Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-01-07
General News Of the Week
A Brief Summary Of Happenings in the
State, the Nation and the World
STATE.

DalIas.-Burglars steal several
hundred dollars worth of jewelry
from Henry Bradenburg's store,
short distance from Dallas.
Dallas-P Petitions are being circu-
lated asking the Governor and the
Legislature to provide legislation
prohibiting betting on horse races.
Fort Worth.-The police estimate
that $4,000 was secured by burg
lars and highwaymen during Christ
mas week in Fort Worth. One dar-
ing robber impersonated police
man and in this disguise held up a
dozen citizens and secured their val
uables at thejpoint of huge gun.
Houston. Brown, q fish
erman, is shot to death by Ferdinand
Harmsen at La Porte. Brown had
gone to Harmsen's home at La Porte
to bring Mrs. Brown and the babies
back home and the shooting occur
red as the result of quarrel which
took place during the visit.
Waco.-Little katherine Yard re
ceives fatal burns while playing
WIN hAhiA5 o. uoo' nv NhiiN 10
ten years of age and the niece of
George Yard.
Dallas-An overturned candle on
Christmas tree causes a fire in the
apartments of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Harold which results in a loss of
$500. Mr.. Herold is the manager
of the Oriental hotel.
New Braunfels.-Midst ceremonies
indicative of great and lasting sor-
row, during which funeral obse-
quies we're conducted over the death
of personal liberty in the commu-
nifty, 1t is agreed to close all sa.
looms on Sundays and for the first
time in SO years the saloons of New
grumblings and rumblings as of dis
tant thunder from the honest burgh
ers of New Braunfels and mutter.
ings of retribution to come but the
Baskin-McGregor law will be OBJ
served.
Burnet.--George Alderman. q far
mer, is found dead in one of hi
fields with bullet hole in hi
head. 1t is thought that he wa
killed by robbers as his clothes hat
evidently been subjected to thor
ough search for valuables.
Cuero.-The cotton mill will
commence operations on Mondal
when 100 operatives will be put t.
work. Manager Conner says that thu
new equipment and the use of cleo
output of the plant to considerable
extent.
Austin.-A charter has been is
sued to the Merchants and Farm
ers State Bank of Weatherford. TIL
institution will be opened with
capital stock of 100000 and its in
corporators are W. H. Eddleman
P. G. Levy, H. L. BRevard and j. "
Braselton.
Austin.-Insuranc COMMISSIONS
Love cancels the permit of the Cit
liens Life Insurance Company o
louisville to do business in Texas.
Amarillo,-The town of Herefor
has $4,000 fire which starts Il
Bakers restaurant. The building
destroyed are: Hereford Hardwar
Company, store of Mrs. S. G. Wor
ley, Bakers restaurant, Murph
building and Powell & Sons store.
Flatonia.-A loose wheel cause
a wreck of fast freight No. 244 o
Southern Pacific at Flatonia. ThiI
teen cars were derailed and piled i
the ditch. Meme of the train GREY
were hurt.
Brady.-Gordon Valiant, of Gri
Mason County, is run over and dar
gerously hurt. Valiant was driN
ing a team which became fright
ened and stampeded, throwing hill
under the wheels.
Rio .Grande City.-The Unite
States and Mexican Internationf
Boundary Commission is at worl
All disputes have been settled an
permanent concrete monuments al
being erected,
Brady Willie Mayo, the ffteer
year-old son of Reverend c.
Mayo, is shot accidentally by stra
ball from. a shooting gallery. TIL
injury while serious is not though
to be fatal.
Luling.=In family quarrel,
N. Gates is shot and killed by h
son-in-law Ed Boothe, who is
turn shot to death by son of Gate
The quarrel originated over the a
legged bad treatment of Boothe
wife.
Austin.-Governo Campbell h;
issued a proclamation offering r
ward of 500 for the arrest an
conviction of any person violatir
the gambling laws.
New Braunfels.-One interestir
feature OF the enforcement of Il