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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-16

We met two Of our friends from
the country. both disabled one with Il
black eye and the other with a lame
back, and both attributed their mis-
fortunes to dream. The first sprang
upon an imaginary foe who was about
to assail him, and ran the bed post
into his eye, and the other poor fellow,
tumbled over chair trying TO kill a
c.-NeD Boston (TCr.j Heraid.
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NOTICE IN PROBATE.

tHtEsf ff
The STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable OF Wash
ington county Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to uublisb for
20 days i; the Brenham BAszxK, ncwsps-
per Published IN Washington county, he FOL-
lowing notice: - w
TIE STATE OF TEXAS.
10 all persons interested In tha e.,r,. If
J. 7: Hill, decd, Lille q. Daer. admipi-tr;r
has filed IN the County Court Of Wa,bing-
ton county, her hnal account with the estate
o. j. 4. hili, decd, which viii be heard AZ
the next term of the County Court Of said
County, eommsncing on the first Monday il
February, 1888, at the courthouse thereof IN
tho City OF Brenhau. at which time all per-
sons interested in said estate may appear and
contest said application, if they see proper.
Herein fail not, under penalty Of the law.
1nd Of this writ make due return, Issued The
18th day ofyannary, 1884 -
- Witness-H. N. Lewis, clerk Of
said Court and the seal Thereof
lsE1Ll at ofics, inthe CITY Of Brenham'
the 1lth day Of January, 1884.
..-=l In LEWIS,
= &C. G. Wash Co.
By G. +, HERBsT, Deputy.
hereby certify that the above and soroo
ing is a true and correct copy of the or;g;6e
Citation, now in my hands, and I ords5 N
same published IN the Brenham RAySre r..
2odays from this date. january Il, 1884.
z ft--Fs J. L MooKE,
4Fsfs Sheriff Wash. Co.
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A Big Coon Hunt,

UNION CHURCH, Jan. 20.-We hac
n lively coon chase on Wednesday.
A colored coon came in our vicin
ity and tried to sell q horse worth
$50 for $50, he told several stories
about where he came from, he was
therefore suspicioned by J. r
Lyon, who informed constable, J.
NJ. Woods, who went in persuit Of
the thief; he overlook him and
told him to halt, but instead OF
hating he Lit out at full speed
Woods fired three shots but failed
to stop him, J. Miles also fired one
shot at him, While Woods was
pressing him closely he jumped off
of his horse and tried his own
speed across the fields into a ravine;
all efforts to find him till dark
failed. He left an pveroaat in one
of Mr.. Sagls out-hnGses, he came
back to get it after dark; he was
fred at by Joseph Sauls, and dog
put on his trail. The shot aroused
some of the neighbors, who went
in pursuit over fences, gullies and
through the boggv al" ,,,,s. bc was
pursued by Henry Miles, ]. r.
Lyon, J. p. McDonough. VIM.
Yoss and Joseph sapla. He was
surrounded in a thicket hut owing
to the darkness could-Iot be seen,
a lantern was sent for, but by the
time the lantern arrived the coon
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independence Locals,

INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 22.-It is re,
ported that the Rail Road Com.
pany are willing to do their part
in bridging the Yegua if the citi-
zens will do their part but the
said citizens, when asked ty put
down their names and amounts,
are beautifully shy. Ireckon that
herein we can see the reason why
Independence did not have rail
road many years ago.
We are conservative people /;
we dread innovation we have no
fence-cutting here, no railroads. no
fast stages, no street fights. But
we have plenty of cotton, some
cedar left and highways which fur
nish rich opportunities to ameteur
biologists. l might add though
we have no courts here, we have
not little counting.
A Brennan man was here the
other day for the first time, and
could not conceal his disappoint-
ment at finding so little business
doing. We assured him that what
he missed constituted the chief at
traction of the place. We spoke
of our two stores, our postoffice,
a deserted blacksmith shop and
some ruins, and remarked that the
man who looked forward to great
ness must receive his education in
part amid the ruins of the past,
THAT sentiment, dear Mr.. Editor,
Is bOrrowed). Speaking of the
postoffice reminds me that it can
not be beat. We think it is the
best part of Mr.. Arthur's govern
ment. Our Postmaster is Just the
man for the place.
We rejoice that Brennan has
good school house and neat desks
and sittings. There is no reason
why your little city should not be
the banner town in educational
matters. Some of your capitalists
have good chance to perpetuate
their names by giving you another
school house-for you will need it
soon,
There are several matches talk
ed of here, but the short crops
nipped them in the bud. Judge,
however, it will not be long before
they will blossom again.
l see you put me in small type.
l confess it hurt me, but l hope
you will carry the joke no further.
l should feel ashamed to be put iu
diamond and showed off among the
saloons. You are still young and
by no means uglY-do not loose
the good opinion of Nancy. N.
NoTY BENY-A lady by means of
Il private hace reached Independ-
ence this week. SheSays the roads
indicate rich and very deep soil
says further that when near the
Lutheran church man charged
her fifty cents for the privilege of
riding through his field. How
many souls the size of that mans
could dance on the point of cam
brio needle.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Governor Ireland.

