The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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Oj^nge, Texas. October 16.-T. L.
,,]«■ of tuMiailUNn was
^ ftnd killed ksrtfcvastordav alter
about 5:M O’clock. He was
idlng to Adams' barber shop at
tJime washing Ms face at a basin
ET* ^ center of the room when the
r . ot fired. The ball from a Win-
chester gtruck him in the temole. he
iftll to the floor add expired In a few
Kin II tee. Hanger A. L. Saxon was In
■the chair being shaved at the time
id there was no one elec in tho
.p but Barber Adams. Immedlate-
Er after the shooting Tom Poole ran
ito an adjoining butcher shop with
L Winchester rifle In his hand and
was placed under, arrest. Poole Is a
ither of Oscar Poole, who was
i itlled here last year by Ranger Ful-
Tjto, Captain W. J. McDonald, A1
■on and T. Fuller of the Hangers
arrived yesterday morning to attend
’’district court. Fuller was a member
f af the Odd Fellows at San Angelo,
i and the local lodge here has wired
to them what disposition to make of
the remains.
(FauKlit Under a Train.
Hallettsvllle, Texas, October 16.—
t The San Antonio and Aransas Pass
jprailroad company employs convicts on
^ work on their road, and the convict
’■ train Is now working at this Diace.
F Yesterday morning James Brady, a
» white man, sent to the penitentiary
I last November from Wichita county
| for ten years, on assault to murder
f- and robbery charges, fell between the
moving cars, was run over and man-
gled. His right leg was cut off below
the knee, the left one broken; left
arm has a compound fracture between
the elbow and wrist; the right
ahoulder Is badly hurt and he is
bruised all over. He was brought to
■town for treatment. The doctor be-
lieves that he will get well. Bradv
U a fine specimen of physical man-
hood. He takes to heart very much
the loss of his leg.
N»w York, October 16.—Governor
Bayern arrived late this afternoon
from Washington, where be left Mrs.
Bayers visiting friends. He register-
sd at the Waldorf-Astoria, where he
is to open the grand Galveston or-
phans’ bazaar tonight Charles 8-
Horae and Mias Morse, who left Aus-
tin with the governor's party, came
on here and assisted yesterday and to-
day In arranging the Texas booth.
The Lone Star flag sent by the ladles
of Austin was placed In position to-
day over the booth to be occupied by
Governor Sayers and General Miles.
The flag is draped in mourning and
was dressed with weeping willow in
memory of Galveston’s unfortunate
dead.
T. W. Gregory of Austin is here and
will return with the governor tv
Washington to assist tu adjusting
claims ot the State of Texas Incurred
Juring the first few months ot the
Cuban war.
R. W. Finley, State comptroller ot
Texas, is also here.
FIELD. RANCH. GARDEN.
Kxcarulon Train f rouble.
Paris, Texas, Oct.oborr 16. — Just
after the Santa Fe excursion train
pulled out from Dallas to Paris last
Sight a cutting and shooting affair
•occurred In one ot the negro coaches.
Jim Hickman, living five miles south
Of Paris, whose brother. Bob Hick-
man, was the regular train porter,
was acting as assistant and was fol-
, lowing behind the conductor taking
up tickets. An unknown negro, whose
’ home was near Garland, was obstruct-
ing tho aisle and words were ex-
J changed between him and Hickman as
. they passed the unknown negro.
; Hickman was stabbed in the neck and
j throat with a dirk. The unknown
negro was shot In the region of the
I, abdomen and was supposed to be fa-
tally wounded, although he was still
alive when put off the train at Gar-
land.
Blown to Atom*.
Hot Springs, Ark., October 16.—A
father, mother and four young chil-
dren were blown to atoms yesterday
evening at Sells, Montgomery county,
fourteen miles from here. While the
family was at supper their home was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite.
The names of the unrortunate people
arc: Jeff and Maggie Jones and their
children, ranging from 6 years to
four months, it Is believed that a
dispute over a homestead claim
prompted the outrage. The county of-
ficials wired last night that they were
close on the trail of the guilty par-
ties.
Accidentally flhot.
Tehena, Shelby County, Texas, Oc-
tober 1(1.—Mr. William OoUlns this af-
ternoon, while repairing a pistol, put
» cartridge In one chamber of the
tun and while trying to see If It would
revolve snapped on the loaded eham-
ker and the hall passed through his
leg above his knee, Inflicting a severe
flesh wound.
Ranch and Cattle Deal.
