Brazos County Finances Praised by Commissioners
At a Brazos County Commissioners Court session, Eagle reporter recaps seven years of fiscal management. Edge and Judge Board are praised for handling a prior 16 000 to 17 000 float, $15 000 flood bonds paid, and a 2 500 toll bridge expense, with most debts settled and finances steady.
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Brazos County
Commissioners’ Court
Edge
Eagle
P. H. Arrington
Brazos River
Butte’s Ferry
R. J. Deens
J.S. Mooring
Darby Cahill
Castro County Booming as Crops and Land Prices Rise
In Castro, Lamb and Bailey counties, crops like maize wheat oats and watermelons thrive amid warm weather and scarce rain. Cattle buyers report oats at 50 bushels per acre. land trades show parcels up to five sections selling for high values. Tax rolls for 1905 total 1,327,567 with growth over last year. State Health Officer Tabor quarantines Mississippi and Memphis.
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Bryan Eagle
Castro County
Hereford
East Texas
Deaf Smith
Palmer
Swisher
Lamb
Jones and Bailey
Llano Estacado Baptist Association
Dimmitt Church
Presbyterian
Missionary Baptist Meeting
Castro
Lamb and
Bailey
W.S.D
Czar Secures Sakhalin Divisions and Warship Return
Murder plot ends in arson near Kerrystown as Phillip Ross and his wife are found cremated in their saloon building. Investigators say locals cashed checks and stored money there. Crime ties to a large money motive and a fire-destroyed crime scene near Kerrystown along the Northern Pacific line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Phillip
Kerrystown
Northern Pacific
Kanasket
Ross
Yellow fever fears rise as Memphis reports test cases
New Orleans readers hear that charges may be filed against Surgeon General White for reporting city infection after Mrs. Guercio's yellow fever case. Memphis mortuary data show deaths from malaria and other causes, while quarantine tensions ripple through Mississippi and neighboring states.
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New Orleans
Memphis
White
Wyman
Guercio
Mississippi
Rouge
Kenner
Gulfport
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Natchez
Lake Prey
Monroe
Arkansas
Iron Mountain
Arkansas Line
Louisiana
Jackson
Mississippi City
Boyce
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Temple Sinai
Bogge
Texas Baton
Texas Home Canners Boost Market Demand for Fruit
The piece notes growing popularity of home canning among Texas orchardists with little danger of market saturation for years. It contrasts Texas prices with Baltimore, highlighting savings on freight and parity in value for canned fruits.
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Texas
Baltimore
Meeting Postponed at Providence Church
Due to sickness in the community and harvest work the meeting at Providence Church is postponed to a later date and will start at 8 P.M. on Wednesday September 13. Reverends C. P. Lumpkin and G. W. Goodman are expected to assist and all are invited. Pastor J. W. Stephen.
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Providence Cbhurch
C. P. Lumpkin
G. W. Goodman
Thirty Five Yellow Fever Cases Found in Bayou Area
Dr Milo Brady returning from Bayou Barataria reports thirty five yellow fever cases traced to New Orleans. Most cases involve Spanish and Portuguese fishermen in Jefferson parish. Also published: Samuel Johnson, Minneapolis lumberman, dies in Berkeley at age around sixty.
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New Orleans
Milo Brady
Bayou Barataria
Jefferson Parish
Berkeley
Cal
Samuel Gs. Johnson
Minneapolis
Bright
New York
Chicago
Canada
Summer Germ Vigilance and Miona Health Claim
An advertisement extols summer germ resistance by using Miona tablets before meals to strengthen digestion and prevent disease. It promises relief from indigestion and bowel trouble and claims health restoration if the product fails, mentioning a guarantee and a seller in Chickasaw Nation. A disjointed news note references Gainesville Texas carbolic acid death, Ame nie Marshall's jail, and a line about all Negroes.
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E. J. Jenkins
National
Johnson
Chickasaw Nation
Senate
Gainesville
Tex
Pitts
Amenie Marshall
Wealth and Marriage Question in a Scanty Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a daughter pressuring her father about marriage for money. The text hints at social weight and parental authority, with a cryptic line about the wrong man and wealth affecting proposals.
Multiple Farmland Listings North of Bryan With Various Features
Real estate ad details 111 acres black sandy land 56 miles north of Bryan with fencing and improvements. 153 acres near mail route 10 miles north of Bryan incl 70 acres cultivated and hog pasture plus 4 room residence. Additional parcels include 242 acres 8 miles from Bryan with hog pasture and 9 room residence, 274 acres northeast of Bryan with timber, five room and ten room houses, city lots, and Caldwell pasture tracts. Prices range from 5 to 15 dollars per acre with easy terms.
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Bryan
School House
N. B. Cole
Hall’s
Caldwell
Allen Academy
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BE. J. Fountain & Co
PHON
THE
MoRgnincRacle
Connelly & Carnes
Tabor
Emmel & Maloney
Hunter
Chatham Men's Furnishers
Portsmouth
Czar
Russia
Sakhalin
J. W. Stephen
City National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Edward Hall
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Shanghai
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
Heath & Milligan Paints
Gorzycki
Papa
Puck
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwid
J. W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
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