The Truck Growers Visit Rockdale and Cameron
An Eagleman, commissioned by the Truck Growers association and the Bryan Business league, toured Milam county to learn about truck farming for Brazos county growers. The Bryan league funded the trip to aid diversification, with Rockdale hosting a large track acreage guided by a commission merchant, J. A. Robinson of Fort Worth, who will supervise seed distribution and grower operations. At Cameron a truck grower operates on a larger scale than any other single producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truck Growers’ Association
Bryan Business League
Milam County
Rockdale
Cameron
Brazos County
J. A. Robinson
Fort Worth
Potatoes and crops advised by Bryan truck grower
In Rockdale and Cameron a Bryan truck grower, a longtime merchant, promotes Irish potatoes mainly the Tennessee Red Triumph with a target ready by June first and a 50 cents per bushel base price with profit sharing above. He urges large plantings of tomatoes cabbage beans and cucumbers with irrigation advised for marketability. He plans 800 400 acres in potatoes 100 200 in beans 400 in watermelons and 50 acres of tomatoes. He stresses 75 acres of tomatoes to lure buyers at the depot and notes strong demand for early good tomatoes. He will speak at the Bryan truck growers meeting next Saturday.
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Texas
Rockdale
Robinson
Price
Brazos County
Cameron
Prof
Cantaloupes
Bryan
W. P
Warships for Chile and Argentina Trade in Britain
London Dec 31 Both Chile and Argentina are negotiating for warships in Great Britain. Chile has reportedly secured two torpedo boat destroyers on the Thames built for Brazil and could launch them next month. Argentina owns a large cruiser at Elswick that cannot be delivered until next summer.
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Sels
London
Chili
Argentina
Great Britain
Thames
Brazil
Elswick
Sanderson announces engagement to Comte de Fitz James
In Philadelphia on December 31 Mme Sybil Sanderson disclosed her engagement to Comte Henri de Fitz James. He serves as a cavalry officer in the French territorial army and is the son of Edouard duc de Fitz James, head of the Berwick family’s French branch. The wedding is planned in Paris late in January.
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Philadelphia
Mme
Sybil Sanderson
Comte Henri de Fitz James
Paris
Edouard Duc de Fitz James
Berwick
Cattlemen slain in Huachuca mountains clash
Bisbee Arizona December 31 news reaches here of the killing of George Ashton and Cam Benningfield notable cattlemen by Mexican wood choppers in the Huachuca mountains. The dispute began when Benningfield remonstrated with Mexicans shooting holes in his tent. The Mexicans fled toward the border pursued by the cattlemen's friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Ariz
George Ashton
Cam Benningfield
Huachuca Mountains
Benningfield
Train Wreck In Mississippi Leaves Engineer Buried
Passenger train No 36 on the Southern railway derailed after striking a tree blown onto the track at Itta Bena Mississippi. The engine turned over and engineer McWilliams was buried under the engine. No other casualties reported.
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Columbus
Miss
Southern Railway
Itta Bena
McWilliams
Hotel Arrivals and Local Notices Blend
A mixed notice lists hotel arrivals including J Miller Waco Miss Hedrick Marlin I H Fuller Chicago R C Easley Waco H H Mathews Mum ford Benj Adams Lockhart C W Carr Houston W McDonald St Louis M T Patrick Waxahachie LC Packard St Louis CENTRAL R L Lynch Dallas L M Mallett Addie Mallett Mesa JT Sanford and wife Millican Mack Sanders Mumford JT Robertson Killeen RA Quinn Iola P K Lott Royal Lott Navasota plus a Perfection Oil heater ad and a druggist offer for malaria cures. Texas state treasurer reports December receipts from land sales and leases totaling 203170.40 for university lunatic deaf and dumb and orphan asylums.
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J Miller
Waco
Miss Hedrick
Marlin
I. H Fuller
Chicago
R C Easley
H H Mathews
Mumford
Benj. Adams
Lockhart
C W Carr
Houston
W McDonald
St Louis
M T Patrick
Waxahachie
LC Packard
R L Lynch
Dallas
L M Mallett
Addie Mallett
Mesa
JT Sanford and Wife
Millican
Mack Sanders
JT Robertson
Killeen
RA Quinn
Iola
P K Lott
Royal Lott
Navasota
Austin
University
Colonel Herndon Dies in New Orleans at 72
Colonel Thom as C Herndon manager of the New Orleans clearing house died in New Orleans He was born at Eutaw Alabama and was 72 years old He served in the Confederate army.
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New Orleans
Thomas C. Herndon
Farmer Alvin Elliott Hangs Self in Barn Near Waukomis
Guthrie O T Dec 31 Alvin Elliott 45 a farmer south of Waukomis committed suicide by hanging himself to a beam in the barn. His wife had filed for divorce on Saturday leaving a pending suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Alvin Elliott
Waukomis
Real estate spree in Monroe as 40 acres and more go cheap
Advertiser lists numerous properties in Monroe including 40 acre tract near oil mill with improvements, 25 acres inside city and 15 outside, multiple 4 and 5 room houses with wells and cisterns, sheds, barns, and boarding houses. Also vacant lots, blocks with modern utilities, and 14,000 acres of farm and ranch lands. Several properties priced for quick sale. calls to see weekly papers.
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Bryan
Free Baptist Church
We. Cane
Mds
Jeff ‘Franklin
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N. M. McDougald
Daily Eagle
Donnelly & Carnes
Congress
R. E. Prince
Navarro County
Kansas City
Democratic
the Truck Growers
Bayan
International & Great Northern Railroad
Palestine
G. L. Noble
Evchange Hotel
Turkey
Opera
W. B. Patton
Exchange Hotel
Jno. W. Doremus
Gen
H. B. Stoddard
Spencer Ford
L. L. McInnis
J. B. Bartholomew
W. Wipprecht
J. L. Fountain
J. H. Allen
J.H. Astin
G.L. Noble
A. L. Bowers
G. H. Turner
D. J. Price
W. L. Maury
O’flynn
Jack Harris
Steadman
Trammell
Huffsmith
Howard
Booth
Messrs
Ed Hall
F. Marion Law
Doremus
Wright’s
Rieger
Emmet’s Prescription Pharmacy
Jno. W. Coulter
Ness
Pense
W. J. Coulter
Mh Puuyiing Warships
Wea
Mississippi
Hanway’s
E. Grieser
W. D. Lawrence
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
M. H. James
Ana Pales
Lease
Herndon
Monroe Edge
A. B. Ballard
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