Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-06
STATE NEWS.

DanQ.
-Caldwell's first BALE got in
Saturday.
-Giddings received a bale of cot
ton Saturday.
The Summer Normal at Corpus
Christi has closed.
-Muerry Bradus was accidently
shot at Paris recently.
-Denlson has raised the $4,000
for the iron rolling-mills.
-Jacksonville's canning factory
is running at full capacity
The Catholic priest of Cuero
was robbed OF $500 recently.
Tho exhibit cars of the Texas
Real Estate Association are out.
Arkansas Pass had good shower
recently, which freshened things up.
"A large and savage Mexican
lion was recently seen near San
Antonio.
At Billings, Mont, three tramps
murdered an old citizen in his place
of business.
"A convict was shot and killed
while trying to make his escape near
Waelder recently.
"A crazy negro woman running
around almost naked was arrested
in Houston Sunday.
The machinery for the oil mill
at Hallettsville arrived Monday, and
is being put in place.
Some Atlanta, Ca, heirs will
bring suit for humber of Corsicana
lots on Benton street.
-Palo Pinto county had heavy
rain last week; and the prospect for
cotton was never better.
The cotton crop is growing and
making more. No boleworms are re-
ported.-Kosse Cyclone.
The next meeting of the State
Alliance will be in Dallas on the 18th
day of August, at 10 a. m.
Manuel Guerro, a Mexican con
Wet was run over and fatally injured
by the train at Waelder recently.
"A First Baptist church was or
ganized at Floyd City last Sunday
with eight members and two addi-
tions.
Ben Franklin, at Corsicana, ona
charge of highway robbery was
sentenced to six years in the peni-
tertiary recently.
Mrs. Kate Williams, domestic,
gave birth to a boy babe two weeks
ago which has q full set of teeth in
the Harris county hospital
The Elgin Courier says the
campmeeting at Colorado chapel is
growing in interest and is one of
the largest ever held there.
Judge Jones decided against
the election of Ozona as the county
seat of Crockett county. A new
election may be ordered at once.
"A Methodist camp meeting com
menced at Valley Springs, Llano
county, on Sunday, August 2, under
the charge of Rev. R. N. Leaton.
&C. P. Morris, laborer on the
new railroad bridge acaoss the Pecos
river, fell 60 feet from the bluff of
the Pecos and was severely injured.
Lightning struck a boarding
house kept by Mrs. Rose IN San An
tonic, and while none of the inmates
were injured, the house was burned.
-Denison has accepted the propo-
sition of J. NJ. Duncan, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for the establishment
of S65,0O0 cotton tie factory in
that city.
The people of Sherman and
surrounding country are working
hard to make their exhibit for the
Worlds fair one of the best from
this state.
"A freight tram run into an
open switch at Denison recently
and a dozen cars were converted
into kindling wood and a large num-
Der of cattle killed.
An infant about three days old
was found in basket placed at the
door of Mr.. Nelson, a citizen of
[redell, Bosque county, some time
Turing the night Of July 26. All a
mystery.
JAS. Alsop flashed a roll of
in a saloon in Eagle Pass
and boarding train pulled out for
San Antonio and went to sleep.
When he walked up his money was
gone. One party has been arrested
md 800 recovered.
Willard Robinson, of Cisco,
Eastland, fruit-grower, was severe
y hurt by the explosion of a shell
he was forcing into a gun. A part
If the shell entered his arm near
he wrist, making An ugly wound,
coming out at the elbow.