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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1891
Page
5
Miss Kfo Grecos returns home from her sick mother in Caldwell as Valley Grove hosts a lively Turfest. Teachers attend conventions in San Antonio and Austin while Miss Sublet leads the Summer Normal colored school. Local knights of Pythias organize in Navasota and a Kansas City carrier stirs local ire.
The EB Walker's Division ex Confederates reunion was held Sunday seven miles west of the city at Zionsville Bode's platform. Notables including Lt Col Flournoy's Regiment Judge J B Shepard Wm Buscher Judge L Kirk and Judge E P Curry spoke creditably. Col Bode displayed grape festoons and finest county carp. Baxen force attended, hall reception generous. thanks extended to local supporters.
The article recounts six horses owned by Ed Watson dying in succession over years. Causes vary from colic and snakebite to being kicked, a limb strike, unknown pasture death, and a rope entanglement incident last Sunday. Watson now contemplates insuring his next horse.
Dr. Bartlett of Prairie Hill reported a week of minor accidents in the area. He treated a sprained knee and two sprained ankles, plus three broken arms. Strangmeyer broke an arm and injured his face when his horse fell. Schram’s horse threw him on a bridge, breaking an arm. One rider’s knee sprain followed a run over by a horse that also struck a cow.
The Baxxer reports that Artesian water is vital for Brenham and a proposal to secure an artesian well will be presented at the next Board of Trade meeting, likely Thursday, to attract investment and promote health and growth.
At a city firemen's convention meeting W Ewing of the Connor Hose company was elected chief with R A Stuckert of the Aneans Engine company as first assistant and P ac of the Hook and Ladder as second assistant all elected officials will be sworn in at the next city council meeting. A night patrol incident reports a man attempting to enter Dr Muse's daughter's room while peering through blinds. A similar porch intrusion occurred at Mrs West's residence nearby the same night. The weekend heat peaked at 99 degrees in the shade with Monday not much cooler.
The contest for the Hamilton college scholarship in the Houston Post sees Miss Nettie Estes leading against Miss Eugenia Braban of Seguin, with Green's brigade Brenham Light Guard and many supporters backing Estes. Brenham vows hard work and fundraising to secure victory, promising prestige for the city. Guayam Lopee Masons elect officers for the year, and local merchants update storefronts and streetscape. Mrs Jons Prasi dies in Prairie Hill, survived by husband and daughter.
A fragmented mock prayer skewers finance and rail interests tied to Rothschild wealth, calls for labor votes, and critiques political power. The text shifts to a medical promote Peruna for nervous prostration with optimistic claims and a free book offer. Local notices mention a barber shop schedule and a Missouri riverbottom food issue tied to government work.
Report of crop conditions and yields across numerous counties including Collin, Donley, Grayson, Lipscomb, Navarro, Parker, and Somervell. Fires, thefts, drownings, court actions, and accidents appear alongside farm news, livestock, millets, oats, and corn prospects. Gallagher, Galveston, Paris, and Quanah referenced amid broad regional notes.
A collection of aphorisms and items touching morality fashion travel and world notes. Observations on greed virtue and temptation circulate alongside remarks on newspapers pensions and Russian persecution. The mix includes fashion notes hats color schemes and a note on notable individuals and cities.
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