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Schreiner also engaged in local [[politics]] as both county and district clerk. From 1868 to 1898, he was the Kerr County treasurer. Because of hostile [[Indians]], a home guard was organized in 1875 in Kerr County. Schreiner was elected a [[captain]] of the guard and used that designation for the remainder of his years.<ref name=tshaonline/>
Schreiner also engaged in local [[politics]] as both county and district clerk. From 1868 to 1898, he was the Kerr County treasurer. Because of hostile [[Indians]], a home guard was organized in 1875 in Kerr County. Schreiner was elected a [[captain]] of the guard and used that designation for the remainder of his years.<ref name=tshaonline/>
==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Schreiner gave away more than a million dollars; his largest gift was to endow Schreiner Institute, since Schreiner University, a private university affiliated with the [[Presbyterian]] Church. The college was established in Kerrville in 1917.<ref name=tshaonline/>
Schreiner gave away more than a million dollars; his largest gift was to endow Schreiner Institute, since Schreiner University, a private university affiliated with the [[Presbyterian]] Church. The college was established in Kerrville in 1917.<ref name=tshaonline/>