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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
2
The report notes Congressman Burgess of Texas joining the Bryan reception committee. It also remarks that Mexico faced no trouble and rejects the claim of benevolent assimilation. The race for third place remains tight between Colquitt and Bell with Colquitt slightly ahead in yesterday's tally.
Thaw fired his first set of lawyers and turns his case to a new group said to plead the unwritten law. The insanity plea seems abandoned. In the Southern cotton association charges accuse the secretary of futures speculation under an assumed name, which he denies. Campbell makes gains in governorship voting but lacks delegate strength to secure the nomination, leaving Brooks as the next strongest bidder.
The Canadian Pacific Railway introduces a plan offering free transport for a wife bride to settlers in the North sweat Territory. Settlers receive return coupons and marriage certificates to claim the benefit, promoting future business and settlement.
The autumn land opening in Oklahoma will release 505000 acres for settlement as 160 acre tracts. The big pasture near Lawton totals 480000 acres south of the Wichita Mountains in the Red River bottom. The 13000 remaining farms will be carved from a government redistricting after tribal allotments and five townsite parcels.
Edward Kennedy of Houston, proposing a Bryan College trolley line financing, attended a Bryan opera house meeting at 5 pm but departed by afternoon train. Rain and his sudden call home postponed the gathering until he can return. Kennedy showed strong interest in the project.
Madisonville Texas August 1 Virgil Speer of Lovelady drove his horse into a strand of barbed wire at Camp John G Walker during the annual reunion. The horse suffered fatal injuries with its forelegs severed in front of several hundred spectators.
Following the sale of M F Dansby’s interest, D F Dansby transferred the entire grocery business of Dansby and Dansby to Ed Hall. Hall, a veteran grocer with wholesale and retail experience, takes charge and invites public patronage. The Dansbys will remain in Bryan but have not announced future plans.
Miss Josephine Mullen opens a daily morning class on the second floor of Howell building offering the Ralston system of exercises for flesh control indigestion constipation and nervousness. A four week course of twenty four lessons costs 10.00 with satisfaction guaranteed and no money in advance. Phone 175 205-115. Dixie Mosquito bar frames for iron and wood beds 1.00.
The Market News notes quarantines last week at 600 plus cars with declines in steers 15 to 30 cents and cows 15 lower. Today 70 cars, fewer natives, with Colorado range cattle arriving. Hogs down 2 cents on lighter Chicago. top 6.55, bulk 6.40 to 6.50, average July hog weight 204 pounds. J A Rickart L B S correspondent.
Travel notices list various excursion sells with dates and rates across Texas and beyond. Austin State Encampment offers 3.90 round trip via Hearne, multiple group rates include Galveston Odd Fellows at 5.30, Dallas Sheriffs' Association at 5.95, Corpus Christi Epworth League at 9.85 round trip, with Bryan through service notes and through chair car. Roanoke National Firemen, Milwau kee Order of Eagles, Peoria National Encampment, and Siloam Springs Superintendent convention details follow with respective sale dates, limits, and prices.
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