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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
3
Fragmentary timetable notes list departures to East Bound and between Hearne and San Antonio. Times include 5:05, 9:05, 8:53, 4:39, and 11:55 a.m. with references to No. 1 and NoyP lines.
Local items list visitors from Houston Bethel and nearby counties along with Exposition Saloon ads for Mount Vernon Pure Rye and Arthur cigars. Community hints include wall paper samples, slippers, a small open face watch reward, and county treasurer announcing readiness to pay third installment.
Williams reports cotton planting resumes in Harvey area. A chimney fire at J B Pridy’s home caused a minor alarm. Paul Jones & Co liquor rep Walter G Wright met D B Knox to place goods. R M Wilson groceries transferred to John K Parker by U S marshal. Fire at Mrs O C Camp residence. upper story destroyed, insured $650. Fire minimal other losses. incendiary likely.
Travelers and guests recorded at the Exchange Hotel include F A Jones of New Orleans Jno H Boyd of Louisville J E Semple of Virginia W G Wright of Louisville Henry Cook of New Orleans Malcolm Graham of Austin A Mc Intyre R A Fleming of Brenham R E Jones of St. Louis J K Breast of Nashville R J Adrian of Longview Mrs. Gaines of Waco J L Atwood of Atlanta H N Jones of Baltimore W G Seibold of Cincinnati W C Connor of Houston J A Myers of City Theo Pauls of Dallas.
Texas legislature reports a senate move to suspend business and take up the Dallas city charter bill with an 18 to 9 vote, amendments debated, and adjournment after engrossment calls. Other measures pass including county alignment for judicial purposes, bail bonds reform, and road system in Wood county. A state purchasing agent bill advances as does a railway purchase authorization. A separate Missouri item notes a major express rate cut for parcels.
McKinney Texas April 13 a mail carrier reports a burglary at Wylie postoffice with missing letters and mail. A saloon was entered, whisky and $10 cash taken. No arrests. Also in Corsicana Cain Bowen bonds on deadly threats. Buffalo John Shaw kills Alf Yancey after a dispute. Prairie fire near Newport flats damages property. Rep Baird of Louisiana critically ill. W E Agee shot near Hickory Indian Territory. Morphine poisoning claimed as E M Phillips dies. Manila hospital ship Relief arrives.
A. A. Saunders visits Iola. J. H. White and R. H. Seale families tour LaGrange and Benchley. Word arrives of Mrs. Tom Gallatin’s death near Tabor. Manager Mike plans a cake walk at the opera house Monday night April 17 for a tour group, admission 25 and 60 cents. Mrs. Anna Gaines, renowned psychic healer, stays at Exchange hotel through Saturday morning offering consultations.
For trains passing Bryan at 1 48 a m and 4 03 p m on April 21 and 1 48 a m on April 22 the H and T C will sell round trip tickets to Houston and return for 1 00 with tickets valid through April 23.
The H and T C will sell round trip tickets to Dallas for 4.95 with a limit through April 21. The sale dates are April 17 and 18.
In Lexington Texas on April 13 the local post office safe was blown open with powder and about eighty dollars stolen. No gang involved was identified. Also on April 13 Lexington voters approved abolition of the town corporation in an election. In Gainesville Georgia Cassius Law, who killed his mistress last Christmas, was hanged. In Houston on April 18 Munroe Dickson, charged with robbery, received a five year penitentiary sentence.
J M Williams of Wellborn Texas offers 140 head of Merino sheep at Greens Prairie two miles east of Wellborn. Sheep priced to move as he closes out the pasture.
Weekly sale items from the dry goods department include 25 pieces of figured organdy at 6c yard, 75c ladies shirtwaists now 49c, 10c grey linen duck at 6c, $1.00 misses oxford shoes at 65c, 50c Chenille table covers at 29c, 500 yards assorted colors silks at 35c, 75c ladies white underskirts at 50c, 50c belt buckles at 15c, 1000 beauty pins at 2c, $2.00 ladies fine shoes at 1.35, 25c boys shirt waists at 1c, and 15c ladies seamless black hose at 10c.
Hardware department advertising hatschets priced 25c for large size this week. Claw hammers 15c to 50c. Leather half soles 15c to 10c. Padlocks advertised as among the best in the market at 5c.
Knives and forks priced at 50 cents for this week only. Curry combs at 25 cents this week only. Leather back horse brushes at 12 cents each. An alarm clock offered at 1.25 dollars, touted as one of the best on the market at 85 cents.
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