Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The $4,000 hotel at Ladonia
is an assured fact.
/ -Houston's latest freak is a
threeloegged goose.
The condition of crops in Brown
county is excellent.
-Rockdale is agitating the ques,
ton of an annual fair.
Crops in northwest Texas will
be immense this year.
The oil fever is still convulsing
the city Of Brentwood.
Archer City is now experience
ing an improvement boom.
The prospects are fine for a
good crop in Hamilton county.
Late rains in Limestone county
have put crops in fine condition.
Work on the Mckinney
artesian well has been suspended.
The fruit crop of Limestone
county will be very small this year.
-Deseve, a San Antonio mer-
chant accidentlY shot and killed
himself while out hunting Sunday
while crawling through wire fence.
Ollie Boyd, editor of the Titus
Co, Times at Mt. Pleasant was found
dead Sunday with his skull fractured
and his throat cut from ear to ear.
The State Teachers, Associa-
ton will meet in Austin on the 23rd
of July and remain in session four
days.
Rev. Joe. Jones has commenced
a series of meetings at the
Methodist Episcopal church at Wills
Point.
The schooner T. F. P. that
phys between Galveston and Lake
Charles went down at Sabine Pass
on the 9th.
"A. G. Evans was killed at Dali
las Sunday morning by the engine
of Missouri, Kansas, Texas work
train.
Sam Jones was to have been in
San Marcos during the first week
of Chautauqua but has changed the
date of his coming to the second
week in July.
The city council of Quanah
passed the ordinance ordering the
issuance OF $4,000 in bonds for the
purpose of erecting and furnishing a |
public school building.
The city council of Hillsboro
imposes an occupation tax of $3.50 |
upon all parties selling the Kansas
City Sun in the corporate limits of
that city. The ordinance also COW
ers the Police Gazette.
The commencement exercises
of the A. and NJ. college begins on
June 9th. From June 9th
TO 10th inclusive, round trip tickets
will be sold by the Central road at
Jour cents per mile good until
June14th.
Capt. J. [. Bartlett has kindly
donated lot corner of Davilla and
EVE streets upon which a fine
Presbyterian church at Bartlett
With Masonic hall overhead is to be
,rected. The walls are to be
wenty-six feet high and the build
ng will cost when completed about
$500.
On Tuesday, of last week, q
loud burst and fell over the house
II Jos. Sherman, III Comanche
ounty. Sherman, his wife and six
hildrep climbed upon the roof of
he dwelling which foated away in
he torrent. 1t capsized throwing
hem all into the water and three of
he children we're drowned.-Bas-
rop Advertiser.
News has been received at Paris
hat Chas. Middleton had killed his ,
Tom, near Goodland, I. T.
lie was brought to Paris under ar (
est and says that his brother
mapped Winchester at him twice
efore he pulled his pistol and shoe
is brother
Bryan Cope went to Jacksboro
hot off his gun, disturbed the
eace and defed arrest. The sheriff !
nd a deputy started after him and !
hree miles from town a desperate
attic ensued in which Cope was
illed outright and the sheriff shot
Il to pieces.
AT Houston Sunday when Sam .
ones asked if there were one hun
red men in the congregation who
'ould go up and give him their =.