The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
BRENNAN BUDGET.
The Gyrry Band Has Departed for
Mexico.

Mexico.
Brennan, Texas, May 12.--The atmosphere
has been heavy with hsh stories since the
return Of couple OF nshins parties from
tho hnunts OF the succuient catfish and the
retreat Of the soggls-ontic perch. Messrs.
Carlisle, Cox aud Parker put In Friday at
Mckey's lake. SO named after the sage OF
Kuykendall and when they returned NY tho
light Of the summer moon they exhibited
three strings Of as fine fish as ever made tho
smell OF the frying pan odoriferous. a few
hours later Messrs. II, X, Harrison. r. w.
schuerenberg, u. L. saley. r. A. Low, b.
Eidrldse and D. Brya came in from tho de-
lectatle regions OF Eagle Lake. They caught
many nsh. but owing TO the law against trans
horuhg game from one county TO another.
they had 70 consume them ali Ia camp.
Tho BTsnhaln oil mill closed down TOR tho
season a. o'clock Saturday morning. The
compress VIII make another run on Wednes-
gay next and will perhsgs rA-t down. 10
date fraction moro than eso00 bales have
been squeezed during the present season.
Dr. Is. r.. Young has returned from a trip
70 Jaekshero. He reports that section OF the
State prosperous and nobody wanting 70 sell
out and move away,
Deputy Sheriff r. NJ league arrived nome
from Palestine on the early. train Saturday
morning, having In custody Laura Aun Hem
derson, eolored, who Ia delinquent several
Justice court ines.
Messrs Winksllmann G. Bohne, steamship
agents, received the following telegram dated
New York, May ~ "Palatia arrived Ham.
burg l0th May 10 q. M" The message was
signed by the Hamburg American line. The
igmlhes Of DR.. Joseph Tristram and Mr. W.
p Reichardt OF Brenham were passengers on
the Paatia
Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman,, recording secre-
tary OF the National w. c. 7. u, errived
IRON Galveston at noon today, ana is n guest
lot Mrs. Mary Ross Mrs. Honmann will lee
lture at the Baptist church tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. and at the Methodist church in
Messrs. Einkelmann q Bohne have let the
contract to Mr.. w A. Griffin for an addi-
ton 10 the two-stery brick occupied by the
The building win be extended on North and
I vulcan streets even with the building occu-
pied BY Messrs. wnkollmann 8 Bohne.
Father kearney arrived from Galveston to-
gay 10 visit Father Francis Pridal OF St.
. Mary's church
Rondmaeter Rogers of the Central IS spend
Ing the day In the city He did some reouro
breaking work at the BRACES bridge Friday
night At sundown single piece OF piiing
had been driven and by daylight Saturday
moIplng sixty. feet Of trestle had been built
accustomed regularity.
The German Lutheran Sunday school Is
holding It's annual picnic at Saunders pasture
TO-DAY and the Christian Sunday school Ia
: holding social on the beautiful church lawn
. District Attorney j P. buchanan return ed
today from his interests in tho BRACES bot.
, tom. He reports that the water is gone on
/, the land and that the work of replanting has
/ begun. Mr., Buohanar's entire crops Wer,
: destroyed with the exception Of ten acres o.
) sugar cane
The Gypsy colony that has been quarteret
in the suburbs Of the city the past tive
weeks or more broke camp this Afternoon
and left on The afternoon santa Re for Her
: mosillo, Mexico. via Galveston and the Gulf
They called on Messrs. WI kel man g. r 7hle
S steamship agents. this morning and out o
= dirty belts and concealed pockets brough
$500 in gold and silver OF foreign mlntage
There were Austrian forms Spanish peeetos
: French francs. English sovereigns and Mex
= lean doubloons. The colony is made UP o
. blacksmiths and eoppersml;hs and they ar
: all subject to the orders OF Captain Mendoza
whom they obey implicitly. When they ar
all talking at once. he has but to wave hi
= hand TO command silence. Their propert,
= seems to be held IN common.
There is most remarkable lily in bloom
: IN the yard OF Mr.. I. \. Bettison. The stame
= is about fourteen inches long and is blac
i purple in color, The flower opens In tn
: same manner as does the Gala lily and /
l. about eighteen inehee long. The petals
r witch are small, are inclosed in gree
=. bulb. The odor from tho nlant is offensive
the plant has grown from Mrs. Ida kissal
some Ave years ago. The present is tn
first blossom the plant has borne. Nothin
like II has ever been seen in Brennan.
h The collection for the cause of the Boer
l., hy Rev A. Chlumskv 1T the jowelry estah
lshment OF w j Graber has been auemen'
II "a by a SILVER dollar, Is sheNlchh uollbF. w
. gold rings and a watch charm. Another dol
lar bearing foreign trade mark and dal
OF 1896 Is offered for sale in the window an
" the proceeds Will 20 to the struggling farm
= ers OF South Africa.
Il Mr. and Mrs. Y. W Wood entertained o
Q Friday evening between the hours u s an
1880 IN honor Of their niece Miss Aim
~ Reeves Of Caldwell, who IS spending the wee
in Brenham.
>, The BRENNAN fire. department. met Frida
- afternoon in regular session; In ne 9nsehi
OF CHIEF T 4, Low, jr., Mr.. J. G Rank
ar presided Tho session was given over
ia hearing Of committee reports
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