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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17
A PISTOL PLAY.
One Law Suit Pending About Central Stree
and Promise of Another

In the District court there is a
suit pending instituted by Mr.. W.
g. Schill against the McFadden
Compress company for damages to
his property, which it is alleged is
injured by reason of the street being
cut down in front of his house for
the Santa Fe switch to the COM
press. The street was almost i'm
passable at each end and for the
past day or two the compress com
pany have been improving it with a
view of hauling cotton over it in
stead of Peabody street which was
recently opened and is yet in bad
condition and quite Sandy.
Wednesday morning Marshal T.
L. Swain and Policeman Lockett,
accompanied by BANNER reporter,
walked down there, the officers for
the purpose of removing some pro-
iecting limbs that were over-hang-
ing the street, and after having them
cut off went down to the west end
of the street and removed two posts
that Mr.. Schill had planted in the
center of it for the purpose of pre-
venting any passing. AS soon as
they were removed a force of hands
with scrapers loaded with dirt drove
on to fill in a narrow place, when Mr..
Schiu burst out on the front gallery
of his residence fourishing an army
Colts six-shooter, his wife swinging
on to him endeavoring to secure
the pistol. The negroes piled down
behind the embankment and Mr..
Schill freeing himself from his wife
rushed to the corner of his front
yard and presented the pistol as
though he was going to shoot into
the force of hands but Marshal
Swain opened the gate and walked
in ordering him to put up his pistol.
He changed ends with the pistol
and threw it with all his strength
towards the house, it striking one
of the columns of the gallery leav-
ing a considerable indentation visible
from the street, but fortunately was
not discharged, for it would have
endangered the life of the officers,
himself or his wife. He feels that
he has been imposed upon until he
was desperately mad.
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DISTRICT COURT .

In the District court Monday the
Randle Fielder habeas corpus case
was heard, on charge of murder,
and he was admitted to bail in the
sum of $1,000 on his own recognizance
and his case set for the 2Sth inst,
The regular jury for the week
was empannelled and discharged for
the week. Several of the Jurors
were fined for not answering to
their names.
The case of Messrs. Cohen Bros,
VS.. the insurance companies was
postponed for the term Oh affidavit
of the defendants.
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Priest shoots himself.

A Bohemian Priest, Bohnslov La.
ciyak, of the Luthern church, shot
and killed himself with a shot gun
near his home, short distance
from Wesley, in this county, Mon.
day last, the contents OF a shot gun
entering his left side.
One report says that he had start
ed out hunting, and while passing
over some rough ground, where
there was some gullies, fell and the
gun went off accidently, shooting
him.
The other report is to the effect
that he had been low spirited for
some time, suffering from mental
alteration, and thst it was be-
lieved he killed himself.
The first report is perhaps the
correct one.
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Mr.. A. c. C1opToN, the young man
who had his foot badly mashed while
with the Santa Fe bridge gang
about two weeks ago, an account of
which appeared at the time, return
ed Saturday to resume his job, and
had scarcely got to work before he
got in yellow jackets nest and was
stung on the hands and face until
they were swollen out of all proper
ton and shape. He has had three
or four accidents on the railroad
succeeding each other SO closely as
to have two of the wounds at the
same time, aud now before his foot
is well, he has had this other mis-
fortune. He begins to believe that
he is out of luck.
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A Most Extraordinary Psychological
Phenomena.

The Caldwell News says: A young
lady by the name of Brewer, the
daughter of well-to-do widow lady
on the old San Antonio road, about
nine miles west of Caldwell is Great.
ing quite sensation by manifesing
some extraordinary mental peculiar
arities which certainlyborder on pre-
science or the gifts of prophecy She
has been sick for some time lone in
for mant says an invalid). Upon her
partial recovery the family noticed
that she possessed knowledge of
occurrences thrt she could not have
received through the ordinary chan
nels. She is able to instantly call
the name of strangers whom she has
never seen before. She tells the
time of day to a second without
looking at clock or watch. She will
call the name of anyone who comes
into her room, without turning her
head. Hundreds of people 60 to
see her-many of course out of
mere curiosity. She Immediately
tells each one of them where he or
she lives and exactly on what time
of day they left home.
She claims to hold communication
with the spirits of those long since
dead. Upon this subject she has ex-
cited the wonder ssof everyone who
has tested her powers. Many state
ments have been made to US, con-
corning the wonder-workings and
extraordinary psychological mani
festations developed by this young
lady, that we hesitate to put in
print. The statements, however,
that been made to US come fromre-
liable people.
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An Exquisite Disnlan.

