Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-11-15
ALL OVER TEXAS.

city.
While coming in with a crowd OF
excursionists Sunday afternoon John
Cosprey of Pidcocke fell from the
westbound Santa Fe at Lampasas and
dislocated his shoulder.
The public school building at oma-
ha (Texas) was burned Thursday
morning. The value of the property
was about $500, and was without in,
surance.
Grand Duke Alexander Mishaelo-
witch, brother-in-aw of Emperor
Nicholas, has been relieved of his
post as the head of the department
of mercantile marine. 1t is merged
with the new ministry of commerce
Eighteen addresses by some of the
most prominent mining experts of the
country will be delivered at the SEES
sion of the American Mining Con
gress in El Paso Nov IA to 1S.
P. A. Yarbrough farmer near
Shawnee, Ok, was found guilty in
Judge Reasons court of water-pack-
ing bale of cotton and fined SIS and
costs.
Negroes in many parts of the State
are appointing delegates to the Negro
Law and Order League which meets
at Houston on November IS.
Dallas is in the midst Of another
bond election campaign.
At Hext, in the eastern part of
Menard County, there was found the
charred remains of man supposed
TO be those Of George Livingston The
shack or tent in which Livingston re-
sided apparently burned, consuming
the occupant while asleep.
DR.. Charles Everett died at Denton
last week OF dropsy. Deceased was
born In Scotland and was 10 years
old. At the time of the assassination
of President Lincoln he was a board
er with Mrs. Surratt, with Booth and
many other noted personages Of that
day.
The North Texas Telephone Com
pany, which is now engaged in the
construction of line between this
city and Sherman, has filed condemna
ton proceedings against the Katy on
the right of way between Whitesboro
and the Cooke County line.
Henry Schere, of Texarkana, the 16.
year-old boy who was charged with
killing Joe Grant, aged IS, with a fist
blow over the heart while they were
out celebrating Halloween on Tues
day night, had an examining trial be-
fore Justice Of the Peace vinson, and
the case was dismissed.
What may prove to be valuable
discovery has been made on the farm
OF r. A. Baggett near Bolton. A quar-
ny on the place has been proved to be
valuable for honing stones and when
crushed produces natural polishing
powder for metals, especially silver
and brass.
The recent Supreme Court decision
that failure to pay poll tax disquali-
fies one for jury duty does not apply
under the amended law, but refers TO
what was the law when the matter be-
fore the court came up. Failure to
pay poll tax will not disqualify ono
for jury duty under existing laws.
The quail season according to the
game law OF the state. is began We'd
nesday, Nov. !, and will extend to Feb.
]. During this time a person is al
lowed to kill only twenty-five birds
at one shooting and to do it with a
gun held at the shoulder.
Ionic Brown, the full blooded In
dian boy charged with the murder of
his mother and brother and shooting
his stepfather, made application for
change Of venue at Ada |. T., Will be
tried at Paris. Texas.
The Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany has recently finished at the shops
at Marshall and delivered to the Lou
isiana division 400 Grated fiat cars 10
haul sugar cane on in Louisiana The
cane crop this year is said to be the
largest Louisiana has had for years.
The sixth district Knights of Py-
thias meeting. school of instruction
and grand lodge OF emergency. takes
Mace in Houston Nov. 10 and 1t Is ex-