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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1898
Page
3
Partial railway timetable shows east bound No. 1 and No. 3 leaving Hearne at night, with No. 9 and No. 10 service between Hearne and San Antonio. Arrivals at Hearne include No. 1 at 3:10 p.m. and No. 3 at 12:50 p.m., with other times garbled.
Local items include residents visiting town, rental ads, and notices. J. L. Robinson and Miss Sue McClelland seek rentals. Dr. Todd and Dr. Erwin in town. W. H. Yates hawks hay. parcels of social calls from Bethel, Edge, Hempstead, and College. Lost letters addressed to Mrs. Handley and Mrs. Stewart reported.
A farmer three miles north of Brenham Texas killed his wife while harvesting corn and then tried to destroy himself. He stabbed her in the neck severing the jugular vein, hid the body, barred his doors, and attempted to cut his head off with a weapon and then shot himself, leaving his chin blown off.
A damaged OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with city ties including Galveston Houston Waco New York Baltimore St Louis Dallas San Francisco and College areas. Names include D R Snodgrass E Co Gerrarde W M Hammond J F Smyth Abe Edel and others with city affiliations.
Fort Worth on October 18 the Democratic ticket for Texas lists constitutional amendments on legislature pay and pins candidates for governor lieutenant governor attorney general comptroller treasurer land office superintendent railroad commissioner and several judges and district court seats with names such as Joseph D Sayers J N Browning Thomas M Smith R W Finley John W Robbins George W Finger J S Kendall Allison Marfield M M Brooks H Clay Pleasants T H Connorr W E Collard H H Neal N W Finley and John Bookhout.
Jackson Mississippi reports fifteen new yellow fever cases with no deaths but several serious illnesses. The state board of health lists new cases in Madison Poplarville Starkville Taylors Harriston Yazoo City Natchez Canton Hattiesburg and Waveland and notes quarantines against Key West were rescinded. New Orleans Louisiana logs three cases and two deaths while Iberville parish lifts its quarantine with state approval.
Word from Yuma area says the Southern Pacific overland train No 3 was ditched 35 miles west of Yuma due to wind. Mail Agent George F Kellogg was killed while no other fatalities were reported.
Report from Ardmore Indian Territory details a dance ambush where Ben Lewis was killed and Wesley Brown and Sampson Brown were wounded. All witnesses were reportedly Indian.
The M I C will meet at the residence of Mrs A J Buchanan this afternoon at 3 o clock. I have rented the Claud Mitchell pasture 300 acres with good grass and water. Rates for pasturage 50 cents per head per month. Apply to H 8 Higgs 273 okd.
Thompson Creek reports scarce rain with one shower settling dust and cotton picking nearing end in the area. Rev. F. M. Rollins preached to good attendance last weekend with weather affecting singing. Visitors include M. E. Santarosas from Grimes county and Dick Parker Minnie Burt and Henry Showers from Showers neighborhood. James Wilson and wife of Macy visited James Henry Jr and family. Cora Dulaney of Bryan visited Wilai Henry last Sunday.
Messrs. J. E. W. Scott J. A. Wadsworth and Jas. J. Conway attended the State Convention at Waco.
Mr J P Wolf, a leading county farmer, urged the Eagle to back a county stock and agricultural display. He urged farmers to diversify beyond cotton and try new crops with shared machinery. J H Brewington agreed, saying his College neighborhood farmers plan a strong fair exhibit locally.
The comedy drama Tennessee's Pardner comes to Bryan’s opera house on Wednesday October 19. It is a bright clean production with witty humor and balanced characters. Arthur C. Alston’s touring company, now in its third season, brings back principal cast members.
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