Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-02-21
STATE NEWS.
Complaint exists at Bellville
of a scarcity of dwelling houses.

ury.
William Harde, a respected
citizen of Austin county died last
week.
Caldwell has shipped during
the present season 6039 bales of
cotton.
The Chief now gives the pop
ulation of the town of Comanche
as 1900.
In Bell county a good deal of
pork was spoiled by the late damp
weather.
Samuel Wordsworth, n Bolton
merchant, has been closed up by
attachment.
"A new national bank is soon to
be started at Dallas with a capital
of 800, 200.
Ben Thompson was found
guilty in the Bowen case and fined
SIS, at Austin.
There is considerable activity
in real estate in Laredo and in
Webb county.
-Sealy is now three years old
and is prosperous town of about
800 inhabitants.
AT Fort Worth S175 has been
contributed to the sufferers by the
flood on the Ohio.
There was small fire at Hen
rietta the other day destroying
two frame houses.
A milling company has been or
ganized at Brentwood with cap
ltal stock of $4,000.
Derricks are now being placed
in position for laying stone on the
foundation of the capital.
On Saturday nigt h Brady &
Cooks safe at Ennis was burglar
lied and robbed of $1,000.
The funeral of Capt. Brown
ing at Hampstead on Saturday was
the largest ever seen there.
Graham county is to build a
$50, 900 courthouse at once. 1t Is
said to be a long felt want.
Columbus having water work.
and plenty of water NV NV wants a
HOOK an" Iader company.
"A lady living in the west end
of Burleson county gave birth to
triplets last week-all girls.
Tho wife of Mr.. Kidd-who is
ITO years old, and lives near Sealy,
died the other day at Beaumont.
The city of Navasota has pur-
chased a lot for $1,000 and will
proceed to build a good market
house.
-Texarkana lately had brisk
wind storm, blowing down signs,
bill boards and other frail struc-
lures,
AT Waco last week one negro
knocked another negro's nose off
and in consequence thereof is in
trouble.
-Navasota is soon to have a
chinese laundry-an institution
that is hated by the colored wash
ladies.
The Houston Light Guard has
now commenced drilling every
day-getting ready for the inter
state drill.
The many personal friends of
Mr. Thomas Goggan, of Galveston,
will learn with regret of the death
of his wife.
- The Express has discovered
another long felt want at San An
tonic, viz: A commodious union
stock yard.
1t is reported at Hubbard City,
Hill county that W. R. Moore's
pasture fence, near Mount Calm,
was cut in 712 places.
1t is reported and believed in
Sealey that the Texas Western
narrow gauge railway will soon
begin running trains.
Alexander Ewing, of Burleson
county, killed a man, name un-
known, in the Brazos bottom on
Monday. No particulars.
An ice factory. is IN course of
construction at Bryan. The arte-
sian well is now 500 feet deep, but
no good water has been struck.
"A whale weighing 81 pounds
was caught in Little river few
weeks ago, taken to Temple and
retailed to the citizens as catfish.
The commissioners court of
Ell Paso county having levied a
tax to build $500 courthouse,
the people have commenced grum-
bling.
The city council of Columbus
and the commissioners court are
trying to make arrangements to
have free bridges in Colorado
county.
MAJOR BoGss, of Denver, has
bought n stock ranch in Mexico
below Ell Paso, forty miles square
in extent, for the moderate sum of
$3.50, 900.
"A night or two ago a party of
hoodlums, in Waco, had fine
time smashing windows and break
ing street lamps. They were not
arrested.
Pistols were introduced at a
dance near Franklin on Saturday
night and one man was shot in the
side. A ballroom is a poor place
to take pistol.
Nelson Eta, a negro, was kill
ed by an officer at Denton, Sunday
night, while resisting arrest. He
was charged with horse stealing
and fence-cutting.
so many people have joined
the temperance society at Groes-
beck that the only saloonist in
town has been compelled to sell
ont and close mn