Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-22
STATE NEWS.

SIAlE NE
The state architects association
had a meeting at Dallas on the 18th.
Heavy rains with destructive
hail fell in Travis county OIL the
18th.
-Horsea and cattle shipments from
Wilson county are of daily occur
renee.
The town of Gonzales is i'm
proving and crop prospects are
favorable.
The corn and cotton crops of
Calhoun county are reported to be
Ill fine condition.
The state pharmaceutical asso-
citation held its annual meeting at
Waco on Tuesday.
Wichita county has an active
immigration board and keeps an
agent regularly in the field.
The Waller county watermelon
association has eight hundred acres
planted in melons this year.
Jack Carpenter, living in Camp
county six miles from Pittsburg,
killed himself in a fit of insanity.
"A little child of Ike Alexander,
colored, was run over and killed by
the cars at Victoria on the 18th.
The grand jury of Kerr county
returned only two indictments, and
one of the parties was acquitted.
The courthouse at Uvalde is to
be remodeled and a new vault con-
structed in the county clerks Office.
"A recently converted Catholic
from Cuba addressed the
Baptist convention at Fort
Worth.
"A business mems political club
has been organized at Waco to op-
pose the creation Of a railway COM
mission.
The residence of John Camp
bell at Abilene was destroyed by fire
few nights ago. There was $1,000
insurance.
The county commissioners court
Of Milan county has postponed in
definitely the building Of a new
courthouse.
"A fire at Cisco destroyed the
of Hugh Corrigan and
Mrs. Barrett. The origin of the fire
S a mystery.
Small grain in Kerr county is
recovering from the effects of
he drouth, and there is a fair pros
,ect of an average yield.
"A section hand named James
an Englishman, was run
'ver and killed by the cars while I'M
oading gravel at Alvin.
Billy Ballard, 25 years old, was
truck by lightning during a thunder
torn, and was killed while riding
horseback near San Angelo.
The Santa Fe railway company
as made San Angelo a common
point for wool. 1t reduces
harges about 20 cents on the 100
pounds.
Steps are being taken to raise
unds to erect a monument to the
memory of Texas heroes who fell at
he battle of San Jacinto, and also
Sam Houston.
W. 7. Gilman, 81 years of age,
carpenter contractor from Eastern
died suddenly at San An
onio of heart disease. He was a
native of Holland.
The strawberry crop at Denison
S yielding much better this season
han was expected a month ago, and
hundreds of crates are being daily
north,
"A new postofice has been es-
at Price, McLennan county,
With Vim P. Sparks postmaster, and
It Vale, Runnels county, with John
I. ". Roby as postmaster.
j. T: Hogg, one of Denison's
,ldest and most prominent citizens,
uddenly expired in the rear of his
tore on the evening of the 18th.
lie was at one time an alderman.
Tony Wilson, a. 13yea~r,d
egro boy. who stabbed Ro3,S
ILLS, another darkey, to dea,.. at
an Antonio q few months ago, was
,iven ten years in the penitentiary.
As an inducement to build up
be town a number of enterprising
itizens of Floyd are offering to
onate lots free to all who will erect
ouses on them not to cost less than
500. !
j. D. Cain, son of T. NJ. Cain,
f Emory, was driving cattle in the
oundup in Stonewall county, when /