Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 27, 1891 Page: 5 of 8
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LOCAL NEWS.
The beBt way to spend Sunday is
so that you will not regret it during
the week.
Quite a number of cotton pickers
went to Milhaim and Wallis Mon-
day morning.
Me. Fbitz Fischer near Long
Point lost n little child one year old.
which died yesterday.
The usual number of farm wagons
crowded the streets Monday morn-
ing to carry out cotton pickers.
The machinery for the new com-
press will be here next week and
the work of putting it in at once
commenced.
Thursday the 27th is return day
the last day in which suits for the
approaching term of tho District
court can be filed.
Prof. Charles Mix of New Ulm
Austin county an old army comrade
of the proprietor of the Banner was
in the city Monday.
Jo Eonxr at Chappell Hill is
ginning from IS to 20 bales of
cotton per day which will be in-
creased in a few days to 30 beles.
Work on the new compress is
progressing rapidly now. Most of
the framing is up and the work
being done is making a big show.
Between 1500 and 2000 bales of
cotton have been received in this
city up to date and the receipts will
no doubt be considerably augment-
ed to-day (Saturday.)
Kev. E. "Ward forwarded Monday
to Bucknor Orphan Home S46.50
for which he thanks the good peo-
ple of thiB community and the seven
traveling salesmen who gave liber
ally.
Mabia Campbell and Mary Busch
on a charge of vagrancy were each
hned SI and cost in the Mayor's
court Wednesday in default of
which they are languishing in the
calaboose.
A New York special says among
the Texans recently arrived from a
European bummer tour are Mr.
Adolph Herman Miss Sallie
Herman and Miss Sophia Herman
ofPrenham.
Mb. Louis Landua near Gay
Hill had a big fest and christening
at his home last Sunday at which
there was an attendance of a hun-
dred people or more.
"There were quite a number of
people at the depot Sunday to go to
Fort Worth on the excursion but
the excursion was declared off on
account of rate cutting between tho
Santa Fe and Central.
Texas has experienced a veritable
"cold day in August" a cold wave
striking the northern part of the
State Saturday and reaching here
during Saturday night. It was coal
all day Sunday.
From many sections the complaint
is heard that the grass is dying in
the pastures and the water drying
so that stock are having to be
watered from wells A good
general rain in this county is much
needed.
The warm weather is returning
after a few days of as pleasant weath-
er as the idealist could wish for in
August and while the nights are
still cool and pleasant the mercury
climbs up too high for it to bo pleas-
ant during the day.
The ladies of the Baptist church
are arranging- for a big open air
ice cream festival on the lot east ot
the Exchange hotel next Friday
night the proceeds to go to the
building fund of the First Baptist
church. Everybody invited to at-
tend. The Brenham boys are not satis-
fied with the beating the Gay Hill
boys gave them Saturday and have
arranged to play them another
match game of baseball at Gay Hill
Friday afternoon. A picnic will ba
given and a large crowd go up from
here.
6-WINEOFCARDUL a Tonlo lot Women.
A gentleman in the northwestern
part of the city is in the habit of
going out every night just before
retiring and discharging his pistol a
mumber of times ostensibly to scare
off burglars but to the disturbance
of neighbors who have retired
earlier.
A north bound train on the Cen-
tral railroad on section four Monday
morning anout o o cioct run over a
horse belonging to Mr. A. O. Koch
breaking one of its legs and bruis-
ing it up fatally. Ho filed a $75
claim against the railway company
for the animal.
Judge Kirk has appointed a board
of examiners to examine the teach-
ers of Washington county who
ply for certificates to teach in
puoiic scnoois oi tue county tue 0ut for. He is not walking around
new board consisting of Prof.'s V. in midday for a sun bath or late in
H. FJynne ll. M. Gannon and H. the evening for an airing but chab-
Krueger. The 3d and 4th of Sep-1 ing the elusive item of which per-
tember is the time for tho examina- haDS. vou could mT liim full nurtin.
tion.
The Brenham Compres and Oil
Manufacturing company have just
erected the smoke stack to the new
boilers put in the oil mill which
"stack up" higher than anything of
the kind in tho city.
