The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-24


OTHER Gas filed with comp
TEXAS trolles an estimate
EVENTS. 81 the needs OF mis-
department for next
two fsca9 years. Amount asked for
the first year is $50, $50 and the second
S46, 300 General Lightfoot asks for
$40, 900 to enforce the antitrust laws
and 81, 500 for the enforcement of the
school land laws.
W. e. EVerheart, formerly sheriff
of Grayson county and ex-mayot of
Whitewright, died near that city, aged
sixty-three years. He was sheriff at
the time the Sam Bass gang was oper-
ating and himself and deputies cap
tured some of the band. He was not
far behind Bass when the latter met
his death at Round Rock. Mr.. Ever
heart was native of Alabama, but his
parents settled in Grayson county
when he was but six months old.
AS the result of shooting affaie at
Dallas Joe Bullock of kaufman coun-
ty was shot at six times. Only one
bullet took effect in his body, but it
cost him his life. M. Fl. Van Dusen,
proprietor of the rooming house in
which the tragedy occurred, was shot
accidentally through leg, but not Sc
riously hurt. Henry Johnson, whose
home is at Fort Worth, surrendered to
three patrolmen. He declared it q
family affair.
With a half groan Juanita Hazel
Knoeke, about thirteen years old, fell
to the floor of her room at the resi-
dence of her parents in Amarillo and
expil ed; heart failure. Remains, es-
corted by many school children, were
taken to the depot and sent to Chica-
go and laid beside her grandmother,
Mrs. Martin Reddington, who died at
Amarillo recently.
A large amount of personal bonds
and chattel mortgages and five boxes
containing ballots of the general cleo
ton, also other valuable papers, are
missing from the Office at kaufman OF
County Clerk Sparks of Kaufman
county. Among the bonds gone is
that of Tax Collector Monger for over
800, 600.
lid Watson, negro youth, was fa-
tally shot at Dallas. He ran several
blocks, fell to the sidewalk and died
in few seconds. w. A. Harding, a
Texas and Pacific railway Waterman,
surrendered. He refused to make any
statement.
Engineer Jack Delhome and Fireman
Robert Thomas were killed and Brake
man T. v. Queener seriously scalded
when the boiler of Texas and Pacific
railway locomotive pulling a freight
train exploded while crossing Sulphur
river, teu miles south of Texarkana.
Over 125, 900 pounds of pecans have
been shipped from San Angelo so far
this season. It is estimated the total
production for the Concho country this
year will be 500, 600 pounds, which is
little more than half of the customary
crop.
Residence and barn ten miles south
of Big Springs of J. P. Caruthers
were destroyed by fire and the family
narrowly escaped. A lamp exploded
in the kitchen, believed to have beer
caused by cat Loss is SIS, 600.
Chief Justice Seth Shepard of the
court of appeals of the District OF
Columbia, q former resident of Bren.
ham and Dallas, and Mrs. Julia B.
Tousley were united in marriage al
Washington.
Exactly one week after pot con.
tanning boiling water fellfrom a stove
onto Mary Gogliardo, three years Of
age. at Dallas, scalding her, the little
one expired.
Adelph S. Schultz, member of lead,
ing Ell Paso family, suicided at thai
city by shooting himself in the head
Cause is unknown.
E. B. Selfka sold his farm of fifty.
eight and half acres in Williamson
county, fac miles north of Taylor, a
S127 per acre.
Near Honey Springs, five miles be
low Dallas. John Overton killed a tim
Der wolf four feet five inches long.
Lonnie Young, a negro. was badly
shot near Dallas by an unknown indi-
vidual
Forty -one fancy chickens sold fol
O., 500 at Dallas.