Local notes include marriages and weather and shortages of travel
The county records show 1188 chattel mortgages filed in 1896. Wester Mackey and Alice Hal bert wed in the New Year with Justice Ewing officiating. A fine boy arrived at Me B. F. Dotson’s home last Tuesday. Santa Fe half fare permits are requested via agents. A local says holiday contracts may not bind. Avour Lespe left the commission business for Reichardt Becker & Co. Bad weather slowed New Year trade as stores, banks, and post office closed. WOTU seeks a Santa Fe waiting room. Polk promises compliance. The New Year shooting at Firemen Park was canceled. Brenham Gun Club shot. poem about lagrippe and “dliptome nia.” Henry Eckart and Ed Witteberg walked to Burton, spurred by a miniature water spout.
Eight hobos seek rest after Santa Fe box car ride
Eight weary hobos disembarked from a Santa Fe box car on Thursday night and sought shelter for the night. Six found sleep while two others settled in a quiet retreat. Officers, hearing of a burglary at Sealy, found the two with items that appeared stolen and jailed them after checking the jail register. Names listed: Will Miler and Monroe Carrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Sealy
Will Miler
Monroe Carrey
Broken Show Window Attracts Night Theft
During the holidays a careless reveler fired an erotic sky rocket that crashed through Cather & Buster's show window. An unknown prowler then stole three hats, three pairs of shoes, several shirts, and neckties while a light plank sealed the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cather & Buster
Salivary Calculus Removed After Forty Year Growth
A lump beneath Mrs. Mery Grabow’s tongue, a salivary calculus, formed for forty years without pain and vanished before surgery was needed. The Second Regiment Band serenaded Hon. Heber Stone on New Year’s. after which he praised the band’s music and hosted wine and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heber Stone
Galveston Beach
W. A. Jakes
Barbier
Seville
G. Rossini
Mante
Portici
D. E. F. Auber
William Tell
Manhattan Beach
J. P. Sousa
Mr. Stone
Death to Mark New Year as Mrs. Louis Wallace Dies
In the early hours of Friday morning Mrs. Louis Wallace, wife of J, passed away after years of frail health. The 70 year old, a familiar figure in the Wayside Inn community, is mourned by family and friends as the new year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death
Louis Wallace
Mr. J
Earth
Teachers Institute Program Includes Education History and Reforms
The notice outlines a Sunday January 6 meeting with talks on Christianity and education from Miss Rial Mr Thomas Shannon Miss Kate Griffin and others. An invitation extends to city and county teachers to join the institute. A separate Republic item recounts Myrtle Gumm's violent confrontation with her partner and a global note on population gender ratios and male mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rial
Thomas Shannon
Kate Griffin
Monastia
Miss Perkins
IL Agrrevethan Mersops
Klerner
Revoert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wester Mackey
Alice Halbert
Justice Ewing
Me. B. F. Dotson
William Penn
Avour Lespe
Messrs. Reichardt Becker & Co
T. J. Shapard
Hempstead
Germania Lodge
No. 332
E. R. Young
Inez Carter
Belton
Polk
The
Briesson
Firemen’s Park
Brenham
Evening Press
Henry Eckart
Ed Witteberg
Burton
Bhetter
Mistrot
Bro'’S & CO
Mery Grabow
Wehmeyer Bros
the Angel of Death
Teachers’ Institute
Republic
Myrtle Gumm
Westernport
Heinz Stone
A. Waxgeratann
H. K. Hanaison
Hirst National Bank
Thos. Dwyer, T. A. Low
Henry Hodde
F. W. Wood
Amsler
A. Wangemann
A. M. Giddings
H. K. Harrison
Ei, Pewueker
Main ST. Furniture House
Louis Korff
Hugh Clemon
Korff , Clemons, Ibutchers
Brenham, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!