A model gents furnishing goods
store, is that of Mr.. E. Hoffman,,
on Sandy street. Nothing pleases
the eye more than to see nice goods
neatly kept, and such is the impress
sion made on one when you examine
his stock. In passing one can hard
ly keep from walking in and looking
at such an array of nice, stylish
goods, consisting of everything
from a bone collar button to hand
some suit of clothing. He seems to
have spared nothing to please those
in search of neat attire. Few
houses OF, larger cities carry such an
assortment of furnishing goods. 1t
is needless to mention all the novel
ties, yet the clothing had the ap-
pearance of something unusually
handsome in design and make up,
while in shoes, neckwear, underwear,
hats, and everything kept in his line
shows they were bought with an
eye, bought to please the most fas-
tidious and it is safe to say that
any one wishing gents furnishing
goods can do no better than give
him a call, as prices are placed in
reach OF all. See and next Sunday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17
THE COTTON PICKERs LEAGUE.


The manifesto of Humphrey, of
Houston, for all the cotton pickers
to strike last Saturday, was not only
a big blow without any grounds
save perhaps to further that gentle
mans political schemes, but was de-
nounced by the State Alliance,
which met at Marlin Saturday, so
the BANNER is informed by Prof. J..
T. Harris, who was a delegate from
this county. He said that the man.
ifesto was unauthorized by any ALI
ance movement and that the State
Alliance didn't know Humphrey at
all. They knew that the scheme
was impractical and were of the
opinion that it was originated by
Humphrey for the notoriety he
could get out of it, with the hope
that he might make political capital
out of it with the National party by
posing as the leader of the colored
people of the South. In this coun-
ty there was no thought of strike
of the cotton pickers. In fact there
seemed to be an unusually large
number ready to go to picking Mon
day morning, 12O going from here
TO Caldwell to pick, and seventy to
Lyons, besides those that went out
in the country by private convey
ance. The strike was a big failure.
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The fire at Burton last Saturday
not only burned the depot and plat
form with about 200 bales of cotton
but several freight cars that were
on the track near by, some of them
loaded with bacon.
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Mr.. R. HOFFMAN, has just had put
in his elegant dry goods establish
ment the basket cash and bundle
carrier service. The goods and cash
are sent to the Office in the wire
basket where the goods are wrap
ped and returned with the change.
This is the only system of this kind
in the CITY.
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CHANGE OF F1RM.-Mr. William
Bucherl having purchased the inter
est of Mr.. W. E. Seelhorst in the D.
Z. Saloon, the business will be here
after conducted under the firm
name of Weise & Bucherl, who will
put forth their best endeavors to
please and satisfy their customers.
Give them call, sample their liquor
and get free lunch.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

GREAT preparations have been
made for the celebration of German
Day-October 6-here this year.
Already between $1,000 and $4,000
have been subscribed to be spent in
getting up the display, which prom
ises to be magnificent. Great inter
est is manifested in the celebration
this year and its success is already
assured.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

CONSTABLE Will CROCKETT brought
Ned Kinlaw here Tuesday from
Chappell Hill on charge of burgla-
ry and incarcerated him in the
county jail.
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SEVERAL car loads of the machin-
cry for the new compress were re-
ceived Tuesday, and the work OF
putting it up goes forward with re-
neWed energy.
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BoRN, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. zernial,
Monday morning, fine boy, No, 4.
Mr.. Zernial is the proudest man in
town of his progeny.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

The bank clearings of Brennan
for the past year aggregate more
than S4,0OO,OOO, still all the people
that wanted money here during the
summer could not get accommo-
dated.
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LOCAL NE WIS.

