New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-05-13
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e II. r. Green Is down on the
4 at Galveston" trying out" his new
omobiles and is splitting the wind
Sc seconds to the mile and less.
about seventy arrests were made In
Denison Saturday by the sheriff
force. for violation Of the local option
laws. All club houses are affected.
Sam Hamilton, aged twenty, was
arrested at Tyler and will be taken to
Corslcana on a charge OF swearing
falsely in procuring marriage
license.
C. B. Wharton, as years Of age, a
mounted mail carrier. dropped dead OF
heart disease. He was an old resident
of Shawnee and a widower with five
children.
]. V. Fowler, late Of California. will
OF June 1 have completed furniture
factory in Sherman with minimum
employing capacity of sixteen skilled
mechanics.
The Proprietary Association OF
America. composed of the patent med.
icine manufactures of America held
two days annual session in New York
last week.
The Fitzhugh Lee Monument Asso.
citation was formerly organized at
Richmond Friday. It's object is to
erect monument to Gen. Lee in Rich
mond.
In few minutes after securing a
divorce from j. S. Shelton, Jennie
shelton was married to c. A. Baum
garten and was on her way to her new
home at Denison.
Major Ralph Dunning, who entered
the engineering department OF the
United States army when Andrew
Jackson was president. is dead at the
age of ninety-four.
Trinity University, at Waxahachie.
has been the recipient of numerous
gifts lately. The commencement SER
mon will be preached May IA, by Rev.
J. w. Caldwell, of Fort Worth.
Mckinney will have an applicant for
the position OF bank examiner under
the new law in the person Of Fred
Emerson, assistant cashier of the First
National Bank of Mckinney.
The First National Bank of Valley
View has been organized with $4,000
capital stock. electing the following
officers. II. p. Head. president J. B.
Wells, vice president; Richard Head,
cashier.
George Packenschimdt, known as the
Russian Lion. won from Tom jenkins
In their wrestling match for the
worlds catch.as-catch-can champion
ship at Madison Square Garden, New
York, In two straight falls.
Official reports from twenty Of the
principal cities for April show that
permits were taken out for construc-
tion OF 9160 buildings. involving $40,
993.399. against S577 buildings involv.
ing an aggregate cost OF s32.443,0CS
for the corresponding month year
ago.
The Jury In the case Of John Collier,
the negro charged with the murder of
Miss Belle Bloodworth. at Decatur.
Ala. returned a verdict OF guilty OF
murder In the first degree and fixed
his punishment at death.
II is learned that among those In
dicted by the federal grand jury for
whitecappiiig In Mississippi are d. P.
Butler member of the legislature for
Franklin county. He Is the second
member of the legislature to be In.
dicted for this offense.
Ex-Governor Alvin Hawkins OF Ten
nessee died last Thursday morning at
the ripe age OF SO years. He was re-
covering from an attack of pneumonia
when he had relapse and succumb.
ed to the disease.
Three deaths from cerebro spinal
mensgitis have occurred within the
space of three hours at Bellevue hos
pi.al. New York. Four other fatali-
ties were reported to the board of
health by city physicians during the
past few days.
severe thunder storm and wind |
storm swept over st. Louis and vicinI.
Is Thursday night which resulted in |
the death of two persons and the inju-
ry of eight and considerable damage to
property.
Fever ticks have been found by the |
inspectors already this year in the |
counties of Greer Cleveland and Pot. |
tawatomie. Ok In all instances the |
pastures have been Guaranteed and |
the owners given notice to grease the
cattle Immediately.
Mrs Ne.tie Cravens. who claimed |
to be the common law wife of Sena
tor Fair Of California. is dead at the
Mt. Pleasant. Iowa. hospital. She was
carried to the asylum suffering from
insanity