The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-11-24
ALL OVER TEXAS.


during the three months previous to
July 1. last.
1t has been decided to hold the an
nual feast Of the McLennan County
'Possum and later Club on the night
of December IS.
John Webb, a wealthy farmer near
Aquilla, was crushed to death by his
team running away and overturning
the wagon.
Plans are being made ,for the launch
ing of a movementa to raise funds to
erect a Y. NJ. c. A. building at Sher'
man.
The Dilley gin, owned by c. L. Bus
by, at Pearsall, burned Friday night
Value, $4,000; insured for $4,000. Also
100 bales of cotton burned belonging
to farmers.
Premiums amounting to $1,000 OF
81 500 are to be offered at the show
which is to be given in Dallas by the
Southwestern Poultry Association on
January S-11.
In a collision between train on the
Texas and Pacific and one on the FL
Paso and Northwestern near Ell Paso
Bob Myrtle was killed and H. G. Palk
was seriously injured.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
as quickly as attention can be given
the matter, will begin work upon its
freight yards in Dallas that will double
their capacity.
Mrs. D. ]. Barrow. Of Hico, while
on a visit to Houston, was asphixiatec
by gas from an open burner in heI
room. It is thought that the burner
was accidentally left open.
Hon. Sam Sparks, State Treasurer
elect, and Mrs. Bertha Mulkey, daugh
ter.in-law of Rev. Abe Mulkey, the
evangelist, were married in the FRS
Methodist Church at Corsicana Thurs
day.
A committee representing cottoi
spinners of Manchester. England, wa
In Shreveport recently comforting witt
cotton planters with the view OF hav
ing cotton bales made Smaller ant
more compact.
P. H. Rembard, OF Denison, is ia:
tening turkey to be sent to Presiden
Roosevelt for Thanksgiving, proyidini
he can bring his weight up to thirt.
pounds. The bird is splendid specl
men of the Holland White variety.
Mrs. Annie MORROW. Of Beaumont
daughter of Sam Houston, has pre-
scented a Steinway piano which was
present from her father in 1861, t
Baylor University. Gen. Houston wa
one of the first trustees Of Baylor.
Despondent, penniless and misel
able. ]. w. Clarke. about % years ole
shot himself through the heart in hi
room at Beaumont. He was unmal
ried and Is survived by father an
mother and other relatives at Roanoke
Virginia.
The report of the Penitentiary Supe,
intendent shows than there were 3,19
convicts on hand on Oct 81. Durin
that month sc new convicts were II
ceived, l was recaptured. were rt
turned by Sheriffs, 80 were discharged
5 were pardoned, escaped. died,
was delivered to a Sheriff and 1 wa
paroled.
Will Steward, a floatman at Dublin
while enroute home on his Wagon
became dizzy and fell from the WACO
between the horses. They becam
frightened and ran away, one Of tn
wheels strikinf him on the head. H
became unconscious and lived only
few hours.
Over twenty-five millions Of dollar
are on deposit in Dallas, and ninetee
and one-half millions are in the keel
ing Of the national banks alone, a
shown by the recent official STATE
ment.
A resolution was adopted by tn
Texas Fruit and Truck Growers Asst
citation at Edna condemning the M
tional appropriation for distributin
free seeds to farmers and petitionin
the Senators and Representatives c
Texas to vote against the bill.
On a petition of 252 signers the Con
missioners' Court of Delta County Of
dered an election for December s 70
the entire county. Local option ha
been in force there for ten or twelv
years.
At Seaton Thursday. boy name
Ben Dreyer. aged II years, an employ
at the ]. A. Schiller cotton gin, wa
working about a gin stand when hi
arm was caught, stripping every b
of the flesh clear Of the bone up
the elbow of the right arm.
The Ennis City Council has granite
a franchise to the Central Texas Tra'
ton Company to build and operate it
interurban electric railroad into Ell
mis- and on the streets and alleys G
that city.
The Texas and Pacific Railway wi
commence the erection Of freigt
and passenger depot at Fruitvale, i
Van Zandt county. in few days. Wit
shipping facilities, it is expected
large acreage of early market produc
will be put in.
The Farmers Union Warehous
Committee has accepted the ware
house at Palestine. The building
of galvanized iron. practically fire
proof. and has a capacity Of $50
bales.
W. W. Stubs, a farmer. was she
,.;,r.I -. 1n.on Tb,rsday poorDiuS