Mrs. WIN. HusEB, died at the
home of her husband between Ber-
lin and Burton Saturday last of
typhoid fever.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

SOME time since the BANNER re-
ported the serious burning of two
children, one of Mr.. Gibson and the
other of Mr.. Bland, near Wallace.
The little girl of Mr.. Glbson's was
fatally burned and died in day or
two, but the little boy of Mr..
BANDS is fast recovering now.
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Two cofins went out in the coun-
try for children Tuesday, one for
a Polander with an unpronounce-
able name no one could remember,
the other for negro no one knew.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

Two bales of cotton burned on
the cotton platform at Chappell Hill
Sunday morning. Seven hundred
bales near by were saved.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-09-17

The fest at Woodwork school
house Sunday was fairly well attend
ed and those in attencance from
here report il a most enjoyable af-
fair. The dance at night was not
concluded until 4 a. m, Monday
morning.
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Marriage License.

Following is the list of marriage
license issued from the County
Clerks Office, for the week ending
Wednesday afternoon, September
16, 1891:
Richard Evans and Della Graves.
Perry Hubert and Betsy Randle.
The Brennan Compress and Oil
mill company have run electric
light wires from the oil mill to the
compress and will light it up with
4ncandescent electric lights.
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AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUNDS.

County Treasurer G. Minkwitz
has completed his annual statement
of receipts and disbursements of the
public school funds in the county of
Washington for the scholastic year
commencing September 1, 1890, and
ending August 81, 1891. The fol-
lowing is a summary of the totals as
shown by said reports, though there
are still some outstanding accounts
to be paid:
RECEIPTS.
Amount brought forward from
previous year ...... ........... S2,229 20
From state apportionment. ...... 27,040 so
From county school tax ....... 1852 70
From Austin county,. 2S5 20
Total receipts "............ .S8O,61S u
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount paid teachers ............ S27,470 Il
Supervisor. .................. 40 OG
For bUilding school houses ...... $50 As
For rent of school houses. ... 4S2 50
For repairs on school property. 125 so
For furniture. ...... 90 IS
Treasurer's commission ...... 800 IS
Total disbursements. .... .S29, 014 90
Balance on hand. 1904 O3
Grand total....,. ........,... S30,6lS u
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
for Infants and Children.

I Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Bructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dl
gestion,
\ Without injurious medication.
TIE CESTAUR COMPANY, n Murray Street, N. Y,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
Mcrrice.

Miss Lima Hull, of Springport. spent
portion OF the week visiting her friend Nellie
ROwell.
Miss Spice. Of Lansing, made Belle Ram
few days visit last week.
Miss Anna CARING, of Remus, is visiting
relatives at +. L. Bur,nette's.
Nellie Goss and Ida Austin returned to
MOrrice from Bay View last week.
Morrice base ball team has arranged to
play at Laingsburg, Friday, August IA.
Among the MOrrice people who have at
tended the Institute at OwOsso are: George
Ram, Louise Nortlrup, Hannah Sager,
Allie Waters, Lillian and Bessie Morrice.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
Clinton %. Normal.

We believe it has come to stay. 1t has
added new link to the historical chain of
Clinton County.
We predict that in the future, some Ques-
tions, which seem of little general interest
and importance to-day, except to the teachers
of our county, but whose thoughts they en-
body, will grow and expand until they reach
and interest the minds of every intelligent
friend of education in our progressive State,
are combined in this little text of thoughts
for those who think:-Who were the found
ers of the Clinton Co. Normal? Who first
suggested this home training institution?
When and where was its first session held?
Who were the first instructors and who was
county secretary at this time? These form
list of important questions on the current
history of the county.
Elsie Normal began June 30 and ended
August 5, after six weeks session of profit
able study and training. We now say the
normal has been success. The attend
ance, though not Exceedingly large, has been
regular and prompt The teaching done by
the faculty has been highly instructive and
of professional character, and the students
all unite in saying: ''We have been bene-
fitted by our attendance at the Normal and
feel that our summer vacation has passed
PiSoo"hoy oho iOi uoj
as it has, good returns in proportion to oui
efforts.
And now that the Normal ends,
And we are about to disband;
While we pledge ourselves as loyal friends
BY the clasp of friendly hands.
To the benevolent Elsie people
We extend our grateful cordiality,
For rendered access to the highest steeple
OF their generous hospitality.
The preference they have given us,
The favors, the respect, and manner
In which they've entertained us,
We appreciate with honor.
The glorious Fourth with its fireworks,
| The serenades in the evenings gale:
The "tick-tack" games and other smirks,
Lectures, recitals, musicale
Sweetly combined and did their best
TIC yield the needed recreation.
Hence with work, study, sleep and rest
Ours has been profitable vacation.
NANCY GILLESPIE.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
Camp Duzuplez.

