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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
4
A brief notice announces a satisfaction guaranteed policy for services at the Brazos Valley Martle and Granite Works, outlining commitment to customer assurance and quality work.
Property listings describe 200 acres located 3 miles north of Bryan with 125 acres cultivated and 75 pasture, featuring a five room residence and three tenant houses. Asking price 25 dollars per acre. Also 59 acres with 25 cultivated, good house and improvements offered at 12 dollars per acre. A five room cottage on the west side near Mrs Spencer Ford’s home, two lots with well and cistern water, is offered for 1000 dollars.
Community health is strong. Missionary Baptist meeting is planned for Saturday night before the third Sunday in August with all invited. The Christian meeting closed Sunday night with a large attendance and no additions. Miss Naneene Hall has left after visiting Miss Nina Henry.
The note describes drought worries with rain needed and scarce stock water while reporting local visits, a Beeville trip, a large barbecue in Dunn's pasture, and a church revival closing with a new member. Meetings led by Rev. Jamison, Foster, and Kenney at Alexandria are announced with an invitation to attend. BRIGHT EYEs.
Kansas City stockyards report smaller quarantine cattle runs last week and today 106 carloads, prices up 10 to 25 cents from Friday. Steel cattle range 3.50 to 4.50 with quality lower, cows and calves mixed, hogs up 5 to 10 cents with 8500 head today. July receipts rise 38,000 head year over year in first half, then trail last July in latter half.
A ten year old girl, daughter of H G Coon near Ballinger Texas, was severely beaten and an attempted strangling occurred. The grandmother, 85, heard screams and called for help. Harry Fhinder Jr., who lived in the house with his uncle, was arrested and later released after questioning.
Gonzales Texas August 1 Charles Chesha a resident in the western part of the county and a somnambulist was severely injured at the Mason hotel. He tied himself to the bedstead with a rope to prevent an accident but wandered to the right and fell from an upstairs window breaking the rope and sustaining painful injuries. He is about twenty five years old.
Government forces led by Said Bonchita struck Alkala at daybreak burning the village after a surprise assault. A brief clash left many dead and many prisoners captured by Benehi ta’s forces while Rasuli supporters were blamed for incitement. The commander offered a large reward for Rasuli dead or alive.
The Georgia Senate approved a controversial disfranchisement bill by 37 to 4. It requires property tax payment of $500, or literacy of a constitutional paragraph, or wartime descent, or proof of duty to state and nation. The measure moves to the stateHouse for action.
Word from pension headquarters reports Jefferson Carney, an applicant for the position of enumerator, killed while working near a tree that was felled. The tree toppled and crushed him as workers cut away branches.
Captain C. E. Brown of Wills Point bought the five story Main street North Texas building from Judge R. E. Brooks for 250000. Brown plans a remodel to make it a first class office building.
Fort Worth report states Miss Gussie Robinson, held in connection with charges tied to the Hodges killing, has been freed on a $1,600 bond to appear as a witness in the case.
A flood of brief items reports drownings, fatal accidents, and crimes across Texas and nearby states. Killed by lightning in Texas, a train strike near Bastrop, a mining shaft in Elmo, and a fatal railway overturn near Jonesboro are among the events. A Denton mayor starts a street railway project with a golden spike. A family tragedy follows a Mobile and Ohio wreck near Jonesboro.
The coroner's jury in Colorado Springs concludes Laura Matthews died from gunshot wounds in a personal crisis. Amos R. Rumbaugh shot himself after the inquest and is no longer suspected. Letters from Coey to Miss Matthews reveal ardent, urging love and a plea for her to return.
C A Coey says he believes Laura Matthews was murdered by Rumbaugh and that a telegram from nurse Tilley Green was never sent. He spoke with Laura’s mother Mrs Jennie Matthews in Chicago, asserting a suicide ruling is unlikely and describing Rumbaugh as fearing loss of the girl.
The engagement and wedding plans are confirmed for Miss Katherine Eddy of Chicago, sister of Spencer F. Eddy, and United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana. The Aug. 7 ceremony will be private at the Ambassador Tower residence, with a civil ceremony earlier at the registry office and a family breakfast hosted by Spencer Eddy and wife.
Fire four miles wide sweeps north of Bird View in Skagit county threatening thousands of dollars in damage. A second large fire burns near Index in Snohomish county as settlers and campers flee.
Austin reports B. F. Johnson Publishing of Richmond Virginia received a Texas permit to do business with capital stock of one million dollars. Its Texas headquarters will be in Dallas.
Brownsville Texas August first. Ian Chill of Brownsville and C S Morton of Hidalgo have purchased 4900 acres in Hidalgo county at ten dollars per acre.
In Houston on August 1 Edward Sbeck a young man drank carbolic acid and died in agony in his mother's arms begging for a doctor.
Caney Iowa Territory Aug 1 Eugene Clapp of the city construction department had a leg cut off here by a train. He was confined in hospital with life in danger.
An order disbanding the Korean troops has been issued in Seoul on August 1 marking a significant change in forces.
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