Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-23
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE

earthquakes shock was felt at Arkan-
sas City. Ark, early Friday morning,
The shock lasted a few seconds.
The county bridge over tho Santa
Yanes river near Yompoc, Calf, went
down Thursday, carrying twenty peo-
pie into the river. Two we're drowned
and several injured.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas put
large force of men to work secur-
ing buildings and getting ready for
the new freight depot which is to
be built in Denison at once.
John Blockers, section hand on
the Cotton Belt had leg broken and
his skull fractured at Barry as the re-
suit of trying to board moving
train.
A train loaded with coal was ralded
at North Yakima, Wash, recently by
citizens, who are without fuel of any
kind. Almost twenty carloads were
carried off.
The City Engineer Ct Waco, wMn a
fc,oe o. men, has commenced survey
Ing the lines Of sanitary sewers which
are to be built under authorization of
recent bond issue of SEQ 900.
A State bank has been organized at
Princeton, Collin county, with CAPT
tai stock of $4,000, K. NJ. Moore, Oh
Farmersvllle, Is president OF the in
stitution.
Information has been received that
Bishop Duncan of the M. q. Church
South, is critically Ill at Spartanburg,
S. c., after an operation for carbun.
Gle on his neck.
The capital stock of the City Ma.
tional Bank of Dallas was increased
from 100000 to 100000. The di
rectors also declared the remarkable
dividend of 100 per cent.
Alb Washington, a negro, who MUIR
dered asnegro woman near Smithyille,
was sentenced to Judge Sinks at Bas
trop to be hanged on Thursday, Feb.
IA.
The directors OF the Hillsboro mill
have recently purchased large guam
tity of new machinery and are pre-.
pairing to make extensive improve
rnents.
Representative Randell has intro
duced bill having for its purpose the
placing of semi-weekly and tri-weels,
ly papers on the same postal footing
with weekly papers.
State Treasurer Sam Sparks. took
charge of the treasury department Fri
day. His bond in the sum of $4,000
was approved by the Governor. The
suIeties aggregate wealth is $3,000,000.
The subscribers to the State Bank
which is proposed to be established
at Bardwell, Ellis County, held meet
ing in Waxahachie for the purpose OF
perfecting arrangements 10 open the
bank A lot has been purchased and
work on building is to be COMMENCED
soon.
The Nineteenth Infantry twhite)
will succeed the Twenty-Fifth Infan-
try (blacls) at Fort Bliss. The regi-
mont is in the Philippines and will
arrive there in about the middle of
June. The headquarters and four com,
panies will be stationed at Fort Bliss
which will be just the same sized
garrison it now has.
M. II. Griffin and associates have
announced that they will begin work
on street car system for Denton
within month.
Farmers around Denison are com.
planning of green bugs damaging tho
wheat crop.
The state board of education has ap.
portioned the sum of 100000 out OF
the school fund for the purpose of
paying the salaries of the school
teachers all over the state The per
capita this month is is cents.
Work is to begin in ninety days on
the Orient grade and depot buildings
at San Angelo.
Frank Nuhn killed himself in the
stable lot at his home just east of
Marion by shooting himself through
the head with a revolver.
Plans are on foot for the better
ment Of the Katy shops and round.
house facilities in Denison. The com
pany will either erect large new one
or increase the capacity OF the pres
ent one.
BUCKET shop keepers are complaln.