The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
LOCAL COTTON MARKET GIVES
PROMISE OF MUCH ACTIVITY.
Claims for Pensions Approved NV
the commissioners COurt-w. o. w.
Monument to be Unveiled.

BRENNAN. Texas, August 19.-There Is
promise Of much activity In the cotton
market and also in the cotton seed mar.
ket at this place during the present sea-
son. There have always been enough
buyers stationed here buying for COM
petltlVe hrms to insure a fair price for the
staple. This competition is to be lntensi-
ned this year to greater extent than ever
pefore the present season draws to A
close. The fight between the representa-
ives OF the new round bale plant and the
standard bale people will have tendency
10 Keep prices at the top notch all through
the fall and winter. There will be tan.
dency, also, to keep the seed market 90
ing at lively gait, as the round bale
people handle the seed as we'll as the
staple. All this competition will be to
the advantage Of the growers of the feecy
staple, and the farmer who fails to bring
us cotton to the BRENNAN market this
year VIII be standing in his own light.
The Washington County Liquor Dealers,
association was organized on Friday af
ternoon in the hall over the establishment
Oh Messrs Schmidt Bros. and the follow
lug oincers were elected: Joseph Marek,
president; H. h. Schulze, vice president.
L; F. Grassmuch. secretary and treasurer.
Inc organization will meet again on next
FRIDAY at the same place
Inc second regiment band will play the
SKIN concert OF the summer night series
at Germania park Sunday night.
On Sunday, August 27, Walnut camp,
Woodmen OF the World. Will unvei a
monument tn h.
Wliilam Bailey. Invitations have been ex-
tended the lodges at Welcome, Bellville.
Burton and Shelby to be present at the
unwilling.
The regular August term of the county
commissioners court came to close Fri
day afternoon. The court will meet again
IN special session on next Thursday Be-
lore adJourning the commissioners passed
on and approved the claims of the follow
Ing applicants for Confederate pensions:
y. q. Smith, Mrs. Rebecca Watson. Phillip
frank. w. A. Stuckert, Mrs. Louise b.
Weiikens. Alfred j. Willingham, Emma A.
klaeden, Lester Clark, Laura c. Alexan-
der, Sallie H. Allcorn, Joel w. George,
Mrs. e. w. Bledsoe, Mrs. Amanda Lind
sey Ludwig steinke. Mrs A. E. Morrlss.
William Kuhnberg, William Gillespie,
Mrs Mary c. Seelhorst. J. Fl. Blue.
Willie Teller, aged 10 years, died FRI
day afternoon a few miles southeast of
The city.
Lucy Johnson, aged years, died on
Baptist hill in camptown this morning.
Mr.. J. +. Lubben, business manager of
the Galveston News has been spending
several days in the city seeing the sights
Lennert.
Jim Shelly, an ex-candidate for alder
manic preferment, had his hand severely
,ut by cotton band at the Brennan COM
press yesterday afternoon.
Attorney J. D. Campbell arrived home
asst evening from a visit to his sister.
Mrs. Smythe, at Bobbin. Mrs. Campbell
Ind the children will return next week.
Mrs. John Carlisle and children left last
light for Mineral Wells.
Mr.. ]. H. Quarles left for Kenney Sat !
irday morning, where he will represent
Claim Agent j. H. Evans OF the Santa re
n taking dispositions on the accidental
Killing of a colored man by freight tram
here a few nights ago
Marshal Sails informs The Post re-
porter that both the mayor and the city
council have instructed him to enforce
10Th the spirit and the letter of the law
m the subject of fast driving.
Mr.. J. L. Shelby, the new delivery clerk
It the postoffice, was 16 years old OH
saturday. and the anniversary occasion was
celebrated by dinner party at the She!py
Tome STEAD, TO which hulhpei u lno
riends of the young man were invited.
With these the press joins in wishing aim
many happy returns of the day.
The expert drlller of the f. G. Austin
Well company will arrive Monday and
superintendent Bettison of the Brenham
fater works expects to start the driil 10
york not later than Wednesday mornlns'
is Mr.. Bettison's intention to start tae
rill In the old well which was sunk some
wo years ago to depth of 7o5 feet BY
he American Well company, The wen
iii be bored to depth Of 1000 feet, and
at that depth flow of water is not en-
ountered another well will be triea IN
he flat below the lumber yard OF w. A.
Wood. In fact, Mr.. Bettlson says that he
attends to punch the entire face OF the
ity full of holes or strike artesian water.
N order for 1000 feet OF piping at COST
+ s14OO was placed Friday.