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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
3
Railroad time schedule lists several north and south bound trains with posted times. Local notices advertise sale of Jersey cows and calves and mention residents visiting city events and Houston trips. A community baseball game between A and M and the Giants is described as well as lectures and travel plans with names and places noted.
A sunny miscellany notes visits and arrivals from Waco to Millican Harvey and Kurten. Miss Gene Dennis and Miss Frankie Armstrong travelers are in town while Curran Comedy Co. advertises a three night engagement and ticket prices. Horse clipping available at Hunnicutt’s stable and Jersey cows for sale. Local residents travel for business and court matters. Daughters of the Confederacy meet Friday at 3:30.
Measrs J O Chance and J E Butler returned from Austin where they backed the levee bill. The bill passed both houses and awaits the governor’s signature. Chance praises Hon W C Davis as the leading and most influential House member for securing passage. Poultry prices listed show eggs and fowl with strong demand while the egg market is dull.
A. J. Wagner and Co's millinery opening in Bryan drew shoppers all day as the store showcased Parisian model hats, ribbons, embroideries, and new dress goods. Miss Springfield and Miss Montgomery led staff on two floors with ready to wear, coats, and elegant reception dresses amid a festive, fashion filled display.
Special to Bryan Morning Eagle reports unsettled weather with showers tonight or Friday. Cline notes cooler conditions may follow with lingering clouds and possible showers.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College board met in Austin on March 9 to re-elect K. K. Legett of Abilene as president and to elect Judge T. D. Rowell of Jefferson as vice president. Other attendees included W. P. Sebastian Breckenridge A. R. McCullum Waco J. M. Green Yoakum and Walton Peteet Fort Worth.
In Hearne Texas on March 9 J W Pinkerton defeated P L Brady for mayor by five votes. T O McGuire was re elected assessor and collector and T P Grit was re elected marshal.
Dr. G. B. Butler arrives from Austin today to lecture at Carnegie Hall under the Baptist Young Peoples Union. He will speak on The Young Man in Love and is expected to draw a large turnout from his circle of old friends.
Farm and house for rent on 45 acres located 1 1/4 miles south of the city. Good land. Applicant Guy Bittle. Contact for details and terms.
V B Hudson Hudson and Wilson advertise multiple tracts in Franklin including 1426 acres surveyed by Moser Hughes near Edge, with terms negotiable. One block east of the home is a half acre with improvements. Additional parcels include 50 acres by M College land, near Providence church, known as the George Platter place and 90 acres with Double Sulphur springs on the Navasota river.
Galveston reports a northeast moving disturbance bringing widespread precipitation from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast. Heavy totals include Montgomery 3.72 inches and New Orleans 1.10, Atlanta 2.28, Knoxville 1.24, Cincinnati 1.06 inches. High pressure spans the Rockies, with snow in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Temperatures fall in the northwest and Mississippi valley while Texas sees little change. Clear skies and frosts in northern counties. 22 to 65 degrees across the state. Bb. BUNNEMEYER, Section Director.
Fifty cents buys one or two tickets for Dr Butler's lecture offered tonight. The notice invites the young man and his sweetheart to attend to gain guidance during a critical life stage from a speaker who speaks from experience.
All church members are urged to attend next Sunday’s morning service for a member roll call and a full update on the churchs financial and other condition.
Advertisement for J. W. Batts offering a fenced West Side Brazos land block in a good neighborhood with shade trees and wire fencing. Price 300 dollars with flexible terms to suit the purchaser.
The Baptist church ladies hold a bazaar at the Cozy Friday on March 12 starting at 10 a m. The public is invited to browse and call during the day.
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