Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-06-07
STATE NEWS.

"A mad dog was killed at
Denton last week.
Sam Bass is still boss is
the way the Dallas Hclala puts
it.
Tho Lone Star Mills, of
Bastrop, are turning out SPLEEN
did flour.
- The telephone or talking
machine is now being exhibited
in Waco.
There is much trouble in
Dallas over the Dallas and
Wichita railroad.
-Died.-Near Wesley, on
the 18th ult., Mrs. d. McGre-
gor, aged IS years.
The Bellvillc Beacon re
ports crop prospects as very ia
vorable in Austin county.
Navarro county sends FIVE
recruits to the States Educa-
tional Institute at Huntsville.
The Fayette county Agri-
cultural and Bloodcd Stock
Association has been organized.
The Bolton Journal givcsa
glowing description of the rail-
road picnic held on Cedar
creek.
A San Saba county man rails
ed a crop of wheat which was
fully one-third smut. SO says
the Neaos.
The Presbyterians of Cor
sicana have commenced the
erection of a brick church 4ox
Is in size.
F. Meyer, a we'll known
blacksmith, of La Gradge,
blew his brains out with a pis-
lol on Saturday last.
Livery precinct in Bell coun-
ty has instructed for Hubbard as
their preference for governor,
and King for treasurer.
= Parties are in Dallas buy
iny mules and horses for the
western mail routes. Business
is lively among horsemen.
= Some man, who gave the
Comanche CHG the first mess
of green corn, is characterized
as the champion gardener
"A fire broke out in Kosse
destroying a number of bust
ness houses. The total loss is
between 100000 and $4,000.
The Bastrop Ad1erhse,, is
being literally patronized in
the way announcements. Its
motto is, cash before publica-
ton.
The Corsicana Index man
has got into war with the
postmaster at that pla4e and
calls him a contemplate scoun-
drel.
: The Bolton mills, together
with about five hundred bushels
of wheat, were burned on Satur-
day last; loss from $4,000 to
$4,000.
"A hook and ladder compa-
ny has been. organized at Bel
ton. The company, when fully
organized, will consist of sixty
members.
Colorado ClhSeu:: Wheat
in our county, planted in limited
quantities by some of our plant
ers, to test it, is turning out a
very good yield.
= A young man named
John Greer, Jr., citizens of
Waller county was recently kill
ed in Liberty county in an affrays
over a oame of cards.
: The water question in Dali
las has dwindled into insignifi-
canoe since the banks have COM
menced going up and whole
railroads have been stolen.
"A Fort Worth schoolmis-
tress is charged with given an
eleven-year old boy a most .un-
mereiful whipping because he
forgot to bring pen to school:
The Comanche CMcf has
seen some of the new silver
dollars. They look all right to
him, but he does not know how
they pass as he has never tried.
H. Leibler who was charg-
ed with the murder of HI. G.
Metzger, at Schluenburg in
October last, was tried and ac-
quilted at La Grange on Mon
day last.
Aquatic sports are about
to be inaugurated at Austin. A
scull boat and a tub race are
advertised in the Statesman to
take place on the placid waters
of the Colorado.
The cyclone which struck
Henrietta on the goth inst. de-
stroyed nine houses and d
church. No one was seriously
Injured, though several were
buried under the debris.
On Friday last San An
tonic firm purchased Wish's,
Kelley's and Davenport's clips
of wool, aggrcgating 10000
pounds, for which they paid g |
cents perpound, or SIS, 400.
= VIM. Simms, of Lost