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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
2
The Postoffice as second class mall master nea r GotelLy & CARNES. e . candidate for re election to the of City Marshal at the ensuing election in April. FOR SECRETARY of City Secretary at the enqu ity election in April.
The Eagle explains its stance on the Bryan College railway issue noting readers tire of repeating coverage. Editors aim to publish content readers will like and avoid overemphasis on a single subject while considering public interest.
The Eagle urges immediate local effort to construct a road in Bryan. It says start now, with both rich and poor contributing, and notes many would benefit. The piece calls for residents owning property or seeking business growth to participate and stop waiting for others.
The carnival opened with some bad luck including light failures mud and operator sickness. A lightning strike burned a transformer and seats sank in a few shows but conditions improved. Electricity and ground quality improved and crowds grew. Carnegie library profits from its share of receipts rise, with optimism for a profitable rest of the week.
The Bryan wagon yards and nearby farms shipped about 25,000 bales of cotton this season, averaging 550 pounds for a total of 13,750,000 pounds. At eight and one third cents a pound, the value is about 1,145,833 dollars, with several thousand bales still on farms awaiting sale. Bryan remains a leading retail cotton market in the South despite boll weevil pressures.
The passage notes rival towns in retail cotton markets and claims over a million dollars spent on cotton in one season, indicating strong market activity and competition. It presents the economic scale as a sign of robust regional commerce.
Fort Worth Texas March 20 Professors J A Craig D F Houston and Frank Marshall of the A and M college arrive from College Station with about thirty students to take part in the fat stock show judging contest. The college brings one car of fat white faced yearlings four fat steers including a two year old Hereford and yearling Shorthorns plus a Shorthorn calf.
Thieves entered the Vesmirovsky saloon by a rear door transom and took 3.40 in cash five pints of barrel goods 400 cigars. the Barlow saloon lost 40 cents and two quarts of whiskey. Konecny Bros meat market lost few tools by removing a back door panel. Authorities consider stricter vagrancy laws to curb such breakups.
Edge Dry Goods Co. announces J. L. Edge and M. S. Edge have bought Harry Dillashaw’s stake and will run Edge & Dillashaw as Edge Dry Goods Co. A large stock from St. Louis will fill the second story as a warehouse. A sweeping sale begins Monday March 27 across the entire store.
The Fin-Fether Club announces speckled perch rules after discovering lake fish over two pounds. Sam M Winters signs the notice on March 23 1905. Meanwhile Mrs Hanway’s family faced a break-in scare and fair directors plan immediate catalogue work despite lacking a quorum. The Will Gray murder jury remains out.
In Bellaire Ohio on March 23 a towboat named Josh Cook struck a bridge pier on the Ohio River. The impact threw three men overboard. two clung to a plank and reached shore while a third man is missing. A nearby fuel flat was crushed and the vessel suffered front damage. Queen of Great Britain greeted in Lisbon.
Don Manuel de Aspiroz Mexican ambassador is gravely ill in Washington from lagrippe and related complications. His family remains deeply concerned for his condition as the illness progresses.
G W White head appraiser of part of New York is critically ill with erysipelas.
H and T C announce sales for Ft Worth cattlemen convention on March 20 21 22 at 5 75 rate and Galveston Scottish Rite train tickets for March 19 20 with 4 80 rate. Colonist second class tickets to California Arizona and New Mexico on sale March 1 to May 15 at 25 00. W S Wilson agent.
Advertising rates listed for moving picture screen promotions. Contact E. J. Lamkin at Parks and Waldrop's for details.
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