Camp notes and community updates from Brenham area
Local items report baptisms at the campground, camp life and labor at Ledbetter quarry, and large camp meetings. They note a fine girl born to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Selley and a missing upper false tooth. Reports mention social tension at Austin encampment, railway side-track moves for Brenham Compress Oil Mill property, and a strong cotton crop outlook despite pests. The Light Guard's camp week ends, German day plans begin, jail improvements, and a Brenham mystery fantasia tease future publication. A poisoning case is discussed with legal caution by the Baxxex.
Thief Found After Nightly City Thefts
Police recovered a large stash of stolen goods at Perry Jones’s Camptown home after a tip from J C Kleb. The haul included silverware, books bearing Bassett Giddings and Franklin, soap, groceries, and a Castoria bottle. Jones fled but is believed to be caught soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Kleb
John Lockett
Lockett
Bassett
Giddings
Franklin
Harry Haynes
Jones
Perry Jones
Perry
Wild mad dog terrorizes city streets before being killed
A rabid dog ran through the western city tonight biting a couple of people including a Negro boy, son of Peter Bradford. Dr Williamson and Kitayson’s premises were entered as the animal roamed. Police captured a crowd and dispatched the canine near Camptown after a chase along the Central railroad track and Sandy street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bradford
Levy Hotel
Williamson
Kit Ason
John Lockett
Central Railroad
Sandy Street
Camptown
Leon Jake Jacobs Christened at Home Ceremony
The rights of circumcision were performed on a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Jacob at their residence at 10 o'clock Sunday morning with Dr. L Heidingsfelder officiating. Mr. A. Simon served as god-father. The child named Leon Jake Jacobs. This was the 182Sth such ceremony led by Dr. Heidingers. About fifty gentlemen attended an elegant spread after. Jacob objected to toasts, but health of the child and parents was toasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Jacob
L. Heidingsfelder
A. Simon
Leon Jake Jacobs
Jacob
Precinct 4 Democrats Elect Delegates for County Convention
Democrats of Precinct No. 4 met in Burton and chose Capt. J. T. Shelby as chairman and Ed Whitener as secretary to elect eight delegates for the county convention in Brenham on August 1. Delegates named: Henry Fuchs, Wm. Turner, J. A. Loveless, J. C. Morris, Gus Broesche, Wayne Blackburn Sr., J. T. Shelby, Marcus Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
J.T. Shelby
Ed Whitener
Brenham
Henry Fuchs
Wm. Turner
J. A. Loveless
J. C. Morris
Gus Broesche
Wayne Blackburn, Sr
J. T. Shelby
Marcus Bowers
County Court Terms Quiet After Local Trials
In county court Thursday the suit Lusk and Parks versus Hunt and Booth ended with a verdict for the defendant. Levy versus Carlisle and Herbst was compromised and dismissed. A young man about twenty from the country, with his elderly grandmother, was detained after stealing a push of gent’s kid gloves from Stern and Voss but released after the grandmother’s earnest pleas and tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusk & Parks
Hunt & Booth
Eee
Defandant
Messrs. Stern & Voss
Escape of Lee Hughes From Jail Sparks Pursuit in Washington County
Lee Hughes, condemned wife murderer, escaped from Washington County jail after manipulating steel cage locks with a homemade rope and tools. A posse pursued him. he was captured near here by Polish farmer Steven Stanislauus, who received a $50 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hughes
Washington County
Lee
Sam Allen
Swearingen Place
Here
Terra Firma
Johnnie Jones
al McIntyre
Teague
Steven Stanislauus
Hughes
Tragedy Near Chapel Hill: Stabbing of Woman
Reports say a Black woman was stabbed in the back near Chapel Hill by Allen Wilder, a Black man. The wound was life threatening and a posse hunted Wilder Tuesday night without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Lee Hughes
Chappell Hill
Allen Wilder
First bale of new cotton reaches Brenham from Pleasant Hill
W Kramer raised the bale ginned by Webring Luckemeyer arrived on Wednesday afternoon at C Zurcher platform weighing 538 pounds. It sold to Schmid Brothers for ten cents a pound with a $10 cash premium from Zurcher. Stern Voss added a $5 premium. Kramer was a customer. Also notes the death of Uncle Shed Stevesson in Brenham at age 76 years seven months and thirteen days. He was born in Macon Georgia and moved to Texas in 1851.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
