Local Train Schedule and City Notices Highlight Bryan Markets and Events
The page lists train times and connections for No. 100 through No. 103 with mentions of connections to the GN main line. It notes social events, church visits by Bishop Kingsolving, a dance at Mike's Hall Friday night, and a reception at the rectory after St. Andrews services. It promotes Premium Baking Powder and local merchants J. M. Lawrence & Co. and Cole Bros. along with mentions of local residents and a meat market.
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Bryan
Mike's Hall
Bowers
Bishop Kingsolving
Tyler Haswell
St. Andrews’ Church
Lillie Thompson Richter
Pott’s Baking Powder Co
J. M. Lawrence & Co
Cole Bros
Local arrivals and listings in Bryan area
Local residents visit Bryan with notes on real estate for sale including 53 City Lots for sale and tenant house for rent. Persons mentioned include H. K. Dowzer Terrell Cliff A Adams and W A Banks. Warnings of no improvement in Major Tabor’s condition and an A and M college request to buy old horses for dissection are recorded.
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H. K. Dowzer
Terrell
Cliff A. Adams
Jersey
Jeff Cole
James Dunn
Wheelock
George Harrington
Millican
R. E. L. Upebureh
Pankey
H. O
T. B. Gillespie
San Antonio
Bryan
GC. A. Adams
W. A. Banks
Bryan's New Century Plans Prompt Local Growth
Bryan Texas January 22. The Bryan business league reports steady progress with the Calvert Waco and Brazos Valley railroad now linking Bryan to Marlin and courting extension toward Fort Worth and a gulf division junction with the International and Great Northern. The town sees a new depot Houston and Texas Central, a convent, a $20000 ice and cold storage plant, and a $40000 to $50000 girls school hall. A $6000 street improvement bond is issued along with roads and bridges spending. A large round and square bale factory opens, convicts aid public roads, and a toll Nav asota River bridge becomes free. Trade draws from multiple counties as plans for a cotton mill and an industrial girls school at College Station gain momentum. A February farmers and business men convention tackles boll weevil, with state entomologist Fred Mally speaking. Bryan aims to be Texas’ leading town in 1901.
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Bryan
Texas
Calvert, Waco & Brazos Valley Railroad
Marlin
Fort Worth
Gulf Division
International & Great Northern
Houston & Texas Central
The
Free Baptist Church
Sam M. Winter
Hensley
Ark
Ursuline Sisters of
Galveston
Business League
Navasota River
Brazos and Leon
Brazos
Madison
Leon
Grimes
Robertson
Burleson
Industrial School For Girls
College Station
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Fred W. Mally
Galveston News
Hotel Arrivals Seen From Exchange Listings
A listing of hotel arrivals shows travelers and their home cities across multiple exchanges. Names include Dowzer Terrell Hawkins Dallas Shumate Waco Upchurch Pankey Moore Dallas Ceay Louisville Higgins St Louis Gillespie San Antonio Hardin Waco Jones Sol Billitz Murray St Louis Payne Owensboro Ky Baldwin New Orleans Mathis Madisonville Buckhauks Slaughter Edge Gilley Caldwell Walker Chicago Price Kurten Shaw Dallas Lawson Dallas Smith Waco.
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H K Dowzer
Terrell
D M Hawkins
Dallas
Shumate
Waco
Rel Upchurch
Pankey
C R Moore
J P Ceay
Louisville
W G Higgins
St Louis
J G Jeffries
TB Gillespie
San Antonio
Ed H Hardin
F A Jones
Sol Billitz
EO Murray
T H Payne
Owensboro
Dr Fountain to Leave Bryan and Remain in Practice
The report that I will leave Bryan is false and without foundation. After adjournment I will resume my profession. In the interim my brother W C Fountain will oversee the office. J L Fountain March 29.
