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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24
STATE NEWS.

: Fence cutters are now quite
busy in Bexar county.
FL Paso is soon to be illumi
mated by electric light.
-Wichita Falls is about to or
ganize fire company.
The town of San Saba wants
sidewalks and water works.
The recent rain was general,
extending west of San Antonio.
T -Freestone county has no less
than ten organized and active
oranges.
"A new courthouse to cost
s57 900 will soon be built at Col
orado City.
Down at Laredo the tramps
are captured.and put to work on
the streets.
Florence Gerald was billed for
a three nights engagement at Vic
toria this week.
Three cheap gambling dens
were closed in Austin by the po-
lice the other day.
There are twenty-five prison.
ers IN the Sherman Jail, including
one negro woman.
! "A gentleman living at Wichi-
tn Falls is setting out large vine
yard of California grapes.
A gang of burglars and small
thieves are now busily engaged in
working the town of Waco.
Movers are passing through
Sherman every day going west to
grow up with the country.
-Grcenville has received $4,000
bales of cotton this season. The
crop is about all marketed.
= Bonham is ahead of other
towns of its size in Texas-it has a
Young Mems Christian Association.
AT Marshall burglars made an
Intellectual attempt to burglarize
the vault of the Garrett & Keys
bank.
"A lodge ofGood Templars, with
Il membership of one hundred, has
lately been organized at Green
vile.
William C. Barns, a young
man from Alabama, died suddenly
at Cameron of paralysis Monday
night.
"A freight train ran into push
car near Mineola; the train was
wrecked and fireman Rost was
killed. -.rr-- r-.-r.. b..
The Dallas Times says cases
of abduction are as frequent in st.
Louis as suicides are in Fort
Worth.
Five prisoners escaped from
the Longview jail the other day
but were all recaptured and re
jailed. ~- -7'
Smith county once sent petit
ton to the legislature; it did no
good and no more petitions have
been sent. -.-. .
Galveston is now making ex-
tensive preparations for the Mardi
Gras celebration on the 26th of
February.
|, AT Laredo they catch tramps
and put them to work on the
street, Tramps will avoid Laredo
in the future.
"A Laredo restaurant adver-
tises TO sell raw oysters from
Rockport at the very low price of
10 cents dozen. -aa,-i
"A number ofcareless newspa-
pers in the state are constantly
getting the towns of Rrenham and
Bonham mixed.
"A chambermaid ut a Dallas
hotel has Just returned a drummer
a package of $1,000 which he. lost
'"i
-Thes of the parties engaged
in the recent lynching at McDade
have-been held in bonds of from
$500 to $4,000 each. ..
Matte Gaylord Smith lectur-
ed to q largo audience at Wichita
Eollr Thn ,ooDt ~ -
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Bad weather Is reported over
the state generally.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

AT 3 o'clock Sunday morning
the town of Mineolawas visited by
disastrous fire consuming thir.
teen buildings-mostly frame.
They were all occupied as bust
moss houses, involving loss Of
between s35, 900 and $40, 900. +
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

In a row at Big Springs, a
cowboy named Love, after being
soundly whipped in a saloon, went
out and borrowing q pistol CON-
Msnced firing, accidentally killing
Chas. Little, an innocent man.
Love escaped, although the sheriff
was present.
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NOTICE

Is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed assignee of the estate Of D.
Levi, who lately assigned for the benefit OF
his creditors An persons indebted to said
n, Levi viii please call and settle, IS the
business. must be closed according to law for
distribution. ABE HARRIeoS,
Assignee.
Independence, Jan. ., 1854.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The east end of Galveston Is
land is washing away. The Civil.
ian of Friday last says: Ten days
ago the house known as Cedar
Grave was fifty odd feet from the
water by actual measurement; this
morning the water was undermin-
ing the sidewalk ON its east front.
Sam Brown, who killed old
man Martin last summer near Lu-
ling, was taken ont of the Loekhart
jail at midnight on Monday night
by a mob of masked men and shot
to death, The telegraph wire was
cut about mile from town and
thus further particulars were sup
pressed,
Gainesville is now enjoying a
regular boom. New firms are COM
ing in from distant parts of the
state and going into business,
while old firms are charging their
houses. During the past year real
estate has advanced nearly one
hundred per cent. The growth OF
the town has been steady and it is
now on firm basis.
-EastOn and Campack the
Texas Pacific cotton operators
were arrested near Ocean Sprin gs,
Miss, where they had been for
some days in disguise. Easton is
said to have stolen $1,000 from the
Texas Pacific railway while station
agent at Sherman, and he and his
confederater are supposed to have
realized from $4,000 to 800, 900
from bankers and cotton dealers
on forged bills of lading.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The Waco city council by a
vote of seven to one awarded the
city printing to the Day, although
its bid and the bid of the Exami-
ner were exactly the same. The
Day very justly feels proud of the
compliment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

