Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GAZETTE
1UULISHED EVERY THUKSIUY BY
J 0 HABERMACHER
suncnipnoN hates
One yoar postpaid 100
Entered at the Shiner Texas
Post office as secondclass mat
tor
Tlil < office is insured In the Prin-
ters Mutual Fire Insurance Assocla
t Ion of Texas
The Texas strawberry crop is
said to be fine in Texas this
Spring and we invito the frozen
North to come down and help eat
them
Senator Cnlberson is after Cor
telyou secretary of the treasury
and charges him with unduly
favoring the New York banks in
the disposition of public funds
Franco the premier of Portu
gal whose iron rule caused the
assassination of the King and
Crown Prince has iled the count
ry and is supposed to bo in Ma-
drid
Our esteemed contemporary
the Halletsville Herald is show-
ing up well under the able edi
torship of Mr M 7 Cox The
Herald has always been demo
cratic but it is more so now than
over
The creditors of the House
Bank at Houston do not seem to
be satisfied with tho conduct of
the affairs of the bank The Dis
trict Clerk of Harris County has
filed a petition asking that lib be
a preferred creditor
Tho J A Richardson case at
Ciioro resulted in another mistri-
al Three of the jurors were for
murder in tho first degree and
ninoj werCj for Tmanslaughter
This sefiias beoir oSd6Slcet
smco 1902 Tills mistrial will
probably result in a change of
venue
The First Assistant Post mas
ter General will resign his office
in order to become manager for
Tafts presidential campaign
He prefers politics to a good fat
position at least at present but
if his man is elected he looks foi
ward to a bigger and better
sition
po
The government weather clerk
failed to predict the weather last
Saturday at least so far as this
part of the country wap con-
cerned The prediction was for
clear weather and the heaviest
rain of the season fell in Shi
ner the cieeks were all out of
their banks the gullies became
creeks and the streets and rail
roadtracks were inundated
Three suicides of prominent
men took place in ono day last
Sunday and all died by the
deadly six shooter Mr O A
Beasley a banker of Houston
killed himself in San Antonio
Mr L C Hutchin a Ft Worth
banker and E C Gambrell a
Dallas lawyer 111 health was
the cause assigned in two of the
cases The cause of the other
has not been stated
In the killing of Janres Hargi a
tho noted Kentucky feudist Tjy
his own son is illustrated an un-
commonly shocking example of
thepenalty which the law of na-
ture exacts It is not too much
to assume that the son inherited
Jfom the sire the homicidal man-
ia which cost the latter his lifp
Bloodyminded men father
bloodyminded children and
they die violently who ho in vio-
lence Galveston News
ANNOUNCEMENT
For District Attorney
Tub GazetjPK has been au
tuorized to announce tho candi-
dacy of Rodeht F Nixon of
Gonzales for the office of District
Attorney of tho 25th Judicial
District subject to the action of
the democratic primaries and he
respectfnlly solicits your sup-
port
Mistrial in Richardson
Case
Cuero Texas February 7 J
A Richardson charged with the
murder of W U Conner at Yoa
kum in Noenber 1002 had a
mistrial here today as u result of
a hung jury and the remarkable
fact about the disagreement was
that all were in favor of convict-
ion three murder in the first
degree aud tho rest manslaugh-
ter There have been many con-
tinuances and this is tho tnird
trial
The fault finder who does not
suggest a better way is nn anar-
chist a destroyer and if turned
loose on any community would
reduce it and its people to noth-
ing This form ot nihilism is not
always recognized a dangerous
Farm and Ranch
The Negro and His
Limits
The less intellectual forco in
given Individual tho greater tho
tatho facult
When under tho Trcedraans
any
irnl
Bu
leauin 18G6 man coloied schools
were organUed in Texas it was a
gioat surpriso to every ono who came
