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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
2
The notice highlights Brazos county’s tobacco and fruit sectors as needing development with a claim of “millions in it.” It references Bryan’s pride in the area’s schools and notes ongoing work on extending the San Antonio and Aransas Pass to Brownsville.
Report claims the four express companies in Texas may quit due to rate cuts. Yet observers note ample capital ready to fill any gap, though the firms are not inclined to leave the state.
The secretary of the Brazos county farmers institute seeks a practical speaker to discuss canning and its results in Texas. He aims to have the speaker come on the 26th to address the farmers institute on the topic.
Government tobacco expert Mr. Sheffer forecasts heavy investments in Texas lands after Nacogdoches experiments. Brazos County seeks to secure tobacco lands before others and gain a share of capital. Press reports note a Buffalo New York case of a white man charged with multiple assaults on young girls. A Mr. Smith from Illinois plans to grow and can produce on Wixon Lake near the Navasota River, leveraging local canning experience.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College appoints Prof. John A. Craig as Dean of Agriculture and Director of the Texas Experiment Stations after the resignation of Prof. W. D. Gibbs who becomes president of New Hampshire Agricultural College.
The board names Prof. Craig a leading livestock authority with training at Guelph Canada and former roles at Wisconsin and Iowa. He will begin duties at College Station as Texas livestock work and textile school planning advance, with an architect selected and plans under way.
Cotton receipts totals for the season are listed by yard. Lawrence Warehouse reports 2060 bales, Brisk Warehouse 1202, Stover's Cotton Yard 448, RMe and Bale oss 3s eem cron fore 620. Spinner buyers average receipts 103-4, round base buyers average Illy.
Yardage of men’s slacks advertised by W. J. Coulter at 243 to 249 with sizes 34 36 38 and embroidery fronts. Close outs, nice lawn waists priced at two dollars and two dollars fifty cents each, half price.
Mayor presided in regular adjourned session with most officers present. Secretary’s August collections totaled 202.16 while disbursements and fund balances were reviewed. A franchise for a Commercial Telephone line along Main Street was approved for long distance use only. Other items include street opening petitions, wagon suit talks, and cemetery labor adjustments. Council adjourned to Tuesday September 22.
The grand jury reported yesterday returning one felony indictment and nineteen misdemeanors. This brings to thirteen felony indictments for the term and a total of thirty two bills as the grand jury remains in session.
Advertised letters list printed for the week ending September 14 1903 includes ladies Katie Anderson Annie Brown E W Brown Maggie Ewing Adlee Griffin Lottie Hicks Dephen Johnson Annie McLeod Amande McLewis Eliza Mitchell Mollie Meal H L Rodgers Maggie Smith J L Scott and gents Will Sheets Terry Scarlan D W Tallows E Wesson Will Waller Eddy Williams M H Adams Joe Aloise Abe Anderson Michele Bruno Wim Boyd Kennard H Ben ford Henry Blue Mat E Campbell Jan Gogycke Ben Green Jack Gray J W Howard Sam Harris J W Harris A Harris Willie McKee James Lore J W Morris Chas R McMillan Old Fort Mfg Co W D McKeley T J Mitchell B C Mathews D J Markley Joseph Overby John Raley Silas Thomas.
Edge & Dillashaw, managers, receive fresh goods as Pat Buchanan joins the firm. A buyer is offered a toy shoe purchase for $1.85 and sent to Coulter's for rubber collars advertised as linen substitutes. The notices reference Coulter's at 243-245 and 245-49 pages.
A special meeting of the Republican executive committee in South McAlester Oklahoma Territory accepted the resignation of Chairman W H Darrough who is United States marshal for the Northern district The Justice Department issued a general rule prohibiting any officer in the department from serving as chairman of a state or territorial political organization.
Washington bulletin reports that on September 14 the canal committee report passed the senate unanimously on its first reading. Senator Perez Sopo gave notice of an amendment to restrict the executive to the terms of the proposed law.
Chicago Sept 16 physicians say Sir Thomas Lipton has appendicitis and is under medical care.
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