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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
3
Local items note travel and visits from Groesbeeck Nava Sota Navasota Taylor Brenham Britt Waco and Col orado guests. Business updates include J F Parks residence contract awarded to I H Newton and Hearne street gravelling. A county census contest and railroad memorial hour closures are reported.
The commissioners court orders A. G. Board county judge P. H. Arrington and W. L. Edge to form a committee with Burleson county officials and the Houston Texas Central railroad company to seek funding for the Batte Ferry bridge over the Brazos. The committee must prepare an estimate of probable construction costs.
Sheriff Nunn travels to San Antonio with Sophie Studensk y to place her in the Southwestern Asylum after she was adjudged insane. The hot spell boosts cotton prospects. A school building rises on the A and M College campus for local children. Fifty men needed for a railroad celebration parade. Christian church ladies serve park refreshments. New felt hats arrive for summer. Depot work continues with metal ceiling installation. Mamie McCorquodale visits D D McCorquodale. City market offers best refrigerated meats.
News is slim with farmers picking cotton and community illnesses mainly chills and fevers. Mrs Reeves of Reliance visits son Eld Meredith this week as Chas Suttles and family return from Reliance. Singing Sunday night drawn attendees Tom Duke John Dean and Joe Taylor from nearby towns.
Aug 12 reports heavy rain after days of showers. D B Boyd family Mrs Sabbo and Miss Wheeless attended Concord church Sunday. Pete Moore and wife of Kurt en visited Wednesday. Tom Wheeless ill last week. Eleanor and Zeda Walker of Wheelock visited Thursday. Claud and Emmett Moore came Thursday. J L Wheeless at Zions Rest sing Friday. Roe Edge family moved to Clairmont last week. Born to Mr and Mrs Schrama a fine boy.
A miner, Marion L. Cole, died at the Wasatch mine northwest of Joplin after a falling boulder crushed his skull. Cole had requested work for his destitute four childless dependents, and manager Mayne had ordered his hiring despite earlier risks.
Cross notes persistent sickness over the past month amid daily rain. Cotton stands unopen and fruitless while crops suffer. Rev Black preached at Concord, Peters closes a singing school, and Tom Cobb makes syrup. Will Carnes returns from Bryan with chill and fever. A musical entertained at W P Hoge's as fruit and hay damage from heavy rain rises. CORRESPONDENT
Harvey reports heavy rain and small cotton fruit with possible rot if rain continues. Sickness noted and Miss Eva Goen died Monday evening. Rev R M McClung conducts services at Thompson Creek. Miss Ollie Prescott from Fuqua visits relatives while Essie McSwain and Fennie Graham visit Rock Prairie relations.
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