Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-18
ALL OYER TEXAS

from injuries received by a sawlog
falling across his legs at Nacog-
doches.
AS result of a stroke of paralysis,
Philip Freitag, aged 81, died at the
home of his son-in-law, William Buck.
in Taylor. Deceased moved to Taylor
about five years ago.
The people at Bardwell, on the Tx
as and Brazos Valley Railroad, seven
miles west of Ennis, have made up ~
fund of $4,000 to be expended in Dor.
ing an artesian we'll. The work of
boring has already begun.
The Senate has accepted an invita-
hion to attend in body the Battle Of
Flowers and other celebrations at San
Antonio ON April 20. The invitation
was presented by the people of San
Antoine.
Pat Barry, retired capitalist and
contractor, and former alderman OF
Galveston, is dead there, aged fifty
seven. He went to Galveston many
years ago and was identified with the
city almost quarter Of century.
Records of the Dallas postoffice
show the receipts for the month OF
March to have been $45,5O9.60. This
is an increase of more than II per
cent over the receipts for March, 1906,
which amounted to $40,O55.5O.
The Governor Friday signed the bill
permitting the Penitentiary Board to
borrow 100000 from the permanent
school fund for the purpose of EXTEND
ing the States railroad at Rusk. Hav.
ing the emergency clause, the act is
effective at once.
One of the grading contractors who
will work out of San Angelo on the
Orient, is Mrs. S. G. Hooker, who is
believed to be the only lady grading
contractor in the entire country. She
recently completed a grading contract
at Tennyson.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the establishment of the
First National Bank of Lorena, Tex,
a. to be cauita = eiAsat ,sSo. Dob. e.
Rotan is ananed as president. Ed Nc
Cullough as vice president and y. j..
Dodson as cashier. .5x
Just rs the railroads of the State
were able to see daylight ahead, the
ctoolr ruoh eop,o- lor;xy oud oopditinnc
are getting as bad as they were during
the winter congestion The railroads
are at the absolute mercy of the
stockmen. = t'e ~
Harry l.. Pennewelly, a switchufan
in the Katy yards at .Greenyille, was
killed in an accident in the west
yards Friday afternoon. He was max
ing coupling between two freight
cars, when he was caught between
them and crushed to death, dying in.
stantly.
Britton Bros. of Dallas, Tex, have
purchased t he -four mill OF the
bridgeport Mil and Elevator Cons
pany for 100000 The mill will be
enlarged to capacity of 200 barrels
a day. Britton Bros. are also figuring
on installing an ice plant and cotton
compress there to cost $4,000.
L. d. Cobb, H. H. Cobb, w. H. Cobb
and two Eastern men will soon begin
the construction will soon begin the
construction of brick plant on the
o. X. Dairy farm, south of Fort
Worth, which will have capacity OF
10000 brick day and which will be
modern in every respect.
Lee Brothers have struck oil in their
well one-half mile south OF Justin.
The Star and Crescent furnace is
again in operation at Rusk, having
made the initial run Friday, morning
which was witnessed by prominent cit
liens Of Rusk.
Major A. A. Stephens of Wolfe City
died Saturday at the home of his son
III Celeste. Major Stephens was ma
jor of the First Texas Regiment, U
c. ". and leading ex-Confederate
Of that county.
The business men of Sulphur
Springs and Hopkins County have
concluded to build cotton mill oil
their own. The committee who Wis
tied Bonham on tour of inspection
} of the cotton mill there has made Q
very favorable report.
A street railway company has been
organized in Abilene, with 100000
capital stock, and purposes to imme