Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-02-08

- IN Gan SaDa county tney
appear to have great difficulty
in procuring the attendance OF
witnesses in local option cases be
fore the magistrates.
= Thieves are on the ram
page in Waco. On Saturday
last four horses were stolen.
one or two stores burglarized
and several minor thefts COM
mitted.
= The Telephone does not
take kindly to the BANNERS
suggestion that it might change
its name to "Doppelstahlbtech-
zungensprecher." Perhaps the
Telephone is right.
The Denison Ne,cs tells OF
an old fellow who went to
Sherman to buy plantation sup
plies. The said supplies" con-
sisted of jug of whisky and
four pounds OF sugar.
= The Dallas Herald wants
a city chemist or milk inspector
appointed. The milk sold in
Dallas contains a little too
! much water and not quite
enough of the tactical fluid.
"A shooting bout took
place in GAINESVILLE between
two men named Nugent and
Hancock. Nugent was shot in
the neck and fatally wounded.
Hancock has been arrested.
= The Schulenburg Argus
says there was more Buhemians
in town on Tuesday than it had
ever seen before. They were
/ very hungry, and ate large
quantities OF "tanglefoot.'
= Mastadon remains contin-
lie TO be dug up at Dallas. On
Saturday last a portion of a leg
was exliumed that measured
about six feet in length and
nineteen inches in circumter-
ence
= It is not often that they
have a masquerade ball as tar
west as Pleasanton, but when
they do they make the NEST OF
il. The journal devutes a col
umn and a halt Of nonpariel to
description of it.
-MrPounds. from Mississippi,
is in McCulloch county looking
for land sufficient to settle one
hundred families, among them
are representatives. of ali trades and
professions, except lawyers. San
Saba will furnish the latter.
= The meeting at Waco in
favor of the special tax for the
support of public schools was
largely attended. Much en-
thusiasm was manifested, and
strong hopes entertaine that. the
measure will be carried.
= a fire occurred in Fort
Worth on Sunday; bright and
early on Tuesday morning me
chanics were busy with saw and
hammer, preparing tor new
buildings on the site OF the ruins.
Fort W orth is a young Chicago.
Business must be tolerably
brisk up in Denison. The
Mayors levee was attended Ivy
thirteen distinguished person
ages on Monday morning. MIST
of them had distinguished
themselves by getting drunk.
= The Kaufman Times re-
ports the death of j. 4. Potts.
1t seems that late in the even
ing Potts started home on horse
back. The night was very
dark, and as he was riding at
a full gallop, his head struck a
tree that overhangs the road
killing him instantly.
= Houston had a small fire
on Tuesday. E. Mather's three
story brick building ON the cor
ner of Main and Commerce
streets were burned. The third
story, where the fire originated,
was occupied by Soady. Hobart
& Co. and another cotton firm.
Loss on building about 1910.
- The San Saba Nc,rs says,
since writinS the article in last
weeks issue on the cure for
badness, we find that many of
our people are and have been
using kerosene Tor this purpose
with good effect. Kerosene
oil will soon advance in price
on account OF this new use of
it.
- The Comanche Mi5 re-
lates the trials OF pair of