Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-06
ALL OYER TEXAS

Fifty delegates attended the thiro
annual convention of the Independent
Telephone Association at Fort Worth
Wednesday. Twice as many were in
attendance Friday.
J. r. Donnell has leased building
At Bolton for a period Of three years to
be used as a creamery, and has now
gone after the plant, which will be
there in few days.
Mrs. Eileen Owens is dead at home
Mt Bryan's Mill, four miles west Of
Big Sandy, and officers have been no
titled to look out for rad arrest her
husband, John Owens
Mr.. Phelps of Sheffield has sold 100U
steers to Garland & Taylor at $25 per
head. The cattle are to be delivered
at San Angelo for shipment to Okla
homa.
The shipping Of chickens. turkeys
and other poultry from Collin County
to outside maIlsts is becoming quite
an industry. A local commission
house shas shipped out $436022 from
Mckinney in less than 80 days.
Two children of Henry White,
Rock Island Engineer, Omar, aged six
years, and Goldie, aged three, were
burned to death Friday morning in Ft.
Worth while tie mother was at
neighbours.
Ed Knight a barber, who some
months ago led his friends in Texas tc
believe that he had suicided by
drowning in Red River, is now in the
Federal Jail at Ardmore, 1. T.. charged
with embezzlement.
Florence Carew, the s-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Carew
of San Antonio, was run down anu
fatally injured by street car. Her
mother had sent her across the street
on an errand.
The Governor Thursday signed the
anti-nepotism bill and it becomes eff
fective at once, as it carries the emer-
gency clause. This new law will make
thousands of changes throughout the
State.
Mrs. A. G. Robertson, aged GO, was
attacked and robbed in her yard
Thursday night. Her assailant threw
a cloth over her head and searched
her. obtaining s45. She had a Grip
pied arm. and could not resist.
The North Texas Traction Company
has just completed the permanent sur
vey through Plano, which traverses
the west side of the Central track.
Work on the grade will commence in
a few weeks in this vicinity.
The Bankers Association of the
Seventh Texas District met in Fort
Worth in annual convention Friday,
with about 200 delegates present.
Chairman A. B. Robertson of Colorado
City presided.
ODE Ivey was instantly killed and
Will Wilson SO badly injured that he
cannot live in the yards Of the Inter
national and Great Northern railroad.
The men were working in boxcar
which was struck by switch engine.
G.. r. Haynie of Bastrop killed him
self at his residence Wednesday morn
ing by shooting. Mr.. Haynie was
postmaster under the Cleveland Ad-
ministration and had held the office of
County Treasurer of Bastrop County
for fifteen years.
Bunyon Lethe. negro. aged about
twenty-five years, received three bull
let wounds while standing near the
corner of Akard and Marllla streets,
Dallas, about 10 o'clock Thursday
night. The shooting was the outcome
CT mistaken identity.
1t is stated by several of his friends
in the House of Representatives that
Mr.. Henry Of Texas would probably
be candidate for the minority lead
ership in opposition to Mr.. DeArmond
and Mr.. Williams.
The Culberson amendment to the
rivers and harbors bill providing for
one additional lock and dam on the
Trinity River, is being active opposed
by Mr.. Burgess, member of the Riv
ers and Harbors Committee Of the
House.