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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
2
Unusually large potato stocks on January 1 in major producing states, with Northern supplies higher than in five years. Prices low with little forecast for decline. growers hold 5.6 times dealer stock, warrants cautious outlook despite limited international impact from the war.
Tom Cobb a well known Grimes County farmer fell from a wagon returning home from a city visit yesterday afternoon. The wagon wheel passed over his left face causing a deep gash and nearly severing his right ear. He received quick medical care and was resting as well as could be expected.
Associated Press reports Rev. Philip Kline pastor of the Catholic Church of Henrietta was arrested in Wichita Falls Tex for arson connected to last summer's old school building fire. He faces formal charging today and is held pending further proceedings.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson has virtually decided not to call an extra session on March 5 regardless of the ship bill outcome. The decision hinges on the bill's fate and current legislative momentum.
F T Daniels aged about 45 was shot and killed on the streets of Kountze Texas. Two buckshot charges pierced his breast and heart. D J Gates surrendered to the sheriff and was released on $1000 bond after a preliminary trial. Daniels had many Bryan area hunter friends and was known as a great hunter.
The Texas Experiment Station chemical division will conduct its eighth year of cooperative fertilizer trials in 1915. Farmers pay freight, follow directions, supply a soil sample if asked, and report results. Ten 0.1 acre plots for corn or cotton or ten 0.2 acre plots for truck crops are provided. Apply to Dr. G. S. Fraps at College Station, Texas.
The congregation has raised funds by popular subscription to install curbs and gutters along the church property on Burleson and Washington streets. A special effort will rally nearby property owners to join the initiative to improve the street and neighborhood appearance.
Eight people were buried alive in a single house after a landslide toppled into the mountains near Rome on February 17. Rescue work began as officials reported the casualties and searched the debris for survivors.
The Eagle reports corn planting has started in the Brazos bottomlands with some activity also on the upper lands as farmers begin the season.
A second major Wellborn blaze last week destroyed T. H. Boyder’s general merchandise store around 2:30 a.m. Police suspect burglary and arson, finding a pair of overalls along the road. Royder learned of the flames after dawn as A. W. Boyder’s shop barely survived, and the depot area suffered from a defective flue blaze.
Dr. R. J. Hunnicutt, former city health officer, is hired by the city council to manage current and future contagious disease cases. The move follows failure to report outbreaks, with quarantines to prevent spread, after abolishing the city health officer role as an expense.
In Dallas on February 18 J K Lee aged 70 an inmate of the old people's home shot 80 year old Nat Herrington in a dispute over attentions to an elderly woman. Lee then cut his own throat. The wound to Herrington was reported as probably fatal.
Abilene Tex Feb 18 A D Blackwell a prominent Nugent citizen was shot and killed there this morning Hamby Short surrendered to authorities after the incident.
Albert L. Reed reports from the Let Texas Feed Itself tour that Runnels County farmers aimed to exceed local needs by selling surplus. Poultry and butter sales, exports in poultry products, and a high per acre profit show strong returns. Ballinger farmer Grayson Wiley set a record yield of 6090 pounds of feterita per acre, underscoring the county’s farming success.
Seattle February 19. David Caplan last LA Times dynamiter captured on his chicken farm north of Seattle living two years as Frank Moller. Bank records show substantial funds from an unknown source.
In a letter to Governor James E Ferguson B A Riesner asks that his name be withdrawn from consideration for the Agricultural and Mechanical College board citing ill health. He says he does not want additional responsibilities and expects a reply from the Governor soon.
The bulletin outlines a sequence of disturbances from February 22 to March 9 crossing the Pacific slope and affecting the great central valleys and eastern sections. It highlights unusually warm weather with increasing storm strength toward Atlantic coasts, heavy rainfall from Panama to Montreal, and potential severe conditions for Gulf coast areas and the Atlantic region by late March. It also notes farmers may reconsider grain and cotton selling timelines amid rising prices and domestic corn use will increase.
The applicant seeks a manager or assistant manager role on a plantation. Possesses several years of large farm experience, age 38, single and sober. Respond to D. W. Rogers at 423 Courtlandt street Houston Texas.
Brazos County Texas in special session orders a March 3 1915 election in Road District No 1 to approve 400000 bonds for road construction and maintenance with a 5 percent interest rate over 40 years and a tax levy. Ballots read For or Against the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax. Notices to be published and polling places named in Wellborn College Station Cottonwood Bryan and the county court house.
Mayor W. W. Harris reports the city's 12000 street and improvement bonds have been sent to Braun & Stacy Bond Company of Toledo Ohio as purchasers with a draft attached. He expects a prompt reply with the proper remittance. The council will address paving Main street intersections after.
International and Great Northern Railway officials visited by special train at 10 and left at 11. They inspected the station and yards, reporting first class condition. The party included Thornwel Fay, A. G. Whittington, W. J. Werne, and E. Wilson.
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