Brenham Local News Briefs and Notes from Town
Local items report three ducks found weighing around ten pounds by M Webmeyer Monday morning. John C Caw attended Green's convention in Dallas as the sole Brenham Republican. An infant of Mr and Mrs Wm Wehrit died Monday in Will Creek neighborhood. A funeral for Jas Foster at Snappe Hill drew many locals on Sunday. Preparations for a barbecue and festival begin in Wesely with a grand ball to close. A complaint charges Annie Rogers with disturbance of the peace. Rev A Culumsky served a spring vintage yesterday. Corron prices stagnant with weak outlook. Letters of administration granted to C F Hellmuth for the estate of J H Foster bond $3000. Austin asylum denies Miss Clara Tobinsky admission due to yellow fever scare. Toy stock grows ahead of holidays from Schawe Son. New well abundant in water. deep Dallas pump pending for testing. First National Bank Brenham reports healthy condition and loan capacity. Subscribers request address changes. most are not moving, just short-term. Brenham folks attend Skat congress at Burton. names listed. Eighth annual Navasota District Texas Conference and Woman's Home Mission Society open at Watrousville A M E church. Rev C M Singleton to preach. Local denunciation of idle and vicious Negroes threatens repeat of Sunday night violence. some workers prefer pilfering over honest labor.
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Galveston
Brenham
Santa Fe
Cleburne
Alvin
Purcell
Temple
Galveston News
Hempstead
Ee Ee Oower
Conroe
Rosenberg
Ies
Points South
Central
Adolph Schawe to wed at Kenney home today
At 11 oclock Wednesday Adolph Schawe and May Meyer will be united in a ceremony at the residence of the groom's father Ben Meyer in Kenney. The groom, a resident of Phillipsburg, and his bride have friends slated to wish them joy in their new relationship as Mr. Robert Thane, a cousin of the groom, attends.
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Adolph Schawe
Ba Meyer
H Mse
Ide
Ben Meyer
Kenney
Phillipsburg
Robert Thane
Brenham Tragedy: Burch Slain by Carter Then Mob Kills Carter
A double tragedy unfolds in Brenham on Sunday night with James Burch shot dead by Bob Carter on Quitman Street. Carter is cornered by a mob while being taken toward jail and dies in a hail of shots. An inquest into Carter’s death is scheduled.
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Bob Carter
James Burch
Brenham
Jas. Burch
Quitman Street
Sutor Bros
Harrison’s
Ed Brown
Jim Mike Watkins
Burkhead
Union Depot
Jim Burch
Watrousville
Teague
Santa Fe
Robertson
Burch
William Price
St. Charles Street
Ed. Brown
Bob
Suter
Robert Brandtley
Suter Bros
Carter
Mr. Burch
Ant Street
Galveston Yellow Fever Brings Transport and Travel Crippling Measures
Galveston declares yellow fever official with health certificates required for travel and quarantine in force. Rail and express services shrink as trains are annulled between Cleburne and Galveston and extra nights halted. Brenham reacts with fear and gradual exodus while frost approaches and counties shut train stops.
Marriage Licenses Issued For Week Ending Oct 12 1897
County clerk records show licenses granted this week to Fritz Bouldin and Lucy Gilmore W L Sansom and Lena Koutts Lennie Gilmore and Cara Robertson and James Bradley and Mattie Harricke.
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Fritz Bouldin
Lucy Gilmore
W. L. Sansom
Lena Koutts
Lennie Gilmore
Cara Robertson
James Bradley
Mattie Hardricke
Merchants Rush To Pack Goods In Navasota Panic
The yellow fever scare prompts merchants to box up goods and close stores in Navasota. C F Simmons, teacher at the Washington colored school, reports the Central hotel there is closed and several merchants are leaving town. Dr Ketchum in Houston confirms four developed fever cases in Houston.
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Navasota
C.F. Simmons
Washington Colored School
Joe Dobert
Central Hotel
Ketchum
Houston
Local Gossip and Quarantine Talk in Brenham
Citizens discuss rash of yellow fever fears as a male citizen jokes about a cemetery plot. Archie Watson recovers from dengue and recounts a nightmare incident where a knife attack turned into a bed post dream. The piece notes a Navasota fever scare and a shotgun quarantine.
Catarrh Malaria Link and Peruna Remedy Claims
The article explains that catarrh makes people susceptible to chronic malaria by allowing germs to enter the blood through unhealthy mucous membranes. It promotes Peruna as a cure that destroys malaria germs and restores membranes to health, urging readers to obtain Dr. Hartman's book from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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Hartman
Pe-runa Drug Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Ohio
Notice to Tax Payers on Occupation Taxes
Public notice from Sam Schlenker Tax Collector Washington County alerts all liable parties to settle occupation tax accounts immediately. Those unpaid will be turned over to the county attorney.
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Sam Schlenker
Washington Co
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M. Webmeyer
John C. Caw
Green
Dallas
Wm. Wehrit
Will Creek
Jas. Foster
Snappe’ Hill
Wesley
SupGey
Corron
Price
C. F. Hellmuth
J. H. Foster
Austin’ Asylum
Clara Tobinsky
Messrs
First National Bank of Brenham
Banner
Navasota District Texas
Woman’s Home Mission Society
Watrousville A. M. E
C. M. Singleton
R. S. Farmer
Clinton
Compress
Avengers
Mr. Farmer
St. Louis
Crowed
Jas
Harry Key
Key
W. R. Ewing
Jas. T. Bureh
Otto Gurdeman
Felscher
Central Railroad
Meyer
Fritz Meyer
Dread Scourge
Oya
Archie Watson
Natatorium
Hog Branch
Archie
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