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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1879
Page
2
The issue reports on exoduster migration to Kansas and the Texas rail expansion with Corsicana and North Western line grants, daily telegraph disputes over tariffs, crop prospects across Texas, political and economic developments, and local reactions from cities like Bonham, Victoria, and Waco. Names include Grimes county Sentinel, Corsicana, Waco extension contracts, and figures like Gen Hamman.
The column notes many immigrants, mostly English and Scandinavian women, arriving in New York on the 6th inst. It recalls Henny Pace a Mormon convert in Georgia who led about 100 converts and took six wives before being seized on bigamy charges.
The Austin Statesman reporter examines Round Rock and Williamson county crops, noting deep plowing, early planting, and thorough cultivation yield fair averages despite drought. Overcropping concerns persist as ten acres with good prep outperform larger, poorly cultivated tracts.
A Houston Telegram reporter extols Washington County as unrivaled Western scenery and rural splendor while noting Texas corn import costs. The piece contrasts Texas and Kansas corn prices and freight rates, recalls a sneaky deputy U S marshal case, and cites Galveston News on convict leasing reform and state control ideas.
Pollock and Broaddus run a flouring mill near Caldwell. Their flour earns praise as bread baked with Nicaragua wheat ground at the mill. A Nicaragua wheat loaf is said to have pleasant flavor and superior color to imported flour. Many exchanges laud its quality and yield in this region.
From Burton to Rockdale and Denaville with updates on crops damaged by hail and drought. The article notes declining cattle industry, wheat yields of ten to twelve bushels per acre, and reports a July fourth celebration in Troy plus a dance at Belton Avenue hotel highlighting local social life. Omanunp Ra.
A blind vendor of a small book in Flatonia cursed a gentleman who offered to pay the asking price without taking the book. The incident shows tension over a simple sale and the vendor’s sharp temper.
Congressman A J Warner argues that money volume drives trade and government action. He cites June figures on U S and foreign circulations, per capita money, and metallic holdings, warning that reduced money supply caused a stag nation and proposing remonetization of silver.
An editorial on Texas facilities notes 2418 miles of railroad completed and 735 miles under construction with expected completion in 2–3 years. It cites monthly railroad earnings around $1.325 million in 1878 and an annualized figure near $15.99 million, and records cotton production rising from 75 thousand bales a decade ago to about one million bales last year.
The Navasota ledger notes four carloads of lumber arriving from Plantersville via the Central and Montgomery railroad. Locals favor extending to Brenham, arguing lumber traffic would help cover costs and boost Brenham as a regional lumber market with lower freight and potential sawmills. Capital is cautious but local investment could attract further support. four to five miles of existing grade and a Washington river bridge could cut construction costs.
State notes on Round Rock public weigher Castroville plugs Bell Countys scholastic headcount Medina and Grayson counties road fines Denison fire company and suicides Fort Worth shooting El Paso Paris and Palestine incidents Navasota prices and missing trader Benner in Corpus to Brownsville ghosted murder theory outlined.
The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad is under contract to Brenham and grading is in progress a few miles south of town. The spiker says the road is under contract to Bellville, which is true as far as it goes, but not a bit further.
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