The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
DnENnAm ouDori.
county commissioners In Session.
Two Deuths-s4ersount.

| mani leNas' August lS-Ihe Au-
gust term Of he Washington county COM
m.ssioners court convened this a.tcrLosn
with all OF the commissioners pressn. ex-
e-pt q. a. Broesche OF Burtou. Jadse
4. r. Curry presided.
Treasurer {, a. herost submitted ms
quaf'eAy report saJ~ing tle lonom4ug
'1sn on haau. Com4Ion Iund. ,lsso. n,
l~iy iunu. s1,oo.o1; r.su ana Jsiuge iuuu.
go 40. .Aha.nst tGe rO-u anu Du40,a 4u.lu
'--te . IN@.eteiou swap A4.e,n ny -
VOW. lre-se4er nerost says t4.s ~ ,ns
DO.rest .l~4e-ei showing tha. n.s Ooon
lA-de Dy ,Ae Iuntg IA u.ie pae, n,e years
IA sA-d-lpoA s.@4e o. 4 ter .nuntns 49,
cos oAe vo4A1y SAVou. Inc county .ul-.i
e~pchae has IJCtyu Up Slv,OVv III roma
uHihbeIe tn- ANsl yGar Vi .nIs ainOaus
S-ooV MAS A..~i pas ment 81 p.r.4asS
hoLef, fVur oar.o~ae or corn tu,nlsn
oAe u The Avat4est uems dga.us. tAe
HAim. auu s.AAests me laea tnat i ldlm
Mt SELF SUPPORTING N corn IS not a Ia
inE lnstitu ION.
Meests. zoe Routt and Joe smell OF
Ohappeii hul arc investigating tAe nec-
eaa~ly stcps iot orderlAk an elect.u 20
secure a general stock Jaw. Iney c.AiM
that II is Dexter for farmers To lsnoo IL,
lhelr stock man 10 renee up their l-r.ns.
4 hc court Nh be ASKED 10 oraer an e.ec-
Lon ,nrouAhout tnc county 10 dv,efIl,ns
/ tho matter.
Constable Burch and officer Burkaead
viii receive sou from Governor SAyers
and $50 from sheriff Llpsconlb OF " aiAer
County Tor me arrest ui MiIusm MIXER,
ahas owens. at this pace few days ogo.
ms prisoner was wanted for lna a.
S. slhdl.On OF Mary MuchorO at harmon.
l he payment OF .hese rewards is c.E-
tlngent on the CONVICTION OF the prisoner.
he board OF county examiners viii
meet next Friday morning at 500 o'clock
and VIII continue IN session TWO days. rhe
board IS composed of prots Tarrau, Ur-
t'utKe and Ciaerner.
Nj. friedrich schramm. aged 10 years,
died SUNDAY night at his nome in Tue
Cedar Hlll nelghb ,rhood Ueces sed mas
been lyihe al uedtns door for many WEEKS
and waited the end with patient resig-
nation. He was born in Westphala ana
had been a resident of Texas tor lhirty
years. large tamily OF children and
grandchildren survive MIN. Inc funeral
occurred Monday at Prairie Hill.
here are vet = numOer OF cases of
SMALLPOX at Whitman ANA vicinity. JUS
lice n. e. Hughes says tnat four members
OF Wash Dhard's family are down vita
the malady. he also reports great deal
oil malaria out that way.
Mr.. " llliam FREDERICK Cortes died this
morning al $50 o'clock after a protracted
illness with d complication OF diseases.
The funeral will occur tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clc OK Deceased was born IN Gall
weston. November 81. 1860, He engaged
in the bottling business in the Island City
with his brother rs a member oil the hrm
of H. w. Cortes d Co. In 1888 the iirm
made Brenh. m a shipping point, and later
MIR. Cortes established the Texas Bottl ng
works at this place. The business achieved
permanent prosperity under his dlrectl III.
In 1897 Mir. Corles served the city oil
BRENNAN as alderman from the Third
ward and during his term of office he
gave his best endeavors to the city, When
the Texas Bottiers Protective association
was organized at this place d few weeks
ago he was elected president. Mr.. Cortes
was a modest unassuming citizen who
preferred the PLAIN coat of democracy 10
the ostentatious garments of position. De-
ceased held membership in Germania
lodge of odd Fellows, with the Sons of
Hermann and in the knights Of Honor,
and carried insurance in the LAST named
two. He was also an officer in the
Brenham Field Artillery. The flag at the
armory is at half-mast today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Reichardt arrived
home this morning from visit to the
exposition at Paris and tour embrace
ing the larger cities Of Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs r. T Jaeggli arrived hons
Sunday afternoon from points in Mexico,
where they have been soiourning the past
1--WE weeks
Mrs. w. c. Eldrdge and family have
returned from a soiourn at L1mpasas'
Information from Lyons is TO the ef-
feet that both DR.. and Mrs. w n. May
field are quite sick. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Mathis are attending their bedside,
message from Mr.. and Mrs. G, l..
wilkins announces that they will be at
home Tuesday from Colorado.