The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27

minutes Mr.. league came down stairs and
the difficulty was resumed with the re-
suit above STAGED. After the shaibbing
Tuiptee Jay on the floor a short time with
his wounds squirting blood. HIS entire
face and neck was covered with the Grim
son mud and pools OF gore soon formed on
the floor.
Dr. X. Il. Lennert, who offices in the
building adjoining, was sent for and af-
ter considerable difficulty succeeded in
staunching the flow of blood. A cot was
provided from upstairs and the patient
was carried on this into the pool room,
wnera his wounds received attention. DIR.
D. r. Young came to the assistance of
DR.. Lennert and administered a hypodemic
inJect.on CT nltro-g lyc-rlne to strengthen
the heart, the action OF which had be-
come very weak from the loss OF blood.
The concluding entertainment OF the
Maifest was a return engagement from the
old iddlers, who first appeared in Bren-
ham on the night OF February 8. The
audience that assembled 70 hear the great
Sowing contest" was very large one.
and judgIng by the applause, very happy
one. hon D. C. Giddings, Jr., acted as
stage manager and announced the names
OF the contestants as they appeared and
their SOLICITORS Mr.. Gidd.ngs stated 1hat
the rules governing the contest would be
the same as those ADOPTED by the Eas,
Tennessee F4ddl ers' association, of which
Governor Bob Taylor Is a member. The Sc
rules declared that no man who cou q
read a note was eligible for membership.
and that any fellow caught running his
finger along the strings would be ex'
pelled
Aldermen ]. NJ Mathis and Messis
Asa bennington and j. b. WllSin oc-
cupied ire important position OF judges.
The prizes were all cash They were
three in NUMBER. SIS, SO and IS respec-
lively.
The prizes were awarded TO James
Marabe OF Brennan, Claud Henslee o
Lyons and Charles Marable Of Kenney III
the order named.
| Chairman G H. Carlisle OF the ticket
committee for the nineteenth annual Nal
fest hes given out the following statement
OF receipts: Cute receipts. $il3; balls,
si5O.5O: old hddlers' confess $50, stands
ETC.. $500 bar s0o.So; total receipts sSo4-
80 r. IS estimated that the expense ac-
court will foot up half OF this amount.
The Woodmen Of the World at Burton
viii bod their annual picnic ct Harmonic
verein hsll on Jure s.
Miss Ksfe Carlisle arrived from ChappeH
Fiji yesterday on visit 10 relatives.
The wife Of Jerry Nix died in Watrous-
Vile his morning. The funeral Will occur
under the ansNices OF the American
I'm ghts OF Liberty.
The infant child OF MIR. L. Stelnkamf
died Saturday at Prairie Hin. This *
The second bereavement OF the kind that
has overtaken Mr.. and Mrs. Steinkani
In The past two days, The children were
twins and were one and a half years old
Mr. W. F. Hassell OF Dallas, prominent
in A. o. U. w. circles OF the State, Is IN
the city.
A solid train load OF cattle bound foi
St Louis LEFT Brennan this atterAoonN via
the Houston and Texas Central railroad
The cattle were the property OF Messrs
Craig a Whitener OF Burton and Mr
Craig OF this place. Messrs. Bd zucnel
and Ernest Becker accompanied the snip
ment.
| The fire department Will have ana
meeting Monday afternoon at O'Clock z
wind up the AFFAIRS OF the nineteenth an
nual carnival Chief Low requests ina
all parties having bills against the De
partment viii present them at this meet
ing. All bills should be attested by a.
chairrnan Of the committee making 10
i purchases.
! The Sunday services at the Metnodis
church will be given over 10 an extensiv