The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-19
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
WORK CAN DE HAD ny THOSE WHO
WISH 1T.
Further Supplies Arc Not Needed
just Now-Red Men Held n
Watermelon Feast.

Brennan, Texas, July 1s.-Those citi-
zens who are out of employment and who
are not afflicted with superstitious
dread of muscular activity can obtain en-
ployment on the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad at 81 80 per day.
The chairman of the relief committee
1t this place on Tuesday received the fol-
lowing telegram: Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf railroad state they can use
rs to 100 men at S1.35 per day, but can't
furnish accommodations for their fami-
lies Please wire at once II you can send
them, as they wish prompt reply. Please
understand the men will have to pay their
own transportation to Beaumont" The
message was signed by the Beaumont
Lumber company.
Messrs. ]. P. and S. r. Buchanan lief.
Monday night for Milano. They have Sc
cured a contract with the Santa Fe fol
doing large amount of construction work
in that vicinity. They will give employ
ment to a great many hands and a num-
Der of teams
Mr.. w. A. Wood says he is securing q
number OF volunteers for the lumber
camps of Beaumont.
The relief committee is thinking OF
issuing pronunciamento to the effect
that no more donations are needed. This
speaks well for the noble hearted charity
of grand old Texas.
The remains of Mrs. ]. B. Kemp were
Inferred in the cemetery on Monday, II
not being deemed advisable to leave them
longer N the vault.
carload OF -four and meal arrived this
morning fom the mayor of Cisco for the
I &C., no In s,,,,a ont Nxync n 4
headed via the Central and the Texas
and Pacific railroads. The shipment was
forwarded to Chappell HILL
Messrs. d. E. league and Webb Moore
shipped three carloads of cattle to TEN
Pile on Monday. Most of the shipment
was made UP from purchases that came
from Waller county
Mr.. w. e. Anderson. general manager
for Texas of the American round lap bale
is here for the purpose of starting work
on the round bale plant to be established
here.
The mail of Monday afternoon brought
a big batch of MsH'la papers from Prl'
vate George wills, who is serving nj;
country in the ranls of the Fourteenth
regulars Among the papers is a copy OF
Freedom. 1.-THE Giant OF the Orient The
paper is of date June A.
In county court Tuesday morning the
condemnatory proceedings Instituted by
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad
company against Theo. Wolff was DIS
missed by the court for want OF prosecu'
ton. law was passed by the last legls'
lature under the provisions Of which the
company can obtain the relief sought, pu'
this law will not become operative until
September. In the case of Rudolph KAT
VS.. the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe ran.
road the motion of the defendant to quasi
the citation was overruled and the case
was continued until August ].
The Red Men held watermelon 1upiiet
Monday evening and INDUCED many tender
sentiments touching the departure IRON
tha tribe of Chief Henry Harrison, who
vii, soon become an inmate OF the Tam
many wigwam in the hunting grounds o
Gotham. . o,,,
active as evidenced by the lengthy list o
transfers recorded this week,