Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-30
STATE NEWS.

"A fifty ton cotton seed oil mill
will be built at Whitewright.
"A large cotton gin is being
built at Floyd, by Mondy & George.
The cotton crop of Victoria
promises to be the largest ever known
there.
Fort Worth tannerries will
have an output this year valued at
S1SO,OOO.
Carl Wingo, died at Abilene
from the effect of burns received
several days ago.
"A fire in Houston Sunday even
ing burned the residences of Mrs.
Abercrombie and Thos. Houseman.
Senator Chiffon spoke at Bon
ham Tuesday. Ten prominent dem
ocrats met him and entertained him.
"A committee has been appoint
ed at Texarkana to raise $4,000 by
subscription to establish a canning
factory.
The ex-Confederates, of McKin-
ney, are marking arrangements for
their reunion there the 9th and 7th
of August.
"A camper near the residence of
Mr.. r. NJ. Cole, near Marquis, stole
one. of that gentleman's best horses
Saturday night.
VIM. Hill and Chas. Hicks had
difficulty at San Antonio, and
Hicks beat Hill until his face was
unacceptable.
Miss Onie Tucker, of Mt. Sill
win, was fatally burned while play
ing at an organ, a lamp falling at her
feet and exploding.
The handsome new Rosenberg
building at Halletsville was com.
pleted last week. It Is a credit to
the enterprise of the city.
The extradition of Henry Gar
bitt alias James Huntley, wanted in
Texas for forgery, has been ordered
by the Canadian Government.
in boring a well on DIR. Ora
hams place, near Graham, a vein of
coal 80 inches thick was struck and
a shaft will be sunk.
The old settlers reunion at
Alexander, Erath county, was a
grand success. There was speaking
each day by old settlers.
The shipment of fat cattle from
West Texas has commenced in earn
est. It is estimated that over 3d.
900 head will be shipped this season.
w. L. Beckes, of Bonham,
while running a hay press, got
caught in the machinery and had
his foot and ankle terribly mangled.
Il. Sloan, of Trinity, has bought
$500 acres of timber land and the
saw mill near Phelps from G. W.
Grant, for $4,000, and will operate
the same.
"A mill, with a capacity of $780,
900 cypress shingles per day, will be
erected at Cotton Point, forty miles
from Shreveport, by Howard @.
Stringfellow.
The city of Rockdale has grant
ed franchise to the Rockdale Wa
ter Works Company for a period of
twenty-five years. The plant will
cost about $4,000.
The Sunset Oil Company, of
Brownwood, is negotiating for the
machinery for another well, and will
soon be ready to begin boring for
oil in another place.
"A crazy man in Fl. Worth
sauntering through private residen-
ces frightening women and children
caused considerable excitement
there a day or two ago.
The city Judge of Dallas draws
salary of $500 year and has
asked the council to allow him 81
for each conviction. Six thousand
were convicted last year.
The machinery has been re-
ceived for the new roller Touring
mill at Seymour. The mill when
IN full operation will have a capaci
tY of seventy-fve barrels per day.
A row among negroes at Sher-
man resulted in Chas. Kelly's getting
shot and fatally wounded by John
Southern, the ball passing through
his kidneys. Southern surrendered.
AT Inez, a small station nine
miles west of Edna, the little child
of John Trabor was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. Two
horses we're killed at the same time
Saturday evening John Balm, Of
Waxahachie, was camped with fish.
ing party on the Brazos river neal
Kimball. In attempting to take q
% caliber Winchester from the wagon
it was discharged, the ball entering
his stomach, from the effect OF
which he died Sunday morning at al
early hour.