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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
7
Seventeen lines report various local items including seven divorce suits filed Saturday in the district court. Other notes mention parades by the colored Odd Fellows led by Gus Hopkins' band, local teaching certificates, and visits of legal professionals attending Whitman court.
A note from R. C. Hicks announces arrival in Brenham around August 15 with 50 head of choice horses for sale at reasonable prices to friends and former patrons in Washington and adjoining counties.
The Brenham group led by Tom Evans Hillary Hutchinson and Andrew Gordon searched the Neuces river in Uvalde County for hidden Spanish gold and silver. Gordon recounts a 1862 camp near the river where two men were killed and a rawhide sack of coins buried, later washed away by a 35 year flood.
Hon. Mann Trice, assistant attorney general of Austin for four years, toured Brenham on Friday renewing ties and signaling a future bid for attorney general. He traveled with D. C. Giddings Jr., Ben S. Rogers, Sheriff Teague and Langham, returning by midnight and heading to Austin at 2 AM.
Dundee Missouri man A C Wolfe of Manaur and Tibbette Implement Co in St Louis urges travelers to carry Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says he has tested it on himself and others for three years with proven success and hopes every traveling man in the U S will keep a bottle in his grip. Sold by R E Lubn.
Mayor Wilkins and the council note the first ward school site at Academy and Cottonwood was chosen after council and school board review. They seek a more convenient western location if found by next Monday. otherwise the deal with Mr. Wood may be dissolved to avoid delaying fall term construction.
The Crockett Enterprise argues the paper opposed unlimited coinage of silver yet aligns with democracy, urging unity against the Republican party. It recalls past lapses, condemns tariffs, and calls Democrats to renew loyalty, noting labor prosperity hinges on Democratic dominance and a united front.
Under R D Coughanour Jr of the Texas Survey and Rating Bureau a test assessed Brenham fire dept hose. Some joints failed but over fifteen hundred feet of new hose proved highly satisfactory. Louis Lenmann Sr. returns from Germany to live with son Louis Lehmann Jr. at Green Oak after home improvements.
We have Weber Wagons and Linstroth Wagons in stock with wide selection of lumber and building materials. We can match price and quality and welcome trade ins. Call for prices and terms. We are eager to satisfy all customers.
Roser Striekert announces dissolution of the firm Wm. Axer & Co, formed by Wm. Axer and Robert Striekert, by mutual consent. He will continue buying cotton for Geo H. McFadden & Bro of Philadelphia and conduct business from the old stand on the south side of the public square, soliciting continued generous patronage.
Nathan Lewis a 35 year old Black man from Wilkins addition died Saturday afternoon at his brother's residence after a long battle with dropsy of the heart. He tottered on the front porch, missed a post, and fell, bleeding from mouth and nostrils, dying before help arrived.
Roanoke Virginia dates opening of Virginia College for Young Ladies on Sept 9 1897. Described as a leading southern school with modern buildings a ten acre campus and healthful Valley of Virginia setting. Offers European and American teachers full course art and music strengths with students from twenty states. Catalogues available from President Mattie P Harris Roanoke VA.
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