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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
2
Local notices show Bryan Texas publication details with office manager Lee J. Rountree Bates-Editor and rate cards for Brazos County. It lists mail subscription prices for one month three months six months and one year and carrier rates. The Weekly Eagle in Brazos County charges 1.50 per year six months 1.00 and is published Thursdays. Associated Press membership noted.
Editor Lee J Rountree of the Bryan Eagle notes a bill by Representative Rountree to spend 600000 for a topographic survey and stream measurements of the Brazos Colorado Rio Grande Trinity and other rivers to form districts for impounding dams irrigation districts and aiding levee and reclamation projects. The measure passed the House 65 to 52 and advances to the Senate. The survey would be carried out by the board of water engineers and the state reclamation engineers.
A Groesbeck Journal aphorism compares advertising to seeds and fertilizer, arguing publicity is a profitable investment rather than an expense and should be used to increase harvests, just as farmers plant and fertilize crops.
Mrs Edith Wilmans of Dallas the only woman in the Texas legislature says she is weary of her work in Austin and ready to quit the law making body. She cites the grind and the heavy penalty of service as reasons for stepping down.
The Bryan Eagle is presented as the preferred advertising medium for Bryan and Brazos County, arguing it benefits the community more than schemes that offer no local gain.
Torrential rainfall grips Texas, disrupting farming across counties and inundating fields. Farmers report widespread water damage, delayed planting, and stress on livestock as storms batter large swaths of agricultural land.
Little Doris Louise Ayers, thirteen day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Ayers of College, died Saturday at 2 am after a three day pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday at 8 pm by Rev John Rawls, burial in Booneville Cemetery. The Eagle joins friends in sympathy for the bereaved parents. May they find peace.
The Brazos County Rural Trustees Association met Saturday at 2 o clock in the courthouse with eight districts represented. County Superintendent D J McDonald outlined plans for rural school welfare and a round table discussion followed with unanimous support to continue meetings until all districts are represented.
Local note reports Dr W A Smith of Millican visiting Bryan for a brief engagement today. The item names the physician and the city, with no additional dates or companions.
A January 31 1923 photograph captures Governor Neff signing the Rountree Reclamation Bill with Honorable Lee J Rountree and Senator Holbrook among others. The Brazos River Reclamation Association notes a $600000 appropriation enabling surveys to cost estimate and plan irrigation hydroelectric power flood protection and drainage for millions of acres. Engineers expect data on most state projects within two years from September 1 1923 with each stream system seen as a separate project.
The Maternity and Infancy Act advanced in both houses during adjournment visits to the Rio Grande Valley. In the House it moved to engrossment with a likely third reading to pass, while the Senate poised to take up the measure next week where 24 senators backed it despite strong opposition from Lt. Gov. T. W. Davidson.
A local notice invites readers to place want ads in the Daily Eagle to sell or trade items. Contact details not provided.
Rev Randolph Ray of Dallas has accepted a rectorate at the Church of Transfiguration in New York City known as The Little Church Around the Corner. He will move with his family after Easter to begin this new role, leaving Bryan where he served at St Andrews Episcopal Church and later as Dean of St Matthews Cathedral in Dallas.
Florence Vidette emphasizes citizens owe neighbors and town support for roads, schools, churches, and other public goods. The piece argues failing to contribute is equated with cheating the community and warrants reflection on one’s civic responsibility.
The Alpine Avalanche argues evading jury duty is as wrong as dodging military drafts. A man avoiding service should not blame peace officers for enforcement, and both jurors and citizens must fulfill duties in peace and war alike.
If lawmakers read every bill, attend committee meetings, and stay through daily sessions, they will return home with tired bodies and weary minds but a clear understanding of the issues. The article notes the demanding pace and the commitment required for effective lawmaking.
Nearly an inch of rain fell in Bryan and vicinity over twenty four hours from Friday 8:00 AM to Saturday 8:00 AM totaling .92 inches. Most of the rainfall occurred during the night and early morning, with .04 inches counted yesterday. The showering continued intermittently into the afternoon as the earth remained soaked.
An exchange notes multiple miscues in a prior issue and readers point out errors. A subscriber reports an unrelated misrouted letter and a wrong postal item. Other notes include mismatched orders, late trains, a favorable milk bill error, dietary comments, and a faulty jitney clock timer.
