Interesting Letter From Former Brazos County Man
Weatherford Maryland writer broadcasts greetings to Bryan Eagle readers. He asks about winter severe enough to snow from January 9 to year’s end, notes seven snows, praises the Bryan Eagle subscription, and mentions local letters from Dimmitt. He refers to the Lone Star and a professor noting birds among people and Elks Lodge activities.
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Weatherford
C. T
Bryan Eagle
Bryan
Tex
Oime
Bryagle
Ays
Dimmitt Corres
Pryan Eagle
Robertson Chosen to Preside in Seabury's Absence
In Austin on March 21 a joint resolution exempted certain manufacturing enterprises from taxation for ten years in select cities and towns. The house also approved appointments for a state mining inspector at 1500 dollars annually and county depositories for county funds. A ticket scalping bill was legalized, and district judges' salaries would rise from 2500 to 3000 dollars.
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House
Seabury
Austin
Texas
Supreme and
Court of Criminal Appeals
Helen P. Robertson
Senate
Love
Looney
Railroad Commission
Storey
Reagan
N. A. Stedman
Man Drowns After Jealous Suitor Posthumous Request
In Baileyville Kentucky Dock A McBean killed himself after his sweetheart rejected him. He swam to a Houston bayou, returned to the police, wrote directions for sending his body, and wounded himself fatally with a shattered glass vessel tearing his throat open in a brutal, bloodied scene.
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Dock A. McBean
Baileyville
Houston
Remembering Harrison Crenshaw a faithful Texas citizen
An obituary detailing Harrison Crenshaw born February 12 1830 in Hancock County Illinois his westward journey via California and South America then Texas where he farmed taught school and prospered in Grimes Madison and Brazos counties He married Harriet Neeley and later Mary E Graham dying February 24 1905 at his Brazos County home his faith and character lauded by mourners in Wesson cemetery the community mourning a man of steadfast integrity
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Hahcock County
Illinois
Quincy
Far West
California
West
South America
Texas
Grimes County
Iola
J. H. Neely
J. Nelson Mize
Hiram Chaney
Kansas
Grimes
Madison County
Walthall Place
Willow Hole Prairie
Bryan and
Madisonville
Brazos County
Wixon Church
Harriett Neeley
Mary
Isaac
Henry
Edwin
Fort Worth
Bryan
Mr. Crenshaw
Mary E. Graham
Frank
Isaac Crenshaw
C. M. Hewett
Lucetta Wilson
Mary Duncan
Lizzie Ward
Washington State
M. E. Church
Old Zion
Wesson Church
Wesson
Harrison Crenshaw
Taylor Lecture at A and M College Saturday Night
Governor Bob Taylor will lecture at the A M College Assembly hall Saturday night March 25 at 8 pm. Patrons from Bryan are urged to attend and half of the receipts from Bryan will be donated to the Carnegie library. Tickets are 75 cents and on sale at Haswell's.
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Bob Taylor
A.& M. College Assembly Hall
Bryan
Carnegie Library
Haswell’s
Bryan City Election Ordinance of April Officers
City council adopts an election ordinance calling for an April election for city marshal secretary and three council members to be held at Bryan City Hall on the first Tuesday in April following the city charter and state election laws. The ordinance is dated January 17, 1905, with mayoral approval.
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City of
Bryan
M. Spell
R. H. Harrison
B.C
H. & T. C. Rates for Convention Travel
H and T C will sell Fort Worth bachelor convention tickets on March 21 and 22 at 85 75. Galveston Scottish Rite sale March 19 and 20 with trains arriving morning of 21 at 84 80. From March 1 to May 15 second class Colonist tickets to California Arizona and New Mexico on sale for 25 dollars. W.8S. Wilson agent.
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Ft. Worth
Galveston
Scottish Rite
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Wilson
Advertising Rates for Moving Picture Screen
Advertising that brings results. For rates on moving picture screens contact E. J. Lamkin at Parks and Waldrop's.
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E. J. Lamkin
Parks & Waldrop
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E. J. Fountain & CO
Ntain & CO
Oklahoma
ELKS
O. E. Lodge
Hun- Mustuis- Moore
Ellen
Jora
Hagle
Hunter
Chatham
A. W. Buchanan
Gov- Taylor
H. & T. C. Rates
Cross Eyes
Joseph Daly
Daly
Mar
N. B. Brinkley Watchmaker
Wiley's Confectionery
Main Street
Gert . Smith
Zack
E. J. Jenkins
Cole Hardware Company
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