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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Combination Shirts with fancy
bosoms for CSC, at
l.. SCHAFFER'S.
10. Market street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

II. f. Hillman & Co. is the only
house where you can get bargains.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Fine Cut Glass Tunblers, $3.50 per
dozen upwards, at
DILLON, WHEAT & HANCHER CO.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

A morning musicale (men and wo-
mem in in process Ct formation Meet
ings will be held weekly, and study OF
one composer each session is the plan
adopted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

All the desirable new coiors in the silk
Sale at StifeI Co.'S tomorrow. See adj.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

All ths rage--snake skin MoIrp silks
Special sale at stifci = Co . tomorrow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Buy Diamonds at H E. Htllman &
Co.'S
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Buy YOUR Sterling Silverware at H.
E. Hillman & Cas-.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

The Quarte.te Symphony Orchestra.
DR.. John Mcclure manager. is now re-
hearsing under the leadership of Prof.
Z. W. Spell
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

All the desirable new colors in the silk
sale at Stifcl il Co.'S Tomorrow. See ad.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17
1000 CURTAIN ENDS.
Your choice Monday ice.
T.. =. GOOD q co.

NATIONAL CONVENTION. CHRIS.
TIAN CHURCHES, AT INDTANAP-
OLIS-LOW RATES OVER THE b.
e O.
October 13. II and II. the 3. G. 0.
will sell excursion tickets to fndIanap-
oils and return at rate Of $3.50, good re-
turning until Oct. %, inclusive.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17
Special for Ten Days.
ALL GOODS WARRANTED.

Solid gold birth stone rings at........Si q
Solid gold 5-stone opal rings........Z a
Solitaire diamond rinEz. 4 ID
CbllGreH's solid gold rings .............. q
Solid silver ten spoons. per set Of $. ~
Rogers best silver forks. per dozen. "a
Ladies Or Gents gold niled Eigin watches,
warranted from s. 60 up
Solid gold from si5 % up
See our bargains in fine watches and dia-
uonds
Fine watch repairing at reduced prices.
All work warranted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

1000 CURTAIN ENDS.
Your choice Monday 19c.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

The Woman's Choral Club will. dur
ing the week, take up its winter study.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Your choice Monday Ice.
l.. s. GOOD a co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17
MUSICAL MATTERS.

The coming week will be interesting
musically. The first song recital given
in the city for years will occur at the
Opera House Friday night. Mr. Ernest
Gamble, basso profundo. with Miss
Grace Updegraff and Mr. Sidney Hamil-
ton should be greeted by an audience
worthy the reputation of a musical
city. Miss Updegraff is we'll known in
the city, and is always pleasing to au-
diences because of her arch and dainty
singing, Mr.. Gamble is already con-
Where by Wheeling people, whose YER
dict is that he deserves a crowded
house. His voice is an ideal basso
whlch he uses with masterful effect.
Mr.. Hamilton, the accompanist. ably
seconGs Mr.. Gamble. Realizing that no
such evening of song has been given in
the city recently. and none promised
for the winter. musical Wheeling viii
take advantage Of the treat offered.
Tuesday evening the Kunits String
Quartette, with Miss Grace Damian.
contralto, will appear in concert (cham-
Der music at the Y. NJ. C. a. Hall. A
full house is also here deserved. for the
aggregation is made up Of artists.
A new organization which eagerly
awaits the coming of the Kunits String
Quartette. as its course will be along
the same lines. has just been formed.
1t Will start to earnest work after the
the Kunits concert. TIE makeup Of
the ensemble reads: Mr. Evans. first
violin; Mr.. Owens. second violin: Mr..
Poilack, viola; Mr. Mccoy, 'cellist
The Philharmonic Quartette. whose
splendid work was the inspiration for
the above new organization. resumes its
entertainments Tuesday evening, Octo-
Der 26th. in the Carroll Club Auditor
ium. where the remaining eleven con-
certs of the season will be given.
The Woman's Choral Club will. dur
ing the week, take up its winter study.
The Quarte-te Symphony Orchestra.
DR. John Mcclure manager. is now re-
hearsing under the leadership of Prof
E. W. Spell.
A morning musicale (men and wo-
mem in in process Ct formation. Meet
ings will be held weekly, and a study OF
one composer each session is the plan
adopted.
The weeks calendar stands: Monday
evening, Oratorio Society rehearsal:
TUESDAY evening. concert. Kunits
String Quartette. Y. N. c. A Hall:
Tuesday evening. Orpheus Singing So
ciety rehearsal: Wednesday evening.
AriOn cOncers. THURSDAY eYenira- Mo-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-17

