The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-22
BRENNAN BUDGET.

Brennan, Texas, February 81 "A serious
accident befcll Henry Kcttlcr OF Long
Point on Wednesday. Mr.. Kettlcr. who Is
a very large man, weighing more than 200
pounds, was engaged in shlngling house.
While carrying bundle Of shingles up
ladder. Il gave way. and he fell a distance
OF ten feet, his left side striking post.
Three ribs were broken and he received
internal hurts Of a serious nature.
About two years ago A. w. Watson OF
Stone made nm effort to organize stock
company for tho purpose of demonstrating
ana maintaining club house and lake on
the site of his natatorium. Several thou
sand dollars were subscribed at the time,
and the enterprise would have been sue.
cessfully concluded had It not been for the
fact that the owner of portion OF the
land deaired for the park and lake refused
10 part with the real estate He was under
the impression that the maintaining of SO
large body of winter would have Il ten
dency TO breed malaria, aud become
menace 10 the health of bis neighbors He
was argued With In vain, and the PROPOSE
tion failed. This land is now the prop
erty of MIR Watson, and interest In the
proposed resort Is revived. Shares are
being sold nj 500 each and $1,000 Is the
estimated amount that Will bc required
Tor the desired lake, club house and other
buildings. Thirty three hundred dollars OF
this amount was subscribed the hrst day
Mr.. Watson carried the subscription
around, and the balance is being taken
rapidly. II Is proposed 10 put 10 % acres
In lake. the maximum depth OF which
Will be eleven feet and an average depth Of
FIVE feet. The park, including the water
will contain thirty acres. Mr., Watson
agrees to complete the lake and club house
by March l. 1902 and the subscriptions will
not he payable until that time. The water
acreage alone Will be larger than Fircman's
park.
Thursday was the last day of service In
the. district court for the spring term
which win convene Monday, March 4. The
civil docket In the number of eases, Is
the heaviest that has been known In years.
There are 33s suits, of which 40 are for
divorce and l56 against delinquent taXpay-
ers. These hitter are suits that have been
fled since the last term OF court, Resides
those there Is an entire docket filled with
old suits of this character Other suits
are: Partition IL, foreclosure Is. trespass
H. damages II, contract !, debt =; penalty
l, injunction ., sequestrntion ] The Grim.
inal docket Is very light.
The Shepard building on Maln street, oc-
cupicd nj present by A, Fink & Co. Is TO
L. ]. Lockett and c. b. Shepard. Mr..
Fink viii erect store building on North
street, adjoining his residence.
At u meeting Of Brenham lodge No. 10,
w, Watson nnd Henry Harrison were ap-
Iolntcd n committee to arrange n banquet
for the next regular meeting Of the lodge.
At this meeting the Grand Lodge knights
Of Pythiasl degree win he conferred on all
past chanccllors who have not previously
received II. The work viii he In the hands
OF Hon. Ben S. Rogers.
Hon s. u. Staples senator from this
(Nlnetecnth) district. has advised Captain
T. Schumacher OF the Brennan signal
corps that he will chcerfnly support n bill
making n reasonable appropriation for the
Volunteer Guard of the State
Mr.. and Mrs ]. ~ Mathis left this ar
tcrnoon for Wichita Fnllg In response to n
telegram announcing the serious Illness Of
Edith, the little daughter of l.. II. Mathis.
Her malady Is pneumonia and poritontis.
Blshop George H. Kinsolving OF the do
cese of Texas was In the city between
trains today, being en- route home to Aus
tin from Galveston.
TO perform n wedding ceremony for Mr.,
II. W. Lewis and Miss Mamie McGregor,
nonnnr Noung nPopc Of that place.