The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-04
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Carl Roync, vino was shot at III
ana switch, three miles east nI beau
mult last Friday af 'rnG"n, died at
Orange, lie came 10 ms country
lrum Holland neary five years ago
aud had spent most Of his stay since
il. the state OF Colorado, He was be-
tween 20 ana 30 years old, and had no
relatives in this sta e, II, \, King,
the young man held for the ahOotlnS,
o. about 22, lie says he is not the
man wanted, hut furlhc than this de-
Clncs 10 talk, The grand jury viii
meet nt . O'Clock, when the matter
win hc taken up, Justice j, j. wind
ham took an antc'mDrlcm statement
from Rcync. who was entirely rational
aud talked calmly 10 those about him
when addressed.
Dr. A. Il. BohRkc, head Of the Bu
rCau Of Animal Industry Of Milwau
koc, accompanied Ly Prof. Robert Os
trarag, the head of the l.abCra DRY nf
Animal Industry of Berlin, Germany,
Is az Fort Worth. Prof OstrataG Is
the author Of the standard work Oh
meat inspection in &c many, which
Is used extensively In The colleges OF
this country also, lie Is travelling
through Texas making original re-
searches in the cattle ana hog indus
try for The German Government, from
the hOOf To the finished product. He
came from ST. Louis, having inspect
cd the animal industry there, and
mill at h,, mail N q
houses, stOckyards and also visit
several ranchcs. He will make close
study Of the dipping vat as a remedy
ion killing ticks.
Impo tant litigation pending in the
several higher courts nj Austin this
term includes the numerous eases Ol
the attorney general 10 recover land
along the Rio Grande, amounting in all
to over n million acres. They are
known as the Spanish Land Grant
cases, and the State won some and
the defendants were successful in
others. The state lost Il few more
cases than it has won, but both sides
a q appealing in both instances and
the issues are to be settled by the
high court. The attorney general de-
mands the production of the original
grant from the King Of Spain or Mex
lean authorities Tor the land IN dis
putc. In other cases he alleges OK
Ct SGivc surveys and improper bonn
Diary lines. The immense amount OF
land at stake makes the cases OF I'M
usual interest, especially since the
owners have been holding it in peace.
able possession 70" q number of years
While working in the oil mill at
Bolton, Henry Pinkston. a young man
% years Old was caught in n cog
wheel and before he could eNtricate
himself his right arm was torn from
his body at the shoulder and the sea p
severely lacerated. causing injury
which will likely prove fatal. 1t seems
that PinkStOn fell onto the cog and
his arm was chewcd and pulled Oil.
tearing with it flesh from the back and
chest. The dismembcrcd limb re
NAMED on the shat ing until the ma
chincry was stopped. but Pinkston
walked a few steps and lay down on
the floor The hand on the severed
a m was not crushed but from the
wrist to the shoulder joint the arm
was ground almost into pulp. Mcdl-
cal aid was summoned Immediately,
bat it is thought the wound will cause
Gcath. The Injured young man was
born and raised in Bolton and was a
painter by trade, having been at work
in the oil mill but Il day or SO.
A pest of little brown bugs is ailllct-
Ing Temple and making life miserable
for everybody. They are attracted by
lght and wherever one is burning
they swarm in countless numbers,
taking possession of the place and
ticking liberties with he population
Ivy indulging inside trips down the
pC rSOn'S neck, up the sleeves and IN
the ears. A twin brother to this nui-
sancc is the gnat and between the
Town bugs n night and the gnats in
the day time the people of that town
viii soon have their spring and sum
mcr's stock OF religion worn down so
low that the revival season may lie
expected to start in two months car
lie than usual this winter.
Temple is held fast in the grip of a
Sunday closing movement again, the
move this time being inauguratcd 10y
Justice of he Peace T.. |. Hill, demo
cratic nominee for county attorney.
Although last Sunday was a iicrcely
hot one all the drink resorts were
closed and were permitted to dispense
nothing bat ice cream. Fruit. candies,
cigars. tohaccos and all beverages
were ON Ia" black list The effect on
the cunfcctiouc Is was felt severely. rs
the town was alive with cotton pick.
oTs. and people from the cuun nv were
afforded no opportunity tn spend their
money Just how long the crusa lr
WI a-t IL Is impossible to tell The
average length NJ life Of such move
monts heretofore has been two w"ol :.