Sonora, Sutton County, Tex., Octo-
ber Hi.—J. F. Clarkson of Irion coun-
ty has purchased the ranch and cattle
«f J W. Mayfield In this county, pay-
ing for the ranch about $12,000, and
115 per hend, everything counted, for
•bout 2500 hend of cattle, the trade
•mounting to about $50,000.
Bad Freight Wreck.
lAmpasas. Texas, October 10.—Ex-
tr* freight N. 850, in charge of Con-
ductor il R. Pickens, was thrown
from the track, Just below the Santa
depot. laet night about 12 o'clock
by running over a horse. The train
oonslwed of eighteen box cans Nine
tor* of cotton were thrown on the
locomotive and burned. Fireman J.
*■ Raker of Brownwood was killed
•"d Ekiglnser C. J. Fa under* of the
tome phuw loot his left leg and was
torowa beyond tho right of way.
BUjfmttiful Conduct.
Austin, Texas, October 16.—A mob
of about 200 University students at-
tempted to take possession of the
Grand Opera House last night while
the performance wras in progress.
The entrance doors were barricaded
and held shut by a force of men from
and the repeated assaults of the mob
were resisted. 8everal valuable pic-
tures In the lobby were demolished.
The whole police force, headed by
Chief Thorp, were called out to quell
the mob, but they were unable for a
time to cope with It. Manager George
Walker made complaint against a
number of the leaders and they will
be arrested. The affair created much
excitement, and the participants In
the riotous attack aro severely de-
nounced by the respectable element
of the city.
Ureal Tire In Dima.
Panama, Columbia, October 16.—
Dispatches from Costa Rica tell of the
almost total destruction by Are of
Port Llmon, the principal port of the
republic. The business section of the
city was entirely wiped out. The
fire started on Saturday night ana
very soon got beyond control. Build-
ing after building and block after
block were swept by the flames, and
in a short time more than two million
dollars’ worth of property was burned
up. Among the heaviest sufferers
from the fire were the Port Limon
bank, Lindo Bros., the United Fruit
company and several hotels. Chinese
merchants were also heavy losers.
Port Limon was In a flourishing con-
dition, and the commission interests
of the city have been very large.
Dig Lot of drain Stolon.
Cleburne, Texas, October 10.—One
of the biggest steals that ever oc-
curred in Clebunre happened recently
and $1700 worth of wheat and oats
were stolen from a gralu depository
on Caddo street. Thefts of cotton and
grain are reported from various parts
of the county and formers ure
alarmed, believing that there Is an
organized band of robbers. The jmr-
ties from whom the $1700 worth of
grain was stolen are Messrs. Bass
Hines. H. L. Martin, J. W. Belcher
and Jim Driscoll.
The Waco Ntrike.
Waco, Texas, October 16.—The tel-
ephone strike has developed no sen-
sational features today. The only
change in the situation is the deterio-
ration In the service on account of
having no linemen to keep up repairs.
Some of the companies patrons have
ordered their ’phones out and not
having their order complied with
have in some instances taken them
out themselves. The company has no
men to do such work and, of course,
cannot comply with the orders. There
is inteuse bitterness among the strik-
ers. ____
Two Crop* of Oati Kerb V«tr.
McKinney, Texas, utu/uer 16.—W.
J. Burton exhibited a sample of. fine
second crop oats to the correspondent
here today which he raised on his
farm 10 miles northeast of McKinney.
Mr. Burton says two crops of oats
can be easily produced the same year
on the same land in this county, pro-
vided the months of July and Au-
gust are not too drouthy.
Labor Hc»n’P In North Tbibl
Denison, Texas. October 10.—The
price offered to cotton pickers broke
the record here yesteray. One dollar
and twenty cents per hundred was
offered. All kinds of labor is very
hard to secure. The compress, water
works and cotton gins are very shot-
banded. Never In the history of
North Texas has there been such a
scarcity of labor.
Airship Test*.
Frledrlchshafen, October 16.—The
sudden gale which sprang up In the
night haa again delayed, the trial of
the Zeppelin air ahlp. Everything
was ready for the trial. Hie damage
wrought by the recent break-down
had been made good and It only re-
mains tor the atmospheric conditions
to become more favorable for a de-
cisive flight to be made. If the storm
subsides work will be resumed tomor-
row.
Great la demand for cotton pinker*.
Horses, mules and cattle are selling
freely at Baird.
A San Angelo firm shipped • carload
of horses to Henderson.
Little wheat has been sown so fur
this fall in Lamar county.