Policeman T. M. Whitman went
down to Bellville yesterday evening
to identity Perry Jones who it was
believed they have in jail there. He
returned from there lust night and
informed the Banner that they had
some other negro in custody but
it was not Perry Jones.
If there wero fewer idlers times
would be better and there would be
less stealing of others hard earnings.
Let every man select what he deems
the loftiest if ho can have his choice
of the sphere in which he will work
but if he can't choose let bim work
at what he can get to do.
On Monday nisrht a thief stole
two bushels of Irish potatoes from
under Mr. W. C. Schill's house. In
getting over the fence a hole was
evidently burst in the sack and
about one bucket of tho potatoes
spilled out which were recoveied.
It was a slick piece of thievery.
A fire was burning a telegraph
pole and the ends of the crossties
about a mile and a half below the
city on the Central track early Tues-
day morning. It was not put out
by those who saw it but what
damage was done before its dis-
covery by any railroad man was not
learned.
The Galveston Lincoln Guards a
colored military company passed
through here Tuesday en route
home from the State encampment of
Colored Texas Volunteer Guards
bearing with them a gayly decora-
ted broom significant of the fact
that they had swept the held in
competition for the first prize.
Quite a number of drummers who
are in this section ot the state ar
range to "do" the places contiguous
to Brenham on Saturday and come
in here to spend the Sabbath.
Brenham is a good place to spend
Sunday or any other day for that
matter for within its confines you
can find your match whatever
your gait.
Bishop Gallagher was in the city
yesterday for the purpose of investi-
gating the charges against Father
F. M. Huhn who has charge of the
Colored Orphan Home. He was es-
corted to the depot by Father
Laska who kissed him good-bye a
couple of times after helping him on
the train. Bishop Gallagher is said
to be the youngest Bishop in the
United States.
Mb. L. G. Gee returning from
his place beyond the Brazos Satur-
day night had to ford the river at
Hoxie's Bock and fearing an acci-
dent divested himself of his boots
and dropped them in the foot of the
buggy and learned after he had
reached the other shore that they
had washed out of the buggy and
gone down the river. He arrived
here in the norther bare-footed cold
and damp minus a (rood pair of
boots.
J-BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation.
Tuesday morning Lucinda Price
a colored woman who has been em
ployed as cook at the restaurant- of
Mr. A. A. Woehler started the fire
there with kerosene oil when the
can exploded Burning her lace se-
verely though not dangerously. It
was a narrow escape. One silly
enough to start a fire with coal oil
when serious accidents from this
cause are every day happening can
congratulate themselves that they
get off alive.
In the Mayor's Court Tuesday
morning the man whom Marshal
Swain had to crack over the head
with a six-shooter Monday for resist
ing arrest was tame and docile as
you please. He gave his'name as J.
H. Nephew and had entered oppo
site his autograph a fine including
cost of $11.95; in default of pay
ment he was returned to the cala
boose and went without using such
paralyzing oaths towards the officers
as he did Monday.
The committees having in charge
the arrangement for the celebration
ofJGerman day Oct. 6th met at the
Germania Tuesday night and ar
ranged an excellent procramme for
the approaching celebration. Among
other things they will personate
Washington and his life guard in
the parade beside the usual trades
display floats. The preparations in-
dicate a celebration on a grander
scale that of last year.
Modesty is a crowning virtue but
it is not immodest to tell a newspa-
per reporter an item even if it is
about some of your family that is
what he meanders around fifteen
miles a day to Jem. and you will
holp him materially if you will tell
what you haye without waiting for
him to diaw you out. His presence
np-is sufficient evidence that he is look-
the mrr for ifonis. Tkif"c nil lio ovk.c
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Some time since the Banner pub-
lished a report that E. L. Jackson
who went from this place to the pen
itentiary had been seen and recog-
nized in Burleson county but as the
Banner suggested at the time it was
a case of mistaken identity though
a man of the same name and a man
who bad been a boarder in the same
town where E. L. Jackson had
boarded for a long time. E. L.
Jackson the incestuous culprit
however succeeded in making
his escape from a railroad camp
since he left here but was cap-
tured after three hours of liberty.
