Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 117, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1900 Page: 4 of 4
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ATTACKED 4>y an alligator'
John Moflett Attacked by A Hungry
Saurian While Seining.
Four Brenham fishermen,
Messrs. F. W. Eilers, John Mof-
fett, E. Mittendorf and Ed Witte-
borg had a thrilling experience
with an alligator while seining at
Pampell's Lake Wednesday af-
lernoen. The aliigator, which
appeared to be fullgrown,attacked
Mr. Moffett, who is a cripple,
taking one of his legs into its
aaw-like teeth tearing the cloth-
ing to shreds and badly lacerat-
ing the flesh. F. W. Eilers, who
is leader of the Second regiment
band, took a shot at the saurian,
and thus succeeded in rescuing
Mr. Moffett, Alligators have not
been known to infest the lake
previous to this time.
L. F. Farley eondu< Is
large
mercantile
business st I-ibcr y Hill, («a. lie says: "Or.e
application of Chamberlain's 1'asn Halm re-
ieved m3 of a severe pain in my back. 1
hiok it O. K " For la me tiack, rneuma:ism,
n.'iiralgia, swelling?, sprains, bruise?, burns
anlscalds.no oth r liniment can approach
Ciiamber.'a;n's Pain Balm. It is intended
especially lV>r these diseases, and is famous
for its cures. For sale by K. K L'jhn,
Commissioners Court.
The county commissioners al-
lowed the following claims at
Wednesday's session:
Evening Press 21.50.
H. C. Heine 1.50.
Maverick Clark Printing Co ,
55.65.
Clark A Courts 80.15.
Barnhard ifc Co., 57.05.
W. C. Dixon 5.00.
Electric Light Co., 36.42.
Brenham Banner 51.50.
Wm. Buecherl 2.95.
Reichardt A Seelhopst 4.30.
George Mudgett 12.00.
Landgraf Bros, 1.85.
O. Schawe <fc Son 6.10.
B. F. Small 36.00.
J. Neinast 31.00.
J. A. Routt 35.00.
J. E. Routt 31.40.
H. C. Lehde 35.00.
W. A. Wood A Co., 313,55.
W. H. Wade 2.50.
Jobe Mann 36.85.
B. B. Bradley 37.00.
L. D. Clipper 2 25.
Brenham Banner 33.00.
P. H. Hawkins 10.50.
J. F. Riebe 3.00.
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The Sainfall.
The government record kept
by Captain J. G. Sloan at the
Union depot shows that the pre
cipitation during the year 1899
Wis 47.27 inches, an average of
3.94 inches for each of the twelve
/ months. The totAI rainfall up to
May 15 this year has been 23.52
inches, a monthly average of 5.22
inches. More than half the rain-
fall last year occurred during the
olosing days of June and the first
days of July, the precipitation
for ten days at that time being
fraction more than thirty inches.
tot Over Fifty Ytan.
Mrs. Window*! Soothing Syrup has beet
naed for over fifty years by millions oi moth
an for their children while teething, with per
feet focccaa. It soothes the child, softem
the gams, allays all pain; cures wind colic,
and la the best remedy for diarrhoea," it
will relieve the peor little sufferer immedi-
ately. Sold by druggist* in every part of the
world. Be sore and ask for "Mrs. Winslow't
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
Twenty-five cents a bottle. . - -
PERSONAL.
Mr. J. Lewin of Burton is in
tha city.
Miss Maud Motley left yester-
day for Bellville.
Miss Ruby Compton left yes-
terday afternoon for Houston.
Editor W. W. Rankin of the
Caldwell Ledger is in the city.
Miss Maidye Blue of Indepen-
dence is a guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ben S. Rogers.
Dr. J. R. Williamson received
a brown mare of registered pedi-
gree from Houston Wednesday
morning.
Ciahop George Herbert Kin-
solving of the diocese of Texas
will pay his annual visitation to
the Parish of 8t. Peter's on Sun-
day next. Rector Jas. Noble
will present only one member for
confirmation.
It Naves the Children,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has saved
the lives of thousands of CToupy children.
