Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-01-06
STATE NEWS.

northern Texas OF late.
Dallas did not suffer for
whiskey during the wood and
coal famine.
Mayors courts did a good
business throughout the State
during the holidays.
AT Marshall the citizens
are bestIrring themselves to Sc
cure the location of State Nor
NAL school at that city.
At Austin the branch
pipes of the water works are
frozen up and much inconvin-
fence is experienced.
- The Waco Telephone of
the Ist inst. advertised a large
lot Of swear-off blanks and also
to print special swear-ofs to
order.
Frank Dial, a resident of
Marshal, fell dead while walking
along the street in that town.
He is supposed to have died Of
heart disease.
- Waco received from Sep
TENDER Ist to December 3Ist,
! 37,552 bales Of cotton, being
the largest receipts in the his
tory Of the city.
"A lodge of the American
Legion of Honor has been or
ganized at Navasota. A num-
Der Of prominent citizens are
connected with it.
w. P. Furey, of Altoona,
Pa, late editor of the Daily Sun
of that city died at the Menger
House, San Antonio, on Sun
day, of consumption.
Prof. E. N. Tullis, late of
Vanderbilt university, died on
his way home to Marshall. His
remains were taken there and
buried on the Ist inst.
Some of the citizens of
Bolton, have, by attorney, filed
petition, resisting the payment
of notes given as subsidy to the
Santa Fe railway company.
- The water pipes in San
Antonio froze and burst on the
last day of the year and on new
years day the plumbers a had
'fat take" in repairing damages.
Mr.. jun Long, who died
near Richmond, a few days ago,
settled on the Brazos with Aus
tins colony in 1922 or 20, and
has remained in Texas ever
since.
DIR. McGregor, of Waco,
who had two ribs broken by
mule, is reported by the Tele-
phone to be doing very well
and bearing his confinement pa
tiently.
-Thompson's theatre at Dali
las came very near going up in
a blaze of glory on Saturday
morning. Prompt action on the
part of the fire department
saved the building.
- Jim Peak, well known in
Dallas and northern Texas, has
been appointed general con-
tractirg agent of..the Mexican
Central railway, with headquar-
tiers at the City Of Mexico.
The Houston Post says it
is believed that the alleged will,
left by John Koop is bogus.
There are a number of devisees
who have great anxiety to get
possession of old man Hoops
property.
Jefferson, Texas, has not
only started a movement to
build a cotton factory, but the
money for that purpose is near
ly all subscribed. Who will
start a boom for a Texas paper
mill. esa-4
- Prairies in the neighbor-
hoop of Houston have been
burning for several days. The
law against setting the prairie is
as dead as the Sunday law. The
rain Monday has probably put
the fire out.
Major Spencer, the pro-
prietor of the fremont opera
house at Galveston, was ares
ted for the non-payment of his
license. He very promptly set
tied up with the collector and
that settled the matter.
At Salado, on Christmas
day Andy Anderson and John
Woodruff, charcoal colored gen.
tlemen, lowered" over a game
of cards. Andy pulled out a
pocket gun and fired five times
at John hitting him once.
B. F. Cameron, a young |
man confined in the Dallas Jail |
is violently insane, having gone |
crazy during the sanctifcation |
excitement last summer. He
says he received new light and
refuses to wear clothing.
- Walter Bowers, a young
man employed in a Dallas bank
died on Saturday last while at
work in the bank. He was
taken sick and died delirious
while calling out memo numbers
in P. Wilkerson's keno bank.
- On Friday afternoon
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