The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-03
BRENNAN BUGEDT.
Meeting Of City CounciI--Cotton Sold
Notes and Personals.

Meeting Of City CounciI--Cotton Sold.
Notes and Personals.
BRENNAN, Texas, July 2-The regular
semi-monthly meeting of the city council
was held Monday afternoon with a full
board of aldermen present, with the OK
ception of Alderman Farmer On motion
the council purchased Of T. w Wood 1879,
feet of piping payable December L. Ac-
tion on the petition requesting the council
not to grant the Santa ice two aud one
half feet on West street asked for some
time since, was postponed indefinitely
/ Twenty-Five dollars was donated TO Pro
tectiye hook and ladder company No . TO
help pay for its truck. Monthly reports
of Street Commissioners Burney Parker,
Secretary c. II, Carlisle Treasurer X.
Hoffman and Marshal w. l.. Sails were
received and referred to the iinance com
mlttee. PoundReeper Browns report was
examined and approved. The city attor.
ney was requested to bring suit against
all delinquent taxpayers at once rhe
street back of NJ. A. IIealev's home was
ordered widened. The mayor was author
lied to repair all the bridges in the city,
provided Il long time arrangement could be
made with lumber dealer for the mate
rial. The city attorney advised that prop
| erty owners could be made to pay Two
thirds of the expense. Tie mayor ana city
/ attorney were requested To see the properly
owners ON each side OF pustoffce niicE
and request them to put this alley In god
condition.
! The case of Schmid Bros vs. w c. Bhlrd
| ct ID was heard in the justice court ln,s
! day morning, II resulted In II Judgment
! against Baird. Posten getting credit TOR
/ the amount on his account
Messrs. league y GGyton. cotton ware
( hcuseinen, Tuesday sold for Wash Dl.ald
Wash billiard is one Of Washington co n.
tvs most prosperous colored farmers lie
had this much OF last years cotton crop
on hand shat he did not need IN his op-
At meeting of Protection hook aud
ladder company No, , held MondIy. night,
{ ensuing year. A, ii. Milton, president;
Rotert Davis, vice president; !, II. swain,
secretary; NTnol Carson, assistant ; &c
tary; Gus Miller treasurer; iolin Olne{,
steward; Allen Ayers. foreman; Louis
Brown, first assistants, A. -. Patterson,
second assistant; auditing committee, Amos
Holland, Henry Camptcii While Williams;
relief committee, Edward Day chnirman;
The company realized, after paying ~
expenses of the recent celebration, $3.50
The next regular monthly drill VIII be
Thursday night.
John Pace is at home for the holidays
from his studies in Columbia college, where
he is taking a three years course in law.
During tho first year there nc mas sue
ceeded IN finishing the twO-year cours ,
and will next summer return home a full-
fedged lawyer. lie spent n week or Z" o
in Atlanta, Ca, and vicinity on his return
Mrs. Watson, on North Ant street com
planned TO the city. police Monday night
that some one had been rocking her
residence. The police FASTENED TO ne
scene and found pieces of brick on the
gallery but the miscreants had LETT
Joe Fenner, an employe Of the Brenham
Furniture factory. while running buzz
planer Monday afternoon about o'clock,
had the little finger of his left hand cut
! Arfangsments have been perfected for
a match game OF baseball between BIcn.
nam ana na, Ita snndsr IN Univ W paw
! Vow that a big cotton crop is assured.
merchants are beginning 10 plan to7
~" The '" enterta5mcni to be given by Mrs.
Roos to the children Of the Catholic sun
day school WIN be WEDNESDAY aiierh on on
instead of Thursday, as previously an
"o Judge h. Bryan is having his residence
: repainted and otherwise beauuned on tne
! srf'Ea Gaddy left Monday for San An
tonic. 4, "a,
0 CITY today from Grahall; 80
:. Mrs DR. Weaver aud family. late ~
d Independence, were In me etS 'o Sysay sp
| route to Georgetown where DF' N'"'N'
: up Prof j Hafner loft Tuesday for Du
pu sttorn 1ew' John NJ. Mathis is attending
4 comfy court In Burloson county.
Attorney n. Z. Pennington went M %
''M aster Malvin Farmer is quite sick
) I'D RANKIN is stll quite sick with typno'd
: uemmIng Of Colorado Springs
!, Colo. writes that he will visit MS oil,
y friends in Brennan about the Noth "l
Mrs NJ. r. Kennedy and Mrs. N. CD
dines returned from visit 10 BeiiYhi'
this morning - -, 49,.
on visit returned 70 her home IN buF
x, ton today. e.., - Nam,
a Disfrict Attorney sam Styles on heinp
stead Is IN the city ~ .L,l .,..,,,.
L. l.. Ware and VIE ieit tnis' ""'"'n'
T. for visit 10 philadelphia -,
= County surveyor A. Jenfles went wv
4 10 ChnpDell IIill today -. 100,
s Miss BEETLE Lee smith VINO mas w w
II visiting friends 10 this city returned 7" nv
II home In Houston TO-DAY. -
d | Mrs Fannie Schenk returned 70 ne
home In Kenny Monday evening she wa