in contact with the negro pupils to
seo how rapidly thoy mastered tho ele-
mentary books that woro given them
Their progress was more rapk than
the averago white children of the same
ages It was anticipated by those
who had chargo of negro education
and during thtf first year or two all
tho teachers weio whites that a great
iurprlbeVanaitSd jttKosV who deemed
tho negro an intellectual inferior
But as lime wont on it developed that
after the negro child had mastered the
rudiments of learning where memory
and imitation served so well and en-
tered upon that wheio the reflective
and original capacity of tho mind en
taicd into the question of educational
progress that there was a sudden halt
in tho advance Houston Cluonicle
Pesek Burial at Praha
HallctsvPc Texas February ft
Tho remains of P J Pesek connty
collector veie this morning taken to
his home at Notohrad twenty miles
north of hero and burial will take
place in the Catholic cemetery at Pra
ha this afternoon
Commissioners court will meet in
legular session next Mondaj and will
at that tlmo elect some ono to fill out
the unexpired teim Tho friends of S
L Benpet who is the chief deputy in
office will present his name for tho of-
fice and so far as now known here no
other nano w ill bo presented
Poll Tax Payments
Tho following shows tho poll tac
payments up to February 1st at ten
of tho torgest boxos in Cavaca county
Shiner
Yoakum
Halletsvillo City Hall
Court House
Aloulton
Moiavla
Sweet Homo
Hnekbei i
Hopo
Sublime
Eszcll
Brcslau
502
4C5
257
387
223
loo
185
IU
131
130
105
Congratulations
Spoalting in tho house follow
ing tho roaJing of the message
Senator Adams Udem of Geor
gia said
I congratulate the country on
tho vigorous democracy our
president has exhibited in iis
message today and 1 want to
congratulate tho republicans up
on their belated and perfunctory
applause following the great out
burst on thisside
The comment was applauded
by democratic members Tho
CominpnQr
Press Clippings
PLAINLY SPOKEN
Hays County Times
Put ahconvict labor to building
good rojids and put out of office
any pubhVofficial who would
have it otherwise As to tho
State buying more Convict farms
we are strictly opposed to it
NO ONE DOUBTS IT
i <
DenisoniHerald
Tho cowfhen and hog combina-
tion insures a daily income a
bank account better home living
and a general satisfaction in the
way of results that will wipe out
tho wrinkles and add to the years
of your life If you dont believe
it try it
TIME ENOUGH YET
Eagle Lake Headlight
February Last call for that
liard winter February
though being the months of bliz-
zards the reputation of the
weather prophets may yet be
saved jtfWc 1
at their
Cigars
A
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layers
Gkiide
The Aims whoso namos aio lepre
sonted in our advertising columns aio
worthy of tha confidonco of every per-
son in tho community who has monoy
to spend The fact that they adver-
tise stamps them as enterpxising pro-
gressive men of business a tiedlt to
omstown and deserving of support
Our advertising columns comprise a
BUjers Guido to fair dealing good
goods honest pricos
K of
A join
Rathbone
thePytt
Hainmenfc
taintnent by the
yifo <
pip and
willbe held
ncsvaPiBlft
t
lJirtloplhicliall mem
bera anffilieirjfamilies are invit-
ed The foilowineWogram has
been arrangedKp
Violin and Piano dltet
Mr and Mrs S A Thulemejer
Recitation J C Habermaclieiv
Vocal Solo U A Woods
Address of Pythian Sisters
Mrs J O Habermacher
Instrumental Rianb Solo
SoloMrs
< Mrs Fry
Address of Pythian Knights
W TTfBagby of Hal
letsville
Instrumental Ruino Solo
MrllO H Flato
SUEgER
Fifteen minutesfori
Kaffeo Klatsch Ladies
Knights
GOOD NIGHT
Political Stafflof Prohi-
bitionists
Houston Chroniclejr
Dont you think ij would be a
gooii idea to pneourage tlio
pro
hlbitidnists to waglfewar for a
prohibition amendment to the
constitution inthis arfs elect-
ion Tho prohib TionT ts do not
