Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-22
THE COURTS.
Mayors Court,

D Commissioners Court.
MAY TERM.-Since our last re-
: port the following orders have
been made and bills allowed:
) Schwarz, c., road material, So.
Homeyer, e. W., do, s63.5O.
Bauer, W. & Co.. do, 1925.
Allcorn, T. j., Jr., do, So.
Lippe, J. X, do, $11.I2.
Allcorn, T. j., Jr., do, SO.
Moore,..J. L., Sheriff, $3.50.
Clerk District Court, costs in
junction case courthouse, stills
Sheriff, do, 500
Wesley Washington, declared a
pauper and ordered to be sent to
the poor farm.
Robert Sloan, constable, allowed
S13.05 for feeding prisoners.
Brennan BANNER allowed $3.50
for advertising in the matter OF
the new courthouse, the same hav-
ing besn allowed at the August
term, 1888, and restrained by in
junction.
Reports of various county Off
GERS received and ordered entered.
| Drs. Lockett and PAIL allowed
SIS for post mortem examination of
the body OF = Rucker.
Texas VOlksbote allowed $3.50
for advertising IN the matter of
the new courthouse, and $40 for
printing blanks, and $3.50 for
printing blanks.
J. C. Hewett allowed s1.96 for
express charges.
Galveston News allowed S29.10
for advertising in the matter of
the new court house, and also the
sum of S47. 16 for advertising.
J. l.. Moore, sheriff, allowed
sl35 for services of guard at coun-
ty Jail, and SIS for services for the
county, also s360.95 for feeding
prisoners to May Is, 1884, and SS1
for feeding lunaties for same time.
J. Mcfarland allowed 1895 for
stationery for county officers.
M. A. Healy allowed $3.50 for
load material.
J. NJ. Hannah, constable, allow
ed $3.50 for summoning jury of
inquest.
In the matter of the new court
house it was determined to erect
a new courthouse on the public
square where the old courthouse I
stood; that the plan and specifica-
tons furnished by..J. N. Preston Il
Son are now on file IN the county {
clerks office. 1t is ordered that
the erection ofsuch courthouse be I
begun and completed with as little
delay as possible. To facilitate t
and carry out the purpose, it is or /
dersd that the county judge adver-
tise for proposals in the Galveston S
News. Said bids to be opened on c
h 23d day of June.
The Mcintyre house was rented Q
for temporary courthouse. par @
ticulars published heretofore.) L
Contract with Parsons, and Hal s
lum Bros, for erection of bridge C
over Kountz's branch, near indie Il
pcndence, for the sum of 5000 was a
approved. d
John Hirsch allowed $40 for
road timber. h
The following claims were al fl
lowed: n
c. X. Breedlove, fees in criminal q
cases, STA. v
c. R. Breedlove, fees in lunacy a
case, SO. Il
H. NJ. Lewis, fees in lunacy case, a
$500. Il
J. L. Moore, fees in lunacy case, tt
81.
Jurors in lunacy case, s12, r.
Hook & Ladder Co., rent, $3.50. n
Mechanics Engine Co., rent, so. c.
III. Ransom, building bridge, p
500.
The report and books of q. C.
Lieb, county treasurer, were ex-
amined and compared with the
and S13,594.72 IN can 10
celed scrip was burned. =,
Webb & Tamplet allowed s7.Q6 i,
for lumber. ~
Arthur Mcknight was appointed f. f.
presiding officer at Independence,
vice II. o. Robertson, who declines h,
to serve. T.
The following transfers of funds h.
we're ordered t.
From the common fund to the h,
ury fund the sum of s1030.4I. "
From the common fund to the r,
courthouse fund, the sum of Or
VI
From the common fund to the "s
'oor farm fund, the sum of 1869. 10. ~
The usual fees were allowed the
ulcers of the court for SIX days
attendance. ma
1t is ordered that the sum of DR.
i've hundred dollars (s50O) be al as,
owed E. F. Ewing, Esq, for de- qu
ending tho suit Of Robertson ct.
1. VS.. Breedlove ct. al. in the Dis
riot and Supreme Courts, and that
he clerk issue him scrip, payable In,
ut of the courthouse fund. ~
Adjourned till next regular r"
erm. ma
An Incident in Virginia. ty
Our old friend, Mr.. VIM. Claugh- sci
on, of Heatsville, sheriff of North fir
mberland Co., Va, saysi 1--WE ate
ave many good medicines in our on
arts, but nothing which equals st. s.
acobs Oil, the Great German Rem SUI
dy. My family keeps the Oil in be-
ne house at ell times and uses it all
'r almost everything that 4 medi- full
inc can be used far. They claim I'm
hat it is unequaled for rheumatism
nd all bodily palns,-Tappahan- me
ock, (Va.,l Tide Water Index. or
Garden seeds, and onion sets, g..
new crop. Just re- i0i
eived at II. FISHERS. gu
If you want the best brands of pr
amt or white lead, call on J. W.
1ebb d Co., as they are willing to -. L
ack what they say by a guaran- cert cert
20. In the line OF building ma Wa
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