Tuesday evening the Kunits String
Quartette, with Miss Grace Damian.
contralto, will appear in concert (cham-
Der music at the Y. NJ. C. A. Hall. A
full house is also here deserved, for the
aggregation is made up of artists.
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Speedier Trials Demanded.

In response to a. request sent
out to a number of lawyers by
the Galveston News for their
views on different legal matters
Judge Beauregard Bryan writes
as follows:
81 think the criminal code is
good enough, the code of criminal
procedure is on the whole good
enough. All disqualification for
jury service should be abolished,
so the best men could be forced
to sit on juries. Speedier trials are
wanted, and l suggest that the
way to arrive at this is to have a
criminal district court always in
session, as justice courts are now,
in all counties having say over
ten thousand inhabitants. Let
the county bear all the expense
of this court. In all felony cases
let the defendant have ten days
to prepare for trial after indict-
ment; in misdemeanor cases five
days. 1t is my observation that it
is the certainty of trial and speedy
conviction that deters the
criminal element more than the
terribleness of the punishment.
By quick trials and convictions
the public mind can connect the
two because all is fresh, and the
result is forcible. All writersson
criminal jurisprudence agree that
immediate punishment of crime,
rather than terrible punishment,
is the greatest deterrent known"
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Not Practical at Present.

A petition has been circulated
and has received numerous
signers requesting the city coun-
Gil to cancel the present contract
with the American Well COM
pany and substitute one for ar
tesian water. Without entering
into a minute discussion Of the
matter the BANNER feels safe in
saying that at the present time
the demands of the petition are
impractical. In the first place
the city's need of water is ur-
gent. A supply for immediate
use is imperative, and the time
required for obtaining artesian
water cannot be employed.
Financially the city is not able to
dig the depth, likely necessary
for obtaining artesian water.
The lowest bid for a well 1000
feet deep is $4,000, and that
without a guarantee. Issuing
bonds is favorite expedient in
raising funds for public improve
ments, but in this direction the
city's capacity is not sufficient to
meet the requirements of arte-
sian water. Therefore we again
reiterate that the matter is i'm
practical at present.
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The Outlook.

The harvest Of cereals now
beginning to come in foretells
the reaping Of a greater crop Of
general prosperity. The yield of
wheat, corn and other grains
promises to be greater than has
been known for years, while the
condition Of foreign markets is
such as to maintain high prices.
In the state of Washington the
farmers expect to pay off % per
cent of their debts with this
years crop. In Oregon they
say they will do better than this,
practically wiping out their in
debtedness. And so on through
out the great West.
These favorable conditions do
not stand alone; the prosperity
of the west is something more
than promise. From the crops
of last year the farmers have got
their first substantial lift out of
the vale of discomfort. They
have been paying off their mort
cages and putting money in the
bank at a rate which makes a
tremendous showing in the
statistical returns now being
published. And the continued
good fortune of agriculture this
year will cap the work.
This is reflected in the cotton
crop of the south, which shows
in admirable condition, and in
the markets of the east, where
prices are steadily rising. Cot
ton is higher by a cent pound
than it was year ago. Wheat
has advanced 5 or 6 cents a
bushel during the past week,
with steady and increasing de-
mand from abroad. In short,
the mid outlook is for
the return of prosperity on the
most substantial foundation.
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Burton Budget.

