Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14
ALL OVER TEXAS.

Tuesday evening occurred the death
Of Charles Bender, Jr, of the big lum-
Der firm of Bender & Sons, whose
mills are at Humble and Crockett.
The city council of Hillsboro has
contracted for a new artesian well.
Work is to begin on it at once. This
will make the third artesian well for
the city.
Tom Laughlin, who lived seven
miles west CT Van Alstyne, was kill
ed Saturday afternoon by team run
ming away with harrow he was us
ing.
Plans for the first lock in the Trim,
ity River have been sent to the War
Department for approval. The lock
is to be located three miles below Lib
erty and will cost $25O,OOo.
Col. G. R. speilhagen of San Antonio
arrived at Stamford Saturday with ten
more Germans to locate on the German
coloney at Brandenberg and they
bought 200 acres of the land.
An unknown Mexican, with his head
crushed to pulp, was brought to Wa
CO from point twelve miles north,
where he was run over by train of
the Texas Central Railway.
The Moonshine oil well in the Hum
Bile field broke loose Monday, gushing
over the derrick Intense excitement
prevails. All skeptclsm as to the
field is now swept away.
1t is reported that several cases Of
smallpox had been discovered in the
eastern portion of Johnson County, but
that the disease had been restricted
SO as to prevent spreading
Ben Hur," camel belonging to the
Ben Hur Company, who played at
Dallas last week, died there of pneu-
monia, and was cremated at the city
crematory- probably the first camel
ever cremated in Texas.
The Sui Ross Memorial Association,
at Waco has undsF amusement the
matter of a proper statue, and this
question win be settled soon by let
ting the contract for the statue and
pedestal. 1t viii be an equestrian fig.
TIRE.
Shipments of fruit trees to Denison
are larger than usual this winter.
There will be large acreage added
to the orchards in that section this
winter. 1t is estimated that no less
han 100000 trees CT all kinds win be
set out.
Carrying mail on rural routes Is not
a very tempting occupation in winter
and three of the four carriers out OF
Van Alstyne have rendered their res
ignations. effective as soon as their
places can be filed.
Uncle Jack" Pennington, well-to
do farmer living near Katy Lake, VII
hanson County aged seventy years
and a pioneer of williamson County
committed suicide by hanging himself
in his barn Thursday morning. Blind
ness is believed to be the cause. He
leaves a wife and four children ant
had many friends
At Austin j. L. Swartz secured 4
verdict for $25 against the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway Company
in his suit for $4,000 damages for in
turies alleged to have been sustained
by a train porter throwing sea
against plaintiff
Braselton Bros, OF Pendergrass
Ca, shipped from Weatherford to thei
home in Georgia car los1 OF worl
mules, where they will be sold to farm
ers. Most Of the mules Bere raise,
in Parker County.
1t is currently reported that a gushe
has been brought in at near Annanias
just over the state line in Louisiana
about twenty-five miles northeast c
Jefferson This find places Jefferso
in the oil district. Strong surface ind
cations are found west Of there
The State Treasurer issued the sey
enth call for warrants reglstere
against the general revenue fund a
the close OF business hours Tuesda
night. The call amounts to s4o,411.3;
This reduces the deficit to $649 ,991.9i
The stewards Of the First Methods
Church, Of Fort Worth, flxed the sa
airy Of the pastor Rev. Alonzo Monl