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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1890
Page
3
The city saw strong corn sales at remunerative prices while social visits concluded. Brenham notes a young woman planning marriage in January and a local shooting match potential after the fair. Community events include a bean guessing contest and a fire at Rovers gin house with cotton and cotton seed losses.
Dr J D McGarnoz the newly elected Representative of Austin county visited the city Thursday and received congratulations. Judge John Alexander is re elected county judge of Burleson county. W C Lorr sold his farm in Austin county to Dr Creath and will move to Austin to engage in real estate. The report mentions whiskey at O K Saloon and various names and places such as Dallas Concert Co and Santa Fe Saloon with unclear details.
A Brenham retailer touts the largest and only complete shoe stock. They claim to buy before late advances and offer astonishingly low prices due to lower operating costs and smaller margins compared with competitors.
A Brenham page reports varied items from the area including property updates, a horse death, election festivities and loud pistol fire, a new stand of arms for the Brenham Light Guard, obituaries for Mrs. Ewixs and District Attorney James M. Bethany, and city cleaning plans under Mayor Wilkins.
A short list mentions Nebraka spare ribs in barrels and half barrels, imported sauerkraut cranberries and pies feet, plus California hams and ham sausage. The note credits H. Fisger.
Three acre Jet property with a five room house built three years ago to be sold with furniture a piano a sewing machine and other items. Stable and buggy house on site about 500 yards northwest of the courthouse. Owner selling to leave the city and invites early buyers. Contact John F E Vinson Real Estate Agent over Stone's Bank. Also listing imported pickles cheeses sausages and assorted liquors in stock.
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