College Notes and Notable Alumni Losses in Brazos County
College notes recount marriages and careers of alumni, including Tom Bittle with the engineering corps of Southern Pacific in Algiers Louisiana and W H Cavitt joining Atlantic Rice Mill Company. It notes the death of Cuero native C W Luhrsen killed at Camden Arkansas and honors Colonel Mitchell, a key advocate for Brazos County college location, describing his role and passing with sympathy.
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Tom Bittle
Southern Pacific Railway
Algiers
C. W. Luhrsen
Cuero
A. and M. College
Camden
Ark
Civil Engineering Corps
the Road
Bryan
Mitchell
Sam Houston
Texas
Brazos County
Spencer Ford
Senator Saylor
Ford
Saylor
Colonel Mitchell
Hutchins
The Boll Weevil Arrives Near Bryan Texas
A Bryan Eagle letter from February 1901 reports boll weevils appearing in Brazos and adjacent counties. It quotes observers who say early planting yields some crop while late planting fails, and describes a method of burning squares and repeated field inspections to combat the pest.
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Bryan
Texas
Brazos
Brazos County
Bee County
List of Undelivered Letters at Bryan Post Office
Week ending February 11 lists names including Mrs Georgia L Bowers and Mrs Ida Brown with others such as Winnie Childs Frank Hood Tommie Frisbie Julius Fair and Ella Smith. A one cent charge is required for each advertised mail and callers should say advertised when claiming letters from Tyler Haswell postmaster.
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Ziuu Luma
Bryan
Tyler Haswell
P. M
Repertoire Company Returns With Ewing and Taylor
The Record Breakers of Repertoire Business showcase the Ewing Taylor troupe in the midwest and south with royalty plays and enhanced scenery. Albert Taylor and Gertrude Ewing lead a large troupe offering affordable 10 20 and 30 cent tickets with one free lady per paid 30 cent seat if reserved before six. Premium Baking Powder ad promises best results and money back if unsatisfied. Potts Baking Powder Co. product sold by John M. Lawrence & Co. and Cole Bros. 57tf
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Ewing-Taylor
Albert Taylor
Gertrude Ewing
Middle West
South
Angel Food
Potts Baking Powder Co
John M. Lawrence & Co
Cole Bros
Main Street
Tno. Lawrence
City
Lem Hall
Allen Academy
College Street
Jeff Franklin
Welborn
Calvert
Bryan
Kurten
Wixon Creek
Bryan Road
Grimes County
Morgan
Goren
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College Notes
A W. Bittle
Washington, la
Lelie Lastrapes
W. H. Cavitt
The
Atlantic Rice Mille Company
Edna Foster
College
Winifred Sansom
Alvarado
Alma Foster
Ethel Cavitt
Marie Adams
Francis
Dr. Francis
E. A. White
A. M. Ferguson
Massachusetts Agricultural College
State Experiment Station
Amherst
Mass
White & Frosts, Florists
Landscape Gardners
Arlington
Baron de Hirsch Agricultural and Industrial School
Woodbine
N. J
Col
Harvey Mitchell
Boll Weevil
Vnr
Hum
Stamp Books
Frisco
Mississippi
Missouri
America
Lead and Zinc
St. Louis
Ozarks
Ozark
Dallas
Commerce St
San Antonio
Marlin
State Senate
Modern Order of Praetorians
FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Texas Live Stock Association
Texas Cattle Raisers Association
Laredo
New Orleans
Palestine
Monroe Edge Land & Rental Agent
B. E. Hawes
Bryan Marble Works
Texas Supply Co
Wilson-Jenkins Drug CO
J. Allen
Franklin Brothers
Bryan, Texas
New Market
Milding
Courthouse
Nerthor
Bryan Grocery Company
Dan J. Ford, Paop
W. H. Lawrence
Haswell
D. D. Dawson
J. W. Batts
Col[Vére Road
Allep Academy
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