One B. Hansell, an English
man, known as the "imported
dude" was bookkeeper for a firm
in Tyler. He has jumped the town
leaving many unpaid bills. Con-
fidence in strangers is somewhat
shaken in that town. aa -ss
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Palestine has raised money
and sent a Committee to Washing
ton to work for the renewal of the
Federal court from Tyler to Pal
estine. The citizen are deeply, IN
earnest and Tyler will have to
look welfto her laurels if she re-
tains the coveted court. Inc
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Saturday night two negroes
We're taken from the lock. up at
Trinity by masked men; one was
turned loose and the other one was
logged. The reporter very slyly
says: There is not the slightest
excitement about the matter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Warrants were issued for the
festive cowboys who took Waco
the other day. and the officers are
after them with sharp sticks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

In Navarro county the entire
oat crop was destroyed by the re-
cent cold snap. There will be a
demand for spring oats for seed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

About 4 o'clock Monday morn
ing John f. Lawson, a .saloonist,
was found in his saloon at Fort
Worth with his head badly wound
ed and his hand lacerated. He
had been attacked, while asleep,
by John High, a cook, who beat
and robbed him. High is in Jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

-Fence-cutters are as busy as
bees in the vicinity of Waclder on
the sunset railway. All the fences
in the vicinity were nipped on
Sunday night, and a day or two
afterwards the fences six miles
south were also cut
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

-Easton and Cammack, the two
MEN implicated with Lohnstein in
the Texas and Pacific cotton swim,
die are now in jail at Dallas. 1t is
thought they will turn states evil
denee and startling developments
are looked for.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

AT Terrell the city council has
voted $4,000 for additionalschool
accommodations. Terrell is evil
IDENTIFY go-ahead town.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24
The Worlds Leader.

Recognizing the principle, no Sewing Ma
chine, without sufficient merit, viii live q
long life. n. Lockett offers the Leaderto all
friends and the public generally for their
most critical examination and test. 1t surpass-
es in FINISH, FINE WORKMANSHIP. Symetri-
cal Appearance, Light Running, and Quiet
ness, any machine now in the market Call
and see it at Schurenburg Bros. brick build
inc, and give him a share of your patronage.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The people of Tyler are con.
tident that they will retain the
Federal court and also that con-
gress will appropriate 100000 to
erect building for that purpose
there. Palestine is disguised at
the outlook.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The Bolton compress has not
proved to be paying investment
and the subscribers to the capital
stock now refuse to pay an assess
ment of so per cent made upon the
stock until compelled to do so by
suit.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

According to the Longview
Democrat there is still about 1000
bales of cotton to be marketed in
the country tributary to Long
view. - a--., :,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

= Stockmen in the vincinity. of
Waco are said to recognize that
the time has about come when
pasturemen should own their land.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The hay barn of Yoss broth
ers, three miles west of Hockey,
was burned Sunday night, $500
Y1rth Of hay and machinery was
| lost.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Tho hay barn of VosS BROTH
ers, three miles west of Hockey,
was burned Sunday night. $500
Yarth Af hay and machinery was
lost:
The new iron bridge across
the Colorado river ut Austin, 900
feet long, built by the King bridge
company has been completed and
tested. la. s.--1 a-.,s-
There was twenty-six prison
ers in the Gonzales Jail the other
day. District court is now in ses-
sion aad The grand. jury found Al
indictments.
The road agents that robbed
the stage in Lampasas county some
days ago have been eaptured In
Jack county and identified by the
stage driver,
Subscribers to the Santa Fe
railway at Bolton refuse to pay
their notes and number of suits
have been instituted; very few
paid under protest.
w, /. Mcmahon, a Temple sa-
loonist, while quieting disturb
ance in his saloon, accidentally
shot himself in the foot, inflicting a
very severe wound.
- The Victoria meat company
talks of suspending for brief per,
iod on account Of being unable to
procure q sufficient supply of fat
beef to keep running.
DIR. J. II. Kerr, died at Nav
asota on Monday night, aged 63
years. He came from Tennessee
to Texas in 1898 and resided prin-
ctpaily in Grimes county,
Burglars succeeded in getting
into the vault of Chlldress , Har
ris' bank at Tyler. Saturday night.
but were discovered before they
BAD time to get into the safes in the
vault.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