INDEPENDENCE, Jan. Isl am
glad to see that our county paper
has the courage and boldness TO
antagonize the Galveston News in
its unprovoked war on Gov. Ire
land. Tho News is a very relia-
bic paper in most things and has
many friends, but has surprised
many of them by the weak. and
even silly attack made upon the
governor for his position on the
fence cutting question. Had Gov.
ireland sent out troops to roam
over the prairies and hunt for
fence cuttere he would have been
ridiculed by the fence owners
themselves. They were not as
sembled as was supposed in other
cases when troops were ordered
defying the law.
Horse stealing is, going on now
all over the country. Does the
News suppose the governor ought
to order ont troops to stop it?
Gov. Ireland has cause to be
proud of his record. The people
are equally proud, and should an
opportunity offer, will prove it.
The News can not make and I'M
make governors at will, and when
a few more of the interior papers
show little more independence
and speak out the opinion of the
people the News will see more
clearly the estimation in which
Govdrnor ireland is held by all
classes of people in the state.
The news is sound on the all alb
sorbing questions before the Legis-
lature. 1.-The Herd Law" the only
effectual remedy for fence-cutting.
To this it must come it is best for
the poor man with no home in
Texas especially. He can Guilt
vate land and pay for a little home,
if his more fortunate neighbor is
forced to do the fencing to. keep
his own stock from interfering
with him, but it will be late when
he has to buy the land and then
build fence to keep other peo-
pies stock off of it.
Why have free grass for cattle
and not for sheep? My sheep have
the same right to eat free grass as
my neighbours cattle, yet his cattle
are allowed to destroy the grass
up to my very door during the
summer, and yet when winter
comes on my sheep die for want of
it, while he collects his cattle and
puts them in his we'll preserved
pasture. What is this! Glass leg
1t looks very much like
1t to me, and no doubt equally so
to the fence-cutters; here is where
the "Blame comes in" over three
thousand head of cattle were driv-
en- in front of a sheep ranch some
time ago and turned loose to eat
free grass. when their owner did
not own one acre.. The following
winter dead sheep were numerous
around there. 1 felt the effects of !
this loss. GAR DEAL"
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Cav Hill Locals.

GAY HILL, Januaro 21.-In last
weeks BANNER you state that one
of your leading retail grOcers is
receiving corn meal. from Austin.
l am Informed by the millers of
this neIghborhoOd that they have
a large surplus of corn meal that
they will gladly sell at so cents a
bushel, furnishing n car load if re-
quired. One of our millers in
forms me that not long since he
took o wagon load of meal to
Brennan and was only able to
dispose of it after much difficulty,
and had TO take the value of it out
in trade. G. H. r.
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NOTICE IN PROBATE.
J. l. MOORE,
Sheriff Wash. CO

The STATE OF TEXAS, ~
To the Sheriff or any Constabls Of Wash
ington county, Greeting:
for 20 days in the Brennan BANNER news
paper published in Washington county tn,
following notice:
The STATE OF TEXAS.
To all persons Interested in the estate Of n
L and n. Kavanaugh, decd, J. N. Presslel
and Mary G. Pressler, administrators, hA,
filed in the County Court of Washington
county, their final account with the estate Of
II. Z. add N. Kavansugh, decd, which will
be heard at the next term Of the County
Court of said county, commencing on the
first Monday in February, 1884, at the court
house, thereof, in the City Of Brennan, al
which time all persons interested in said
estate may appear and contest said appli
cation, if they see proper.
Herein fail not, under penalty Of the law,
and of this writ make due return. Issued the
18th day of January, 1884. rt
Witness-H. n. Lewis, clerk Of
said Court and the seal thereof
[sEALl At Office, In the City Of Brenham,
The 18th day Of January, 1884.
h NJ LEWIS,
C. @ c. Wash Go.
By c. +. HEEBsr, Deputy.
hereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is true and correct copy ofthe original
Citation, now in my hands, and order the
same published iu the Brenham BANNER for
20 days from this date, Jan. Il, 1884.
J. L AooEE,
Sheriff Wash Co. I
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Texas Baptist State Convention

