Local Notices and Personal News Briefs
Reliance mourns 7 year old Edna Byers buried after Wednesday death. Mrs Baldwin A Hill returns from La donia with children after visit to sister near Bryan. Jim King injured by a train near Hearne, one eye lost, recovering at home. Joe B Reed promotes Spanish War death and accident insurance with lodges or straight life policies. Marriage licenses listed for several couples. Frank Thomason and Emma Presley wed in city, then departed by train. Ed M Sims reports Caldwell line phones, 65 mile range to Lola, line in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Reed
Spain
Local news notes and rental ads in a Sage city column
Coon Williams from Harvey yesterday. Two upstairs rooms for rent by Ira Gooch. Mrs J J Mistrot back from Galveston. Mr and Mrs A J Buchanan gone to San Antonio. W V Hanway of Dallas visited city yesterday. Mrs Baker and Miss Mary Bittle from College. For Rent adjoining my residence by Mrs W H Webb. 214 Mrs Otto Boehme and children returned from San Antonio. Royal Blue cigar sold only by CO G Parsons. Born to Mr and Mrs W W Jones of Reliance a fine boy. W T Jones of Reliance visited Eagle office. F W Chiles left for Ft Worth. Enjoy a drive with Ira Gooch turnouts. Mrs F K E Mistrot and sister Lillie Willson back from Galveston. Miss Roehl returned to Hockley after visit to Mr and Mrs Peter Winter. J T Edwards, John Mooring and E E Bishop from Grimes county. Miss Mary Allen returned to Waccester after visit to A J Buchanan. Rev W H Reddin J W Stephens and R B Mosely from Willow Hole. I have new wagon scales for public weighing at half price by Ira Gooch. Large refrigerator ordered. smaller one for sale cheap. W S Buchanan. W H McVey from Wellborn with fine tobacco samples. John M Caldwell advertises removal sale. location at Read's drugstore after August. For pure fountain soda and iced drinks call on G Parsons. Chas Claydon reports Macy Edge and Tabor phone line work. Gooch livery offers buggies and carriages at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Buchanan
San Antonio
W. V. Hanway
Dallas
Baker
Mary Bittle
W. H. Webb
Otto Boehme
CO. G. Parsons
W. W. Jones
Reliance
W. T. Jones
Eagle Office
F. W. Chiles
Ft. Worth
W. H. Reddin
J. W. Stephens
R. B. Mosely
Willow Hole
Ira Gooch
W. Buchanan
W.H. McVey
Wellborn
John M. Caldwell
Read
G. Parsons
Chas
Claydon
Macy
Edge
Tabor
Gooch’s
Fle
Lomaxs Host Pleasant Summer Party for Niece
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lomax entertained about fifteen couples in honor of their niece Miss Lillie Hanson. Guests danced on the velvety lawn, enjoyed conversations, and refreshments of cream and cake under a moonlit evening. The hosts were commended for their hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Lomax
Lillie Hanson
Property Bargains on Multiple Bryan Area Blocks and Acres
Real estate notice offers cheap property for quick buyers. Lists multiple houses on blocks 124 165 149 127 148 and Rot Hill's addition including 85 acres 2 miles from Bryan with improvements. Encourages readers with money to invest to contact the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker’s Gin
Rot Hill
Bryan
Spain's Answer at Washington Yet Unclear and Secret
Washington reports on a White House conference with M. Cambon and Secretary Day, saying Spain's reply to the US peace terms is inconclusive and kept secret. Spain is said to seek clarifications or counter propositions, with Paris negotiations likely and Cuba evacuation terms a sticking point.
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Washington
M. Cambon
Spain
Day
White House
Madrid
M. Thiebant
State Department
United States
Secretary Day
France
Paris
Cuba
Distinguished Woman Mrs Ledyard Stevens at Paris Exposition
Mrs. Ledyard Stevens leads New York progressives as president of the women’s department commission for the Paris Exposition of 1900. Her lineage links to John Winthrop and Peter Stuyvesant, with ties to the Chanler family and General Sherman’s pass. The article also offers home skincare remedies and beauty hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard Stevens
Commission
New York
South Carolina
John W. Chanler
John Winthrop
Colony
Massachusetts
Peter Stuyvesant
Young Queen Wilhelmina Faces Crown Rule in Holland
Article notes Queen Wilhelmina at eighteen awaits formal coronation and assumes control of the Dutch realm from Queen Regent Emma. It discusses her reluctance to marry, the prospect of heirs, and how Dutch law would affect succession if a male heir could rule at eighteen, contrasting with Britain’s royal precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Holland
Emma
Victoria
Collector finds plates beacon for her passion
A housekeeper who adores collections now focuses on plates after curating spoons jugs cups beer mugs and candle-sticks. She says one can never have too many plates and notes the wide variety of pretty artistic options encountered everywhere.
