Bryan poised for fall business boom
Old Bryan prepares for a business surge this fall while Beaumont schedules a September 10 vote on adopting the commission form of government.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1907
Page
2
Old Bryan prepares for a business surge this fall while Beaumont schedules a September 10 vote on adopting the commission form of government.
Commentators suggest Gov. Johnson of Minnesota could emerge as a surprise beneficiary of political maneuvering praised by Col. Henri Watterson. The scene hints at backroom stabling and strategic cracks being filled to favor Johnson.
Bryan promises to become the dynamo center of the Central Texas power enterprise. The city is described as already luminous and strong as an educational and trade center.
Brazos county crops are improving and the region anticipates continued prosperity. The first bale is expected to arrive in a few days and the cotton season will then be in full swing with festivities to follow.
Citizens note that expanding school space is needed and welcome, with merit energy and determination cited as the forces that have built and sustained the district’s high standards, promising solutions in time.
The Farmers' Union committee bought a 115 by 150 foot lot between the H. and T.C. and I. and G.N. railroads, just north of the ice factory, from J. R. Edmonds for 650 dollars. The lot will host a corrugated iron cotton warehouse with work to start late next week. Edmonds had been living on the property.
Mother Superior Mary Evangeli of Villa Maria Academy returned from Dallas and San Antonio with Mother Mary Joseph recently named assistant general of the Ursuline Institute in Rome. Mary Joseph attended the Mother General election and was elected assistant general of the English speaking Ursulines. She will represent them in Rome and plans a lengthy abroad stay beginning mid August.
Funeral services for Sidney E. Rhodes were held at his family home at 10 a.m. with Dr. Geo B. Butler of First Baptist church officiating. Relatives and a large gathering of friends attended, honoring Rhodes with many floral offerings including a design from the local Elks lodge. Pallbearers were W. B. Sanders, J. W. Batts, W. S. Wilson Jr., H. C. Robinson Jr., S. H. Dunlap, and M. B. Parker.
At the August city council meeting in Bryan Texas bids will be received for a city depository of funds including the school fund for the ensuing year. The meeting is at city hall on the ninth of August, announced by City Secretary Frank Clarke.
Ten thousand cords of wood in the stump for sale ten miles from Bryan on the I. and G. N. Also my ranch in 100 and 200 acre lots. Apply to J. L. Fountain. 200
Judge W. B. Hudson of Houston grants a new trial in the suit brought by Mrs. Alice Buchanan and others against M. Bonneville and others over the Bonneville estate. The case concerns property in this city conveyed to three sisters by will. The Houston IL trial previously awarded one sixth to Bonneville.
Real estate transfers list from Bryan Texas with names including John Crawford Hattie Crawford L D McGee J J Merka W T Conaway Wess headright Ed Pigford C A Adams Joe Worthington and others. Transfers involve lots 2 3 7 10 and 16 in blocks 187 240 plus 25 acres and subdivision deeds with various cash considerations.
Beggs Oklahoma, east of Muskogee, suffered near total destruction by a fire in the Cherokee Nation. The blaze caused an estimated $10000 in damage with little insurance, and the post office burned though mail and stamps were largely saved.
Franklin Texas July 20 one juror in the Pike Burnett murder case suddenly lost his mind after the jury agreed on a verdict and waited for court to open Burnett stood trial for the murder of Charles Foster in Calvert last year.
San Antonio reports the death of Rev. Lucius McGehee at seventy eight. One of Texas oldest Methodists he was born in Alabama and linked to the Lamar family through his mother L Q C Lamar being her brother.
W L Millicon a Noble County Oklahoma pioneer is dead. The brief notice notes his passing and marks him as a local figure in early county history.
Advertising notice from J B Hines urging readers to contact by phone about insurance needs and full property coverage to avoid risk. Includes a street address fragment 139 and emphasizes no agency can offer better inducements in Texas.
The 1907 forecast outlines disturbances crossing the continent from July 21 to late August with warm and cool waves, heavy rains, heat spells, hail, and a dramatic temperature drop. The bulletin notes pending general forecasts for August and claims guidance saved farmers millions by advising corn price expectations and market control on cotton.
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