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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
2
Lawmakers delay petitions for and against Willacy local option as anti free pass resolutions surface. Reformers taint nepotism claims while defending cherished passes. Harper's Weekly editor backs trusts arguing farming should join trusts.
Mr. Thomas F. Ryan writes in the North American Review outlining a plan for the Democratic Party to win back national support. He notes possible opposition within the party to his ideas, starting with support for a protective tariff.
A dense roster of names lists exchanges and arcades across Dallas Oklahoma City New Orleans San Antonio Houston and other Texas locales. The compiled items include individuals such as Chas H Fischer J F Smyth Waco Sam Isbell M Lesesne and J T McGee among many others.
The grand jury will summon the public to disclose delinquent occupation taxes. All in arrears should come and pay promptly, including merchants and lawyers. J. J. Adams, Tax Collector, Brazos County.
For sale or rent details list a six room house with three lots and outbuildings priced at 1500 dollars by A. W. Hollman. Also ten lots offered from 60 to 200 dollars in a fashionable city portion. A brown cow and a horse, buggy and harness are offered by W. A. Dodson.
Calicoes offered at Coulter's with price breakouts including Simpson's best at 39 cents and Garner red calico at 3 1/4 cents. American Indigo blue listed at 3 cents, others at 31 1/2 cents with a limit of 20 yards per customer.
The list shows letters remaining in the Bryan post office for the week ending March 2 1903. Gents include G W King J Brown J Crow J M Davis Will Hall Bob Huckerson King Bros Mott Wm Moore Late Saly Jack Scott Warrer Sadler Frank. Ladies include Achroles Nettie Bowen Marion Cooner Annie Cooper Lizzie Davison Mrs A N Glover Lula Johns Cora Kennedy Lola Miller Alice Mandin A Mercer Eliza Richardson Johnie Solomon Mamie Lusian Susie Oldham Laura Smith Alice Smith Eliza Taylor Mrs Annie Taylor Sallie Thornton Jeney Williams Gertie Wilson Sular. A one cent charge per piece applies to advertised mail. Call for letters and refer to date. TYLER HASWELL Postmaster.
Notice to Alabamians invites former residents to send their names and old Alabama counties to H. G. Benners Greensboro Ala on a postal card to receive a souvenir of their old homes. The item also notes an educational meeting Friday at 4 pm at the opera house with Prof. Minter Allen and Davis and a scholarship medal presentation by Prof. Minter to the graded school in memory of Major W A Banks.
Harve y Texas reports no preaching on Saturday and Sunday due to bad roads. J D Jones reached Bryan last week by hauling with four mules. M G Buchanan lost five cattle. R Nash and T Q Dyess visited on business. Rev R S McClung went to Minter Springs. Miss Lee Royder of Rock Prairie stayed with I B Todd. Mud persists.
Reliance Texas reports Rev J M Bullock filled his regular appointment on Saturday and Sunday with singing Sunday evening. Leaders included N L Outlaw J C Cloud B H Wiley T A Tobias and others. Reliance led the Literary society at Kurten Saturday night.
Washington March 4 A Capitol reading mishap sparked laughter as a former auctioneer with a foghorn voice read figures like a sale. The House adjourned through long roll calls and political clashes, with applause and admonitions replacing quiet discipline.
Washington March 4. Delaware gains representation in the senate as J Frank Allee and L Heisler Ball are sworn in by President pro tem Frye. The session sees the final defeat of Aldrichs financial bill in favor of the Philippine tariff bill. Ball will serve two years more. Allee four. Conferees on the naval bill reach agreement, abandoning cruisers for three 16000 ton and two 13000 ton battleships.
Indisputable police evidence shows E. L. Burdick slain by a woman who struck him as he lay on a couch. The attack caused immediate death with little resistance, according to officials at police headquarters in Buffalo on Tuesday night.
The Eagle publishes candidate announcements for the April Bryan city election. A L Dunnica W R Johnston and W M Spell seek City Secretary, W J Roberts and T P Boyett run for City Marshal, C Shelburne for Co. C, and Roger T Boyle and J B Priddy for Alderman with voter support in the upcoming election.
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