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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
5
Slush strewn Tre streets funnel muddy commutes as schools dismiss for holidays and return January 3. Townsfolk report foul roads and festive plans with Santa Claus and Cupid slated for late week. The Santa Fe tests electric cars, Germania Society sells Christmas trees, and local courts hear a disturbance complaint as shops clear stock and churches host services.
A tenant house about three miles north of Louis Hermann was destroyed by fire around midnight Sunday. The cause of the blaze remains a mystery as investigators search for clues and nearby residents report hearing noises.
A public disturbance near the Opera bar involved Orfa L. Eddins and Jobs Davis after a dispute over a constructed cistern in Eddins’s property. The altercation ended with mutual friends blocking further action. Also listed are jurors selected for the January county term and notes on the Warren induction dynamo test.
In Independence Benedict Christian Stegemuller and his wife faced a divorce case. He alleged her non compus mentis while she described years of alleged mistreatment and infidelity by him. The jury found she was sane and merely harassed, the complaint withdrawn and she discharged. The Houston Post Christmas edition received praise for a 52 page issue and color covers with Santa on the front.
Sunday night a sorrel horse, 141 and a half hands, bail face with white hind feet, shod all around, saddle and harness, seven and a half years old, in good condition, was stolen from G W McNeese in Hubbard Texas. Reward offered by G W McNeese for thief.
The Bonham News urges county farmers to diversify by growing corn hogs cattle and fruit to reduce dependence on cotton. With ample crops they can stock granaries cellars and smoke houses, easing money needs even if cotton prices stay low.
Titus Johnson aged about 56 died at 5 55 p m Monday December 20 1897 at his Hempstead home. He served in Co C 5th Texas Cavalry Green’s Brigade and for 25 years was general agent for Houston and Texas Central railway at Hempstead. He led Tom Green Camp UCV and was treasurer of Green Brigade Association. His death is mourned by comrades and townsfolk as a brave soldier and generous citizen. Peace to his ashes.
A Brenham resident John S Norton died at age 71 or 72. His wife and several children survive. The funeral will be held after the 4 50 Central train arrives and interment will be at Prairie Lea cemetery.
An old advertisement by J. Lewin, proprietor of Magnolia Saloon below Harrison's Candy Store, offers free hot lunch daily from 10 to 12, plus a complete stock of wines, liquors, and cigars. A call is appreciated.
The M. E. church, North, has decided to erect a college for colored youths at Austin. This move aims to provide higher education opportunities within the community and advance local educational development.
Rev A P Morrison of Fort Worth former presiding elder of the Fort Worth district in the Methodist Episcopal church is appointed superintendent of the New Mexico mission with headquarters at Albuquerque.
The Harrison confectionary guessing contest crowned Chas Knittel the first prize winner for guessing 58 pounds 11 ounces. nineteen others were runners up with close weights. In justice court, C. L. Eddins pled guilty to fighting in public and paid a dollar. Seth Mayfield paid a dollar for disturbing the peace after accusations of coffee theft by O. J. Jones. Dr. T. O. Hynes was reelected health physician, praised for managing Brenham’s quarantine costs and city health.
The article notes December 21 1897 as the winter solstice with mud and floods shaping celebrations. It claims near Sol’s closest approach at perihelion January 1 and suggests rains promise fertile crops and marriages surge as farmers hope for abundant grass, grain, and fruit next year.
Fragmented verse envisions artists and poets shaping a generous future. It speaks of a sculptor and painter whose craft nourishes the heart, guiding society toward true art and benevolence. The piece exhorts art as moral uplift and communal illumination.
The Belton Reporter notes Bell county wheat acreage will exceed last year by more than 100 to 1. Separately, customs officers seize seventeen thousand cigars at Laredo.
Notice announces probate proceedings for the estate of BL. Krenalin. Creditors and interested parties must file objections by the January term, 1898, with the County Court at the Courthouse in Bradford. Clerk A. Seward issues the order, citing the matter and scheduling a hearing.
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