Local News Notes from Drontam January 14 1917
Notes cover county education board postponement. deaths of Louis Russees in Watrousville. street cleansing. a cornrow law idea. Miss Estes music class. Cather & Buster display. Santa Fe railroad sewer work. Justice court sessions. wedding at Judge Curry’s office. minor court fines. Wells Fargo wagon accident. ministers meeting at Carptown A. M. E.. almanac mention of New York World. road and bridge improvements in Washington county with a new Burton bridge project coming Monday.
Enjoyable Holiday Gathering At Mrs Giddings Home
Mrs J Giddings hosted a Sunday school class and Progressive Domino Club evening after Christmas week. A guessing contest on twenty six advertisements crowned T A Holland winner with eighteen correct guesses. Wm Morris and Ed Healy tied for second, Bernie Dunlap booby. Attendees included Heber Stone and Dr T F Cox among many others with delicious refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 5. Giddings
Progressive Dominoe Club
T. A. Holland
Messrs
Wm. Morriss
Ed. Healy
Bernie Dunlap
Heber Stone
T. F. Cox
Wm. Morris
Coffee Harris
J. D. Giddings
Real estate transfers and legal notices in week ending Jan 12 1897
Real estate deeds show transfers between Isaac Petty, R B Foster, J E Wallis, J A Small, W N Mayfield and others across Brenham and surrounding leagues with values from 200 to 3503 dollars. Sequestration of bankrupt saloon stock against L F Grassmack noted. Marriage licenses issued for January 12 1597 week. Additionally details on Guns burial anecdotes and Green Brigade related temperance event with Daughters of the Confederacy in Victoria Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Petty
R. B
Foster
J. P. Cole
J. E. Wallis
J. A
B. ¥. Small
Joe Davis
W. N. Mayfield
Peter Bad
D. C. Giddings, Jr
Isaac Jackson League
C. C. Garrett
Brenham
Frederick Hodde
Louisa Wolff
Isiah Reener
Sallie Johnson
Frederick Boedeker
Francis Sturzenbecker
Fred Johnson
Georgia W. Madison
James Bouldin
Hattie Stapleton
Osborn Harvey
Anna Randle
August H. Look
Emma Bode
George Jones
Henrietta Hope
Tur Victoria Times
Green Brigade Association
United Daughters of the Confederacy
B. Martin
W. A. Wood
M. Crain
J. Hill
J. L. Dupree
J. V. VanDenberg
Saddlery and Harness Shop Opens in Brenham Texas
H W Hoffmann announces a new saddlery and harness shop opposite Winkelmann and Boline offering saddles, harnesses, bridles, plow chains, bamen, back bands, curry combs, brushes and whips at cash prices. A four person repair shop runs with C W Hess as foreman, praised as a top Texas craftsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Hoffmann
Saddlery
Harris
Winkelmann & Boline
C. W. Hess
Texas
H. W. Horrsany
Brenham
Auction sale of car corn and Holstein bull advertisement
Auction sale of car corn to be held Friday January 15 at 10 a.m. at Santa Fe depot. Unclaimed freight sale by E. H. Bansert G. S. F. B. An advertisement also notices a Holstein bull for $1 per season at the Bismark Saloon Brenham and Fresh Chilli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Santa Fe
H. Heerth
Brenham
Bismark
T. C. Boykin
First Baptist Church
Unknown heirs cited in 1897 Washington county suit
Court summons the unknown heirs of Dr S H Smith in a foreclosure case filed by Land Mortgage Bank of Texas. Publication required weekly for four weeks in county or district newspapers before the March 1897 term at Brenham court. Suit No. 7760 seeks judgment, debt, interest, and foreclosure on four connected Washington county land tracts totaling 200 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
H. Smith
21St Judicial District
Brenham
A. D
Ian A. D
Land Mortgage Bank of Texas, Limited
S.corporation
S. H. Smith
W. H. Smith
H. 5. Smith
C.H. Silliman
Texas
Andrew Miller League
D Jackson League
H. S. Smith
A. M. Krug
District Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Banner
J. G. Nankin
Drontam
Mr. I Nowakowsky
Terne
County Educational Board
Louis Russees
Watrousville
Mr. I. Nowakowsky
Tur Street
Estes
Messrs. Cather & Buster
Santa Fe Railroad
Justice Court
Chappell Hill
W.H. Billingalea
J. B. Mathews
J. M. Mathis
J. P Buchanan
Messrs. Brockschmidt & Hobit
FE. P. Curry
Judge Curry
Minnie Keifer
Tempy Hunt
Sylvia Brown
Fannie Young
Wells Fargo
Exchange Hotel
Allen Munday
Th. York
Taylor
4. M.E
G.W. Smith
Little Zion Baptist Church
Carptown
Wedneday
Samuels Church
Independence Road
Robertson
Nenhce
Burton
U. S
Messrs. S. Grabfelder & Co
Louisville
H. Herr
East 83A Street
New York
Val Verde
Jan. Ltd
Ben S. Rogers
Galveston News
New Braunfels
Galveston
Mansfield
Fairfeld
Tex
Leon River
Fairfield
Nettles
John Stern
McGregor
Ed Bell
Sayers
Congress
Kearts
W.j.graber
Brenham, Tex
Tarver
J. D. Sayers
R. E. Pensington
County Democracy
Israel Brooks, Jr
Washington
Robert Tarver
Brooks
E. H. Bansert
G. 0
State OF Texas
A.M. Kava
Court Wines County
N. K. Fairbank Company
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphis
Alex Simon
H. R. Schulz
Brenham, Texas
Sunday School Institute
Castoria
Tee
Albert Felscher
W. C. Hexpexsos
P. Bocuasxan Goante
Buchanan & Henderson
at-Larr
H. Carlisle
Carlisle & CO
General Insurance Agents
Pollice
Graber
G. Dierke
Dierke & Williams
Alwaiy
A. H. Biel
Severa’s St. Cote
Aiap
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