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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
THE RIGHT STEP.
A Local Board of Trade to be Organized in
Brenham.

Pursuant to published announce
ment, there was a meeting of the
citizens of of Brennan held at Ell
bridge hall on Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock for the purpose of consid-
er1ng a proposition to establish
furniture factory here, and to consid-
er measures for the improvement
and welfare of the city commercially.
The meeting was not as fully at
tended as it might have been, but
was quite representative one and
the proceedings were characterized
by the utmost harmony. Among those
present were Thos. Dryer, R. Hoff-
mann, W. E. Reichardt, M. W.
Mann, Heber Stone, F. W. Schuer-
enberg, J. N. Brown, G. Hermann,
W. A. Wood, VIM. Axer, D. G. Gid
dings, Jr., Ed. Becker, Harry
Haynes, H. Ringener, Chas. Eur
cher, B. Lehman, DR.. j. R. William
son, VIM. Zeiss, F. Weis, John B.
Yinson, F. W. Wood, Abe Harrison,
NJ. Russi, R. Strickert and others.
The meeting was organized by
electing Mr.. Haynes chairman, and
D. G. Giddings, Jr., secretary.
Several short talks were made by
Messrs. Axer, Stone, Schuerenberg,
Haynes, DIR. F. Kiefer and others as
to means of improving the city,
after which a motion was made and
carried that local board of trade
be organized, and the following
committee of five was appointed to
prepare and submit plan of organ
ization: J. N. Brown, W. A. Wood,
VIM. Axer, Ed Becker and R. Hoh-
mann. On motion the chairman
was added to the committee, which
was instructed to report back to the
meeting on next Tuesday afternoon,
at 4 o'clock.
A committee composed of D. G.
Giddings, Jr., F. W. Schuerenberg,
Heber Stone, M. Russi and G. Her
mann was also appointed to obtain
information and data about the
feasibility of establishing furniture
factory in Brennan and to report at
the same time and place.
There were some excellent SAM
pies of polished native woods, Sc
cured by Messrs. Schuerenberg and
Hermann in this county, on exhibit
ton at the hall during the meeting.
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Supposed Fatal Injuries.

On Tuesday morning early while
a deaf and dumb young man named
Gascamp was returning on horse
back to his home at Long Point
from the Prairie Hill fest with a
companion, the latter's horse, which
was young, unbroke pony scarcely
bridle-wise, began suddenly to rear
and plunge. Gascamp was afraid
that the horse would fall backward
on his rider, and hastily dismount-
ing from his own animal, sliced the
bit and pulled on it. His compan-
ion warned him to get out of the
way, but being deaf he did not hear
nor heed the warning, and the horse
made vicious plunge forward, com
ing down with his hoofs, planting
them with all his might in young
Gascamp's chest. The youth was
picked up almost insensible and ex-
perforated blood freely. He was
taken home, and at last accounts it
was thought ne would die from the
injuries received.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

be admitted to the records of this
court. Although not an officer OF
the court Mr.. Lewis was for a long
time clerk of our county court, and
became so impressed upon and iden-
titled with the judicial history of the
county, that it is fitting and impor-
tant that a public and permanent
record of his services and the esteem
in which he was held should be
made.
I also approve of the remarks
made by Mr.. Searcy in presenting
these resolutions. They are an elo-
quent truth to the worth of a faith
full officer and of a man of just and
firm resolve and integrity of purpose.
That Hugh NJ. Lewis was my friend
is indeed a gratifying reflection to
NE, and that he should be deemed
worthy to have his memory en-
shrined in the permanent records of
his county is a personal pleasure
that causes me to esteem the official
duty l am about to perform pleas
ant Office.
1t is ordered by the court that the
resolutions as presented by Mr..
Searcy from the bar of Washington
county be entered by the clerk in
the minutes of the court, and that
the court do now adjourn out of res
pect to the memory of the deceased,
Hugh M. Lewis.
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Death of MIR. ADner E. 1ipscomb.

Late on Monday evening private
telephone message was received
from William Penn, announcing
the death of Mr.. Abner E. Lipscomb,
which occurred shortly after dinner
at his home near Good Hope, in the
William Penn neighbolhood. His
death was very sudden and unex-
pected, and the reporter could not
learn to what cause the physicians
ascribed it. The deceased. how
ever, was known to have been an
acute sufferer from catarrh in the
head for about year past. The de-
ceased was about 20 years of age
and was one of the Oldest farmers
and citizens in the county, having
resided here about forty years. He
leaves widow and several children
surviving him. Two of the sons
reside in the northern portion of the
state at Plano. Late on Tuesday
evening it had not been decided
when the funeral would take place,
as some of the absent members of
the family had not yet arrived, or
whether the remains would be inter
red at Good Hope or William Penn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

WHILE a farmer living north
from town was coming in Monday
morning he found a satchel which
gave evidence of having been stolen
and rifed. The satchel was found
on the Santa Fe railroad track a
short distance beyond the long
bridge. It looked like a new valise,
contained several Sits in the bottom
and some white flannel undercloth-
ing was found lying near it.
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Believes in BRENNAN.

EDITOR BANNER:-I have just care
fully read your editorial on the jur.
system in Sundays BANNER. You
say the subject is threadbare, anc
so it may be, but every word YOU
write against it is true and deserve.
to be well weighed by every citize1
of the United States. OF course
many do not think, and from what
saw at a recent municipal election al
Corpus Christi, thousand of so-calle6
citizens cannot think, but this is an
other subject you may tackle when
you have finished the jury nuisance
By ventilating in your dignifed and
cool manner these evils pertaining
to that system you will do work
that is as patriotic as any in which a
true American can engage in. Keep
on in that line; it will be read and
copied by hundreds of papers. L ad,
mire also your reference to the party
of Brenharites going off to invest
in booms on the coast. Bren-
ham is the place to boom and will
ere long come to the front in spite
of the foolishness of many of its
own people. Its location, facilities,
water, climate, rich land and close
ness to all the future deep water
points, are bound to be recognized,
and are even now recognized by peo-
pie outside of Brennan. How will
men feel who take their cash to a
place with yet doubtful future and
there invest; when, perhaps, IN ninety
days from this, the 7th of April,
property in Brennan that can be
bought to-day for $500, will bring
$500. Stay at home invest in Bren,
ham and Washington county lots and
land, and you will never regret it.
1 have been to all the booming towns
and cities in Texas within the last
80 days, and I am fully convinced
that whatever rise there is anywhere
else will be realized within the next
60 to 100 days in BRENNAN. Three
months ago 1 offered property for
sale. To-day I would rather buy
and will buy if prices do not rush up
too fast.
OLD TEXAN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
A PICNIC Excursion.

There is a movement on foot tc
get up a picnic excursion party il
this city to go down on Galveston
bay. The Left-Handed Fishing
club of Houston, of which Mr.. W.
Fl. Coyle is the chief shark has re-
Gently had fine steam barge con-
structed, which has cabins and
sleeping apartments and is other
wise fitted up like frst-class pas
senger steamer. 1t has accommoda-
lions for about fifty people. Uncle
George Wilson, of the Exchange
hotel, who is managing the excur-
sion and arranging the details, has
provided matters so that this barge
can be temporarily secured from the
fishing club for the BRENNAN pic
nickers, and it is proposed to
spend a week or two coasting in
Galveston bay around Morgan's
Point, Reddish bar and other points.
The picnic party will probably leave
in ten or twelve days and will go
prepared to enjoy themselves right
royalty. The party will number not
less than twenty, perhaps, and a
band of music will be taken along
for dancing purposes, there being
ample room on the barge for this
diversion. They will leave Brennan
on the regular eastbound Central
passenger train at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, arriving in Houston lit
tie after 5 o'clock, where they will
find the barge in waiting for them
and will go aboard at once.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
Broke His Leg.
ronized

Logan Howard, a brother of Mr..
Tom Howard, of Sealy, who former.
ly resided in this county and city,
met with a painful accident near the
Santa Fe freight depot yesterday at
noon. He came in from Bellville
with the Guilford & Rogers travel
ing show and was helping to unload
some lumber from a wagon, when
his left foot slipped in a COW track,
and with the weight of the lumber
which he was lifting, resting upon
him, his leg snapped four or five
inches above the ankle as if it had
been pipe-stem. DR.. Lockett was
summoned and set the leg in plaster
of paris and he was sent back down
to Sealy in the evening. Howard
was not an employee of the show,
but having got permission of the
manager to ride to Brenham and
having been furnished with some
thing to eat, was helping to unload
and put up the tent as a return for
the kindness of the show people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
The boom in real estate has strucl

The boom in real estate has struck
the city sure enough. On Saturday
evening Mr.. Ben Schmidt bought q
piece Of property in the rear of his
store for $1,000, and on Tuesday
morning he sold it to Messrs. Ferd-
inand Werner and G. A. Engelke for
$500. Twenty-Five per cent inter
est in three days is pretty good adj
vance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
Nor long ago the BANNER reporter

Nor'long ago the BANNER reporter
stated that the farmers were com
planning of their corn being pulled
up by something other than birds
and that it was hard to get a stand.
A dispatch to the Galveston News
from Salado says that the farmers
around there are having hard time
getting stand of corn on account
of field rats pulling it up, AS a
great many farmers in this county
have reported an unusual invasion of
rats this year, this, no doubt, is the
pest which has been bothering the
stand of corn here.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

