The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-20
TEXAS
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TEXAN s.

| life at his home, near Royse City.
In an automobile accident at Gilt
ton, Bosque county. Mrs. Neal Nelson
had both limbs broken. She aud her
husband were driving when the street
| lights went out and in the darkness
the car went into ditch.
High water in the Brazos river has
delayed operations somewhat on the
| lock and dam, a few miles below the
city of Waco.
Walter Runnels, an electrical EN-
ploye of the Terrell Electric Light
company, fell from an electric light
pele and was instantly killed.
Big gin plant at Holland, in Bell
| county, of Thornton & Barton, one of
the finest iu the state, burned.
D. Epperson was hit by four bullets
at McGregor, but not seriously hurt
Ollie D. Gardner was seriously shot
in the abdomen by a stray bnllet. Sam
Nicely was arrested. Shooting took
place on Main street while aumbrrs of
persons were passing Girl is thirteen
years old.
Willie Young. a resident of the
Swampoodle district of Texarkana,
died from the effects of poison. She
was forty years old and told friedds
she intended suicisling.
While bathing in tank in Dallas
cemetery Marshall Rawls, boy, got
beyon his depth and drowned.
A hunting and fishing club with a
membership Of twenty-five has been
formed at Marshall Preserves have
been secured on Caddo lake and soon
improvements will be made.
With bullet wound in his head
William E. Tietze, a San Antonio
building contractor, was fonnd dead
by his son. Near the body was lying
a rifle. For several years deceased
was connected with the Dulnig Gro.
Gerry compony and recently completed
the Sons of Hermenn hall. one of tie
finest buildings in that city. He leaves
. widow, six sons and two daughters.
Johnny Petersen. who kas served
eighteen years on life sentence on
conviction on murder charge, but has
through On attorney filed q pardon
application with the pardon board. in
sists he is innocent Petersea was on
trial given the death penalty. but by
Governor Hogg the sentence was COM
muted to life Imprisonment.
Rose Carter, a pretty girl, % the
charge Of sending in false fire alarm
at Dallas, was fined $40 in city court.
II intesded it os joke, I did Ar,ow it
was against the laV," said the girl,
Thornwell Fay, president of South
ern Pacific railway lsnes in Texas and
Louisiana, has resigned, effective on
Sept. l. For over thirsy-fiv years he
has been identified with the Morgan,
Huntington and Hartman interests
end voluntarily retires:
A large oil can - which the children
of Mrs. Sims, residing at BogoHa, in
the Paris section, DAD generated steam,
exploded, and three of the little ones
were badly scalded. =.
Chemists of the state pure food anc
drug department hive analyzed the
city water of Marshall and pronounce
it pure and wholesome
A. A. Lomax, who resided twelve
miles southeast of Floydada, was hit
On the head with an axe and killed.
Robert Lomax, his sen, fifteen wears
old, was arrested.
T. 81. Burnett of Benjamin bought
of Ace Mayer 1000 head of Hereford
high grade steers, yearlings. paying
1928 round, to be delivered Sept |.
Employees of the state government
cannot be retained and paid extra for
their services during the two weeks
them for vacation is the rul-
ing of Assistant Attorney General
Eunderburk.
From two acres in watermelons A. |
G. Brown of Ambrose has msrketed |
$40 worth at that place. He loaded |
in car and shipped TOO that aver
aged forty pounds each. He expects
to ship another carload from bis two
acre potch.
Cotton picking is under way In sew