Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-11
ALL OVER TEXAS.

Agitation OF the Fort Worth-Miner
al Wells electric railway project is
again revived.
At Bonham, Lane Douglas, twelve
years old, son of Sallie Douglas, col
ored, was run over by an electric
street car and instantly killed The
body was almost severed in twain.
Brlgadier General Gordon Boone, of
Navasota, has filed application with
the Adjutant General to be placed on
the retired list The next in line is
Col. Townsend of the Third regiment.
King Stevenson, of Fulp, Fannin
County, killed himself with a pistol
last Thursday. 1t is not known wheth
er the shot was accidental or with
suicidal intent
The Government is to contribute
silk worms in large quantities to fur
Their the experiment in silk worm cul
ture in the Ell Paso section, which IA
pSn5 HiuuS NY VI. IiaHdhdW", Japan
ese.
An effort, which is meeting with sue
cess, is being made by the leading bus
mess men at Amarillo and throughout
the entire Panhandle country tc
launch Panhandle Fair at that
place.
child, member of Bohemian fam.
H.. named Pamansk, fell out of a win
dow into a barrel of water, at the
home near Seaton, Bell County, and,
before it was discovered, was
drowned.
Prof. F. NJ Martin, of Huntsville,
has been elected president of the John
Tarlton College at Stephenville Up
to the time of his election Prof. Mar.
tin was superintendent of the city
schools of Huntsville.
Eight cases of sausage of fifty
pounds each were condemned by the
health authorities at Houston. Kero-
sene was poured over the sausage and
II was hauled to the country and
dumped.
uusM cGv1rS. Turner, superintendent of
y e Insane Asylum at Terrell,
announces that the new addition is
open to $50 more men, and will be
opened to as many women within thir-
t. days.
Antoine Koch, aged rs years, a ma
tive of Ulm, Germany, end an old res.
ident of Boerne, blew his head to fral
ments with shotgun just east of
culvert of the San Antonio and Aransa0
Pass Railroad
The Texas Irrigation Association
will meet in annual session at College
Station, with the Farme' s. Congress-
July 10, IL and IL. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared by President
F. F. Collins of San Antonio
United States Sena tor-Elect Fob
Taylor of Tennessee has appointed
George M. Hodge Of Fart Worth as
his SECRETARY. Mr., Hodge is q native
II Commbi.. Tenn. He came to Fort
Worth from Nashville six months ago
A. g. Harvey, night engineer at the
electric plant at Temple met horri-
BILE death in an accident at the plant
In attempting to cross through a big
belt revolving at a rapid speed, he lost
his footing, and falling on the belt
was whirled to DEATH being battered
beyond recognition. He leaves wifo
and three small children.
The Wichita Valley Railroad Com
pany has amended its charter, chang
ing the number of directors from thir.
teen to nine. This is the road now in
operation between Wichita Falls and
Seymour and is building south to
Stamford.
Col. W. A. Shaw has been appointed
by Mayor Smith to fill the vacancy
from the ninth ward in Dallas, made
vacant by the death OF the late Chas
steinman.
j. w, Denton, aged Gs years, fell
dead while plowing in field six miles
from Tyler, Heart trouble is assigned
as the cause of his sudden death.
M p Hewley, proprietor Of the Bew.
ley mills, and the pioneer -four man.
ufacturer Of North Texas, Is dead In
Fort Worth, after lingering lllueas,