Notable Local Notices and Arrivals After Train Passage
Railway schedules and town happenings list east bound arrivals, sick lists, and residents visiting Hearne Houston and Waco. Mentions Col A M Rhodes L J Foster returning to college, N L Outlaw and C S Bailey from Grimes county, and Col Wm Cameron’s death on a train en route to Waco. Also notes marriages licenses, a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Lee Mike, and local business moves and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tf. P. Wooten
D. A. Hartman
A. J. Buchanan
John B. Mike
John White
Wixon
N. L. Outlaw
Bailey
Grimes County
Col
Wm. Cameron
Louisiana
Waco
Cameron
Cold snap hits stock as cattle die from black leg in Wellborn
Wellborn reports severe cold harming livestock with cattle dying from black leg. Local residents including Miss Daisy Lee and Miss Pet Wooten visit relatives while Frank Sandle returns from Chaney Junction. Rail line stock agent Capt. G W Crowder visits on business. Two cars of high quality beef cattle shipped to Chicago with M M Burford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Lee
Frank Sandle
Chaney Junction
G. W. Crowder
H. & T C. Railroad
Pet Wooten
Hockley
J. P. Royder
J. KE. Butte
W. T. Jones
Chance Farm
W. C. Boyett
J. H. Suber
Chicago
M. M. Burford
Depot work to start soon at the Central project
The Eagle reports from a reliable source that the new depot project remains active under Central authorities. In the coming weeks, construction will begin, with details discussed by officials and local entities. Also noted are various notices including life insurance inquiries, rental wanted ads, and a humorous excerpt from a New York Journal item about butter on a British ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R G. Tabor
The
New York Life
Sam
New York Journal
Misanthrope and Acquaintance Trade Cold Comfort
A Washington Star quote features a chronic misanthrope lamenting lack of friends. The cold blooded acquaintance replies that the earth is cooling and the world may seem narrower with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Fragmented legal quip and odd facts from Philadelphia North American
A courtroom exchange features an attorney pressuring a witness on age with a flippant response. The scene shifts to a dental instruments count cited as 800 to 400, and a curious note on how the Chinese preserve eggs by mud coating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Treaty ratified amid praise and upcoming Cortes submission
Secretary Joy voiced gratification at the treaty's ratification and noted it has taken valuable time. He said it would be sent to the Spanish Cortes this session with expected smooth passage. In the House, suspension day saw several important bills approved, including the census bill by 147 to 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
House Committee
Americans Take Waterworks at Singalon Manila War Report
General Hales brigade advanced and captured Singalon waterworks after a sharp engagement with Nebraskans losing one dead and three wounded. Filipinos retreated, carrying valves and heads of the pumping machinery. Paranaque fell to General Vershine's brigade with two field guns. Marines landed, steamcar line to Malabon, and troops supported by Kansas artillery. Signal lines broken by fighting, Nebraska crew recovered pumping parts to resume water supply. The Celtic and Justin prepare to sail to the Philippines. A Philippine junta member, Juan Luna, fled toward New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hale
Vershine
Paranaque
Malabon
Utah Battery
Kansas
Caloocan
Signal Corps
Nebraskians
William Cameron Dead Lumber King of Waco Texas
William Cameron, born in Scotland and a former railroad worker, died at noon yesterday in Morgan City Louisiana of apoplexy. He built a vast business empire including saw mills and roller mills across Texas Louisiana and Arkansas with an estate valued around 8 million dollars. Cameron's family mourns in Waco where he resided with Mrs. Cameron and their children. The remains were sent to Franklin Louisiana for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
William Cameron
Cameron
Morgan City
Franklin
Irion
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Railroad Scheme Aims to Consolidate Major Lines
Niagara Falls reports a proposed merger of Central and West Shore railroads with a New York clearing house to share earnings among NY Central West Shore Lake Shore Rome Watertown Ogdensburg Michigan Central and Nickel Plate. The plan seeks audit driven settlements replacing multiple junction verifications and may save about 100000 yearly with John Carstensson tipped to head the clearing house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Central
West Shore
New York City
New York Central
Lake Shore
Rome Watertown
Ogdensburg
Michigan Central
John Carstensson
Colored Teachers Institute program and Mardi Gras travel
The 1899 Colored Teachers Institute will convene February 17 and 18 with sessions on grammar, arithmetic, geography, physiology, Texas history, algebra, geometry and U S history led by named instructors. Also advertised are wallpaper samples from Lon Johnson and legal blanks from The Eagle. Mardi Gras in New Orleans draws visitors with I G N R R trains offering one fare round trip. D J Prox in Palestine Texas provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Teachers Institute
New Orleans
Crescent City
D. J. Prox
Palestine
Texas
Gray Mare Unclaimed in Brazos County Texas 1899
Taken up by Luther Sherred and strayed before E F Gregory J P Precinct No 6 Brazos county Texas one gray mare about 14 hands high about 10 years old branded on left shoulder and appraised by J E Payne and H G Davidson at six dollars given under my hand this 18th day of January 1899 G W McMicnarn C C C B C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Sanger
Bryan
Ben Ettleson
Hearne
San Antonio
Parks
Taylor
Hearne Yester
Stevener
Kurten Rday
Col. A. M. Rhodes
Houston
Judge A
Prietts
Houston Esterday
Jim Weickerzheimer
CoriBicana
Lucien Ettle
Brazos
Louise
Agnes Ettle
Mrs
Col. L. J. Foster
Austin
C. SC. Bailey
Yeathrdly
Gilmes County
Mrs. Lee Mike
John M. Caldwell
W. P. Connelly
Hubbard City
Houston Cole
Cole Bros
Lén Johnson
Nolan Sheppard
Cornelia Stevens
Francisco Cremona
Rosaria Colomia
J. M. Leicester
Mary Domenik
Joe B. Reed
N. Jametta
Twee
Academy of Music
Wellborn News
W. R. Farquhar
Aransas Pass
Rob Roy
Exchange Hotel
S R Harter
Galveston
A P Wilson
Byron Miller
D Sanders
St. Louis
W Norris
M Dreyfus
A A Reilly
New York
S Carter
City
A Garfinkler
E C Gerrande
H J MacNair
Navasota
Gordon B Woodson
Lynchburg
C W Carr
OC Gatlin
LS Guthman
Will Cruce
Joseph Freibis
Cincinnati
F J Semple
Abe Edel
Alf Dieckmann
Louisville
P. O
India
Vasila
San Francisco
Celtic
Justin
Mare Island
Philippines
Centennial
Connemaugh
Cleveland
Washington
Juan Luna
Lopez
Losade
Clearing House
Telephone Exchange
Elbgir
J. F. Parks
J. F.parks
Charles Carr
Colored Teachers’ Institute
W. Robinson
D. G. Edmerson
Europe
H. H. Hall
Willy Williams
T. D. Vaughns
W. M. Rucker
W. R. Ford
B. G. Humber
C. H. Marro
C. C. Car
S. H. Harley
U.S
Edmond Thomas
Lon Johnson
Bryanti
Eagle
Eagle Office
Ana
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