Hattie a woman of the town at
Fort Worth was arrested and put
in the'crank-honse. She had used
chloroform until she became a luna
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

islature suggesting the propriety
of making an appropriation to
equip the lunatic asylum at Ter.
rell, which is to be completed BY
October LIST. If no appropriation
is made the asylum will have to
remain unoccupied until the next
meeting of the legislature.
Now that the Perrell bill has
been killed the legislature virtu,
ally gets back to the starting point
and will have TO formulate an en-;
tirely new bill. The News Aus.
tin special says the great public is
expected to be satisfied with IN
creased penalties for fence cutting,
and that legalized free grass will
mollify the fence cutter.
The San Antonio Light has IN
formation from Monterey to the
effect that Pablo Quintana, mayor
of New Laredo, who is charged
with instigating the railroad rob-
berry in Mexica, NOW has the liner
ty of the city of Monterey as his
prison bounds, and that the indi'
cations are that Quintana is not
guilty. The real robbers are still
at large.
The fence cutters are not with
out representation; Mr.. Hagap is
their delegate to the legislature.
The fence cutters of Jack county
have distributed memorial to the
governor, alleging in substance
that the Red River cattle company
and private parties have fenced in
large tracts of land not their own,
ard thet they have fenced in small
land owners.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

"A chambermaid- at a Dallas
hotel has just returned q drummer
package of $1,000 which he. lost
over a year ago.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-24

The Dallas Times says cases
of abduction are as frequent in st.
Louis as suicides are in Fort
Worth.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
jail site.

Whereas n appears TO this Board that Il
solutely necessary 70 provide suitable
whereon to erect . talf for aid countI<
jail to contain such accomodations 9Gtlha,
necessary Tor public use under the faw; Z
appearing that said county has no jail SEQ
dstions adequate, sufncient or proper for p
use, and II further appearing that the prof.
hereinafter described is the best In sil fssl
ior site for such jail AND that \ i 70
the said property should be purchased for
price and from the owners thereof herein
named.
Therefore. be 1t Resolved, That il 10 II I
tention Of the Board Of supervisors o
county 70 purchase from the ownefu there
wit. o. W. Childs and George Hausen.
certain premises located In tho City and
Of Los Angeles, California, aud more paffic |
described as fellows, to-wit: Commencing u
Angeles . point In the northwest line Of
High street 1e4.2 feet northeastefiy from
pie street and running thence along New
street N. l3k T., 50 feet; thence N. 4ol' w.,
feet 10 the land Of Manricio; thence pn1
to New High street q. 49, W., 80 fest tol
lire Of the lot sf the county d tsos An.
thence along the same s. ief r. 92i iset VI
place Of beginning; for the sun, and pm
seventy -Ave hundred(S 50o) dollan. And lhr !
BOARD will meet TO consummate such pufch |
the ID day Of March, at 10 O'clock A. \, 81
day, and that the Cerk OF this Board give
Of the Intention and time Of meeting to
mate said purchase BY pubIicstion of sue.
Ia the Los Angeles DAtLr HEHALD, . nev
Of general circulation, published In saifl
for ut least three weeks prior TO ssid
named.
By order Of the Board Of Supervisors.
A. W. POTTS.
February Q, 1884. fei
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
Notice of Intention.

