Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-11-29


Of $1,000 on Commerce street.
Con Webb, of FL Paso. drank wood
alcohol, thinking it was ordinary nj
cohol, and died from the effects of
the poison.
A business block at Joaquin was
burned last week, destroying proper
ty in stocks and buildings valued at
about $4,000.
A movement has been instituted by
the Collin County Medical Association
looking to the establishment of san
ltarium for tne county, to be located
in Mckinney
The first rural mail route was start
ed out of Jacksboro last week. The
route goes east of town and takes in
the town of CundlT. 1t takes in quite
a large territory.
Charles Decantor, a negro laborer
while working on side track at En-.
mis- helping to get out a freight car,
had his right arm caught under
wheel and cut off at the elbow.
Tom DeArmon who was sent to the
penitentiary from Hill County, last
spring for term of two years on con.
viction of burglary, has been pardon.
ed by Gov. Lanham through the inter
| vantion nf friends
Paul Morgan, lad. IA years Of
age, died at Abilene from the effects
of wound on the head caused BY be
ing struck with a rock thrown Tues.
day on the school grounds by boy
about the same age. The blow caus'
ed fracture of the skull.
]. H. Briscoe, a furniture dealer
Of Miles, is under arrest charged
with having shot and instantly killed
w. P. Cox, a grocery dealer dealer,
at that place Both men came here
recently. The weapon used was a
40 calibre repeating rife.
VIM. Hittson, an old pioneer and
early settler of Palo Pinto County,
died at his home in Mineral Wells,
Wednesday night He was about 81
years old. He was buried with Ma.
sonic honors this morning in the
City Cemetery.
]. H. Carlton was Killsj by a freight
train on the Santa Fe Thurstaw be-
tween Rogers and Buclzholts. He was
in a wagon. and one OF the mules
hitched to the wagon was Killed De
ceased was moving from Bell to Mi.
lam county.
c. c. Davis, passenger on the Sun.
set Express, was touched for his peck.
etbook, when containing nearly $500
and some valuable papers, Mr.. Da.
Wis is a conductor on the Pennsylvan.
ia System and is on his way to La.
fayette, La
The Commissioners Court of Walk.
er County, heard the petition of sew,
eral voters asking for an election on
the local option question. 1t was
granted and the date of the election
set for Dec. G. Walker County has
been in the dry column for a little
more than two years.
Preparations are going en- for
building gin ct Rhone, around which
place considerable former wheat land
will be put into cotton next season.
DR.. David F. Houston, president Of
the University of Texas. was present.
ed to the President Friday afternoon
by President Wheeler of the Univer.
sity of California.
Taylor's leading citizens, pro and
anti, have organized law and order
league, having special reference to the
enforcement of prohibition and to
clearing the town of immoral women.
Bonham claims to be the turkey
center of North Texas A local firm
has advertised for 10000 turkeys, and
half that number have been delivered
A corps of fifty persons is at work
dressing the fowls.
Capt. ]. C. Marshall, among the old
est citizens of Howe. died there Thurs
day night after an illness of three OF
four days. He leaves an estate val
ued at 100000 He was liberal
contributor to churches and educa
tional institutions.
The Board of Trade has decided TIC
have census taken Of Bonham and
work has already begun under the sn