The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-10
Happenings of Interest Related
In Brief Way.

rangers.
Henry Pringle, longtime German
American citizen of Dallas, is deaf at
that city.
Dr. f. T. Cook, thirty-three years
physician and druggist of Taylor, died
at Phoenix, Ariz.
Dr. Fred Baker, San Angelo ply
stefan, received several stab wounds.
An arrest was made.
The United States Steel Corporation
contemplates erecting in some Texas
city large rail mill.
ellis & Eden have purchased for
800, 600 the B Bar ranch and cattle in
the vicinity of Van Horn.
Name of Add-Ran-Jarvis college at
Thorp Spring has been changed to
Thorp Spring Christian college.
Hallestsville National bank Of Hal
lettsville, capital stock s25, 900, has
been authorized to transact business.
Hon. Cecil II. Smith of Sherman Is
to be the principal speaker at the Uni.
versity of Texas commencement exer-
cises.
In taking cartridges from q pistol
Florosa Tyre, eighteen years old, &C.
cidenallv and fatally shot himself at
FL Paso.
During mental alteration Mrs. J.
P. Mcdowell OF Kempner, Lampasas
county, an aged lady, drowned her.
seiiff.
Annual franchise taxes are fast be-
ing paid by corporations to the state
department. Settling time expires on
May l.
April 10 an election will beld in Old
ham county to determine whether Or
not Tascosa shall continue to be the
county seat
Charles Dancy, a negro, was con-
v:ctsd at Angleten on charge of muir
aering his son and life Imprisonment
the penalty.
Fire insurance companies notified
the insurance board that within a few
days they Willie amendments to their
basis schedules.
AS the result of an explosion near
Amarillo A. S. Johnson, a contr act
or, had an ear torn off and his face
badly damaged.
While working in a we'll near the
line of Milan and Lee counties Bona
Yeager was overcome by gas and bis
death soon resulted.
With his right baud clutching re-
volver the corpse of Samuel D. Duke,
fifty years old, was found in bed at his
residence in Dallas.
On hunting trip six miles from
Tay Tor gun in the hands of Joe Be
hcek was accidentally discharged. The
load killed John Skyora
Foyd county school lands, located
in Bailey county, have been sold for
90 an acre to ]. J. Ellerd of Plain
view. Land comprises L, S48 acres.
Texas State Historical association
held Its 1910 meeting at Austin Hon.
A. w Terrell was elected president.
The organization has over |, 200 mem
bers.
A. 81. Bywaters, one of Lamar coun-
ty wealthiess citizens, aged fifty-nine
years, coming 20 Texas when boy
with his parents fran Virginia, died
at Paris.
John Featherstone, Mexican war
veteran and Confederate soldier, de-
parted this life at Cleburne. He had
crossed the eighty sixth milestone on
lies journey.
j. MCDANIEL of Stamford lost by
death parrot that been owned by his
family forty years. His sister first
possessed the bird and twenty five
years age he acquired it.
In aght at Merit, eighteen miles
from Bcnham, Roy Menner lost his |
life, Doc Menner was seriously hurt, |
Tom Menner was slightly injured and
George Foster was required to give
bond.
Insurance Commissioner Hawkins
has refused two prominent life insur- |
ance companies permits until certain
sworn statements that specified con-
tracts were abrogated have been fled
By them.
Captain w Thompson died at Sa-
voy, Faunin county. He was seventy
six years old and during the civil war
commanded q company attached to
the army of General Sterling Price,
y. o. Smith of Moran, Kan, died
on Katy train between Atoka, Okla,
and Denison. He was on his way to
Houston with the hope of benefting
his health. His daughter, who was
With him. returned home with the body
of her father.
Residence of j W. Foy at Claude,
Armstrong county, was destroyed by
IRE Mr.. Foy son, fifteen years of
age wss burned about the face and or
the hands in escaping from his BET
room, in the second story. He was
asleep and awakened in the nick Of
time.
Some miles from FL Paso the tour
ing car Of Postmaster Smith of that
CITY, as the result OF its chauffeur en-
deavoring 10 pass between two heavv