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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
2
Notices indicate MagnindhacLe is entered at the Bryan Texas post office as second class matter under the 1907 filing by Carnes and Wallace dated February 13 1907.
Commissioners Court reports show investments of 6000 in sinking funds to pay Brazos County bonds at 102 for a 5 percent issue, saving 3 percent. Sheriff Nall and tax officers filed quarter summaries with modest collections and tax allocations, noting state and county tax totals and transfers to city, school funds, and the jail and convict camp. The 100 dollar property levy is set with 38 cents state tax, 62 cents county tax, and a total of 1.00 for state and county taxes.
A movement formed yesterday to secure a proposed new court of civil appeals for Bryan. The bar held a meeting recently and a business league gathering was planned with bar members, but only a few attended and no meeting occurred as lights were out.
The Oklahoma constitutional convention adopted a salary of four dollars for the supreme court justice and three thousand dollars for district judges. An eight hour day for mine workers was accepted. A Cherokee nation lands provision requires dispossession within sixty days for improvements, with sale limited to Cherokee members at appraised prices set by interior officials.
Governor John S. Little travels to the Texas gulf coast for recovery as President John Ike Moore of the Senate assumes governor duties. Legislators seek daily leadership by individual senators while avoiding a new senate president election.
Plans for large scale Jewish colonization in Ardmore are under way with Samuel Walden, of the Galveston Jewish immigration bureau, in talks with local citizens. The project aims to move many from congested districts to Indian lands and is to be encouraged locally.
On February 12 New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras with blue skies and warm Maylike weather. Rex the carnival king arrived by Mississippi River and Proteus and his Mystery Krewe led a parade of twenty floats depicting Arabian Night Tales. A masked ball followed at the French Opera House with society leaders joining the festivities.
Natchez Mississippi February 12 Weather favors the Mardi Gras tenth annus parade by the Natchez Mardi Gras association The volunteer fire department decorated engines in festive forms including old woman in a shoe Easter eggs and candy for orphans The city welcomed visitors from Louisiana and Mississippi with 2500 inspecting the US cruiser Des Moines Governor Vardaman among visitors
Washington on February 12 reports postmasters nominated by the president from Louisiana Opelousas Texas Bay City Celeste Isatca Houston Angleton Alice Minneola San Marcos and other regions. Names include W E Sayer Sr Josephine Hesley J B Strong J R Sequische Robert W Herritt D Barnes and more.
In Perry County circuit court the case against Senator A C Gross was called. Gross, a holdover in the senate, is charged with accepting a bribe at the last legislature session. He did not appear but sent a physician’s certificate claiming illness. The district attorney rejected the excuse, bond forfeiture was entered, and a bench warrant for his arrest was issued.
Pocket of Shreveport man S. S. Hunter was pickpocketed in New Orleans with securities totaling 120000 dollars and some cash. The thief sent the securities to a government inspector who returned them to Hunter. In a second dispatch Bonilla says Nicaragua is amassing an arsenal fund on the Honduras border without declaring war.
Dallas February 12 governor Campbell commuted the sentence of Fred H Manning to life imprisonment for the murder of Arden Riddle a white man the original death sentence to be served as life in prison instead of hanging Friday.
Washington reports Captain George A. Bicknell of the navy has been nominated to become rear admiral. In Winnsboro Texas fourth victim W A Milam died from a recent fight. In New Orleans Mardi Gras led to closings as exchanges and banks shut for the day.
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