A drummer here a few days ago
giving some Brenham ladies "tips"
about traveling told them that it
was folly to buy tickets that the
conductor would not often charge
them at all and when he did he
would not charge them as much as
the ticket agent. Subsequently
they had occasion to go up the road
and decided to try the new plan.
Thej- paid the conductor 4- cents per
mile three cents for riding and one
cent tor the experience' chey were
getting. They will not believe the
next drummer that talks to them
neither will they forget to buy tick
ets.
Dr. W. O. Cloud of Clay Station
was m the city ednesday. Me is
the gentleman who had his house
burned by an incendiary some time
since and who some one tried to
assasinate subsequently near Clay
Station suspicion of which rested
upon fcreo. shears the negro who
was under a three hundred dollar
bond charged with burning his resi
dence. The doctor don't dare to go
out at night now on account of the
attempts at his lite and the destruc-
tion of his property. Kecenty some
one tried to get him out by prow-
ling around his horse lot and then
throwing stones at his residence
subsequently going to his little of-
fice in sight of the house and strik-
ing matches around it. Such a life
the constant dread of a cowardly
assassin who is afraid fo show him-
self by day or face the doctor is
making life a burden to him and
preventing him from doing any night
practice at all. He has a pretty
good idea who the culprit is but can
not get sufficient evidence to con-
vict him or a chance to test their
skill in an open combat with deadly
weapons.
THE DETECTIVE IN THE LEVY AR-
SON CASE.
The detective in the H. Leyy
arson case which was dismissed be-
fore Justice Curry Thursday there
being no evdence to support the
charge has been in the city. His
presence was not generally known
and it may seem a little mysterious
that he was not put upon the stand
to testify as to the evidence he had
worked up at a house of ill fame in
Columbus but it remains for the
Banner to eyen announce his pres-
ence here and to give his stated
reasons for not testifying. He was
seen while here and recognized as
John Kinahan private detective for
the Southern Pacific railway com-
pany. About two weeks ago he was in
Columbus and was there met by
the same gentleman that recognized
him here to whom he told his busi-
ness in both places. In conversa-
tion with a gentleman in this city
he said that what little evidence he
worked up in this case was through
this woman in Colnmbus and that
he obtained it in such a manner
that he was afraid to use it. He
read some letters of hers and heard
her talk a good deal but that while
the contents of those letters might
appear a little criminating his man-
ner of obtaining his information
was such that he didn't care to tes-
tify in the case in fact he was then
Wednesday afternoon on his way
to the depot and was going to get
out of town without letting any one
know of his presence here except
of course the County Attorney with
whom ho had been talking. The
reporter searched every hotel regis
tertosee where ho was stopping but
failed to find his name anywhere !
but if the Banner readers remember
seeing a heavy set gentleman about
5 feet high 7 inches high weighing
about 190 ponnds with heavy dark
moustache bold face plainly dressed
and wearing a large black slouch
hat that was the mysterious de-
tective that didn't materialize at
Levy's trial and his present address
is Houston Texas where he went
from here and he formerly made
San Antonio his headquarters.
McEIree's Wine of Cardui
and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT
are sold by all Washington Couny dealers
Marriage Licence.
Following is the list of
marnasre
license issued from the County
Clerk's office for tho week ending
Wednesday afternoon. August the
20th 1S91:
Carl Schultz and Anna Stegemuel-
ler. Wni. Pressley and Erelena Allen.
Primus Allison and Annie Scott.
Tite Johnson Jr . and Jose-ilnno I
Stephenson. ( tins issue for a meeting to night at
Stephen Maxey and Eldora X ' tho Board of Trade roocs for per-
Clellan. fineuent organization.
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A DRUNKEN BULLY KU" IN.
About ten o'clock Monday morn-
ing a white man unknown here and
who refused to give hi3 name to
the officers while "tanked up" visit-
ed a "coon dive" near the old com-
press down by the Central railroad
broke in the door ran one of the
women off the place kicked over the
stove and created considerable dis-
turbance two or three other women
coming to the rescue. He ran them
all out and not satisfied with the
performance chased the dog out of
the yard and then went towards
the Santa Fe depot. The negro
women were not satisfied and kept
in sight oi him at a safe distance
until Marshal Swain arrived upon
the scene when assisted by Mr. Mc
Veigh they attempted to arrest him.
