Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-12-02
ALL OVER TEXAS.

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Andy Nelson was acquitted at Luf-
kin of the murder OF Rush Pill.
jim Black was given the death PEN
atty at Sherman for killing Riley JOr-
doR,
ban Angelo reports a shortage of
fuel and some suffering during the
blizzard.
zatha Harmonson had his right leg
broken by being thrown from horse
at Justin.
John Dodson. of New Boston, was
thrown against tree and killed by
runaway horse Tuesday.
A fire in the mattress factory of the
State Orphans Home Building at Cor
sicana entailed loss of $4,000.
Emanuel Avery was shot and killed
at Cross Roads in Harrison County.
Eugene Everett, white man is under
arrest.
The commissioners court Of Taylor
County has ordered an election for
Dec. 10 to decide upon the extermina,
tion of the prairie dogs.
Tennie Hatcher, a negro girl was cut
through the jugular vein with razor
in the hands of Jim Mitchell, negro,
at Paris, and died in few minutes
Houston has sold $4,000 worth of
Improvement bonds to Todd & Co. Of
Cincinnati The paper bears 8 per cent
interest and runs forty years.
The people Of Laredo are in sore
need Of assistance from the people of
this state as result of the yellow fe-
yer epidemic which has prevailed there,
40 a result contributions of money,
food and clothing are solicited,
The Greenyllle compress holds the
worlds record OF number Of bales
pressed in one day Of ten hours, hay
Ing pressed 1911 eight-band bales. This
beats the record Of the Paris compress
which pressed 1919 seven-band, bales.
Judge Pinckney, the newly elected
congressman. is native OF Grimes
county He served three terms as dis
trict attorney and was elected judge of
Waller county last year. He expects
to go to Washington about the first Of
December.
DR.. j. F. Moore, ST., aged seventy
four years. one of tibet most learned
physicians of that section Of the state
died at Tyler Wednesday night, pneu-
monia causing his death. He leaves
wife and large family. The remains
were shipped to Meridian. Miss
Fire Of unknown origin Wednesday
morning destroyed the residences OF
TLos. Slack and B. H. Ship at Fort
Worth. The loss is $4,000. partly in
sured A high wind rendered the fire.
mems battle fierce, three other resi-
dences catching FIRE
VIII Norton OF Ferris fell IN attempt-
ing to alight from moving train and
both legs were crushed by the wheels
so that amputation was necessary. He
may die from the shock.
d. B. Matthews, well known plant
er OF Travis county, was looking for
hands to gather the pecans. He has one
pf the largest pecan groves In Travis
county. He says that pecan gatherers
are scarce.
II. /. Witcher, prominent planter
Of Rockdale, reports the loss of a cou.
pie Of valuable horses on his planta.
ton within the last few days from
blind staggers, which seems to be cpl.
demic in that vicinity.
A determined effort Is to be made to
secure the next annual meeting Of the
National Live Stock association for ID
Paso. A very strong delegation will go
to the Portland meeting and many
prominent cattlemen have already
pledged their support to the movement.
Judge Robert r. Moore died Friday
morning at Rosen Inn. in North Fort
Worth Judge Moore was 50 years
old at time Of his death. For the last
few months he has been running the
Rosen Inn. IA North Fort Worth.
James W. Winter, known through
out F'rio and adjoining counties as I'm
Gle Jimmy Winters. died at his hons