Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-02-08
ITEMS OF INTEREsT.
Matters That Have Come to Pass tn
Past Few Days.

Cuba has q number Of smallpox
cases.
Dallas postal receipts for January
were 45,963.05.
Several earthquake shocks are re-
ported In Australia.
Employees of twenty London music
halls went on strike.
Feb. IA a good roads convention will
be held at GAINESVILLE, Tex.
Population of Seymour, Tex, has IN
creased 25 per cent past year.
Law making gambling fslony goes
into effect in Arizona April 1.
San Antonio Knights of Pythias will
erect $4,000 castle hall.
First Congregational church of Mus
catine, Ia, burned. The loss is $4,000.
press, ice factory and cold storage
plant.
The revolt in Salvador has been
quelled. The ringleaders have been
captured.
While switching at Kiefer, I. T., C.
A. Bushnell, Frisco brakeman, was
killed.
Newton Burdg, who was a member
of Quantrell's band, is dead at Double
Springs, 1. T.
Beaver County (Oklahoma) Melon
Growers association received for last
crop s11,ss4.51.
In attempting to cross in front Of
q Shrnvan0rt or a
negro, was killed.
Five Intellectual shots were fired at
Ed Bergman of San Marcos, Tex. An
arrest was made.
St .Lous has been given one more
year to construct bridge across the
Mississippi river.
Isaac M. Hutchinson, one of the most
prominent American residents of Mex
leo. died at San Antoine.
Captain w. X. Dickson, a prominent
citizen Of Lone Star, Tex. is dead,
aged seventy years.
DR.. ]. w. Talbot, one of Texar.
kana's earliest settlers. died after an
operation for cancer.
Jack Ellis was shot to death at Nava.
sofa, Tex. w. R. Royal surrendered.
Tragedy took place at latter's home.
A train went through bridge near
Nordina. N. c. Engineer Constable
and Fireman Riggan lost their lives.
By the accidental discharge Of his
shotgun Albert Townes. a boy, was
shot and killed near Gonzales, Tex.
Ardmore Carpenters union gave a
banquet to the contractors, all OF
whom have signed the advanced scale.
Rev. Harry T. Moore of Champaign,
ILL.,, has accepted the rectorship Of st.
Matthew's (EpiscopaD cathedral, Dial.
las.
James Flishman, an aged man. leap.
ed to death from a third-story win,
dow of the county insane asylum, near
Chicago.
Bishop Stang of the Roman Catho
lie diocese of Fall River. Mass, has
passed away. For many years he was
q missionary.
Rev. Grant Bodwell, recently pastor
of the Seventh Day Adventist church
at Dallas, was drowned in the Gila
river In Arizona.
by the QeTdlllQS OIL u ftOCh lSlduC
train near Weatherford, Okla, ]. F
Shannon and another man, name un
known. were killed.
The wife of Senator Gallinger o.
New Hampshire was taken suddenly
Ill In a Washington theater and ex
pired in a few minutes.
A locomotive jumped the track nea,
Lexington, KY. Flagman Cooley was
killed and Engineer Mcpherson and
Fireman Sheets fatally hurt.
An explosion Of giant powder and
dynamite twenty-five miles south o
Terre Haute. Ind, caused the death o.
one man and serious injury Of si1
others.
w. R. Woody, marine. who es
capped from jail at Charleston. s. c.
where he was awaiting trial on charge
of numbering Miss Lillian Reeves, was
arrested at Dallas, Tex, Saturday.
Pleas Love, a Pullman porter, wal
arrested at Seguin. Tex, charged will
intent, by verbal action, to criminal!
assault Miss Grace Ramsberg, Ell
route from Washington to Los An
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