Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-23
The first through freight from
Ft. Worth to Brentwood left
Fort Worth Sunday morning.

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"A new German paper is soon te
: make its appearance in Seguin. II
will be owned and edited by Judge
E. Koebig, formerly of the New
Braunfels Zeitung.
Crops between Waxahachie and
Auburn look well. Corn would be
better with rain, but there will be
a surplus without any more rain.
Cotton is very promising.
The Espuela Bulletin says Mr.
Jessie Adamson, living about twelve
miles from Espuela, on Red Mud
creek, threshed sixty-fve bushels to
the acre of very fine oats.
The 9th National Bank, OF Dali
las, has been given a short time to
pay off it's Indebtedness, which if
not done in reasonable time, will
have receiver appointed.
7, The proposition to build a
bridge from Galveston Island to the
mainland by a corporation who
wanted $4,000 year for twenty-five
years, is not received with favor.
The recent correspondence be-
tween Gov. Hogg and the County
Attorney at Denison in reference to
saloons keeping open on Sunday re-
suited in them all being closed Sun
day.
Good rains are reported in
Smith county during the past week.
Corn made and the finest they ever
had, with an increased acreage of
about 20 per cent. Cotton is dong
well.
Miss Laura NIinton the girl
whose mysterious disappearance
from Stephensville last week excited
so much comment, has been found
and it is believed she has temper
airy alteration of the mind,
-Jno. Black was killed in a sa-
loon at Pilot Point Saturday night
by Dolph Hollar, Both were gam
blers and had quarreled in the af-
ternoon. Hollar walked INTO the
saloon and did the work with a
knife without warning.
The northern border of the great
Sahara desert-made accessible by
railway communication across Alge-
ria-is becoming winter resort for
European invalids and other persons
seeking mild and equable winter
climate.
The -Confederates of Hill coun-
ty will go into encampmsnt at Hills
boro, in Abbott's grove, on the 29th
and Both of July, 1891. A most ex-
cellent programme has been arranged
and distinguished speakers from
abroad will grace the occasion with
their presence.
-Si Williams and Joe Roberts.
near San Augustine had row about
Roberts hogs getting into Williams
field. Roberts left to get his gun,
and while he was gone Jake and
John Roberts, having heard the
row, came up and Williams shot
both with shot gun, John died in
half an hour. Jake is badly shot.
"A meteor fell in a watermelon
patch in McLennan county recently
which resembled ball of fire tinged
with green. It would probably
weigh 500 pounds and resembIed a
diamond in color. All the melon
vines within 20 feet of it have died.
The owner pulled a melon from
near the dead patch, ate it, and was
poisoned.
E. Fl. Wilhelm, a prominent
sheepman of Menard county left his
ranch, twenty-five miles southwest
of brady on Saturday morning, and
shortly afterwards the horse return
ed riderless. He has not yet put in
an appearance. Twelve men hunted
for him all day Sunday without
avail. Mr.. Wilhelm killed Mexican
early in the spring and it is supposed
he was killed by Mexicans.
Deputy United States Marshal
Lea, under a capias from the United
States court at Austin, arrested B.
L. Zapp, sheriff of Fayette count,
Saturday morning, charged with un-
lawfully interfering with the Uni
ted States mail. It has been the
custom of Sheriff zapp to open all
mail of prisoners in his charge,
whether it be letters received or
written by them. This custom hav-
ing recently come to the knowledge
of the Federal grand jury, resulted
in the present action of an indict-
menr. Mr.. Zapp was placed under
a $500 bond for his appearance. A
number of witnesses from there
have been subpoena to appear at
Austin next week.