Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26
GENERAL NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of Happenings
in the State, the Nation and
the World.
STATE.

San Angelo.-The capital stock
of the News Publishing Company
has been increased and the paper
will be issued as daily in the
future.
Yoakum. Otis Gold
thorn is caught between a dead"
engine and a flying freight car
while making coupling Mr..
Goldthorn suffered serious injury
to the lower portion of his body
and is in a precarious condition
lei Paso.-H. B. Faulkner,
brakeman, dies from wounds infiict-
ed by cowboys who shot at him
while he was on the hurricane
deck" of his train, coming into Ell
Paso on the Southwestern line
San Marcos.-As result of in
creased patronage, the San Marcos
Baptist Academy will be enlarged
at once. The school only opened
a few weeks ago.
Austin.-The Travis County road
and bridge bonds for 100000 have
been approved as also have the
Waco public works bonds for $lO,-
900.
Austin.-Governo T. NJ. Camp
bell issues his Thanksgiving proc
lamation and sets aside November
26 as the day on which Texans
shall publicly express their thanks
for the many blessings extended to
them during the past year.
Jasper. - w. B. Patterson is
drowned IN Bishops pond while
duck hunting. Mr.. Patterson was
the local manager of the Sabine
Valley Telephone company.
Eel Paso.-As the result of a
communication from the National
Wool Growers's Association at Chi
cago, the wool growers of the dis
trict tributary to Ell Paso will store
their wool and wait for rise in
prices. A large warehouse will be
built in Chicago, with a capacity
of 25,000,UO0 pounds for the pur-
nose of storing the wool and ware
house receipts will be issued on
which the grower can borrow
money. The Association has the as
surance of the Chicago business
men that they will back up the
movement by buying raw wool only
from the Chicago storehouse.
Weimar.-John Kubena, a farm
er, is found dead on the road near
his farm. Indications show that
he evidently lay down on his way
home and was frozen to death
Taylor cotton receipts re-
ceived according to last weeks es-
Inmates, are 23,1S4 bales There
are at least 5000 bales being held
for a rise in prices in the district
tributary to Taylor. 1t is esti-
mated that the receipts this season
will run as high as $4,000 bales.
Austin.-Assistan Attorney Cen
eral ]. D, Walthall holds that the
section of the game law applying to
the sale OF ducks killed by an in
dividual, holds good until ruled out
by the action of the higher courts.
Seguin.-Miss Margaret Grein,
aged 90, is burned so severely that
death ensues within a few hours.
Miss Grein was helping wash clothes
at her brothers house, when her
clothes caught fire. In spite of the
frantic efforts of her sister-in-law
tunate girl was terribly burned from
her head to her heels.
Corpus Christi William Jennings
Bryan addresses a large crowd at
the pavilion. Considerable enthu-
siasm greeted the appearance of Mr..
Bryan and hundreds of visitors are
in the city for the purpose of meet
ing the distinguished Nebraskan.
Corpus Christi.-The Texas Wa
terways Convention is in session
with large attendance of delegates
from every section of the State j.
H. kirkpatrick of San Antonio,
states on behalf of the Alamo City
and her business men, that every as
sistance in their power will be ex-
tended to the Gulf Coast country in
order to secure the best waterway
service possible.
Refugio.-Fireman George Both
we'll is killed and Enoch Gordon
is badly injured in a wreck which
occurs on the Texas & Brazos Val
ley road. A defective switch caused
the wreck. Boutwell, has many rel
atives residing in San Antonio.
Ell Paso.-Renewed excitement
has been engendered at Sylvanite,
NJ NJ over the report of an inn
mensely rich gold strike across the
Playas valley.
Seguin.- Preparations are being
made for the formal dedication of
the City Hall and the City has
has made arrangements to enter
tain a large number of visitors on