The above peculiar and in every sense
original word is the name by which the
camp at Long Lake is known, i'm which a
number Of Owosso's young people are ell
joying few delightful weeks.
A few years since, Long Lake was un-
known aside from few farmers in the i'm
mediate neighbOrhOod, but it is rapidly
becoming well known by the people of a
large section of the state who find i'm 1t q
delightful resort easy OF access, abounding
with fine spots for camping, a romantic
sheet of water for boating, bathing and
some meagre results in fishing. Fenton is
the point at which one must leave the d., G..
ii. d M. and where he will find buses and
street cars to convey him to the foot of the
lake some three miles from the village.
Four steamers ply the lake, stopping at all
the landings, making trips every hour, 50
that campers have no difficulty in arriving
at and leaving their camps and securing
supplies daily at Fenton markets. Fares
are reasonable and accommodations good.
The first landing as you pass up the lake
is Mead's, where the Owosso party Il
located. There are not as many camper:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14


The Institute system may be faulty but il
cannot but be acknowledged that it does
much good for those teachers who devote
their energies to the work, and some good
10 every teacher who mingles with fellow
workers for one or two weeks when there is
constant Interchange of opinion ON school
topics.
From the conductors record it is learned
that Owosso leads in the enrolment with
70 names, Morrice second, with 20, and
Corunna third, with 16. Ovid furnished Q.
Henderson 8, Vernon and Byron Z each,
North Newburgh, Hartwellville and Ben
nington each, Laingsburg and New 10th
rop each, Chesaning and Burton each,
New Haven, Shaftsburg, Garland, Judd's
corners, Oakley, Easton, Durand, West
Haven each and from Lennon, Hazleton,
Plttsburg, Chaplin, Gaines, Elsie, Saranac
Venice Center. The address of the others
is not known.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
European Letter.
MUNICH, July 21, Is

MUNICH, July Il, 1871.
l have written papa confused descrip-
ton of Venice and meant to write you about
Florence, but cannot do much at 1t this
week. ] am very tired of sight seeing, that
is it makes me tired and l am taking 1t easy
here. Saw so many pictures and churches
i'm Florence and that tires one more than all
the scenery and travel. This morning we
went through the royal stables which were
very interesting indeed. Such magnificent
sleighs, coaches, etc., of Ludwig L and III
and other emperors and kings of Bavaria.
Also saw the harnesses, gold and jeweled
trappings for horses, etc. Then we went
through the old and new Royal Palaces
very fine. We are going to take drive to
lovely park soon. l do enjoy our drives
so much. Munich is beautiful and 1t is de-
lightfully cool here just now. We took a
lovely drive yesterday; were gone nearly
three hours. Went into the Basillica,
beautiful church, saw the celebrated
Bavaria statue, largest in the world, also
the gate of victory and other sights and
drove through the celebrated English gar
dens. We left Venice Thursday a. m. and
arrived in Bozzen, Austria, at 1880 p. III.
| A long, hot journey and we rested i'm that
pretty little village in the mountains all day
Friday. Saturday another hard journey to
Munich, eight hours and half. From
Bozzen to Innsbruck over the Bremen Pass,
the scenery was grand and we had cool
breeze.
We are doomed as far as Bayreuth is con-
cerned and now Paris is our last hope. On
arriving here we found letter from the di.
rector of the opera. He said he was utterly
unable to execute our commands and could
not get us a seat for any date; everything
| for July had been engaged four or FIVE
months before, and besides there were nc
accommodations for sleeping inside or any
where near the town, l know you will be
as bitterly disappointed as l am. Had euI
railroad tickets to b. and everything, but
it's no use. Mrs. w. has done everything
possible to get there and is just as much
disappointed as i am. We leave here fol
Nuremburg tomorrow, then Strasburg and
then Paris. Arrive there some time on Sat
urday and will stay there two weeks. Their
we 60 to London where we spend week ol
ten days and there we leave Mrs. G. ana
am going with Mrs. w. to Stafford anC
Litchfield to visit some friends of hers
From those places we make excursions tC
Birmingham, Warwick, Kennilworth ant
other places.
am ashamed of the stupid letters / hav'
sent home, but | find it hard to collect IN!
thoughts after sight seeing and i'm nOis!
reading rooms. The pens are bad and blot
ting paper is thing unknown.
l feel so much nearer home here than II
Italy. There it was very strange and NOR
foreign.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14
Burton.

