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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
A Bryan resident compared prices for a formal dress suit, finding Houston offered the same brand and quality but over eight dollars more than a local shop. The Eagle names the Bryan store and the customer and urges verifying the tale, urging locals to distrust exaggerated claims about town prices.
Friday night opening attracted hundreds of visitors to the new Park's Jewelry Store in Park. The event featured a refreshed interior with electric fixtures, new display cases, plants, and a mezzanine office suite. Guests were served ice cream and wafers as welcoming flowers framed the gift and accessories displays.
A joint W O W and Woodmen Circle meeting at Woodman Hall Friday night featured reports from Bryan lodge delegates to the San Antonio State convention. Miss Racy Goen played piano as ladies auctioned a large cake, netting 30 dollars after an auctionered resale to Pete Bonano.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce Good Will Tour halted in Bryan with 125 officials and a 30 piece brass band. Visitors toured Texas A&M College Campus and met Bryan business leaders while distributing souvenirs. Wilbur S. Shaw of the Dallas Times-Herald noted the long journey across 1225 miles ending near Dallas.
County Agent C L Beason reports from Panola County that East Texas farmers expect a bountiful crop this year with ideal conditions. He notes no rain delays yet plenty of moisture, cites Beckville gardens as striking, and credits scientific farming and business sense for regional prosperity. He traveled from Beaumont north through Harrison County and elsewhere, finding dry areas but overall optimism.
Mary Denver Murphy aged 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs D L Murphy of C G Walker apartments Bryan received a $50 prize check this morning for submitting the first prize essay Why It Pays to Buy from Brooks Mayes Co of Houston Texas She mailed the entry in mid to late March and heard of the prize today The Bryan resident statement adds local interest to the commendable achievement
Henry Armstrong of Hearne was shot in the left leg last night by a Negro shooter. The incident occurred on a farm between Hearne and Valley Junction. Armstrong was brought to Bryan on the 4 o clock train and admitted to Bryan Hospital for treatment. He previously lived in Bryan.
Arthur Stewart son of Mr and Mrs N A Stewart fell from a horse Sunday while visiting his grandmother Mrs S A Goodwin. He sustained a fracture of the right arm with both bones broken. His parents were present and he was taken to town for setting the bones and is recovering as well as could be expected.
I. O. Durham, a duty soldier, was jailed after suffering two bullet wounds to the legs. E. L. Dillon, a dairy helper, is reported wounded at his home. The shooting occurred at the home of E. R. Duke, foreman at a College dairy farm, about 3:30 Sunday morning.
The Tabor high school senior class, aided by 10th graders and two teachers, staged Valley Farm at Edge school Friday night. The show drew a packed audience and netted $43 for school purposes. Mrs. W G Colson directed and may stage the production at Franklin soon.
B D Lee faced Justice J W Hamilton on Monday afternoon and was fined 20 dollars plus costs, about 50 dollars total. He was the first of five men tried on similar charges after a raid a week earlier on a Fin-Feather Club road house near City Secretary Guy P Bit tle, with County Attorney Oak McKenzie for the state and Lamar Bethea for the defense.
A large real estate deal closed last week as J. W. Harvey & Son bought two brick Echols street buildings occupied by J. Louis Giddings and Ben Sullivan from Mrs. Tom Ewing of Bryan. Mrs. Ewing also becomes owner of a Prairiedale farm formerly owned by Harvey & Son. The Harveys say the properties were bought as an investment with no immediate plans beyond tenant needs.
Sheriff Conlee reports a long chase ending with the seizure of a stolen W. I. McCulloch Ford coupe and its driver, initially sighted in Liberty Texas. A telegram from Sheriff Nelson and a confirming letter led to the arrest in Eldorado Arkansas after tracing from Corsicana Wortham and the Smack over Oil Field.
A Bryan fishing party Noto Walker and Schepto spent Thursday night on the Navasota and returned Friday with nearly 100 pounds of fish. Among the catch was a gasper Gould weighing 25 pounds, the largest of its kind on a hook in this section and among the largest ever seen.
The Steph an Ice and Bottling Company opens in Bryan under George Stephan and Judge H O Ferguson. The $70,000 plant, completed in under four months, features a 22 ton daily capacity, a 175 ton cold storage vault, ammonia cooling, and a scoring machine approved by the Texas weights and measures department to ensure 25 50 and 100 pound cuts.
The Allen Academy Band of thirty under Prof. Anton Ernst performed in Reliance Saturday night at the invitation of Secretary S E Eberstadt. Local donations and transport from Bryan, Steep Hollow and Kurten aided the trip. the program featured music talks and a Reliance mixed quartet interlude with community club remarks and readings.
For service registered jack and King No 19600 by Barretts Missouri King and my saddle bred stallion both to stand the season at the Gus Plagens farm. Service fee ten dollars. Theo Dore Plagens Kurten.
I G N announces reduced travel rates for San Jacinto Fiesta tickets sold April 18 to 24 and trains arriving before noon April 25 with return by April 27. Special low rates apply for Battle of Flowers tickets sold April 28 with trains arriving morning April 24 and return by April 25. See local ticket agent for full details.
A vintage classified style ad promises relief for eczema itching and skin sores with Blue Star Remedy. It claims deep skin penetration, immediate relief, and no clothing stains, from ROMAN & VICK.
L C Wilson, a local Black man, was fined 30 dollars after pleading guilty to swindling. He posed as a charity collector for the Colored Orphans Home near Old Bonneville and deceived Bryan business leaders, obtaining money and groceries. The home’s superintendent denied any solicitors and condemned the fraud as damaging to the institution’s reputation. A stray black sow with white belting is offered for reward in Ta bor.
Dark bay mare mule about 15 hands with a right mouth scar and marks on the side and left shoulder. Finder should notify Jess Conleer, Sheriff. Eagle want ads get best results.
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