A Mexia Evening News column urges readers to balance past misdeeds with repeated good deeds. It warns that dark acts haunt memory, urging ongoing, charitable acts to counter one error, noting conscience and moral reckoning persist despite efforts to forget.
Half the current Texas Legislature has adjourned for now with revenue measures before the House. The appropriation bill is not expected to be taken up in the regular session, and Governor Neff may call a special session once revenue bills pass. Supporters in Austin express this view.
Willie Cantavespi and Charley Salvato were arrested around nine o clock by Sheriff L E Morehead Chief W S Martin and Officer J D Conlee on a charge of possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. Bond set at five hundred dollars. Police found bottles of whiskey at the Cantavespi store near the I and G N depot during a search by warrant.
A grim comic verse chronicles a row of local fatalities from car and train crashes. It names Freddie Blake Billy Farr Silas Hatch Johnnie and a driver who plowed into a wall after drinking home brew, reflecting a rough, rural tone of the period.
An Elgin Courier opinion argues laziness fuels most crime and misbehavior. It credits steady work with forming virtuous character and argues youth should be groomed to pursue useful tasks daily to avoid disaster.
From the Houston Post files January 31 1898 twenty five years ago. Miss Marie Mistrot of Bryan and Miss Beulah Powers of Marlin are guests of the family of Gustave Mistrog.
County clerk A. S. McSwain publishes a January list of couples married starting January 9, including Oscar Richardson and Lula Murphy on January 13 and continuing through February 7 with pairs such as J. L. Cause and Julia Stark and E. D. Beck and Mrs. Lelia Evans.
Brazos county commissioners will decide next Monday whether to continue tick eradication work. E R Smith federal tick eradicator notes the program is government funded and may be moved if eliminated. Stockmen fear progress will be lost and urge public input before the meeting.
A historical ad states Liquid Borozone as an efficient remedy for human or animal flesh. It claims rapid healing for wounds sores cuts and scratches with prices 30¢ 60¢ and $1.20 and notes it is sold by all druggists.
R. E. Smith the federal tick eradicator for Brazos County said the county likely lost about one hundred head of cattle during the recent norther. He noted several farmers reported single death by freezing with none over one head. A. C. Williamson of Coleview estimates about one per cent losses.
Funeral services for Mrs. G. W. Graham were held at her Harvey home this afternoon conducted by Rev. J. J. Tatum. She died Wednesday at age seventy eight and is buried in Bright Light Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Floyd Todd of Harvey and Mrs. J. A. Capps of Bryan. Her husband preceded her in death about ten years ago. Community members from Bryan attended the service.
Roy Hudspeth, county tax collector, reports January taxes totaling 142,769.32 dollars. State ad valorem and pensions 49,566.16. State Poll Tax 3,697.50. County ad valorem and districts 46,257.84. Road districts 1 and 2 23,757.34. District schools 11,387.10. County Poll Taxes 616.25. Levee District 1 8,855.66. total 138,687.85 with 4,181.47 from automobiles and redemption taxes. Mid-month report ready for mail.
An advertisement claims dizziness on stooping or rising signals a torpid liver and promotes Herbine as a powerful liver regulator priced at 60c, sold by all druggists.
Dr. C. O. Gobin of Dallas once lived in Bryan in the eighties. He passed through with his family en route to Giddings, stopped for lunch, and asked after old acquaintances. Many residents recall him from long ago days.
Intestinal worms threaten child health and vitality. expulsion is urged before damage. White's Cream Vermifuge is described as a thoroughly successful remedy priced at 35 cents and sold by all druggists.
Mrs. M. W. Sims and Mrs. Maggie W. Barry returned to Bryan after attending the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs executive board meeting and Educational Week. Sims met Governor Pat M. Neff and Brazos county representative Lee J. Rountree and endorsed the Reclamation Bill with a $600,000 appropriation for topographic and hydrographic river surveys, calling it a start toward long term Texas conservation to curb flood losses.
Miss Marie Leghorn of Seattle national registrar for Kappa Kappa Gamma visits Miss Della Lawrence in Bryan. She helped launch a Pan Hellenic luncheon set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Green Parrot tea room to foster sorority ties among about twenty five Bryan women. Sorority members may call Miss Lawrence to join the informal affair.
C. S. Martin suffered a painful accident Saturday when a pile of sacked grain fell on him in a local feed store, knocking him unconscious and breaking his nose. He was taken to hospital and is recovering as rapidly as possible.
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