The Caucasian., 1911-07-11

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pair shop at Dallas,
Her death was accidental, due to an
overdose of laudanum. The woman
was addicted to the use of the drug
and had been in the habitof dropping
the empty bottles through hole in
the floor. None of the bottles, seven
ty- seven In number, bore the label OF
any druggist, but each contained the
warning word, poison. 1t is a vio-
lation OF the law to sell any deadly
poison except carbolic acid without q
prescription. and the grand jury will
be called on to investigate this feature
of the case.
John Young of Sherman was killed
instantly near that city when the back
of his neck touched the trolley wire OF
the interurban railway line. He was
painting a bridge
A Houston Jap by the name of K.
Fukushima has organized one of the
largest general merchandise firms in
south Texas. The name is the South
ern Products company and it has been
chartered. Fukushima owns 500, 800
| worth of the s10O, 600 capital stock.
Roy Wurzbach, Sc senteen years old,
was badly slashed with a butcher knife
ct San Antonio in an alteration. A
boy the same age. named Nelson Wat
kins. was arrested.
| ]. F. Kennedy, editor and proprie-
tor OF the Mart Herald, died at Mart.
He was the youngest of four brothers,
Representative A. NJ. Kennedy being
the Oldest. He leaves widow.
Some strange and nameless worm
or insect is playing havoc with seed
potato bins in Wharton county, the
leading spuds section of the state. 1t
. long, hairlike worm with large
head. State entomologist will inves-
gate the pest.
A couple of additional passenger
trains will be put on Aug. on Katy
railway between Dallas and Wichita
Falls.
Fanny Daley, twelve years old, a
negress, was burned to death at Hub
bard City while trying to light fire
with oil. GirIs clothing was burned
from her body and she presented ter
rible sight. No damage was done to
the building.
| Henry Keller, ninety four years old,
perhaps the wealthiest negro farmer in
north exas, died on his farm of 500
acres In the northern part of Dallas
county and worth nearly S35, 600. He
first rented land In 1859 and by thrift
accumulated money enough to secure
his land, Uncle Henry reserved q
room for his white friends and no me-
tgro was allowed to enter it. He had a
spring thst never went nry and no one
was charged for water.
| DIR. J. M. Alexander of Abilene was
indicted by the Jones county grand
jury on the charge OF numbering r. L,
IO'Neil, Dallas travelling man, whom
he shot to death in the Stamford Inn
ut Stamford. The Doctors wife was
81 Anson, where the indictment was
found.
Travelling In a special Pullman car,
twenty three Sisters of Charity left
Dallas for ST. Louis and other Mis-
souri, cities The party had been at
tending the Ursuline academy In Dali
las and ct the close OF the school term
were made Sisters of Charity.
For the first time since 1861, half q
century, ]. M. Bonham of Marshall
and ]. A. Bonham OF Chitopa, Kan,
have met, the latter being on visi
70 the former.
Henry Brown expired from heat al
county commissioners camp No. 3 oi
Tarrant county.
First week the San Angelo bank
Was IN operation the total amount q
deposits was $3.50
Mrs. =. ]. Leslie, who was burned
during the destruction OF the fnmily
residence at Fort Worth by fire, ex.
pired.
Salt water was struck at depth oi
3ss feet IN the deep well being sunk 81
| Shawnee reservoir, Denison. Il il
estimated the veil produce 100 Cox
gallons daily.