The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

- .,.u.a -.en uwe Visited
tuHl lItE.
During fh. past week there
|.s BOON corps or mon representing the
|'uonWn Tobacco company putting out
He samples and signs Of tho Dixie Queen
/ ula4 rl and placing orders withEtlie deal
ers ia this county, The party was in charge
/ rf a. y. Hunt and was composed OF Mar
chant Little, c. NJ. Smith, l.. Gaines and
| u. w. Stalworth.
Sim Lewis, big, fat, jolly Sim Lewis, who
! is known from tho Red River to the Rio
| Grande and who carries line of samples
for T. Wright & Co. of St. Louis, the cigar
men, was In BRENNAN this week. Sim
makes Waco his headquarters, but he lives
all over the Lone Star State. He Is at home
in any mans house, for Sim is popular
| lie is spoken of MS possible candidate for
| railroad commissioner in 1900.
| Captain Schmcbcck the we'll known
hardware man, who can sell a line for any
house, because he has the samples, was a
visitor to Brcnham Wednesday,.
j. II. Hubbard OF Chicago, representing
| the Hibbard Tea company of New York
and Chicago. was In the city this week.
| j. II. Spann OF pearlinc fame, a we'll
known travelling man, visited Brcnham
during the week I2 Il. 9A s, 3
| jake Meyer, carrying a line of samples
for Eugene Arnstein, the bicycle and
bicycle sundry house of Chicago was a
/ visitor TO Brcnham during the week. While
here he placed an order for wheels which
| arc TO be exported to Europe.
| s. Orr Neal, representing BIackwcll's
Durham tobacco. spent Wednesday in the
city during the past week. Il, 23 MI Fl, !,
L "a rnf1r rc autit A n ne p
Swasey OF Fort Worth was In Brenham
l'during the week and placed number OF
orders for cigars
Will Goldstein the we'll known travelling
man who handles d line of trunks for
Stromberg. Kraus & Co. OF st. Louis spent
Thursday morning In the city. He says he
placed n better line OF goods on this trip
To Brennan than ever before. which he
| considers lnindication tina, the town is on
| the advance.
Dave Hcidenheimcr OF Galveston, repre-
senting IIeidenheImer Bros. spent Thurs.
day in the city calling on the groccrs.
Secretary Louis 4. Harrison of Post @
desires to have tho travelling men call at
4. +. a. headquarters when they visit
| Brcnham. They are all welcome and cor
dial greeting Will be given at all times.
i. H. Campbell, representing the Central
Lumber company of Temple, spent several
| days In Brenham during the week.
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nolds Tobacco company OF st. Louis, spent
| Friday IN Brcnham seeing the trade.
Glenn Fittger of Galveston. the repre-
sentative of r. J. Willis e. Bro. Galveston,
spent Friday in the city. He is one of the
! best known travelling men ON the road and
his friends in every city In Texas always
/ give him a cordial welcome.
| D. S. Dickinson Of Houston, representing
Finnegan e. CO.. q member of Post O, was
| in Brennan during the week.
| G. u. Swick, representing u. G. Palmer &
Co of New Orleans was in Brenham dur
Ing the week showing a line OF paper en-
vclopes, ctc. Flo makes this territory
periodically.
Messrs Glen Fittscr OF Galveston, G. r.
| Swick OF New Orleans, J. II. Rhine of st.
Louis and ]. $. Dickenson of Houston
formed party OF travelling mon at the
Mario Wainwright performance Friday
night. They were chaperoned by Nathan
cinneman of the Gather Il Buster dry
goods house of Breuham.