Complimentary to visiting
young ladies Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Schatz rendered the young peo-
pie an enjoyable social Wednes-
day evening, which your cores
pondent feels no hesitancy in
declaring one of the most enjoy
able events that the social circles
of Burton have ever had the
pleasure of attending. Those in
attendance were
Miss Ola Williamson and Joe
Hoffman,.
Miss Ollie Williamson and Guy
Coin, BRENNAN.
Miss Bye Await and Wayne
Blackburn.
Miss Cert Lenpard and Tom
Morriss.
Miss Nora Homeyer and viii
Bauer.
Miss Myrtle Await and John
Hoffman,.
Miss Minnie Fischer and Robt.
Weeren.
Miss Annie Saunders, OF
Courtney, and Chas. KNITTED.
Miss Hill, of Bellville, and
Chas. Weeren.
Miss Olga Schilling and Alex
Bauer.
Miss Toy Jackson and W. G..
Henderson, BRENNAN.
Miss Dora Schwendener and
Otto Schatz.
Miss Kate Morriss and DR..
Wiebusch, Brennan.
Miss Maggie Morriss and John
Wiebusch.
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A CkNhRD.
NO TRUTH IN THE RUM0R OF
SHERIFF LEAGUES TAKING OFF.
A Waco News Gatherer With a Lively
Imagination Throws Brennan
Into Fever of
Excitement.
4 ChNARD.

AS Mark Twain said in regard
to the report of his death the re-
port so industriously circulated
in the city Friday of Sheriff
leagues taking off seems to
have been greatly exaggerated. :"
We heartily sympathize with
the Waco news gatherer who
finding things dull in the Geyser
City sought to make up for the
hiatus at home by killing off the
high sheriff of Washington
county. Of course we all SYM
pathize with a reporter who has
a dull day and a copy famine
staring him in the face, but we
will never forgive him for the
fever into which he threw the
city of Brennan Friday evening
by enquiring of the telephone
exchange at this place how
Sheriff league of Washington
county was killed.
This enquiry came a few min
utes before 4 O'Clock. Between
that time and the emphatic refu-
tation of the rumor which came
little after 6 o'clock, a thousand
and one reports were in circula-
ton. The sheriff had been killed
by a mob while trying to protect
a prisoner; he had accidentally
shot himself while on a hunt
ing expedition; he had been held
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

There is new coon in town
in fact several of them, some
twenty-five or thirty. A small
sized colored exodus struck the
city Friday afternoon. The ex-
petition came in on a Santa Fe
freight southwark bound, and In
a very short time after arriving
not negro was in sight. They
disappeared in different portions
of the city as easily and effectu-
ally as if the earth had opened
and swallowed them up. The
spokesman of the party said they
were from Temple and Dallas
and were looking for cotton to
pick. Likely so. In the mean
time it will not be a bad policy
for chickens to roost high. Own
ers of other articles that are
loose and liable to take up with q
kleptomaniac had best keep a
eye on such possessions
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

horses enmeshed in tangled har-
ness and conglomeratad running
gear came to a standstiLl.
The dray animal referred to
ran up North street to the inter-
section of Main. When the lat
ter thoroughfare was reached
the dray crashed into row OF
buggies hitched in front of the
Brennan Grocery Company, and
it seemed for a time that pande-
monium, with all the horses in
town, had broken loose in fresh
place. Rev. J. 7. Browning's
saddle mare hitched in front of
Ammons' tailor shop suddenly
remembered a colt left at home
and with a wild neigh lit out to
join her offspring. A buggy be-
longing to a Mr.. Hoffman, was
capsized and several other vehi-
cles SCARED by the conclusion.
The streets were filled in
every direction with people;
some trying to head the different
runnaways, but most of them
trying to keep out of the way.
Two ladies barely escaped being
run over on Sandy street at the
inception of the runaway, and
several other very narrow es-
capes we're made.
Pursuing the policy of locking
the stable after the horse is
stolen the city authorities give
notice that from this on the
ordinance against leaving horses
insecurity hitched will be rigidly
enforced.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
W. WILKINS.

