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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
5
Exports of cotton and linters rose in November to 858,337 bales valued at 109,387,719 dollars, with October at 798,664 bales totaling 93,903,000 dollars. Eleven months through November show exports valued at 593,529,725 dollars for 5,505,665 bales, about 120 million dollars higher than the prior year.
Postmaster O. O. Henderson and Coach Frank G. Anderson returned Wednesday from a Guadalupe river deer hunt near Kerrville. Both men killed large bucks, one with 11 points and the other with a different number. Venison portions were shared courtesy of Henderson.
Hearne Democrat editor J Felton Lane reports Bryan editor Lee J Rountree sent a radiogram while passing through Hearne enroute to Austin. The message claims a big package of cevon and an inability to divide. Lane notes the editor was in his office hours but could not be found.
The Knights of Pythias Lodge elected officers at Tuesday night’s meeting to be installed in January. Named were C C George and Hadley. Tom G. Zuber W C C. W Crawford prelate. Oak McKenzie M W. Beckwith K R S. J T Maloney M F. H S Locke M E. L B Locke M A. Carl Wipprecht J G. R C Franks O G. Oak McKenzie trustee. Oak McKenzie representative to Grand Lodge. J Maloney alternate.
Mr and Mrs John B Smith relocate from Bryan to Kingston Rhode Island where Smith takes charge of feed control at the Rhode Island experiment station He previously did chemical research at the A and M experiment station during the last three years Friends commend the couple and wish them happiness in the new home.
Mr and Mrs A L Ward entertain at home for a handsome baby boy born December 26th. The notice records the new arrival and names the parents in a concise society notice style.
Miss Hettie Edge traveled to Nave Sota this afternoon for a social visit with Mrs Ruth Gooch and Mrs Ruby Gooch, keeping a friendly local connection alive.
Valubale additions were made to the American population of Texas in 1830 31. In 1830 William Barrett Travis and Patrick C Jack came to Anahuac from South Carolina and Alabama. In 1831 Dr N D Labadie from Louisiana settled at this place. Robertson and Thompson with Tennessee families settled on the Brazos in the Nashville Company later Robertson's Colony. Among these settlers were the Cavitts and others who later distinguished themselves in Texas.
County Agent C. L. Benson and family joined Mrs. W. S. Lackey at Caldwell Texas for a Christmas reunion. Mrs. Lackey, 84, hosted relatives including children in Caldwell Jasper Midland Dallas Denison Fort Worth Fort Worth Bedias and Beaumont. The Lackeys traced their move from Alabama to Texas in the 1860s and old tales of travel from Bryan to Port Sullivan. Mrs. Lackey won the oldest-person prize at a Caldwell Methodist gathering, celebrated for a life of Christian service.
Mrs Frank Goodson of Union Hill near Bryan died Saturday afternoon after an illness of nearly two years. She was 46 and survived by three daughters Mrs O L Cook Mrs Iva Higgins and Viola Nell Goodson and three sons Mister Ray Peter and Jack Goodson, plus a sister and two brothers. Interment was in Goodson cemetery at Riverside after funeral services at First Methodist Church of Bryan conducted by Rev H C Willis.
Special to the Eagle reports Blanco Texas family the Rosses rank among large Masonic lineages with eight sons and father P M Ross a Mason for forty years. Father was made at Blanco Lodge 216 six sons joined locally and two in Robstown Texas. Only Bowie family of San Benito Texas is larger with nine sons and the father Masons. Westbrook brothers of San Antonio also have six Mason sons.
Mr and Mrs J L Sample of the Tabor community were among Bryan shoppers today, reflecting a local outing and community ties amid everyday commerce.
Dr. Robert E. Vinson, UT president, counters Bryan Eagle articles on student conduct and a Thanksgiving all night party. He asserts no campus parade in trousers occurred, eight UT students involved in a cabin party, and asks for fair treatment while noting UT’s improved conditions and a 4,600 student body. He urges accuracy to protect the university’s reputation.
J E Spiller aged about 40 died from a self inflicted pistol wound in a Milby hotel room after leaving fifteen notes to family friends and newspapers. A revolver with a spent cartridge was found. Inquest by Justice J M Ray returned a verdict of death by pistol shot. Notes named Bryan Texas and Texas Avenue 2408. Funeral plans pending.
Brazos County issued marriages as recorded by County Clerk McSwain since the last Eagle update. Couples include John T. Stovall with Adele Latimer, Asa Scott Anderson with Clara Louise Clark, Ex Haddle with Deola Vix, Vance Morris with Gertie Wade, Jamie Holliday with Georgia Penson, Jessie Davis with Bula Webster, L. L. Foraker with Laura Broach, Timothy Ross with Deliah John, B. G. McDonald with Winifred Barnes, Roger V. McGee with Ima Clay Hensarling, Oliver Jones with Cindie Powers, Luther Hooligan with Ethel Tobias, Ross Jones with Ruth Henry, G. W. Terry with Cohell Mero, William Gaiter with Missouri Robertson, Richard Williams with Sedalia Sadberry, Willie Francis with Velma Benson, F. Girard with Agnes Sheffield, Louis Blackburn with Hettie Johnson, Jim Henry Lightfoot with Addie Sledge, Clifton Law with Ruby Buckner.
Tonight fair and colder in Bryan and vicinity. Frost Thursday. Then fair with clear skies.
In Baltimore on December 27 a writ of habeas corpus for Dr. B. M. McKain, former Merrouge, Louisiana mayor, arrested for murder, was obtained. It is returnable immediately, and extradition papers will be sent from Louisiana to Baltimore. McKain's counsel plans to challenge any extradition. A Bastrop statement claimed 5500 Klansmen offer legal help in pursuing justice for hooded mob victims Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards.
A Texas flood problem program emerges from a conference of the Texas Conservation Association and allied bodies in Austin. The plan calls for a state wide survey to locate work, with reclamation and flood control projects, irrigation reservoirs, dam sites, cost estimates, and potential water supply gains guiding public planning. Leonard Tillotson, Lee J Rountree, and Homer D Wade led the discussion with about thirty Texas officials and citizens.
Will Robinson of Houston is in Bryan visiting friends and will stay through the holidays. Mrs. R C Conlee and her children from Iola arrived in Bryan for a Christmas visit with Mr and Mrs John D Conlee on North Tabor Avenue.
Mr. Walter Armstrong of Tabor was in town today and stopped by the Eagle office as a visitor.
Mr and Mrs Henry Kurten of Kurten were in town on business today.
The Brazos County Association of School Trustees met in regular session at the courthouse, with Vice President W. C. Hill presiding. Lectures by Prof. P. S. Mangum and County Superintendent Eck Smith spurred discussion on the dire finances and a committee of Hill, Walter Armstrong, and Lee J. Rountree was formed to draft resolutions urging the governor and legislature to adopt Neff administration recommendations before the state teachers association. Meeting adjourned to January 1923.
Mrs. R. L. Brown held the winning number in the doll contest at the Fair Tuesday night. The prize was offered by Will H. Thomas. The doll is admired by Mrs. Thomas, who visited the Eagle office, and Mrs. Brown has not yet decided her plans for the prize.
Cotton futures showed no change today while Bryan market spots traded around 25 1 4 cents per pound middling basis. Local buyers and sellers remained steady as prices held near the prior session with routine trading activity observed.
In Austin Texas the upcoming legislature session stirs activity with candidates Seagler Carpenter and others positioning for speaker. Rountree calls a January conference on a new constitution and possible convention as a majority claim forms for a reform effort amid mixed senatorial support. Senator Baugh questions a new charter proposing amendments and reduced house and senate sizes.
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