Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1907-05-03
WORLD HAPPENINGS.

Texas.
General John s. Bubb is on the re-
tired list.
A $4,000 club has been organized
at Ada, l. T.
Scurvy prevails in the famine dis
tricts of Russia.
Cotton ties have been advanced 10
cents per bundle.
Oklahoma is being flooded with
campaign literature.
Cooper, Tex, is endeavoring to have
a $3.50, 1000 cotton mill.
Lemons are abnormally high FOL
this season Of the year.
At Alamo, Ca, ]. T. Bright was shot
and killed by H. l.. Sears.
Postmaster General Meyer denies
that he intends resigning.
There are nearly 1000 patients in
the asylum at Terrell, Tex.
R. E. Higgins died suddenly at Fort
Worth from acute indigestion.
1t is now said Castro will retire as
president of Venezuela May 20.
Deputy Sheriff W. E. Upton OF
Texico, N. NJ, was shot to death.
H. P. Stebbins, a veteran western
journalist, died near Perry, Okla.
Virgil Robinson, ten years old, walk.
ed from Texarkana to Tulsa, I. T.
Virginia Bradley, the well known
horseman, died at Greenway, Va.
The pope has Instituted new or
der-Knights of the Holy Sepulcher.
Lonnie Hall was shot at Dallas and
soon died. E. C. Pate was arrested.
Six small boys charged with theft
were arrested at one time at Dallas
The $4,000 gin of the Mckinney
Oil and Gin company was destroyed by
fire.
A vein of sulphur ten feet thick has
been discovered in Duval county, Tex
as.
In eighteen months 3,741 new tele
phones have been installed at DIAL
las.
Hugh Browning, a brakeman, was
crushed to death by train at Yoakum,
Tex.
The safe of the Katy railway at Ring:
gold, Tex, was bloWn open and 500
taken.
], R. Foraker, brother of the senator.
and prominent attorney, died at Gin.
cinnati.
Senator Penrose was a caller at the
white house. He declined to be inter
viewed.
In shooting ARRAY at an inc joint
in Big Sandy, Tex, two negroes were
wounded.
A large cave has been found in Tur.
key mountain, seven miles south OF
Tulsa, 1. T.
Four million bushels of coal started
down the Ohio river Thursday from
Pittsburg.
A shed fell on the little boy OF G.
w. Ford of Reagan county, Texas
killing him.
Mrs. Dan T. Leary of Texarkana was
robbed of diamonds and jewelry val
ued at $4,000.
Stock and farming interests in the
San Angelo, Tex, section are in splen
QlQ COnQlLlOn.
Delegation from Texas to the South
ern Baptist convention at Richmond
Va, numbers 125.
w. o. Daniel, machinist, became
entangled in machinery at Dallas. Boil
arms were broken.
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburt
Railroad company will issue $35,000,
900 worth of bonds.
A. W. Swope, an Oklahoma pioneer
was found dead beside his team on {
road near Saltwater.
The oil strike at Manner, twenty
seven miles west Of Muskogee, Is caus
ing much excitement.
Six Houston children were bitten b!
mad dog. All were sent to the Pas
teur institute at Austin.
Andrew Carnegie has given $1,00
to the Home of Needy Confederat
Women at Richmond, Va.
At Bristol, Tenn, Noah Fulton sho
and killed John Johnson. Five bul
lets entered Johnson's body.
Over 800 railroad officials wer
guests at the fifth annual banquet Q
the Pittsburg Traffic club.
At Corona, Kan, a mob of negroe
attempted to lynch Joseph Bust
charged with train robbery.
Part of a bridge and hundreds q
tons of earth fell into Little Otter ri,
er atLawry, Va, damming it up.
Between Burnet and Lampasa!
Tex, a Central train went through
bridge. Eight persons were hurt
Francis Murphy, the apostle c
temperance" has retired from the pla
form, and is living at Los Angeles.
In the oratorical contest at New o.
leans between Tulane university an
University of Texas the latter won.
Colonel Robert e. Lee, grandson {
the noted general, will be orator at th
Confederate reunion in Richmond.
Steamer Hamilton will make regula
trips up the Sabine river from Lon
view, Tex, twelve miles up the stream
| The residence, eighteen miles frol
Gainesville, Tex, OF r. L. Hicko
valued at $4,000, was consumed b
fire.
About 100 summer cottages nes
Miller's Lake, Mass, owned by Spiri
J ualists, and valued at $4,000. wei
burned.
Henry Lewis, negro. was killed
Dallas in a fight with another negr
Ten shots were fired. The other pa
ty escaped.
General W. S. McCaskey, form
commander of the department OF TIE
as, is now in charge Of the departmel
of the Dakotas.
Miss Belle Stroup, who killed at c
City, Pa. Theodore 8. Rose and 81
cided, left will bequathing her pr
. perty to her sisters.
, 1t has Just been discovered that
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