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

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Galveston is to Lave another
yacht race Monday.
-Burleson county has decided to
build new $4,000 Jail.
! Oak Cliff was visited by severe
storm Wednesday night.
-Whitewright offers $4,000 as a
bonus for Touring mill.
-Tarrant county farmers are
holding grain for higher prices.
The city assessment of Sherman
is between five and six million dol
lars.
The Farmers Alliance of Rusk
county has endorsed the sub-treas-
ury.
-Farmersville, Collin county, has
presented a petition for local op-
ton.
The cotton compress at Nava-
sofa is rapidly nearing completion,
and will soop be ready for the new
crop.
Ellis county falls in line and will
have fine stock show at Waxshachie
IN September.
Marble Falls is rejoicing over
the reported find of fine vein of
coal near that city.
Sherman has declared war on
the gamblers and every gambling
house in the city has been closed.
j. W. Davis, the slayer of B. G..
Evans, at Fort Worth, who was to
be hanged August 10, died Wednes-
day night.
"A negro on the train at San An
tonic was elected from the platform
of the coach for whites and fatally
hurt by falling on some rocks.
There have been five cases of
sunstroke in San Antonio. John
Gilbert, a bill poster, vast the last
victim. He died Thursday.
The Pease river at Vernon rose
four feet in fifteen minutes Thurs
day and washed away three bents of
the Pease river railroad bridge.
John Hummill was found dead
in his pasture near Winkler recent
". Three bruises was all there was
to clear the mystery of his death.
&C. G. Davis, of Arson, Jones
county, has been appointed District
Attorney by the Governor, for the
10Th District, vice A. NJ. Craig re-
signed.
w. E. Jones has fled a suit
against the city of Sherman for S10,-
900, alleged to have been sustained
by his wife on account of defective
sidewalk.
The Texas Stockman and Farmer
says that ''man killing in Texas is
not only a question of right and
wrong, but it is question of dollars
and cents as we'll"
Work upon DR.. Tricks new
buildings at Arkansas Harbor is pro-
crossing. 1t will be the finest store
room yet erected in that city, and
will be finished in good style.
On August 2, 3, 4 and 5 the II.
& 7. G. railway will sell round trip
tickets to Chappell Hill at four cents
per mile, account colored stste ALI
ance, good to return until August
10th.
Fifteen thousand people met
Mecune at Sulphur Springs Wednes-
day, where he spoke at considerable
length. He was followed by Meth
odist jim Davis, who spoke for three
hours.
The Pecan Valley Fair associa-
ton is to have its next annual fair
from the 28th day of September to
October 2 next, inclusive. The
track is in fine fix and their will be
some fine racing.
Austin had big fire Saturday
night and one that required much
hard work to subdue. The fire
started in the Ben Jones job print
ing establishment and soon spread
to adjoining buildings.
Ed Gilcrease shot and killed a
young man named Holman, and was
in turn shot by Holmans brother
and MORALLY wounded at Rylie,
eight miles south of Mesquite,
Thursday night last,
Two boys near Dodds Thursday
stole pair of mules and sold them
for Sis and skipped. At last ac-
counts they had not been captured,
though the mules had been returned
to their rightful owner.
The Seguin Record says that "a
Midland man has killed 400 jack
rabbits" Tie bounty Is 81 q dozen,
SO the Midland man will strike the
exchequer of his beloved county for
the snug sum of S33.25.
The recent re union of the ex-
confederates at Sour Springs was