Marshal Swain pulled him off the
cars and as he went down he caught
McVeigh in the collar and all three
of them went down together. He
was let up but refused to go to the
calaboose and showed fight when
the Marshal pulled his six-shooter
and painted a crimson landscape on
his face and shirt front with the
blood from a wound on the top of
his cranium. He was put on a dray
and carried to the calaboose where
he lodged all the balance of the day
juonoay and until Tnesday morn
ing.
AN OKTHAN'S SCABS.
Friday afternoon Constable Boyd
who was a witness in the case of
Father Huhn recently tried for al-
leged cruelty to some of the or-
phans at the Colored Orphan Home
and Industrial school at Independ-
ence had one of the boys at the
court house and pointed to him as
physical evidence in support of the
testimony he had given in the case
and the report he had previously
made to the Banner. The boy es-
caped from Father Huhn here Wed-
nesday and has been cared for by
Sheriff Teague around the jail since
that time. He says that he is 12
years old and his name is John
Luke and at the request of Consta-
ble Boyd he undressed and the
crowd examined his back. It was
spotted with scars that had the ap-
pearance of haying been put there
by whipping And some of the
places were not entirely well yet
and that he was anxious to get
away from a place where such cru-
elties were inflicted whether Fath-
er Huhn did it or the boy who acts
as foreman for him was evidenced
by Tiis hiding out and not returning.
When he saw a yellow boy going to-
wards the jail that resembled one of
the Orphan Home boys he made a
break and ran under the calaboose
and hid. He is afraid to return to
the Home and was glad to get
away. Constable Jtsoyd says that
when they went out a few weeks
ago to investigate these charges of
cruelty these scars were all fresh
cuts then and looked worso than
they do now which is bad enough
to convince anyone that he has been
too severely punished.
A Greedy Jacob Wants Two Rebeccas.
Dan Cooper a negro farmer re-
siding four miles north of here has
three daughters one of whom is
sick now and when Dr. Holland
was out there Sunday he asked him
to examine the record to see if Wil-
lie Maxie was married to any of his
daughters. He says that Maxie
claimed that he was married to one
of them while they wero here at-
tending the 19th of June celebra-
tion but that now he had aban
doned her and was trying to get off
with a younger one and he would
"sorter be uneasy bout tother one
if she wern't sick." The reporter
examined the marriage record but
no license had been issued Willie
Maxie and he is probably fooling
the old man. He must have a "gall"
to lay himself liable to the laws by
such unlicensed liberties after living
with one of tho old man's gals as
man and wife since the 19 th of June
and now going back for another.
llyinenlal.
At the residence of Mr. J. C. Lau-
re' Ws city Monday morning
at 11 o'clock Mr. Tite Johnson Jr.
led to the hymeuial alter Miss Jose
phino Stephenson both of Hemp-
stead and the twain were made one
the Reverend E. Ward officiating.
They left on the 3 o'clock tram for
Hempstead bearing with them the
best wishes of their friends in thit-
city for a long life of prosperity
and happiness looking as happy as J
two uncaged birds who had met
and united in an atmosphere of joy.
"Didn't Know it was Loaded."
A note from Dr. J. T. Spann bear-
ing date of tho 25th says that as
Henry Lane and John Nusom col-
ored on Mr. Hudgins place near
Chappell Hill wero fooling w ith an
old rusty pistol which carried a
large ball it went off the contents
entering the upper part of the chest
of Henry making a serious wound.
which may prove fatal. Dr. Spann '
was called to attend him and savs
! that he is doing as well as could bo I
I expected. i
The liquor dealers have a call in
ILM'ifJg'.'g; HT'IH jtt 'i
A KEW BAPTIST CHUBCII.
The Baptist Congregation Have Decided
to Build a Handsome Chnrcli Edifice
and Issued an Appeal for Outside
Help.
