Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-09-18
TExANE TIES.

Dallas has several burglars in her
midst.
About 1870 complaints of gambling
have been filed at Fort Worth.
Shermans council has made days
work for that city nine hours.
Three persons tunneled their way out
of the East Side Jail at Texarkana.
Fifty-two Cinnamon in bond en- route
to Mexico passed through Eel Paso.
Mrs. Mary E. Lubbock, one of San
Antonio's earliest settlers, died in that
city.
The wife of DR.. Num-, president of
Fort Worth POLYTECHNIC college, died at
Fort Worth.
Several cases of smallpox are re-
ported at Porter's Bluff on the Trinity
river, near Ennis.
Three men were arrested at Paris
and jailed charged with attempting to
pass counterfeit gold" coin.
Preparations are being made for
building the interurban line between
Dallas and Fort Worth.
At Collinsville Scott Hill, charged
with criminal assault, was remanded to
Jail at Sherman without bail.
Ed Rutledge, living six miles west
of Midlothian, Ellis county, was called
to his door and seriously shot by two
men
At La Grange the jewelry store of
r. f. Day was robbed in daylight of
$500 worth of jewelry and $40 in
cash.
Burglars broke into the postoffice at
Roanoke, Navarro county, and stole SO
IN postal funds and S. belonging to
the postmaster.
j. M. Bennett has been appointed
trainmaster of the Red River. Texas
and Southern railroad with headquar-
tiers at Sherman.
Clyde Coleman of Cleburne, who was
shot through the head by bullet from
a 3S-calibre revolver is able to walk
around the house.
Attorney generals office has APP
proved S2s,qpG of Haskell county court
house -efnnding bonds and $4,000
bridge refunding bonds
Prospectors from Wheeling, w. Va,
are at st. 10, and are looking over
the Montague county oil fields.
The commissioner of insurance has
granted authority to the Home Friends,
a fraternal organization of Washing
ton, D. c., to do business in Texas.
Three men were convicted at Fort
Worth, charged with gambling, and
given aggregate sentences of 800 days
in jail and in addition heavy fines.
]. P. Williams sued the Katy road
at Hillsboro for $4,000, claiming that
while in the roads employ as fire
man he was so badly scalded as to be
deformed for life.
At Cox's ranch, near Van Horn, a
foot of Ed Hamm was caught in a lasso
loop and he was dragged at a rapid
rate. John Farmott and Jim Martin
shot his horse and saved his life.
The 12-year-old son of Joseph Beau
champ, farmer living six miles
northwest of Corsicana, fell from a
wagon while trying to reach his hat
which had fallen on the double-tree
and was run over and killed.
All motions for new trials in the case
of Gunter and Jones VS.. the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fe railway ct AL al
Sherman have been withdrawn and the
judgment of s16,5OO in favor of the
plaintiffs settled with interest.
A novel hop was rendered young la
dies visiting Sherman, the affair be-
ginning at o'clock in the morning
and lasting four and one-half hours
Refreshments were served later.
Carnie Darnell, who was kicked by
what was considered a gentle horse
while bridling the animal at Tom Bean
Grayson county, died after weeks
suffering. He was kicked in the stom-
ach.
Ten thousand people witnessed the
boat races and swimming contests
given on Labor day at Galveston al
the East END wharves in the bay b,
che Island City Boating and Athleti,
Club.
Mosquitoes are reported so thick a
Port Arthur and at spindletop thai
they are almost uncomfortable. The,