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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
The District Court.

Tuesday was the last day of SER
vice In this tribunal, with which ser
vice could be perfected to the Sep
TENDER term of the district court.
and there were only two small di-
vorce suits filed. The court will be
opened on Monday morning, and the
civil docket will be the lightest
known in several years. There are
very few old cases on the docket.
those which were tried and appealed
having been affirmed almost without
an exception. There are twenty-six
cases on the appearance docket, of
which number fifteen are divorce
suits, three are suits for partition,
one IN trespass to try title and six
for debt and foreclosure; With one
or two exceptions the divorce suits,
which outnumber all the others put
together, are cases in which the par
ties are all colored and in which no
property interests are involved and
IN which there will be no contest.
Short work can be made of this
docket The most of the
time OF the court will be consumed
IN the trial of the criminal docket.
Sheriff Deyer has his Office in order
and reports that he is up with his
work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
The Deed of a bastard.

On Friday night the eastbound
mixed train on the Houston & Texas
Central road stopped at the yard
near Paige to take on wood and
water. just after pulling out, and
when it had gone about a cars
length, a large rock was hurled with
great force by some cowardly mis-
creant from the dark at the moving
train. Mr.. E. T. Pugh, of st. Louis
for several years in the drummer
business, and who is at present en-
gagged in the insurance business, was
sittingt close to window on the side
whence the stone was hurled with
his right elbow propped in the win
dow. Whether aimed at him or not
the rock hit him on the funny bone"
and bruised and tore his arm badly.
He was driven almost crazy by the
blow and suffered intensely. Mr..
Pugh came on to Brennan, the train
reaching here at 2:30 o'clock in the
morning, and Immediately on arriving
at his hotel he sent for surgeon.
who dressed the wound. On Satur-
day the surgeon of the road received a
telegram from the proper authority
OF the railway company to send Mr..
Pugh to the company's infrmary at
Houston, and he left for the place
in the afternoon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
A Black Eye for Brenham.

The reporter of the BANNER was
informed on Monday by prominent
and wealthy citizen of Brennan,
who was largely interested in the re
cent negotiations which were pend
ing for the purchase of the Heiden-
heimer oil mill in this city, that the
trade was positively and absolutely
off and would not take place. He
said, moreover, that the failure of
the negotiations is the worst black
eye that Brennan had ever received.
The cause of the trade falling
through is assigned to the differ
ence of nearly all of the men who
first proposed to enter into the pur-
chase. They wanted to stand back
and see two or three men put up all
of the money. The gentleman who
is the BANNERS informant said the
negotiations were off and that the
trade would not be made, said that
every business man in Brennan who
had as much as $1,000 capital inves-
ted in Brennan ought to have sub
scribed and that it would have been
to their interests to have taken stock
in the oil mill. For, not only has
the trade fallen through, owing to
the disposition to make two or
three men shoulder the whole enter
prise, but the mill will not be opera
ted at all this season. It will re-
main idle, about hundred men at
least will have to hunt employment
elsewhere, and the farmers will have
to sell their cottonseed for whatever
the outside companies choose to
give them. It is rumored that the
oil mill will be removed to Temple,
valuable inducements having been
offered. There was a report on the
streets Monday that Mr. Samson
aeidenheimer had sold his interests
n the mill to his brother Isaac, and
hat the latter would be up in day
" two to start it to running. This I
asst report could not be reliably /
raced up by the reporter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Frederick Holle Dead.

At about two o'clock Yesterday af-
ternoon Frederick Hole, whose i'll
ness has been mentioned heretofore,
breathed his last at the old Allcorn
residence north of the city, on the
Independence road. His death was
partly due to old age and acute ct
tack of typho-malariaI fever. The
deceased was about seventy-three
years of age, and was the father of
ex-County Commissioner William
Hole, of Long Point. The remains
will be inferred this morning at
Salem burying ground three miles
south of Brennan, and short funeral
services will be held at his late resi-
dence at s o'clock this morning, to
be concluded at Salem church at IL
o clock. Friends and acquaintance
are invited to attend.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Mills Renominated.

