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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1907
Page
4
A Wills Point Chronicle quote imagines a county in which residents buy only from Chicago. It argues such a county would lose stores, banks, newspapers, hotels, schools, and churches as people and institutions depart.
Thos J Harness credits a matrimonial advertisement in Denver for his good fortune. He received many replies and soon engaged with a Joplin Missouri woman who, previously Mrs Wilson, became Mrs Har less in Marlin. The groom proclaims advertising pays.
Texan growers are urged to join the national and state corn premium push. The Dallas State Fair and San Antonio International Fair have raised corn awards, with a $50 Holland Medal by Col. Frank Holland and more than $200 awarded at a Waco meeting. The Texas Corn Growers Association prepares for a July A and M College meeting to set rules, while the 1907 National Corn Show in Chicago promises large premiums, including $560 for Texas.
The Brazos Burleson county court accepted a citizen led plan to build an iron or steel bridge at Koppe’s Ferry on the Brazos river. Citizens loan $10,000 for six years without interest. the county funds the rest and will own maintain and repay the loan after six years. Koppe Robinson pledge $5,000. remaining $5,000 to be raised locally. The bridge is expected to be ready for use before next fall.
Real estate transfers include I R Green and wife to J M Lawless for 128 acres of the Herbert Baker league for 765 dollars. R G Tabor et al to B Kaczer Co for lot 4 and 29 feet off of lot 3 block 262 Bryan. Jno Sabo et al to J L Sample for 99 13 acres of Francis Quota league for 140 dollars. A D McConnico and wife to M W Baker for lot 1 block 1 Bryan for 50 dollars.
An ad promotes Collier's Moth Exterminator to protect carpets and rugs. A 50 cent bottle promises to save every carpet in the home, sold and guaranteed by Smith Drug Co. 144.
The Austin Statesman reports under the pure food law that a leading smoking tobacco brand contains 61 percent alfalfa 5 percent arsenic 1 percent opium and only 33 percent tobacco. Government tests also reveal cherries used in drinks are gelatin imitations from beef hoofs. The Palestine Herald notes farmers know what they eat.
Farmers slow to crop progress as Kuykendall ships produce to Houston. Monday visits by T P Gentry and Marion Shaw’s family. Mrs Emma Dehart and Mrs Henry Soles listed among visitors. Several letters to the Eagle praised. Soles ill. Rufe Welsh visits mother. Pretoria Rye listed.
Washington forecasts show disturbances crossing the continent with warm and cool waves from May 18 into June. Expect higher temperatures, improving crop weather by late May, with renewed hot and dry risk in the western belt and potential June drought in the corn belt. Farmers urged to prepare for replanting and adapt planting to forecasted heat and dryness.
The Southern Baptist convention held its fifty second session in Richmond with about 4000 attendees. Officials chosen include E F Stephens of Missouri as president and vice presidents F R Holland Joseph Levering J B Marvin S Y Jameson. Secretaries re-elected. treasurer Norton, auditor Harvey. Educational conference elected officers and heard addresses on education for daughters and Christian college outputs.
J H Fricke of Galveston was chosen president of the Texas State Federation of Labor at Fort Worth. Sixteen vice presidents and officers including F N Graves as secretary treasurer and Z M Duckworth as reading clerk were elected. Fort Worth was set as the next meeting site. A negro laborer delegate spoke on organizing efforts, and resolutions condemned convict labor and convict made goods as Texas praised labor advocacy and union labels.
State Commissioner opened bids for Presidio county school land tracts. Prices ranged from 5 to 26.11 per acre, averaging just over 6. One eighty section with water or headquarters ranch house topped bids. Land was high grazing, previously minimum 1.50 per acre. Sealed bidding boosted values. In Texas two new fire firms qualified: Home Fire Fordyce Arkansas and Concordia Fire Milwaukee. Insurance license applications pending. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt with Archie left Washington for a Pine Knot vacation by Southern railway.
The Woodmen of the World sovereign camp at Norfolk Virginia re elected two year officers led by Commander J C Root of Nebraska and Adviser W A Frazer of Dallas Texas with Morris Shepard of Texarkana Texas chosen as Banker and John T Yates of Omaha as Clerk. Other posts include F H Simrall Escort W B Jewett Watchman D E Braddshaw Sentry.
By unanimous vote the bill creating a state commission to supervise transportation and other utilities in New York City passed the assembly. The measure, urged by the governor, now proceeds to the senate.
L. C. McConley died by suicide at Crescent City Oklahoma. A report details regional issues from barbed wire shortages in Indian Territory to a yellow fever case in Guatemala interior and local burglaries in Denton Texas. Also mentions organizational moves and a Texas National Guard encampment at Camp Mabry July 19 to 26.
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