W. Kramer
Pleasant Hill
Webring & Luckemeyer
C. Zurcher
Schmid Brothers
Zurcher
Messrs. Stern & Voss
Mr. K
Sheprick Stevesson
Macon
Texas
Bartley’s
Shed
The People’s Party and Farm Labor Conflicts in Greenville
The Greenville Herald discusses the Alliance, its absorption by the Knights of Labor, and a critique of the people’s party. It argues the combine harms farmers and workers, opposes government ownership of rail and telegraph lines, and calls for limited taxation and local aid before federal action. The piece questions reform paths and condemns shifting power among parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor
Combine
Peoples Party
United States
Congress of the United Sates
Rb-Treasury
Republican Party
People's Party
Wanamaker’s Position Questioned Over Philadelphia Theft
The Austin News reports alleged links between Wanamaker and Bardsley in a Philadelphia treasury fraud. It claims Wanamaker received 200000 dollars from the stolen funds via the Keystone Bank and held fraudulent Keystone Bank stock, with demands tied to its surrender. The piece questions his cabinet status and references political alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin News
Bardsley
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Keystone Bank
John
Wanamster
United States
Harrigan
Quay
Watermelon Seed Varieties For Sale In Brenham
Local notice advertises six pure watermelon seed varieties kept in separate fields in Brenham. References to buyer inquiries and sale details point to a specialized seed seller offering choice seeds to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Van Alstyne Receives 115 Cars Grain. Local Notes
State items report Van Alstyne receiving 115 cars of grain and a roundup of Texas news. Judge Erasmus Walker of Belton dies. Fort Worth ice at 35 cents per hundred pounds. a fifty ton cotton seed oil mill planned at Whitewright. large cotton gin at Floyd by Mandy & George. Victoria's cotton crop forecast largest yet. Fort Worth tanneries valued at 180000 dollars. Continuous notices cover burns deaths, fires, political visits, canning factory fund drive, ex Confederates reunion, horse theft, street fights, fatal burns of Miss Onie Tucker, the Rosenberg building at Hallettsville, extradition for forgery, coal strike near Graham, old settler reunion at Alexander, and West Texas cattle shipments. Other items include a Rockdale water works franchise, oil prospects near Brownwood, a crazy man in Fort Worth, Dallas judge salary requests, a new mill at Seymour, a shooting in Sherman, lightning kills a child near Edna, a deadly accident on the Brazos, and railroad upgrades at Ennis and Ennis division HQ development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne
Erasmus Walker
Belton
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Floyd
Mandy & George
Victoria
Carl Wingo
Abilene
Houston
Abercrombie
Thos. Houseman
Senator Chilton
Bonham
Texarkana
McKinney
R. M. Cole
Marquis
Wm. Hill
Chas. Hicks
San Antonio
Hicks
Hill
Onie Tucker
Silgin
Rosenberg
Halletsville
Henry Garbitt
James Huntley
Texas
Alexander
Erath County
West Texas
W. L. Beckes
L. Sloan
Trinity
Phelps
G. W. Grant
Cotton Point
Shreveport
Howard C. Stringfellow
Rockdale
Rockdale Water Works Company
Sunset Oil Company
Brownwood
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Seymour
Sherman
Chas. Kelly
John Southern
Southern
Inez
Edna
Various World Notes Ahead Of The Times
A roundup of diverse items from politics to science including population notes for Texas, New Orleans mint work on ten cent pieces, and McKinley bill remarks. Mentions of professors, farmers, explorers, and a St. Louis arrest compound the day’s snippets.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dessis Witass
Ledbetter
E. L. Salley
Baxter
Austin
Santa Fe
Brenham Compress Oil Mill Company
Sid Williams
Torre
Galveston
Constante Jons Ewixe
George Shears
Dr. Cloud
McKinney's
Caldwell
Boll Worm
Banxen
Brown
Baxxer
Mr. Brown
Baxxex
THE
RE. M
Greenville Herald
Mr. Wanamaker
State News
Union
Alliance
Alliance Democrats
Cleveland
Ohio
Campbell
New Orleans
Key West
Lexington
Illinois
Vermont
M. H. George
Ogden
Utah
Arkansas City
Gov
Gray
Kansas Supreme Court
McKay
Harper County
J. M. Hill
New York
Boston
London
Lodge
Houston County
Augustus L. Dixon
Lansing
Mich
France
Bishop Coxe
Buffalo
Aigak
England
Chester
Spain
St. Louis
Norway
Naples
Serreno
Denmark
Hungary
Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
Holland
Scotland
Italy
Russia
Ireland
Herr Putz
Vienna Photographic Society
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!