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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
3
Northbound trains No. 1 No. 8 No. 6 depart at 10 18 am 1 17 pm 2 17 am. Southbound No. 2 1 51 pm No. 4 4 22 pm No. 6 2 50 am. Nos 8 and 4 are fast trains stopping only at principal stations. G N schedule shows No. 122 northbound 7 00 am No. 104 northbound leaves 9 08 am with connections to main line east west. No 1 southbound arrives 7 00 pm No 121 southbound mixed arrives 4 50 pm.
Mrs. Sam Apner and J. Patterson journeyed to Houston and Waxa hie while J. A. Myers and Hon Otis S Eaton spent time here from nearby towns. Norwood's advertises half price remnants of embroidery and five hundred bolts of madras for shirts and skirts. Franklin Bros. promotes meats and a building boom continues in Bryan. A new five room rental, a murder acquittal in Harris County, and a Central Texas fair set for October are noted. Betsy pattern updates, undertaker stock, and school event details round out the notices.
A mixed listing shows hotel arrivals from multiple cities including Kentucky Illinois and Texas with names such as J M Haman J D Mc Gill and RS Connellee among others. Also noted are local notices of rent for a five room cottage and the March 1 possession date plus a death notice for Mrs A C Rogers in Falkland Alabama and a farm horse advertisement by Marvin Wallace at The Eagle office.
New residents in Bryan continuously arrive and will find Franklin Bros. a reliable source for all kinds of fresh meats and market products. The notice highlights steady demand for quality provisions from newcomers settling in the area.
W.S. D. reports from Dimmitt Texas describing milder winter than expected, travel to Hereford for lumber, and a Missouri visitor. He praises local soil for tomatoes, notes better cultivation potential than Smith county, and details a Hereford cattle herd, a 150 acre farm, and diverse fruit trees and grasses. He mentions marketing challenges due to railroad limits and urges Bryan to help a West Texas wanderer return home.
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