The minutes of the last annual
meeting of this large and intiuen-
tial hody of Christians are just
out. From them we learn that the
meeting was held in San Antonio ;
that DR.. Chaplin, of this city, was
reelected president and Hon. o.
81. P. Garrett, also of this city,
was reelected secretary. The
North Texas Missionary Conven-
ton with a membership of more
than seventy churches united with
this convention. The Rev. W. d.
Powell, missionary to Mexico, ac-
companied by two Mexican State
officials was most warmly well
coined, and some $4,000 secured
for church work in Mexico. Thir-
ty-seven missionaries were in the
employ of the convention board.
The treasurcr's report shows that
$50, 804 had been expended during
the year in missionary operations
DIR. c. C. Pope, the very efficient
superintendent of State Missions,
was unanimously reelected. The
convention was enthusiastic over
his work. Gen. Hawthorne is the
very successful agent of the For
eign mission board. The conven
ton meets next year at Waxa-
hachie.
The state convention comprises
in its bounds of South and North
west Texas; has a membership of
some 10000. The other Baptist
bodies in the state, are the East
Texas convention, the General
Association, and Central conven-
ton.
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had skipped across the fields and
the dog still after him. The party
then followed till the dog gave up
the chase when the hunt had to be
discontinued. 1t is hardly expec-
ted that he will try to sell another
horse here soon. We learned next
day that he stole the horse out of a
wagon yard in Brennan Tuesday
night. J.P. Med.
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The New school Building.

As will be seen by the council
proceedings, the new school build
ing was formally received by tho
building committee and the city
council on Saturday. The build
ing is located on a large and mag
nificent lot on east Sandy street,
about Eve squares east of the court
house. 1t is two-story brick
structure, of the most substantial
character, and is skis feet in size,
with a front projection 12xS5 feet
forming the vestibule and contain
ing the main stairway. The build
ing is divided up into ten rooms
five on the main floor and five on
the second floor. On the first floor
there are thirty double desks in
each of three rooms and eleven
desks in the German professors
room. On the second floor there
are ninety. double desks in the
main room, which is presided over
by Prof. Flynn, principal; there
are also two recitation rooms, one
class room, and one Office for the
superintendent and trustees, as
well as the library, which is to be.
All of the furniture is of the latest
and most approved patterns, and
is well and substantially made. 1t
should also be stated that there are
two large and well constructed
stairways leading from the second
story in the rear of the building,
thus affordiSg. ample means Of
egress through three doors in
case of a panic or FIRE; the ceilings
are high, and the building is well
Its total cost, includ-
lug the furniture, will be about
s12, $50, all of which has been paid
except the sum of 81, 266 for furni-
ture, and arrangements are now
being made to pay that. The
building will accommodated the |
children except the lowest primary
grade, which will be taught in one
of the best of the old buildings,
which is to be repaired and made
comfortable for this purpose.
Some evening during the pres
ent week the house will be lighted
up and the pupils will give book
reception. Due notice of this will
be given,
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THE COURTS.
MAYORS Court,

