Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-01-11
ALL OVER TEXAS.

Is, has decided to move to Dallas,
where line of speclalties will be
manufactured.
Friday fire was discovered in the cot
ton yard at Carbon and before the fire
could be put out eleven bales of cotton
were pretty badly burned.
A negro named John Taylor took
fancy shot at a negro preacher of the
Methodist denomination at Waco some
time Monday morning grazing the
preachers hand.
The State Convention of the Y. NJ.
C. A. will meet at Hillsboro on the
18th, goth and 21st of March, 1905.
About 200 delegates will be in attend
ance.
The official count of the votes cast
in the prohibition election in Navarro
County on Dec. 16 shows that there
were 2,27O votes for prohibition and
1855 against.
Thieves entered the home of F. w.
oyerstreet at Ector Tuesday night,
and stole $685. in cash that Mr.. Over
street had earned by hard work, and
laid away for rainy day.
Rev. r. c. Fender of Paris, who has
been engaged in evangelical work
for number Of years, received and
accepted call to the pastorate of the
First Baptist Church at Bowie.
William Jennings Bryan arrived in
Galveston Friday on visit to Col. w.
L. Moody. Some time will be spent
in hunting and fishing. Mr.. Bryan is
accompanied by his son William.
The 9-year-old daughter of w. H.
Chittum Of Commerce, on visit to
her grandparents mile northwest Of
Paris fell down stairway and broke
her arm while walking in her sleep.
Dennis Call, organizer of the Beau.
mont National Bank and prominent
in financial circles of the State, died
Friday morning. He was prominent
Mason, and was buried by that order.
~1he Harrison county -Granu Jury adj
1ourned, returning twenty bills Of in
dlctment, mostly against gamblers It
is believed tbs new year will be ush-
cred in with strenuous reform move.
The Controller of the Currency has
authorized the American National
Bank Of Ell Paso to begin business,
with capital Of 100000. A. P. Coles,
president; W. J. Harris, vice presi-
dent; John M. Wyatt, cashier.
The thermometer reached % degrees
at Laredo Wednesday. Heavy frost and
ice showed up next morning. The
onion crop was not hurt, but many
garden vegetables were completely de.
stroyed.
Several of the largest ranchmen OF
that section have entered into an
agreement to extend vast sums in es.
tablIshing orange groves on their
property between Corpus Christi and
Brownsville.
DR.. j. L. Vowel, a prominent phys.
ician, died at Sunset Thursday. The
deceased who was about 70 years of
age, resided in Grayson County many
years, having settled at Pennington
soon after the Civil War.
The body of Henry Push, aged fifty
three years, was found hanging from
limb of tree near the poorhouse
in Travis County iursday morning.
He was an inmate of the poorhouse.
He stated that he would suicide
The Star flour mills at Galveston
will improve their capacity from SOC
barrels to 1000 barrels of flour per day.
The additional machinery to be install
ed will approximate in value between
$25. 900 and 100000
Dennis Call, one Of the lending bank
ers and lumber men Of East Texas
died at his home at Beaumont after a
long illness Of Brights disease.
The State teachers in session at
Corsicana chose San Antonio as the
next place Of meeting.
Capt. Robert L. Howe Of the Sixth
Cavalry, who has just been appointed
comamndant Of the cadets at the Unit
ed States Military Academy at West
Point, is a Texan. He is a brother
OF Dr. Howe Of Austin.