A carload of mares has been received
at Ladonia from San Angelo.
It Is said the cotton yield of Duval
county will be greater in 1900. than for
five years.
Billy McAulay at Crockett county
sold 350 head of yearling steers to A
Z. Smlssen of San Angelo at $15.50.
One hundred cotton pickers arrived
at Corsicana several dayB ago and were
met by farmers, who parceled them
out
Farmers In the vicinity of Direct,
Lamar county, are reported as paying
$1.25 per 100 pounds for cotton pick-
ing.
There are thousands of btiBhels of
ungathered corn in Navarro county,
the farmers being too busy picking the
fleecy staple to gather It.
An unprecedented drouth Is prevail-
ing in the districts of Cachar and Syl-
het, province of Assam, India, causing
the greatest anxiety in regard to the
tea and other crops.
Mr. George Shelton of Navarro coun-
ty entered into a contract to gather
160 acres of corn, for which he Is to
receive 10 cents a bushel for gather-
ing. This is the highest price ever
paid for gathering corn In that county.
Conditions were never better in the
west. Stock are all fat and the fine
rains have Insured excellent winter
winter pasturage, and stockmen are
happy over present prospects.
The monthly statement of the na-
tional department of agricultural
shows a decline In corn and oats, and
says nearly all products, except sugar
cane and rice, show less than average
condition.
T. M. C-nover of near Jessie, Hill
county sold 25 nine-months old pigs
at Hillsboro for 4 3-4c. They aver-
aged 212 pounds each and brought him
$251.75. It cost him very little to fat-
ten them.
Orange county rice growers have
had exceptional line weather for har-
vesting and have made excellent head-
way, both in cutting and threshing.
Two six-horse-power portable engines
were received at Orange, consigned to
Robert Wingate, who is operating
threshing machines north of town.
Max Schoenfeld, a former Philadel-
phian, but now a resident of Rorsc-
hach, Switzerland, has given $10,000 to
the National Farm school of Doyles-
town, Pa., to be used in the purchase
of farms, which are to be rented to
graduates of the school.
A party of Pennsylvanians have pur-
chased GOO acres on the Brazos river
near Waco, which they purpose con-
verting into a vast truck garden. They
have organized a Joint £kock company.
They will have a steam pump and
pipes so as to Irrigate.
The army worm has appeared in
numbers in the southern part of Gray-
son county. Farmers say If the worm
confines Its pasturage to cotton and
eats the leaves away It will enable the
sun to reach and mature bolls and
prove a blessing.
The abupdant crops in Grayson
county are taxing the utmost capacity
of the fanners, and as the season ad-
vances and the opening of cotton In-
creases, the demand for pickers be-
comes more strenuous and urgent to
save the crop. Farm laborers and cot-
ton pickers are scarce.
Ninety-one negroes In one body ar-
rived at Waxahachie from south Texas
and are picking cotton In that vicinity.
Fifty white pickers have also been en-
gaged at Memphis, Tenn., for Ellis
county.
A great deal of Mexican June corn
was planted in the Denison section last
June, and It Is now In fine roasting
ear and will mature a good crop. This
corn will make a good crop planted
after the summer's dry weather has
passed.
Mr. W. D. Farris, a prominent plan-
ter of Ellis county, says that he has
figured out the problem and finds that
there Is being paid $1 every second 1b
Ellis county for cotton picking and •
bale Is being picked every minute.
W. H. Cravens, manager of the Shoe-
nail ranch in Childress county, says
cattle are In good condition for the
winter and that grass Is fine. Grass-
hoppers have been doing some dam
age on a portion of the range, but
nothing very serious.
Col. E. H. Cunningham of Sugarlsnd,
the well known sugar, planter and pa.
per manufacturer, was at Austin sev-
eral days ago on business. He reports
that the damage to his plantation prop-
erty by the great storm was not as
great as originally reported.
At a meeting of Galveston merchants
and gardeners on the Island, stops wan
taken whereby the latter may soon be
enabled to resume their business of
raising vegetables. They were ad-
vised to plant cabbage at onoe, and
encumbers la tbs spring.
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Terrel has a!
Roxton, Lamar county, la
a bank.
Mrs. Marie Keucbler, one of Austin’s
oldest cltlseus, la dead.
The controller registered an Issue of
$150,600 of Dallas city bonds.
The Dallas presbytery ot the Presby-
terian church met at Waxahachie.
