Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-02-25
General News Of the Week |
A Brief Summary Of Happenings in the
State, the Nation and the World
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NacOgdoches.- Watson House
ds destroyed by fire and the guests
have a narrow escape from death
in the fire, The loss is about $4,000.
Houston. Charles Helm, candy
manufacturer and jobber, files a pc
'tition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
100000.
Ell Paso.-C. w. kellogg, general
manager of the Stone Webster
Street Railroad properties, has re-
.ceived the appointment as manager
for the Stone-Webster Company's Sc
.curity department at Dallas. Mr..
kellogg will leave for Dallas imme-
.diately.
Yoakum.-T storm of last Sun
day seems to have been almost of
cyclonic velocity a few miles south
of Yoakum, as late reports are to
the effect that many buildings were
wrecked by the violent wind.
BalIinger.- to the rapid in
crease of the population of Ballin-
ger and the consequent crowded con-
dition of the schools, new bond
issue of $4,000 will be voted on
in the near future.
Eagle Pass.-In a fire which con-
sumed the big barn of w. b. Mil
Ter, at the Rosita Ranch, $1,000
stallion and $500 Kentucky Jack
were burned to death. A number
of buggies and many sets of harness
were also consumed and the loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Fort Worth. big building of
the j. G. Madden glass factory, is
totally burned down. The loss is
$66, 900 and many factory hands are
thrown out of employment
Jasper Claude Golden, Negro,
is hanged for a criminal assault
committed on a young white girl in
July, 1908. Golden denies his guilt
on the scaffold.
Ell Campo.-The L. Commings
barn two miles East of town and
the Anton Reitz barn in Ell Campo
are both burned. The fires are
thought to be of incendiary origin
and a hunt is being made for the
firebug. =
Laredo.-Lincoln' birthday was
honored at Laredo by the hosting
of the Stars and Stripes over all the
public buildings and many of the
business houses. The Mexican flag
was hoisted at the Mexican consul
late.
Houston.-J. d. Cameron of Kan
sas City buys 100000 acres of land
on Devils River and proposes to put
an irrigation plant in operation and
water the entire tract. The cash con-
sideration was in the negihborhood
of $2,O00,O00.
Granger. IL Louis Kopescky is
burned fatally in fire which entire
Iy consumed the home of Martin
Kopescky, Bohemian farmer.
Heame. Deb Wilson is shot
while in Beverly's restaurant and
will not recover. Albert Dodson is
under arrest.
Tyler-A fire which started on
the second floor of Bryan's book
store, results in a conflagration
which destroys $4,000 worth of
property.
Brady. - The Commissioners S
Court turns down proposition for
the sale of the Mccullough County
school lands, and leases them for a
term of five years.
Greenyille.-A Missouri Kansas
q Texas freight train catches fire,
and a carload of % beef cattle are
burned to death.
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BroWnwood.-An unknown man is
shot from ambush on the road to
Rising Star. The murdered man is
about As years of age and was trav-
cling in buggy. Sheriff Emison
is out with pack of bloodhounds
on the trail of the murderer.
FloresvilIe.-Loc option and
school elections are ordered by the
Commissioners Court.
wichita Falls.-Two Fort Worth
& Denver trains collide. j. j. Lee
b. H. Conner and r. H. Cook are
badly injured.
DalIas.-E. H. r. Green has plac-
ed an order for one of the Wright
Bros. Aeroplanes. The machine will
be in Dallas in time for the State
Fair.
Austin. Senate will thorough
iy investigate the charges preferred
by Senator Thomas against some OF
the members Of the Lobbying com
mittees.
DOMESTIC.
Nashville. The trial OF Colonel
iYnmnran b Cnoner and Robin j