Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-03
STATE NEWS.

SOUUU VI AImStIOuS COunGy COuI U
house bonds.
The body of an unknown white
man was found floating in the river
at San Antonio few days ago.
"A new postofice has been es-
tablisEed at Goodwin, Comal county,
with H. D. Gruena postmaster.
An immense crop of cotton is
expected in Dewitt county this
year, far exceeding that of last year.
The Austin district conference
of the Methodist church convened
at Weimar last week.
The Houston water company
by charter amendment is authorized
to increase its capital to S15O,OOO.
Gen. Roberts has advices that
there will be forty companies attend
ing the San Antonio military ell
canpment.
"A young boy named VIM Low
was run over by dray at Galveston
the other day and received injuries
supposed to. be fatal.
Barry Miller, assistant county
-attoney of Dallas county, was ac-
cidentally shot the other day while
pulling pistol out of drawer.
The Southern Building and
Loan association of Louisiana with
a capital of S2O,OOO,OOO, has been
authorized to do business in Texas.
George Davis, of Waco, was ar
rested the other day on complaint of
a United States census enumeration
for refusing to answer official ques-
tions.
g. ". Parks, a section foreman
at Krum station on the Santa Fe,
twenty miles south of Gainesville,
was run over and killed by a work
train.
Jack Huey shot and instantly
killed his brother-in-law, Will Holt,
at Velasco on Thursday morning.
1t was the elimination of family
troubles.
king Williams, an old man IS
years of age, was robbed of 1910 at
Marshall few nights ago while stop
ping at a hotel near the depot. to take
the early train
The census enumerators of Aus
tin show population of 1922.
This is fully 5000 short of the most
conservative estimate made by citi-
zens and there is great dissatisfac
ton.
1t is reported that the Austin
and Northwestern railroad has pur-
chased the grade of the Arkansas
Pass in the direction of Llano and
will push work to that place at once.
Mr.. c. Towles, of Houston, was
attacked last week by rabid horse
which he had raised and made pet
of. The vicious animal knocked him
down and bit him in several places.
Judge L. W. Goodrich, of Mar
lin, Falls county, has been appointed
district Judge OF the 18th judicial
district by Gov Ross to fill the un-
expired term of Judge Dickinson.
deceased.
About fifty workmen, carpenters
and other laborers at Yoakum went
on strike demanding nine hours
work and continuation OF old prices.
The strike resulted in an entire
suspension Of business temporarily
The San Marcos opera house
company with a capital stock of
$1,000, Falls county fair association
with a capital of $4,000, and the
Main street railway company of
Seymour, Baylor county, with a
capital of $4,000, have been char
tered.
On the evening of the 23rd of
June the 12-year old daughter and s
year old soa of James Young, a
farmer Of Red River county, six
miles from Gainesville, were burned
to death. They took coal oil can
to the field to build fire to Toast
onions.
While a young man named
Ament, who resided with his brother
eight miles west Of McGregor, was
riding to the field on mule the
animal threw him. The unfortunate
young man became entangled in the
gear and the mule in running drag
ged and kicked him to death.
Prof. Walter Wiprecht. who has
for several years past held a respon-
sible position at the experimental
station of the A. & Nj. college near
Bryan, has resigned and accepted
the position Of chemist for the
Louisiana sugar experimental station
at New Orleans.
Two terrible tragedies were en-
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