FR1pAY-This is considered Al
unlucky day by sailors, but thi
particular Friday was lucky day
in this court.
Lucius Lomax, eolored, using
profano and abusive language
fined 81. so and trimmings. Notice
of appeal given.
Lucius Lomax, assault; contin
ued.
Bill Campbell, bad Negro
whose normnl condition is TO be in
trouble, carrying an ugly bowie
knife; fined s25 and costs.
George Randle, colored, a worth
less fellow, vagrancy; fned..s5 and
trimmings.
| Minnie Williams, colored, va
grancy; continued.
If the ordinance against vag ran
cy is to be strictly enforced plenty
of material canbe found to work
upon.
SATURDAY-Nute Shafer, vagran-
cy; not guilty.
Lucius Lomax, assaulting and
fighting; fined SIS and trimmings.
Bill Brown, using offensive Ian
guage; not guilty.
Bill Brown, keeping a gaming
table; continued.
MISUNDERSTANDING and Sun
days pickings were thrown into
the hopper ofthe separator, cleaner
and buster in a promiscuOus heap,
steam was let on and the machin-
ery once in motion the lint and
meats appeared before the con-
denser as follows:
Bill Brown, colored, keeping a
gaming table, dismissed.
Bill Madison, colored, vagran-
cy; dismissed.
Geo. Campbell, colored, vagran-
cy; not guilty.
Jim Thompson, colored, vagran-
cy; not guilty.
Offa Johnson, colored, vagrancy;
guilty, fined the regulation one
dollar and the trimmings
John Marston, disturbing the
peace; fine 81 and trimmings.
Henry Burt, colored, vagrancy ;
not guilty.
B. +. Boyle, assaulting and
fighting; fined SIS and trimmings.
Charley Mcqueen, colored, va
grancy; continued.
Brennan like all towns in the
state has a large number of idle
negroes who make a living by
loafing. 1t will be noticed that
quite a number were tried for va
grancy and that only one was con-
victed. They bring up witnesses
to prove that they have something
to do; they draw a bucket of water
for somebody or occasionally cut
wood enough to build a fire in a
stove. More Migrants will be pull
ed and steps will be taken convict
them.
TUEsDAY-Wesley Hunt, colored,
drunk and down, fined 81 and
trimmings. Wesley paid.
A vagrancy case was continued.
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TIE road case Drews VS.. Gas.
camp hiss attracted some attention
here. The parties live in the Der
lin neighborhood. For some years
there had been a road passing over
the land Of Goscamp and another
it had been used by the neighbor
hood but had never been dedicated
IS 8 public road or opened as such
by any competent authority. The
owners of the land closed the road
up. In june last suit was institut-
ed in the county court and an in
junction was issued restraining the
defendants from closing the road,
which it was claimed was q neigh
borhood road. The case cams up
for trial at the last term of tho
county court and resulted in O YER
diet for the plaintiff. The case
Vas carried to the Court of Ap-
pesls BY defendants, and was, on
ednesdsy last, reversed and dis
..<5
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Merchant Tailor.

]. i. Ammons has on hand the
the largest and most complete stock
of cloths, cassimeres and other
goods for mems wear ever brought
to this city. He has a full line of
fine imported goods and is prepar-
ed to make garments or full suits
at short notice and guarantee a fit.
Store on north side of public
square,
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NOTICE

Is hereby given that Veteran Donation Ger.
tihcate No. $40, for 1870 acres Of land, Issued
to Moses Austin Bryan by w. G. Walsh
Commissioner General Land Office, Angus
Ind, 1881, has been lost, and unless intelli.
gence Of same Is received by me or the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office within
three months after date Of this notice, I viii
apply to the proper officer for duplicate o.
said certificate. MosEs AUSTIN BRYAN.
January q, 1884.
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just 1heCeIFou5
At the o: K. Saloon, genuine Nord-
hsuser Whiskey, imported Gin,
White and Red California wine-a
frst-class article at low prices.
Also large variety of cheese, fine
French mustard, in quantities to
suit; imported behring's and pickles,
The best 5 cent cigar in the city.
SAM MUERY.
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A NEGRO prisoner confined in
our county Jail was taken out Fri
day evening by deputy sheriff
Jack Landes, colOred, for the pur-
pose of getting water for the pris-
oners, and Watching his opportu-
nifty made a-boId break for liberty.
Mr.. John W. Davis, whohas charge
e the Jail, arrived shortly after
wards and mounting his horse re
captureSSthe prisoner, after a
miles chase, and returned him to
tho jail. Sheriff Moore has order
ed a stop put to the "trusty bust
ness" hence no more chances of
escape will be afforded prisoners.
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DR.. HARVEY UFsHAw, young
man born and raised in this coun-
ty, and who for the past six years
has been practicing his profession
in the Gay Hill settlement, has re-
moved to CIeburne, johnson coun-
ty, for the purpose of following
his profession. DR.. gpshaw is a
worthy gentleman and good ply
stefan, one in every way entitled
to confidence.
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The negro who stole Mr..
Scrhamm's horse was overtaken
bySeputy sheriff, 10. Woods, on
Mill creek last Wednesday even
ing, but refusing to surrender, put
whip to the horse and made for
the timber. Three shots were fired
at him, which caused him to aban-
don his horse and take to the
brush. The horse and an overcoat
were captured, but the thief made
good his escape.
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CITATION.
TN srArr or TEAS