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Bryan
W. C. Fountain
J. L. Fountain
Obituary: John C. Darwin Dies at 27 in Brazos County
John C. Darwin died after a lingering illness on Wednesday January 23 at 12 15 p m at his father T H Darwins residence in Brazos County. He was born December 29 1873 at Bowmans Creek and lived his life in the county with Bryan as a longtime home. He married Fannie Wilson on June 26 1895 and leaves a father mother two brothers a sister his wife and two children aged four and a half and one year. The Eagle extends sympathy as the funeral is set for the City cemetery today at 10 o clock.
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J.C. Darwin
T. H. Darwin
Bowman’s Creek
Brazos County
Ehome
Bryan
Fannie Wilson
Liberty Sunday Service Draws Large Crowd in Edge
Edge Texas January 20 report notes a church gathering at Liberty led by Rev Orr with strong attendance. Visitors included Bob Nicols and others from the community. social visits and a grand singing event at C E Elliotts.
Local Social News From Tabor Texas
Misses Laura Presnal and Mary Hester visited Miss Udell Rudasill on Sunday. Miss Mamie Elliott spent time with Laura Presnal Friday and Saturday. Relatives from Edge visited our community last week. W W Rudasill and wife visited J S Francis on Sunday. Miss Emily Purcell is recovering from pneumonia. Elgin Thompson remains ill. Lettie Purcell and Ike Veney visited Sunday. C W Covington and daughter Gertie were on the sick list. Best wishes to The Eagle and Texas Ranger.
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Tom Elliott
Thompson Creek
KR. E. Scott
Minnie Elliott
Maude Nash
Willie Folks
The
Eagle
Sunshine
Elgin Thompson
Lettie Purcell
Battle School
Ike Veney
College Station
C. W. Covington
Gertie
Smetana Texas News Roundup and Local Updates
Smetana Texas reports widespread sickness including Grandmother Cahill Will Norcross J S Mitchell and Mrs Fickel. Mr C M Mitchell of Burleson county visited. J W Mitchell returned there to work. Mr West died last week and was buried in Smetana cemetery. Farming advances and hog killing weather noted. Gripp is active in the area.
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Smetana
Texas
Edge Texas Social News Notes and Local Accident
Mrs Ed Payne is quite sick. Visitors from the Prairie include Mrs R B Elliott and children Rosa and Dollie Elliott Lela Ramsey and Mrs Maude Nash. Elliott party at Mr R B Elliott's on Cottonwood. Roy Hudspeth visit Edge. Mrs Wallace and Miss Maud Leathers visited sister Mrs Seale. Miss Maude McDonald badly burned in a field grass fire last Friday. News Boy reports.
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Edge
Texas
Ed Payne
R. B. Elliott
Rosa
Dollie Elliott
Lela Ramsey
Maude Nash
Tom and
Clarence Elliott
John Nash
Cottonwood
Roy Hudspeth
Wallace
Miss Maud Leathers
Seale
Maude McDonald
Razors Refined at Exchange Hotel Barber Shop
Razors ground concaved honed and new handles fitted at the Exchange barber shop under Dan J. Ford proprietor. The shop provides sharpening and handle replacement services for razors and straight blades.
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Exchange Hotel
Exchange Shop
Dan J. Ford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mimetiing
Dodson & Brains
Chase & Sanborn
Dansby
H.&t
C.W
B. V
Obgooe
A. W. Royder
Lyle
We Iborn
F.S. Wicox
C. E. Stickley
Louise
Purcell
J. T
W. J. Moore
Leon Bryan
New Market
Ss. W. Buchanan
Sadie Todd
Charles Fannie Hawkins
T Bettie Smith
Jackson
Lity
John Hood
Henry Foster
O. Moore
Essie Taylor
Etta
Bob McCay
Navasota
A. and
M. College
J. H. Wooten
W. M. Burtis
Madisonville
P. W. Burtis
Midway
Government
DR. Wiley
Dr. Fountain
John C. Darwin
TABOR
Eagle, Texas Ranger
Crest
Jno. M. Lawrence & Co
M. Hl. James
Ben S. Reed
Otto Boehme
Otto
Brogdon’s Livery Stable
Jas. O. Kernale
J. V. Brogdon
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