Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-14
STATE NEWS.
-Quannah has ORGANIZED a Oh

-Quannah has organized a gun
club.
The Texas Associated Press
met in Houston Wednesday.
lightning struck Fishers barn
near Denison Tuesday and burned
it up.
The photograph gallery of W.
B. Senter, at Navasota, was burned
Tuesday.
"A $4,000 fire originated in an
Oak Cliff butcher shop Tuesday
morning.
Midland is to be incorporated
under the new school law and to
haYe a new schoolhouse.
Some thief stole two drummers
satchels from the sitting room at
the depot in Hillsboro recently.
Since the spring rains have set
in cattle and sheep are fattening
very fast in the Colorado country.
The West Texas annual con-
ference will be held at the church at
Colorado City, converting June Is,
with Bishop Key presiding.
"A good stand of corn is report
ed throughout Mitchell and adjoin-
ing counties and the prospects for
excellent crops are very fine.
"A Methodist church has been
organized by Rev. J. A, Wallace and
Rev. Montgomery at Clara, eight
miles southwest of Colorado City.
"A four weeks old baby was
found under a railroad bridge near
Dawson, Tuesday, alive and healthy.
1t was turned over to the county
judge.
"A Taylor cattle shipper reports
q price of $3.50 for a recent ship
ment. At the same time last year
the same class of stock brought
only 1925.
Colorado City's handsome new
Presbyterian church was dedicated
to the Lord last Sunday at IL a. m,
Rev. DR.. King of Waco conducted
the services.
R. G.. Fowler, a passenger on
the southbound NJ. K. & T. passen-
ger train, was robbed of his pocket
book and S165 in money between
Denison and Muskogee on the night
of the 4th inst.
"A hot war is being waged in
Paris On gamblers and prostitutes,
as well as owners of houses rented
to the latter class. Several arrests
have been made.
Policeman Luster, of Corsicana,
shot and killed VIM. Smith. An
old feud was the cause. Smith in a
former difficulty shot Luster and
came near killing him.
Jas. Dugan, a full blood Indian,
was brought to Gainesville Thursday
in charge of officers from Oklahoma.
He is is an escaped convict from
Busk state penitentiary.
The residence of ". Il. Pat
man was burned near Linden Tues
day, supposed to be the work of an
incendiary. Blood hounds were
started out at once and a half
witted negro captured.
The Dallas cable railway hands
are on a strike, and have refused to
accept the pay offered by the COM
pany unless paid by the week. They
have warned laborers elsewhere to
keep away from Dallas.
The Weatherford summer nor.
NAL school commences its session
June Is and ends June "a. D. S.
Switzer is president of the institu-
lion, R. B. Ewing vice-president and
J. A. Lomax secretary.
j. L. Moore, brakeman on the
south bound Missouri, Kansas and
Texas freight, at Denton, was killed
night by being knocked off
Of an unusually high car by a
bridge and horribly mangled.
"A key of blasting powder e1-
ploded on the farm Of J. Benton,
near Santo, Tuesday, burning four
persons, two fatally. VIM. Benton
was knocked over 20 feet and re-
,eived injuries from which he will
not recover. Merritt Benton was
Killed. J. Benton was burned
about the hands and arms. The
child of VIM. Benton was badly
burned.
Colorado City has been decided
Upon as the place for holding a
musical convention to take place
June % and hold until June rs.
This convention will bring a very in