Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-03-26

Houston-The property of the Or |
ange Lumber Company was sold to |
the National City Bank of Houston |
for $2,250,000. The property trans |
ferred includes $4,000 acres of yellow
pine land and $4,000, 000-foot ca
pacity sawmill.
Dallas.-The Texas Portland &C.
ment Company, composed of st. Louis
and Texas capitalists, purchased the
property of the lola Portland Cement
Company, near Dallas. The transac-
ton involved about 100000.
Austin.--It is STATED on good au-
thority that the State Tax Board will
lower the State ad valorem tax from
121s cents to Z cents on the SlOO, |
owing to the increased value of the
taxable property, due to full rendi-
ton.
Brady.-Two seven-pointed bucks
were found in a pasture with horns
firmly locked, one dead and the other
very weak. They were loosened by
the finders, who marked tn live buck
for future identification and turned
him loose.
Austin.-Governor Campbell has
honored a requisition warrant issued
by the Governor of Oklahoma for
Sam Dunn, charged with having rob-
bed an Indian namel Pink Bull. The
prisoner is held at Cameron and is
wanted at Paul's Valley, Okla.
H. NNyo.4L WON will
call a meeting for March % at Fort
Worth to nominate delegates at large
to the National Convention, if primary
Is ordered They strongly urge the
formation of clubs over the State.
Austin.-In close game of hand
ball, played at the State University,
George Butcher of Corpus Christi de-
feated Fred Ramsdell of Austin for
the college championship and be-
comes the handball champion of the
college.
San Marcos.-A fire destroyed the
Hays County Court House, leaving
nothing but the blackened walls. A
number of records were consumed,
and the building will have to be re-
DullL from Inc SIOuuu up.
Falfurrlas.-Mr. Donahoe has
brought in the first string beans for
shipment They are the first of the
season in Texas.
Fort Worthwhile general passen-
ger agents have declined to give lower
rates to the Texas Baseball League
than are given to other large bodies
of travellers.
~ Dallas.-State Chairman George A.
Arden has called a meeting of the
democratic Executive Committee, to
~>be held at Fort Worth March FL, for
the purpose of filling vacancies in the
committee and to consider the order
ing of 4 general State primary cleo
ton for delegates at large to the Ma
tional Convention.
Austin.-Mrs. Rebecca j. Fisher,
president of the Daughters of the Re-
public of Texas, advises the chapters
of the State that San Antonio has
been selected as the next meeting
place and that the convention will be
held on April 10, 20 and 81.
Kyle.-Residents of Kyle and vi
cinity intend to make a strong effort
to have the county seat of Hays
County removed from San Marcos to
Kyle. San Marcos is situated in the
extreme corner of the county, and
since new court house must be built,
Kyle people will ask for an election
to decide the matter. Twenty thou
sand dollars has been subscribed as a
bonus.
La Grange.-Charles Hyatt, Katy
bridgeman, 80 years old, fell from the
Missouri, Kansas &c Texas railway
bridge, striking the rocks fifty-siS
feet below, and was instantly killed
The remains were shipped to Sher.
man.
Galveston Scottish Rite Masoni
are holding their fifteenth annua
session in Galveston, which will las
five days. One hundred and five
prominent Masons from all over thu
State have filed their application TO,
thirty-second degree membership.
Fort Worth.-The greatest ant
best fat stock show ever held in For
Worth has come to an end. Full.
$4,000 people have visited For
Worth and the exposition, and al
were satisfied and delighted will
what they saw.