Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-11-23
ALL oyER TEXAS.

Mrs. John G. B. Tabor prominent
among the Woman's Relief corps work
ers of Texas, died at her home in Dali
las Tuesday.
The Dallas Millinery Company's
Wholesale millinery store was burned
Friday, entailing a loss of probably
$4,000, with about $4,000 insurance.
C. s. Looney, while working at Rey-
hold Brothers gin at Carbon, had his
right hand cut and mangled so badly
that his hand had to be taken off near
the elbow.
An election has been ordered for
Gainesville to decide whether or not
the city electric light plant shall be
sold, the election to be held on We'd
nesday, Dec. Z.
The petition for the Immediate sup
preston Of gambling In 81 Paso city,
signed by 14OO white voters, was pre-
scented to Sheriff Boone today by q
committee Of citizens.
EIrs. Hickman, wife of farmer in
the northern corner of Lamar Coun'
ty, near woodland, died Monday from
burns received while in the yard wash
ing two weeks ago.
The store of w. A. Green, Dallas,
was damaged by FIRE Friday to the
amount of about $4,000, and the three
was nearly wrecked. The damage is
covered by insurance.
]. A. Murray, q stoclkman of Dilley,
Texas, was struck by a Southern Pa
cific passenger train at San Antonio
wednesday night and killed, while
walking along the track
Dorothy, the 3-year-old daughter OF
@. o. Turner, of Texarkann, got hold
Of some matches and while striking
them on the floor her dress became is
nited and she was burned to death.
Daniel Cocoran. aged Ss. employed
as driver 40, Oklahoma City. fell
from the high seat of a transfer wagon
Saturday night and broke his neck
His death resulted three hours Later
Fred Douglass School House, large
frame structure used by negroes al
Sherman, burned Thursday evening
Origin Of fire unknown, but thought &c
be detective hue. LOSS $4,000, fairly
well insured.
The Planters Compress and Ele
vator Company Of Greeuville OWNS the
round bale gin and compress and ex
poets to spend $4,000 or $4,000 in
building an elevator and warehouses
for handling grain.
State Treasurer Robbins issued his
fifth call for warrants registered
against the general revenue fund
Thursday. The number was 1879 ag
gregating sS1,sOS This reduces the
total deficit to $6O2,9s1.
Ed Taylor, negro, captured at Wa
co, and who is wanted in Guadalupe
County, carged with assault to murder
is at large with handouts on, or at
least he escaped with the handouts on
while being conveyed to Seguin.
clifford Orr Connors the negro who
was SO badly burned in the naptha ex.
plosion at the Trinity Cotton Oil. COM
pany's plant Tuesday, when Luba War
rem was burned to death, died at St.
Paul sanitarium Thursday morning.
A verdict for $4,000 damages was
awarded Herman Hempkin wednesday,
at Waco. against the Citizens Street
Railway Company, for alleged dam.
ages received by Mrs Hemplsinsa in
alighting from defendants car.
Peter johnson, resident of Hobo
ken. has narrowly escaped a living
death IN swamp near his home. He
had sunk to his chin in the. auicksand
when rescued by the combined efforts
Of six men who pulled him out with a
rope.
The Gulf, Texas and Northern, hav
ing won their suit for the old right Of
way and dump from the Texas South
ern, are proceeding at once with the
seven more teams at work on the grad
ing at Marshall.
Judge NJ. M. Brooks, Of the court Of
criminal appeals, made a sworn state
ment Thursday morning to the effect
that his election expenses were s1.5O.
This to pay to have his name printed