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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1898
Page
2
Intered at the Postoffice at Bryan Texas 6 Second Class mail matter The paper notes autumnal changes and health ads urging fall clothing purchases It mentions Capt Wrights farm Hog Springs and a corn stalk famine tale from the Boston Courier and Stephenville Empire plus a dress goods sale by R B Templeman & Son
For Land Commissioner Geo. W. Finger of Ft Worth for Treasurer John W Robbins of Vernon for State Superintendent J E Kendall of Ladonia for Congress Robert L Henry of Waco for Representative 55th district Sam R Henderson of Bryan for District Attorney 20th district J C Scott of Franklin
A Caldwell News-Chronicle excerpt from September 13 1598 argues a farmer plants hogs and corn for assured value, noting meat yield or feeding needs protect family and neighbors from price drops. It emphasizes sale risk and food self sufficiency.
The court reconvened yesterday morning for the grand jury session and the civil docket. A suit for 2000 dollars on the life of Adolph Hrdlicka was taken up. The third week jurors include W C B Jolly AG Neely Rash Beene Wiley Kelley J M Orr J F Hall J D George J G Hedlke J H Weeden J J Holland Jne W Davis W W Parker H H Henry W M Hudspeth S S Mabry Eugene Sample A P Todd I H Newton Z T Jonery H N Griffin T R Josey T B Collins C T Davis D F Dansby J T Sawyer Martin Triplett A B McSwain Jas Wilson Jr W N Holligan J C Lloyd Jeff P Mitchell J L Hensarling J J Meska J F B Manning M Steed T J Sawyer.
The 55th district Republicans met in Bryan Courthouse with Elias Mays as presiding chairman and W R Ford as secretary. A motion named three nominees E W Knox W R Ford and Elias Mays. Mays was chosen and all Republicans pledged support. Dr John L Foster declined to run. The meeting adjourned sine die.
J W English announces the store will discontinue selling whiskey after October 1 and will close out remaining stock at cost.
Reports from Vienna and Geneva detail the planned funeral of Empress Elizabeth with lying in state, interment on Saturday, and six months of mourning. Dispatches express global condolence as the assassin remains defiant, claiming solitary anarchist action for the crime.
In Dry Ridge Kentucky an age old feud between neighboring farmers led to a bloody gun battle leaving two dead and two dying. Principal combatants were father and son on each side with farm hands present and over 100 revolver shots fired. Also reported: W H Lawrence of Cleveland died after a hotel shooting in Cincinnati area. Florence Richardson killed herself after the incident. Judge Thomas H Cooley of Ann Arbor Michigan died at his home after recent illness.
Col E S Dudley of the adjutant general office arrives in Portsmouth to gather testimony on the Harvard incident. Marines and Spanish prisoners testified and Admiral Cervera discussed the matter after a dispute between prisoners and Ninth Massachusetts regiment privates aboard the auxiliary cruiser en route from Cuba to Seaveys Island.
Fresh Berwick bay oysters will be served in all styles at the Kandy Kitchen starting Monday. Several local announcements include travels of 249 Samuel Levy to Helena Ark and return with wife, Dr. R. T. Flewellen visiting Bryan, and J. W. Johnson hosting him. Col. D. McNaughton starts a new paper Times at Marquez. A. & M. College opens with new term prospects.
TL Williams J C Williams W E Dunlap Millican A M Waldrop Geo Smith City H D Gohlman OC Gat lin E C Gerrarde J R Brittain Houston H W Thornhill Dallas H Braun and son Ft Worth L A Carlton Hillsboro J Shapiro Madisonville A V Cuthrell Navasota E C Jeffrey A R Bailey Henry Doss Douglas Burns Sidney Beal Colorado J A Eidson Corey Horton John Eidson Hamilton J F Hanish A Meyer J H Childs MJ Connor St Louis J M Henke New York L W Seymour San Antonio N T Howard Denver
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