Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-17

Hale county is receiving large
number of Immigrants from Arkan-
sas.
The residence of Jack Tame,
hill was consumed by fire at Conan
che Saturday last.
The Donald and Stegall stone
block at Decatur was destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning.
-Robt. Wyatt, five miles from
Menardville got his hand caught in
a gin and badly torn up few days
ago.
AT Daingerfeld the depot is a
box car and no new depot is to be
started until after the goth of JAN
uary.
The Denison Herald proposes
to publish at an early date splen-
did half-tone engraving ofthe FIFTY
Texas Notabilities.
ODE Harris was murdered at
Brady Wednesday, night. He at
tended dance at the city hall in a
state of intoxication.
-Thos. A. Kennedy, picked up on
the streets of Houston drunk and
:ncarcerated in the calaboose was
found dead next morning.
Constable Riddle, of Houston
Monday heard the screams Of a wo-
man named Mrs. Bailey and reached
her just in time to prevent her being
murdered by man named Chas.
Wilson who was arrested a after
desperate struggle.
R. b. Whorley died suddenly
Wednesday at Wichita Falls. A
short time ago he was thrown from
horse and hurt, and it was thought
the injuries received produced death,
but some of the physicians were of
the opinion that acute meningitis
was the cause.
Joe Reigner, of Workman, has
been arrested on a charge of forgery
and embezzlement. He was setting
type for the BANNER at that place,
and while the editor was absent col
lected money, signed the editors
name to receipts for the same and
went to Sherman to visit his parents.
"A sensation was created at San
Antonio by the making public of an
indictment which charges F. Vein
hagen, local agent of the Wisconsin
bridge and iron company, with
swindling the city out of $4,000 on
three bridge contracts. The techni-
cal charge against him is conspiracy
against trade. He was placed under
arrest. Other arrests are expected.
About two weeks ago Theodore
Hoskins, son OF the wealthiest man
in Brazoria county, disappeared,
leaving his home without top shirt
or coat and without any money, it
was presumed to practice shooting.
Since then the search for him has
been unremitting, but without sue
cess untilTuesday when his headless
body was found about mile from
his home in dense thicket. There
is no clew to the murderers. He
was known to have had two difficult
ties in the last year or so, but the par
ties have left the country.
Col. Fred J. Malone died of
heart disease at Beeville Saturday
morning at $50. Col. Malone was
a native of Mississippi, served with
JEFF Davis in the Mexican war and
was Northumberland of Hawpt's
regiment during the war between
the states. He was sixty five years
of age, had resided in Texas over
forty years, was a successful business
man, a kind husband, an indulgent
father, and will be sadly missed in
business and social circles. His
mother, aged ninety-one years, was
at his bedside when death called
him away.
The correspondent to the San
Antonio Express, from Lamar, Texas
remarks: 1T is fashionable now to
speak disparagingly of the rain-mak-
ers. When I was a boy in Wash
ington City helped other boys boot
at Prof. Morse as he went down the
avenue towards the Capitol with his |
telegraphic instrument under his
arm. I know better now, and see
no reason why the rain-makers may |
not bring forth rain when they see
the proper time 1 think they do it
beyond a doubt" There seems to
be quite a number Of persons where
they have experimental who very
seriously doubt it.
"A Burnet special says: A nov
el and exciting scene was witnessed
about s o'clock in the
A Mr. Murray. living
few miles north of town, was com
ing in early, when about two miles
from town he spied a large Lobo