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention
Of the Council Of the City Of Los Angeles to
establish the grade OF Seventh street from San
Pedro street to the Los angeles river as follows:
At the intersection Of Seventh street and San
Pedro street the grade shall he IL feet below the
datum plane; at point In the center line Of Sew.
enth street 1900 feet easterly from the east boun
dary Of San Pedro street the grade shall be IL 60
feet below the datum plane; at point in the
center line OF Seventh street 2l0O feet eastery
from the east boundary OF san Pedro street the
grade shall be IA feet below the datum plane; at
the Intersection Of Alameda street and Seventh
street the grade shall be is feet below the
datum plane; at the intersection Of Lemon street
ana Seventh street the grade shall be II feet be-
low the datum plane; at point In the center
line Of Seventh street 1858 feet eastery from the
east boundary Of Lemon street tfe grade shall be
"a feet below the datum plsne and at point In
the center line OF Seventh street 1857 feet east
erly from the east boundary Of Lemon street the
grade shall be Is feet below the datum plane.
All persons interested are hereby notified to file
their objections. II any they have, with the Clerk
Of the Council. within ten days after the date
Of the first publication Of this notice.
BY order Of the Council Of the city Of Los An
geles at its meeting Of February 25th A. d. 1884
W. W, ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council Of the City OF Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, February 20. A. b. 1884.
F.t..
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
Walter s. Maxwell, Plaintiff,
vs..
Maria Guadalupe Figueroa ct al,
Defendants.

The people OF the State Of California send
greeting !. Maria Gusdalupe FiRueroa. Jose
Figueros, Francisco Figueros, Maria Jesus
figueroa. Amads fgueroa, Ciria Maris Fieue-
roa, faustina Fieuefoa. John Doe, James Doe,
VIM. Doe, Aurelis hoe, Celsstina Roe and
Juhnita Roe, defe ndants.
You are hereby required to appear In an action
brought against you by the above named plain.
tif In the superior Court Of the State Of Cslifor-
mia, In and for the county Of Los Angeles
and TO answer the complaint filed therein
within ten days Exclusive Of the day Of peryice,,
after the Service on you OF this summons
served witnin this county; or II served elsewhere
within thirty days-or judgment by default will
said complaint.
The said action is brought 10 obtain Judgment
against said defendants tnst they may Be re.
qnred TO set forth the nature OF their several
claims TO the lands and promises described in
plaintiffs complaint, and tha. all adverse claim
OF the said defendants or either OF them. NAV be
determined by decree Of this Court and that
by said decree II be declared and adjud1ei that
the said defendants. or either Of them. have no
estate or interest whatever In or to the aid land
and premises; and that the title Of PLAINTIFF +
good and sufficient and valid. And also that the
defendants. and each and every OF them. bo for
ever debarred frem asserting any claim what
ever IN or 70 said lands or premises adverse TO
the said paintih, and for such other and further
relief as TO this honorable Court shall seem meet
and agreeable to equity, and for costs Of s,,It
Reference Is had 70 complaint for particulars.
And you sre hereby notified that II you fail to
appear and answer the said Complaint AZ ahovs
required the said plaintiff will cause your do
isult TO be entered and will apply TO the Court
for the relief therein demanded.
Gwen under my hand and the seal OF the So
Perior Court OF the state OF California, in and
ior the county OF Los Angeles, this 2bth dsy Of
January, in the year Of our Lord, one thoussnd
eight hundred and eighty. three.
lsrAL.l 4. ". PORTS, Clerk.
by A. NoRros, Deputy
q. T.. Thorn, Attorney fol Plaintiff
feba7 2m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
Thursday, the ssh Day OF March
a. ID. 1854,
Guardians Sale of Real Estate,

