Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-01-04
AM ovER TExAs.

Ed Barr "a years OF age, was found
dead on the railroad track at Kennedy,
Monday His head wao cut entirely
off by the cars.
Bob Allen, first gunner on the bat
tleshlp Illinois, which fred the FIRST
shot in the engagement az Santiago, is
visiting relatives at and around Den
ison.
The general merchandise store Of R.
Balzen at La Coste was destroyed by
fire Thursday morning. The loss is
total and about $4,000, with insurance
Of $4,000
At Orange Oliver Delano and his
brother Tom were playing with pistols
when two shots were fred, one taking
effect in Toms arm, another in his
horse
Dallas will be the place and jan 25,
% and 26 the time for the meeting Of
the Texas Retail Hardware and I'M
plement Dealers Association to gath
er in annual session.
Governor John Sparks Of Nevada is
at Georgetown, spending Christmas
with his old-time friends Governor
Sparks lived here many years and still
maintains the old homestead
A franchise has been granted to res
ident parties in Brownsville for in
stalllng an electric line system for
the city. The plant Is guaranteed to
be in operation by April l.
The contract has been let for the
new Touring mill to be erected at
Prospect by the Lone Star Milling
Company, Incorporated few weeks
ago with a capital stock Of $4,000.
Seth stoddard Wood, welrlnow as
a writer on social economies, has drop
ped dead at Passaic. N. j. In 1898 he
established household magazine
which gained considerable circulation.
M. Patorst, a stranger in Houston,
suicided Thursday morning by taking
chloroform. He left will bequeath-
ing his body to science. 1t Will be
sent to medical college at Galveston.
After week Of intense suffering
Robert Matthew, aged is years, son
of W. D. Matthew, Of Houston, died
Saturday morning from blood poison,
superinduced from the bite Of an in
sect
Christmas Of 1904 Is, according IA
merchants and business people Of san
antonio tne greatest e1d had, and
has been ceIebaled on q broader
scale
A petition asking the County Com.
missloners to give them ninety days
before closing their places Of business
as a result Of the local option election
is being signed by the saloon men of
Corsicana.
San Saba Lodge No. 612dA., F. & A.
NJ, will lay the cornerstone for their
new building at noon, Dec. 81. All adj
Joining lodges hav been invited to be
present, an excellent program has
been arranged.
From developments in the case Of
Prof. R. M. Haley who was supposed
to have lost his life by being mangled
under train at Greenville last Tues
day night, suspicion has arisen that
there was foul play.
Louis Dicks, a negro, on R, w. ELI
sons farm near Rosebud was accI-
dentally shot in the thigh Wednesday
evening by his brother while playing
with shotgun, from the effects of
which he died in about two hours.
The Bcnham Cotton Mills are to be
extensively enlarged as soon as the
work can be done. At recent meet
ing Of the directors It was deemd ex-
pedient to add additional machinery
to the amount OF $4,000
Six lodges Of the Knights Of Pythias
at Houston combined and gave away
at the Texas Lodge No. / hall Christ
mas day $3.50 presents to needy chill
dren. In addition each child was Civ
en- nickel. Nearly one thousand chill.
dren visited the hall during the day
The Auditorium at Waco has been
leased by William NJ Cameron, the
owner to Philip Greenwall, the Jesse
to take charge Sept j, 1905 The Au-
ditorium is the largest building in
Waco used for theatrical purposes.