MS pockets full Of drccrackcrs and roman
candles, They took lire and he was Sc
iously and perhaps fatally burned.
KlNNARD, Two drunken men who are
unknown here are under arrest on Il charge
of murder II rs alleged that they forced
an ilNenr-old boy To drink quantity OF
whisky and he died from the effects of II.
SAN ANTONIO. Joe silby, colorcd mail
collector Ter tie san Antonio postOn.cc
WIS shot ana killed by y. IL. Light. who
Wistook the man fer burglar. Light was
arrested hut was released on a nominal
bond
hENTON.-rhc turkey crop OF Denton
county Is estimated rs being at least Is
per cent short as compared With last
year, when more than 10000 head, of
net value 70 the raisers OF 5000 were re-
ceived and shipped from this market
NELASCo.-An affray occurred at the
lluunicutt plantation, about seven miles
from town. between Walter Day and
Fletcher Burnett. Ia which the latter Fe-
geived serious knife cut across the alb
domen. Burnett's wound was TOO serious
TO allow bis removal to town.