Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-18

"A trelgnt traln Oh lho -iA4'S0
Kansas and Texas railway was
wrecked near Whitewright Tuesday
in which W. J. Ewin, brakeman,
formerly yardmaster there, was killed.
He leaves wife and child there.
"A convention of the citizens Of
Cherokee county is called to meet in
Rusk on Saturday the 18th inst. to
elect delegates to the industrial con
vention which meets in Fort Worth
on the 34th inst Brennan ought
to go and do likewise.
Commissioners Foster has been
authorized and directed to appoint
some moneyless young man who
wants to become a horse doctor to
scholarship IN a prominent veterlna-
ry college in New York. Here Is
fair chance for some poor boy.
On Saturday night about II
o'clock Ben D. Lees roller mill at
Bolton took fire and burned down,
consuming about $4,000 worth of
wheat. The cause of the fire is I'M
known. There was some insurance,
but it was small compared with the
loss.
David DoughertY, a farmer 60
years of age, living four miles from
Ferris, in Dallas county, was assassi-
mated Tuesday night aboutS o'clock.
He was lying on a lounge, sur
rounded by his wife and family,
when the assassin fired through the
window, killing him instantly.
"A Bolton lawyer is said to be in
limbo for lingering the filthy lucre.
The money was stolen from Judge
Osterhout, and one of the candi-
dates for sheriff saw the lawyer lift
the money and reported on him
promptly. He was arrested and
gave bond for his appearance
"A gentleman of Fort Worth,
who has just returned from Chicago,
where he met W. S. Pendleton, the
ex-mayor who made his fight with a
telephone girl, says he is now en-
gagged in writing a book embedding
the salient features in his own cele,
brated case. The book will be out
on next December.
-"A large force is now at WORK
on the new court house at Conroe
and it will be pushed to as early
completion as circumstances vii
permit. A new kiln of brick con
tanning 100000 has been fired anc
will be ready for use in the COURSE
of ten days. The foundations Of the
Jail will be laid in the next few
| weeks and both buildings completed
. at the same time.
: Elmer Martinez and Jim Wor
, tez, two Mexicans living eight mile
f from Weimar, both had courted
fair damsel, and it collapsed by Ell
mar Martinez marrying her ant
> bringing her to Weimar Saturday
Jim VORTEX followed them, anC
upon meeting up with Martinez sho
him just above the heart, when Mar
: tinez stabbed VORTEX with larg
: knife. Martinez died at once ant
i VORTEX died last night The brid
j returned to her home.
The records of the city engineer
t Office at Dallas show that there ba
been expended in public works sine
e the LIST of last May S157,1S2.07 a
t follows: Repairs of sewers ant
drains So, 1887; street paving, $50
d 391,57; construction of waterworks
= S47261.29; new sewers S19,316.9C
l. The building permits issued from
i this office since April 81 aggregat
S1,267, 800 Those permits by n
means cover the extent of building
! ! in progress, as outside of the fir
u district any number of buildings ar
i being put up for which no PERM
= was asked.
, "A man by the name of ".
a Sorrells, living near Chico, WIS TIE
" and was found to be insane. q
u appears to be a man of considerabl
- intelligence when he is not in one {
his insane spells, which come O
IS about dark. About two years ag
ID he and young man were ridin
IS along a public road when sever
l. parties, who were secreted by IL
roadside, discharged their pisto
re and his companion fell from h
as horse apparently dead. MIR. So
in rells, thinking that they were wa
N laid, became badly frightened an
since that time his mind has bee