It is also without ?n equal for colds and
whooping cough. Sold by R. E. I.uhn.
If the Santa Fe company don't
succeed pretty soon in uncorking
the stayed flow of Higgins'
branch, Brenham may yet have
a dam disaster. Several families
adjacent to the stream have been
compelled to hunt for higher
ground and gardens and hens'
nests have been inundated.
Constable Charles W. Clampett
Was a visitor to the city yester-
day from Independence.
*ffirfRS
Indigestion
will lead to gen-
eral weakness.
The Bitters in-
vigorates t h e
blood and rt-
vitslizes the en-
tire System. It
cores
taoinach,
lJver iui<l
Kldn.y in,.
No one who
uses it need
have
Constipation
»y*p«|iela
or
Dyspepsia.
Sunday, May 12, was the 25th
anniversary of the wedding of
Mr. and Mrs. F. Knipsein of the
Burton neighborhood. The sil-
ver anniversary was celebrated
by a dinner party at which there
was a large attendance of friends
who partook of the bountiful re-
past prepared for the occasion
and presented the happy couple
with many handsome presents.
Thn occasion will long be re-
membered by the attendants.
Spring lanib at A. Kessling's
meat market. t-f.
Lenert Giesecke, one of the
carriers for the Evening Press,
sustained very painful injuries
by his horse falling with him
while delivering papers on Third
street yesterday afternoon.
The- following marriage li-
censes were issued Wednesday:
W. R. Rogers to Annie Wallace,
Tin Middleton to Minnie Wil-
liams, Robert Carr to Addie
Smith. ' .
The Houston and Texas Cen-
tral announces a rate of $5 for the
round trip to New Orleans for
May 20 and 21, good for return
to May 28. t
Nancy Hathaway was arrest-
ed in Watrousville Wednesday
night by Constable Buroh for
thriving rocks at other people's
houses.
The firemen will have an im-
portant meeting Friday afternoon
and make final arrangements for
the Maifestnext week.
A match game of base ball be-
tween Hempstead and Brenham
has been arranged for the second
day of the Maifest.
oi (he Pleasures
In driving is marred by a horse that
shies, but the timid driver can feel se-
cure when he ia seated in one of our
reliable carriages, surriea, buggies or
runabouts Their perfect construc-
tion, light and easy running gear, lux-
urious upholstering and finish, as well
as their new and up to dale designs,
make them comfortable, stylish and
sale, and render them general favor-
ites with every one; and prices are all
right.
Another car ot the new S tough ton
wagons to arrive.
Lumber trade has been good, and
while our stock is reduced, oar ar-
are such that we can get it
We solicit your ordr-s
JHE BRAZOS SIVEfi.
eternal fight against flood or
drouth he had but to pick up and
seek a more favored spot.
But that time is no more.
With each succeeding year im
'migration in steady and growing
tide has flowed across our bor-
ders and the choice places have
been occupied by home and farm.
Now drainage fights to reclaim
the coast section from standing
water and irrigation, slowly
Movement Started by Brenham People
Growing State Wide.
"Control The Brazos Floods"
was the heading for an editorial
in The Houston Post of Tuesday
that was read with much interest
by the people of Brenham and
vicinity. The idea of reducing
the dangers from overflows by
cutting out new channels and
thereby doing away with the S struggling to the forefront of an
shaped bends of the river was enlightened agricultural pro-
first suggested by Hon. D. C. gre8S- promises to conquer
Giddings, Jr., and other prom- drouth. »
inent citizens of Washington In line with the fight to accom-
county. A map of the river was plish drainage and irrigation, and
made and forwarded to Con- more important than either—cer-
gressman Burleson with the hope tainly so far as present values
of enlisting federal aid in the are considered—is the discussion
enterprise. Failing in this the now but begun looking to the
work will be undertaken by evolution of some method where-
private enterprise. j by the Brazos valley may be
The Post,s editorial follows: ; held to safe and perpetually
The next meeting of the South i profitable cultivation.
