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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1898
Page
3
Train times for H T C coupes and west east bound Hearne schedules appear with mentions of Hearne Bryan connections. Local notices include new wagon scales, insurance, licenses, bridge contract, sales ads, and civic health equipment developments.
Local items list residents visiting from Hearne Dallas and Jewett plus houses for rent and for sale items. Several names from nearby towns traveled to Bryan and the note mentions a treasurer report approved by the county commissioners.
The Erath Appeal office in Stephenville was attacked when John Hibdon and Austin King edited and published the week’s issue. Harry Williams and his wife entered the office with King severely wounded and Austin King in critical condition. Williams and his wife were jailed as the incident shocked the town.
Hotel guests listed include Jack Henderson Austin J W Mc Glasson Houston WG Dalton Austin F Gordon Galveston Phil F Myers Texas H D Sheckelford Cincinnati Geo H Persons Cincinnati Lee McMahan San Antonio C WwW Carr Houston Sol Veritz Cincinnati Banks Rucker New York W C Boyett College Station W J Moore Myers J M North St Louis C J Cunyurs Houston E L Ewing Peoria.
Treasury bureau figures show Pacific coast ports led in import and export growth last year while Gulf ports lagged. Atlantic ports rose 15.6 percent in exports and 16.3 percent in imports, with Gulf export gains offset by import declines. Galveston exports up 17.6 percent. New Orleans exports up 11 percent though imports down 1.9 percent.
Reports from Ripley and Griffin describe hangings after attempted assaults, with Richard Thurmond captured near Middleton, Tenn., and John Meadows hanged in Griffin. Clarendon sees a coroner’s inquest into John Orr’s murder with accusations against multiple suspects. Other items note a pending death sentence in Texas, a Whitewright exodus warning, Cherokee delegate Major J. M. Bryan’s death, and a Denton baby rescued after a cow attack on a buggy, leaving a wounded child and a teenage rescuer.
A fierce fire swept through Bismarck North Dakota on August 9 destroying the Northern Pacific depot and warehouse, First National bank, post office, Tribune Publishing, The Review, Merchants’ Bank block, and most of the business district. Dozens of brick and frame structures burned, with resistance limited and losses running into hundreds of thousands.
A Halifax dispatch says undead bodies in the Bourgogne disaster show survivors alive for days, with calls for faster rescue. Across Texas and Louisiana reports describe race tensions near Bells and prison escapes, a stabbing near Camp Hopkins, a wall breach in Lake Charles, a poisoning accident in Rose Hill, and the death of Mrs. Charles Frederick Worth in Paris.
Announcement lists a candidate for County Attorney of Brazos County seeking the November election. The item notes the candidacy and election timing with no additional details.
J T Closs is a candidate for re election to justice of the peace and A W Buchanan runs for county treasurer in Brazos County Precinct No 4 ahead of the upcoming November election.
A lively informal dance last night at the academy of music was hosted for visiting young women in the city. Attendance included Miss Nance of Dallas Miss Williams of Brenham Miss Garrett of Brenham Miss Shelby of Houston Miss Goodrich of Marlin and many others with local society figures like Capt. George W. Smith and Dr. Oliver in attendance.
A notice from the Brazos County non-partisan citizens group calls precinct meetings on August 9 to select delegates for a county convention in Bryan on August 20. If calls fail, any supporter may organize. precincts will be set by committee with listed coordinators. Also notes a Boston-Cultured exchange claim, and a boll worm report from Judge Moore reporting reduced cotton yields in Brazos bottom.
The article advises choosing California prunes for cleanliness and flavor and warns against overnight soaking to prevent breakage. It recommends washing each prune in tepid water, soaking briefly to plump, then simmering with water for two and a half hours on low heat without boiling. Sugar may be added. slow cooking enhances natural sweetness and prune flavor.
Dry ingredients must be sifted before measuring. A speck is what fits on the tip of a penknife. A cup holding half a pint is the standard measuring cup. Half a spoonful is measured by dividing through the middle lengthwise.
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