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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
4
Due to ill health the owner offers about 500 acres two and a half miles west of town. The property includes three houses, a large barn, eight hogsheds, 40 acres fenced hog proof, a well and windmill, a dry creek, 300 acres of pasture with 200 acres Bermuda grass. Price and terms on request. Also 100 hogs and 100 cattle available with the place or sold separately.
Property listings include 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivated and rest pasture priced at 1500. About 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse with a small cottage priced at 2750. A four block from Plain Street brick home with cistern priced at 1250. Half block by Allen academy priced at 500. 13 acres south side town with 4 room house and wells priced at 1000. 4 room house with various outbuildings near courthouse priced at 650, rents 9 monthly. Joe B Reed place quarter block with 9 room frame dwelling priced at 4250. Half block by DC DeMaret place priced at 500.
An official dispatch reports imperial troops recaptured Vasiliko on the Black Sea after an insurgent force faced 2000 Turkish troops and two cannons. Abdul Kader’s release from Tripoli prison and the dismissal of Reishid Pasha in Beirut signal prospects for Leischman’s demands. Reports describe unrest in Beirut, consular notes on Damascus, and new forces near Klissura as 800 insurgents massacred after surrender nearby.
General John Co. Black selects his personal staff as commander in chief. National headquarters will be in Memorial hall Chicago for the coming year and Adjutant General Charles A. Partridge will supervise operations. The staff includes the adjutant general and other officials.
Names listed include Charles A. Partridge of Illinois quartermaster general, Charles Burrows of New Jersey inspector general, Edwin BR Messer of the department of Town, and James Tanner of New York judge advocate general.
A carload of powder on a Frisco siding near Beaumont was left by a switching crew who could not control it. It rolled toward Winfield, hit a departing train, and exploded, killing fireman Milton Pennefock of Enid Oklahoma and brakeman J N Holt of Enid. Injured were A P Merrill of Atlanta Kansas and Fred Orr of Atlanta Kansas. The blast damaged track and locomotive while residents fled homes amid tremor-like shaking.
In Long Island City a tenement house blaze early Friday required police rescue of more than twenty women and children. A dozen people were injured, a woman tossed a baby from a second floor window, and a police officer caught the child unharmed. Fire began in a saloon, spreading to the six story building.
Attorney General Bell denies any settlement in the Busby case. The Texas events report Ima Hogg’s recovery from a knee injury and plans to join Governor Hogg in Beaumont. Public land patents were signed for thirty two tracts totaling 9678 acres, while land inspection prep proceeds in east Texas. State officials discuss oil costs and coal fallback for state institutions.
Austin reports Jesus Rosendez a 36 year old Mexican printer was arrested and charged with rape alleged to have occurred last February at Laredo. He acknowledged he was from Laredo and had left there about that time. The victim's age is not given.
In Tyler Texas a family dinner ended with four African American men detained after Mrs J W Carter telephoned the sheriff. The scene and names reflect a troubling incident as reported in local coverage.
Kirksville Mo Sept 11 General Manager Brimson and Superintendent Stoneburner of the Iowa and St. Louis Railroad reached Kirksville after a special train derailed a few miles north near Novinger due to floodwaters. Trainmaster Godfrey Warren was trapped under the engine and rescued after hours of effort. His condition is reported serious and he is being treated in Novinger by several doctors.
Manila's Customs Inspector Thomas P. Coates and Lieutenant Os borne, a constabulary supply officer at San Ferdinando, were tried and convicted on government funds misappropriation. Osborne received ten years, Coates eight years.
Willoughby Ohio September 11 The Bank of Willoughby failed to open Thursday with a suspension tied to the Mexican Clay Manufacturing company for which a receiver was appointed in Cleveland The bank held much of the Mexican company paper The Citizens Savings and Trust Company of Cleveland was named receiver
Dr. Neufeld of the Koch Institute reports successful experiments to immunize animals against tuberculosis by injecting into the blood vessels of mules goats and cattle living bacilli from human beings according to a medical weekly.
Washington reports the 1903 pension roll totals 996 545 with Civil War invalids and widows making up most cases. Commissioner Ware warns it unlikely to exceed a million again and urges reforms including merit boards, retirement provisions, and stricter eligibility for pensions tied to crime and remarriage rules. The total disbursements across wars reach about 3.04 billion dollars.
Directors of the Wise County Live Stock association met in Decatur Texas and set November 4 5 and 6 as the dates for the fall show and sale. The group aims to interest farmers and stock raisers in blooded stock of all descriptions.
In Bonham Texas on September 11 Mrs. W. D. Buchanan killed herself by cutting her throat with a knife at the county poor farm.
In Oklahoma City on September 11 Fannie Soper walking in her sleep was mistaken for a burglar and shot in the side by John Hudatka who had just returned home with $200. Hudatka had been followed by a suspicious person and his wife heard someone in the house before the shooting. The intruder was later identified as Miss Soper.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business Wednesday.
Fire losses totaling 3000 are reported in Ardmore Oklahoma Territory. Beavers of Hickory North Texas is badly bitten by a spider. Rainfall graces Northern Eastern and Central Texas on the 10th. Guthrie Oklahoma will host a four day race meet starting October 15. A boy named Guy Northrop is badly burned at Weleetka. Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma supports organized labor. Henry Roach of Oklahoma City is stabbed. Two Weleetka catfish weighed 112 pounds dressed. Robbery targets Farmers National Bank of Yvan Al Styne Texas with capital stock 50000. Lightning hits a barn in Petty Lamar County Texas and chickens die. In Jacksonville Florida John Angil is shot while protecting his sister. Bishop Scannel of Omaha denounces the Typographical Union oath as contrary to Catholic ethics. A cow is killed.
Guthrie Oklahoma September 11 The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied the habeas corpus petition of ex Mayor C G Jones of Oklahoma City. He was arrested weeks ago for contempt of court and recommitted to the sheriff. The petition alleged Perry Ohio city council diverted 12500 of a 25000 waterworks bond toward a railroad bonus in which Jones serves as president.
Weleetka Oklahoma September 11 The Creek Indians of the vicinity hold their annual fish killing and religious festival this week. The fish are poisoned by a native weed called devil's shoestring which drives the fish to the surface where they are shot with bow and arrow.
Ardmore Sept 11 officers interrupted a sermon at Halls church to arrest a colored preacher. They handcuffed him and jailed him as a cattle stealing suspect wanted in Lee County Texas.
The volcano resumed eruptive activity with loud detonations. Residents report minor earthquake shocks felt around the volcano as ash and smoke emissions continue.
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