bolougtotho democratic party
Why not forco th ifout of the
democratic part pnti le t them
mako their figh Mwjthin their
own party lincs option is
good democratic docmne IJi is
founded upon micfty s ruie
Prohibition is fou cled upon
force It is imp os sllfefor a man
to be a demociata t tf < prohibit
onist for democrys for ren
son and indiyiduaffreqdom aud
stindsfor nothing blsed upon
force Then these
men to pose as de crats and
create dissensions lij the party
when they arq iiotMj
R > MHa5ks
Rookportj Texas
gybi
latest improved
and
Cultivators
mpm
h Before buying your riding planter
this season come and examine the
I JOHN DEERE and STANDARD
PLANTER
which excells anything on the Market
John Deere and
Standard
IP
Cultivators with the latest improved
4 balance frame which can be regulated to bal
ance the cultivator
either by walking or riding
I The JOM DEERE and
i STANDARD Implements
are known to be the best on the market and give
the best Satisfaction in Workand Durability
Bolters bros Aets
TEXAS
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Real Meat
We sell the kind of meat that gives
pleasure Its the same to us if you
come yourself or send your children
Of
WE ALWAYS SEE THAT YOU GET THE BEST f
Phone No 36 Le1i uslmve > our order tot
and every day
Xi 33 J ZRiolxtex
5 t S g igi s w cjS s
o the Merchant
Business Mans Magazine
Wlien trade is slack and prospects glum
ADVERTISE
When overstocked to make things hum
In seasons dull dont sit and dream
About some hot air getricli scheme
Get up and hustle on this theme
ADVERTISE
If youd have people know your store
ADVERTISE
Tell em that youVe got goods galore
ADVERTISE
Dont mope and let Hustle Gioy
Who advertise get all the dough
Adopt the magic word below
1 ADVERTISE
lavaca streams on
rampage
Business Man Has Close
Call and Mexican may
b2 Dead
Halletsvillo Texas llcb 9
The rain of yesterday was one of
the heaviest which ever fell here
and the LaVaea River quickly
rose and ovorilowed all low lauds
plong it being higher tlian for
many years Other streams
were also u and much damage
to bridges lances etc resulted
H J Het je a prominent busl
ness man hero had a narrow es
cape driving his team into Camp-
bell branch a railo above town
the horses wqrc soon in swim-
ming wafer and it became neces-
sary to cut them loose from the
vehicle which was washed down
the creek and lost
A Moxiean who resides north
ottown is missing ami itisfear6d
hc w4s drowned as thp bucji
board in which lie left homo was
w
found in the Campbell branc1
Roy E Foxs Minstrels
This tvoupe showed tinea nights in
Slneithls wccjlc Monday Tuesday l-
and Wednesday each night to a
crowded tent It is without oxcoption
the lest ten t show that aver vislted
Sinner
All the appointments are firstdas
and uptodate and the cairy one of
the finest bans in the liountr tTv
Pox in an onteiprlsluj inauajfer and
has gotten together a company of art
istbJ in their soeral lines and they
will make good wheroVer thoy jriay go
Tho woodsawing contest on Tues
dfty nlglit was very amusing Ten la-
dies entered tho contest and thelady
who sawed sa piece of two ufour
through the quickest received a eash
prize of 8300 Tho following ladies
contested Mesdames D v agenel
John jasper S A Thulemoyer H
A Woods J H Huebner E J
Muecko J H Plessner and V Bed
nar ana Misses Mbta Holchak and N
Annie Schmidt On tlip flrat trial
thico of theladies tied and on tha bee
ond trial two lied but Mrs JL Wage
ner vas iho ilnal w inner and carHed I
oil tho prize
The company goes fromhere to
Gonzales and Wo wllh them success
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Habermacher, J. C. Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1908, newspaper, February 13, 1908; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth111742/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Lavaca+County+-+Shiner%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .