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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
2
The May 1 1901 issue notes plans for a $20,000 stone depot and function house at Hearne. It also comments on Winston Churchill rising in English politics and Arkansas governor Jefferson Davis as a potential VP, with Galveston praised for its timely aid to Jacksonville.
A lighthearted account details a cheerful outing for Smith and Carson with a party traveling from town to Butte's Ferry. Hosts welcomed guests with a sumptuous spread of lemonade cake bread pickles and meats. The group enjoyed games dominoes tether tennis boating and shooting at Brazos shore with happy faces and chaperone praise.
The Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners of this Judicial District will meet in Bryan on June 11 to examine applicants. M. H. James, 33 Registrar.
The Shakespeare club of the city hosted a reception in honor of Miss Kate Friend of Waco with retiring president Mrs. William Holt Oliver presiding. Guests enjoyed music and a lecture on Shakespeare's home in the twentieth century with engravings of the poet's birth place and life.
The event featured orange ice and cakes frosted in purple with pansy boutonnières beside each plate. Farewell to the hostess and best wishes for the club led by new president Mrs. E. J. Fountain as members and guests, including Mrs. Austin of Denton and Mrs. Fountain herself, departed amid congratulations.
J A McGregor and Annie Smith were united in marriage Sunday at 7 30 p m at the bride’s parents home in Millican Rev S R McClung officiating McGregor is a native of Brazos county and industrious young man The bride belongs to a prominent Millican family The couple will reside in Houston.
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At close of business last Saturday the general revenue fund balance stood at about 1 676 000 dollars, 97 000 dollars higher than last year, with gains from higher tax values and office receipts easing concerns of a deficit despite tax refunds to coast counties. Hotel Burned at Kaufman in Fire Loss.
The Trame building on the public square, partly pre Civil War, housed a hotel owned by minor James Hatch with no insurance. R Kraig occupied the hotel and lost his furniture though he carried 600 in insurance. Wheat and oat prospects vary. wheat 4 to 15 bushels per acre, spring oats failing, volunteer oats promising. Corn selling at 70 cents per bushel. alfalfa hay first cutting at 10 per ton. more cuttings expected as smaller crops fare better than corn.
A stock car on the Hen rietta division near Bonita caught fire Saturday. most cattle were cremated while a second car burned but caused no further damage. Gainesville Cooke county regions endured heavy rain and windstorm with crop and tree damage. A Baptist church Trinity Baptist was organized east of Ennis with 12 members. Mount Calm starts a broomhandle factory using elm and sweet gum timber with a 2000 handles per day capacity.
The long discussed suit by Kansas against Colorado to stop the diversion of the Arkansas River began in the U S Supreme Court, as the case must originate there due to interstate character.
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