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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
3
A Bryan Texas publication outlines subscription rates and advertising costs while reflecting on Christmas generosity and social issues. It notes local remarks about literature, politics, and charity, with references to Galveston fame and the Houston Post taunt.
J. W. Batts real estate agent advertises in the Taliafero Building opposite the courthouse. He claims to hold Brazos County abstract books and lists properties including one and a half lots with a six room house two blocks from Main Street, corner lot with brick cistern, for 1050 dollars. Also two lots and a new five room cottage with bath in southeast town for 2000 dollars with purchaser friendly terms.
The advertisement claims forty six American sewing machine makers exist, but the Singer company outsells all the rest combined each year. It urges readers to call 105 for T A Satterwhite, a sales man and collector.
Andrew Carnegie subscribes 150000 as a starter for moral reform in Pittsburg, a sum described as merely a drop in the bucket. The text criticizes enforcing Sunday law and notes the broader debate on standards of morality and law enforcement in Texas and the nation.
A. J. Thompson of Patterson Washington starts a novel enterprise at Spokane’s Wild Goose Ranch by hatching geese from wild goose eggs. The initial brood hatched under a domestic hen but fled to join wild kin, complicating the plan. Thompson hopes future hatchings will be domesticated and kept.
Austin December 26. Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Love audits surety companies operating in Texas to detect antitrust law violations. He sent letters requiring sworn annual statements on any direct or indirect agreements to fix rates for writing surety bonds in Texas and whether such contracts were in force in the past year.
Mineral Wells Texas December 26 Judge W F Carter of Weatherford died here age eighty seven He was a Union sympathizer in the Civil War and fed many needy Weatherford residents during that period His political troubles then brought danger but prompt friends saved him from death
A brick block in Ravia Oklahoma suffered extensive damage on December 26 with about 50 thousand dollars in losses. Merrell-Houston Lumber plant storage 11 000 bushels of corn and 16 000 dollars worth of lumber were destroyed. Pittman Drug company and L H Comstock dry goods and groceries also suffered major losses.
Advance notice praises Adelaide Thurston for a complete triumph since opening her new play The Woman's Hour. Critics and audiences applaud her at the Grand opera house with a Thursday night performance scheduled for December 31.
Reduced prices on all furniture pots and matting run through January 1 at James Nunn store. James Nunn promotes the sale with discounts across household items and decor.
After a largely attended service the Baptist congregation elected church officers and auxiliaries for the year. Appointments include A. W. Buchanan as church clerk, W. A. Withers as treasurer, W. C. Davis Eugene H. Edge Sam Hunter and H. A. Burger as ushers, and Mrs. H. O. Boatwright as organist and choir director. Sunday school officers include Hardy Newton as superintendent and R. S. Webb Jr. as secretary. The B Y P U officers were confirmed: J. M. Thomas president C. F. Litton first VP Eugene Parks second VP Bessie Buchanan third VP Zilla McCullough secretary George Goodman treasurer T. R. Butte Jr. organist.
The Bryan Ladies Choral Club, four years old, has seen leadership by Mrs. Francis Marion Law and others. Under director Lillebridge the group earned praise at the Federation of English singing societies in Fort Worth and secured artists like Slaughter of Dallas and Claude Cunningham. Plans include a January recital and a spring concert with Edward Baxter Perry, aiming to lift Bryan’s musical standing.
Heavy rain with gusty winds disrupted the Fort Worth to Bryan route Monday morning starting about 4 AM. The downpour was described as the heaviest in the area for a long time, with railway telegraph wires working poorly all day as the storm persisted. Noon observations showed rain still falling in the storm district.
Reduced prices attract buyers for a local art and rug show. James and Nunn advertise notable discounts and stylized pieces, inviting customers to visit the shop for limited time offers.
Grand Master and a former grand master of Masons condemn intemperance and profanity as violations of fundamental lodge law. They urge expulsion for persistent offenders, arguing tradition supports restraint while modern conscience grows.
An investigation reveals a 2 year old boy died after a five year old sibling heated a red hot iron poker and burned a vital area while the baby slept near the hearth on a Burleson county farm near Bryan.
W B Hudson and W W Wilson announce they will practice in county state and federal courts with special focus on business in Brazos and Robison counties serving Bryan Texas with office in Bryan and Franklin strokes noted to indicate locations
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