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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
2
Mexia is to have a $100,000 cotton mill, as the Daily Eagle notes that several Texas towns are vying for industrial growth. The paper comments on early excursion fever and hints at upcoming political agitation, while mentioning General Roberts’s verbal campaign in the South African war.
With the senatorial matter settled and the opposition unable to field a candidate against Sayers, Texas politics will mostly be tame this year. Still, general election interest keeps voters attentive and wary of political flies.
The Norton column extols New York Congressman Sulzer as the best and most available man for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. He is praised as brilliant energetic and a born fighter in full accord with party masses.
The county court disposed of several cases including John King for maiming and wounding a cow fined 1.00 dollar and costs. Milt Jackson for theft of a bridle fined 10.00 dollars and costs. George Rush for aggravated assault dismissed. Philip Moon Fred Houston Chas Shelton and Sam Dillard for gambling dismissed. Jim Johnson and John Anderson pled guilty in pistol cases each fined 25.00 dollars and costs.
A long list of names from multiple cities appears under Hotel Arrivals. The roster includes travelers and residents such as R W Marshall Hearne C H Higgins St Louis M Gluck R A Cunningham LG Sweeney Chicago Gordon Boone Navasota A L Bowers J D Trammell Palestine C S Clark E B Fehrenkamp College Hugh Burns Hearne and others including J Mc Sweeney Denison R Lamb Houston B M Hubbard San Antonio J C Davis Iola H M Hill Oak Woods Dallas and Galveston among various destinations R Williams W T Hartman Kurten TD Simpson Reliance and more.
H. and T. C. offers round trip tickets to Galveston for the San Jacinto Celebration. Trains to Galveston pass Bryan at 3 17 a m April 20 and 8 55 p m April 20 and 3 17 a m April 21. Fare two dollars, limit April 22, tickets must be signed and stamped in Galveston before return.
Arrangements are complete for a Bryan Old Fiddlers Contest at the courthouse on Friday evening May 4. The Methodist church ladies sponsor the event and display three prize gifts a gold watch for first prize a gold watch for second prize and a gold headed cane for third prize. Contests are limited to old fiddlers while special prize events are open to all entrants. Admission is 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children. Local merchants offer varied prizes and incentives for top performances among participants both town and visitors.
Real estate notice offering sale of the west half of the Wilson block in suitable lots along with several Navinville building lots and tenant houses all rented. Properties offered for sale on long time payments. Contact Dr. George R. Tabor at 122.
New York April 19 The appraised value of Cornelius Vanderbilt estate in New York is about 60 00000 not counting the residuary trust for Alfred Gwyne Vanderbilt. Inheritance tax paid amounts to 320 272 and covers Vanderbilt property in New York. Estate estimates vary with figures from 34 000 000 to 70 000 000, and the tax dispute over the federal transfer tax persists. Fort Worth and other towns report a skeleton exhumation and a court indictment in separate local cases.
The body of farmer Charles Britt was found near Arden Arkansas with 16 bullet holes and is believed slain by a mob. A Corsicana oil well struck a strong natural gas flow, producing an estimated 800000 to 1000000 feet per day. Representative Grovernor of Ohio introduced a bill to appoint three volunteer brigade generals for retirement benefiting Generals Wheeler Lee and Wilson.
Corsicana Texas April 19 Hon Geo T Jester has contracted with H L Serles to sell 200 bales of this year crop at 7 cents per pound. Delivery to begin as soon as picked from Jester’s farm in this county.
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