Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-17
STATE NEWS.

Rich salt deposits have been
discovered in StonowalI county.
Tho first baIo of cotton is ex-
Pectcd at Bastrop by tho 18th Of
July.
Up TO the 18th inst, Hrco.
Hamilton county, was needing rain
badly.
The assessors rolls show tho
taxable values of Dallas county to
be over 81, 100000.
-Jno. 7. Reagan, of San Ango-
10, wants TO step into the late mar
shal Jackman's shoes.
Every doubling Thomas IN
Bastrop is now satisfied that the
railroad will he built.
Crop prospects are fine in
Hunt county and old corn is sell
ing at so cents n bushol.
Mrs. r. S. VALID was gorcd to
death by an lnturlatod COW at
Iexarkana last Sunday.
-SuperIntcndent Walker thinks
the stonowaIIs of tho now capitol
will be completed by January
1888.
Tho peoplo of Loclxbart Cald-
well county arc WORKING TO get Il
tap road built by the Sunset rail-
way
Mr.. Weltman 4 merchant of
Hcarne. has lost two children from
scarlet fever within few days OF
each other.
Tho San Antonio police raidcd
n Celestial oprum iornt ON Market
street and baggcd All Sing, Nalogo
ana John LON.
AT Huntsville when a snake IS
found in the printing Office il is
Killed with promptncss and pieces
OF pine plank.
Tho Dallas Morning News
boasts that its city is remarkably
healthy and that the weather is re-
markabiy hot.
The privileges for the encamp-
ment at Lampasas were sold last
Sunday at auction. The total re-
ceiPtS were sioOo.
The Dallas News SAYS there
arc crops of wheat in that county
that VIII yieId on an average 70
ouShelS TO inc acre
"A band of counterfoltcrs have
been operating IN the vicinity of
I'll Paso showing the queer SO far
no arrests haVe been made.
Tho Fort Worth fircmcn will
give celebration next month that
will, says the Gazette, eclipse the
''"D,' '''''' -'''- ~ D''''
Tho university regents have
completed the work of preparing
for the next session. They expect
a large attendance next TALL.
Track laying on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe road is
complete to Elm crock, a distance
of one.half mile from Ballinger.
The Bolton Bar association
held a meeting Saturday and on
dorsed Hon. Walter Acker, OF
Lampasas for encouragement.
Barney Gibbs and II. Furman,
congressional aspirants for Well,
Dei " e"' ca" joI". uis ,'.ss
~ "'i 'u''" '"'''u"y "i'oi"o0"'
The Galveston interstate drIll
encampment grounds will be desig G.
mated Camp Magrudor, in memory
Under
e.
jeff Bennett, whose sudden
disappearance from Paris caused
such excitement, has not been
found. 1t is supposed he has gone
nood roins bovo foIIon IN
whortoO md t%o mnnor mort;ons
of RroUoria and Motagorda Farm
w. 80 nn " IL - gu" Ill 80 H. fmont
orons gro,rn s;non tho wor
'i'P' 81" " ''|0 wv wax
Orange and vicinity on Monday
doinG mucb damo,tc To crons and
verefation. Trees and fences were
blown down nrom,scuousIv
The corner stone of the First
in DoII,U an MondnI, With go,
nrratc rcrcmonics Tho briId,ng
will cost s95 O00 whom comnIetod
"A GAINESVILLE special to the
News says precinct No. | went Tor
40 mai,Iritm III uoa'"a. ~
cIndos CIayi.sv,IIo Sro,n,s I'D
bomo " "
Tho Tomn1o T,mos wants tbo
sunday law enforced 10 lne llt'ef
IN temple. II Pupiic sentiment In
tna' Town demands inc enforce
meht OF the sunday iow' II VIII be
ehlorceu' oIherwise not.
The Temple fire dcpartmcnt
will have a rrand celebration limo
20 ana 20 lhe lourth anniversary
OF inc department ana temples
NTH birthday. A number OF visit