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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-15
coALvuLE. FRIDAY. OCT 70, 1891

IL our local columns do not sparkle
with their usual brilliancy this week
and our editorial columns are lacking IN
deep thought and profound knowledge
which usually characterize them and
which has been the source Of the writer's
wonderful success aud magnificent for
tune. these conditions may be nttribut'
ed to the fact that the editor has had
protracied illness In his family for more
than two weeks, andhis massive brain
Ia. not been any more active than the
average ass who thinks be knows how
To- run newspaper.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
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truou oun Rrouiau uoarssrosprstl
wAsmSoros. oct. -, 1907
SECRETARY sherman declines to discuss
or in any way Indicate wha, this govern
mont win do whom spain officially de-
clinos our assistance in bringing about
peace ~ Cuba. That is probably the
proper position for the Secretary of
State TO take, but those who are no
hampored by their official relations are
discussing the matter with much boo.
forest since the new Spanish Premier
by bic unofficial uttcrances has made it
plain that the oirer Of mediation made
BY This government viii not be uccepi-
oil aud that the most that ainwill do
Tor Cuba viii be- to recall Gcn. Weyier
aud offer .hc Cnban- fo-i of bone
rule, under Spanish direction. It's the
general belioi la Washington that the
war. which ha, already impoverished
spa'. d. WI, s.rigur along. That being
the y s,rybody Wan'v 10 know
wha, uns Sovesameut intends 20 do
winittry to ala Spain by pur-uadinr
Cuba TO accept the oilers which have
been made by the new Spanish Min
i.tryY Or will 1t recognize the BELLY
erency or the Independence oi CuboG
II is not difficult to lind in Washington
men Of standing aud influence who ad'
vocaio one or the other Of these steps,
but those who have any idea OF what
the administration intends 10 do are
keeping 20 close.mouihed that the pub
lie can only guess The administration
may have an idea Of lighting, but there
have been number OF orders Issued
concerning the preparation of amuni'
ton for the navy which indicate that 1t
Is going to be prepared to fight any
way.
II Is regarded as significant that the
Attorney General should have taken
the trouble tomake public statement
saving that the government had no
connection with the reorganization COM
mit,ee which expects to buy the Union
Pacific Railroad at the foreclosure sale
10 DO held the first OF next month, and
to accompany 1t with the opinion that
the capitalists Of this country and
Europe would not allow the property
to be sold at price much below lis
value. There IL belief, although 1t ie
confined to few people, thatthe At
torney General has knowledge Of the
intention OF other capitalists TO either
buy the Union Pacific or to make the
reorganization committee bid much
higher than II had intended doing t'
secure the property.
The Irish societies having raised quit
storm because OF the omission of 10
name Of Tom Moore irom the hone
roll Of poets on ,hc walls oithe noy
Congressional Library huilding tt
om.tsls t.hfrh nUlurtu
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-15

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were suffering with group when were.
celved % bottle Of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. 10 afforded aImo,t Instant re-.
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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The Victoria Times of the 10th
inst. contains the following item
which will be of interest to mem-
bers of the Green Brigade Associa.
ton: "The United Daughters of the
Confederacy held an enthusiastic
meeting at the opera house on last
Wednesday evening, and much i'm
portant business was disposed of,
owing to their preparing for the
grand reunion to be held in this City
in February. The ladies will pres
ent beautiful flag to Camp Scurry,
and we are safe in asserting that it
is a beauty, as great pains have been
taken in the making of it. The an
nual election of officers was held,
and resulted in the election of Mrs.
B. Martin, as president; Mrs. W. A.
Wood, first vice president; Miss NJ.
Grain, second vice president; Mrs. ].
Hill, recording secretary; Mrs. J. T..
corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. j. V. VanDenberg, treas
urer."
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To the Public.

