The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-06
BRENNAN bUDGEI.

Brenham Texas September 5,-For rea-
sons deemed sufficient TO the manage
ment, the date for the band concert at
Park theater has been changed back TO
the original time, ana the terta4nneht
wlli be gwen thursday night The pro-
giamme is perhaps tne most conprenen-
save one Ihat Cnu band has ever under
e4Aen. In addition to tne band num-
bers OF speclaities the signal corps Mil
be on hand with their guns 20 lend real
cation 10 "RecollecNous OF the War and
tne Ddtlle scene promises 10 be thrilling
in the extreme.
Mrs. Henry Seeker, aged 20 years, died
at Cedar hlll yesterday after lingering
Illness.
Mr. W. G. Palmer. travelling freight
agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
la.road is in the city.
Mr.. IA l.. Wisslet. editor OF The Kim
BAH County CimZen, is here on a visit 10
his father law. Mr.. J. F. Estes,
Treasurer c. +. Hernts has made re-
port showing registered road and bridge
scrip outstanding TO the amount OF Sli.
/ l7j.o2. hu amount OF the eonnty's in
deDtedness "A this score Mill De materially
increased by the Never Der term OF the
court, and as the entire amount OF taxes
LEVIED Tor the present year Nlll hardly
reach $4,000 1t is easy to see that tao
road and bridge fund Is going TO be con-
sidersbly embari aSsed, unless there is y
small bond issue.
The 5-weeks- old son of Mr.. Charles
Kruger OF Old Washington died yester-
day afternoon.
/ The people OF Burton celebrated the
7 completion Of the oil mill plant in That
thriving little city by q dance on Tuo5-
day evening, The entertainment was neld
on the second door Of the main building
There wee twenty-five couples in tho
grand march Refreshments were served.
Hon. Ben s. Rogers Of this city Will
leave next Tuesday for Richmond Va.
where he goes as grand representative TO
/ the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fel-
lows OF the world. The other representa-
/ lives from Texas are George w. Glnss-
! cock OF Georgetown, Frank L Hunter OF
! III Paso and Stillwell II, Russell OF Da-
las.
/ The society dancing contingent OF tho
( city is looking forward to a moonlight
drive out 10 Independence and a dance
at the residence OF Mrs. T. @. Clay on
Friday evening.
/ Prof William wnkler, a graduate Of
( Btnn college and also of the university
at Austin. has been elected teacher N
Blinn college.
| Justice j j. Mccain OF Burton says
cotton is coming in very rapidly. Justiee
! Il. G. Hughes OF Whitman says not u nlis
1 OF cotton has yet found its way to Buch-
anan's gin. This time last year 200 bales
had been turned out A. VI. Clay OF in
dependence says the cotton prospects >As
the gloomiest he ever saw. and that the
situation gets worse from day to day. $.
E. Kitchen of Chappell Hin says he rode
over 800 acres OF cotton that Will NOT
make twenty bales. ana that the crop IN
the river bottom Is going to run the total
failure condition very close.
/ The city is being flooded with hand
! bills or cotton pckers wanted in various
! parts of Texas Cotton is selling on the
/ Bienham market at 9l-2 and seed Is
! bringing S12 per ton. This IS eauiyolent
to II cents a pound for cotton as com
pared with the time wnen tho seed had no
value,
Justice H. J Nainast OF Long rGrt
gays farmers are buying great deal Gt
] poison, and that the ar-ny worm is attdclt-
| ing the crop in great numbers.
! The cotton seed market has opened at
/ $lZ per ton, the highest price ever paid
I for seed at the beginning OF tine season
Z Ii Is freely predicted that the price wall
] reach a much higher figure before the
season Is much further advanced. Il Is
more than likely that the output OF the
Brennan oil mill will be considerably re-
duced by reason 81 a seed shortage
/ Cotton millers from the adjacent folds
I have invaded the city and are giving keep
I Grs OF restaurants and short order places
I great deal OF trouble. They buzz around
4 the electric incanl9scents and cover the
tables.
/ Farmers say the continued rains arr
preventing the use OF poison agalnr the
/ the leaves faster than the sprayer can
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