Local News Summary From The Banner Year
Wood haulers in demand as farmers start operations. Delinquent taxes due by March 1, after which costs double. Mr Pleas Henderson suffered a serious horse accident east of town. J M Niczonsos reports smallpox near Chappell Hill are discharged. Louis Fixx advertises 10 to 20 percent below cost at Sandy street store. Main street altercation leads to $12.80 fine. Guard Ma Writisss to be freed if no infection signs. Mr Crasyex from Baxxer tied to hospital injury near Santa Fe. Be beloping’d Min to perform. Political candidates for mayor and city offices discussed. Commissioners’ court tours county poor farm. inmates well cared for. Ex-convicts Mr H W Besce and Foster Reynolds lecture on prison life attracting crowds.
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Louis Fixx
W. A. Stuckert
T. J. Pampell
Sandy Street
Ma. Writisss
Brenham
R. B. Johnson
Chappell Hill
H. W. Besce
Kansas
Farmers urged to diversify crops for prosperity in Washington county
The Banner argues farmers should grow corn potatoes onions sweet potatoes beans and peas and raise their own pork to reduce cotton farming. Diversification could cut railroad freights and middleman costs while strengthening local economy and reducing reliance on monopolies.
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Washington County
Burglars plague Victoria and other Texas towns
State briefs report burglaries in Victoria and Goliad, a twelve-case smallpox outbreak at Pointblank, illness sidelining Senator Burney in Austin, a Sherman depot project, a Kansas colony seeking Bee County land, and various incidents across Harris, Dallas, Galveston, and Fort Worth including accidents, fires, and political moves.
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Kansas
Bee County
Houston
Santa Fe
Midlothian
Womans
Fort Worth
Galveston
Death of old man near LaGrange under mystery glare
Wm. Green alias William Ligon, an elderly recluse near LaGrange, was found dead on Wednesday. Rats reportedly ate his eyes and tongue, and no valuables were found. foul play is suspected. A Colorado gold mine report notes progress as a shaft is sunk and coal indications appear within twenty feet. Thomas Collier, former Young County sheriff, died in jail from typhoid fever while under investigation in the Marlow mob case. Five men were killed in the 1839 incident. others remain jailed without bail amid ongoing bail and trial disputes.
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William Ligon
LaGrange
Colorado
Clipper
Thomas Collier
Young County
Marlow
Collier
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