New Woolen Net Fabrics Attract Attention In Fashion
A woolen net described as a new fabric appears in patterns that resemble silk and wool with netlike or lacelike meshes. The fabrics are very soft and cling to the touch and are shown over soft satins in closely clinging traperies.
Quiet College Wedding for Lieut Todd and Miss Bittle
Lieut Charles C Todd and Miss Mary B Bittle will marry at the college this morning and depart on the noon train to Atlanta Georgia. The ceremony will be private with relatives and a few friends. Todd, a top A M college graduate, earned second lieutenant rank after a rigorous Leavenworth exam and led the cadets as commandant. Miss Bittle, a popular campus figure, is praised for charm and beauty. The Eagle offers hearty congratulations and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Todd
Mary B. Bittle
Atlanta
Todd
T. C. Bittle
Lieut
A. & M. College
Leavenworth
Kansas
Bartlett
Corps of Cadets
Miss Bittle
Legion
Ice Cream Supper Brings Rock Prairie Folks Together
Mr Trave Caddy hosted a large crowd at the Bolton home on Wednesday night for an ice cream supper with dancing. Attendees included Emma Tucker Lillie Battle Dora Battle Janie Boyder Fannie Boyder Pearl Gandy Bernice Goodyear Zuma Jolly Emma Deason Laura Royder and many others from Wellborn Lee county and Providence. Music by Caddy Jolly Brenham others. dancing ran until 2 am with cream and cake served. Mrs Lillie Carl ill but improving. Emma Carl and Oscar Carl visiting from Bell county. Tulip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Carl
Janie
Fannie
Emma Boyder
Pearl
Coma Gandy
Bernice Goodyear
Zuma Jolly
Emma Deason
Laura Royder
Wellborn
E. E. Griffin
A. J. Tabor
Arthur Williams
Claude
Barney Gandy
Elbert Barron
Albert
Mervin Jolly
Ed Tucker
Homer McCulloch
G. C
J. C. Royder
Charley Clint
Joe Atkins
Messers
Jessie
Ed Brenham
Lee County
Messrs
Trave Caddy
Will Jolly
Jesse Brenham
Trave
Emma
Oscar Carl
Bell County
Ed Carl
Callie
Mattie
Clum Foster
Providence
Rock Prairie
Bettie Gandy
Emma Arnold
Exchange Hotel Arrivals At City Hotel
Notable guests checked in at Exchange Hotel including W V Hanway John Barnes P Wil son and John Williams Dallas Corpus Christi J H Shang Chicago D P Snodgrass Galveston and H B Essington Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W V Hanway
John Barnes
P Wilson
Dallas
John Williams
Corpus Christi
J H Shang
Chicago
D P Snodgrass
Galveston
H B Essington
Louisville
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Sanger's
C.M. Henderson & Co’s
C.m.henderson & Co’s
Sam Sanger
Hearne West Bound
Hearne
Edna
W. H. Byers
Baldwin A. Hill
Ladonia
Dickerson
Jim King
Henderson Johnson
Jennie Thomas
Sylvester Cooper
Martha Williams
W D Garrett
Annie McCasland
Benjamin Jones
Millie Gilbert
Frank Thomason
Emma Presley
Chas. C Todd
Crowell
Ford County
Quanab
Henry Presley
Rev
J. D. Weat
Ed M. Sims
Caldwell
Cook's Point
Eagle
Lola
Coon Williams
Harvey
J. J. Mistrot
Dts
F. KE. Mistrot
Lillie Willson
J.T. Edwards
John Mooring
E. E. Bishop
Grimes County
Mary Allen
Mr. and
Mrs
E. B. Lomax En
Tyler
Tex
Easter Lewis
New Amsterdam
Octavius White
South
Queen Wilhelmina
Todd-Bittle
Exchange Hotel
Joan M. Caldwed
Dr. Read
Palmer
Wright
Crown
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Home Bakery
Otfo Boehme
Devon
S. M. Derden
Deremus & Butter
Parker Building
Texas
W. C. Fountain
Rhode’s Saloon
H.T. Coulter
B.S. Read
Phore
Paul M. Rays
Jurg Bryan
James Drugstof Dence
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