The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-27
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Foreign Buyers VIII Come After tho
Potato Crop.

Foreign Buyers VIII Come After tho
Potato Crop.
Rrcnham. Texas, March 90 Note was
made Tuesday " The first shipment Of veg
ctablcs from the Rig -Four Truck farm on
tho Rrazos. and in speaking Of this ship
mcut and rs prospective returns, Tax As
SCISSOR H. q. Tanehammcr said that hc had
not hccu attending the truck grow,rs
meetings rcrc and he WAS NOT familiar with
what thcv had done iu rcfrrucc 20 mark
citing tho hg truck crop chat will probably
ho raised IN this section this sclsou, hut he
had reliable Information that four buyers
from rs many dI0crcut cities would he
here TO purchase the potato crop and This
hc added Us going 10 be- the SlglirSl p'l
ton ~ the truck raised Ia Washington
county thia year MIR l0HEh0mmet mas
cightv-nyc acre. NJ Irish potatoes in three
foot rows, just coming up now, Ahd reels
confident OF making $50 bushels Z" me
ucrc Hud Of being nblG 60 market ihrm Jl
a. cents per msbcl District Attorney
4 T. Bu,hannn has 10 acres iH potatoes
between his sugar rnpC. Cuuc IS a. lal"
crop and potatoes hciuE early they VIII ne
ready for hurvcst before the cnno gets good
started This double crop makes ms rows
wider and he will probably only make lpp
bushels to thc acre, though he has about
forty acres Ia potatoes alone, These Two
crops are ia the BRACES bottom on lana rs
rich AK any in the world.
great many farmers are experimenting
with truck patches this year aud ten
acre potato patch rs not uncommon any
whore through the county
Al meeting NJ the Mnlfest committee
Tuesday night. In spite uf several counter
attractions there was fairly good attend
nnCc. but few OF the committees were reaI
to report Mir T \. Low. chairman OF
tho me stock feature Of the Forthcoming
festival TO be hold MAY g2 and %. reported
that this committee had been working ON
premium list. aud would onrr IN the
ucghbDrhood Of $500 In prizes for I'm,
! stock, poultry and vegetables, aud that
! they had already commenced work on Tue
premium list. which would be ready for tho
printer in short time. Tue program
committee was urged 10 be rendy 20 report
| at the next meeting, aud those present
promised to do SO. motion was unahl
mously adopted to the effect that the May
Queen be elected by hallot Of tho Flremen
next Tuesday night ami all Interested ia
this important event are requested to bo
present.
There was special meeting Of tho city
council held TUESDAY afternoon 10 honr the
application ~ the lru2os Valley Long Dis
lance Telephone company FOR right OF WAY
through the city to an othce In some cen.
tra portion OF the city. for the purpose OF
establishing long distance telephone sta
tion here The privilege WAS granted The
line has already been constructed 70 this
place and is moving on towards Austin.
The service already extends TO Houston
galveston. and beaumont,
The Pioneer Slgunl corps hHd an tnHpec.
iluu drlll ON the streets Tuesday night and
marched through tina Allstrut establish
meut whore the baud was playing n con
cert 20 q big crowd uf ladies' who had call
"a TO soc the pretty display.
Superintendent Fuirbnnks Of the Dallas
Cotton MN spent Tuesday IN the city and
the directors OF the Brennan Cotton MIL
awaited themselves of his presence Ia get
all the Information about the management
Of cotton min that they could. Mr..
Fairbanks kindly gave them much valuable
Information that VIII be q great benefit to
them when the BRENNAN mill Is started.
The closing cSerclses OF the term of the
Lutheran college took place Wednesday
morning after very successful term
There was an Attendance during the term
~ thirty-two and number Of visitors were
here 10 attend the closing exercises The
next term VIII begin next Tuesday with the
prospect good for an increased attendance.
Mr. " u Atchlson, of Giddings, came
down today to Join the BRENNAN party
which viii leave tomorrow FOR Kansas city
to attend the Grand American Handicap
shoot This viii be the largest shoot ever
held
The work Of putting up the towers for
The Santa re gpte system TO be adopted
no the various crossings on the Santa Fc.
Is going forward one OF the towers VIII
he near the Alamo avenue crossing
Several weddings are booked for The npar
future in Brennan, ana IN each Of these iu.
stances BRENNAN Is 10 lose a charming
girl, The prospective grOoms all live al
other cities " the State.