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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
4
An office location noted as in the Taliaferro building across from the Court House with telephone contact listed as 47. The snippet provides a fixed address reference and a phone number for inquiries.
Two months of digging produce today’s bargains for speculators and home seekers. Five lots and a three room house near the depot at 400 dollars, 4 and 3 room houses with two acres at 450, 25 by 50 near White furniture store for warehouse use, plus three houses and full lot in Bonton and more city and farm lands.
Enid Oklahoma January 19 Territorial Game Warden found on a train eleven milk cans billed from Aves to a Chicago firm. Suspecting an illicit long distance shipment he opened one and discovered twelve dozen fine quality milk. he confiscated it.
In Reissville Georgia on January 19 a Darien and Western railroad wreck near Glennville left two African Americans dead and four others seriously injured one of whom may die. The crash was caused by a break beam failing and derailing the car.
The president sent Senate nominations incl. George R. Walker for Attorney Southern District of Indian Territory and Presley M. Rixey for Surgeon in the navy, plus postmasters in Louisiana Mississippi Texas Indiana and other locales including Fort Worth Abilene Memphis and McGregor among others.
Reverend P D D Vaughan of the Forty second Street Methodist Episcopal church joined a Chicago printers strike meeting to urge prioritizing religious duties over union action. He led a prayer as workers bowed heads, then left content that the discussion had paused on the strike issue.
Indignation follows the burning of Mrs. D. B. Scarbrough’s residence in Longview Texas after she heard a shot near her wood-pile. She found blood on Wednesday and spent Thursday night with a neighbor while the house burned, losing $1,200 in property with $500 insurance. no arrest has occurred.
A Mississippi man from Holly Springs reported being doped at a Dallas resort on Thursday night. He woke up to find about 400 dollars missing after four men and three women were arrested. A robber’s party claimed he tried to pull the man away but was halted by a pistol being shown.
Dr. J. A. Coffman of Poetry Kaufman county fell fifteen feet from a Texas Midland railway trestle in Terrell on Thursday night while en route to relatives. He died Friday morning from the injuries.
Jefferson City Missouri January 19 Governor Folk denied a pardon request from his brother Ren E Folk Tennessee state treasurer for William Payne a convict from St Louis serving a second term for robbery Payne previously lived in Tennessee and plea there prompted the request Government information showed the second term led to the denial
The president will appoint J J Dickerson as postmaster in Paris Texas. Cecil A Lyon supports the nomination. Adjutant General Hulen and Colonel Peeler to push Texas frontier protection claims to the War Department. Claims total about 400000 dollars. Congressman Burleson plans a bill in the House.
Melissa seven miles north of McKinney suffers a severe Friday morning fire. J H Coffman general merchandise loses 8000 with 4000 insured. Masonic lodge claims 1500 with 400 insurance. Dr Rutledge and Dr Hunter incur 300 loss uninsured. Fire suspected incendiary as grand jury probes here.
Beaumont January 19 county attorney files complaint against Port Arthur recorder and justice of the peace for failure to suppress gambling. Complaint alleges gambling carried on with knowledge and consent of officials named, and cites Sxaggs and Morris for contempt for violations of an injunction on their premises.
The North Fort Worth waterworks plant is completed and accepted by the city council. The total cost is about 103000 dollars and the facility provides an abundant supply for the city.
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