Mrs. George D. Batterwhlte of Cellna,
Collin county, died from the «Sects of
a spider bite.
Buffalo BUI, while at Fort Worth,
gave it as hia opinion that Texaa was
progressing faster than any atate In the
Union.
Grand Master Sargeant of the Broth-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen has
gone to look after the death loas of the
order at Galveston.
Rev. Hudson Stuck, dean ot St. Mat-
thew’s Episcopal cathredral, Dallas,
has returned from a visit to hla b.»th-
place In England.
There are 2500 names on the deposi-
tors’ list of the two banks in Bonham,
and the Individual deposits subject to
check amount to $700,000.
Quail are reported more numerous
In Navarro county vhls season than
for many years, and the sportsmen are
having fine success in the field.
In the district court at Sherman S. H.
Carrington, Indicted for the alleged
murder of George Conary at ColllnB-
ville, Grayson county, was released on
a bond of $6,000.
Kaufman people are very much In-
terested in the proposed Industrial col-
lege for girls and will make a very
determined effort to secure the location
of the Institution at that place.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Denton County Blooded Stock and
Fair association held at Denton, It was
decided to disband the organization
and sell all the property to clear off
all indebtedness.
Judge J. M. Hall of Hillsboro Is In
receipt ot a letter from his son, Capt.
Newt H. Hall, dated Pekin, Aug. 30.
Capt. Hall said he came safe out'of the
trying selge of Pekin, though he was
sick most of the time.
At Cornlcana, in the case ot Mrs.
Mary L. Well vs. the Travelers’ Protec-
tive association, suit to recover $5000
on accident policy of her late husband,
plaintiff won. Well chocked to death
on a fish bone.
Volume 93, supreme court repo ts,
has left the hands of the printer, and
the book contains a complete history
of all complications for writs of error
to the supreme court from the courts
of civil appeals since the adoption of
the present judiciary system.
The Corsicana sexton's report for
September shows that only eight
deaths occurred during that month, and
one of them is noted as stillborn. An-
other was from violence, making
deaths from disease only seven. Tho
low rate, it is claimed, Is due to good
sanitary conditions.
Rlppetoe’s drug store, the general
merchandise store of B. H. Atkard and
another store were burglarized at San-
to. Goods and money to the value ot
0150 were taken. The postoffice was In
one of the stores burglarized, but noth-
ing belonging to the government was
disturbed.
Miss Purdle Davis, aged 12 years,
daughter of Mr. E. T. Davis of Navarro
county, has made a good record as a
cotton picker this season. Week before
last her six days’ picking weighed up
1,978 pounds, an average of 329 2-3
sounds a day.
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A True Home Industry.
ALL the stock owned by SAN ANTONIO citizens. The LA1W
OEST brewery in the South. Last year’* output I 50,000
KegS more than any brewery BQuth of St. Louis.
G. A* Heilig,
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A Ftgnrar.
“Didn’t you teU me Jlbberson waa
figuring prominently In political*’
"Well, be la. He ia away up. He
la writing political bets on the black-
board of a pool-room and usee a lad-
der ten feet high.”— Indianapolis
Press.
Iron Front Restaurant,
Henry Penn, Proprietor.
irdCELLENT aseala, from the toil lb*
Hi market affords, dean, rich end delicious,
prepared la the best of style, will be leered
si nil hours of tbs day at 26o each.
Oame When in Seaton.
Lit the eplearvaa com. and be atMM
BO YEAR*’
EXPERIENCE
La Grain Marl Worn
O. E. STOLZ, Propr.
Patents
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High Grade Monuments
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1 LL Berk guaranteed to give •stlsfke-
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$gp Iron fenring at special low rates.
' Ask for prioes before placing your ordes
elsewhere. 10-if.
AUG. STREITHOFF
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Moves, Tinware and House Fur-
nlehlng Goods.
last Bide of PubUo Square.
LAGBANOE. TEXAS.
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FT AS Just received a Urge sad tpUadl
11 stock of everything in his line.
Work la the tin lint such as rooflag, gat
is ring Ac. done nt moderate prices.
Gall sad see me. (M-lyJ
Central Hotel,
Joseph Kalncr, Proper.
LaG range, - Taxaa.
f pHK Beet hotel la the city and estap
1 nble home comforts for the traveller.
The cuisine is faultless, rooms neatly
furnished, «nd beds of the very best.
Prompt and courteous
service.—-—
Ttrmi Reasonable.
preston Williams.
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San Antonio, Texan. <
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Laundry called for and delivered.
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