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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
3
The timetable lists northbound and southbound train numbers with departure and arrival times at Hearne, including No 1 No 2 No 3 and No 4, and notes on connections to San Antonio. It shows specific hours such as 12 18 pm and 4 08 pm and 2 07 am, plus 1 48 am for certain runs and mentions No 9 and No 10 arrivals.
Miss Marion Foote visits Cal vert and many residents stop by the Eagle. Various locals inquire about rent, sales, and services including two houses for rent, a saddle pony for sale, millinery at Mrs Proctor, and goods from Carrs Hardware. The Bryan Eagle extols the paper and notes visitors from Madison and Grimes counties, a cast change for Pinafore, school openings, and local commerce updates.
Governor Sayers reports the flood relief fund has received 49803 from all sources and distributed 48065 so far. The list of hotel arrivals includes P Cameron Wheelock EK Ay cock Evaneville M Basist Balti more J W Ross Temple Chas J Becke Dallas Ed L Smith New Orleans 8 G Kinney Boston H Cooke St Louis J E Butler City G W Schmidt Galveston CG Porter John H Bond Nash ville J W Perkins St Louis 8 J Haughton Dallas.
The Bryan team beat Wheelock 12 to 8 yesterday afternoon. W. W. Williamson, a Cotton merchant, visited the town to buy goods while R. R. Royall of College Station advertised fruit trees and ornamental trees. Prof. R. O. Allen arrived from Madisonville.
The cotton receipts of Bryan up to Wednesday morning August 23 are listed by storage sites including Lawrence Warehouse 680 bales Farmers' Cotton Yard 637 Brick Warehouse 240 Holloman's Yard 18 Wildesh 1066 Conlee's Yard 73 and others with assorted notations.
In Little Rock Pulaski county jail holds over 40 African Americans after a city wide crackdown on suspects for attacks on five white women. Ed Wright identified by Mrs. Kennedy as her assailant, held without bail awaiting grand jury. Mass meeting opposes lynching while urging legal punishment of the guilty. Arm sales surge as dealers report unprecedented Negro purchases. Other items note James McDonough’s bond on embezzlement charges in Illinois and broom corn labor shortage in Arcola Illinois.
From Cottonwood reports dry weather for cotton picking and corn gathering. Illnesses include Miss Lela Gallatin Mrs T E Shaw and Miss Minnie Polf with Mr and Mrs Vester Shanes visiting from Edge. Ice cream served after Mr T E Shaw’s Saturday night. Sunday school small due to heat. Song Feast planned with singing at Cottonwood. Mrs Callie Frances was quite sick. Farmers fear limited cotton crop. Marajah closes.
Secretary Joseph Chamberlain has received the Transvaal reply and is considering it. Cabinet members are nearby but details remain undisclosed as the government decides its next course. In Santo Domingo, forces in San Jose de las Matas and Santiago reportedly align with revolutionaries amid arrivals of the Prosperine cruiser in the fleet.
Douglas North, 40, a Quincy Street Electric railway conductor, died instantly when he reversed the trolley at the State Soldiers Home terminal and the car lurched, running him over.
Reports from Cross Grimes County describe syrup making and cotton picking as current work. Tilman Fitzgerald and wife visit eastern Texas. A protracted Shiloh meeting continues this week. Grandmother Martin died August 10 at Elmer Martin’s Cobb prairie home aged 84. burial at Concord church. Luther Fitzgerald injured by a horse fall but near home. Local sick list includes several residents. Births bring joy to G J McClung family on August 12. Cotton yields are poor this year.
Ardmore Aug. 23. Colbert L T reports Colbert to Marshall Ham mer that Lee Gallmore stabbed and killed Jim Person at the Growse place three miles from Yarnaby. Gallmore is in custody of Deputy J B Davis and says he acted in self defense.
At Deer Creek near Bloomington Illinois on August 28 fifteen threshers on David Walker’s farm were poisoned by eating chicken salad. Eight are in critical condition and several are expected to die according to doctors who call it ptomaine poisoning.
Richmond Indiana reports Mrs. Ida Beeson 38 wife of Lycurgus Beeson Milton dies after taking morphine in personal crisis. St. Joseph Missouri notes James M. Chittim Albany stockman dies gored by bull near his home. Jacksonville Illinois says Mrs. Clarence Ong dies from Aug 8 saloon shooting. Robert Keating jailed for murder awaiting trial.
Carthage Mo Aug 23 August Tillock a well known farmer near Sarcoxie died by suicide with a self inflicted gunshot to the head authorities suspect financial difficulties led to the act.
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