I, b. W. Hoffman,, have opened
q new Saddlery and Harn sss Shor
opposite Winkelmann & Bohne'e
store, where I will always keep or
hand a full complete line of g. sddles
harness, brides, pillow chains
names. back bands, curry combs
brushes, and all kinds of whips
which 1 offer for sale at the lowest
cash prices.
I am also running a irst-class
work and repair shop, where you
will find G. W. Hess, as foreman,
who will be pleased to meet his old
friends and customers. He issweII-
known all over Texas as the best all,
round workman in the state.
Hoping to receive share of your
in the future, I remain
YOURS for business. -....y,.
81. W. HoFFMANk,
BRENNAN, Texas.
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An Enjoyable Occasion.

For a number of years it has
been the custom of Mrs. j. S. Gid
dings to entertain her Sunday
school class during the holidays
The multiplicity of social functions
during Christmas week prevented
the celebration of the custom dur
ing the holiday season and the en-
tertainment was postponed till FRI
day evening. On that occasion the
members of the Sunday school class
and of the Progressive Dominoe
Club assembled at her hospitable
residence and spent several hours in
many pleasurabIe enioyments. In a
guessing contest to determine the
meaning of twenty>si1 advertise
ments, Mr.. T. A. Holland won first
prize by making eighteen correct
guesses. Messrs. VIM. Morriss and
Ed. Healy tied for second prize, and
the "booby" went to Mr.. Bernie
Dunlap. Delicious refreshments
we're served during the progress of
the evening. Among those attend
ing were: Hon. Heber Stone, DR..
T. F. Cox, Messrs. VIM. Morris,
Coffee Harris, j. D. Giddings, Ed.
Hesly, Chas. Carlisle, Fred McFar-
land, Bernie Dunlap, Chas. Wilkins,
Ed. Yieser and T. A. Holland.
Misses Delphine Byrnes, Corrie
Low, Mary Carlisle, Ellen Balm,
Mary Stone, Stella Young, Beulah
Kennedy, Mabel Giddings, Mamie
Bolts, Matte Giddings, Stella Con>
lell.
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Sunday School Institute.

Rev. T. G. Boykin, who has been
travelling for twenty years and
working in the interests of Sabbath
Schools, will be here at the First
Baptist Church Friday night, the
18th inst, and conduct an Institute
embracing the following Saturday
and Sunday.
These Institutes are very helpful
to the churches. Every Baptist
Church in the county is requested
to send representative. Christians
OF other denominations and the
public are invited to come.
G.. S. TUMIIN.
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Marriage Licenses

Following is a list of marriage
licenses issued from the COUNTY
clerks Office for the week ending
January II, 1897.
Frederick Hodde to Louisa Wolff
Isiah Reener to Sallie johnson.
Frederick Boedeker to Francis
Slurzenbecker.
Fred johnson to Georgia V.
Madison.
James Bouldin to Hattie Staple
ton.
Osborn Harvey to Anna Rsndle.
August 81. Look to Mrs. Emma
Bode.
George Jones to Henrietta Hope.
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VAL VERDE BATTERY.
Further Information Regarding the Fa-
nous Guns.

Further Information Regarding the Fa
nous Guns.
| Under date of Jan. 9th, Hon. Ber
S. Rogers writes the Galveston News
as follows:
1 read in your issue of the 9th in.
slant the communications of "War
Correspondent" and Major Durant
as to the axact locality where the
famous guns were buried, and know
ing that Mr.. Frank Geisecke was a
member of that gallant battery, I
accosted him on the street to-day
and asked him what he knew con-
corning the fate Of the guns. He
said:
81 was at the capture of the guns
at Val Verde and remained with the
guns until they were buried, at the
close of the war. We had them en-
graved at New Braunfels, were with
them at Galveston, also at the battle
of Mansfield. We fought regular
duel with Nimms' battery at this
place and captured it. 1 remember
that I helped haul one of the Nimms
guns, which was Parrott, to where
our battery was and it became one
of the battery; and I think there
was another one of them added to
the battery, but I am not certain. l
was at Fairfield, Tex, with the bat
terry. I think we had four of the
guns in the edge of town,
and the other two were ct, a
gin house nearthe Leon river,
about nine miles from Fairfield.
Captain Nettles was with the two
guns at the gin house. He came
down to Fairfield about 9 o'clock at
night q don't remember the date,
and said: 1t is all over Imme-
liately there was great confusion in
camp, and Captain Nettles returned
% the gin house and was at the
burial of the two in the Leon
liver. 1 was at the burial of the
guns at Fairfield and know the SPOT,
md I think John Stern of McGregor,
Texas, was present, and perhaps
wenty more, but I dot remember
heir names now. I think Ed Bell,
Who lives near Fairfield, was pres i
mt"
I then put the question "Where t
i'd you bury the guns?" I
With twinkle in his eye he res
"Wsit till Major Sayers r
cts that bill through congress, and I
necessary I will assist in digging t
hem up"
And this was all of the infornas I
ion I could elicit from him.
BEN S. ROGERS. ?
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BRENNAN, TEX.

