Grimes County News and Railroad Notes in The Daily Eagle
Ex Sheriff Garrett Scott, jailed in San Antonio for murder charges in Grimes County, is released on a 10000 dollar bond. Lake Station May 8 picnic upcoming with grounds being prepared by I and G N staff. H Clay Evans ousted from pension office over alleged breach of duties. Rock Island line may run through Grimes County hitting Prairie Plains and nearby towns.
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Garrett Scott
Grimes County
San Antonio
Hearne
Galveston News
Lake Station
International and Great Northern Railroad Company
H. Clay Evans
Rock Island System
Gulf
Prairie Plains
Rock Island
Fairfield
Buffalo
Centerville
Leona
Madisonville
Montgomery
I G N Buys Land at Martin Marlin Tex April 20
I G N buys land near Martin in Marlin Texas for 4000 dollars. Oltorf Park and lake property about a half mile south of the Court House Square becomes property of International and Great Northern Railway Company. Leroy Trice signs for J G Oltorf owner. The tract covers about 30 acres and Marlin residents celebrate. Mrs Walter Wipprecht hosted a card party for Mrs M Wade of Texarkana with refreshments and a pleasant gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin, Tex
Oltorf
News
Galveston
Walter Wipprecht
M. ©. Wade
Texarkana
Death of William A. Harrison shocks Bryan community
William A. Harrison, born December 27 1877 in Waco and a 1898 Texas A and M College graduate, died of brain inflammation at his parents home in College Station. After visiting Bryan recently he fell ill and died early yesterday morning. His remains were sent to Waco for burial yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
William A. Harrison
J. G. Harrison
College Station
College
Dallas
Waco
Fairy like glides to the altar in Houston wedding
The El Campo News notes San Jacinto Day crowds and fishing leaving the city as a Houston wedding anecdote describes guests hushed at the wedding as the bride glided to the altar with sister support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
el Campo
Hotel Arrivals
A list of names and locations appears under hotel arrivals, including travelers from Chicago Houston Dallas New York Brenham Tyler Waco Birmingham Huntsville and Memphis areas. The compiled roster includes Sweeney Bo chow Browder Bard Carry Sneed Shumate Stone Williamson Bracken Bratton Harper Hightower Brin zidine Nee ley Mooring Hemphill Christian Mooring and others.
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Sweeney
Chicago
Bochow
Houston
Browder
Bard
Carry
Fulton
Person
New York
D Wright
Huntsville
A Ferrell
T Harper
A Harper
Terrell
W Thompson
B Seay
Hightower
Madisonville
L Brinzindine
Birmingham
L Curry
Brenham
D Duncan
Tyler
Hall Campbell
Central
O Griffith
Louisville
W Chapman
John Powers
A Spring
College
Charley Neeley
Waco
M Kimbrough
Tennessee
D Hemphill
B Christian
Elgin
Chas Mooring
Sanitary pledge and charity tea in town
City Health Officer W H Oliver orders thorough sanitation work and alleys cleared of contamination while sixte en pupil Class No 3 of the Methodist Sunday school plans a tea to raise 50 for a commission table at the new church Mrs Malcolm Carnes will host the event on Wednesday April 28 from 2 30 to 7 00 Admission 10 cents Dr W J Fountain leaves for Dallas for two weeks of dental studies under Dr G A Yant noted crown and bridge expert J L Fountain will cover the office during his brother s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Methodist Sunday School
New Methodist Church
Malcolm Carnes
W. ©. Fountain
Dallas
G. A. Yant
Haskell Post Graduate School of
Chicago
Yant
United States
J. L. Fountain
A Friend's Tribute to George W. Jenkins Death
A Bryan newspaper tribute mourns the hydrophobia death of George W. Jenkins. Edwin Jenkins announces the loss of a respected, hard working city professional admired by all. The editorial urges a citywide pause from work to attend his funeral and honor his memory.
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Bryan
Edwin Jenkins
George W. Jenkins
A. W. Buchanan
Various World and Local News Briefs Across Clippings
In brief items a range of happenings touch headlines from New York to Boston. Reports note 4000 foreigners landing in New York, Liberty Light arrangements, rising steak prices, Osage oil discovery, an embezzlement indictment in DeWitt Arkansas, and stockyard boycotts. Other items include a Beecher son in Philadelphia death, a Chicago wife’s care, German wheat imports, Ellen Stone enjoined in Boston, a new comet claim, butter prices, Venezuela France diplomacy, and New York towing mergers. Also noted are a Trenton wedding near miss, a long marriage divorce in Wisconsin, electric rail experiments abandoned, a Plymouth collision without loss of life, earthquakes in Russia and Turkey, Boston blue laws, Admiral Dewey declining Denver visits, Montreal bank expansion to Havana, Texas veterans in Lampasas, and a murder confession and pending executions in New York and Beaumont Texas.
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New York
War Root
New York Harbor
B. K. Anderson
DeWitt, Ark
Pacific Express Company
Kansas City
Samuel M. Scoville
Henry Ward Beecher
Philadelphia
Adolph Luetgart
Chicago
Ellen M. Stone
Boston
Massa
W. R. Brooks
Geneva
N. Y
Venezuela
France
Charles Finck
Mary MclIntyre
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jane Radcliffe
Athesia
Plymouth
Eng
Tus
Russia
Mass
Admiral Dewey
Denver
Cal
Bank of Montreal
Havana
Veterans of the Republic of Texas
Lampasas
Tex
Willis Burton
Fred A. van Wormer
Peter A. Hallenbeck
H. L. Cooper
Beaumont
Marietta
Itaal
Lost horse mule near Bryan Texas with branding
Lost, Shayed or Stolen a heavy colored horse mule, 14 or 14.2 hands, branded figure 2 on left shoulder, small bell. It left a farm 7 miles south of Bryan on April 15. Reward for return or info. Contact W. J. Roberts, Bryan, Texas. Also notes Harder's feed store offers updated tee de pot for customers and friends, Bryan Ice Storage & Coal invites patronage. Camp J B Robertson sponsor Marie Adams left for Dallas reunion. Madison county veterans rode train to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
W. J. Roberts
Texas
Harder’s Feed Store
Levy Bros. Furniture Store
Bryan Ice Storage & Coal Company
Marie Adams
J. B. Robertson
U. S
Dallas
New Yale & Towne Hardware Line Shown to Builders
J Allen Myers announces he has secured the agency for Yale & Towne Manufacturing and invites builders to view his new front door locks and hardware designs at 118 J. Allen Myers location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company
J. Allen Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
Martin
San Jacinto
Florsheim
the Brummel Oxford
Ffersheim
Flersheim
Flold
Unter & Chatha
Tucker
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Nabors Bros
Nablbhr Bryan
John Wittman
GSE
Arry
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
F. M. Connor
F. M. Madole
Owen Ford
E. B. Seay
J. T. Hill
Mr. Thompson
Madison County
Henderson & Nall
Dallas Co-Operative & Texas Improvement Company
Jennie Hendrickson
Tucker House
Dence
Monroe Edge
J. A Myers’ Store
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