Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-03-25

FARMER report crop prospect
ID as favorable as they have been fo
rs years at this time.
ANT street in the vicinity of tn
=" Hook and Ladder truck house ha
III been put in first-class condition.
:. TELEPHONE connection Is nov
I established between Brennan an,
n Houston and Galveston. It's sal,
= the wires work beautifully.
! The aldermanic race is begin
J. ming to warm up and several can
k didates are already before tn,
: public =; there are several NOR,
c candidates to come to the front.
! ATTENTION is called to the care
! of Theo. Ahrenbeck elsewhere
He has lately opened 4 new anC
j. choice stock of staple and fancy
groceries.
DIEHRsEN, the man who was s
| severely wounded at his OWL
t house while defending his wife's
: honor, is now at.the residence Of
Mr.. o. Edison, a neighbOr. The
chances for recovery are all
, against him.
A FINE large swamp owl meet
ing was held at the Santa Fe de-
pot last night. There was moth
ing out of the usual run of owl
meetings in this one.
STILL ANoTHER.-In this issue
will be found the announcement of
NJ. W. Becker as a candidate for
alderman from the first ward. Mr..
Becker has been a resident of
Brennan for some years.
THE body of Charles Hawkins, a
negro who had died up the Santa
Fe road, of pneumonia arrived on
the down passenger train Sunday
evening. About two-thirds of
the colored population of Camp
town were at the depot to receive
it..
SPRINGTIME is hero and such
Sunday fishermen as have not
not been converted during the re-
cent revival, will, ere many Sun
days, be finding their way to the
creeks. Fish are so scarce here
abouts that Sunday fishermen sin
but little.
The Water warks case occupied |
the district court all day Wednes-
day and yet the evidence is not
concluded. Before the case is
finished every man on the jury will
be an expert In all that pertains to
tho construction and operation of
water works in Texas towns.
For ALDERMAN.-In this issue
will be found the announcement
of Mr.. NJ. Russi for alderman from
the Second ward. Mr.. Russi is an
old and we'll known citizen, a con-
tractor and owner of the planning
mill. He needs no introduction
at our hands.
CHARLEY RADFoRD, a negro luna
tic who was given the freedom OF
the Jail yard Monday, took a crazy
fit late in the afternoon and refus-
ed to go back to Jail. He knock
ed the jailer down and got away,
running down the street. He was
armed with heavy wrench and 1t
took the united efforts of four or
five stout men to recapture him.
BOLD BREAK.-Willie Brown, q
negro boy II or l6 years of age
made two bold breaks on Wednes- i
day afternoon. About half-past
two o'clock he called at the resi- +,
dence of Mr.. W. F. Cortes, on West
street, and inquired Of Mrs. Cortes c
if her husband was at home; she
replied, no. The negro at once
drew very formidable looking
revolver that was at least foot l
long. Mrs. Cortes and Miss Lucy +
Collins, who were IN the house, at 4
once slammed the door in his face, +
locked it and began screaming for I
nd. Brown, too, got scared and I
ran away. Soon afterward he was |
'ound near Schmid & Bros store I
with the pistol in his possession. T
Mr.. Collins decoyed him over to G
the soda factory ard arrested him. I
BE was brought up town and turn J
ID over 10 officer Buster, who I
tarted to the bastiIe with him y
he trip was safely made until n
hey got near the city hall, where 7
Brown squIrmed like an eel and :
Tipped out of the officers grasp. v
Brown mentally said; "Legs do
your duty" and they did for he L
an off like a feared turkey. A S
was issued for his arrest
nd placed in the hands of the
heriff who will no doubt catch b
lin. s.
Nick GENTRY.-The report OF the ii
hiding of the body of this man in a
he Yegua on Saturday proved to
'e true. HIS body was taken to
Burton where an inquest was held
IN Sunday, and verdict was re-
urned that he came TO his death o
~ suicide. The body was found II
Il q water hole about fifteen feet u