Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-28
STATE NEWS.

weston is not blowing her own horn
as much or as loud as she ought
to.
1t appears from the Courier
that Hepstead is dull and quiet.
The jail, which is not very safe, is
being repaired.
/ The Sunday law will again
be contested at Dallas. a test case
has been made and will be taken
to the supreme court.
The Houston Age thinks that
Hon. W. Il. Baker will be q candi-
date for mayor before the nominal.
7 ing convention Of the Democrats.
A Waco firm received ut one
shipment seventeen car loads OF
! freight. The train was made up
in New York and sent through to
Waco.
- For the third consecutive year
the city printing Of Waco has been
awarded to the Day-its bid and
that OF the Examiner were the
same.
Con. NJ. Noble died at his res
idencc IN Houston Sunday morn
ing, aged 3S years. He served for
three terms as sheriff of Harris
county.
The Mexia Ledger building, at
MeXIa, made a narrow escape from
destruction on Friday by detect
i've hue. A timely discovery saved
the Office.
1t Is now put down as a GER
tainIy that Mr.. Moody of Moody
and Sankey fame, will visit Dallas
for the purpose of converting SIN
ners.
A violent type OF measles is
now prevailing in Burleson coun-
~. Several children have died
and some of the public schools
have suspended.
Victor Geisocke, popular
young printer of Houston, was
killed last Monday by the acciden-
tai discharge of a gun while on a
hunting excursion.
An old lady from Bcsque coun-
ty was robbed on the street in
Waco, of a satchel containing
$3.50 IN money. Four men were
engaged in the robbery.
The Farmers alliance at Bon
ham has decided to build a $4,000
flour MILL they will issue stock IN
S. shares and allow no one man to
own over 200 shares.
"A. NJ. Whcloss, superintendent
of the Dallas water works, and
whose accounts are $500 short,
left Dallas Wednesday afternoon
and has failed to return.
John Mccoy shot and killed
himself at Corpus Christi, Friday
night. He was sitting on q bed
twirling his pet revolver en- mis-
finger when It dropped on the floor
and exploded.
Wichita Falls is on q big boom
if the Herald is to be believed.
New houses are being butt and
large number Of families are NOV
ing INTO the county from other
states,
Late last Saturday night the
police Of Waco made q raid on
some negro dives and captured
eight negroes charged with the
henlous offcnse of crap-shootng-I
. game played with two dice,
Ell Paso's city council has or.
dered the city police to purchase
balls and chains for the personal
adornment Of the tramps infesting
the community. They, the tramps,
will be put to work on the streets.
"A scandal has been created at
Georgetown. Peter Coe, hereto
fore a respected citizen, has eloped
TO Missouri to meet the
wife of one Scott, also a respccta-
BILE citizen OF Williamson county.
At Paris last week all the ne
groes held in Jail for non-paymcnt
of fines were put on the blaGk and
sold at auction 10 the highest bid
deT-he TO have aud hold them
until the fine and cost are worked
out.
San Angelo Enterprise: 1t
used 10 be when Il baron camc to
town, Come up, boys, and let's /
take q drink" Now he says, "PIl /.
shake you for the drinks" The .
barons are not quite so flush Gas
they used 70 was"
The city council of Waco has /
passed an ordinance requiring The
construction OF sidewalks on the
residence streets of that city.
What we need IN Brennan is pave
ments IN the business portion of
town first, and in the residence
portion next,
Austin Statesman, As the
night train on the H. and L. C Ry, |
from Austin was approaching
last Wednesday night a
bullet ilrcd iron the WOODS struck
one of the ears, and came very near
striking Col. Pendcrgast, the at
torney OF the road,
The rate of taxation in Waco
for the current year is $3.50 on the
500 worth of assessed taxable
values. The following are the
items Current expenses, 10 cents:
public schools, 40; railroad bond
fund, 25; past indebtedness, 10;
bridges, streets, etc. 20. +
DR.. LIghthall, the diamond
king, 4 vendor of ncstrums, con-
.racted the smallpox at San An
tonic last Wednesday and died
Sunday night. He had been travel
ing in Texas with Il large retinue
and made plenty of money. He
caves about half 4 bushel of alleg-
ID diamonds.
Over IN the old town of Nae
lgdochcs the local paper having
nothing of national Importance to
engage its attention, has opened a
vigorous warfare on the small boy
md his nigger-shooter. 1t may do