DR.. F. KIEFER informs the BANNER
that on reaching Brennan he found
a number of letters awaiting him
written to him from Kansas, Ne.
braska and Dakota, each and all in
curing about lands and homes in
Texas. It keeps the doctor busy
answering them. Those from the
Dakotas complain especially about
the hard, long winters.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

A MERCHANT from the city who
went out to the Prairie Hill fest on
Monday evening, and who has at
tended many a one there before,
says it was the biggest crowd he
ever saw there. There were fully
six or seven hundred people there.
As for dancing, it was simply impos-
sible, and people had to walk around
on the platform packed as thick as
sheep in a corral. At the prize
shoot in the afternoon DR.. Jas.
Bartlett won first prize, and Mr..
Chas. Jeske second. Prof. Voss'
band furnished some fine music and
royal time was spent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

A GENTLEMAN in conversation with
the reporter of this paper on Mon
day expressed the utmost confidence
in the belief that there will be big
real estate boom in Brennan before
long. He believes it on the princi-
pie that water is bound to seek its
level, and he says land can't con-
tinue at enormous prices in Houston
and the boom not spread out to
BRENNAN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

"GooD FRIDAY" services were held
at the Catholic and German Metho-
dist churches in the morning, and at
the Episcopal church both morning
and evening
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

The ordinance of baptism was not
administered on Sunday evening at
the Baptist church, but was post
poned until Wednesday evening.
There was, however, another Access
sion to the church, Miss Dora Thax-
ton applying for membership. This
makes in all forty who have joined
the Baptist church since Messrs.
Burnett and MuIkey were here.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

The Easter festivities at the Ger
mania and Frohsinn parks and halls
were well attended at both places
and were much enjoyed. Egg-hunt-
ing and other children's sports,
prize shooting and nine-pin rolling
by ladies were much enjoyed, and
the open-air concert of the Brennan
Light Guard band at the Germania
was a success.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

Mr.. HARRY TRACY, state lecturer
of the farmers alliance, arrived in
the city on MondsY, and pursuant
to announcement, addressed the
Washington county farmers at Ell
bridge hall, between forty and fifty
being in attendance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

The Rosedale Nurseries at pres
ent have thirty-fve live men out
canvassing for orders. These men
go all over the state and are travel
ing advertisement for Brennan:
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

THE survivors of company E., Six
teenth Infantry, Walkers division of
Confederate soldiers will hold their
annual reunion at PALMS garden,
south of Brennan, on the 3rd of
next month.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

A GREAT many farmers are com
planning of being out of corn, on ac-
count of the weevils eating it up.
Mr.. W. G. Buster, one of the most
extensive planters in the county, re-
turned Tuesday from trip up the
country, where he went to buy corn
to run his farm.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

TIE conductor of the southbound
Santa Fe passenger train Thursday
evening said he had twenty real es-
tate men and prospectors aboard on
their way from Kansas City to Gal.
weston in sea- Oh of bargains in
property,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

AT the ladies' prize-shooting at
the Germania park on Sunday after
noon Mrs. Albert Werner won first
prize, Mrs. L. DUR second prize,
Miss Langhammer third prize, and
Miss Sophie Braun, of Galveston,
fourth prize.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
OLD TEXAN


Mrs. Specht, the wife of John
Specht, a farmer who resides be
tween four and five miles south Of
town, just below DR.. Nelson's farm
was thrown from wagon Thursday
evening near the Methodist church
on Ant street, and had one OF
her arms broken. DR.. Ed Becker
was summoned and dressed the
fractured member.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
On Sunday morning while a wagon

On Sunday morning while a wagon
full of country people were driving
through the city OF the way to Eas-
ter service the team ran against col
ored boy between Gehrmann's bak-
cry and Lusk & Parks livery stable,
knocking him down. Both wheels
on one side OF the wagon passed
over the legs of the shaver, who is
only seven or eight years old,
and had scarcely any effect ex-
cept to stun him for an instant.
The boy was taken to Tristram's
drugstore, where some IMMINENT was
rubbed on the wound, after which
he walked away as if nothing had
happened.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

CAPT. SLOAN, the union ticket
agent, requests the BANNER to state
that all Texas veterans who wish
free transportation to the annual re-
union must apply in advance to Jas.
S. Clark, general ticket agent, at
Galveston. The tickets will be is
sued to veterans and their wives on
their own statement, but will only
be issued to those who served the
republic prior to 1887.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

PRoF. BENJAMIN. who formerly
taught school out III the Samuels
neighborhood, and who more recent
ly has been going around the city
presenting a seedy and financially
embarrassed appearance, selling a
chemical for taking grease-spots out
of clothing, left on Friday afternoon
for the old country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

MEssRs. Brockschmidt & Holt have
little piece of mechanism, consist
ing OF number of paper figures in
glass frame and run by clock-work
which drew crowds on Monday at
their store. In the center of the
groupe Sambo and Dinah are vigor-
ously engaged in dancing the hoe
down, Willie on their left Cuffee is
engaged in shining up a pair of
boots and at the same time is eniov-
ing the dancing, and on the right an
old black NANNY is tossing a little
pickaninny up and down in her lap.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

An old lady who has been trying
to sell her place for three years had
an opportunity Tuesday and refused
to sell. In anticipation of the boom
she has raised her figures.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

The gardens are now looking in
splendid condition. They were not
as badly hurt by the freeze as was
thought.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10
LOCAL NE WIS

The shrubbery out at the city
cemetery is now looking lovely.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

DEwBERR1Es will soon be ripe.
There are millions of them out at
the cemetery.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

OK Sunday, the 18th If April,
there will be a class of twenty-six
persons for confirmation in the Lu,
theran church at Prairie Hill.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

OwING to the continued sickness
of Justice Curry, Mayor Jas. A. vii
kins held a preliminary examination
on Monday morning in the theft
cases against Tom Robinson, Henry
Williams and June Frazier and
placed their bonds at five hundred
dollars each. Neither succeeded in
executing the required bond and
they are not likely to find anybody
to go bail for them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

Mrs. MARY MEYER and a family of
eight children from Wesley left on
Monday for Monmouth, Minnesota.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

IT is said that a single merchant
in BRENNAN sold S1SO,OOO worth of
beer last year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

AT about two o'clock Monday
morning while the moon was shin
ing brightly colored burglar visited
the residence of DR.. S. F. Styles (the
old two-story Thacker residence) on
West Main street and made a break
Tor the chicken coop. The doctors
son, Mr.. Sam Styles, heard the COM
motion, and getting a veiw of the
thief, fired down upon him from an
upper-story window. The limbs of
tree intervered, however and shield
ed the marauder, who made tall
tracks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

Mr.. THos. Fl. CLAMPITT, of hide
pendence, was admitted to practice
law in the district court on Monday,
and is now full-fedged attorney.
He was examined on Saturday touch
ing his knowledge of law bya com.
mittee composed of Messrs. W. w.
Searcy, L. R. Bryan and Will Ewing.
Mr.. Clampitt read law in the office
of County Attorney Ben S. Rogers.
He is son of Mr. Frank Fl. Clam
pitt, a well-known citizen of the
county, and proposes to hang out
his single in Brennan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

The Easter services at the Catho
lie church Cd Sunday were very
largely attended, a number of the
members of the Episcopal congrega
ton, who had no service, being in
attendance. The floral decorations
were plain and simple and were con-
fined to the altar. Farmers mass
in B fiat was sung and was executed
in creditable manner, Mrs. c. A.
Engelke presiding at the organ with
her customary ability, preventing a
break or flaw in any part of the
mass.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-10

THE Burton and Prairie Hill fehts
on Monday drew only moderate
crowds hom this cit.
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"Let angels come at early morn
When the day is Just begun,
Or come at the evenings close-A man
Dies not till his work is done.
Let his name be sung in marble halls
By fame in her loudest tone,
Or let him dwell in the paupers hut
Uncared for and alone.
Or let him strive in the wrong to hide
With errors dark closed, truths sun,
The avenging sword suspends its blow.
He lives till his work is done.
And the man lives long who does his hest
For those whom he dwels among,
But he who lives an hundred years
If ne does no good dies young"
At the conclusion of the speakers
remarks, Judge Garrett responded
from the bench as follows:
The resolutions presented by Mr.
Searcy respecting the death Hugh
NJ. Lewis are eminently proper tc
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-22
THE LABOR PROBLEM.

The Minister of the Interior,
through the Advertiser editorial
columns, invites all interested in the
supply of plantation labor to meet
the Cabinet and the Board of Immi-
grafton ut the Foreign Office, Mon
day afternoon at two O'Clock. His
Exccllency estimates that l0,l0O
additional laborcrs will be required
during the ensuing biennial period,
exclusive of what may be needed on
projected railway and other works
outside of plantations.
Mr.. Thurston presents the follow
ing as questions for consideration:
Where are these 10, 400 laborcrs
to come from!
'Can the country or the planta-
tions with safety, add such a large
number in so short a time to the
number of Asiatics already here?
sis there any other source from
which laborcrs can be obtained!
"Is there any method of co-opera-
ton which can be engaged in. by
which so large number of Iaborers
can be prevented from leaving the
plantations each year, and thereby
preventing the necessity of such 4
large immigration to fill such vacan,
cies? 2"
The Minister has omitted another
very important question, that has
engaged much public discussion, as
we'll as earnest thought of planters
themselves. That is, whether any
means can be devised for putting
the thousands Of idle laborers, gen
orally admitted to be now in tn
country, AT work on the plantations