CONSTABLE BURCH's recent trip
to Fort Bend county was for the
purpose of doing a little detective
work for Sheriff 1. W. Sparks of
Lee county. AS a result of the
trip Mack Trewit, colored, is
languishing in the Lee county
jail awaiting trial for a murder
committed last Christmas. He
was located at Sanktown switch
by means of a letter which he
wrote to an inmate of the Wash
ington county jail, and which
was turned over to Constable
Burch.
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HaII,s Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great
Discovery cures all Kidney and
Bladder Troubles, removes gravel,
cures Diabetes, Seminal Emmissions,
Weak and Lame Backs, and all ir-
Irregularities of the Kidneys and
Bladder in both men and women.
Regulates Bladder Troubles in
children. If not sold by your
druggist, will be sent by mail on
receipt of 81. One small bottle is
two months treatment and will
cure any case above mentioned.
E. w. HALL, Sole Manufacturer.
Sold by r. E. Luhn,
Brennan, Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
THE COURTS.
Mangum Everett Charged With Incest

Mangum Everett Charged With Incest
and Rape-Some Minor Happenings
The epidemic of criminal as
sault which has swept over the
State since the recent legislation
changing the venue and protect
ing the authors of such outrages
from mob violence seems to have
struck Washington county full in
the face the past week. No less
than three arrests for such
offences have been made. Man
gum Everett, colored, the last OF
the trio to fall into the clutches of
the law, was incarcerated Friday
morning on an affidavit filed
against him by Constable Burch
alleging improper Intercourse
with his twelve year old daugh-
ter, Katie Everett, at present q
resident Of Navasota.
The information fled against
Everett is based on letter
which the daughter wrote from
Navasota to lady in Temple. In
the letter the girl acknowledges
that she is enceinte and claims
that her father accomplished her
ruin. The lady who received
the letter sent it to Policeman
Lockett at this place. The Of
tense is alleged in the Indictment
to have occurred last February
Everett viii be given an exam
lining trial as soon as the prose-
cutting witness can be brought
from Navasota.
Theodore Neumann, charged
by Fritz Ganske with an assault
to murder, was placed under
$500 bond Friday morning for his
appearance. before the grand
jury.
The trial of Robt. Witliff for
assault and battery is set for
August 10th in Justice Ewing's
court. Both of these cases grew
out of the row at Witliff's dance
platform on July 18th.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
NOTICE !

The partnership heretofore ex-.
listing between H. H. Grubbs and
W. H. Orr under the firm name
of H. H. Grubbs & Co. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent,
H. H. Grubbs retiring. The in
terest of H. H. Grubbs has been
purchased by W. L. Townsend,
who with W. H. Orr will continue
the business under the name OF
Townsend & Co. The new firm
assume all liabilities and will
collect all accounts due the old
firm. H. II. GRUBBS,
W. H. ORR,
W. L. TOWNSEND
Brennan, Texas, July 20, '97.
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Charged With Rape.

VIM. Lawrence, colored, has
been placed under bond and will
be required to answer to charge
of rape at the fall session of
district court. Lou Hicks,
colored, is the prosecutrix, it be-
ing alleged that she is under the
age of consent. The defendant
was released on bond of 5000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
Ror Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for ever fifty years by millions of moth
ers fer their children while ,eething, with per-
feet success. II soothes the child. sOitens
the gums, sllays all pain; cures wind collie,
ard is the best remedy for diarrhoea," it
will relieve, the poor little sufferer immedi-
ately. Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Be sure AMI ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

THREE pleas of guilty were
entered in county court Thurs
day. Fritz Gansky plead guilty
30 aggravated assault and a
disturbance of the peace; he was
dned S25 on the former and 81
on the latter charge. Otto
Pe%ich plead guilty to an ag-
gravated assault and was fined
sos.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

BRENNAN, Texas, Sept. Z, '96.
After suffering several years with
kidney trouble and pain in the back,
and trying other remedies, Halls
Great Discovery was the first and
only medicine that gave me relief.
Yours &c,
W. WILKINS. +.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

SEVERAL pupils of the Summer
Normal, chaperoned by Prof. and
Mrs E. F. Taylor, visited the
Electric light plant Thursday
afternoon for the purpose of
making some practical expert
ments in their investigation of
the subject of electricity. Mr..
W. z. Dwyer was present and
took a great deal of pains in
showing the visitors through the
different departments of the
.eIeetrie and ice plants.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
LOCAL NE VS..
THE oil mill and congresses
Fiu start up August 18th.

