Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 16, 1894 Page: 4 of 8
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SniSEHfTES. THU AUG. I6thl'91.
Tub state democratio convention
meets this week it Dallas and will
wuno tho next governor of Texas
"Wearoinclincdito believe that it
will be'cither Lanham or McCall.
Woneronotin favor of a dark
horte in the tonth congressional
district but still as the democratic
convention! hus nominated Milei
Cronley of Galvejton wt will give
him our unqunlafied support. Yet
one of the twojmen who made tho
race from the Btart and spent their
money in tho canvass should have
received the nomination. There
should be'no factional bitterness in
g'ndtrid by thiBcontest.Demociacy
first and personal differences after-
wards"' The bitter deadlocks which
uro occuring all ovr tne state are
doing the party.moro harm than
anything else in tho world. Har-
mony ab'ovo all things is democracy
' and democracy is the safe-guard of
tl o Nation:
Lfi'-eAiadbeen
or montbB
Lost'ln the Storm of 1857.
Great'niasses.of dark clouds came
rolling ufwfrom tho east and as the
night catii6 down'thowindmso and
swept aver the Texas prairies ear-
ly ing before it great clouds of dust
and sand which .filled tho air like
a thick haze and which neither
wanAJiorTbcast (could face. A
ranchj5n his wife nnd child were
cncaiA on a grassy slope in a
deeply i sheltered by high
ij J
afd?outhinf
and the boJ of the stream had long
been dry. Thoy had entered the
mouth pf thp ravine a mile below
and had dfivon up tho dry bed to
"where there was a greensward ex-
pending back somo little distance
and which afforded a tempting
camping spot. The ranchman's
name was Morgan and ho wa3 on
his way from San Antonio to his
ranch in Southern Texas with his
wife and little girl a mere tot six
years old. Tho trail ran along by
the ravine and Morgan had entered
it to sccuie shelter from tho wind
and dust- Unhitching his team he
hobbled his horses nnd turned
them out to grazo in the little
award while he fastened down the
covering of his wagon and made
ready for tho night. Little Dell
limbed down from the wagon and
ran about picking up bit of brush
and twigs tor her mother to make
coffee by. With her long brown
liltir falling down on her shoulders
her rosy cheeks and bright eyes
he looked tho picture of health
innocence nnd happiness. A keg
of water was taken out of the wagon
the coffee made and the cloth spread
iii i auu n the little family sat down
to supper just as night came on.
It was in tho autumn of 1857
tin' 29th day of September and the
a inn which swept over South-
west Texas that night was oqe long
icinembered by the old settlers in
this part of Texas.
' Supper over Mrs. Morgan spiead
tho bedding in the back part of the
w agon and after tho horses were
(aught and staked out near the
wagon thoy all retiied to lest.
Darkness come sweeping down
like a great black .mantle covering
tlo whole world and ha storm in-
creased infnry. Mule Dell mur-
mured her "Now I lay me down to
Bleep" as she clung to her mother
alid tried to hide her littl brown
luid in her mother's bosom as the
wind came howling down the
ravine the clouds Ue) t climbtpg
up higher and higher and finally
away off to the eastward came thr
rumble of distant thunder. Soon
the wind ceased and a gicat calm
came over the land; nature .seem-
ed as though waiting and listening
for something. Nearer nnd nearer
came the crashing thunder peals
nnd Morgan saw a live oak tree
which grow on the summit of the
further bank enveloped in a livid
flame while the thunder peal that
followed seemed to shake tho very
foundation of the earth whilo the
shattered oak tree was hurled
down into tho ravine fifty feel he-
low. Crash followed crash while
tho lightning flashed and leaped in
cascades of light from polo to polo.
Tho horses snortedjwlth terror and
crowded Hp to the wagon. Soon
the rain came in great torrents
crashing and roaring as though
the gates of heaven had been opened.
For an hour tho rain camodown in
torrents and now Morgan began to
bo thoroughly alarmed. Thero was
no escape from the ravine except
down the bed of tho stream and it
was soon a river of water. He
could taar tho swish and eddy of
the water as it roso higher nnd
higher and his heart sank within
him as ho thought of tha awful
danger ho had unwilingly drawn
his nlfo and little Dell into. The
rain seemed to increase and he
realized that the timo had come for
them to escapu from the doath trap
if ever and bidding his wife cheer
up he clamored out of the wagon
and tried to discover some means
of egress up the s'des of tho ravine
but it was pitchy dark nnd he
could only bo guided by tho flashes
of lightning. Blinded by the rain
he stumbled about until the i oar-
ing of tlje water in tho bed of the
stream warned him that there was
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no tit-o to lose mien no louna
Jilflwayiback to tho wagon the
flood was sweeping up and around
them and the wagon was rocking
and bwaying frightfully. Little
Dell was sobbing with terror and
her mother warn trying to sooth
he. "It will bo alt right in the
morning Dell" sho said pressing
the little form up to her breast.
"Bo brave now we'll take good
care of you." The horses were
trying to break loose and Morgan
cut tho hobbles on the big chestnut
and drew him up to the wagon.
The situation was desperate and it
seemed n3 though tho rain would
nover stop. "Carrie11 he said to
his wife "our only hopo is to try
to reach the mouth of tho ravine;
if you stay hero the water will soon
Bweep ns away. We must mount
tho chestnut and trust him to carry
us down the stream to tho mouth
of the ravine." Ho tried to speak
firmly but his voice trembled in
spite of him. There came a hlind-
inB sheet of lightning and the
black horse broke loose and plung'
ing Into the winning stream was
soon lost to view. There was but
one recourse left them now and
quieting tho chestnut he drew him
up to the wagon and lifted his
wife to his back then taking little
Dell in his nrms ho mounted also.
