Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-01
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.

last week that are equal to, il not bet
ter, than any heretofore put to pump
ing in the Henrietta field.
Eighteen new cases of bubonic
plague were reported Thursday in
Antafogsta, Chile. Five have proved
fatal. There are fifty patients in the
)lzaretto.
Ground has been broken at South
Chicago for gigantic coke oven to
cost 100000 and the first OF its kind
tyer established outside the anthra.
cite regions of Pennsylvania.
A narrowgauge Denver and Rio
Grande southbound pass niger train
was wrecked on Cumber's Hill, Engl-
neer Frank Evanston being killed, and
forty-one are reported injured.
Edwin H. Conger, United States
Minister to China, will, II President
Roosevelt is elected, relinquish his post
to William woodvllle Rocllhlil chief
of the Bureau Of American Republics.
Gen. Mackenzie, chief of engineers
reports to Washington the work on
Trinity river Is progressing splendidly
and that the government expects
grand commercial results from the
enterprise.
The Rev. DR.. Malcom McVicsr, pres
ident of the Union University of Rich
mond, and who was connected with
the Baptist Home Missionary Society,
is dead at Cato. N. Y.
W. N. Moore, of the Wildwood com,
munity, Collin County, died suddenly
Tuesday. He had gone to his field to
plow when he was taken violently Ill
and expired in a short time.
The cutting OF wheat commenced in
Hunt County Thursday and the grain
is yielding we'll Little, If any, dam.
age is reported from insects, and the
oats and wheat will make a bigger
crop than last year.
The Citizens Oil and Gas Company
has drilled into fine flow of oil at
depth Of 1850 feet, with thirty.fve feet
of oil-bearing sand. This well is in
the limits of the town Of oKmulgee
and proves this to be new oil field
The sheepmen of Carpoiton com.
munity marketed their wool here last
week amounting to $4,000 pounds, the
price paid being zoe per pound. 1t
was bought by Dallas firm and ship
ped to Boston, Mass. via Galveston.
Crowds of oil men are rushing to
the Anse Labutte oil fields, two miles
east Of Crowley La, as the NGoresl
pumper began spouting and is now
said to be averaging about 200 barrels
OF pure oil per day.
On the face of the returns the entire
Democratic ticket was elected in Den
yer Cfy Robert w. Speer's major.
ity over John w. Springer (Republic-
am, for mayor win probably be over
5000.
The Home for Aged Women. which
was started at Austin by an associa.
ton Of patriotic women of Austin
eleven months ago, is now completed
and the formal opening took place on
Thursday.
Mr.. w. L. O'Bannon of Greenville
has Just recovered from the govern.
ment claim for cotton destroyed by
federal troops during the civil war.
The original claim was for s17,7s5, but
interest and expenses swelled the
amount to $4,000.
The contract has been awarded to
rebuild Grayson College at White
bright, recently destroyed by fire. The
improvements contracted for will en-
tail an outlay of nearly, il not quite,
$4,000.
The Old Settlers Association, the
woodmen and the Confederate veter-
ans have decided on July 10, IA and
10 as the time for a Joint picnic to
be held at Greenville. one day to be
devoted to a special program for each
organization.
The Louisiana State Camp of Gid
cons of America, Christian organi-
cation OF Commercial Travellers, has
announced that the next annual CON
yention of the order win be held in
Shreveport July 1904.