The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-05
G. D. Johnson, who
is a horse and mule
dealer and a resident
of Mckinney. was a..
tooAol ~ Houston on
TEXAS
AND
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tackled at Houston on
the San Jacinto street bridge by three
highwaymen, rendered unconscious ny
a blow and robbed Of $1,000. He
had sold carload of mules. received
check for So, 600 and cashed it.
James Crumley. c lief clerk in the
Office at Ennis Of the assistant super
intendent of the Houston and Texas
Central railwy. took carbolic acid and
died within an hour. He was twenty
eight years DID,
During January there were 5,2o0
births reported in the state, $50 more
than in December. There were 3.29o
| deaths reported. an increase OF |, loo
over the previous month. Fifty three
sets of twins and three sets OF triplets
we're reported.
At a meeting of the stockho lders OF
the First National bank OF Houston
| it was decided to increase the capital
stock from 81, coo, Cos to 81. 600, 900. In
creased stock was subscribed for at
| the meeting.
While playing baseball at Winchel,
near Brentwood, Fred Greenhouse as
he was running around the bases rup-
tured a blood vessel and in q few min
utes expired. ....
At Yale university there are twenty
uine Texans.
| The large barns OF the Paris Liv'
cry and Sransfer company. the cotton
exchange building and Bakers gar
age burned. Loss is sec, COO. Horses
!, and automobiles were saved.
E. F. Hall of San Angelo and A.W
Cunningham of Harlingen purchased
l,4o0 acres of irrigated land near Har
lingen from Houston parties, consid
GRAFTON being nearly s., 600, 600.
Granbury is to have an all-nigh
: electric lighting system.
A class of about 200 candidates va
init ated into the Dallas lodge OF tn
LOYAL Order of Moose few night
4 ago. This lodge has now abosl
: |. 800 members and soon have home
t cost $50, 900.
n A charge of aggravated assault Q
d a female was filed against Peter John
r son at Dallas. 1t is alleged he hre
i, at the woman and missed her, but sht
it one of his own fingers, 81
eI Death came to J. Fl HARRISON,
l. w AGO carpenter, on his thirtieth wet
If ding anniversary. He leaves wido
z.r,, chi Ia ran
Nearly 300 delinquent tax suits 81
IS on the Dallas county docket. In OF
le day Isl were filed with the clerk OF u
nj DISCREET court. :
al Beaumont Ellis have let the aontra
d. for a $3.50. coo office building.
IN Ladies representing every ward
Id Gainesville are circulating petifio
- to be sent Andrew Carnegie aski'
80 him 10 donate sl5. 900. to he added
aa a similar amount by the city counc
he for the purpose of erecting pub
library at the Cooke county capital
id During the recent burning OF I
Corsicana Masonic temple Bertha
~ Du Guesclin commandery OF knigi
rs Templar lost their handsome u
on forms. The twenty two members ma
fill RECEIVED handsome new uniforms
as the latest style.
CT Fire broke out in the forward NJ
at Galveston of the British steam
Mercedes de Larrinaga, damaging
~ tween /, 600 and ]. 100 bales OF cott'
Fire was confined to one hold.
w. B. Pate. former president OF
Merchants and Planters State o.
,as, nj Flint, Smith county, was convic
ar of violating the state banking i
:, and given two years in the pentse
ary. This bank failed Oct ..