Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-22

an organized movement 10 secure
for that town cotton gin and oil
mill.
Jack Perkins was arrested at
Hillsboro Sunday for the murder of
man in San Saba county several
years ago.
The cotton crop of Shelby and
adjoining counties was damaged by
dry weather and rust in August and
September
Willie West was shot in the
head and critically wounded by J..
a. johnson, in a saloon at Austin
Saturday night.
The county alliance has been
in session at Cameron for some time.
They made a change in the manage
ment of the store.
-Grayson county farmers are
anxious for rain, il being the inten-
ton to put in large acreage should
the season favor.
Something over Sl2,OUO IN
property and lands has been sub
scribed for the building of an iron
furnace at Pittsburg.
The Dallas Realty Company
has been incorporated, with $500, 900
capital, by J. E. Henderson, ]. T.
Irrelevant and others.
The range in Caldwell county
is injured from lack of rain, and
some anxiety is felt by stockmen for
the wintering of their herds.
1t is thought it will take to the
middle of December to gather the
cotton crop in Fannin county, even
if the needed rain is withheld.
News has been received at Den
ton of the arrest of J. 7. Didcumb,
at Benton, ILL.,, wanted at the first
named place for arson and murder.
The wheat acreage in Dallas
county this year is said to exceed
that of any previous year, and the
farmers have more corn than they
can crib.
Experimental oil wells ale be-
ing bored at Brentwood and Den
yer. The prospectors say the indi-
cations are good for oil in paying
quantities.
The editor of the Silverton
Light is boastful over a turnip |
raised in the vicinity that is seven
teen and three-fourth inches III cir
"A tifty-six foot we'll at Rockdale |
is flowing at the rate of 115,000 gal
Ions daily. Rockdale will soon have
a complete system of water works,
and the Messenger is happy.
What is believed to be paying
vein of silver ore has been found in
Young county. The de-
posit is near the proposed line of the
Dallas & Southwestern railway.
The soap factory at Houston,
which uses cotton seed oil by a new
process, has proved so successful
that additions are to be made to it
which will treble the productive
The majority of cotton buyers
IN Hallettsville have pledged them
selves to buy no more cotton by
sample unless the bale from which
any sample may be taken is brought
to the purchaser.
Rev. J. A. Baker, formerly of
Arkansas, has become a member of
Southwest Texas conference. His
pastorate is over the church at
UvaIde, now numbering 165 mem
oers, and self-supporting.
in Kerr county there has been
\ ten days rain which, while it has
Interrupted cotton picking, was
much needed for the stock. Cattle
ire suffering because of short grass
and scant water supply.
Wade and John Fielder, eolored
we're hanged at Rusk last Friday for
The murder of Vance Thompson, the
of John. Both con-
.essed their guilt and expressed
heir confidence in going straight to
heaven.
The residence of D. L. Black
nan, at Corsicana, was consumed
~ fire at 8 o'clock Saturday night.
Loss, SO, 500; insurance, $4,000. E.
D. Cummings lost by moving furni-
jure about $50; no insurance. The
ire was caused by dropping lamp,
which exploded.
The district court at Palestine
will take up the receivership case of
he international and Great North
Urn railway to-day "wednesday, the
list inst. Parties interested have
been summoned to show cause why
t should not be terminated and the
placed in the hands of its
owners.
Jas. Taylor and Nathan Cum
negroes, fought at cot
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