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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
3
Railroad timetables list north and south bound services. Local notices include visits, guests, rentals, births, sales, and travel, with names such as Hawkins of Waco Dunn of Wheelock and Mrs. Wilkerson visiting Austin. Various residents travel, guests stay with families, and farm goods and feed store specials are noted.
J L Hensarling returns from Madisonville with aunt Mrs Thomas Hensarling visiting relatives. Peter H ydpanera of First National Bank heads to Galveston for a district bankers convention. Mr Boatwright serves as district vice president. Mr and Mrs Sim Spell and Mrs J R McCall arrive from Ada Oklahoma. McCall to reside here as Spell moves to Taylor for work. Merchants Carnival postponed due to cold wave, new dates tonight and Wednesday, tickets at Cavitt's Drug Store. A.F.M. Law at Ark Bank & Trust Co. praised for energetic management. Weather report notes record cold since 1895 freeze. heavy rain previous night. hail storms none. snow in parts, but melted quickly. cold norther on Sunday sharpened, blizzard severity likened to 1899. Freeze beneficial for farming by killing pests and softening ground. statewide blizzard severe in far north and northwest.
Two Texas linked Indians Geronimo and Quanah Parker are slated to be major attractions at the National Feeders and Breeders Show in Fort Worth March 18 to 20. Geronimo, once hunted across the Southwest, is now on parole and kept at Lawton Oklahoma. Quanah Parker, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, grows cattle in Oklahoma. They will lead forty braves in daily parades and perform nightly in the Coliseum arena, bridging old border days with modern agricultural progress.
The county faces an ongoing outbreak of blind staggers causing heavy livestock losses in Brazos bottom areas. J. E. Astin farm manager Mose Lipscomb at Stone City reported four mule deaths and two horses with the latest death Friday. Similar heavy losses are noted in Robertson county and Calvert as the disease spreads.
Brazos County Commissioners Court invites sealed bids for installing a metal ceiling in the county courthouse. Bid open until noon February 22. Specifications available at the County Judge's office. Court reserves right to reject any or all bids. Bryan Texas February 15 1909.
The ad promotes cold weather sales with pure wool blankets in pink and blue checks. Prices include $6.50 blankets for $4.98 and $10.00 blankets for $6.98, with cheaper options available. Coulter presents an opportunity to secure warm blankets at low prices amid winter ahead.
New Orleans reports fair tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures. The northwest high pressure shifts to the Mississippi valley bringing colder air to the Midwest while the west sees precipitation. Texas unsettled with clouds and fog on the coast. El Paso 46 and Browns ville 70. More of the Bryan Merchants Carnival at the Opera House Tuesday and Wednesday with proceeds benefiting the M E Church.
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