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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1906
Page
3
Bryan Texas July 5 1906 page includes railroad timetable entries for Oath Bound Train and South and North bound trains. Local society notices Kay visits visits by Mrs C G Walker Mrs H E White and others. Community events include barbecues near Edge and Smetana church revivals by Rev G A Foster and a bell of civic updates.
Notice proclaims reduced prices for horseshoeing and other blacksmith work with cash discounts. Horseshoeing from 0 to 3s priced at 80 cents and 4s and 5s at 90 cents. All other work in proportion. Call for services.
Mrs Anita Kilough aged 85 and a longtime Texas pioneer died suddenly at 10 30 am yesterday while seated. Native of Bond County Illinois she moved to Texas in 1834 and helped establish Wheelock. Survived by son Charlee Kilough and daughter Mrs A McMordie along with 40 grandchildren 65 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 11 00 am today in Wheelock with burial at Wheelock. The Eagle will feature a fuller biographical sketch later.
Special train from Houston at 11 p m Saturday to Palacios for Baptist U P Encampment return Monday night. Round trips to Palacios $4 50 limit July 9. Discounts for Fourth of July children. Mexico City one fare plus 2 00 to July 7. Rates to Denver Elks Omaha B Y P U San Francisco coast. Connections noted.
Hon Tom Campbell of Palestine seeks the governorship and will speak at the Bryan courthouse Friday July 13 at 3 PM. Everyone is invited to attend. advertisement committee.
The Bryan city council invites sealed bids for the city funds depository for the ensuing year. Bids are due at the next regular meeting on Friday July 13 1906. Mayor J E Butler and City Secretary Frank Clarke sign the notice.
I N Conyers offers several good driving horses and mares for sale at Hunnicutt's stable in Bryan on Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7. Cash or on time. Marlin Texas.
A farmer named Powderly from Amar County Texas left home on a prospecting trip with his dog. After roaming the Choctaw Nation and Oklahoma, he returned home by train while selling his wagon. The dog unexpectedly reappeared at the farm shortly after the farmer's return.
In South McAlester on July 4 Marshall Pritchard led a major raid across Coalgate and Wapanucka. With Commissioner Virgil Hicks and Deputies Dowell Cassidy and LeFlore, they raided fifteen suspected gambling and cider joints in two locations. At Wapanucka 255 quarts were found concealed in a false bottom of a drug store prescription case.
St. Petersburg reports that a government agrarian bill has been approved by parliament on July 4. The measure aims to reform land ownership and farming policy within the country.
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