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance Of an
order OF the Superior Court Of the county Of Los
Angeles, State Of California. made on the Sd day
OF March, 1884, In the matter Of the estates Of
Joseph H. Patrick Charles 4. Patrick and Mar
cia A, Patrick, minors, the undersigned, Mary A.
Patrick the guardian Of said minors, Will sell at
private sale to the highest bidder, for cash, and
subject to conlrmation by said Superior Court,
on or after Friday, the 2lst day Of March, 1884,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at Room No. in the Allen
Block in the city Of Los Angeles in the county Of
Los Angeles Aforesaid, all the right title. inter
est and estates Of the said minors and OF each Of
them, in and to all those certain lots pieces or
parcels of land situate, lying, and being in the
said State Of California, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows to-wit:
The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
Of section seventeen In township one south, range
fourteen west, s. B. meridian, in the county Of
Les Angeles, and the north Of the northwest
quarter Of section sixteen, township one south,
range fourteen west, s. Is. Meridian In the coun-
ty Of Los Angeles
Lot 2 in Block X Of the Mott tract in the city
Of Los Angeles, county Of Los Angeles State Of
California.
Lot in Block OF Nichols addition to West
Los Angeles. situate in the city Of Los Angeles,
county OF Los Angeles, State Of California.
".
Block in East Los Angeles, situate in the city
Of Los Angeles, county OF Los Angeles, State Of
California, bounded on the north by Downey av-
enue, on the west by Chestnut street, on the
south by Hawkins street and ON the east by Tru-
man street.
"
That certain lot situated on the corner Of Third
and Utah streets, In the town Of San Bernar-
dino in the county Of San Bernardino, State Of
California, together with the brick hull Ting
thereon, which said lot and building are known
the City Of Paris building and the lot on which
the same is situated and being the same property
heretofore conveyed by II. J. Stewart to o. \.
witherby. NJ. 8. Patrick and others, occupied at
present by Meyerstein & Co. as City OF Paris
Store.
The interests OF said minors In Aforesaid prop
erty, to-wit, In each OF aforesaid parcels num-
bered to w., Is further described as the interest
therein acquired by said minors and by each Of
them respectively by inheritance from their de-
ceased father, the late NJ. 8. Patrick.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, ten per
cent. OF the purchase money to be paid TO the
said Guardian on the day OF sale, balance on con-
hrmation OF sale by said Superior Court. Deed
at expense Of purchaser.
MARY A. PATRICK,
Guardian Of the persons and estates Of Jo-
seph ii Patrick, Charles +. Patrick and Mar
Ella A. Patrick, Minors.
March 81. 1884.
W. p. Gardiner, attorney for said guardian mh4
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-07
LEGAL,
Order to Show caue.
In the Superior Court Of Los Ane
County, State Of Calibrnia.
In tho Matter Of tho Estates and Gtardianst
Joseph H. Patrick, Charles Patricl
i Marcia A. Patrick, minors,


In tho Matter Of tho Estates and G,srdianst
Joseph H. Patrick, Charles 4 Patricl
Marcia A. Patrick. minors.
II appearing TO this Courtfrom tiepetitie
verified and this day duly presentd and 4
Mary A. Patrick, guardian Of tie pers
estates Of said minors, praying or an o:
sell certain real estate particulaly descr'
said petition and belonging 10 siid minor
It Is neceslary end will be hsneilciai
minors to ell said real property at privat
saldwards and Of each Of them, and all
Interested In tho estates Of sid wards
either or any Of them, appear bsforc the
at the courtroom theFoef, In which the
Y. Howard, one Of the JueGss thereof. pi
in the Court House, IN lthe oily and coii
Los Angeles, State OF Callforhia, on the
day Of March, 1884, at ten o'closk in tn
noon Of that day, then and there 20 show
Why an order should not be egrauted and
directing the sale Of the following describet
property. situated in the county Of asn u
State Of California, and more particularly
scribed as follows, to-wit:
All the right, title and interest Of JOSEPH
Patrick. Charles 3. Patrick and Marcia 4.
rick, minors, aforesaid, in and to ths follow
described real property, to-wit;
Block No: 2ll, iste 4 and y, I'M BlocR oS;
cA1L U1otkllfu ~ VI 10t9 - n etu - -. A>s~e~
and lot e in Block III, al In Horizons Add
TO San Bieso, In the county of San Diego. y
of California; Also lots and 9 In Block n
MIddletown: also the undivided one hall Of
southeast quarter Of Pueblo lot No. x57, snd
undivided halt Of Pueblo lot No. 2d1. contai
twenty acres each In sAid undivided interest,"
The Interests Of aid mIuon tn aforesaid =
erty 70 further described ~ the interest tht
acquired by aid minors and BY each Of ther
l~A- &11xstu
| father, ths late n. 8. Patrick, each u
minors owning IN undivided one-sixth III Il
est in all tho Aforesaid property.
And IL is further ordered that cspy Of
order be publishsd in the l.oe Angeles
HaRALD, Newspaper printed in said Lo
gsles county, at least once week for thfesl
cessive weeks prior to the ssid 10Th
March, 1884.
1884. '. Z HOWARD, Judl
". r. Gardiner, Attorney for Guardian.
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