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To the Sheriff or any Constable Of Wa,h.
ington county Greeting;
VIM Z Pool, Richard !. Love and Zenos Y.
Love The last two Comprising the Ann of
Jinkins, Love & Co, bymaking publication
Of this citation once in each week four r,cce.-
sive weeks previous TO return day hereof. in
some paper published in your county, to an
pear at the next term Of the District Court Of
Washington county, to be holden 1t the
courthouse thereof, in the town of BRENNAN,
In said county on the first Monday in March.
A ID. 1884 The same being the Sd day Of
March, 1884 Then and there TO answer
petition fled in said court on the 9th day Of
Nov A d. 1888, in q suit numbered on The
docket Of said court 6Ol4, wherein u. o.
Spann is plaintiff and and James Williams.
G. G. Spann, and said VIM Z Pool. Ri
Love andZ. N. Love are defendants. Said
petition alleging that plaintiff Is the iexsl
owner Of one-third Of half Of 200 acre trscs
OF land on the Brasos river in said county
the former homestead Of @. c. Spann and his
wife Mary g. Spann- That the legal title to
sameb IN G. c. Spann, that VIM. L Pool IS
mortgages Of said land in possession. That
williams Is thfir tenant in possession. That
said Pool has sold his interest in said land 10
said Loves That they permit said Pool to
use and control the same. That tisr have
had the possession Of said land since Nov.
1873, using and receiving rent for same. That
rent ofsaid land IS worth $500 per anuum.
That said Pool aided by said Wiilians-w;th
assent Of said Loves have committed waste
on said land thereby reducing itsvalue 5000
and have cut and appropriated 10 their own
use from said land 1000 cedar trees of the
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QuEEY.-A good many citizens
who have paid money in place OF
working on the streets say they
would like to see on account ofthe
receipts and expenditures for
for street work in the city. We
presume the mayor, who is ex-ofi-
clio road overseer of the city, will
make his report to the commits
sioners' court at the next regular
term in February.
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Bankrupt Stock,
Only half Of the goods sold,
but so as to enable me to close
out nearly all, l have made a
cut on the New York cost oil
10 per cent. of. The balance
will be closed out In February
to country dealers or at aue-
ton.
Large consumers of goods,
country dealers and peddlers
should call early.
Desirable goods at 90 cents
on the dollar are we'll worth
looking and calling for, at
l. HEIDENHEIMER's,
H. COINS Old Stand.
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ROAD WokK.-The city officials
are now engaged in warning out
The town road hands, and the town
road hands are engaged in trying
% axoid the man who is doing the
warning. If there is one thing
more than another that the average
young man breads it is working on
the roads, or in lieu thereof pay
Tug one dollar day. The young
tel-s do not repine at spending a
ozsS for cigarettes or pool, but
putting 4 dollar into street i'm
provements goes as hard with
them as having an eye tooth pull
ed out with apair of blacksmith's
tohgs.
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Marriage Licenses

Issued by the county clerk. for the
week ending Jan. %, 1884:
Geo. Mailman ann Emma Hueber.
Owen Bradshaw and Susan Nealy.
Bill Thomas and Ruth Ann Palmer.
Wiley Tolliver and Lucinda Knox.
Julius Ohlendorf and Augusta K. Won
Bieberstein.
WI. Kendriek and Ida Wood.
August Winschand Marie Ludwig.
q. J. Campbell and Hannah Studard.
D. n. Taytor and S, c, Campbell.
Lewis Walton and Mathis Hunt,
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just Received.

One car load choice molasses
so boxes best twist tobacco. SO
boxes Eleven in Flat tobocco. 25o
boxes assorted crackers. 25 boxes
Evaporatcd apples. rs barrels
New York sliced apples, which we
ask the trade to call and examine
ere purchasing elsewhere.
CHAs. WENAR & Co.
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TEMrr DAVIS, negro woman
aged about 25 or q years, died
very suddenly on Wednesday night
and was buried on Friday after
noon. When last in town some
one put bottle of whiskey in her
basket, she took it home and
drank some of it and in few
hours was corpse. There is a gen.
ersl belief among the colored peo-
pie that she was poisoned. There
was no ieialinvestigation.
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Lunch.

Sam Muory has the only first
class lunch stand in the city. He
keeps imported saugage and
cheese; also canned meats of every
description. Lunches prepared at
short notice.