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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1900
Page
3
A collage of city items includes people visiting from Houston and Galveston, dental ads, church service updates, safety warnings on Main Street, a bread and cake sale, and real estate offers. Yard work, restaurant notes, and local business mentions intermingle with farm cotton statistics and a Lloyd-era medical ad.
Northbound No 9 leaves at 7 31 a m. Southbound No 10 arrives at 8 25 p m. Mixed Trains Southbound No 105 arrives 10 15 p m. Northbound No 106 arrives 6 15 p m.
One day pony horse about 12 to 14 years old branded CX was taken up by J. C. Holmes and es traed before Justice W. L. Edge. Appraised at ten dollars by Geo. P. Edge and T. A. Gilpin. Witness G. W. McNichael dated October 25, 1900.
Under Felix Phillips, Brazos County Republican chairman, a mass meeting at the courthouse endorsed the national committee Texas controversy decision and the Republican state ticket plus district and county candidates. The Green Alberson faction’s absence signaled split as their executives prepared their own endorsements and ticket, with leaders vowing not to support the Hannay state ticket.
A list of guests checking into the Exchange Hotel includes Geo H Graves of St Louis Eugene H Edge from Houston W H Taylor from Houston D E Mulvey of Houston and others from Chicago San Antonio Dallas Dallas area Iola and more. The roster names multiple travelers and localities reflecting a bustling arrival day.
Millican Texas October 30. Mrs G R Straughan and children of Hempstead visiting her parents. Gertrude Eaves celebrates 11th birthday. Mrs A G Board of Bryan visited Mrs A J Edwards. Edmond Spratt born to Dr and Mrs O T Lewis visiting relatives. John Wagder visited Navajo. Prayer meeting at Methodist church led by T B White. Sidney Dunlap visited Bryan with sister Laura. S C Williams attended the San Antonio Fair. Crops: corn and cotton poor, sweet potatoes abundant. George Smith and Ed Mills ill. Cor.
Local residents report visits and travel including C H Holmes and Mrs Edge of Kurten and A D Robinson of Wixon. Clarence Pearson of the Bryan Eagle visited. Miss Minnie Bullock to teach the plan on school this session. News reached of Frank Meekins being accidentally shot at Millican with Dr Emory attending.
Dunn and Daly announce Western Union will send a telegraph wire to their business premises on Tuesday night to receive election returns. An operator will be stationed there to take the results as they are released, and the public is invited to learn the news fresh from the wire.
On and after Oct 1 the shoe store will be located on Main Street in the Dunn and Daily block. The proprietor advertises the red boot sign and offers shop made shoes from $2.00 to $3.00 plus custom order work and repairs at living prices by N Jametta.
Information from New York reports the death in Paris of Osgood Field born in 1823 in this city. He fell ill with pneumonia while in Paris with his wife and complications led to his death. He was a grandson of Samuel Os good who served in Washington's cabinet and as the first postmaster general. Field went to London after reaching majority and later retired from business about 30 years ago.
A negro smallpox patient admitted to the North Texas Insane asylum from Limestone county is dead. No other patients have developed the disease. A separate smallpox case is reported in Hico with the patient believing exposure came from Dallas.
Bowie Texas reports three confirmed smallpox cases with two or three more discovered near the city. Health authorities warn residents to expect further testing and possible containment measures.
Fred Russell, California heavyweight, fought Joe Choynski at the Colorado Athletic Club. Blood streamed from cuts near his eyes as the bell sounded to end the fourth. Russell struck Choynski after the bell, sending him over the ropes. the foul cost Russell the fight.
South McAlester report describes Bob Mitchell death by shotgun fired from outside a house where he and a woman, wife of another man, were in a room. Mitchell died in the abdomen. the woman was lightly wounded as shots struck her head. Authorities offer no motive yet.
At a Wharton meeting on November 3 leading planters subscribed and took 160000 dollars of stock to erect a central sugar plant with 600 ton daily grinding capacity. Mr Ellis' proposition was exceeded. Site chosen in Wharton. Machinery will be new and modern. Mill to be erected by October 1 1901.
New York on November 3 Frank Girard known as Frank Girard died at his Brooklyn residence from diabetes and paralysis at age 60. His career spanned a blacksmith shop to the stage and later management of Tony Pastor's theater in Manhattan. Galveston note reports John Brady an 18 year old Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe fireman run over by a switch engine at Thirty third and Mechanic streets. he died at St. Marys infirmary.
The American Cotton Spinning company of Denison Texas sent a carload of yarns to Philadelphia on Friday and continues regular shipments as produced. In Frankfort James Howard and Henry Youtsey were moved to the Louisville jail for safekeeping after attorneys agreed to transfer and Judge Cantrill issued the order.
Blanket Tex Nov 3 Tom Rupe of this place has word of the murder of his brother 8 A Rupe in Tombstone Ariz Deceased was shot by a Chinaman Oct 20.
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