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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
2
Burleson county farmers experiment with kerosene against boll weevils. In Hill county a freight train fatality injures bloodhounds chasing a black man. Gonzales merchants pay 15 cents a hundred for boll weevils, with 15 thousand brought Friday and 35 thousand Saturday. Tariff issue discussed as likely to resurface amid unsettled debates.
The Southern Concert Co. praised by press and clergy comes to Bryan with two shows today at 3 15 p m and 8 30 p m at the opera house. Don not fail to attend.
J C Kernole writes from Palestine in The Eagle that Palestine’s baseball squad had fair luck with a recent game against Palestine, noting a strong win by several scores. The report emphasizes the Red Ants’ favorable outcome.
The ad claims August Flower remains the largest selling medicine in the civilized world for indigestion and billiousness. It asserts it cleans the system, regulates the liver, and calms headaches, with a few doses proving no serious illness. It promotes Green's Prize Almanac and lists Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co. and Southern Concert Co. as sellers.
The fourteenth annual closing exercises at Allen Academy drew a large audience at the opera house. Enrollment reached seventy four from twenty five towns with three from Mexico. Medals were awarded to Agustine Zambrano, Henry Hudspeth, and Frank Gartner amid strong debate on whether the Poet is a greater factor than the state in civilization.
The corrected graduates list for the approaching commencement includes W. T. Garbabe as president, Rn. W. Yarborough as vice president, R. J Rhome as secretary, R. F E. Coulter as sergeant at arms, and numerous others such as T. G. Atlee, R. M Brown, C.S. Clark, Ph. Cross, R Ebersbacher, John Ehrhardt, H. E Elrod, E. B. Fehrenkamp, Fountain and Fountain, SPER Garrett Jr, Robt. Holcomb, Hooper, M. L. Kleinsmith, A. C. Moser, F. McConnico, W. M. Rust Jr, J. H. Simpson, T. M. Smith, L. N. Taylor, C. A. Thanheiser, M. E F. Thomas, and Ira O. Wyse.
A brief ad notes beer purchases from Franklin Bros. emphasize freshness from cold storage. The message highlights temperature controlled handling as a selling point.
In Denison on May 29 surveyors map a 4 line from Plano to Gainesville to extend the Cotton Belt with a Missouri Pacific connection planned northwest of Gainesville. The Whitesboro to Gainesville link and a double track with the Texas and Pacific are slated for abandonment.
Palestine Texas May 20 Ellis Cope land a county convict working on the road near Montalba was shot and killed by a guard Copeland had made two escape attempts during the day and was shot while running away He had been tried here two weeks ago by the district court for killing his wife convicted of manslaughter and fined 500 dollars
Denison May 29 Katy has an order for 2 new engines for freight and passenger service. Engines are being built and will be completed soon. Fifteen of the new engines eye Katy service in Texas and the Indian Territory. Hillsboro May 29 Granbury Leathers of Mount Calm convicted for selling intoxicating liquor in local option case, fined 25 dollars and 20 days in jail. Jack Nichols fined 100 dollars and 3 days in jail for refusing to testify in local option case.
The Hillsboro market reports the first load of new crop oats from Brandon area volunteers averaging 60 bushels per acre selling at 35 cents. In Waco the Jim Lee murder trial ends with a hung jury after dispute over a rat poisoning claim. In Garrison Alexander McAnney is shot dead in a long brewing dispute between women, all parties described as Negro.
Fifteen claims were filed today with the Spanish claims commission on behalf of survivors of the Maine disaster and families of the victims. The total sought is 270000 dollars, with survivors seeking 10000 dollars each and those who perished allocated 20000 dollars for three of twelve families.
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