Texas Planters' association is to. Mr. Cunningham declares that
convene June 13 at Clear Lake. | the solution of the problem is in
Yesterday's Post contained a, straightening and dredging the
communication from Secretary Brazos; that if this were done
Cunningham of the association "it would do away with the great
calling attention to the date of number of S shaped bends" that
meeting and pointing out in oppose the sweep of the current
vigorous manner the importance and create sand bars—the pro
upon the Western hemisphere
and speedily the needs and econ-
omy of its preservation must ,be
impressed upon individual and
state and nation alike.
Meanwhile the Post will watch
with interest the proceedings at
Clear Lake and confidently
hopes that they will result in a
long and substantial stride to-
wards the mastery of a situation
in which all Texas is vitally in-
terested.
of the convention to the magnifi-
cent agricultural embraced with-
in the association's scope, as well
as to the gravity of the subject
with which the association ha9 to
deal.
Some weeks ago The Post
called attention to the widespread
damage wrought by recurring
floods along the rich delta of the
Brazos. We suggested that
probably the levee system would
be found to be a practical solu-
tion of the problem. Certainly
something must be done to put
the Brazos under control, unless
the State shall come to contem-
plate with indifference the loss of
an area the most fertile within
its limits and which, under aus-
picious season, contributes to its
wealth at home and its glery
abroad.
There was a time when Texas
possessed so many fertile acres
untouched by plow that when
the farmer saw before him an
lific source of overflows; that
dredging would make the river
navigable for many miles of its
fertile length and that recurring
floods would scour and deepen
the channel.
There is no doubt but that this
system would partially, if not
wholly, solve the problem, but no
authority short of expert engin
eering can determine the fact.
Apart from any idea of navi
gation the importance of putting
these Brazos floods under control
is paramount. It is a question,
as aptly presented by Mr. Cun-
ningham, in which not alone the
Brazos bottom farmer, not alone
Texas, but the nation is con-
cerned.
An area that, if protected, is
capable of producing one-third
the cotton crop of the world is
worthy the best thought of the
statesman and economist and
must eventually claim it. No
similar area exists anywhere
Bogers-Wallace Nuptials.
Wednesday afternoon near
8tone Mr. W. R. Rogers of Hous-
ton and Miss Annie Wallace,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y.
Wallace, were united in marriage.
The ceremony was performed by
Dr. J. L. Massey, pastor of the
Methodist ohurch, of this city.
Only immediate relatives of the
family witnessed the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers left on the
afternoon train for their future
home at Houston. The Banner
joins many friends in congratu
lations and best wishes.
"I would not be without Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for its weight in gold,"
wrttes D. J. Jones, «f Holland, Va. "My
wife was troubled with a cough for nearly
two years. 1 tried various p: tent remedies,
besides numerous prescriptions from physi-
cians, all of which did no good. I was at
last persuaded to try a bottle of Chamber-
lain's Cough Remedy, which promptly re-
lieved the cough." ihe 25 and 50 cent
ties are for sale by R. K. Luhn.
: bot-
Mr. W. F. Myatt has removed
from William Penn to Brenham
and is now a resident of West
Main street with Dr. S. Bowers
as his nearest neighbor. He will
look after the Brenham interests
of the Houston, Brazos and
Northern railroad.
Competition for the Maifest
parade has been augmented by
the offer of a half-dozen photo-
graphs and five pounds of Huy-
ler's candy by Photographer
Holland and M. J. Amsler, jr.,
for the best decorated trap. The
judges will be appointed the day
of the parade.
Keep Quiet
and use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for all pains of the
stomach and all unnatural looseness of the
bowels. It always cures. For sale by B. E.
Luhn.
Justice E. C. Hughes of Whit-
man spent Wednesday in the
city. He reports that the rainy
season is still on down that way.
WASHING FEATHER
PILLOWS
Feather Pillows need wtshlnf once ■ year.
Choose • bright, sunny day; fill s large tab half
fall of water that is almost boiling hot; dissolve
enough
Gold Dost Wasting Powder
in It 10 make a good sudsi pot oac or two pillows
la, acccording to alts, puah theai up aad down
and rub them between the handa until clean. If
one auda ia not enough, uae two or mere; rinse
in clear warm water, wring as dry aa possible,
and hang them outi when dry, shake well, aad
they will be as light and soft ss new pillows.
