The Caucasian., 1911-07-18
TEXAS
AND
TEXANS.

TExANS on Galveston is land, |
died at Galveston in
his seventy fifth year. lnterment was
at Double Bayou, services being con
Quoted under the auspices OF United
Confederate Veterans, of which he was
prominent member.
Webber Burton, negro, who es'
capped from Jail at San Antonio, was
caught. He refused to halt and was
shot in a thigh by Patrolman Endl'
colt Burton was in jail waiting to
be taken to the penitentiary to serve a
sevon-year term, he having been co L
victed on charga of burglary. The
wound is not serious.
Seanolo Lucia, native of Mexico,
but a resident of Brownsville for the
past fifty years, died in that city aged
103 years. He had been helpless for
several years.
The two-year- old of Mrs. Estelle
Haynes of Taylor was fatally burned.
Fire at Klondike, Delta county, re-
suited in S25, 600 damage.
Felipe Glorio, a San Antonio butch
er, was found dead in front OF his
home. He had been hit on the head
with blunt instrument
Private Elbert j. Baums of Battery
A, Third artillery, was killed at Leon
Springs reservation. He was kicked
by a horse which became frightened
, during target practice and the wheels
of caisson passed ever bis body
, crushing out his life.
w E. Thedford of Mount Sylvnn
near Tyler. canght young alligator
in a small stream that runs through
, his farm 1t is three feet long aut
r had evidently found it's way up th'
t branch from creek two miles away
: 1t was turned over to the Tyler fire ds
] partment and placed in fountain
j tank.
Plans are being drawn for vaude
Vile theater for the Interstate Amuse
ment company of San Antonio, to b
erected in that city and to cost S15o,
;, 600. Work of construction is to be
: gin in September
r Taxable values of Dallas count
J for 1911, according to the estimate ser
= the state comptroller by Tax Assesso
d Bolton, are S113, 785, 600. Last yea
It they were Sl06, 1852, $50.
o DR.. Frederick r. Carroll, directo
of the Methodist dormitory OF Texa
college of industrial arts, at Dentor
died at his home in that city, age
81 seventy years. DR.. Carroll, for tort
DO years. had been prominent as MIL
i'd lister in Virginia, West Virginia, Co
at orado and Texas. He filed a numbe
te of pastorates. One son is professc
re of chemistry in the Arkansas unlve
Y. sity. another is San Antonio bus
th ness man and a third one is Dento
citizen.
Farmers below Houston in the Goa
complain of having too much, weet
nt and grass in the fields having assume
IN formidable pryportioas.
~ - Commercial club of FL Campo hi
- made application to the librarian
10 congress to copyright the name OF :.
vs Campo. -
ut Aftrr examining fifty witnesses t
lis grand jury at Bay City failed 10
on cure sufficient evidence upon which
,re base Indictments in connection WI
ey the recent dynamiting of rice cana
.r- Daily rainfalls have wiped out pro
to abilities of recurrence OF the dyn
lr. miting.
I'd, MANY farmers in the Paris secti
srs since the showers are replanting cor
no First crop was cut for fodder.
" Durango Land and Timbercompa
of Waco, capitalized at 4570, Ooo, q
fled its charter at Austin. 1t was
corporated for the announced purpc
lss of operating 566. 204 acres of TINT
'p land in the state of Durango, Mex
- Board of trade of Paris wants
ME city council to purchase an auto
engine owing to the recent disastrc
the fires in that city.
ave Contract has been let for the er
the ton on the campus of the college
Industrial arts at Denton OF no
for the president OF the insbltntion.
is to be of colonial design, two AM
at half stories in height and heated "
ar q furnace.
tof- Citizens of Bonham have raised
ned subscription sufficient funds to bu
tract of land in the north part OF
oity and donated to the city for p'
purposes 1t will be improved in s
ned manner as to make it attractive pla
80 -. In difficulty between couple
'sns Dallas darkies over the ownership
watermelon one was badly beaten.
German expects to ship from Ell
the large orchards near it 5000 crates
ois. Elberta peaches and 5000 Of apI
this summer and fall