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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
2
Capt. Riche a government engineer plans a survey of the Brazos River to assess its navigability. The survey follows a Waco conference where Dr. L. L. Foster and others presented the topic, earning credit for advancing the effort.
The Madisonville Meteor notes that Texas cotton pickers will pay 8 to 10 cents per yard for East made sacks this fall. It predicts cotton mills are being projected in many Central Texas cities to change this dynamic.
A tenant farmer from Illinois accompanied a local farmers club on a visit to the State A and M College and Experiment Station. On returning he writes that he left with a far better opinion of the station’s usefulness and advocates more visits by farmers to such institutions, including Texas.
Tol Smothers delivered the first bale from Burleson county to the Bryan area. The bale weighed 490 pounds and was classed strict middling. The Ginnery paid a $10 premium and Saunders & Johnson sold the cotton at 10 cents per pound. Mr. G. S. Parker contributed a flour sack premium.
A snapshot of hotel arrivals shows guests from Houston Chicago Austin Florence Ala Waco Madisonville Dallas St Louis and many smaller towns including Nan nie Keifer Willow Hole Rogers Prairie Itasca Jacksboro and Evansville. The roster names A P Wilson E G Myers W V Ballew and others in a dense traveler roll call.
Wa. Johnson of Tabor writes from Columbia Barracks July 31 1900 praising Cuban openness to annexation and urging American farmers to boost sugar and grain production. He envisions improved methods machinery markets granaries and labor practices to transform Cuba into a leading agricultural state of the western world.
The Eagle offers a full line of legal blanks including Affidavits, Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Promissory Notes, Leases, and Powers of Attorney. Prices shown for small quantities with discounts for larger orders. contact Eagle office for bulk pricing.
In Bradenburg Kentucky 27 year old Jesse Durham confessed to murdering his aunt 85 year old Mrs Annie Braunton with a hickory club as they returned from a church wedding. Blood on Durhams fingers spurred arrest and Sheriff Hagan hurried him toward Louisville amid threats of lynching. Durham had recently left an insane asylum and said he did not intend to kill but to knock her down.
Checotah Oklahoma residents prepare a two day celebration starting Friday with an Indian ball game horse racing a gun club shoot and a fireworks display. Food includes barbecue for fifty beef cattle and forty hogs. Old settlers of the northern district will form an association during the event.
Will Johnson, charged with horse theft, was shot multiple times by officers six miles northwest of Durant after he opened fire in a house surrounded by lawmen. He sustained arm chest and thigh wounds during the exchange of gunfire.
H V Hinckley, supervisor of Indian Territory townsite surveys, leaves Muskogee to form a field corps at Chickasha to map town boundaries in towns with populations over 200 in the Chickasaw Nation. After six months, surveys will extend to the Choctaw Nation. In Rome, Bresci case, Bresci’s brother and brother-in-law detained on foreknowledge charges. one says Bresci practiced with a revolver.
Denison Texas August 7 The Keeto secret society of Cherokee Indians will meet at Big Tucker Springs on August 11 to debate the future of the full-bloods. The society represents all full-blood Cherokees and opposes changes in tribal relations.
London reports Parliament secretary Mr. Broderick told the House of Commons that Britain has informed the Chinese government that Pekin foreign legation members and other foreigners would be held personally responsible for any injuries. Columbus notes Bessemers plans to idle iron blast furnaces Sept 1 affecting about 8000 workers due to price declines and weak demand.
Miss Catharine West a noted young educator from the east died by hanging herself in an Ossawatamie Kansas asylum. The incident occurred on August 7 and is being investigated by local authorities.
Eleven people died and about a score were prostrated as a heat wave peaked with a 93 degree maximum in Chicago on August 7. Authorities urged residents to seek shade and stay hydrated while hospitals reported increased admissions.
Dr Porter reports no fever changes and a near total absence of illness after house to house inspections in Tampa. He plans to lift quarantine next Wednesday and will issue permits in the meantime.
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