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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
2
Brazos County will showcase a creditable display at the San Antonio International Fair through the County Farmer's Union. Mr. F. W. Yeager of the city will supervise the exhibit featuring local agricultural products and specimens for the agricultural sector.
A Calvert correspondent reports Galveston News coverage of river overflow effects. The article notes great damage to plantations and describes flood dynamics as the Brazos and Little Brazos rivers approach one another, reflecting widespread concern.
A collection of political commentary and character sketches from 1908 discussing Hearst and Taft supporters, Arkansas Senator Jeffries Davis, Bryan Kern prospects, anti prohibition lines, and Roosevelt Taft friction. It notes campaign strategies, rumored wealth claims, and public sentiment in Texas and nationwide.
Lost one pair of male dogs one black and one dark brown. One branded E S and the other SE. Five dollar reward for return to W. M. Patten, WL.
The Teer truck farm shows at the Agricultural Hall with an 18 by 75 foot display. Yeager, no stranger to exhibitions, previously won first prize three years ago and second prize two years ago with a Brazos County agricultural display. The Farmers Union and Yeager receive commendation for their efforts as the exhibit arrives and will be shipped via the I and GN to San Antonio next Monday morning.
County Farmers Union meetings moved from October 2 3 to October 9 10 to avoid conflict with Farmers Union Day at the San Antonio fair. President W L Edge of Brazos County aims to have State President Neill present. The Steep Hollow gathering will address flood damage from the Brazos and Little Brazos rivers and rail right of way concerns near Lufkin.
In Bexar County Texas the fall term will see a flood of divorce filings with 400 cases already on three district courts dockets. Abandonment and lack of support drive most suits and many are dismissed for want of prosecution then renewed later. Women file most suits as plaintiffs while many divorces end in remarriage soon after.
Miss Bell Lewis, 23, seeks work in a store or hotel as a waitress. From Lake Victor Texas she asks interested parties to write or phone. Advertisement notes employment desire and contact details. Also promotes Haswell's Book Store and Dunlap's Gin with school supplies and display items.
Seguin Texas Sept. 15 Oscar Zipp a prominent Guadalupe county youth was accidentally shot in the head while taking a bullet from a rifle He was to be married soon and was well known in the area Beaumont Sept. 15 C N Bagley suffered a fatal head wound from a falling scythe The blade struck his head and ten stitches were needed before his death
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