From DR.. S. Bowers, who returned
yesterday evening from the con-
gressional convention at Temple. the
BANNER learns, as was to have been
expected, that Hon. Roger Q. Mills
was unanimously renominated by ac-
clamation. W. W. Searcy, ESQ.
chairman of the executive committee.
called the convention to order and
was made temporary chairman and
afterwards permanent chairman.
Henry G. King, Esq, of Burleson
county was temporary and per-
manent secretary. The nominating
speech was made by Hon. George
W. Tyler, of Bolton, md seconded
by a gentleman from Corsicana. The
convention was called to order at
ZEN o'clock yesterday morning in
he opera house and the proceedings
lid not occupy more than an hour
md a half. ". W. Searcy, ESQ.,, of
3renham, was reelected chairman of
he congressional democratic execu-
ommittee. The delegates present
t the convention from Washington
ounty were; A. NJ. Clay, DR.. S.
Bowers, W. W. Searcy and D. G.
Jr.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Another Death in the Cit.

At six o'clock on Thursday morn
ing at the residence of her parents
in the western portion of the city,
near Blinn Memorial college, Miss
Lizzie Roberts, the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. John Roberts, quietly and
peacefully departed this life, aged
about sixteen years, after an illness
of little more than two weeks.
The deceased was born and reared
in this county, near Gay Hill, and
was just beginning to bud into wo-
manhood. She possessed an anna
BILE disposition and was beloved by
all of her acquaintance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Mr.. J. ". Rose, brakeman on
the Austin branch of the Houston &
Texas Central road met with fatal
accident at Austin at an carly hour
on Saturday morning. He was found
dead under the window of the room
at the boarding house where he
stopped with his neck and an arm
and leg broken. 1t is supposed he
sat in the window to cool off and
went to sleep and lost his balance.
The deceased was fifty years old or
more, ran on Conductor Peterson's
train and was well known to all of
the railroad men in BRENNAN. He
ran with Conductor Peterson's train
and had been in the employ of the
company some fifteen years. He
was a member of the Masonic frater-
nifty, and the order at Austin took
charge of his remains and shipped
them to Hampstead for burial.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Found a yyatery Grave.

MIR. and Mrs. Henry Herring, Jr.,
who reside near Welcome on the In
dustry road, in the edge of Austin
county, had the sad misfortune on
Tuesday to lose their second son, a
bright little fellow about five years
of age, by drowning. He went down
to the branch during the day in the
pasture with an older brother and
younger sister, and was never seen
by his parents alive again. When
his little brother and sister returned
home without him the parents be-
came uneasy and asked where he
was. The children replied that he
was down in the branch, and when
the agonized parents hurried down
to the stream they found the lutte
fellow dead in about three feet of
water. The berieved parents have
many friends in this city who will
sympathize with them in
their distress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

BETWEEN two and three o'clock on
FRIDAY afternoon a fine rain fell in
the city and surrounding country.
1t lasted scarcely half an hour but
was the heaviest rainfall we have
had In several weeks and will do
great deal of good. From appear
ances it must have rained much
harder north and east of town tban
IN the city. The rain will start veg
citation and shrubbery and grass to
growing again and will make the
fall gardeners happy, as they have
been waiting for it patiently for
some time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Mr.. ED. AMsLER announces him
self In this issue as a candidate for
county commissioner of the third
precinct. He is the regular demo-
cratic nominee. Mr.. Amsler is at
present filling the unexpired term
of Mr.. Z. Reichardt and has proved
worthy successor of an efficient
and worthy man. Judge Kirk could
not have made better appointment
to NIL the vacancy and the taxpayers
are to be congratulated that he has
consented to accept the Office again.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

From MIR, John Chadwick, who
was in the city Yesterday. the repor-
ter of the BANNER learned of a fire
which occurred on one of his IA
theirs places last Saturday. The
house was on the Bill Dick Thomp-
son place on the Sempronius road,
about three miles from Chappell
Hill. 1t was very handsome, neat
and substantial residence and was
occupied by Mr.. VIII Fletcher, his
mother and two little sisters. The
fire was caused by a defective hue.
Mr.. Fletcher was away from home
at the time, and there being no help
at hand, the residence and contents
were almost an entire less.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The civil docket at the coming
term of the district court promises
to be lighter than it was even at the
last term of the court. There are
no more, if as many, appearance
cases fled as there we're at the last
term, and very few old cases on the
docket. At the last term o. the
court while there were but few
new cases there were several old
cases which had gone up to the su-
preme court and court of appeals
and which were reversed and re-
handed. Nearly all of the old cases
since the last term have
been confirmed and there will be no
cases hardly but new ones to be
tried at this term.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

THERE was private wedding on
Thursday evening on East Main
street at the residence of Mrs. II.
K. Hutchinson. Miss Opheiia B.
Hutchinson, the daughter Of NIr. and
Mrs. j. H. Hutchinson, was married
to Mr.. Henry r. Schultz, clerk at
Brockschmidt & Hohlt's. Rev. DR..
]. L. Lloyd, of the Baptist church,
oficiated. There were only four
persons present besides the parties
to the marriage. It is understood
that the wedding was quiet on ac-
count of parental objections. The
father of the bride, who was under
age, gave consent, but the mother
wanted her to wait a while. The
wedding took most Of their friends
by surprise.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

and that T. B. Bolts, Esq, submit
them to the county court with re
quest that they be entered.
4. That a copy of these resoIu
tons, suitably engrossed, be furnish.
ed to the family of the deceased BY
the secretary of this meeting, and
that copies also be furnished to the
Brennan BANNER and the Texas
Yolksbote, newspapers published in
this city, with the request that they
do publish the same.
&C. GARRETT, chairman.
Ben S. ROGERS,
W. P. EWING,
Committee.
Brennan, August 25, 1890.
After the adoption of the report,
for the purpose of uniting the mem
bers of the bar in social and bust
ness brotherhood, committee of
5hree, composed of Judge Garrett,
Judge Kirk and J. D. Campbell, was
appointed on permanent organiza-
ion of the Washington County Bar
Association. The meeting then ad-
burned subject to the call OF the
temporary chairman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Horse and su1ky Stolen.

On last Saturday evening late Mr..
Albert Fletcher, the manager of Mr..
j. n. Chadwlcks farming interests
and who lives on the old Grissett
place east of town, came into the city
in road cart and hitched his horse
near Lindemann & Koch's corner.
Some time after supper when he
went to get into his vehicle it and
the horse were both gone
and were not to be found any
where in the neighborhood.
Deputy Constable Low Sails
was notified and went in search. He
visited two or three colored festivals
around town, where it was thought
some one may have ridden in the
cart, but failed to come up on it.
Finally Mr.. Sails got On the trail of
and followed it two miles out of town
on the Chappell Hill road without
overtaking it. Being ona borrowed
horse, he was compelled to return
to town, after putting Mr.. Fletcher
on the trail. Itwas not learned at: last
accounts whether the horse and cart
were recovered or not.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

THERE were a number of wagons
in from the country bright and early
Monday morning, and most of them
departed bearing away loads of cot
ton pickers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

THERE was small negro boy, who
lives on Mr.. Jesse Y. Wallace's place
who presented sickening sight
day before yesterday while in town.
Several days ago while he was asleep
another negro stuffed cotton between
his toes, saturated it with oil and set
fire to it. By the time the boy
awoke and got over his dazed con
dition his toas were badly burnt.
They are warped out OF their natural
position and proud flesh has formed
between them. The boy has not
been able to walk scarcely since he
was burnt. The low of mayhem
should reach the smart negro who
visited the infection on him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

THERE were a number of parties
in town from Austin county on Mon
day who claimed that they got
more for their cotton at Kenneyville
and Industry than they could get in
BRENNAN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

MIR. SAMPSON HEIDENHE1MER, of
Galveston. who is well known in
Brennan, will move to New York to
reside and he and his family were
rendered a farewell reception on last
Saturday evening.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

One of Hermann Giesecke's chill
dren swallowed pin last Saturday,
but did not experience any unpleas-
ant effects.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

G. F. PFEFFER, saloon keeper at
Kenneyville, nine miles south of
Brennan, beat negro named Steve
Ecles over the head with sixshoet-
er on Saturday night and used him
up pretty badly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

WILLIE WILLIAMS, young colored
man, stole gold watch last Friday
from Mr.. Ben Schmld, of the
Schmid Brothers, and on the next
day sold it to o. NJ. Cornitius.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Schmid
came along in search of the watch
and found it Getting description
of the culprit from whom; it was
purchased, Mr.. Schmid soon had
the thief under arrest. Williams
had a preliminary examination on
Monday morning before Justice
Curry and his bond was fixed at
$500.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Mr.. WIN. BoDE, ST., of Zionsville,
was in town with his first bale of
cotton on Saturday. Mr.. Bode says
that everybody tells him that he
raises the finest cotton in Washing
ton county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Mr.. JIM Ed. FLEwELLEN, who was
in the city on Monday from the
Whitman neighborhood, reported
that the cottonworms were playing
the wild down in that neck of the
woods.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The farmers and cotton buyers
say that more cotton has been gath
cred and marketed up to date this
year than for corresponding period
during any year within the past ten
wears.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The regular monthly term of Jus.
tice Curry's court began on Monday
with a good civil docket. Some
judgments by default were taken,
there were a few dismissals and con-
tinuances, and the rest of the day
was taken up in trying cases.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The campmeeting at independence
has been changed into a protracted
meeting and the services have beea
adjourned to the Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. r. C. Burleson. of Waco.
Rev. Mr.. L. C. Kellis. OF Houston.
and Rev. DR.. J. L.. Lloyd are the
ministers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

ROBERT. W. CowAN, the youth
whose illnss was mentioned in the
last issue of the BANNER. died on
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. E. P. Davis,
on East Sandy street, of typhoid
fever. The deceased was a nephew
of Mrs. Otto Wallney and was aged
fifteen years and nine months. The
funeral took place at five o'clock in
tie afternoon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

A FARMER in the city on Monday
from the Washington precinct was
Dragging about the excellence of the
crops and said that the eastern end
of the county would turn out bet
ter yield than any other section or
portion of the county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The fest out at Valley Grove on
Sunday afternoon was well attended.
Everything passed off smoothly and
there was a ball at night.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

ABE HARRISON will resume taking
weather bulletins from the United
States weather bureau on and after
September 1.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Waco is making arrangements to
have a grand trades display and bar
becue on the 18th of September.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The Santa Fe railroad company
has adopted carmine as the regula-
ton uniform color of its cars. Some
of the rolling stock painted that way
has already passed through and all
of the cars will be painted that way.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The union depot now sports ice
water for the thirsty travelling pub
lie.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

WHILE the Waco papers deny the
existence of smallpox in that town
there Is strong reason to believe
that the dread disease exists there.
A young man doing business in this
city INTENDED to leave last Thursday
for Waco on visit to his relatives.
but received a telegram from them
warning him not to come and stat
ing that the disease undoubtedly ex-
listed there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
LOCAL WS.

WANTED-All persons indebted
to the Banner to come forward and
settle. We need the money.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Nh. E. J. NEISAsr, of Long Point,
says that the farmers out his way
will make medium cotton crap and
a poor corn crop. He says that the
cotton is being gathered rapidly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

A PARTY from Gay Hill informed
the BANNNR that the negro gamblers
and prostitutes from this city still
hold high carnival at the quarries
Just above that place. They begin
early on Saturday morning and hold
forth until Monday morning. The
county officers should break up the
den and arrest all parties.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

Mr.. AND Mrs. c. A. ESeELKE, of
this city are still travelling in Europe,
and when last heard from they were
IN Switzerland. They left their chill,
dren with relatives in Pittsburg, Pa,
when they started for the old coun
try, and since their departure one of
the children has died. The parents
are in ignorance of its death, or were
at last accounts, as it was not known
where message would reach them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

HENRY RODE, who lives on the
Becker place northwest of town,
tanked up on mean liquor ia town
Saturday, went home and chased
his wife and children off the place
and succeeded in making of himself
holy terror. He was arrested and
brought to town. After being given
ample time to cool off in the county
jail he was taken before Justice
Curry and fined SIS and costs on the
charge of disturbing the peace. Be
ing unable to pay the fine. he was
remanded to Jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28
Death of Chas. Dyson.

Charles F. Dyson. of this city,
who taken sick the day after the last
maifest, died at two o'clock on Tues
day morning, aged thirty-six years.
eleven months and three days. The
cause of his death was a cancerous
tumor of the liver. He had resided
in BRENNAN about six years and was
employed at the iron foundry of
Beaumier Brothers. He was an En-
glishman by birth and had no rela-
tives in Brennan. He was poor man
when he came here, and various re-
verses and his long continued final
sickness reduced him to a state of
want. His funeral took place at half
past four o'clock in the afternoon
from the residence of Mrs. Giesecke.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-08-28

The BANNER learned from parties
in from Wesley that the residence
of Mr.. Tom Kussel, well-known
farmer of that place, about twenty
miles southwest of BRENNAN. was
destroyed by fire few days ago.
All of the older members of the
family were out in the field picking
cotton and two or three small chill
dren were left at home. While play
ing they in some way set the house
on fire and came near being burnt
up IN the flames before they could
be rescued. In addition to the
dwelling the smokebouse and all of
the outhouses except the crib were
burnt up.
Evening journal., 1890-09-05

PHILADELPHIA. Sept s. ~ Joseph r.
Young, Of this city, who fatally shot his
wife and slightly wounded himself at At
lantic City Thursday, il employed by the
Hall u Kilbourn Manufacturing company.
lie is 30 years Of ago and has been a steady
workman. Recently his wife and 6-year-
old daughter went To Atlantic City at the
invitation Of Mrs. Young's mother, who is
employed there rs a nurse. Thurstmy a
woman called on Young at his place OF
employment. Shortly afterward Young
said he was going to Atlantic City, as
something was the matter with his wife.
II is known that Young WAS annoyed about
his wife's acquaintance with the man w.
Ogden, Of Morton, Pa. 1t il supposed that
the woman who called on him informed
him that his wife and Ogden were together
AZ the seashore. II il believed here that
there was nothing criminal in the rela-
tions Of Ogden and ths woman. Young is
sorry now that he fired the shot, and hopes
that il his wife dies he will die too
Evening journal., 1890-09-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed Telegrams Gathered from vars-
Gus Places.

Condensed Telegrams Gathered from vars-
Gus Places.
The committee Of treasury agents, con
sisting of George w. Whitehead, w. S.
Chance and T. X. Simonton, who were ap-
pointed to investigate certain charges pre-
ferred against United States Shipping
Commissioner Reed, Of New York, alleg-
ing incompeteney and unftness for office,
have made their report to the secretary,
exonerating the commissioner from all
blame
The senate committee on Indian affairs
have made favorable report on the senate
bill with amendments) to authorize the
Seneca nation Of New York Indians to
lease lands within the Cattaraugus and
Allegheny reservations, and to confirm ex-
isting leases
Rev. Royal II. Pullman, brother OF
George Pullman OF palace car fame, has
been nominated for congress by the Repub-
licans in the Fourth district of Baltimore.
NJ Alexandra Chatrian, the well known
French novelist, who wrote in collabora-
tion with Emile Erckmann over the nom
de plume Of Erckmann- Chatrian, Is dead.
Congressman Bergen, Of Camden, N. j.,
has been renominated by the Republicans.