Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-30


men of the World, will unveil the
monument erected over the grave of
the late G. A. Blaseinz on Sunday at
2 p. M, assisted by the uniform rank
degree team.
Alpine-The Alpine Business Men S
Club decided to have 10000 pamph-
let's printed, descriptive of the re-
sources of Brewster County and the
advantages offered to homeseekers by
Alpine particularly
Austin--Governor Campbell has
honored a requisition of the Cover
nor of Wisconsin for Abraham Lakin,
who is under arrest in San Antonio.
Lakin is wanted in Milwaukee on the
charge of procuring money under
false pretenses.
Cameron-The Grand Jury and the
District Court adjourned in order to
listen to a Joint debate between Monta
j. Moore and Tom S. Henderson on
the Bailey question.
Floresville-The taxpayers are cir
culating a petition addressed to the
Mayor and City Council asking for an
election to determine whether or not
the taxpayers are willing to tax them
selves to supplement the school fund
to provide for a 9-months' school
term.
Galveston-Dr. Rouse of the Texas
Medical School of the University was
. killed by lightning while fishing near
Galveston.
Eel Paso-This Saturday there will
be an election on the proposition to
issue 100000 in bonds for improv-
ing the sewer system, paving the resi-
dence district and erecting additional
school houses.
Austin-The Colorado River has
reached the danger point, being is
feet above the normal. This is the
greatest rise since the breaking of the
dam 8 years ago this month.
Boerne-Sheriff George zoeller
was found in his room with bullet
hole in his forehead, from the effects
of which he died shortly after.
Cleburne.-One hundred persons
were made homeless by terrific
storm and cloudburst, and property
damaged to the extent of 100000.
D
Fort Worth.-Four boys of Airing
.lington, taking advantage of the rise
in Trinity River, attempted to make
a boat trip to Galveston. The boat
wrecked about mile below town,
when the boys had to swim for the
shore and abandon the trip.
Marion to the fine pros
poets for a heavy cotton crop this
year, farmers are beginning to mar
ket the old crop which was held for
l15 cents. There are fully 1000 bales
of old cotton in sight yet.
,Cleburne.- the flood pas
:sengers on the Santa Fe train had
a narrow escape from certain death.
The track over Buffalo Creek had
washed away and the engine went
into the water and the engineer and
fireman were both drowned. The
baggage car, turning over across the
track, saved the other cars.
Waco.-The Brazos River is high
er than it has been for thirteen
years, the gauge recording thirty
feet, and residents of East Waco
were forced to move to higher places.
fredericksburg move is on
foot to organize home company and
sell stock in the county for the pur-
pose of building a railroad from
Fredericksburg to Junction on the
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass Rail
road and to utilize the twenty miles
of completed grading.
DaIIas.-The floods in the Trinity
were very severe and the situation at
one time was very critical. Many
residents in the lower portions were
compelled to take refuge in higher
places, and merchants had to abandon
their inundated stores. Large dam"
age is done.
Fort Worth. Floods in North
Texas are the worst known to the
Oldest Inhabitants; eighteen serious
washouts are reported on the Texas
e. Pacific in distance of lao miles,
over 1000 are driven from their
homes and thousands are fed by the
United Charities of Fort Worth at
the expense of the city. City water
mains are filled with river water and
the Trinity is now navigable to the
Gulf.
Waco.-R. M. Goode, an employe
OF the Texas Telephone Company
sacrificed his life in the endeayor
to rescue lady operators from the
burning building. He returned to the
building to rescue another girl when
he was overcome by smoke and .suf-