Interesting items from The Daily Examiner - 24 Sept 1898 Personal Mention Gus Steele came in last night from his farm at Allenfarm. Mrs. M. E. Sandell, of Roan's Prairie, is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. Collins has returned from a short trip to Houston on business. Dr. Alex McAlpine, of Wallace's Prairie, is in the city today with cotton. L. A. Robertson took a couple of horses to Bryan last evening and returned home on the night train. Bruce Rollo went to Conroe this morning to attend the funeral of his brother J. J. Rollo, who died yesterday. The deceased was well known here and his death is quite a painful surprise. Mrs. Brosig and daughters, Misses Eleanor and Nettie, returned Friday morning from their summer trip to Colorado. They were accompanied as far as Fort Worth by Miss Kate Woodward, where she stopped for a few days. ****************** Mrs. Bauguss' Death After a long drawn out seige of acute illness the shadow of the scepter of death fell upon the spirit of Mrs. Sophia Wren Bauguss at 3:50 o'clock yesterday evening and the summons were answered. The deceased was nearly 52 years old and was married to Prof. B. C. Bauguss some 32 years ago at Willis, Montgomery county, by which happy union she leaves surviving her six children, as follows: L. B. Bauguss, Mrs. Gertie B. Sanders, of Iola; Mrs. Taylor McMillan, of Iola; Mrs. J. M. McGinty, of Yarborough; and Miss Marion and Master Cuthrell at home, besides her aged husband, who has the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock this evening and the body will be laid to rest in Harmony church yard. ******************** J. J. Rollo Dead Plantersville Postoffice Safe Blows Open, but Nothing Lost - Personals Plantersville, Sept 24 - Lem Faw has been quite indisposed and under treatment of his physician for several days. Justice court met today and County Attorney A. M. Campbell is here making it warm for the law-breakers. T. J. Grant returned today from a business trip to West Texas. Miss Carrie Grant has been quite sick this week, but we are glad to report that she is now much better. J. J. Rollo died near Conroe yesterday about 1 o'clock. His remains will arrive tonight and be buried here with Masonic honors. The post office safe was blown open by burglars last night. It must have been well loaded, as the planks were knocked off on two sides of the house and one side of the safe landed ten feet away from the house. Nothing was obtained as Mr. Wise had his change in a box on top of the safe and they moved the box off on the floor, where the money was found unmolested. Plantersville public school will open Oct. 3, under the management of Mr. Bizzell, of Navasota. Jas. B. Jeter made Navasota a business visit Tuesday. ******************* A letter from Jacksonvile, Fla., in today's Post, mentions a Navasota boy, thus: Second Lieutenant C. J. Kirk, Co. C, Second Texas, who was recently promoted from the first sergeantcy as a result of the resignation of Lieutenant Ahrenbeck, is developing into a model officer and is very very popular with the men of the company. ******************** Colored School Teacher Dead Miss Hulda Ryan, a well known colored school teacher, who has lived in Navasota a great deal of her time, died at the home of her father on J. R. Baldridge's place near Braball in Washington County last night. The body will reach Navasota late this evening and be interred in the colored cemetery. The deceased was well known among the colored people here, bore a high reputation and moved with the better classes of her race. Eleanor Colson