Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-30
STATE NEWS.

DraSS Dauu.
The State bar association meets
at Galveston on the Doth.
Both new houses and Arkansas
Pass property keep going up.
Carloads of fat cattle are being
shipped from Rockwell county.
The sham battle at the encamp-
ment comes off o-day, Saturday.
The work of improving and re-
painting houses still goes on in Ter
rell.
Carpenters are at work on the
new ice and beer house at Rock
dale.
The fruit-raisers of Smith
county have made big money this
year.
"A csnteloupe weighing 25
pounds is on exhibition at the horti-
cultural fair in Tylor.
Experiments in rain making are
to be tried on the Morris grazing
lands near Midland Texas.
The second annual fair of the
Comanche fair association will be
held September % to 26, inclusive.
The Alliance Campmeeting at
Rockwell opened on Wednesday
with the song "The Growing Day
is Coming"
The New Birmingham Iron and
Land company are paying out over
$4,000 per annum In advertising
Cherokee county.
A flow of 100 barrels of water per
day has been struck at a depth of
1735 feet at Temple. The boring is
being continued.
The main trunk of the giant
live-oak that stands near the head
of Spring Greek, Irion county, meas
ures eighteen feet IN circumference.
The Austin Board of Trade has
memor1alized the Governor to men
ton the alien land law in his call of
an extra session of the legislature.
Walnut logs from near Rusk
are being shipped in quantities to
Europe. What is it Texas hans't
got for sale in one place or another.
The farmers alliance encamp.
ment at Kyle was concluded Friday.
Congressman Moore spoke Wednes-
day and tore the Cincinnati platform
to shreds.
AThe county commissioners of
Bowie county have issued bonds to
the amount of 100000 to build a
court house at Bali, place in the
woods near New Boston.
Tom Bowdon Is in jail at DIAL
las for shooting William Anderson
at Grand Prairie with a shotgun,
because Anderson invaded the sane
tity of Bowden's home.
The electric moters of the
street railway gave out at Austin
and the street car service to tie en-
campment was utterly inadequate to
visitors to the encampment.
The Gulf News says: Quite a
of cottages are in course of
in the north end of the
city at Corpus Christi, and all find
ready occupants at good rental.
"A wrestling match between Jno.
Mcmahon, the champion collar and
elbow wrestler and Jim Crawley of
Texas has been arranged and comes
off in one month after signing of the
papers.
The first bale of cotton that
was sent to Galveston was raised IN
Bee county and classed strict mid
Hing, fair staple, weight 504 pounds
md was sold at auction for Is cents
Der pound.
Shed King, a negro who is under
Indictment for trying to kill his
wife and a negro man at his home
n Houston, has recently been ar
ested at Logans port, La, and car
led to Houston.
VIM. Hauser, a twelve year-old
10Y was instantly killed by an cleo
ric street car Thursday evening at
San Antonio. The conductor and
motor man of the car are in Jail
harged with negligent homicide. {
-Diptheria at Denison is causing '
excitement, and the city
ouncil held meeting to consider
he question of its prevalence and it's {
cause. A board of health ]
7as appointed consisting of eight l
physicians was appointed. t
The dead BODY of a Mexican I
Tas found near coal shaft at Thur '
er Wednesday. Two Mexicans
Tere enamored of the same woman, I
ne claimed her as his wife. The
ther would steal her away for day 5,
r two and then return her. The Il
man is her husband, the =
ther man and woman are in jail. II
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