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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of archival notes from Bryan Texas recounts quirky anecdotes and quotes. It mentions cork trees and cotton in climate discourse, a toad discovery in a Montana mine, a Kansas state address on hogs, and a tale of Tennessee political misvotes between Sevier and Tipton.
Dennis Watson reported a horse and buggy stolen from the Will Higes hitching rack near a city store about five weeks ago. The horse and buggy were found in the possession of a man identified as a negro near Independence who bought them from another man. Deputy Sheriff J. D. Conlee arrested Jerry Shorter near the Parker Brothers store in the Brazos bottom, and he is jailed here in connection with the case.
Lost mule described as a sorrel mare mule about 14 hands high. It escaped from a lot roughly seven miles north of Bryan. A five dollar reward offered for delivery to J M Saladiner in Bryan Texas. Also a notice seeking a good Blacksmith and a woodman colored, apply to J W Rosprim at Myers Texas. Bo ane ed.
Mr Jeff Cole phoned the Eagle from J B Danny s home yesterday about a bad mudhole on the Bryan and Wheelock road near the Wymola place that is nearly impassable. Dunn notes gates blocked access around the hole and says ladies cannot pass. authorities should fix promptly. The Free Philathea Class of L A Baptist church hosted a gathering with about thirty present including Baraca and Philathea members and Sunday school officers. A Leap Year skate party at the Rink drew 25 to 30 couples with young women arranging the event. Rev John Swanwich returned from Edge reporting three holiday marriages in the area Collie Elliott and Pearl Drew Ora Hayes Frank Glaze and Emily Skains. The City School Board met and approved gravel walk work at West Side School and East Side School. the East Side tin roof was renewed and schools reopen Monday.
New York January 3 A conference of lawyers for Harry K Thaw decided the defense will claim insanity at the Stanford White murder though Thaw is now sane The defense will present new testimony including about a score of eyewitnesses who say Thaw was crazed on the night of the killing District Attorney Jerome will again be chief prosecutor and the trial is set to begin Monday morning before Justice Dowling
Mrs W 8 Wilson Jr buys George Nabalek grocery stock. Store closed today to take stock and will reopen Monday. Trade details not yet released. Also notes church announcements for Presbyterian services and Free Baptist schedule. Death reported of Mrs Dunmain of Plainview Madison county on January 1 by Rev Swanwick.
In Waterloo Iowa on January 3 a unique marriage occurred when a husband and wife attended the wedding of their son Arthur Goettel aged nineteen and daughter Nettie Delaney aged sixteen. Arthur is the son of S Goettel by a previous marriage and Nettie is the adopted daughter of Mrs Goettel. The elder Goettels wed eight years ago and the couple’s children married after years of companionship. The license required consent from both parents for the underage pair, a record-setting condition in the area.
Miss Katherine Noble, celebrated as the Mohegan disaster heroine, will marry Ernesto Trevi Simon detti of Mexico. She rode a lifebelt for five hours after Mohegan sank in the English Channel on October 15, 1898, refusing rescue to avoid overcrowding and preserve others' chances. she was one of eleven saved from ninety seven aboard.
A dozen people in Dyne Ohio were poisoned after eating cheese. Five are reported dying including Clarence Bell family and Crider family members and Thomas F Longs kin. Separate filing shows involuntary bankruptcy petition against Long Leaf Pine Lumber Company of Houston with creditors claims near 57 960 dollars. Maximillian Harden editor of Die Zukunft sentenced to four months for libel involving Count Kuno von Moltke.
The Sayle home in Sherman Texas burned to ashes on January 3. The invalid mother of Mrs. Sayle was removed from the residence in time to safety.
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