Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-03-11
STATE.

Austin.--Waters-P Oil Com
.pany announces it will pay the ST.
$4,000 fine to the State in one or
two ways.
Houston. While endeavoring to
cross the car track on Washington
Avenue Monday afternoon, Aretia
Cook, the 5-year-old daughter of
Frederick Cook, residing at 2013
Washington Avenue, fell directly in
front of a closely approaching Brun-
ner car and her right leg was cut
entirely off at the knee joint
Beaumont.--Safe blowers wreck
ed an Office here but succeeded in
getting no booty
Granger.-The body of a Mexi-
can was found near here and two
men are being held awaiting de-
velopments.
Temple.-Ten proposed charter
amendments were defeated in the
City primary held here last Tues
day, only one meeting with appro-
val.
Orange.-Tom Moss and Will
Winfrey, two of the trio of Negroes
arrested at Texla recently on a
charge of Bookkeeping, were fined
$50 and costs, they having entered
"A plea of guilty.
Fort Worth.-All connections for
the supplying of water, lights and
sewerage from the municipal plants
furnished to those sections lying
outside the City limits, were Or
dered discontinued by the City Com
mission. This is the Commissions
answer to a refusal of those SUI
burbs to come into the City upon
the invitation of the Board of Trade
committee, and the action gives
no misunderstanding as to feeling
in the matter.
Ell Paso.-The County Commits
sioners, in an effort to improve the
condition of prisoners in the Coun-
ty Jail have ordered that each pris-
oner be furnished with two sheets
for his bed, so he can sleep between
them; that all prisoners battle
twice week, and that cuspidors be
supplied to save the walls.
San Marcos.-Four children of
Dewitt Taylor, Deputy Postmaster
of this City, ranging in years from
10 to 2 years of age, and Arthur
Sublett, 12-year-old son of j. B.
Sublett of this City, were taken to
Austin Wednesday, to be placed in
the Pasteur Institute for mad dog
bite. The children were bitten Sun
day by what appeared to be mad
dog. The beast was killed and it's
head taken to Austin for inspection,
where it was declared to be mad.
Austin. Supreme Court
overruled a motion for rehearing in
the case of City of San Antonio
against the Alamo National Bank,
thereby concluding the case in ia
vor of the bank.
Austin.-Colonel C. M. Rogers,
who was a member of the Eight
zenith Texas Legislature, elected
from Nueces County, and the nom
inee for Lieutenant Governor on the
Clark ticket in 1892, died on his
farm in Bastrop County Sunday af-
ternoon. His remains were inferred
in the family burial ground at
hyiSt Sounlys
Brady.-An epidemic of throat
trouble is going the rounds here
1t affects children mainly, but grown
people are many of them afflicted
with it. 1t comes as near being a
universal affliction as is usually
seen. 1t, however, seldom has been
severe and usually lasts only few
days.
Jacksonville. the municipal
election NJ. l.. Earle was elected
Mayor; w. Y. Forrest, Marshal,
over his two opponents; A. NJ
Duke, Recorder, and the old Board
of Aldermen, with the exception of
r. M. Nunley, who was elected for
his first term
Center.=In the District Court,
Saturday afternoon, the jury
brought in verdict of not guilty
in the case of w. A. T. Sanford,
charged with criminal assault.
Paris.-At a special meeting of
City Council a petition with 500
signatures appended was presented
by Hon. H. d. Mcdonald asking the
Council to submit to the qualified
voters of the City at a special cleo
tion the questions whether the City
shall own and operate ice, gas, cleo
trio light and power plants. A res
olution was adopted instructing the
Mayor to order the election as re-
quested The election will be held
March 90.
Grapevine.-A mass meeting was
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