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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
3
North and South bound schedules for I. G. N. and H. T. C. lines appear alongside numerous city notices. Entries report residents traveling to Austin Forney Madisonville and San Antonio while others return from visits to Houston Velasco Galveston and Ardmore. Various ads promote insurance bonds bakery and local sales.
Chas. Claydon of Tabor visited Jim Dunn’s pasture ten miles north of Bryan where a July 24 barbecue and Bailey speaking are being prepared. Lumber for tables, cordwood for pits, and meat supplies including twenty beeves twelve sheep and ten hogs are on hand. Ground is smooth and shaded for about 10 000 attendees. Senator Bailey pledged to attend and speak on July 24.
WManager Jno B Mike of the Grand Opera House in Fort Worth sends scenic artist W C Byrd of the Vendome Theatre to Bryan to overhaul the Bryan opera house. Fresh scenery and renewed wall decorations aim to ready the venue for the coming season. Byrd is regarded as skilled, and Mike reports strong bookings and good show prospects after summer work in White City.
The Bryan city council will hold its regular August meeting at city hall to receive bids for a depository of city funds including the school fund for the ensuing year. City secretary Krank Clarke notes the call for bids on August 9.
The Eagle reports a revival meeting at Thompson Creek church led by Rev. F. C. Nash of Calvert will start on Thursday August 1. All are cordially invited to attend.
The Kosse baseball team won 8 to 3 over Bryan yesterday. Manitee and Ashe pitched for Bryan with Ashe allowing one run after the fifth. Bryan had six hits and seven errors while Kosse had nine hits and four errors. Jack Gordon hit a home run in the eighth as Houston doubled. Bryan’s players were out of position at times. Ezell struck out five while Menifee and Ashe retired an equal number. Bryan will face Wooten Wells here Friday at 5 pm for a likely strong contest.
Jack Canady a 26 year old black man was found dead yesterday morning near the H T C track at the powder magazine a mile below town. He suffered a crushed right shoulder and back of the head and authorities opened an inquest while identifying him. Justice McGee says the death was likely caused by a train Tuesday night but exact time and manner could not be determined.
Mr Felix Andrews died at his parents home in Harvey community Tuesday night at 10 o clock after a two weeks illness He was about thirty a Brazos county native He was industrious and exemplary in character Surviving are his parents and several brothers and sisters including J L Andrews Abilene Will Phillip Lee Victor Andrews and others Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon led by Rev W T Wood and he was buried at Steep Hollow
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