Hon. J. D. Sayers has, on the rec
ommendation of Hon. R. E. Pen,
nington, chairman of the county de.
mocracy, appointed Israel Brooks,
Jr., of Chappeli Hill, to fill the posi-.
ton at Washington made vacant by
the death of Robert Tarver. Brooks
is very intelligent representative
of ilis race and is well recommended
by both the white and cpIored citi>
zens Of his community. He will
leave at once for Washington TO as
sumo the duties of his position.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

ALI colored ministers of the city
are requested by Rev. Taylor, pas
tor of the {. NJ. E. church, and Rev.
G. ": Smith, pastor of the Little
Ziou Baptist church, to be present
at Camptown A. NJ E. church at 8
p m. Wednesday, Jan. Ii, at which
time the object of the meeting will
be stated.
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A Queer Character.

Mr.. Albert Felscher informs the
BANNER that a peculiarly eccentric
individual came to his boarding
house last Saturday and remained
until Sunday at IL o'clock. He was
shabbly dressed and wore an old
shawl around his neck. and his
strange actions led Mr.. Felscher to
believe that be was demented,
though he did nothing to annoy or
disturb any one. From whence he
came and whittier he went Mr..
Felscher cannot say.
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5000 OC
Sophisticated.

Messrs. S. Grabfelder & Co., OF
Louisville, Ky, through their at
torneys, Messrs. Letzerich & Fielder
sued out a writ of sequestration
Saturday on the bankrupt saloon
stock Of L. F. Grassmuck for the
recovery of barrel of whiskey to
satisfy an Indebtedness of S123.4
Deputy league served the writ and
recovered the whiskey.
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TIE greatest lampoonery heaped
on busy searchers after knowledge
is to say that their information is
obtained from perusing an almanac.
But in spite of the contempt in
which the almanac is held there is
one edition, at least, that contains the
knowledge of the 'World" in a most
convenient form. The New York
World almanac is the one referred to,
&he 1897 edition of which graces the
editorial sanctum of the BANNER.
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In glancing over the columns of
this mornings paper do not fail to
note the change in the ADVERTISE
1nent of Messrs. Brockschmidt &
HohIt.
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Sure Cure for Fits.

New remedy by practicing ply.
stefan positively cures fits, epilepsy,
etc. Treatise and sample bottle
free. DR.. b. Herr, 33l East SD
street, New York.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

JUSTICE court was in session at
Ohappell Hill Saturday. Messrs.
". Il. Billingslea, J. B. Mathews,
j. II. Mathis and J. P. Buchanan
were in attendance from this place.
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a GANG of section hands worked
all day Saturday opening sewer of
the Santa Fe railroad from the
freight depot to the Main street
crossing.
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-Four pleas of guilty, three for
disturbing the peace and one for
Vagrancy, were entered in justice
court Saturday. A fine of 81 and
costs was entered opposite the
names of Minnie Keifer, Tempy
Hunt, Sylvia Brown and Fannie
Young.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

TBlRE will be no meeting of the
county educational board this
month.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

THE entertainment by Miss Estes
music class announced for Saturday
night should have read Saturday
night, the 18th inst.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

