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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
4
Sealy Hosts South Texas Truck and Fruit Growers Meeting
Arriving by train on a rainy Tuesday, delegates were welcomed by Sealy citizens. The session covered cucumber and tomato culture, packing standards, crate sizes, and marketing plans, with emphasis on eye appeal, proper canning for surplus, and direct market shipments to cut transport costs.
Texas truck farming to ship cucumbers squash and potatoes
McDurr Simpson notes Texas truck farming has grown beyond experiment as growers plan to plant squash cucumbers and potatoes for ordinary freight shipments without ice. He praises lessons from Sealy meetings and predicts a strong, lasting industry despite floods freezes and droughts.
Cottonwood Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
February entries show Rev. J. M. Bullock’s Baptist church services, visits by C H Brown wife and Miss Polly Hickman to Wheellock, and social calls by Misses Ella and Pearl Kurten. Roy Zimmerman, J C Shaw and families spent weekends at home with others attending a debate at Concord. Mrs Mansel traveled to Bryan midweek and Mrs Thomas visited Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Bullock
The
Baptist Church
C. H. Brown
Polly Hickman
Wheelock
Ella
Pearl Kurten
Palmer and Elliott visit Edge area church events
Mr and Mrs Palmer of Macy visited Edge this week. Mr Palmer went to Bryan Saturday. Mr Ed Elliott and family attended church at Cottonwood last Sunday. The debate Friday night was a decided success with Messrs Palmer and McDonald winning honors. There is widespread sickness in the neighborhood and physicians are very busy. Mrs Laula Lawless and children came up from Kurten Friday Wild Goose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Palmer of
Macy
Edge
Mr. Palmer
Bryan
Ed Elliott
Cottonwood
Messrs
Palmer
McDonald
Laula Lawless
Kurten
Tabor Notes Rainy Start to February Farming
Fresh showers brighten fields as farmers push ahead. Rev J M Bullock preached at Cottonwood. Visitors Rosa and Dolly Elliott and Ed Clarence Elliott Coleman Elliott from Edge joined William Wilson V Freeman of Bryan and Prof Edge and wife of Concord. A fine boy born Feb five at the Covington home. W N Wilson of Bryan visited, Walter Hudspeth passed through on Sunday. Texas Ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Walter Hudspeth
Texas Ranger
Special Meeting of Truck Growers Association
A special meeting of the Truck Growers Association is called for Wednesday February 18 at 2 PM with a full meeting requested. The object is to take stock in a cannery payable in produce. Bryan business men will stock liberally if growers take a liberal share. Also discussion on fertilizer and seed as planting time nears. McDourr Simpson Secretary and Manager Brazos County Truck Growers Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Smith
Brookshire
Expresa
Truck Growers’ Association
Bryan
McDourr Simpson, Sec’y and
M’g’r Brazos Co
Ass’n
For Rent Seven Room House Near Ailes Academy
For Rent seven room house with well cistern stable near Ailes Academy apply to D. W. Batts Svett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailes Academy
D. W. Batts
Svett
World class Washington Birthday Fiesta at Laredo border
Citizens of Laredo and New Laredo prepare a three day Washington’s Birthday celebration on February 21 to 23 with daylight and night bull fights electric torch parades Indian and Mexican pageants naval fireworks military displays and a flower carnival. Ten day Monterey excursion tickets with stopovers at Laredo offered. information from D. J. Price Palestine Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Laredo
New Laredo
Washington
Monterey
D. J. Price
Palestine
Tex
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Texas
Bryan, Texas
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
TRUGK
AY Sealy
South
Sealy
South Texas
Col
A. D. Rust
Rock Island
A. Jordan
B. M. Anderson
Edna
Correspondit
McHenry
Committee On
Kansas City
Emmet’s Prescription Pharmacy
Hunter
McDurr Simpson
Roy Zimmerman
Nellie Hudspeth
Mary Hester
R. KE. Scott
Guy Harris
Concord
J.C. Shaw
M. A. Mansel
Mrs. Thomas
Alexandria
TABOR
Ain
James & Castles
Tyler Haswell
G. N
International
Great Northern
Lewis
Longview
Austin
San Antonio
ST. Louis
Memphis
Objective
D. C
Hanway’s
E. Grieser
R. H. Harrison
McDougsid’ S Drug Store
A. Texas
W. A. Watkins
M. H. Jamer
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