At a conference meeting of the
First Baptist church of Brenham
recently a resolution was unani-
imously passed looking to the erec
tion of a better house of worship
and although very few members
were present some of the wealthiest
members of the congregation being
among the absentees the sum of
S2000 was readily subscribed and
the following brief history of the
church and its unselfish libera'utv is
presented to the public i.lnch
should be met with a liberal ic-
sponse :
to the public
Tho First Baptist church of Bren
ham was organizea in 1816. At that
time they erected without asking
outside aid the house of worship
they now occupy. In 1889 they
erected an elegant parsonage at a
cost of $1500 without asking assis-
tance from outside the congrega-
tion. During this year including
Pastor's salary incidental expenses
contributions to the various enter-
prises of the denomination their
gifts amounted in the aggregate to
S3000. When the church was or-
ganized Brenham was a village ot
200 inhabitants. It has lived to see
it grow to a prosperous city of 7000
population and has contributed no
little to this growth. The members
of this church have subscribed lib-
erally towards the erection of every
house of worship in Brenham both
white and colored. This is a source
of great gratification to them while
they have worshiped practically out
of doors they have lived to see
every other congregation in the city
move. into comfortable houses of
their own and are made to rejoice
over the reflection that they have
aided them with their money in do-
ing so. Surely they have been the
most unselfish congregation of
christians that ever worshiped on
earth and deserve better quarters.
They have decided to erect a good
house of worship because the old
house in which they now are is un-
sightly uncomfortable unsound and
positively unsafe we therefore ap
peal to all the people in this city of
whatever nationality or religious
creed to read this appeal carefully.
and make up your mind to make a
liberal donation for this purpose
when invited by the committee. We
have helped you and we now ask
you to help us. As the stars above
us in the firmanant ornaments so
are handsome church edifices the
pride and ornament of every city.-
Committee.
WHY DON'T IT 'WORK BOTH WAYS.
The truck growers association
planted a considerable area in water-
melons around Brenham this year
and have made a failure comparative-
ly speaking the returns at least not
indicating that there is any money
in the business and not only the
Truck Growers are discouraged but
the agent is disgusted with the re-
sult of this effort though it is practi-
cally the first trial and was subject
to the mistakes of inexperiences in
the selection of the best markets to
ship to it having since been learned
where they could have attained bet-
ter results. But this first failure
has caused some to sell out and
others to swear off from another
trial.
Tet those who planted cotton
this year struck it just as for wrong.
The crop is nothing extra and the
market below the figures where
there is any profit in raising the
staple. The cotton farmers deplore
the low prices and bewail poor
crops but never a word about quit-
ting the business and turning their
attention to other crops as in the
case of tho watermelon farmers. If
they are so easily discouraged on ac-
count of the unprofitableness of one
crop of melons we can't understand
why they should be so hard to dis
courage when raising cotton. The
same reasoning that they allowed
themselves to be governed by in
the cultivation of watermelons would
revolutionize in one year the price
of cotton and restore prices to a
figure at which it would be a pay-
ing crop. If watermelons don't pay
for a season and the farmers drop
them so readily when cotton fails
why is it that they don't drop it? It
seems that it ought to work both
"ays.
A ltabid Con-.
The strance actions of a cow be.
longing to Martha Craven colored
tlio resides near the residence of
Constable Boyd in the western part
of tho city created considerable ex-
citement Sunday morning and came
near goring two or three persons at
whom she made vicious lunges as
they passed near her. She was
penned and tied and later in the
day died in great agony with a well
developed case of hydrophobia.
COURT NEWS.
District Court will convene here
the first Monday in September and
tho indications are that there will be
a light docket. Tho civil docket
shows 31 appearance cases up to
date and from Sheriff Teague it is
learned that there will be four mur-
der cases and six cases for assault
with intent to murder.
THE HOUSTON POST SCHOLARSHIP
MEDALS.
The Houston Post scholarship
medals designed by Mr. K. E.
Graber of this city have been com-
pleted and are now on exhibition at
his jewelry store the admiration of
every passing pedestrian both in
design and execution.