Tt» alKTO ia taken from oar lr« booklet
"QOLBEt RULES VOR HOUSgWOBS"
Swk<kw<m>«)<iMtto
tm a. k. ramaaNK 00*1 rany.
Nma Var*. Santa.
The Corn Crop.
Dr. Joseph Rogers, onp of the
most extensive upland farmers of
this seotion, says that not in
more than thirty years of farm-
ing has he witnessed so poor a
prospect for corn crops. Con
tinued rains have made the plant
assume a sickly, yellow appear-
ance which promises nothing but
empty oribs and imported Kan-
sas and Missouri corn for the
gathering time. The cereal is
now bringing 60 and 65 cents a
bushel on the looal market, with
prospects that the dollar mark
will be reached before the season
is over.
Mr.'John Peterson of Patoutville, La., was
very agreeably surprised not long ago. For
eighteen months he had been troubled with
dysinterr and had tried three of the best
doctors in New Orleans, besides half a dozen
or more patent medicines, but received very
litrle relief. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, having been recom-
mended to him, he gave it a trial, and to his
great surprise, three doses of that remedy
effected a permanent cure. Mr. Wm. Me-
Namara, a prominent merchant of the same
place, is well acquainted with Mr Peterson,
t.nd attests to the truth of this statement.
This remedy is for sale in Brenham by R. E.
Luhn.
Captain J. T. Shelby spent
Wednesday at Burton.
Rubber hose, lawn mowers, ice
cream freezers, screen wire cloth
and clay furnaces. A heavy
stock of these goods at popular
prices. M. A. Healy.
Claim Agent J. W. Evans left
yesterday for points on the Con-
roe branch.
LOOKOUT FISHERMEN AND
HUNTERS-Joet in a fresh stock
of fishing tack'e, nets, and hunters
supplies. A great assortment at
Reicbardt & Seelhorst
Messrs. R. K. Felder and Dan
Matthews of Cbappell Hill spent
Wednesday in the city.
FOR SALE.—Several Head of
Fine Milk Cows. Apply to A.
W. Watson, Stone, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Schulze re-
turned Wednesday morning from
a visit to Houston.
Paint, oil, varnish and brushes
of all kinds. If you are going to
paint your house it will pay
you to get my prices before buy-
ing elsewhere. M. A. Healy,
Sheriff Lipscomb of Hemp-
stead spent Wednesday in the
oity.
CARBOLENIUM AND COAL TAR
—A. fine stock of Cement and Roof
Paint, Asphaltaum, lurpentine, and
a'l kinds of Hair brushes, Ceiling
and bouee brooms, scrub brushes,
Paint brnshes, at Reichardt & Seel-
horst.
Sweeps ana sweep stocks, a
big line of shank and eye hoes,
of all sizes, at M. A. Healy's.
WALL PAPER.
Now in stock the new and up-to-
date line of Wall Papers for the
season of 1899. New and dainty
designs, suitable for any kind of a
room. New colors in Ingrains, with
the latest designs in Borders and
Ceilings to match. The largest
stock ever brought to Brenham
Prices as low as any place in the
State.
A full stock of White Lead, Zinc
Paints, Colors, Varnishes, Brushes,
Window Olass, all sizes.
Paint store West Sandy Street,
opposite Schuerenberg's.
istimatee furaished.
E. ROUSE.
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GRAND OPENINC SALE
We will fctaft ihe season off by o&r'mg you,the largest and best selected stock of all the "up-to-date dress
goods, such as Lace Stripp Qrena
dine, Satin Striped Rays, Dimity, - . ^
Satin Rays, Poult de Soie, Linea
Imperatrice, Windsor Nicose, and
You Will
Find the Patterns Verj Rich
and
Tastefully Selected.
Below you will find a few pi ices,
and if you will carefully /
- Shoe Department.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LOTS TO CLOSf OUT REGARDLESS OF COST.
