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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1903
Page
2
The article notes Texas veterans of 1854 55 may receive a $1000 pension each. It mentions Texas papers backing W R Hearst for president and Judge L R Bryan urging an educational literacy requirement for suffrage, arguing public knowledge supports liberties and rights.
The Texas crop is generally healthy but two to four weeks late. North Texas reports weeds. central Texas has grass and boll weevils harming stands near timber. East Texas shows improving prospects. Southwest Texas faces weevils and poor stands but improving conditions. Coast country cotton is doing well.
The Madisonville Meteor notes Bryan has raised nearly one thousand dollars to improve roads into Madison County. Merchants in Madisonville see Bryan as a pushy figure who wields influence to secure what she wants and preserve the town’s trading hold on the county.
The Eagle notes a Friday evening reception at the James home honoring Misses Gladys Tooke and Robbie Seale with Miss Corine James hosting. Prize winners include Miss Alberta Adams and Master Claude Mitchell in a flower puzzle and bugby contest, with refreshments served. An informal hog at the Elks Club featured music by Willie Harris and attendees listed in full.
A Cameron Herald reflection notes one cow that yields milk for up to fifteen years is worth two animals that exhaust capacity at seven or eight. It argues kindness and good treatment can double a good cow’s lifetime and that kindness is cheaper than hay, and should be more widely used in handling cows.
A special meeting of the Business League convened Monday afternoon to consider a proposal by R. M. Connor of the American Cotton Co. The plan was favorably acted upon and a 100 horsepower boiler and engine along with a round lap bale press will be added to A. A. Allen's gin planter Madisonville Meteor.
A Bryan city meeting calls on all Bryan ladies to attend at the opera house Monday at 5 30 p m. to plan cleanup efforts and appoint committees. Men and city officials invited. Mrs M W Sims chairs the effort stressing health and home welfare.
A local advertisement promotes a special sale this week featuring boys shoes and hats with likely discounted prices and limited stock noted by the retailer.
A reward of 10.00 is offered for a dark bay horse taken from the owner’s lot on June 28. The horse is about 15 hands high with no brand, a short thin mane, bangs on the left side, foretop cut back six inches, and an old rope mark on the hind leg. Last known location is Bryan Texas near Ea Tally.
For sale at a Bargain New five room house with bathroom good out houses large cistern city water near graded school or would rent reasonable for a term Apply to Hilton Bros Co 197 A machine for ironing collars cuffs and shirts just received at Wylie Garretts Jewel Laundry It does good and beautiful work Give it a trial
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