Miss Maud HOsbache. of Detroit, is visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
Chas Wilkins is spending the week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilkins,
of st. Johns.
Mrs. Potter has returned from weeks
visit IN Detroit with her brother, Mr.. Bar
trem and family.
Mrs. p. IL. Wilkins and Miss Edna spent
part of last week at Fenton. visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. King, and while there took
pleasant trip to Long Lake.
Miss Kittie Green entertained several of
her young friends Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Waters left Tuesday for Toledo, TO
visit her daughter, Mrs. Alice Jackson.
Mrs. Rosa Hurst. of Toledo, is visiting
her sister, Miss Eliza Bradley.
Mr.. Bartrem, of Warren county, N. j., is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Potter.
Grandma Cline is on the sick list.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-14

here as at some of the others but i'm some
respects it is the incest situation for a camp
on the whole lake. The ground is high and
dry, no sand, grass carpeted, heavy wood
land, good water near by and fresh butter
and milk can be obtained at the neighbOring
farm house. Just around low wooded
point is Woodhull's Landing, little more
popular than Mead's but not as nicely situ-
ated. Mr.. Osburn's and DR.. Hume's people
are camping here. Opposite Woodhulps is
the island. This is an objective point for
picnics and those who wish to remain but a
day or so. Ice cream, confectionery and
small drinks are used to cater to this attend
ance, which makes the crowd somewhat
less exclusive, hence not so pleasant for
campers. Peers is the last camping spot of
any decided popularity. There is a public
house here and a goodly number of cottages
and campers.
The Owosso party left for camp Monday,
August 3, as mentioned in last weeks
TIMES and consisted of Mrs. l.. K. Gould,
chaperone, Misses Henderson, Tubbs, Flo
and Mae Webster and Miss Nichols, of Ann
Arbor, Messrs. Henderson, Tillotson and
Parker. Mr.. Parker returned to the city
Saturday evening and Messrs. Dewey, Stew
art, Taylor and McKOne spent Saturday and
Sunday at the camp. The camp quarters
consist OF two cottages used for dormitories
and tent for dining room, the latter and
all things pertaining thereto being in charge
of Normal Lucas, cook.
1t is enough to make one turn green with
envy who is obliged to remain in the hot,
dusty city to see the luXuriant ease and
abandon of Camp DuZuplez. Hammocks
everywhere under the great spreading oaks
with grassy knolls here and there which
with blanket and pillow make equally pleas
ant cOuches The strong, fresh breeze
across the lake gives one an alarming appe
tite that causes the choice viands of tht
camp to disappear with surprising haste
despite some inconvenience of greybeards
bugs and hornets who will sometimes insis
upon drowning themselves in your coffee
eXcavating in the butter OF crawling dow
your back and sometimes, you know, if yOl
object, the hornets will back up agains
your hand or ear and make it very warm 70
you. And then the long curve of pebbl.
beach gradually sloping away to the dee
water where one can run and r0mp and div
in the water with perfect safety. And tn
evenings, too, after the slowly declining SUI
has sunk behind the distant wood with
blaze of gold and glory, the moon rise
slowly and dreamily above the horizon an,
one can row over the CLASSY lake with
most delicious sense of returning health an
strength.
It's fun. If you haven't been you Ougl
J to go. Don't go for style but go for pleas
ure and health; you will get them. An
don't forget to call at Camp Duzuplez, wher
you will find hOspitable welcome.
: w. j. NICK.