Lot 4464, tan oxiorda, was $2, now 76c
Lot 4460. tan oxfords, was 2 26, now 91 00
Lot 744, black oxfords, was 8 00, now ...... v. 160
Lot 747, blade oxfords, was 2 00, now 76c
Lot 6087, green oxfords, wai 4 00, now 100
Lot 6074, purple oxfordi, Was 2 75, now 1 00
Lot 6086, purple oxfords, was 8 76, now 1 00
Lot 4449, oxblood oxfords, was 1 76, now 76c
Lot 7760, oxblood oxfords, was 8 60, now 1 60
Lot 7286, black button shoe, was 8 76, now 160
Lot 9664, black low shoe, was 2 60. now 1 00
Read them, you will see that by skilled buying we are'able tc
you hare ever bought them Defore.
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we arefable to sell our goods cheaper thao
r?"
Gent's
Furnishing Dept.
i lot men's negligee shirts, 25c
1 lot silk boson anirta, only 49c
1 lot Si, Si 25 and $1 50 shirts [will
tadraa shirts.
go, your choice for 75c
1 lot Mi*
50 dos I
50 dox m*n'i
10 dos men'i
I lot 25c, 35c
50 dos men's gauxe
Hll l-n's balbriggan shirt!
ten's suspenders, only
, 35c aad 50c men's 1
shirts, S«c
~ shirts, 49c
'f toe
50c men's neckties
will go at 19c;
2$Ho2 man's last black nose, onlv !
50 dos men's tan hose ioo per pair
Millinery Dept.
We sell our millinery on the tame
basis of profit as we do oar dry Roods,
it the secret of our milliaety^being
so much cheaper, than other millinery
houses
Hosiery Dept.
Lot 810,100 ladies hose, toe
Lot B, jo dos ladies drop stitch, 25c
90 dox chad's nbbad hoi
Lot O. C. SO do* ladies'
hose, 20c
Lot 400, 100 dox child's ribbed boae,
8c a pair
Clothing Dept.
Let 154, 50 boy's suits at Joe
Lot 25a, jo boy's suits at 75c
Lot 357,100 boy's suits at 98c
3, 50 boy's salts at Si >$
56. 50 men's suit* at $a 00
Lot 3358, 50 men's suits at $4 9S
Lot 5732, 25 aaea's suits at $4 50
Lot 5053, 25 men's suits at $7 50
Lot
Let
Ladies'
Ready - Made
Dept.
50 dos ladies' linen skirts at^Sc
50 doz fancy linen skirts at 69c
50 dos ladies broad braided linen
■fcirts,49C
Better padts from Si to $ij
50 dos embroidered yokes at 49c
0 doz ladies' shirt waists at 25c
from 75c to %2 00
Silk Department.
ie pieces wash silk, only 350
75 pieoes China, all colors, only foe
10 pieces black brocaded, only $oe
75 waist patterns, only 69c
1 piece bfk Pearl de Soie, 98c
30 pieces Taffeta, all colors, ojly 850
100 pieces setts, all colors, only 50c
50 waist patterns, only 49c
too waist patterns, only 98c
1 piece satin Duchess, 790
Staple Dept.
1 ease dress calico, 4c
1 case good gingham, 5c
1 ca'e dress dudr, 80
1 case good bleached domestics," 5c
I bale cotton stripes, 3c
I.bale Sea Island domestic, 50
1 bale can toe flannel, ce
1 cut oO calico, 5c
1 case dress percale, 7«,
Remember
These ce all new~goodi, recent
purchases, and there ;al»- no shop-
worn goods among "
Wash Goods
Department.
1 case drees lawn, 3c ,
1 case corded lawn, 5c
1 case organdies, c
I cose checked nainsook, $c
I case sephyr gingham, loc
25 pieces Madras cloth, ijc
10 pieces Gros de Landress, 15c
10 pieces crinkle;doth, 25c
15 pieces dotted iwiss novelty, 20c
Ladies' Kid
Gloves.
10 dos kid driying rloyea at 50c
10 dox kid driving gloves at 75c
100 doa dressed lud gloves, all oolort,
eveqr pair guaranteed, only Si v,
it do* mi aad up.to-date gloves,
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Our additional New Building enables us to handle our trade much more satisfactory to our c
Yours for Bargains,
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