The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN.
Negro Uhe1rthed Part Of Mastodon
at Depth 81 Forty Feet.

Negro Unearthed Part Of Massodon
at Depth OF Forty Feet.
Brenham, Texas, August 23.-Road
Commissioner Burney is having a well
dug by Simon Mcqueen on his home lot
in the southern part Of the city The
first twelve feet Of The well developed
no unusual formation, but at that depth
a rock was struck and after digging ana
cutting at 1t Tor some time, without be
ing able to get Though IT, Mr., Parker
suggested that it be blasted out. For
severa; days Simon has been blasting
and cutting going through this rock for
a distance OF twenty-e'ght feet This
made the well forty feet deep and Fri
day afternoon sand stratum was struck
and in one corner of the WELL the well
digger knocked off a hard substance
with his pick. and thought he was get
ting into rock again, but picking up i
piece of the hard substance, lac found
that II was The left JAW bone Of some
unknown animal when was preserved
ana contained several Well preserved
teeth, that We're us hard as hlnt Tine
teeth that are urulY set in the white
bone are OF dark brown color. and
look good deal IKE flint, being aoou,
as hard and OF about the same color.
Mr. Parker wrapped the ma UP in a
paper and Brought them to town and
there has Been considerable speculation
as to what, kind OF animal TINS jaw
bone heongHd to, and how II ever got
forty feet under the earth, covered wa
a stratum OF twenty eight feet Of rock.
Simon, the well digger uId not show uD
SATURDAY morning to continue the wei
or dig OUT the remainder OF the skele-
ton. The teeth are notched with the
eyenness anaF precision OF saw, with
the inside signify projecting lower than
the nolches OF the outside and extend
a FULL half inch into the Jaw bone
The BRENNAN Athletic club rendered
Mr.. and Ms. Marcus Amsler comph-
nfentary dance Friday evening. IL is the
/ custom OF the club, Ions observed, to
tender its members soon after their mar
rage complimentary dance, and these
occasions usually bring out the full
strength of this social organization, TO
do honor to the guests Of the evening,
and Friday evenings ball was no eXcop-
| ton to the rula
turned last night from Temple, where he
went to see Claim Agent j w Evans,
who Is confined at the hospital there SUI
fering from injuries received while on a
when he was out looking after the Santa
Fe tracks MIR. Langhammer says that
he is improving and Is able to SIT up a
| little, but that the physicians thinks
| sumo his duties, though he hopes to be
able to come home in a few weeks.
Representative 3. II. Goodlett has APP
pointed the following young ladies tc
scholarships in the Texas State normal
at Huntsville and the North Texas Nor.
| NAL at Denton: Miss Musa Irby. Bren-
| ham, Miss Josie Francis, Chappell Hi
! Miss Lille Harrington, Brenham Miss
| Emma Tieman, BRENNAN.
At a meeting of the cotton mill com.
| mittee Friday evening IL was announced
| that bids for the machinery and the
| building Will be opened September s.
Rev. G. Stricken, pastor OF the Lutheran
church at louisville. will preach his fare.
we'll sermon Sunday He has accepted the
pastoral charge of the Lutheran church
at Welcome, He has been pastor OF
the louisville church for nine years
The Independent Telephone company
long distance, has been granted the priv.
! ilege of connecting the main office with
a number OF prominent firms that have
considerable business over their line.
Miss Lee Hynes has returned from ar
extended visit to oliphant. She was &C,
! companied home by Mrs. Bowman and
her daughter, Mrs. Olphant. nee Mis-.
| fannie Lee Bowman.
The examining trial at Chappell Hi
| Friday resulted in the negro, stevenson
who was charged with perjury, beina
bound over In tho sum Of $500 to avail
the action Of the grand jury.