Local notes and social updates from the county page
Parke is on the sick list Taylor went to Hearne. Stevener was here from Kurten. Rhodes went to Houston. Foster returned to college from Austin. Qutlaw and Bailey were in from Grimes county. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs See Mike yesterday morning. W P Connelly’s clock time from Caldwell. Connelly’s father ill in Hubbard City. For sale two pairs of Buff Cochin chickens. John B Mike. Cole Bros. desk resuming after grip. Ingrain wallpaper 16 cents per bolt. Johnson advertised. Marriage licenses listed Nolan Sheppard Cornelia Stevens Francisco Cremona Rosaria Colombo J M Leicester Mary Domenik. Insurance through Joe B Reed. N Jametta left for New Orleans to buy shoes. T P Wooten sold residence and shop to D A Hartman. moved to A J Buchanan’s house. John B Mike’s storeroom for rent. N L Outlaw and Bailey of Grimes county visited. Remains of Col Wm Cameron passed through en route to Waco. Cameron was a noted businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Mike
Houston Cole
Cole Bros
Lén Johnson
Nolan Sheppard
Cornelia Stevens
Francisco Cremona
Rosaria Colomia
J. M. Leicester
Mary Domenik
T. P. Wooten
D. A. Hartman
A. J. Buchanan
John White
Wixon
N. L. Outlaw
Bailey
Grimes County
Col
Wm. Cameron
Louisiana
Waco
Cameron
Cold weather devastates cattle and visits from locals
Very cold weather hits Wellboro area causing heavy stock losses from black leg. Daisy Lee visits friends while telegraph operator Frank Sandle returns from Chaney Junction. Capt. G W Crowder of H T C railroadnown stock agent, trips noted. Several residents visiting kin, cattle shipped to Chicago, Burford and Farquhar referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Lee
Frank Sandle
Chaney Junction
G. W. Crowder
H. & T C. Railroad
Pet Wooten
Hockley
J. P. Royder
Woaek
W. T. Jones
Chance’s Farm
M. M. Freeman
Bethel
W. G
Millissee Williams
Mumford
W. C. Boyett
J. H. Suber
Chicago
M. M. Burford
Exchange Hotel Arrivals and Depot News
The list shows arrivals at the Exchange Hotel from multiple cities including Galveston Houston and New York. The Eagle reports the new depot project is not abandoned and work will begin in the coming weeks under Central authorities. Also notes about life insurance inquiries and rental ads plus assorted anecdotes from Atlantic steamers and British army expenditure.
Lawyer Questions Age In Courtroom Exchange
The exchange shows an attorney prompting a witness for her age, the witness joking about being born before the war, and a terse reply. A dental instruments case is cited with counts between 800 and 400, and a note on how the Chinese preserve eggs by mud coating.
Treaty ratification marks triumph amid congressional session
Continued from Page 2 spot of ties a great triumph. Secre tar Joy expressed gratification that the treaty was ratified and regretted the time spent. He said the treaty will be submitted to the Spanish cortes at the session opening this month with anticipated no obstruction to final exchanges. In the house it was suspension day and several important bills passed. The census bill from the house committee passed 147 to 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretar Joy
House
Nebraskans win waterworks action on Manila front
General Hale's brigade advanced to take Singalon waterworks as Nebraska regiments and Utah battery fought a sharp hill engagement. One Nebraskan dead and three wounded. Dr. Young wounded and killed after capture and mutilation. Patriots retreated with valves from the steam chest. Paranaque taken by Generalshine's brigade with two field guns. Steamcar line to Malabon established. 600 marines with four Maxims landed north of the city. Communications hampered by wire cuts. Nebraskians recover pumping parts to restart water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hale
Singalon
Nebraska Regiment
Utah Battery
Dr. Young
Third Artillery
Genera Ershine
Paranaque
Malabon
Utah
Kansas
Caloocan
Signal Corps
Nebraskians
William Cameron Dead Lumber King of Texas News
William Cameron, known as the lumber king, died of apoplexy at Morgan City Louisiana. He was a Scot by birth who built a fortune as a railroad worker turned retailer, then wholesaler and mill owner with interests across Texas Louisiana and Arkansas. His estate valued about 3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
William Cameron
Cameron Wade
Cameron
Morgan City
Franklin
Irion
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Clearing House Plan Aims to Save Rail Costs
Niagara Falls reports a consolidation plan uniting the Central and West Shore railroads with Lake Shore Rome Water town Ogdensburg Michigan Central and Nickel Plate under a New York City clearing house. The move would proportion earnings and replace multiple verifications with a single audit system, potentially saving about $100000 annually with John Carsten sson cited as a probable head.
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 wallpaper sales
The program lists a two day session starting February 17 1899 for the colored teachers institute with topics in grammar arithmetic geography physiology and history presented by various instructors. Nearby an advertisement touts the Eagle office selling legal blanks and sample wallpaper and room moulding at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Eagle Office
Reed
Tynes
Estray Notice in Brazos County Texas 1899
Estray taken up by Luther Sherred strayed before J P Precinct 6 Brazos Texas one gray mare about 14 hands high ten years old branded on left shoulder appraised by J E Payne and H G Davidson at six dollars given under my hand January 18 1899 G W McMiciagrt C C C B C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Sanger
Bryan
Ben Ettleson
T. C
Teee
Hearne West Bound
Hearne
San Antonio
Parke
Taylor
Hearne Yester
Stevener
Kurten
M. Rhodes
Houston
A. C. Brietz
Jim Weickersheimer
Cor- Bicava
Lucien Ettle
Razos
Louise
Agnes Ettle
New Orleans
Militnery
Mrs. Proctor’s
Col. L. J
Foster
Collge
Austin
N. L. Qutlaw and
C. Bailey
E.yesthrd
Mrs. See Mike
John M. Caldwell
W. P. Connelly
Hubbard City
N. Jametta
ST. Ld
Academy of Music
Lea
G, Gwyanne
Wellborx 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
O C Gatlin
LS Guthman
Will Cruce
Joseph Freibis
Cincinnati
F J Semple
Abe Edel
Alf Dieckmann
Louisville
R G
Tabor
New York Life
P. O
City of
Sam
New York Journal
India
Washington Star
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Celtic
Justin
Mare Island
Philippines
Centennial
Connemaugh
Cleveland
Washington
Juan Luna
Lopez
Losade
Clearing House
Telephone Exchange
J. F. Parks’ Livery and Undertaking Establishment
J. F.parks
Charles Carr
Colored Teachers’ Institute
Colored Teachers Institute
W. Robinson
D. G. Edmerson
Europe
H. H. Hall
Willy Williams
T. D. Vaughlins
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
Coos Ie
Crescent City
D. J. Prior
G. P
T. A. Palestine
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