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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1902
Page
2
The item notes Huntsville organizing a commercial club as the Panama situation is described as serious. A reference adds that the auto thief has claimed a victim, the wife of Senator Stewart of Nevada, who died after a crash into a telegraph pole.
Polished buffalo horns made of cellulose are now widely sold to curious collectors by enterprising northern manufacturers. The items are marketed to those seeking novelty curiosities.
It is very gratifying to us to note that many of the citizens of Madison county are preparing to make exhibits at the Central Texas Fair at Bryan Madisonville Meteor.
Eleven counties were represented as the Brazos river conference met. The Eagle believes some good will result from the gathering given the vast interests involved.
Mr S F B Morse of the Southern Pacific thanks the Eagle for Harper's Weekly San Francisco number. The issue portrays the metropolis as a center of art and education, commerce, and military importance, one of the great western cities. The paper notes the line brings this wonderland within a few days' journey of readers.
A young Texas farmer near Huntsville earned about 600 dollars net from four acres in five months, averaging over 100 dollars monthly of working time. He argues fifteen acres is not a living for any farmer, using brain and muscle on poor land.
Cottonwood Texas reports a close game with Edge defeating Tabor 12 to 10 on Saturday. Visitors include Joe Sample and wife and John Thompson and wife from Edge. Pearl Gallatin attended a guest visit with Miss Della Grice. Henry Locke heads to Allen Academy Bryan this week.
H. and T. C. offer round trip tickets to Houston and Galveston for a special train departing Bryan at 3 25 p m on September 13. Fare is 2 00. Tickets valid only on the special train for outbound travel and may be returned on regular trains from Galveston until 8 25 p m September 15 and from Houston until 10 50 p m September 15. W B Wilson agent.
H. T. C. offers round trip Bryan to Marlin tickets for the Sept 15 19 fair at 2.30 with Sept 22 limit. A special Sept 19 train event tickets at 1.20 with Sept 20 limit. W. S. Wilson, Agent.
I hereby warn all persons not to sell my wife anything on credit to my account M. Koelsch Bryan Texas August 20 1902.
Cliff A. Adams offers a four room house with a good well and barn, set on 26 acres suitable for a track farm. Asking value $1250, seller will accept $700 on easy terms. Property listed as available at 244.
Charleston reports the Kanawha and New River strike unchanged with most miners firm and few returning to work. Tonnage grows slowly as Eagle remains tense twenty seven miles north. Crescent mines near Montgomery see miners ousted from company houses by order of the court amid rain and exposure.
Fire in Sutton county Sonora Friday destroyed $75,000 of property in the Mayfield Mercantile store. A coal oil tank exploded, glass blown from the courthouse windows, and several citizens were slightly injured as the blaze consumed the entire business block driven by strong winds.
Fire at Moody and George's cotton gin in Floyd County, near Greenville Texas, destroyed the plant with an estimated loss of about 4000 dollars, insured for 2000 dollars. A small quantity of seed cotton and 600 dollars worth of seed were also destroyed.
Port au Prince Haiti September 13 Gen Firmin issues a violent proclamation to partisans over the Crete-a-Pierrot affair blaming the provisional government of Boiscond Canal for provoking Germany and destroying the Crete-a-Pierrot with the Panther. He calls for continuous resistance as clashes unfold in Genalves and St Marie while government troops move toward Gonaives.
Beaumont Texas Sept 13 Fire swept about an acre at Spindletop destroying pumping rigs derricks pipes engines and tanks with two producing wells still burning and a large steel tank spared overall losses under 50000 and no fatalities aside from a minor burn to the fireman in charge
On September 13 Julius Littlejohn and family, negro workers picking cotton on Alex Marshall’s Boggy Bend farm four miles above Chicota, were ambushed. Five wounded none seriously. Locals suspect opponents of black cotton picking. no negro residents remain nearby and prior arson and expulsions were reported, including last spring when thirty or forty workers were fired at and driven out.
Gottlib Niegenfind killed his former wife near Pierce Nebraska firing six shots. Albert Breyer her father died from wounds and the wife of Breyer was shot in the shoulder and seriously hurt possibly fatally. Niegenfind then attempted to assault Lena Breyer sister of Mrs Peters, after visiting the Breyer farm he left the country believed.
Two unknown men placed large spikes on a National Park line rail near Woodbury New Jersey causing a trolley car to derail on a curve. Twenty passengers suffered bad bruises as the car left the track. The assailants fled on foot pursued but escaped. robbery is believed to be the motive.
A trench for a San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway work site in Waco Texas caved in burying a crew. The workers were rescued with injuries including a broken collarbone a crushed rib fractures and a dislocated hip among the named hurt: Burt Jones John Hamilton William Ditman A Selma and O F Shinge.
Fort Worth Texas September 13 The Rock Island contract between Fort Worth and Dallas is awarded to Craney Brothers. A.C. Craney will direct the Fort Worth to Dallas segment with work set to begin next week or the week after.
In Aubrey Texas on September 13 Fred Caddell 16 son of B C Caddell was dragged into a cotton gin by his trousers caught by the gin saw. His leg was severely broken and cut requiring amputation above the knee after an engineer shut off the steam to prevent further harm.
On Wednesday night a group attempted to drive away a group of black cotton pickers near Sulphur Springs at the west end of Delta county seat Yowell. The incident occurred in Paris Texas on September 13. No further details are provided.
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