Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-06-25
GENERAL NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of Happenings
in the State, the Nation and
the World.
STATE.

F1oresville.-Tw Mexicans ar
rested on charge of assault on
woman of their own race are com
mitted to Jail without the option of
bail
Taylor.-Mrs. NJ. E. Henderson,
who was badly bruised in last weeks
automobile accident, is rapidly re-
covering from her injuries.
Goliad.-County Commissioners,
acting as a Board of Equalization,
set the average valuation of land in
the vicinity of Goliad at IS per acre.
Fort Worth.-The Texas Press
Women's Association holds its fiji
teenth annual meeting with an ex-
ceptionally large attendance
Corpus Christi.-Preparatio are
in progress for the reception of the
annual encampment of the Epworth
League, which takes place August
to 16. The attendance this year
it is estimated, will be in the neigh
borhood of 5000.
Austin.-Gus Basnett has been ap-
pointed Assistant Postmaster by T.
l.. Wren, who recently received the
appointment as Postmaster.
Dallas-Colonel Bentley of Abilene
calls meeting of Populists at Dallas
for the purpose of holding a confer
ence in regard to the political situa-
tion.
mi.
has called in number of representa-
tive residents of Guadalupe County to
assist them in making a fair valua-
ton as board of equalization.
WacO.-Ira M. Lewis, an employe
of the street railway company, dies
while on duty as motorman from
heart trouble.
Lufkin.-The large plant of the
Lufkin Land G. Lumber Company is
closed down indefinitely owing to
strike of its employees.
Mineral WelIs.-Citizens highly in
dignant over delay in putting the
street railway in operation and
threaten to tear up tracks unless its
operation commences at once. d. T.
Bomar of Fort Worth is the owner of
a mortgage on the property.
Port Arthur.-Robert Wilson falls
overheard from a sailing boat into the
lake and is drowned. Wilson lived at
Port Arthur and was not married.
lei Paso.-W. P. Hawkins is on
trial, charged with killing Charles
Barber at Van Horn.
Brentwood. Ohio Elliott files
suit against city for 100000 dam
ages. This suit is brought in con-
nection with the death of Mrs. Ell
Iiott's husband, who was killed by
riding into a ditch where culvert
had been washed out and not re-
placed.
TayIor.-A R. Witlief is bitten by
copperhead snake. No serious results
ensue, though for few hours Mr..
Witlief's condition was alarming.
Alpine.-The Alpine concert band
is recognized and its capital stock
increased.
PearsalI, Tex.-Grace Davis of Gu
dad Victoria, Mex, entirely disap-
pears while en- route to Pearsall The
girl, who is eight years of age, was
placed in train at Victoria by her
mother for the trip to Pearsall and
did not reach her destination. A
search is being made for the child in
Mexico.
Houston, Tex.-Jury in trial of O..
r. Henley brings in verdict of not
guilty. Henley was being tried for the
shooting of j. L. Dimaway.
Nashville, Tenn.-Roy Simpson, a
sixteen-year-old boy, shoots and
kills girl friend of the same age.
Simpson states it was accidental. He
was arrested and held pending an in
vestigation.
Kansas City, Mo.-The price of
meat is scheduled to advance three
cents per pound by reason of the
shortage brought about by the flood
ed condition of the packing house
districts and the stoppage of ship
ments owing to lack of transporta-
tion facilities.