In descending from the Wells
Fargo Express wagon at the Elk,
change Hotel Saturday morning, the
driver, Mr. Allen Munday, slipped
and fell. His head struck the edge
of the pavement and cut a severe
cash, necessitating the surgical SER
VICES of Dir. York.
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The show windows of Messrs.
Gather & Buster are resplend-
ant at night with two electric lights,
which are recent Improvements.
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THE business of improving the
roads and bridge of Washington
county by the county conviets goes
bravely forward. The forty foot
bridge near Samuels church on the
independence road has recently
been removed and a 24>inch sewer
covered by a dump substituted.
Superintendent Robertson was in
the city Saturday. From him the
BANNER learns that work will com
&nehce Tuesday on building bridge
near Burton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

Louis RUNNEIs, colored, died il
Watrousyille Friday night with con-
sumption.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

A cURFEw law without an age
qualification would be a good thing
for some localities.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The world never tires of the non
sense of people who pay cash fol
their fun.
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Two soap vendors barely missed
getting into the clutches of the law
Saturday for peddling without
license. They got wind that break
srs were ahead and came post haste
for the necessary papers.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Following is a list of real estat,
transfers recorded by the county
clerk for the week ending Jan. II
1897:
Isaac Petty and wife to R.
B. S. Foster, 80 acres J.
P. Cole league, S1O39 OC
R. B. S. Foster to Isaac
Petty and wife, 60 acres
j. P. Cole league, 1899 90
j. E. Wallis and wife to J.
A. and B. +. Small, 637
acres Joe Davis league, 1903 90
". N. Mayfeld to Peter
Budnik, 40 acres James
Beardsley league, 200 90
R. A. Stuckert and wife to
Mrs. 81. III. Carter, 1 lot
in Brennan, 1000 90
Mrs. a. Werner, guardian,
to D. q, Giddings, Jr.,
interest in l lot in Bren-
ham $500 90
Mrs. NJ. Werner to d. G.
Giddings, Jr., interest in
1 lot in BRENNAN, 5000 90
G. G. Garrett to D. G. Gid
dings, Jr., 131 acres Isaac
Jackson league, 1852 90
D. G. Giddings, Jr., to @.
G. Garrett, l lot in Bren-
ham, 5000 90.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

TIE street force subjected the
streets and sewers to a thorough
cleansing Saturday.
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AUCTION SALE OF CAR CORN.

will sell Friday, January Is, at
10 a. m. to the highest bidder, one
car load of Missouri shuck corn.
Sold on account of unclaimed
freight For particulars apply at
Santa Fe depot.
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The Tea display of Mr.. I. Nova
kowsky Saturday attracted consider
able attentive.
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My fine Holstein Bull. Terms
81 per season.
G Fl. HUETTIG, BRENNAN.
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LOCAL NE US.

READ the advertisement of Mr.. 1
Nowakowsky, changed in this issue.
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The Office of Judge E. P. Curry
was the scene of a wedding Satur>
day morning, the contracting parties
being Mr.. August Il. Look and Mrs.
Emma Bode, Judge Curry oficiat
inc
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Fresh Chilli.

Every day at the
Bismark Saloon.
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READY FOR SERVICE.

E. Il. BARNETT,
Agent G. @. & S. +. R. r.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

handsome ones. are cut from pure
cream white maltese cloth, heavily
braided in gold galoon.
But when weighty coats and capes
American woman sits down to her
hotel or steamship saloon dinner a diff
ferent effect of travelling costume is
displayed. for in place of bolero or
Russian blouse she wears her travel
ing bodice For brown dress il is
apt TO be of brown batiste embroidered
in corn flowers and checked with corn
flower blue ribbon, with the skirt of a
maroon cloth tbs all of white chiffon
sprigged in lavender. the chiffon bag
ging. at back and front over a belt OF
lettuce green taffeta ribbon and the
collar and yoke of blue velvet. Then
it is she exchanges her high brown
shoes for strap slippers that reveal her
nautical stockings. sea blue Isle thread
all over with minute white life pre-
servers or anchors; brown, perhaps,
showing scarlet crabs and cloaked in
soils of white cordage. On deck over
the sailor hats, in place of the sewing
silk or chiffon wells batiSte sun pro-
tectors are worn, their chief virtue be-
ing that a Tubing in soap and warm
water does them no harm. 1t is only
fair 10 say that they are pretty, too,
coming in every imaginable color. with
a row of little white tuckS along the
bottom, cut square or shape out like a
half moon to fit neatly on any hat
FOR YOUNG VOYAGERS.
AS for the misses whose summers are
not numerous, yet often full of travel.
the dressmakers have striven and ar
rived at notable results The little
woman of II summers wears. either a
complete toilet de voyage, or else a
compromise in the form of a tweed
skirt that buttons on the right hip. and
is absolutely plain. with shirt waist
like her mama's, and over this a. bolerO
of velveteen braided in black This
does combine all the elements of child
ish comfort in dress. especially when
the shirt waist is of flannel. A fair
idea of what a girls travelling dress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

