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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1898
Page
3
Numerous brief visits and returns from Houston, Marlin, Bethel, Tyler, Jacksonville, Dallas, Navasota, Smithville, Galveston, Iredell, Bosque county. People travel, visit relatives, and attend revivals. new wagons, buggies, and a beer saloon are noted alongside a five room rental and public weighing services.
W T James advertises reliable livery for events with prompt train calls and personal care. Ed R Emmet announces oak finished fixtures for a new drug store. G Parsons offers fountain drinks and confections. George Donaho joins Ira O Wyse Dry Goods. Residents from Grimes and Madison counties visit Brazos area. Bryan merchants stock large goods and promise strong regional trade incentives.
A roster of arriving guests includes J C Griffith Bedias M D Herring Chas L Sanger W F McMaster A W Kinnard Longview 8 A Sessions D B McDonald PD Preston St Louis Geo 8 Spaulding New York J M Pitts Iredell D R Snodgrass S R Harter Galveston W H Patterson Frank Wheat W Herma Dallas W J Price Calvert J Mayer HP Hughes Ft Worth C W Carr Chase Golding Houston Henry Cook New Orleans Will Edwards Texas J E Pratt R L Lindsay Chicago
The Bryan post office lists remaining letters for the week ending August 23. Ladies include Aldridge Rosa L Green Sarah Johnson Mieke More Alice M Newcomb Mamie Shelton Priscilla Stewart Tucker, Rosa Williams. Gents include Ivason Brock Chimleskie Sym Cox Jessie L Johnston NC Lewis Paul Pipkin Nealy Shannon Scott, DC Washington. A charge of one cent is made per advertised piece. Call for these letters and say advertised with the date.
Simmons Hardware sues St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad in U S circuit court over alleged exorbitant freight charges on goods shipped to Bonham and Hillsboro Texas. Damages claimed at 5000 dollars in each suit. Suit stems from rate differences on mixed goods and is described as a test case.
The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias opened its biennial session in the Indiana state capitol hall. Caleb S. Denny, ex mayor of Indianapolis, chaired the opening, with welcomes from Mayor Taggart and Governor James A. Mount. Grand Chancellor Union B. Hunt delivered the Indiana welcome. Supreme Chancellor Colgrove spoke in reply as the assembly began business after audience clearance.
News notes from August detail 1200+ sick at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point with 225 typhoid cases and transfers planned to New Haven New York and Boston. Other items include ships coaling for Manila movements Missouri Republican convention in session Ardmore vote on Atoka agreement and a string of violent incidents and travel news.
The fog displacer emits a high velocity air stream through a horizontal eight by eight inch tube with a movable outlet. A blower below pushes air up the tube creating a cone of clear atmosphere at the mouth, aiding pilots to locate buoys and avoid other vessels in fog. The inventor targets use at slow vessel speeds up to 1000 feet, though practicality is limited by motion.
A Missouri paper misprinted a line after a typographical error claiming Sedalia's mayor “has decided to begin a war against immortality” due to a single letter. The report also notes a German military swimming school where troops learn to swim while carrying gear.
Rev A M Stewart traveled through Harvey to Martin's Prairie for a revival with reported fine success. Prof J M Ferguson returns to Rogers Prairie to begin September term. Rock Prairie literary draws many local youths for a pleasant evening. The Graham family reports a river fishing trip with good times. F T Gole has improved after illness. N A Cotham visits Martin's Prairie while others go to Sulphur Springs. Lakey and Mrs Hamilton are on the sick list. Two upstairs rooms for rent offered by Ira Gooch.
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