The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-09
An amusing S ce n e
occurred in the court
OF Justice Oliver at
Beaumont when his
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honor seized strap
and gave John Ratliff, a little negro,
a whipping The boy was charged
with theft and BY agreement of all
concerned the punishment was admin
istered. Johns mother, q typical old
sblack nanny, however, did not
think the judge had done the subject
justice, and at her special request
she was allowed to plant few ticks
where she felt they would do the most
good
w A. Florence, q Georgia contract.
or, met at Cleburne few DAYS since
with Pat Cleburne chapter. United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, and
closed a contract for monument on
courthouse square il honor of Com
federate soldiers Of johnson county.
It is to be twenty eight and half feet
high and 10 be unveiled April p San
Jacinto day,
The extensive work being done upon
the bank Of the Rio Grande river OPP
posite Brownsville has changed the
course of the river and the water IS
cutting into the bank on the. Texas
side. Already a wide strip Of bank
at the foot of Levee street and extend
ing into Fort Brown has cracked and
dropped about three feet. Several OF
the government buildings at the fort
are near the river.
Colonel w. T. Bryan has accepted
en- invitation to deliver an address at
the unwilling Of the monument to Sam
Houston on the Sau Jacinto battle
ground April Il. Colonel Bryan also
stated that if he addressed the Texas
legislature it would be on a date after
that time.
Juan Torres, a stonemason, was
found dead near Zapata. He evident
" had walked off a bluff forty feet
high. Torres, who was fifty years of
age, had been dead several days. as
mis- corpse was badly decomposed.
Trusting to two negroes to guide
him to an interurban depot at Dallas,
]. T. Hassell Of Mckinney was beaten
over the head by them and robbed Of
$50 in cash, $50 in signed checks and
watch; no arrests.
Captain Tom Richards, postmaster
OF Sherman under Presidents Mex IN
ley, Roosevelt and TAFT, is dead. he
was seventy-four We rs old.
Mrs. Thomas Strong, who went with
her mother to San Antonio from Dali
las several weeks ago, died from the
effects Of bullet wound She was
found wounded II her apartments at
the Terrell hot we'll The lady was ID
poor health.
The two-year-old boy of Otis Rob
ertson Of Taylor was burned TO death
while playing under the house with
matches. Some Of them became ignit-
ed and the fire communicated TO the
little fellow clothing
W A. Kendall, prominent IN the
and owner Of b large ranch
near Matlock dropped dead.
During january there were 200 we'd
dings in Dallas county This is forty
six more than during the corresponds
ing month OF 1910.
John q. zeeller, a prominent ner
chant 81 San Antonio, fifty years cid.
was found in his store in 3 conafose
condition: He died without req aiming
consciousness.
An extension Of the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient railroad from San
Angelo to connect with the San Anto-
MO and Arkansas Pass railway az Kerr
vile is possibility, according to
4. u Stilluel i president 81 The former
syatems who With Iorty re stoekhold-
Lrs IL peeted the sxas end sf the line
and also sea some Of the work
Vi coneErgctlpn IL Mexico.