The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-17
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
TAX ROLLS SHOW A VALUATION OF
ss,5f2,iIo FOR THE COUNTY.
A Medal MADE in 1890 Pound ON MIL
Creek--Sews Notes and
Personals.

Brenham. Texas. July is.--The wash
lngton county tax roll prepared by AS
SCISSOR f. G. Langhammer was approved
at soecial session OF The commissioners
court shh afternoon. Total valuations are
shown OF se.5121I0. decrease rom last
year Of $4,000 Ths decrease is due 10
TWO causes. Last year two estates OF the
county rendered cash on hand OF sfiO. coo.
This year neither had any cash. There
has also been a decrease in the valuations
OF Brazos river lands. due 10 the aoads.
An Increase Is shown III the valuations
Of other realty holdings. and especially .
tais the case with city properly. There
IS also small increase in railroad valua-
Eions. Various properties Of the county
are rendered az follows. Number acres
Of land 3ss.l21, valued a. 50 .34s.&75 City
values. sl.sis.5eo. Horses and rruiss, TO-
Sss. valued al s234.si5. Cattle f2.gIs,
s1ined az $il2,sI5. Jacks 20, selusd al
1910. Sheep M. valued at $500 Goats
and hogs valued at sl4ss4. Carriages
and vehicles. including bicycles. 4051.
valued at sT7.4s5. Merchandise 1909 So
Manufacturers tools, implements, etc,
s5sI5- Steam engines and boilers. sl37.-
$40. Money In banks. s37s.s Miseel-
ianeous property. S2S 800. State taxes
A1yalorem. sl0.s5Ls5. school. Sll7z5.zs;
poll. s70i5.50. County Observation-Disclosures
$s2.5e1 IS. poil. s1iss.25. Total STATE and
county taxes. Ss3.3s3lT
The July term Of the Washington coun-
y court convened today WITH Judge Z p.
Garry holding the scales Of justice Both
The civil and criminal dockets we're
called.
1ir. c. L French Of New York is IN
the city Prospecting wltb view OF es-
= e p tn ~ .=A
Sili put 10 a trial kiln as soon as a Ia
yorable location Is seegred. Nr French
IS OF the opinion that the soil II thls
vicinity VIII make excellent brick
Commissioner p. a. Raysor o. Chaopell
Hiil Is in the city attending a special sea-
sion OF commissioners court
The CITY was nlied to oyeriowlns %
the farming population % the county TO-
aay. such crowd is rot generally seen
ezeeoi on busy SATURDAYS The fields IRE
all TOO wet for WORK
George y. Crater Of Berlin was exhibit.
ing large silver medal Ia the city To-
DAY that was found b. Mrs John Wais.ol
a. MIL creek. The medal which is =
pure silver. weighs enc and ope-nef
ounces. Il was made 10 1880. TIE IN
scriOis0n Saws God lei saxon .aI Ho..
sts,n grow together On ono sii- are
the TWO figures o. q man and womaa
beneath 3 Suspended hef... cove arc
cupids. evidently representing a marr5are
ceremony and IMPLYING the Welding to-
RetheT of the counties o, sazouy ali Hal
SON The ,ailrng IS very veil lone
The Junior boys wiii tender their young
Iody trieads return ball a. Athletic har
on Friday evening The services or Prof
Albert Cohn have been retained for the
music
Prof Gus Ur5atke returned % Giadinss
tbs morning 70 resume mis- duties as a.
Instructor 10 the Sumner Normal ,here.
There are tor,y-f5Gr students 10 attend
once.
five collins we're sod sunday and Mon
aay' Ara. Aoskew. aged S. died
81 her resiaencs two miles below
1aagpell Hill HALLE Young. aged %
years, died at GAY Hiu Adsm Nalst
1ied IL Eas; Brennan. The months ole
rnild 81 Albert Wilson died Monday morn
iag. There we're toEr deaths s4,ursay
Nj Otto Lstzerich r. Gal7osi0g spent
SUNDAY 10 the city as guest o. ~. r
H. Lsnert Attorney r. Let1e5ich form
eFly Of thls ely, but now OF the indian
Warenton
John Robertson one % the coloref boys
Injured By Central train near Chappeil
Hill last week, wac brought 20 this place
sunday He Is still 80 a critical conli-
tl0n.
MI r. Gross has very Interesting
letter from his little daughters who.
WIN their mother. are touring Eursoe
AZ Aunchen they were met al ,he sta
tion by Miss Bertha Hartmann. BRENNAN
young LADY who is sfgdgiug music In the
eonserra,ories 81 Germany They at
tended the grand npeues Of "L0hengr!n'
ana ''Marthi," at which there we're more
than three hundred people on the stage
Miss Electra WoolsTd viii arrive from
Gatesyille the latter par; Of the week and
The Eagle Lake fishing patry. con.
slsting OF Messra. l.. j. Lockett, j. w
Evans. e. l.. sallcy " II Murphy. w. r.
Ewing, p, Eldridge and F. G. Lang
hammer 2n9 son. have returned with
glowing accounts Of the 6shing
there. According to one OF the
party the only trolb,e Is tn bait A
hook and pull the Ash out
This annual lunch OF the Hook and Lad
der company will occur at the truck house
Tuesday. All the hremen OF the city are
invited and are expected 70 attend IN
uniform. The city ctpr,h W.! be on
hsnt
The pipe stem twisted off in the artes-
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