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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
2
Editorial notes at Bryan Texas in 1907 urge public funds for an abundant water supply and sewerage system. The paper samples humor from the Thaw case and mocks travel fare, proposing stricter anti pass laws and cheaper railroad rides as reforms.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports success with camphor trees as a new farm project in Wharton Texas. Dr Watkins leads the effort and has traveled East Texas to contract farmers to plant camphor trees in cooperation with the government.
Several members of the A. and M. faculty attend the Jacksonville meeting of the Horticultural Society and the Truck Growers Association. Prof Kyle presides as State Horticultural Society secretary. Prof E C Green presents on The Irish Potato How to Grow and Market while State Entomologist A F Conradi discusses Import ance of Orchard and Nursery Inspection. A great meeting is anticipated.
A 60 year old farmer's creed from Henry Ward Beecher extols small farms deep plowing, good fences and stock, and a spirit of enterprise. It praises thorough cultivation and a clean kitchen, condemns idleness and drinking, and ends noting the creed grows in relevance each day.
A report from Omaha notes gasoline motor trains are replacing passenger services on five Union Pacific branches. Manitoba lines will see new McKeen motors with Beatrice to Lincoln and St Paul to Loup City among the routes. The Denver to Cheyenne run will be 160 miles with two daily round trips, totaling about 400 miles. Milk trains already use motor trains in eastern Nebraska.
All members of the Baraca class of the Baptist Sunday school are called to meet at 7 30 this evening in the office of T R Batte. W A Watkins and W H Bell serve as secretary and president.
In Austin on Feb 13 the Bailey investigating committees pressed for a definite date for Pierce to testify in St Louis on Feb 15. Johnson reported Pierce cannot attend due to urgent New York railroad matters, while efforts to fix a date continued amid exchanges with J. D. Johnson and subcommittee members. Adjournment occurred with Senator Bailey absent.
A young man from another city donned a non commissioned officer uniform at the Fort Worth recruiting station on Main street and paraded to delight onlookers. He woke up at the police station with a headache and was fined $1 plus costs for intoxication.
The United States assay office in El Paso was abolished by the treasury department on Tuesday. All duties on imported ores will now be collected by shipping ores to Kansas City for analysis.
Paris Texas February 13 A. W. Mubhard residence burned Wednesday morning. The elegant home was destroyed with fire destroying the entire structure and contents. Insurance was about 1000. Nothing was saved.
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