Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-08-30
all OVER rExAs.

Some THERMOMETERS IN Dallas regis
tered 1O4 degrees Friday and the
general reading was about 100 degrees
The distinction OF filing the first
State Bank fell to the Union Bank and
Trust Company Of Houston, a 100000
corporation.
In hard fought battle with Louis.
Eille and Niagara Falls Dallas won the
1906 meeting of the International Fire
Chiefs Association at Duluth.
The commissioners Court of Gal
weston County has decided to work
all male country prisoners on county
roads and on the county farm.
YIN. c. A. directors have fixed Sep.
TENDER LIST as the day for the laying OF
the corner stone Of the new building
atWaco that is in course Of construc
ton
The drillers in wen No. ! at Tellco,
near Ennis. have abandoned the hole
as buster at depth Of 1000 feet
and are moving the rig to another
place.
Mr.. Bell, a farmer, 80 years old
who lived near Chicota. was found
dead in bed Sunday morning. He and
his aged wife lived alone His death
was due to heart failure.
1t is given out that the Praetorlans
will erect three-story building al
Waco at an early date, to be used
partly for Business purposes and for
officers and lodge room.
A trade of more than ordinary in
terest was consummated the past week
wherein the Levy oil Company Of
Fort Worth purchased from ]. F. Hor.
kans all Of his land, oil wells rigs and
machinery.
Pauline Boyd was bitten by "a. cop
perhead snake while out in the garden.
The foot that was bitten was immers-
ed in kerosene oil for about three
hours and the child is now getting
along all right.
Ennis and Crisp Camps. Woodmen
of the World, joined in picnic and
barbecue on Village Creek, four miles
north of Ennis A large crowd attend.
ed. Speeches We're made by c. O. Pip
min O. r., Allen and Coneressman Jack
Beail.
The farmers Of Harrison county are
very much troubled over the gloomy
prospects Of crops. The best farmers
say they will not average but ten bales
OF cotton this year where they made
forty to fifty last year
Gov. John Sparks Of Nevada is in
Taylor making arrangements to place
his entire pasture of 1900 acres Of
more, situated in Williamson and MI
lam Counties, on the market for sale
in tracts to suit actual settlers.
Curtis Bure Daniel, one of Dallas
county's Oldest residents. was found
dead on the farm of his brother near
Calhoun. He had gone to the field to
cut some grass for horse, and was
: found by neighbor who was passing
; the field.
John Farley, a farmer about SC
years of age, living about one mile
west Of Troupe, killed himself by
shooting himself in the head with q
} 22-calibre rifle. He died within few
minutes after his wife reached him.
Smallpox has again made its appear
: ance in the lower edge OF Ellis county
near Leland, and three cases which
: were discovered there have been taker
to the pest house at the county farm
the infected locality properly disinfect
ed and quarantined.
Mrs. F. r. Hedrlck, wife Of tbs
president of the Live Stock Bank o
North Fort Worth died at the hospita
Wednesday, the result Of fail from
the fourth story window Of the Wortl
Hotel ten days previously.
1t is estimated that the Texas
wheat crop will reach about 1000, 4OOC
bushels, and that as the milling ca
acity OF the State is about 12,OOO,O0t
consider able wheat will be imported
The oat crop IS estimated at abou
100000 to 12,OOO,OOO BUSHES.
Tom Hogg, son of the storm toss
ed" who is summering at Colorado
Springs, was thrown from a fractions