The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-19
BRENNAN BUDGET.

Truck Growers Association Was For
uialw Organized.
Rrenharn. Texas, November i5.--Pursuant
n Adjournment a few days ago when the
Washington County Truck Growers asso-
dation was o9ganized. a meeting was held
n Lusk's hail Saturday afternoon. which
vas attended By about ffty farmers and
ruek growers OF this section. President
aIiroy called the meeting to order ana
Iecretary Lusk read the minutes OF the
Previous meeting. which we're approved
rne committee on bylaws reported ana
hc report was adopted. with only one
.hsnse. Instead OF monthly dues mem
sership fee Of 81 was paid. the members
,ot 20 be assessed until the treasury was ex-
snusted The books OF membership were
spened aud a considerable membership was
,n,ollea AZ once. Mr.. W. A. Yates, prac.
acal truck grower Of long experience, gave
me association the beheht OF his experience
IN telling them what to plant how TO plant
Il, and how best 10 prepare II for market
Or. ]. NJ Nash. who has recently returned
from Canada where there Is great deal
OF truck grown. and perhaps more canning
factories than anywhere, addressed the as
ISOLATION IN reference 10 the prosperity that
these factories and truck growers brought
10 that section Of the country. The Truck
Growers association Of Washington county
has started under auspicious circumstances
with q 1--we aud progressive sch Of otncers
and the indications now are mat II VIII
give truck growing In this secAon an I'm.
petus that has never been dreamed OF until
1he farmers were driven to diversity by the
ravages of the predatory boil weeylls. Inc
association VIII meet the first and third
Saturdays In each mouth, and the seere-
tary, who will also be treasurer, viii en-
deRvor TO collect all the information posi-
Bile for the members.
After an Illness OF four weeks duration
with typhoid fever, death relieved the sui
ferlng Of Miss Myrtle Hood, at i245 Sat
urday morning, at the home of ner parents
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hood. She was IL
years, II months and 5 DAYS Of age, just
entering the threshold 81 young woman
hood, and while deuth Is sad at any time
when II CONES to one so young, the idol OF
fond parents 10 youth when the world Il
Just opening 10 a bright and useful life, II
Is indeed sad, aud the sympathy Of tht
community Is extended 70 the fond parents
IN their sore Bereavement. Her funera
will take place at o'clock Sunday morn
ing. with interment az Prairie Lea GENE
tery,
The commissioners court adjourned 10,
the term Saturday morning, after paying
more bills for road and bridge work thar
had ever been presented at any previous
tenn. This was occasioned BY the heavy
rain that washed nearly all the bridges
N tho county away few months ago Tn,
election expenses and stationery, election
supplies, etc. ran up 10 several hundro,
Collars and altogether Il was a very ex
7ensive term, but unavoidable
Mrs, A. 5. Lewis left today to ioin he
husband IN Beaumont, where ne mas beer
or some time, The removal Of this famil,
from BRENNAN is = distinct loss that VIII
De felt
a big crowd leaves on the southboun,
Santa Fe this afternoon FOR Orchard ducl
hunting. special coach has been provid
"a Tor the party and will be set out a
Cashier Frank Dever NJ the Santa "
freight office went down to Falkland Sa,
etaay 10 relieve the agent AT hat place
treasurer c. F. Herbst Is still quit