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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
3
The timetable lists H. and T. C. trains with No. 3 Northbound at 1 38 PM, No. 5 Northbound at 12 46 AM, No. 2 Southbound at 3 40 PM, No. 9 Southbound at 2 48 AM, and G. N. trains No. 102 Northbound at 12 54 PM, No. 101 Southbound at 4 14 PM.
A stream of short notes lists residents and visitors, including J M Broach of Tabor, Dr A W Dyess of Harvey, J W Cloud of Kurton, J W Mathis of Reliance, J F Royder of Wellborn, P J Coin of Calvert, Mrs Jack Conway of Steep Hollow, and many others. Local commerce mentions counters, show cases, lumber, and farm items. prices for square and round bales are noted.
Advertisement notes prices for belts selling from 25 cents to one dollar. The colorful promo card emphasizes value and variety available at local store.
Stewart the Mirth King and his hypnotic company headline Bryan's 1908 09 season opener. A practical blind fold street drive demonstration at 3 30 pm from city hall plus other free acts, with Prof Stewart and troupe touring from Houston to Dallas. Tickets on sale at Cavitt's drug store.
Health good in Reliance as farmers welcome a needed shower. Cotton picking begins. Mrs. Mary Outlaw visits from Edge and Miss Emily Wilson visits from Wellborn. A new baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mathis. Barbecue and fishing at Wixon Lake draw crowds including local families. Readers urged to send in notices for next week.
Mrs Will Adams and her daughter Miss Hazel came back to Ennis after a pleasant visit here. They were joined by Miss Alma Cole who will visit them. Also notes a real estate list with rental properties in Zanetti block and Knoblanch place near Main street.
Thirty-three members of the Bryanite contingent out of fifty-three arrived home yesterday in a special car after attending the Epworth League encampment at Corpus Christi. The party enjoyed services, seaside activities, and gulf breeze while praising the outing’s success.
Wheat threshing finishes in Dimmitt with an average yield around 12 bushels per acre despite a cold dry spring. Rain damaged stacks lowering price to 80 to 94 cents per bushel with early sales totaling over 400 bushels. The writer notes 567 bushels from about 40 acres for decent returns.
Receipts at Lawrence, Brick, Farmer's Union and Row base warehouses reached 516, 289, 98, and 119 bales respectively by closing hour last evening. Overall total noted as 1022 bales across the warehouses listed.
Land values hover around a dollar per acre in one tract with nearby unimproved 320 acres selling at thirteen dollars. The annual Dimmitt barbecue is set for August 22. Emmett Dixon Clarence Dixon and I attended the Canyon City Cowboys and Confederate reunion with civic events noted. W. S. Stover of Dimmitt died August 18 at age 63. funeral attended by family and friends, with Masonic rites.
Advertises 1476 acres in Moses Hughes survey near Edge with reasonable price and terms. Mentions half acre with improvements one block east of the seller’s home. Notes 80 acres adjoining 4 H College land near Providence church. Also lists 190 acres including Double Sulphur springs on the Navasota river known as the George Platter place.
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