The design is unique in as much
as it differs from tho conventional flat
medal starting upward from the
base oval shape until tho circular
band furnishes room for the lettering
that bunoundsit reading "Houston
Post Scholarship' in blue enameled
letters then sinking in to a concave
in which is beautifully engraved in
the one lor Miss Eugenia J. Brahan
"the most popular young lady in
in Texas" and in the one for Miss
Clara Ackerman Hhe most popular
young lady in Houston." Sur-
mounting the medal proper is a little
star in glittering gold and from
either side of it starts a wreath in.
green gold crossing beneath it tho
cross being covered with a shield on
which in enameled letters are the
figures "1891." The medal is pen-
dant from double cross bars
beautifully engraved with the names
of the respective owners and in the
two mentioned the number of votes
received in the memorable contest
Miss Eugenia J. Brahan's bearing
the figures "157531 votes" and on
Miss Clara Ackerman's '40152 votes.
In the place of these figures on the
other medals are the places of resi-
dence engraved. In the concave of
the medals for Miss Nettie M. Esies
of Brenham and Miss Princie Burks
of Houston which completes the list
of gold medals is engraved "Hamil-
ton College Lexington Ky."
The silver medals are of the same
design and engraving with the ex-
ception of names which are as fol-
lows: Bessie Bolmes Viola Behring
Ida B. Marret and Etta Inman. They
are all pretty enough to make the
hearts of the young ladies palpitate
with pardonable pride to have the
honor of winning and wearing them
and forever feel grateful to the Post
for the opportunity of participating
in the contest which made it possi-
ble for them to secure an education
and then presenting them with such
handsome and costly souvenirs of
the great original scholarship con-
test. A CORRECTION.
Is the report of the Levy arson
case in Friday's Banner 'appears the
sentence ''In the examination it de-
veloped that one J. Geo. Stauffer
figured in working up the prosecu-
tion." This inference was arrived
at from Mr. C. F. Herbst testimony
and Mr. Herbst says it is an error.
He stated that at the request of the
County Attorney he wrote to Mr.
Stauffer that he wanted a confer-
ence with him and one was ar-
ranged but could not be met on ac-
count of Mr. Bogers illness and as
far as the record of evidence shows
this correspondence is the only
place where he figures in the case.
The assertion was a very natural in-
ference by the reporter thinking of
course there must be some "power
behind tho throne" in the prosecu-
tion furnishing money to pay for
special detectives to shadow' wit-
nesses and cover other incidental
expenses. But in justice to Mr.
Herbst we publish his statement to
show that it was not what he said in
evidence and only an inference. The
Banner has no particular interest on
either side except a desire to see
even handed justice dispensed to
all.
Ferry Jones in Jail.
A telegram received from Sheriff
W. B. Glenn of Austin county by
Constable Boyd here Tuesday even-
ing read :
"I think I have Perry Jones in
jail at Bellville como look at him."
Constable Boyd did not go. Po-
liceman John Lockett and Consta-
ble Boyd worked hard to catch
Perry while here 'and captured and
restored about $200 worth of prop-
erty to its rightful owners spent
nights and days looking for the
thief and after getting evidence
enough to convict him on a dozen
counts but they get nothing out of
all this work and would have to' pay
all their own expenses to go after
him and only get $1 for the arrest
and Mr. Boyd says he is out about
ten dollars now and don't propose
to spend any more on him.
Sheriff Teague was not in the
city or he would perhaps have gone
down after the culprit.
InstaUation of Officers. '
At a meeting of the L O. OvF.
Tuesday night the following officers
were appointed and those of them
who were present installed :
J. L. Ammons N. G.
L. B. Stockbridge V. G.
B. F. Estes Secretary.
C. Minkquitz Treasurer.
Jas. Butler Warden.
W. H. Lockhart Conductor.
Chas. Beaumier O. G.
Eobt. Hackworth I. G. (-
Jake Simon B. S. to N. G."
J. G. Kankin L. S. to N. G.
B. S. Bogers E. S. to V. G.
George Tucker L. S. to V. G.
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Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 27, 1891, newspaper, August 27, 1891; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth115676/m1/5/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .