The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-16
TEXAS
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TEXANS

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and one Pullman was
gone through and every passenger
robbed. Passengers In the private car
of Superintendent Hawk, attached to
the train, were made, including the SUI
perintendent, deliver their money and
valuables. Bandit headed for the
mountains.
Because she slapped her jaws and
cursed her Miss Bertha Obert shot
and almost instantly killed at San
Antonio Sarah Littleheld. negro
washerwoman. Miss Obert refused
to pay for her washing because a
dressing sacque was missing. The ne
gress left, but soon returned and used
vile language and slapped the jaws OF
Miss Obert. Latter shot her with a
revolver near the spinal column. The
uegress staggered to the middle of the
street and fell dead.
James f. Hookerof Hillsboro, aged
sixty eight years, died suddenly from
heart failure. He was apparently in
good health and making preparations
to go to his farm, eight miles west OF
Hillsboro, when he fell to the floor,
being dead at the time when his wife,
who was in the room with him,
reached the body. Mr.. Hooker, who
was a native of Tennessee, was a Con-
federate soldier, and two years after
the war located in Hill county. Be-
side his widow five children survive.
At thirty first annual convention OF
the Texas Press association, held a
Stamford, j. Il. Ransome, Jr., Gle
burne, was elected president: J. A
Thomas, Mineola, vice president; Sam
P. Harden, Richardson, secretary; G..
+. Lehman, Hallettsville, treasurer;
Ashley Evans, Bonham, essay ist;
Sumner Lansdale, Mckinney, orator;
w. 2. Spearman, Whitewrighti poet.
Next meeting will be held at Port La
vaca.
In free for-all fight in the rooms
of the Royal Rooster club, q negro
organization at Dallas, Will Rober-
son and another participant were bad
ly carved. Both were terribly slashed
also. Several other negroes were in
jured. A dance was in progress when
the fight occurred. In raid on the
same place a few nights before forty
negroes charged with gaming and va
grancy were arrested
In storm in Smith county couple
of farm houses were swept away. Err
nest McDougall and Grant fillmore,
both of Sherman, we're injured when
the dwelling house on Mrs. Stating 5
farm was blown away Frank Brew
ster's farm house was scattered, but
the family of eight escaped. Crops
we're damaged heavily.
Body of Louis Miller, sixteen years
old, son of Frank Miller, fireman on
the Katy railway, was found floating
on the water on the large tank north
of Granger, Williamson county. His
face, head and body were in mangled
condition. He had left home for the
country seeking work.
President Hand of the Amarillo
Auto Fair association has signed q
contract with the Rex Aerial Naviga-
tion and Construction company giving
purse of S5, 600 for the initial flight
of the Rex flyer between Sept. | and
Oct 30 B. A. Rex, the inventor, has
guaranteed flight Or forfeiture of an
equal amount.
w G. Mckee, guest at ST George
hotel, Dallas reported to the police
that 800 had been stolen from under
his pillow while he slept The money
was in a pocketbook, which he placed
beneath his pillow for safety. Next
morning the pocketbook was found on
the floor, but the money had been abb
stracted.
Michael T. Moore, one of the best
known building contractors in north
Texas, died at Dallas, many years
his home, aged seventy three years.
He was native of New York city He
built ST. Paul's sanitarium, and the
Wilson and Linz buildings, Dallas.
For a ranch of 50, 900 acres that was
owned by r. r. Wade of Dublin, Ire
land, $3.50, 600 was paid by Thomas
| Trammell, J L. Haley and r. L. Nc
Caulley, Sweetwater bankers, and o.
Harris of Harris, Mo-, capitalist.
The ranch, which Is in the San Anto-
MO section, is to be cut up into farms.
Body of J. f. House, who died in a
hospital near Berlin, Germany, early
last month while he and Mrs. House
were on visit to that country, has
been inferred at FL Paso, his former
home. The widow and body were met
at q point in New Mexico by com.
mittee of Elks and escorted to El
| Paso
July IS the First National bank and
| the National Bank of Commerce OF
| Ell Paso are to consolidate under the
name of the First National bank. The
two banks have combined capital
and surplus of $780, coo, deposits Of
over "A, 900, 900 and resources of over
S., 600, 600
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