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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1898
Page
3
West bound trains No 1 3 2 4 depart Hearne between No 9 and No 10 and No 9 arrives at Hearne. North bound trains No 1 3 arrive. Timetable shows arrivals at Hearne cave times 1 05 am 9 05 am 3 53 am 4 39 pm and Antonio service at 8 10 pm 11 55 am Hearne 12 50 pm 246 am ca.
A crowded hometown roundup lists visits and trips from Ben Ettleson K G Rhodes and A D McConnico to Hearne to Houston and Caldwell. Shoppers buy North Texas corn and enjoy edge Bros stock while patrons drink at the American and Magnolia saloons. Local figures mentioned include Bessie Wooten Lisa Turner and J W Mitchell with notes on laundry service and upcoming reunions.
A. J. Searcy of Searcy County told Eagle representatives that locals are 50 to 75 percent better off financially due to economy and limited debt. He notes similar crops to last year with corn up 10 percent and strong yields in sorghum potatoes and peanuts. About 875 bales of cotton were sold in Bryan last season and more interviews are slated for a special edition.
The White Elephant Saloon has been handsomely refitted and is now one of the prettiest resorts in town. Magnolia beer is 10 cents a bottle. 191 Col. and Mrs. KE. 8. Peters visited from Calvert to spend a week with Judge W. J. Moore in the Brazos bottom.
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Sunday morning ceremony at the bride's home joined Miss Leila Conway of this city and Mr. J G Dillard of Dallas with attendants Miss Mabel Beard and Jas T Ward of Dallas. Rev. Q P Fountain officiated. Conway, raised in Bryan, won admiring praise for character and homemaking potential. Dillard described as a refined railroad worker in Dallas. Read John M Caldwell’s ad for a removal sale at Read's drugstore after August.
The community reports widespread illness from heavy rain as farmers delay crop completion. A Friday ice cream supper at Mr and Mrs Holden’s drew a large crowd with ample cream and cake. The contracted meeting will begin at Alexandria church on the third Sunday of the month, hoping for much good. Miss Abbie Annett returns to Franklin after a pleasant visit to Miss Holden. Farry Danser.
The Bundick Bridge across the Navasot draws West Madison and southern Leon county farmers and Bryan merchants into a push to acquire the toll bridge. Tolls from two to ten dollars burden cotton season traffic, prompting appeals for a cooperative purchase to secure a free crossing before cotton moves.
City Sexton H H Jones records 9 burials in Bryan City Cemetery in Q2 1898 April to June. Whites include infant Hoke girl, Judge Buckholts, Mary Boehine, E D Beach, Vevienne Webb. Colored include Hettie Solomon, Johnnie Holland, Will Calhoun. Jones notes Bryan’s small population and invites scrutiny. Also notes accident to Albert Hanneman at oil mill, Jones birthday dinner, and local notices on livery, lighting, and residents visiting from Grimes County.
Doremus and Butter law offices located in the Parker Building Bryan Texas operate from the two story site offering legal services to local residents with instruction and guidance in cases and filings.
John M. Caldwell will occupy part of the North Side of Dr Reap's Drug Store from August 1 with new fixtures and updated jewelry stock. During July he will inaugurate a removal sale, urging buyers to take advantage of the offered bargains.
A terse notice lists a visitor to Bryan on the second and fourth Saturdays each month. It mentions Bryan offset in relation to Exchantg ry Motel and suggests a recurring pattern of travel or meeting dates.
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