Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-03-31
NEWS FROM
OVER TEXAS

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ed by fire in Grand Saline. The loss
is $12,500.
h. b. Roach, one of the leading truck
growers and fruit raisers of Titus
county says that he expected to make
1000 bushels of peaches off five acres
of ground this season.
One of the largest transfers of real
estate ever recorded in Denton Coun-
ty was filed Wednesday. 1t recorded
the transfer of 312G acres of land near
Bolivar for cash consideration of
$4,000.
A rest room for the benefit of coun-
ty patrons of Decatur will be provided
at no distant date. The Cemetery So
ciety will equip and use 1t for the
semi-monthly meetings of the men,
bers.
Nora Belle Geisch of Victoria, aged
5, died at the Austin Pasteur Institute
while undergoing treatment for
skunk bite. Pneumonia and complica-
lions caused the child's death.
The Texas State Automobile Asso-
citation has been granted a charter by
the State. The organization will be
affiliated with the American Automo-
bile Association. The business of the
association will be transacted at Dali
| las.
The City Board of Commissioners
of Waco made an order for paving
Austin avenue for ten blocks west, be-
ginning at Eighth street with vltrified
brick, at a total cost of between $50,
900 and $4,000.
The case against Frank McCue,
three times tried for the murder of
Earl Mabrey at Dallas, was dismiss
ed Thursday by Judge Tom Simmons
of the Sixty-Seventh District Court
of Fort Worth. on motion of the Coun-
ty Attorneys Of Dallas and Tarrant
Counties.
The Court of Civil Appeals of the
Second Supreme District of Texas
handed down an important decision
in respect to automobiles, deciding
that an autmobile is carriage, and
as such is exempt from execution UNI
der the law which gives to each head
of family carriage, etc, which can
not be levied on by Sheriffs to satisfy
the claims of creditors.
A 4peclal train bearing over 100
Shriners and novices arrived in Gal
weston from Houston Saturday after
noon. The visitors we're met at the
station by Elmina Temple brass band
and escorted through the principal
street to the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
After the parade ceremonial session
was held, in which fifty noyices were
made Shriners. The customary ban
quet at the cathedral followed the in
itiation.
The Texas Railroad Commission
adopted an order directing the Attor-
ney General to institute suit against
the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf
Railway Company for penalties for al
legged violations Of the commissions
thirty-minute rule which prohibits
railroad companies from holding pas
senger trains more than thirty min
utes for connection, and if the same
is held longer than that time that
the railroad shall run a stub train on
the schedule of the regular train or as
near thereto as possible.
Frank j. Blocker, of TT. Worth, the
railway mail clerk who suddenly and
mysteriously lost his speech and hear
ing Feb. J., was equally as much as
tonished Tuesday morning at o'clock
to find that he could both speak and
hear, Blocker was struck deaf and
dumb while walking along the streets
in that city, not knowing that the mis-
fortune had overtaken him until he
attempted to speak to friend he met
The case has puzzled the physicians
and he was preparing to go to New
York for treatment.
Marcia Caseras, aged 10 years, died
in Brownsville after a .protracted ILL
ness. She was the Oldest inhabitant
of that section. and was native of
Mexico. although she had resided in
Brownsville for many years.
Col. G. II. Sharman, chief engineer
of the Texas Central, in comforting
with the railroad committee of. the Alb
ilene $4,000 Club with reference to the
extension of that line to this city.
In company with resident engineer
and others, Col Sharman made trip
over the proposed route and seems
well pleased with his investigations
along that line.
One hundred dollars per head was
paid in FIT Worth. Friday for herd
of 400 Oklahoma fed beef cattle. This
, is said to be the highest price for this
: class of cattle ever paid in the Unit
. ed States.
A Texas branch of the American
Poultry Association has been organized
at Fort Worth by Rees v. Hicks o
Topeka, Kan, a member of the execu
tive committee of the National asso
citation. Thirty.one names have beer