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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1914

Page

5

Locals in Bryan report a day of city visits and travel

Numerous residents and visitors are recorded in Bryan today including J Andrews of College W L Cross of Tybor J R Stuart of Reliance and Mrs C C Beal along with families from Millican Wellborn Mart and Calvert. The notes mention trips to Houston Galveston Waco and Austin plus a cement sidewalk project near the Turner Hotel and a wedding in Waco.

J. Andrews College W. L. Cross Tybor J. R. Stuart Reliance Bryan L. B. Scott Millican A. K. Brown Hearne O. B. Wooten C. C. Beal Marlin R. M. Gordon Houston W. L. Boyett B. Youngblood Austin A. W. Royer Hart Galveston C. M. Bell Waxahachie W. J. Ratliff J. M. Williams Nannie Wellborn W. W. Duncan Mart Curtis Henry Moselle Marks Levy Emma Brewer Caldwell Jim Thomas Turner Hotel Burleson Street Robert Martin

Visitors and arrivals fill Bryan then and now

Numerous residents and visitors arrive or pass through Bryan and nearby towns. Names include John Wilcox Jim Henry A A Dean J E Mathis John Payton Miss Willie Burnet Zack Guess Jeff and Mrs Barker Mrs Edmonds Mr and Mrs White Oscar Wilcox Ada Field Mamie Milam W J Brandus H L Newman J T Kelly W T Hawes Annie Levine Ann Barthold Matilda Schutee E T Moore Marguerite Thomas W F Odom Sadie Byars Ed Dowling S H Dowling Wade Cox and others from Cottonwood Benchley Waco Knob Prairie Calvert Weatherford Corsicana Galveston Austin Mississippi Rock Prairie Rockdale Kurten Bryan move plans noted.

John Wilcox Tabor Jim Henry Benchley Billy Hammond Waco A. A. Dean Cottonwood J. E. Mathis Steep Hollow John Payton Willie Burnet Thornton Zack Guess Jeff Barker Millican R. S. Edmonds Houston J. H. White Wixon Oscar Wilcox Knob Prairie Ada Field Calvert Mamie Milam Marlin W. J. Brandus H. L. Newman Edge Bryan Eagle J. T. Kelly Walnut Springs N. B. Randall W. T. Hawes Galveston Annie Levine J. Gordon Ann Barthold Weatherford Corsicana Anita Park H. H. Holt J. A. Myers Matilda Schutee R. J. Hunnicutt E. T. Moore Marguerite Thomas Austin Moore-Cole W. F. Odom Kurten Sadie Byars Mississippi S. H. Dowling Rock Prairie Wade Cox Rockdale Cox Posh Rockale

Local residents record city visit list

Friday reports show FRIDAY T. M. Cross of Edge James Cooper of Rock Prairie George Williams of Coleview L. M. Haltom of Benchley Dr and Mrs G R Rea from Harvey James Wilson Normangee G P Cheshire Madisonville T A Hensarling Steep Hollow and Nath Cotham Harvey visiting the city today.

T. M. Cross Edge James Cooper Rock Prairie George Williams Coleview L. M. Haltom Benchley G. R. Rea Harvey James Wilson Normangee G. P. Cheshire Madisonville T. A. Hensarling Steep Hollow

City residents and visitors travel as shows in local notes

Numerous townspeople and guests arrive and depart as residents visit kin and conduct business. Names include W R Goen Harvey, Mark Wilcox Knob Prairie, Grace Ramsey Millican, Belle Upright Houston, W E Graham Rock Prairie, Tobe Tobias Steep Hollow, J S and Clarence Williams Cross, R A Harrison New Orleans, Plummer Franklin Cross, J W Sanders Nacogdoches, Jennie Hopkins Steep Hollow, Louise Batter Abilene, Ollie Power Houston, Carrie Neal Navasota, Madeline Hanway guest, G W Glenn Groesbeck, Fred Perkins San Antonio, George Sorrell Waco, Ann Thornton Austin, Josephine Yarrington Austin, S J Dunn Port Arthur, F C Hostetter Bryan to Waco. Lost bay horse advertised in Calvert.

W. R. Goen Harvey William Wilson Cross J. A. Bond Mark Wilcox Knob Prairie W. T. James Rusk Grace Ramsey Millican Belle Upright Houston W.E. Graham Rock Prairie W. H. Fairman Rockdale J. M. Dunn Hearne F.C. Oliver Caldwell Cliff Martin Cottonwood O. Martinson Tobe Tobias Steep Hollow J. S Clarence Williams R. A. Harrison New Orleans Joe Crenshaw Plummer Franklin Cliff Dotsey J. W. Sanders Nacogdoches Plummer Hannan John Hannan Jennie Hopkins Steep Hollow Wero Riese A. L. Parker Louise Batter Abilene Madeline Hanway Ollie Power R. L. Watson Allen Academy Carrie Neal Navasota Blanche Buchanan G. W. Glenn Groesbeck Fred Perkins Fred Perkins, Jr San Antonio E. Co. Harder George Sorrell Waco Ann Thornton Josephine Yarrington Austin S. J. Dunn Port Arthur W. B. Roman F. C. Hostetter

Local residents and visitors noted in Calvert greetings

R L Boggs of Calvert is in the city on business. Will Sheeley has returned from Fort Worth. Mrs Burt Adams returned from relatives in Jewett. J J Abernathy of Waco was in the city on business yesterday. Miss Grace Ramsey returned from Millican. Rosie Howard of Moody arrived today to visit Mrs Dona Carnes. Claude Massey of Galveston spent yesterday in the city with his parents.

