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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
5
Reports detail daily moves of residents including Tecktesvers and Nichols trip to Hempstead, Harmstox moving to Denver, and Hanar Sweausees Esp seeking an electric light plant. Smallpox case causes county alarm while watermelon farming expands and cattle diseases rise.
A Chappell Hill resident observed a two boy powered vehicle moving on a main street driven by a kite. He mused about kite as motive power and considered a railroad velocipede with wind sails, while awaiting favorable breezes to voyage to the Island city. Meanwhile, substantial property was sold at the courthouse for taxes with bids taken by the city.
At a Sunday night Bible society session in the Methodist church, Rev. H Urbantke was elected president I won Campbell vice president Harry Haynes secretary Heber Stone treasurer FE Pitsch mann depository Executive committee includes Dr J R Williamson W H Thomas and Prof C Schuler Addresses were given by Mr Haynes Rev W B Rankin and Rev E H Harmon The collection for the Bible cause reached 25 with good attendance and satisfying reports on last year’s work.
On March 2 1836 fifty eight delegates assembled at old Washington in this county to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence. Only one living signer remains in the area Major Moses Austin Bryan of this city, the rest having passed away.
A Tuesday night German gift to visiting young ladies at Eldridge Hall drew a large crowd. Haubert's band supplied music as the young people danced into the late hours and departed around midnight with fond goodbyes and remarks on the evening's pleasure.
Miss Ida McCallister died February 20 in Louisville after a five year stay in the city. A native of Shelby County Kentucky she was twenty two years old and a niece of J Ralster and Joseph Ralster of this city. Her father is William McCallister. Her family is well known in the state and she was active in local social circles. The death is deeply regretted by her many friends in this county.
Constable Boyd brought back Willie Waddell a negro convict who had escaped from Hearne convict farm near Hearne Texas. Waddell had been sentenced in 1880 for horse stealing, served two years, escaped twice more, and is charged here with burglary and theft on four occasions likely adding at least three years to his terms. The note ends with a moral on the transgressor’s hard path.
Report states a north wind forced sportsmen from roahers and Bellville to camp with beds and blankets. To avoid freezing they built a large fire beside their bed which spread to bedding. They escaped with clothing and kept warm by embers as temperatures reportedly fell to 264 degrees, prompting them to cut brush and trees through the night.
The advertisement touts A. T. Thrill’s new jewelry store on the South side of court square calling it a palace of beauty. It notes oak display cases with black velvet lining, mirrors, shelved goods, and two long counters with show cases. The rear houses an office wholesale department and damaged jewelry from a recent fire sold at a gong for cheap.
District court convened with Judge C. C. Garrett formulating juror panels and issuing summons to fill remaining seats. Early sessions discharged part of the panel. individuals named include F. Fisher, Louis Eicboldt, M. Amsler, Ewaldt Seidel, Gustav Brandes, and T. J. Burton. Additional jurors listed later, including E. Reichardt and Jno. Pennington. The court addressed gambling law violations and noted perjury indictment for Willie Williams was quashed for defects. Bailiffs L. G. Gee Ed Hughes and Leslie Guyton assisted. Amseler excused for city council membership. grand jury yet to return bills. The docket awaits the next session and return day Friday.
Local ad from Engelwood Illinois touts a gold silver and nickel plating machine. The seller claims rapid profits with customer items like goobas forks and jewelry. Reported earnings include $23 in a week and $97 in a month with $3 Plater units from Lake Electric Co.
A small saw mill fire at R C Story’s Waco plant is noted along with multiple Texas items. Reports include Henry Johnson, the Shumate murderer, sentenced to death at Emory, thefts in Troy, a drowning of a 12 year old boy near McKinney, a Vernon Physicians meeting, and partial crop prospects in Denton, Lampasas, and Dallas counties amid a cold snap.
An ad touts C. F. Jensen & Co.'s Condition Powders for horses and mules addressing worms grease swollen legs coughs and influenza in tin canisters. A note appears of Chinese workers marching to a josshouse with a new idol and a sign reading Gone to meet his Gol. Judge.
An old advertisement touts Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a perfect antidote for malaria and biliousness, claiming it removes the cause and retails for 50 cents. It warns to ask for GROVE'S to ensure genuineness and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A Chinaman who died recently in Portland Oregon left property valued at 1000. The item mentions various ad slogans and anecdotes from the era, including social moral quips and remedies for animals. The text blends oblique notes with unrelated humorous lines.
R. J. Ransom of Harlem Plantation Texas recounts losing seven mules to bots and colic in spring and summer 1885 and credits using Colic Specific medicine from C. F. Sen & Co Burton. Since using the product he reports no further losses and hails it as the best bot and colic medicine.
A garbled column notes prize fighting legislation in Texas and a New Orleans murder trial with a possible confession. It mentions a railway in Colorado and a dogged mule disease remedy from Burton Texas, plus a few aphorisms about actors and pugilists and a Fort Bend plantation report.
A scattered mix notes a gosling quote on pen wipers and potatoes, a mining disaster near Mammoth Pa with heavy death toll, and a remedies ad by C F Jensen Co. in Burton Texas sold by Jos Tristram, plus a social advice line about learning to dance at the foot.
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