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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1899
Page
2
A notice indicates mail matter entered at the Bryan Texas post office. It notes Second Class status and relates to local postal routing. Details specify location and mailing category without further identifiers.
A May 18 1899 letter from Marlin Texas describes the town's post-fire recovery, new brick hotel plans for fifty rooms and upgraded bath houses, and a dance at the boat house. It notes Dr. Cook Torbett Bethesda Bath House thriving, mentions Dr Hairston, and discusses the town’s healing waters attracting visitors. The Eagle urges railroad expansion and the lure of Waco Sabine Pass, urging Bryan to foster schools, a cotton mill, and additional rail links to sustain growth.
Verse extols Clarke & Dansby for selling Albatross flour and Ferndale produce. Cooks praise rise of flour and the fare includes asparagus, beans, tomatoes, corn and peas. Promotes Clarke & Dansby store on Main Street West as best value with fresh, top brands.
Washington reports the Nicaragua Canal commission members Adams Walker Hains and Haupt have resolved disagreements on route and cost. They set the projected canal price at 125 million dollars and favor a modified route with larger dimensions for a safer, more capable waterway. The report to Congress is expected soon.
A floating, unidentified male body was recovered from the river near Anthony New Mexico. The corpse showed signs of having been in the water for several days. Sanctioning body for Bastrop races in Texas noted for May 80 by the League of American Wheelmen in Chicago.
Richard Newland, a key figure in the old Bryan band, has moved back to Bryan and will work with John T. Hanway to form a new 15 to 20 member band. W. W. Harris notes plans to involve the Quartette Club and raise 250 to 300 dollars for instruments, aiming to keep Bryan’s public functions enhanced with music.
Miss Emily Thomas hosted a charming lawn party for the Don't Worry Club and College boys with a punch bowl and light refreshments on the lawn last evening. The youthful circle is enjoying a string of pleasant entertainments as spring social season proceeds. Heenan continues plumbing and pipe work with ongoing ads at 161.
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