Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12
STATE NEWS.

for local option.
Arkansas Pass has brass band
Of twenty pieces.
The new Pennington hotel at
Wallis has been completed
Work has been commenced on
the new postofiee building at Bee
vile.
Arkansas Pass has granted a per-
NIT for the establishment of tele-
phone exchange.
"A sugar plantation and mill, in
voiving an expenditure of $4,000,
is to be started near Edna.
-Breyman & Schultze, of Schulen-
burg and Sinner, executed deed of
trust to secure creditors.
There are in Texas 1,741,I9O
whites, 1928 negroes, 766 Indians,
1877 Chinese, and 8 Japanese.
The 10th annual session of the
Northwest Texas Cattle Growers As
ISOLATION met in Fort Worth Tues
day.
Jack county is going to put in
three new bridges this spring, all to
be of a substantial wooden struc-
ture.
johnson county farmers are
done sowing oats, while few have
their corn IN. The acreage in both
is good.
The 18th annual session of the
Knights of Pythias Texas grand
lodge will be held in Dallas on the
18th inst.
John jackson was killed Sunday
night by his brother William at Ar
thur city. William was arrested
and taken to Paris where he drew 4
knife and cut the officer, and then
tried to cut his own throat.
"A Weisendorf was seriously
wounded Sunday at Richmond by
getting between A. F. Holmes and j.
T. Montgomery, two of his son-in-
law who were drinking. He is not
expected to live.
-Imboden of Fort Worth, charged
with forgery, has been IN jail since
he was re-arrested a few days ago.
His former friends, it seems, have
nearly all deserted him and he has
so far failed to make bond.
Joseph Stendebacher 15-year-
old boy died at San Antonio Tues
day from the effect of being struck
on the head with base ball fresh
from the bat which fractured his
skull and produced conclusion of the
brain.
Fam work is moving at a great
velocity, says the Sherman Courier.
Most all are up with their work
here. Some volunteer oats look
fine now. What wheat there is
through this part OF the country is
looking excellent.
Garland News: The farmers
have been moving this week, and are
well up with their work. Many
have both their corn and cotton
land ready, and will plant corn next
week. In fact, we understand some
will plant this week. Everybody
seems hopeful of good crops this
year.
Gonzales Enterprise: This week
has been warm and spring-like.
Grass is growing nicely and the for
est trees are blooming. The farm
ers are pushing things and a great
deal of corn has been planted. The
merchant anxiously looks for the
granger customer that does not
come.
A vagrant was arrested at Ter
rell and fined $40. On being search
ed it was found that he had 800 IN
cash, two certificates IF deposit ag-
gregating $3.50 besides watch and
eight gold rings. He said that times
were so hard that he would work
out his fine on the street at so cents
per day.
The comptroller Tuesday de
posted S3777 to the credit of the
State revenue, SS396 10 the availa-
BILE school fund, $4,000 collections of
unorganized county tax Junds.
S4094 collections OF unorganized
county tax funds and 1924 for re-
demption of land in unorganized
counties. He also registered $15,-
900 Greenville electric light bonds.
Let our people remember that
Hoods Texas Brigade will hold
their next reunion at Livingston
and our people-the people of Polk
county = arrange to treat these
'heroic boys who wore the gray" in
auch n manner that the maetIncy will