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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
7
Reports show Lee county valuations total 2 952 680 dollars up from last year by 54 130. A gun factory ad hints at economical buying. A Molasses belt accident kills a worker John Schneider dies after severe injuries. Jim Watson is jailed for murder near Robertson county. Train hopping risks escalate as welfare and weather mix with Soviet Texas telegraphs.
An infant girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Ernst Zernial on a recent Saturday, joining an evening of local news notes as the season advances in town.
A Saturday altercation on St Charles Street between Wm Rogers and Jackson Felder escalated with Felder sustaining back wounds. witnesses say a knife was used, Rogers claims a common clinker caused the injuries. Affidavits filed charging Felder with assault and battery and Rogers with aggravated assault. Rogers posted 1000 bond. Felder is at large. Two wagons leave Schuerenberg shop for Koppe Brazos button plantation in Burleson county with eight mules and merrily driven. Schuerenbere Bros. report orders for two more wagons of similar design for Brazos bottom planter. Vehicles praised as nearly imperishable and durable across generations.
The firm formerly comprising Wm. Axer and Robert Striekert dissolves by mutual consent. Wm. Axer will continue buying cotton for Geo. H. McFadden & Bro. of Philadelphia and will operate from the old stand on the public square offering continued customer service.
Brenham Oil Mill offers hulls at 3.00 per ton cash with orders to J H Simon or a phone to R B Farmer. Deputy Bell Burleson captured escapee Grorce Whiting at Old Washington after he rode Barney Parker’s horse. A robin’s nest near Seguin yielded a 320 coup piece and a silver dime, later stolen by an opportunist.
A preacher claims editors cannot tell the truth or their paper would fail. The editor counters that a minister who exposes members’ faults would depart town after one Sunday. He notes the press and pulpit magnify virtues. the trio of pulpit press and grave stone forms a saintly trio as the minister departs while the editor resumes work.
Stormy Sante once Santa Fe yard master, recently discharged from Temple hospital after injuries from a crash on the Angelo branch, was seen in Brenham. He says a common man would have died, yet he is recovering and plans to return to work.
For sale at a bargain a black land farm with four rooms and a cotton gin capable of processing Joop bales of cotton this season. Water access at Waller County. Write to H W Cann & Co Sunnyside Waller County Texas. Florida orange crop yield this season forecast between 150000 and 200000 boxes after an early spring cut the crop short by 50000 to 100000 boxes.
Senator Gorman declares he will retire from active politics and spend his remaining years in quietude. He plans to withdraw from public life and focus on personal matters and reflection.
The Savannah News doubts immediate prosperity from the Dingley tariff bill but hopes the nation gains growth despite the measure.
Texas localities report varied news from across the state. Plans for a Grimes County jail are announced while rainfall improves prospects in Karnes and North Texas reports note fine rains in spots.
A reverent tribute extols an aged mother whose gentleness persists despite age and hardship. The poem emphasizes her selfless care, unwavering support, and enduring love that shelters and blesses her children, urging readers to cherish and honor her in declining years.
A short dream sermon compares life to a bubble on a river then notes Jack Gats, a colored man aged eighty four, dying at William Lipscomb's place. The piece mentions pest issues in cotton patches and criticizes McKinley for appointing relatives. It calls for improving Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay up to Houston.
The Washington Post criticizes New York City police management as ridiculous while The London Times lauds Canovas as Spain’s ablest statesman.
Ten thousand operators were thrown out of employment by the closing down of the cotton mills at Manchester New Hampshire on the 7th inst. More McKinley prosperity.
A large group of North Texas prospectors traveled through the city on their way back from weeks spent in the coast country. After careful study of climate, conditions and prospects they decided to return to their black land farms in Bell and adjacent counties. They pass through as Heichardt Becker & Co. Jobbers advertise their wares.
A Tribune representative spoke with several patients whose testimony strengthens the evidence against the subject. Witness accounts highlight alleged wrongdoing and corroborate previous statements.
The Waco Baptist Standard reports Dr Moore performs noted cures in Waco and is hailed as a great physician. The article invites people from Brenham Caldwell Bellville Chapell Hill Hempstead Navasota Giddings Ledbetter Burton to seek treatment. The first Cross Eyes case will be straightened and all cases offered free or at half price on the first day.
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