Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-30

are somewhat uneasy about getting
stands.
-Meager information has beer
received at Paris of a rencountel
between Black Tiger and Greek In
dian, ending in the killing of the
latter.
The scholastic population as just
taken shows that Whitewright will
have 800 pupils within the scholastic
age next session, gain of fifty over
last year.
The Gllmer Mirror predicts that
a large acreage will be planted il
corn and ribbon cane this year, and
about the usual acreage will be plan
ted in cotton.
The aged mother of DR.. J. G.
Simmons died of old age at Haskell
recently. The doctor is now GO
years of age, and his mother was in
her 87th year. ..-.
An italian who insulted little
girl in Galveston Wednesday was
shot and killed by her brother, who
was arrested and gave bond in the
sum of $1,000.
Mickey Finney, of Denver, and
Charlie Porter, of Dallas, fought at
Fort Worth Monday night for purse
of 5000. FinneY winning in the
seventh round.
The annual convention of Mas
ter plumbers of Texas meets in San
Antonio on May Ii. The secretary
says there will be business of impor-
lance to attend.
The jury in the Adeline Scrog-
gins case at Dallas returned ver-
dict of guilty and assessed the pun
ishment at two years and nine months
in the penitentiary.
Owing to the damaged condi-
ton of the school building at Fort
Griffin by the storm the public
school has been discontinued until
repairs have been made.
"A wind Sunday night in the
southern part of the city of Wichita
Falls blew a three-room house from
its foundation and carried it about
fifty feet into the street.
Governor Hogg will not veto
the Austin Charter. II will become
a law without his signature, and
goes into effect twenty days after
adjournment of the legislature.
-Messrs. Charles Clarke & Co.,
of Galveston have been awarded the
contract for the government i'm
provements at Sabine Pass. The
amount appropriated for this work
is S350,000.
The schoolhouse at Childress is
said by the Index to be entirely too
small for the needs of that place,
and that paper favors incorporation
as the means of securing a more
commodlous one.
"A tornado destroyed number
of residences in Pittsburg Monday,
injuring a number of persons. The
track of the storm was $50 feet wide,
and though it was only few seconds
duration was terrific.
Kerr county farmers report
that fall grain will make little if any
more than a third of a crop. With
good rain this week spring oats
will make an average crop, wheat
half a crop. Corn is doing well,
and stock looks fine.
-Childress has organized bank
to be known as the First National
bank of Cblldress, with a paid up
capital of $4,000. Col. John G..
James, of Wichita Falls is the presi-
dent; A. ]. Fires, vice-presiGent; g.
S. Patterson, cashier.
John Wilson, local agent for
the Ferd Helm Brewing company,
was arrested at Fort Worth We'd
nesday night on a charge of en-
bezzlement preferred by G. McElroy,
general agent for the company. The
amount of the embezzlement is not
yet known.
The parties found guilty of con-
spiracy in the NARROW mob case
were fined $4,000 each and sen
fenced to ten years Imprisonment
DISTINGUISHED from ever being eligi-
bic to any Office OF place of honor,
profit or trust created by the consti-
tuition or laws of the United States.
Tom Milton, white man 20 years
old, in Fl. Worth Wednesday crimi
nally assaulted little Alice Bowman
an eleven-year-old white girl, and &C
complished his hellish purpose while
she wept and plead in vain. He was
arrested and hurried to Jail
while the father was following
in close pursuit with shot gun.
"A reward of 5000, says Paris
special. is offered by Governor Per