Mr.. ROBERT STRIEKERT has an
announcement in the BANNER
this morning which will be of in
Eerest to cotton sellers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
Tufts Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.

a Strong Fertilization.
Fortify the bodyag ainstdisease
by TUFTS Liver Pills, an abso-
lutecure for sick headache, dYs-
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, bilious
ness and all kindred troubles.
"The Fly=Wheel of Life"
DR.. Tut; Your Liver Pills are
the fy-wheel oflife. l shall ever
be grateful for the accident that
broughtthem to myuotice. feel
as if | had a new lease of life.
Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Col
TUFTS Liver Pills
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

POSTMASTER ELDRIDGE's four
years term expired July 10Th, but
his commission will remain in
force until September 18th. He
was appointed to the position on
July %, 1893, during a vacation
of the senate. When that body
assembled it confirmed the ap-
pointment and a second COM
nission was issued on September
18th of the same year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

WEDNESDAY evening at 5
O'Clock the 2-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. Ernst Jatslon, who lives
-four miles east of Northrup, Lee
county, with the other children
was playing with matches. The
matches caught on fire, burning
her thin dress off. The girl died
IA few hours. This is the third
child Jatslon has had burned to
death in five years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

The BANNER comes before the
curtain for the purpose of max
ing profound bow to Mr.. G.
Neiderauer, from whose vineyard
two miles north of the city we
have been supplied with a NAM
moth basket of luscious grapes.
From his grapes Mr.. Neiderauer
manufactures the finest home
made wines that come to this
market.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

a California company has
taken to drying potatoes before
shipping them. By this process
four-fifths of the weight can be
dried out of them. They are
watered up and cooked and are
all right again. A company is
now drying 100000 pounds of
potatoes into 100000 pounds.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

GOMEZ announces his intention
of resuming active operations in
Cuba about the middle of Au-
gust.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

TIE Galveston Opera Glass
states that the Lone Star steam
ship line has nerve and money to
hack it, therefore as long as the
people give the line a pound OF
freight they propose to stay in
Che field and give this section
the benefit of low freight rates.
1t depends upon the people to
say whether they will or will not
sustain the line that has and will
continue to keep down exhor-
aitant freight rates.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

THE examining trial of VIM.
Lawrence charged with GRIMM
ally assaulting Lou Hicks was
held in justice court Thursday
morning. The trial resulted in
Lawrence being held in $500
1szil to await the action of the
Grand jury. The prosecutrix is
only eleven years old and very
srHAn for her age. The assault
secured last Thursday on Jack
Hale's place. All parties are
negroes.
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up by robbers and killed for re-
sisting their demands, etc.
Strange in all these rumors and
theories the truth of the matter
never dawned on any one-that
he had been killed by a Waco
quill pusher, not to make a
Roman holiday, but to fill space.
Think of the CORY form of our
most popular sheriff empaled on
the Unsuitable copy hook of the
Waco Evening Scintilator and
then let your maledictions on the
hand that laid him low be tenn
pered with the reflection that
Friday was a dull day in Waco.
At half-past six o'clock
Deputy Sheriff R. M. league in,
response to an enquiry by wire,
receINeu Ine following Ol even
date from San Angelo:
D. E. league is in Coke county.
He is not killed.
W. W. SHIELDS,
Sheriff.
Sheriff league, it may be
stated by way of explanation,
accompanied by his family, is
visiting relatives in Coke county,
not far from Fort Chadbourne.
Most of the melons offered in
the market now are over-ripe
and of inferior quality.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

Most of the melons offered in
the market now are over-ripe
and Of inferior quality.
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A Colored Expedition.

Brennan, Texas, July 20, '97.