Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-12-17
|GGnGraI News Of the Week
A Brief. Summary Of Happenings in the
State, the Nation and the World
STATE.

Palestine.-The police department
raid gambling joint and capture
ten citizens who were Willing away
the time with the pasteboards and
fattening the kitty"
Ladonia.-John Meacham is burn
ed to death in fire which destroyed
small building. Meacham is a
stranger and no trace can be found
of any friends or relatives.
wcimar..-colone, Mike Nave, a
i former resident Of Welmar and
well known in San Antonio, dies at
the home of his daughter in Calves
ton. The deceased was one of the
old-time stage drivers of Texas and
will be remembered as Pap by
many of the older residents.
Goliad.-The business men of Go
lad are making arrangements 10
secure control of large acreage Oh
marketable land for the purpose OF
nlacing it on the market at price
which will attract home seekers.
Del Rio.-The memorial services
held by the local lodge of Elks, is
made the occasion for the rendition
of splendid program as follows:
March, Miss Eula Strain; opening
ceremony and roll call of Our Hon
ored Dead" ]. w. Childs, Leo Por-
fer. r. G.. Chapman and j. Q. Hen
ry; male quartet, THE Vacant
Chair; opening ode, the lodge; in
vocation, Rev. ]. G. Wilson; solo,
Beyond the Gates of Paradise,
Miss Clara Crawford, accompanist,
Miss Clara Jones; violin duet, Bar
roralle," Mrs L. w. Chase and MISS
Pearl Boyce accompanist, Miss Eula
Strain; address, Bro. George Thur
mond solo, Brighter Day." Mrs.
j. w. Childs; violin obligato, Mrs.
l.. W. Chase, accompanist, Miss Eula
Strain; violin solo, "Berreuse,"
Mrs. l.. W. Chase, aocompanist, Miss
Strain; male Quartet, Beautiful
Land" closing ceremonies.
Amarillo. - Two freight trains
come together on siding at Ca
ney as the result of mistake of
the engineers, and a wreck results.
ed Mahan engineer, and J. ].
Smith, mail clerk, were killed, while
Conductor Nelson and Fireman
& Holstein were fatally injured
wv Austin.-It is very possible that
some important hotel laws will be
enacted by the Thirty-first Legisla-
ture. At least If the Lawmakers
listen to the voice of the hotel men
there will be- One of the laws pro-
posed aby the genial bonifaces of
Texas provides for the hotel dead
beat by making the jumping of q
hotel bill a felony.
Ell Paso.-J. D. Dale, OF Dallas,
has secured site for lard fac
tory and preparations are now being
made to erect suitable building
Eel Paso.-Charles Beall, of the
Lanier RANCH, is attacked by a mad
coyote and bitten severely on the
thigh Beall is under treatment at
the Pasteur Institute at Austin,
McKinney.-The new First Bap-
fist Church is dedicated. DR.. A. ].
Barton, of Waco, preached the dedi-
catory sermon to large assemb-
lage of both local people and visit
ors. The Church cost in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000.
Georgetown.-R. M. Maxwell files
sui against Iu6 fNdLy ItdilIOdu
for $4,000 damages. The alleged
damage was the neglect of the rail-
road officials to notify Mrs. Maxwell
of her arrival at Georgetown, and
putting her off half mile from
the depot. The lady had to walk to
town and carry baby, thereby, 1T
is alleged, sustaining permanent in
juries.
Sweetwater.-Th first train over
the Orient line, ran into Sweetwater
on Thursday night
Ballinger.- business men of
Ballinger raise a SIS, 600 bonus. for
the Abilene Southern Railroad in
two hours time.
Austin.-Captain "Bilp, McDon-
AID the revenue sleuth, is now on
the trail of the patent medicine
shows. Captain Mcdonald joys the
collectors memory on the matter
and calls attention to the fact that
all medicine shows must pay a tax
of 800 to the State and $50 to the
County.
Dallas. Robert Bruce Kelly, a
paper hanger and decorator. is in
stantly killed by being run down
by a South Belt car. The acct
dent occurred at night while Kelly
was crossing South Lamar Street.
Paris.-L. w. Robertson is knock
ed senseless by Negro highwaymen
and robbed of all the valuables in
his possession at the time.