Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-09-24
TExANETTEs.

AntAs carried Nolan county by thirty
majority.
@. J. Jordan's gin at Cooper burned.
Loss. $4,000.
During August Texas shipped 1867
sacks OF rice in the rough.
Nearly all the schools so far opened
report an increased attendance.
Clay Garner, an old settler of Ma
varro county, died near overton.
An additional free rural mail deliv-
cry will be established out OF San Mar
cos Oct. 1.
1t is estimated the wool clip in the
San Angelo country will amount to
10000 pounds
The wife of Editor Mcdaniel of the
Sulphur Springs Gazette died in a
Greenville infirmary.
Controller has registered a $4,000
issue Of Throckmorton county court
house refunding bonds.
Gross receipts of Dallas postoffice for
August were $19,S42, against $1S,642 for
corresponding month last year.
Total taxable valuation of Red River
county is over $6OOOOOO an increase
of $250,0oo compared with 1901.
Owing to the great demand for Mex
ican labor to pick cotton in Texas and
Louisiana, sheepmen find trouble in Sc
curing sheep shearers.
John r. Mayes, editor of the Hills
boro News, died on the morning of the
Sth. Mr.. Mayes was formerly district
clerk.
The first consignment of freight over
the Texas Short Line railway from
Grand Saline consisted of 100 bales of
cotton.
Joseph E. Eastman was found dead
in Lampasas county near the line Of
Mills county. He leaves widow and
five children.
J. D Mitchell. formerly foreman Of
the Square and Compass ranch, died
suddenly at his ranch in Borden county
come days ago.
Maj. E. H. Dodd breathed his last at
his home In Dodd City on the 7th.
The major settled on the location of
Dodd City in 1857.
A special term Of the district court
Of Ellis county is being held at Waxa-
hachie. Judge Charles Fred Tucker OF
Dallas is presiding.
Liberty Hill school district of Gray
son county has voted special tax Of
10 cents on the 500 valuation for ex-
tension OF public school facilities.
DeniDon celebrates her thirtieth an
niversay on the 23d. There will be a
grand street parade and reunion Of
old settlers. The latter will last three
days.
Arthur Mannings and Rams Woods,
colored, were jailed at Fort Worth
charged with killing another negro
named Will Blackburn near Bedford,
AhIrdHI county
Owing to press of business E. Ais
bury of Houston announces his in
ability to accept the nomination of the
Peoples party for the position of rail-
road commissioner.
Two Mormon missionaries named
Anthony Bates and William Brock bane
have been making a canvass of Texar-
kama for converts. They claim that
they do not advocate polygamy.
The 4-year-old son of Charles Raj
ney, residing thirteen miles northwest
OF Paris, dug hole in pen of cotton
The little fellow fell into it head fore
most and smothered to death before
his mother knew of his sad fate.
While Postmaster Ford of San Mar
cos was at Fort Worth last week to
attend the state Republican conven-
ton, he slipped and fell as he was en-
tering the government building. One
of his hips sutained an injury.
Pierce Wynne, the 12-year-old son
of B. v. Wynne of Rogers. was drowned
in tank while bathing The little
fellow met his death In attempting tc
save boy companion he thought was
drowning. but was not
Simon de Blanc. aged Sc years, for,
merly sheriff Of Liberty county and 9
descendant of a distinguished French
family, departed this life at Liberty
IN the morning Of the Sth after an Ill