Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-01
ALL OVER TEXAS.

Royse shipped car OF live chickens
to New York Thursday.
A Houston gas company is negotiat.
ing with the city of Ennis for fran
chise to locate gas manufacturing
plant in Ennis.
Mrs. Noah Ho-%ard who lives near
Spanish Fort was accidentally shot
and killed by target gun in the hands
OF her 15.year-old son.
State Purchasing Agent Anderson
has announced that he would adver
tise for bids for furnishing supplies
to the State institutions next year on
July /.
A three.foot vein of coal three miles
from the Rio Grande, the Mexican
side, was struck near FL PasO, thirty
eight feet from the surface. while dig
glng well.
d. Corley, for many years a resident
of Dallas in the early days, died at
Ardmore. |, T., after a short Illness.
He had been for some time In Central
America prospecting.
Col VIM. ]. Brian has consented
to deliver lecture at Fort Worth
Thursday night for the benefit Of the
Fort Worth Department Club, at the
head of which is Mrs. R. M. Wynne.
Mrs P. A. Bonner. mother OF Mrs.
G. Fl. Coftield of Rockdale and j. s
Bonner of the Harpoon. died at this
residence of her son-in-law, G. H. Cot.
field, at Rockdale at an advanced age,
The mschinists of the Texas and
Pacific, who recently went on strike
at Ell Paso, have lost out. The local
officials of the road have received in
structions not to re-employ any of the
strikers.
The contract has been signed at
Lott for the construction OF the school
building. 1t is to be two-story, eight
room brick building, with basement
and auditorium in attic, and VIII cost
$4,000. 1t is to be completed by Oct. I.
Bud. the 1O-year-old son OF j. w
Seay of Killeen drowned in we'll. He
and another boy were playing near the
well and he accidentally fell in. re-
naming under water thirty-four min
-ates befofe-belng rescued i7,-7s7
Mrs Louie Moorehead, weil-Snown
widow living in Denton died Wednes
day with disease that the physicians
were unable to diagnose. Several days
ago she began bleeding at the gums,
and the doctors were not able to de-
termine the cause of the bleeding nor
to stop 1t until she bled to death
Gov. Lanham left Austin Monday
for st. Louis to be present at the cere.
mony of dedicating the Texas building
at the Worlds Fair on May 26. Judge
g. B. Perkins of Dallas, will deliver
the dedicatory and presentation ad'
dress and the governor the address
OF acceptance
Mrs, Irene Vandenbruck, aged TWEEN.
ty-six years was found dead in her
room on San Jacinto street. Dallas,
oh Al ~ 10 ~
carbolic acid and note was found
beside her The note stated that she
was tired Of living and wanted to
leave. Her husband was killed in a
wreck about year ago and she has
been respondent ever since.
At the little town of Neches, on the
International and Great Northern,
twelve miles north of Palestine, the
sawmiil OF whary Bros was destroyed
by fire, The loss is $4,000. But little
lumber was saved.
The oratorical contest by students
Of the University of Texas for the
Ross Rotan prize for the best speaker
in that institution was held Thursday
night and Thomas G.. Milliken of Lew,
isyille was awarded the prize, a watch
beautifully ornamented.
Arrangements have been made by
the Mckinney Collin County National
Bank for the establishment Of private
banks at Princeton and Anna in that
county, to be conducted under its SUI
pervision.
, Dalhart has secured one more vic.