The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-03
TEXAS AND TEXANS.
Happenings of Interest Related
In Brief Wav,

Body of a prematurely born infant
was found in a trash pile at Dallas.
Denison tax levy will remain same
Rs last year-S1. q on the 800 valua-
ton.
In melee at Amarillo Conrado Re-
migrez was killed. Jose Gatza was
arrested.
Oil indications have been found on
The Tom Dennehey farm, to the south
of Terrell.
A county German-A alliance
with 250 members has been organized
at Denison.
DR.. J, T. Tucker, leading citizen
of Wills Point and high degree Ma
son, is dead.
J. M. Gully, brakeman, fell from
train between Dalhart and Amarillo
and was killed.
AS soon as necessary requirements
are complied with Georgetown will be
given free mail delivery.
Remains of Joe Wagner, an old
man, were found in a Dallas alley.
Births in Texas during December
numbered 3, 7l6. There were sixteen
sets of twins and one set of triplets.
Senator Bailey was the chief speak
er at the second annual banquet of the
Alexandria (Va.) chamber of COM
merce.
j. B, Higgins, siXty-two years old,
pleaded guilty at San Angelo to a
charge of criminal assault and given
six years.
James E. Terry, a resident of Ell
Paso thirty years and leading con-
tractor, died. He was seventy-fve
years old.
A three-day aviation meet 10 to be
held at El Paso the latter part of this
month. Paulhan and other prominent
aviators are to participate.
According to the Construction News
of Chicago Fort Worth led the nation
last year in the way of building in
crease, being 233 per cent.
J. Lee Thompson of Houston was
elected president of the Yellow Pine
Manufacturers association, which met
in annual convention at New Orleans.
Labor unions of Dalhart decided, in
order to reduce the price, to abstain
for one month from the use Of bacon.
Next day price fell cents per pound.
President Nudge of the Rock Island
railway says his road will expend at
least 81, 500, 600 in Galveston improv-
ing terminals and constructing modern
docks.
DR.. j. R. Harrington of Brandon,
Hill comfy, despite his eightyfve
years, walked from Brandon to Hills
boro. twelve miles. He declared he was
not faLigued.
If the right of way can he secured
pipe line will be built by the Uncle
Sam Oil company between Tulsa, OKLA, )
and Houston, Tex, at a cost of about
81, 500, 600.
Carrie Stinson, six years old, while
playing around fire in Denison al
ley, got too near the flames. Her APP
parel became ignited and she was IA
tally burned.
At Ell Paso Dr. James NJ. Dicks,
member OF leading family of Angus
ia, Ca, died. He had resided at Ell
Paso about three years and his age
twenty-seven years.
Steamship El Mar of the Southern
Pacific line, bound from New York to
Galveston, went aground off Rocka-
way Beach, N Y Sine soon managed
to get away.
Captain Sid johnson, aged sixty
nine, member of Ross brigade in
the sixties and one one of the Oldest
citizens of Smith county, departed
this life at Is Ter. During the civil
war he was appointed a brigadier gen
eral.
Heath gold mine, five miles from
Llano, has been sold for over 500, 900
by McCarty Moore of Dallas to the
Llano Gold and Rare Metal Mining
company of Phoenix, Ariz., capital
lied at $500, 600
Edward Freeman Comegys, superin-
tendent of the Gainville public schools
since 1890, died at that city His de-
mise was sudden. In the civil war he
was captain in the Forty third Ala
bams infantry, Army of Northern
Virginia.
A strange negro attempted to crimi-
nally assault the wife of John r.
Jones, a Kansas City Southern rail
way section foreman, in Orange coun-
ty. The negro is dead. Jones and
friend named H. N. Bailey each gave
bond in 500.
r. E, Lily, a leading citizen of APP
pleby. Nacogdoches county, died from
a knife wound sustained in difficulty
some days before his death. Sage
Ward was arrested Mr. Lily leaves
widow and seveu children.
NJ r. Brigance, a Fort Worth
contractor, when train was three
miles from Temple, mistook one of the
two bottles, containing carbolic acid,
in his grip, for liver medicine, and
swallowed some He expired in the
Temple depot,
Angelina Thomas, an ante bellum