Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-07-08
ALL OVER TEXAN

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A F. Shepherd committed suicide at
woodville
Saloon men In Austin have agreed
to inforce the Sunday closing law.
Or. q. L. Sessims operated on the
seven-months-old son Of Charles Short
of Huron for double club foot few
days since la Lorenz The operation
ls said to have been successful.
asked to take stock in an indie
pendent packing plant that has been
established at Pueblo, Col, under the
backing of the National Live Stock
Association, for the purpose Of fight
Ing the so-called beef trust.
Lightning struck the depot at Leon
Junction and the depot and three or
four houses were burned during an
electrical storm early Wednesday
morning
]. M Hickey, postmaster at Hender-
son, died at Galveston where he had
gone to undergo surgical operation.
His sudden death was shock, as his
condition was in no wise considered
dangerous. =.
w. G. Jones was awarded judgment
In the district court at Greenville
against the Consumers Cotton Oil
company for s1O51s.SS. Plaintiff
claimed that he was injured by having
a bale of cotton thrown on him
T. NJ. Smith of Houston has recov-
cred his hearing after being totally
deaf for eighteen years He declares
that surf bathing at Galveston cured
him.
w. H McRea pleaded guilty at San
Antonio to being booster" for law
firms that make speciality Of dam
age suits. He was declared to be In
i contempt Of court, fined 500 and sent
to jail for three days.
A building permit has been issued
TO rev. n ,. JdchSOu' pdStOi VI thS
New Hope Colored Baptist church Of
Dallas, for a $4,000 brick and stone
church building to be erected at Bo-
eel and San Jacinto streets.
Sister Theresa, mother superior of
St. Patrlek's convent on Clarksyille
street, Paris, was stricken with para,
Iysis at / o'clock Wednesday afternoon
and died at 6 o'clsck without regaining
consciousness.
Thursday the First National bank Of
Covington begun business The CAPT
tai stock paid up is $4,000 F. d. Nc
Larty is cashier. Covington is ten
miles northwest Of Hillsboro on the
Trinity and Brazos Valley railroad.
The residence of Q. w. Rice, in West
Paris, was destroyed by fire while the
family was away from home. small
portion of the furniture was saved.
There was $500 insurance on the house
and $500 on the furniture.
The commissioners court OF Hunt
county has been presented with peti-
lions containing $50 names asking for
o county election on the question OF
prohibition The court ordered the
election for Saturday, July IS.
An abandoned oil we'll at Crowley,
La, came in Tuesday and is a gem
nine gusher 1t is known as Northern
No. l and was given up on account OF
an accident which permitted pipes to
slip in before proper arrangements
had been completed
At Gainesville hands are at work at
the canning factory clearing up prep
aratory to starting up the factory Just
as soon as the supply OF tomatoes will
justify putting the machinery in oper-
alton
Federal Judge Meek, sitting at Fort
Worth, sustained the contentious OF
the J. Rosenbaum Grain Company in
their suit against the Texas railroad
commission and the contract between
plaintiff and the Rock Island Railroad
may be carried out to the letter.
At Greenyllle several Of the saloons
opened Wednesday Local option had
been in force since midnight Of July
81, 1902 The officers we're kept busy
opening night escorting drunken men
and boys to the calaboose and jail.
W. ]. Rhudy, a young physician
from Cedrfria died Wednesday, from