an evening. when the wearer in hotel
or on board steamship made herself
ready for dinner.
The object of this is to supply the
traveller with a truly complete suit, so
that when touring one gown, and one
only, would supply her with present
able toilets for all probable emergen-
cies. These ideal costumeSsare wrought
out chiefly in the sail cloth mentioned,
in foulard that is brocaded, in coarse
dark shades of batiste, in French
voilne. which is, in truth. only nuns
yelling: in challis, silk warp mohair
barege of solid tone and rough New
port serge and sea, tweeds. To those
who have a prejudice for the goods,
close-figured India silks are excellent
and recommendable travelling goods,
for the effort is to select something
that does not crush. or fade, absorb
dust, or hold heat to the body.
FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
For this last reason serge continues
as the favorite goods, and brown is the
color preferred of all others. A sugges-
ton for a debutante'S voyaging suit is
given in brown, as an example chiefly
of showing the tendency now followed
for decorating these rough-and-ready
costumes out of some of their tradl-
tional severity of hue and color. Per-
haps il is needless to call attention to
the fact that the markedly blouse
waist is not the least modish feature
of the suit, and that, next to braiding,
strapping with black satin bands Is
considered in the best of style. Here the
diagonal side ruffies on the waist are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

both. Sometimes she Will weave the
brim all of rough mohair braid on a
wire foundation. while with one accord
the ladies of quality set forth on their
journey this season glowed in the
palest tints White and the lightest
tan dogskin three buttoned giants are
the choice, and they are intended to fit
the hand as easily as driving gloves,
showing only the most inconspicuous
Etitchings. Here and there, where friv-
olity will out, traveller of youthful
bearing and a slim waist appears in
one of the new tourist belts of flexible
gold, studded at intervals with emerald
pebbles, and having suspended from
one side a small bead or gilt net purse,
with a gate top catch; else a small
wallet of violet MORE silk, bound in
gold.
If a cane is worn at all when a
travelling, one of scarlet-faced cloth is
the proper garment. 1t must fall in
four or five ruffies. and every ruffle is
lined with checked silk, in black and
white usually. Instead of cape
though, by way of an extra wrap, a
Russian blouse is regarded as far more
modish 1t buttons down from the left
shoulder, gathers in at the waist, to
show off a gem-studded gilt belt, and
falls only about two inches below the
hip, but as to its warmth no doubts
can be entertained. Rough Cowes
serge and Maltese storm cloth is what
they are made of, lined with char
scarlet taffets and allowed when belted
in to blouse amply round the waist.
That is, it literally overhangs the belt,
both at back and front, and the very
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

New York. May. 1S97.-Both the
dressmakers and tailors tell you, on
asking to see the latest inventions in
railway and steamship dresses, that
every woman who orders a touring
toilet insists it must be braided carte
blanche. In consequence the custom
has arrived of decorating the cloth
skirt lightly with corded figurings, but
so loading the coat or waist with braid
that little of its original color is seen
and double weight and heat are gained.
The majority of skirts are linked with
gay checked red and white, cool green
and white, or striped silk shirts. and
are rarely accompanied by close-fitting
waists to match. A complete costume
consists of a skirt and bolero jacket
this last worn over a linen shirt waist
or a bodice. that is more or less fanci-
fully decorated. A tailor who sincerely
has your well being at heart would ad-
wise you to get for touring purposes a
toilet on the model of the one sketched
from an original in blue sail cloth. Its