The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-26
BRENNAN BUDGET.

Brenha m, Texas, July 25--Local sports
men are looking forward to a large num-
Der OF visitors on the occasion of the
State tennis meeting and the State shoot
which win be held Jointly at Firemen's
park hi 5 city, August s to H. An appli-
cation HIS been made to the various rail
road lines asking for reduced rates for
these two events. An order has been
placed fer handsome loving cups for the
winners lin the tennis tournament, and $50
will be put in cup for the winner in the
State sho OF.
1t is probable that mass meeting of the
citizens will be called in a few days for
the purpose of taking some action Look
ing to providing the city with an adequate
water supply About $4,000 has been ex-
pended n the artesian well abandoned
yesterday A portion OF this is repre-
scented b. machinery that Is still useful,
and 1t is believed a good portion of the
casing used in the we'll can be utilized
in another, in case the city council thinks
it worth while to make another expert
ment. The only proposition about which
there is no conflict OF opinion Is that
Brenham needs and must have an ade
quate wa ter supply. II artesan water is
not 10 be had then reservoir of mammoth
proportiG ms will have to be constructed.
There IS not much disposition to abandon
the hope OF artesian water until we'll
has beerl carried down at least three
thousand feet.
At ST. Peters Episcopal church Thurs
day night Mr.. Charles Lewis wilkins and
Miss Bertha Becker will be united in mar
riage. Following a reception at the Beck
err house, they will depart at midnight for
Denver, Colorado, and other points OF In
terest in the Rockies.
A special sleeper will be provided for II
marty of Brenhamites who will leave Fri
dav moon for Denver. Among the party
will be Mrs. r. II. .Dwyer and little daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Wangemann and daugh-
ter Mrs X. A. Schuerenberg, Miss Lillian
Schuerenberg, Mrs. +. w. Schuerenberg
and children. The party will be absent
from BRENNAN The balance OF the heated
term. 80
Recent showers have melted away the
rzssimistIc feeling that characterize
growers OF cotton and which were induced
nv the long drouth that followed an un-
preced Fnted wet spell, Farmers are never
optimi.ric over the crop outlook, but even
the lowest spirited among them are promo
tn "indmlge the illusions OF hope over the
vast improvements that the month Of July
shows in the condition of the crop.
! One of the best posted cotton men OF
Breuham has lately returned from an eN-
tensive "trip through South Texas. He
visited rIalletsvile, Columbus, WelmCr,
Wallis. Sealy. Fayetteville, Ellinger and
New Tim. Merchants who do credit busi-
ness and who. next 70 the farmer. are
most interested in cotton told him that
prospetts are good. There has been 4
big de crease In the acreage. They place
this decrease at % per cent as compared
to last year. Letters 20 the same gentle
man from Ennis and Corslcana say mat
the crop is in excellent condition, WIN 4
decrea % In acreage from last year. due q
the aba adjoining Of lowlands Drummers
from San Antonio, Luling and Seguin in
formed him that crop conditions IN that
section ~ the State are better than they
have b,sn known IN years. The boil weeyiI
Is doing some damage in the vicinity OF
HslletsTille and In Wharton county, es-
peciall.5 is this the case in timbered dis
tricts.
In Washington county, according TO this
same az horlty there are some good and
some rery bad crops, but The general
average Is good, Some damage from boil
weevil "a reported in the eastern end OF
the county.
The Washington county crop is fully
three weeks late.
Some az the hungry Hndoos Of far on
India will have occasion 20 thank Miss
Louise Nvotipk' Of BRENNAN. to whose
thoughtfulness is due a very neat sam OF
money realized from a beneht concert