New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1905-12-23

Business men of Waco have de-
cided to bore one of the deep wells IN
that city down TO 5000 feet, more
or less, in search for. hot water, sim
liar to that at Marlin.
News is received that Senator Clark
of Montana, has purchased the union
mine on Mother Lode" in Eldorado
County. The purchase price is said
to be S1,750,000.
Fireman F. Craigo was killed and
three trainmen hurt in wreck OIL
a freight train on the Santa Fe rail-
road near Temple Thursday. Four
teen cars were demolished.
Mr.. Lowery is making preparations
to open a coal mine at Edgewood.
The stratum is from six to ten feet and
Is located near the toWnsite ana
east for several miles.
Mcdowell & Burks Of Killeen have
secured a fifty year franchise from the
city to operate an electric light plant.
They have installed a 21-horsepOWer
gasoline engine and the house wiring
will be completed by Dec. 20.
II. A. Landes was elected Mayor
President of the city OF Galveston
Thursday. Seven hundred and twen-
ty-four votes were polled. all of which
we're cast for Mr.. Landes, with the
exception of one ballot.
with many improvements, the re-
suit of experience, the third annual
banquet of the Central Texas Possum
and Tater Club took place at Waco
Thursday, in the floral temple.
Brownwood will have a gas plant in
operation within thirty days, so say
the promoters. A part of the machin-
cry and some of the piping is now on
hand
A message Is received to the effect
that the supreme court OF the state
has affirmed the verdict of the lower
court in the case of Johann Hoch now
under sentence of death for poison
ing his wife.
The citizens of Lawton are prepar-
tag to memorialize Congress to plat of
q section of land centrally located in
reference to Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, to be designated as the cap
ital of the state formed from these
two territories when they are admit
ted to the union.
The canal payrolls showed 1900
names Dec. 1. At the present rate OF
increase they will show $4,000 Jan L.
A whipping post for the District OF
Columbia will be established II con-
gress should enact a measure which
Representative Adams Of Pennsylvan
Ia has introduced.
Miss May Sader is in frightful
condition in a hospital at Oklahoma
as a result OF having been burned, and
may die. She was starting fire,
when a can filled with kerosene ex-
ploded, igniting her clothing and al
most cooking her body from head to
foot.
Judge w. d. Harris will be the DEM
ocratic nominee for Mayor of Fort
Worth. He was nominated for the
Office at the Democratic primary in
that city bya total vote Of 1851. OF
his competitors, N. H. Lassiter recei-
we'd $50 votes.
The Pennsylvania lines have deci-
ded to establish freight offices in Dali
las on Jan. 1. and to this end quarters
have been secured In the Scollard
Building, and W. b. Turner, CONNER
clal agent Of the Pennsylvania, will
take charge on Jan. 1.
Moran State Bank of Moran, Shack
leford County, capital stock $4,000;
purpose. to operate a bank Of deposit
and discount. Incorporators, s. Webb.
r. ]. Patterson, A. Thomas, and 9th.
ers. ~
DR.. Lafayette O'Mahoney of Colum.
bia Mo-, en- route to South Texas for
his health. dropped dead in his car
riage while being conveyed from a
train 1t Denison. The deceased was
wealthy and was accompanied by A..
G. Newman, a friend.
The city schools at Dunkirk, N. Y,
were closed owing to the spread Of
cerebro spinal meningitis among the
children. Five cases are under quar-
antine. The schools will be thorough
ly fumigated before being re-opened.
An Illinois Central passenger train
jumped the track because Of the
spreading of rails Friday. The engine
plowed through the wall of building
/ OF the Indiana Stove Works and the
Pullman sleeper was thrown against
another building.
Miss Sybilia Davis of Helena, Ok,
who lost her voice over two weeks ago.
while teaching class in mathematics
in the public schools, just as sudden
ly recovered II Thursday. and is now
In as good condition as ever.
Homer 3. Hubert. who came to
America from the Emperor of Korea
to deliver to President Roosevelt the