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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
2
The Eagle announces Frank Clarke as a candidate for re election to the office of City Secretary at the upcoming election, subject to the Democratic party of Bryan.
Bryan launches a fifty ton capacity oil mill with seed stock on hand and a tested, profitable plant expected to run through the season. The new facility should provide labor, boost the cotton and seed market, and offer cheaper hulls and meal to consumers.
The Bryan Cotton Oil Company to be sold at 3.50 per ton. The plant will operate under manager Bb D. Cash with C M Merchant as cashier and C H Gardner as superintendent. Company capital is 100000 with stockholders including P S Grogan and B D Cash among others across Hearne Bryan Paris Mumford and Hearne based figures.
Notice to taxpayers states that from February 1 no poll tax payments for the current year can be made and a 10 percent delinquent fee will be added to all unpaid property taxes after that date. The delinquent tax list will be prepared for publication. Frank Clarke City Secretary.
In Birmingham on January 14 a mother, Mrs. Baker, and her two children were waiting at the Fir avenue crossing for the East Lake electric train to clear when the trailer shifted a switch and crushed Mrs. Baker to death. Her baby in her arms survived injuries. The husband and other child witnessed the accident.
A fogbound collision between a Monon outbound train and the rear sleeper of a Wabash train injured ten people, several severely. The Wabash engine derailed into a ditch and the sleeper caught fire, destroying it. a Chicago man named Ochlinger was among the seriously hurt.
Pittsburg January 14. Chicago express No. 6 eastbound on the Baltimore and Ohio P and W branch collided at Allison Park with a heavy shifting engine. Engineer O. W. Myers of Chicago Junction was killed and Fireman H. C. Lewis of Chicago Junction fatally injured. Several passengers suffered minor cuts from broken glass.
In Sherman on January 14, the ten year old son of Oscar Cherry was mauled by dogs after helping to chase a treed rabbit. The attack lacerated his arm to the bone and tore off pieces of flesh before his father and uncle rescued him.
Waco Texas January 14 Professor J E Greer principal of a ward school and Lancaster Military Institute proprietor died from injuries after a runaway His daughter Miss Lillian also injured Four Fatalities Clinton Indiana January 14 miners Josephs Edward Wolf John Herman and Peter Leavish killed in Mine No 7 gas explosion Actress Rosa Prudhomme of the Babes in Toy Land company dies in Comfort Texas January 14
NO MORE LEAKY ROOFS. J. B. Stocker's Metal Elastic fire and water proof cement paint will be used to paint and repair roofs for one week. Call 162 for service. Also a lingerie sale by Mrs. Mary Lawrence featuring undergarments from Ed Kiam's Big White Sale with samples of dainty lace and embroidery trimmed garments from 25 cents up.
Knights of Pythias announce a regular meeting this evening to install officers led by R. G. Tabor as C C.
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