Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-01
rYPE-ToLD TEXAS TALES.

There are 16,5OO Knights of Pythias
in the state.
Waxahachie sanitary laws are to be
strictly enforced.
Mckinney has reduced her tax rate
from 81 to 90 cents on the $500.
Jacob Ala of Syria, Turkey, took out
HIS naturalization papers at Cleburne.
Jim Willis, a switchman, was run
over and killed. by a train at Calves
ton.
John e. Williams, SO years old, a
pioneer of Cherokee county, passed
away near Alto.
A notable feature of the dictrict
court session at Baird is the number
of small boys before the grand jury.
T. w. Galway So years of age was
found dead on sidewalk at Gilmer.
When found he was leaning against
brick wall.
Seguin will have a firemen's tour
ament May 6. All fire companies in
that portion of the state have been
invited to participate.
The supreme senate of the Modern
Order of Praetorians held its biennial
session at Dallas on the 10th and 18th
1t meets again at Dallas in 1903
The Texas Cotton Manufacturers as
ISOLATION was organized at Dallas. e.
A. Dubose of Waxahachie was elected
president and T. q. Mitchell of Bel
ton secretary
Judge billiard, who represented
Bowie county during the late session
of the legislature, and resigning dur
ing the session, is now resident OF
Colorado City.
Fire ON Tobin Hill, one of the finest
residence portions of San Antonio, de-
stroyed property valued at 100000,
four elegant residences being burned
and number of others damaged.
President Wicker of the Fort Worth
and Rio Grande railway announced
that an extension of at least fifteen
miles would be built Immediately, but
declined to say in what direction.
F. M. Mckinney, farmer living a
few miles north of Gordon, killed and
took to that place a few days ago
very large pelican. 1t measured over
eight feet from tip to tip. and weighed
thirty pounds
The jury at Mckinney in the case
of Gabe Hall, charged with assault to
murder his wife, April 9. 1899, brought
in verdict assessing the punishment
at seven years in the penitentiary On
former trial he was given five years.
A large barn belonging to L. M.
Coats G Co. was burned at Corslcana
few nights ago Three thousand
bales of hay, 100 bushels or oats and
two carloads of corn were consumed.
Loss about $4,000.
While trying to stop a runaway
team at Mckinney, Arthur Bradley was
run over by loaded dray and sus-
tanned injuries which resulted. in
death. He was so years of age and
leaves widow and four children.
G. Van Sickle bought the wreck of
the Galveston bay wagon bridge at
public auction for s27OO. The storm
OF Sept. s destroyed the million-dollar
bridge and carried some parts of it
many miles ON mainland. The coun-
ty commissioners decided to sell the
bridge.
M. A. Orlopp, an engineer of Beau
mont, closed contract at New Or
leans for steel rails for building a
first-class electric streetcar system for
Beaumont. THE company was recent
ly organized in Beaumont, capitalized
at $4,000, and thousands of dollars
will be spent.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande
Railway company's line is to be ex.
tended fifty miles The route has not
been agreed on as yet, but the i'm.
provement is to be made by the Inter
national Equipment company.
At close of Lamar County Teachers
institute. held at Paris, it was decid-
ed to have summer normal. s. E.
Clark of Petty and J. A. Moore Of Rox-
ton were elected conductors. The To-
cation was left to executive commit
tee and conductors.
Rockwell and kaufman counties
have Joined together in summer nor
NAL school project and it will be held
in Terrell from June to July 3. Prof