Local Notes From The Daily Eagle February 23 1899
Weather has moderated and farmers stay busy as sickness declines. A Friday night gathering at Mr and Mrs Chas Go included music and a St Valentine entertainment by Miss Mattie Wiley. Miss Sunshine Cole starts at Bethel after Bryan school. Bethel debating society to renew next Saturday. Reverend Wood away from store duties. church at Bethel and Brightlight singing next Sunday. Sailor offers life and accident insurance and sells flour rice and coffee through Joe B Reed.
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Chas
W.S. McClung
Fanny
Providence
Ross
W. T. Wood
Bethel
Brightlight
Joe B. Reed
El Capitan at Lyceum Impresses Detroit It Draws Loud Applause
The Detroit Free Press reports Sousa’s opera El Capitan presented at the Lyceum to a packed audience and enthusiastic reception. The cast of about fifty garnered high praise for performances and stage setup, with multiple curtain calls and strong chorus. The company plans to appear at the Grand Opera house on March 1.
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Detroit Free Press
Grand Opera House
Kurten News Church Activities and Visits
In Kurten last Sunday Rev J M Bullock of Reliance preached. Laura Carroll Mollie Watson attended services. Mr Floyd hosted singing with large attendance and good music. R Morehead of Harvey spent Saturday night in the community. Toba Tobias moved from Kurten to Payne Prairie. Maggie and Georgia White of Wixon attended church. A singing event is planned for Saturday night February 25 and all choirs are invited to join Church Harvest.
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Laura Carroll
Mollie Watson
Kurten
Toba Tobias
Payne Prairie
Maggie
Georgia White
Wixon
Kipling Poem Print Permission Noted in The White Man's Burden
The poem The White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling is cited with permission from McClure & Co. of New York to print in full, with credit. The piece urges imperial duty and self critique, ending with Kipling and a call to “Wake up the White Man's burden” and prove manhood through years of effort.
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Rudy Kipling
McClure & Co
New York
Rudyard Kipling
Cottonwood notes from the prairie community
From Cottonwood report a spell of cold weather ends as sunshine returns health in the community is good Emma Elliott and children of Edge visited relatives over the weekend Ella Edge and children and Prinzel of Kurten spent a pleasant day with Mr and Mrs Kountz Sunday Dave Lloyd of Reliance visited on the prairie L D McGee of Prospect visited relatives last week No more news for the present Adolph
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Emma Elliott
Edge
Ella Edge
Prinzel
Kurten
Kountz
Dave Lloyd
Reliance
L. D. McGee
Prospect
Adolph
Texas Senate Reports Favorable on Constitutional Convention
The Texas Senate committees report favorably on a constitutional convention and on a poll tax proposal. Other measures pass including life and health insurance value calculations, court stenographers' salaries, cotton theft penalties, and a Paris charter. Several local and state items proceed with amendments and engrossment.
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Senate
Goss
Texas
Davidson
Courts of Civil Appeals
City of
Paris
Terrell
Dibrell
Bryan Markets Report Quiet Cotton Prices and Farm Produce
Small advance noted in cotton seed and chickens with Bryan quotes for cotton at low middling levels. Market also lists prices for eggs beeswax turkeys honey lard butter and staples, plus cattle sheep hogs and miscellaneous farm goods with per unit or per ton rates.
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Bryan
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