Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-02-12
STATE NEWS.

Orange has a case OF Varlold.
John McCulloch, of Seguin is
dead.
District Clerk Geo. R. uashiel
of San Antonio is dead,
The bycyclist of Houston are
preparing to go to Galveston.
-Brownwood decided to incor-
porate by a vote of sixty three to
~ 302.
MIR. Johnaihau Deitchard a
prominent citizen of Franklin, is
dead.
"A. E, Blunt, run over bya switch
engine 1t Tyler Tuesday, died We'd
nesday..
The Grand Lodge Of I, o. F. F.
has reduced the initiation fee from
S26 to SIS.
The White squadron Is anchored
in the gulf twelve miles off from
Galveston.
"A match game of base ball will
be one of the attractions of the madi
gras festival.
The Weatherford Constitution
has been sold at auction under q
deed of trust.
The prospect for a big wheat
crop in Stephens county was never
more promising.
South Bosque Station, Bosque
county, is going to have new
school building
The Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows have been in session during
the past week in Dallas.
Santa Annan's handsome new
school building is progressing rapid
Iy. The material is stone.
The Fayette county courthouse
is being pushed to completion as
rapidly as difficulties will permit.
The Weldon national bank of
Ladonie Vas organized last Wednes-
day with paid up capital of $50,
0OO.
Victoria is full of Northern
farmers who are there to look over
the lands. Most of them are from
Illinois.
Eastlaad county IS teeeiFing a
great deal OF immigration now, and
real estate is changing hands at a
gool advance, fsaV 9fqI
The Mayor of Palestine not
only seem to have got the worst of
his fight with Sam Jones, but gets
Z all the adverse criticism -
y b! Baileys Store 81 general
merchandise at Carlton was des
Dyed By fire Monday lpight. Loss
= 1000; insurance, $4,000 , 4eGAE
The indications are that Hall
county farmers will raise an inn
mense amount of wheat this year
! for the pumBer of acres sowngsN Il
"A. E. Blunt was run overly a.
switch, engine near Tyler, had, both
legs ainputated and Horribly mlltil-
ated- He is not expected to live
Tom ". Patterson a well known
book keeper of Tyler, was found
deadIiu his. bed Wednesday morning
The cause was attributed to drink
Little Bessie Bales of Denison
was terrible burned Wednesday by
her clothing catching fire while play
ing with other children in a room.
The citizens of Brazoria county
have fled at the House of Represen-
tatiYes at Austin a remonstrance
against the creation of Sealy county.
"A dispatch from San Antonio
says a San Francisco man has dis
covered an old mine ia old Mexico
which contains inexhaustible sup
plies of tin.
Kaufman is to have a new de-
pot. The material is on hand and
work will begin immediately. The
building will be model one and of
ample proportions.
Several new families have
moved into this vicinity the past
week, and will engage in farming ON
plantations near town, says the Ma
varTo Blade, kerens.
Maggie Hearne, Of Denison was
assaulted by negro while returning
home and fought him until she
escaped, after most of her clothing
torn of. He has not been appre-
hended.
The new Methodist church at
Alvin. Brazeria county. was dedica-
ted last Sunday by Rev. DR.. Phil
pott, presiding elder of that district.
A large congregation WAS in attend