The next moment the wagon was
overturned and swept away. Set-
ting his teeth in an agony of woo
Morgan guided tho big chestnut
uut into the stream and darkness.
.
When the sun c.imoout the noxt
day after tho terrible flood it look-
ed down on a sceno of wild desola
tion and ruin. Trees torn up by the-
roots and great gullies and ditches
washed out. A trco had been
washed up by the sldo of the mouth
of the ravino nnd on its' topmost
branch the next day some cattle-
men found Morgan and little Dell
Dell. .Morgan's nrms clasping his
little daughter in his strong arms
and botli rigid in deatl. Mrs.
Morgan was never found.
IWOLTERS BROS.
Dealert In
General
Merchandise.
Agents for Standard Cultivators.
Mowers Rakes Newton Wagons.
American Sowing Machines.
UC" Highest price paid for country
prociuco.
Solo Agents HAMILTON BEOWH
SHOE COMPANY.
FOUHD!
TWbest. STEM'S $ S.SO
SHOE;ever-cnjad e.
'imMmfrSee
InmiiTP nf'vnnT'Finpr'rfpalpr
Always in ttie Lead!
THE CELEBEATED W OClZiO
f f-TlKTC ir" BREWED FROM THE BEST
JL-tVlMJLL y HOPS HND MHLT.
FOR SALE AT THE ARANSAS I'ASS.'BISMABK and PALACE SALOONS.
2MC. aiCHTER General Agent.
COTTON.
Wo have been compelled to double
the capacity of our new Compress
nnd Warehouse which makes it
now probablytho largest affair
of the kind in tho South.
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IT DOES PAY to ship Cotton to
us with our present facilities or
elso IheJabove improvements
would not be necessary.
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Please corn
Cotton btj e-'makin
AUGUST MARTENS
Agent for the
' Brenham
Owned by .'aeggli & Martin.
PM NT
painting
Marble Works
Givo him your orders.
6D house sign
r and buffsrv
AND PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTY.
H;
us about l
otlyjr
' -SAT OOM
.
U&U.JS&TJJLERiKrep.
. M .Ifelt i " I . Frt "1- 'f
rangemeJB't g Vgg? to&Tabfein Connection
Ji. G. SETDL E Man's'r
Wm.Df loveland &Co.
HOUBTOH TEXAS
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A RETIRED BUSINESS WOMAK.
fa Pago From Her History
The Important experiences of others ans
Imoreitlug. ThofoIIowlnri it no1 exception r
'I had been troubled with heart dlsou&o 83
yciiM raurh of that tlnio very BcrlouMy Tcr
nvo ycurs I Truatrcatea hy ono physician con-
tinuously I wus la busluosi hut vbllztd ta
rctlro on account of my health. A plis-
ftlcluu told my friends tluit 1 could not llro a
mouth. My foot and limbs were badly swol-
len ami! vai Indeed In a Berloui condition
hen a reniloman directed my uttcntloti to
it wiius now iicartwuro nnu sam mat ins
Hiiter v ho had been nfllcted rlth heart dis-
ease had been cured by tho romedy nnd wfts
aunnuun iiuiimj numan. i purciinPeti
ing ijcartuuro una in Jea timn
txjr t.ikliw tho llrst doso I could
ft.ui u iieciciau improvement la tiiocirculatlon
of tuv l)too 1. YVhon t had taken three doses J
could move-my anltloa something I had not
douo for months and my llmbj had been rwdI-
iuii bo lou j mat thojr Boomed almost putrJIled.
Ueforo I had? tj.ko ono bottle of the New
liouitCura thosttellliis hud till coao down
und I tuuwumurh better that I did my orn
oiu On uyrteommciidat tourtltotliurir.ru
tilLln I thLi v.llniLhlt rimr.( 1 ir.".ft n MiMM.m
3W Harrison bt.rChlcuco 111. "
ur. much- Howiioarcuuro1uuwcocryoTftn;
eminent specialist In heart dt-oiwouBoldby
alt drupstts m pOHltle gunrtintM.or scut
by fhj lr. Mlloi Medical Co .Clkbart Ind. ore
receipt of price npor boitlo tlx bottleH for
fr. expiavt prepaid It U poiltl cly froo from
ay opiates or uanjerousurusa.
nal
ubo
SHINEBt
ThePopular Resbrt.
TEXAS.
STOM
Moulton Gin and Oil Works.
Highest market price paid for cotton Beed. Capacity of Gin 140 Bales
per 24 Iioujs. All tho lateat improvemontB in machinery. Clin
and oil works lighted by electrictv. Cotton received day and night.
MOULTON. " TEXAS.
arney s
is where all the people go.
Pine WhiskovB L'.quors Beer and. Cigars.
Moulton Texas.
Saloon and dance hall.Good music.
Fine whiskey beer and cigars.
SHIXEB TEXAS
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
Clias. Welliausen
:
Kvorv style of spring nnd sum
mer ImtSTitMjas Nolan's millinery
etoi e
Applep pecans
BOHinent of candies
man's.
A full
and best as-
at Ed. Cole-
stock of perfumeries
brushes toilet cases. combB station'
ary. school books fancy toilet nr
tide and notions of all -Kinds at
A. Grave's drug store Shiuer Tex
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PMMN
NMB
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tsrtsr Powder. Free
from Ammonia Alum or anyotheraJulteranL
40 TARS THE STANDARD.
All kinds of fanev candies at
Merseburger's.
Wb sell flour cheaper than any
other place in town. J F Mittanck
SlIlSEB
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GJ3NEBAL-BANKING p COT
' LECTING.
Deposits Received und l'aid on
Demand.
Money Bemitled
Countries.
to All Forei
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Ward, C. W. Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 16, 1894, newspaper, August 16, 1894; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth111974/m1/4/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .