Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-06-26
STATE NEWS,


Fourteen thousand head of cat.
tie were shipped from Midland dur.
ing the month of May.
"A chair AMI mattress manufac-
tory has been organized at Abilene
with capital of $4,000.
There were 80 students in at
tendance at the state university at
Austin during the past year.
Verne Vincent, 15-year-old boy,
died at Dallas of lockiaw resulting
from sticking a nail in his foot.
John Adair, a brakeman on the
Cotton Belt road, was fatally injured
while coupling cars near Plano.
The Houston and Irvington
street railway company has been or,
gained with capital Of 100000.
"A new postofice has been es-
tablished at Rudd, Cherokee county,
with VIM. R. McCarty postmaster.
The Wichita Falls Water and
Improvement company with CAPT
tai of $4,000 has been chartered.
Henry Holmes, railroad man,
was knocked unconscious with a
coupling pin at Waco and was
robbed.
Juan Saenz, a fugitive from JUS
tice in Mexico has been arrested at
San Antonio and Will be held for ex-
tradition.
"A Mexican shepherd living near
Sherwood was found dead in his
tent. His sheep had scattered over
the country for several miles.
The 12-year-old daughter of
Thos. Flynn was terribly burned at
Galveston by the explosion OF coal
oil can while lighting fire.
Sam Williams, 7-year-old boy,
was accidentally drowned in the
river at San Antonio last week. 1he
body remained in the water four
days.
Two men named Bryant and
Edwards are in jail at Sherman on
the charge of raising railroad checks
of the Missouri, Kansas q Texas
road.
John A. Hullum has sold his
ranch and stock of range cattle in
Cleaves county, New Mexico, to G.
W. Littlefeld, of Austin, for $685.
300.
The farmers around Salado are
iubilant over the crop prospects.
Corn is as fine as they could wish
and cotton is doing as well as it ever
lid.
Bee Beasly, colored drayman
1t Crockett, was killed on the Iuter-
rational railroad near the depot. 1t
S supposed that he went to sleep on
he track.
Six convicts out at the state
arm near Huntsville escaped on the
.6th. They were all short term con-
lets and were allowed a great deal
If liberty.
The FIRST National bank of
2usk with a capital of $4,000, E.
!. Gregg president and A. A. Sim
mons cashier, has been authorized
o do business.
j. J. Mcdowell, of Big Sprin gs,
las sold his ranch in Glasscock coun-
y, embracing eight sections Of land
nd $500 sheep, to L. S. Mcdowell
or 100000.
Pat and John Woodring, broth
rs, have been arrested in Stonewall
ounty for shootingJ. ". Anderson,
census enumerator, who was way
aid and fatally wounded.
The republican state executive
ommittee held meeting at Austin
nd decided to hold a state conven-
ion. San Antonio was selected as
he place and September 3 as the
ate.
"A steamboat is being construct
d at Dallas to navigate the Trinity
lver. 1t will start down the river
1 few days under a full head Of
team and expects to reach the
ulf.
The secretary OF war has promls-
d Congressman Savers al allotment
f funds sufficient to complete the
now being erected at tie
Military post at San antonio.
"A train of thirteen cars loaded
18th cattle belonging to Dr.. Riddle,
Alyarado, was smashed up ON the
otton Belt road near Tyler on
[oaday and many of the cattle
ere killed.
The Missouri Pacific road has
Iade rate of one fare for the
)und trip or Il maximum rate Of Sc
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