Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-03

Omaha, Texas, was visited by 8
$4,000 fire Monday night, when
eight houses were burned down
There was only $1,000 worth of in,
surance.
Attorney General Culberson
rules that no county is obliged to
pay for scalps taken in an unorgan-
lied county attached to it for judi.
cial proposes. The question comes
up from Big Springs.
"A circular from the general
freight Office of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway announces the
appointment of F. A. Fulwiler com.
mercial agent, headquarters Cincin.
natl, O., and G. E. Toullerton trav
cling freight agent, headquarters
Waco, Tex.
will Ratclifff, of Marshal, known
as the ''Bum Baker" robbed Mrs
G. Berger's residence of $500 worth
of diamonds aud jewelry and ran
away He was subsequently captur.
ed in Galveston, and at Marshal was
recently sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary.
The big fire in Waco was
started by Ollie TiIlman, 14year.
old boy, who was in the habit OF
striking matches and throwing them
down. Fe went in the show win
dow to lase the curtain and ,nvol-
untuiiiy struck match and threw
it down as he came out.
The San Angelo wool securing
mill commenced operations on the
Goth, with 100000 pounds of wool
on hand. The capacity of the mill
is from 5000 to 5000 pounds of wool
per day. Thirteen hands are en-
ployed at present but the force will
be doubled in short time
Galveston Evening Tribune
says: THE jetty contractors are
just playing. At the present rate of
progress, the Jetties will be finished
5000 years hence. Of course the
contractors must get started, but it
takes some people about ten times
as long to get started as others"
Frank Martin, recently released
from the penitentiary where he has
been serving a term for forgery, has
forged three checks aggregating
only S75 on parties in Tyler. He
got three years cut in his time on
the recommendation of the, prison
officials and had only been released
a short time.
The Childress Star says almost
every train is crowded with prospec-
tors and home seekers. A party of
distinguished gentlemen from Geor-
gia visited Childress last week and
were enthusiastic in their praises of
the Panhandle. They are negotiat
ing for the purchase of three sec
tons east of town.
Mrs. NJ. Gardner, of Galveston,
is the name of the II year old woman
who claims to have been assaulted
at the Mansion hotel in Fort Worth
by a priest named NJ. G. Brennan.
The woman swears to a clear case
of assault but it looks little like
she could have got out of his room
if she had wanted to or raised an
alarm.
Wednesday was the final test of |
The sky stormers out beyond Midland |
Seven balloons were sent in sky as
clear as clear could be with every
Indication of fair weather, and in
iours after the experiments cease
heir racket, there is heavy rainfall
The experiment was an indisputable
The next test will be made
It Ell Paso.
"A negro woman was killed by
Ter husband near Wallis, Austin
county. Wednesday, Jones Sherry
vas the name of the husband. He
attacked his wife with a piece of
ron, breaking her left shoulder and
The ran out of the house, when he
.aught her and hacked her too
pieces with hoe. They have ff-
cen children and four of them wit
lessed the killing.
The newspaper men of Sulphur
Springs have been having a contro-
'ersy, which has ended in a cutting
pree. The Echo published a per-
onal article about Moore, and as
Don as lie read the article he start
ID out presumably to fight. He
net Ed Tate, son of the gentleman
or whom he was looking, and they !
ought, Tate stabbing Moore three
lines, before outsiders could inter
ere.
Some prominent men of Bee
lille built handsome residence on
he outskirts, of the city and rented
for purposes Of prostitution. The
,eople grumbled. but did nothing.
night there was a shooting
fray in the house and the people
Iecided to run the women out of
own. When they called it was