The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-27
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as a switchman, was
run over and killed He leaves wild
ow and son six years old. lnterment
wos at Sherman.
J. G. r. Haynes, one of Green
ville's pioneers, died at that city at
age of seventy-fve years. widow
and three children survive.
The Upshur County Fair association
has been organized at Gilmer. Fair
dates are Sept. q. IS and 20
Panhandle Firemen's association in
session at Vernon transacted consid-
cradle business. President Hert,st was
reelected president, as was also Sec
rotary Thacker and Treasurer Wilson
Sweetwa,er was chosen for this next
meeting place
A man OF her race slipped up behind
Clara Arbnckle a negress, at Dallas.
and with one wrench secured her purse
that contained ~ cents
Big gas gusber near Mexia is now
under control. 1t is estimated that it
throws out 80 per cent gas and 40 per
cent water.
Mayor Stratum of Cameron, who had
rendered his resignation, reconsidered
at the request of friends and will serve
out term, expiring in April next
the murder of Robert K netsch, Il white
man, was given the death penalty. His
partner, Paul Fowler. was two days
before also given same penalty They
we're attempting to bold up their vic
tim at the time of the tragedy,
Emergency brakes that gripped the
wheels of Trinity and Brazos Valley
railway freight train tore through a
frogless switch at the Virginia Point
station on the mainland end OF the
Galveston causeway. Engineer w.
L. Dodd was fatally scalded. Fire
man W, D Simpson had his right leg
cut and left ankle broken. Three
others we're hurt. Over S.. 900 damage
Sanger Williams, u negro 20 years
old, was shot and killed 90 the Paup
plantation, ten miles north of Tex ark
~
Richardson, another negro.
Rev. }. B. MINIS, living six miles
east of Gainesville, was injured by a
fall. breaking a leg.
The Frisco railway is to pave its
right of-way in the Paris yards.
A Dallas man was fined IS in city
court on charge of whipping his dogs
numerically,
Ernest Harrison, u negro, seventeen
years old. charged at Fort Worth with
vas done Five of the twenty five cars
we're piled about the wrecked engine
| and much merchandise was scattered
about The tender was skyrocketed
ove' the engine, tore Of the cab and
landed fifty feet ahead of cowcat cher
Charter of the Trussed Concrete
Steel Company Of Dallas, capitalized
at $40, 600, was filed at Austin.
A geanantity OF dynamite was
fred at Post City to produce rain and
heavy shower soon resulted.
SLOfgfS OdDh IS d new HDaQcldl In.
| stitution at Hillsboro.
While John Hulen. white, and a ne
| gro pamed Frank Meeks were stand
ing under tree near Paris the tree
was hit by lightning and both parties
killed.
Night Engineer Duclin was Instant
ly killed at the Galveston Houston
Interurhan railway power plant at
League City when he came in contact
with wires carrying 49, 900 volts Of
current. He leaves widow and a SOD.
Falling overheard from the small
coasting schooner George Locke at
Galveston, of which he was the mate.
John Norris. aged forty years, was
drowned. A brother is fnancier OF
New York.
! Fire at Mount Vernon DESTROYED the
First National bank building and the
large furniture and hardware store of
@. P. Hill. Several lodges also lost
their effects. Total loss is placed st
$50, coo.
.