Falstaff beer and local notices mix in town
Notice lists visiting residents and local movements including Mrs. Fred Pryor in Belton Mrs B White from Rosse Mrs N E Shields to Duke Texas I M Cook from Steep Hollow Dr George Lee from Navasota Tom Bond of Tunis Charley Ivery family moving to Hearne J W Pratt Willow Hole to Calvert and more plus ads for McDougalds drug store and local sales Brownsville area merchants and a jail update on Frank Johnson burglary case with bond set at 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Shields
Duke
Texas
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
George Lee
Navasota
McDougald’s
Dtf
Eagle Office
G. T. Bond
Tanis
Mart
Conway Old House
J. L. Fountain
Klin Bros
Tom Bond
Tunis
Charley Ivery
Hearne
Bryan Grocery Co
Felix Millstrot
Galveston
J. W. Pratt
Willow Hole
Calvert
J.C. Shuttle
Houston
Minkert & Loughridge
D. C. Hill
Rogers Prairie
Frank Johnson
Hines House
Mitchell
Local Bryan ads and notices mix stores meats and events
J Dunn sells tinware glassware crockery and notions with opalware and bargain counters. Franklin Bros meat market touted as best and Admiral Schley noted as winner. Cigar offer from Littman factory and a hunt trip for several locals reported among community notices and a tacky party planned by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Rape case bond set for Dan Terrell and visits from Mississippi residents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dunn’s
Bryan
Main St
Zenetti
Admiral Schley
Franklin Bros
Merit
Littman Cigar Factory
Austin
Pat Cole
Cal Steed
John
Will Pate
I. B. Todd
Marshall Dansby
A. M. Rhodes
T. C O. Nunn
Claud Buchanan
J. D. Jones
Clint Soles
Herbert E. Bowers
Trinity Church
Marshall, Tex
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Franklin
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Geo. W. Smith
Wedding present selection at 274 Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Display features swell patterns in Cut Glass, French and Japanese China, Fine Lamps, Jardiniers, Stationery, Cameo Vases. Goods are new with lowest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Episcopalian Name Change Refered to Committee in 1904
At the Episcopal triennial convention in San Francisco on October 17, the house of deputies debated renaming the church and referred the issue to a joint committee with the house of bishops for report in 1904. The deputies also elected Dr. Cameron Mann as missionary bishop of North Dakota and concurred with the Huntington amendment to article 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Triennial Episcopal Convention
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
House of Depties
Cameron Mann
Kansas City
North Dakota
Huntington
Venezuelan forces suffer confusion on Guajaira front
Reports from Mara caibo Venezuela dated Tuesday describe chaos among Venezuelan troops on the Guajaira peninsula. Indains harass camps ambush small parties and deserters are executed. Frontier actions near Tachira are quiet due to mountain rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willerstadt
Curacoa
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Guajaira
Colombia
Tachira
Astor as engineer in a Chicago train run
John Jacob Astor of New York rode as locomotive engineer on the Lake Shore fast mail after missing his train. He wore blue jeans overalls and buckskin gloves and helped pilot the engine near Elkhart, a near record performance for a member of New York’s Four Hundred. Colonel Astor was to meet Illinois Central President Fish in Chicago for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Jacob Astor
New York
Millenaire
Lake Shore
Colonel Astor
Fish
Illinois Central
Elkhart
Big Springs to Get Public Library with YMCA Support
Big Springs Texas will establish a public library under the state YMCA. Miss Helen Gould donates 1000, Texas and Pacific Railway provides a site and 4000 cash, and citizens may raise up to 1500. The two story building will include bathrooms reading rooms games and a tenpin alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs
Tex
Young Men’s Christian Association
Helen Gould
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Unconfirmed reports on Edwards capture elude Shreveport
From Shreveport Louisiana October 17 no word has reached here confirming or denying a reported capture of Prince or Ford Edwards at Hast St Louis Illinois. John Henrys the detective is known locally as Prank Walker the black detective and had a roaming commission to capture Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Prince
Ford Edwards
Hast St Louis
Ill
John Henrys
Prank Walker
Edwards
Tramp John Bowden Dies After Southern Pacific Wreck
El Paso October 17 A tramp named John Bowden was killed when a Southern Pacific car derailed west of the city while he was stealing a ride. He died after being mangled but lived long enough to say his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
John Bowden
Bowden
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Blanke
California
Swifts
Chase & Sanborn
Dansby
Ile
G. N
Lemp
Fred Pryor
Bel
B. White
Rosse
Jno
M. Lawrence & Co
Main Street
Parker
MccDougald’s Drug Store
Jewell Howard
Christian Church
Webb Brothers
Parks & Waldrop
Men’s Outfitters
Dan Terrell
Mr. Easland
Mrs. Graham
Mississippi
L. L. McInnis
Huyler
Astor
Pat Crow
Omaha
Donahue
Pat Crowe
Crowe
Tramp
vRien
Bilhac
Leggett
Underwood
Athena
John M. Lawrence & CO
Tomers
James’ Heat Powders
M. H. James
Bryan Texas
Gent
M. Bonneville, JR
B. S. Read
Pp.s
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