Carlo Silvato Mudgong Philip Groginski David Levy College Waco John Simpson Houston W. G. Drummond Pearl Jennie Furlow A. W. Boyder, Jr Erwin Simpson White Grocery Company Winna Davis Villa Maria Academy Thelma Mayes Villa Maria Galveston I. McGee M. A. Draper Anson Lottie Hensarling Keith T. A. Hensarling Steep Hollow B. H. Phillips J. C. Phillips North Zulch Normangee Bryan M. R. Phillips R. L. Boggs Calvert Will Sheeley Fort Worth Burt Adams Jewett J. J. Abernathy Grace Ramsey Millican Rosie Howard Moody Dona Carnes Claude Massey

Local residents and visitors briefly noted in Bryan city column

Numerous entries record residents and guests in Bryan including W G J and Mrs Johnson returning to Waco, J Buchanan and A W Buchanan in town, Ada Field and N Cotham from Harvey, and many others visiting from Calvert Kerrville Mesa Plantersville and Millican. Infrastructure work starts on Mosely street storm sewer and street paving delays minimal as the B C T interurban completes trenching and track laying.

R. C. Johnson Waco John Buchanan Navasota A. W. Buchanan Ada Field Calvert N. A. Cotham Harvey W. O. Holmes Houston George E. Hadley Taylor A. M. Kennedy Kerrville Bryan R. B. Smith Reliance J. A. Murray Mesa P. J. Vitopil John Boriskie Smetana R. L. Buchanan Steep Hollow Bertha Turner Independence Stella Stuart Emmett Sampson Millican W. S. Stephenson Plantersville Bryan Baptist Academy A. F. Atterberry O. E. Saunders George M. Brandon Beaumont Port Arthur Adelaide Glass Villa Maria Academy J. W. Doremus New Orleans Doremus Mosely Street Main Street B. & C. T. Interurban Eugene Edge Bryan Street D. C. Myers Tabor Harriet Parker Fort Scott Kan Sam B. Wilson

Local residents noted in city visitors and travels

A string of residents and guests are recorded in the city today and yesterday. Names include J D Goen Harvey J H Nash Thornton J W Wiley and R A Harrison on business trips or visits. Mrs Sue Massey Bremond Mrs R H Seale Benchley Miss Pilmina Hecel Benchley and Miss Emma Smothers Houston visitations. families from Wheelock Calvert Gause Iola and Nava Societies noted with travel to Houston Ennis Franklin and Corpus Christi.

J. D. Goen Harvey John McCallum Tabor J. H. Nash Thornton I. Rohme Calvert W. P. Bullock Steep Hollow O. W. Freeman Iola Sue Massey Bremond W. H. Morgan Reliance George F. Lee Wellborn R. H. Seale Benchley J. W. Wiley Waco R. A. Harrison New Orleans J. W. Doremus Franklin Tom Hanus Ennis J. G. Marr Gause J. K. Parker Houston Bessie Lawrence Navasota Leonard Grant McDonald Wheelock M. S. Brunson Charley Vesmirovsky Tyler Haswell D. D. Eastham Walden J. W. Howell W. H. O'Brien Brick Masons and Plasterers Bryan George Branch

Public Notice at Kurten Goat Ranch

Notice warns trespassers on a goat ranch near Kurten. It cites legal action and enforcement under the full extent of the law, names J. T. Newcomb as the author.

Kurten J. T. Newcomb

Fisherman Finds Cotton Bales After Flood Near Stone City

Frank Cangelosi of Italian heritage found fifty eight bales of cotton at his Astin farm drift in the bottom near Stone City after recent floods. Some bales bore identifiable marks as evidence of origin.

Frank Cangelosi Bryan Eagle Astin Stone City

Eight Hour Law Ruling on Who Must Comply in Texas

Texas Attorney General rules eight hour provisions apply to state, county, city officers or agents employing labor for building, repairing or improving public work. Section 2 covers contract work by political subdivisions. emergencies and convict labor exempt.

Lamar Bethea Austin Starling Tex J. A. Starling Capitol State of Texas

Convicts Break for Liberty in Oklahoma Prison Riot

Seven people died and one injured in a January prison delivery at the Oklahoma State penitentiary when three inmates seized three revolvers and fought guards. Victims include former U S judge and congressman John R. Thomas and deputy warden D C Oates. Three convicts named China Reed Koontz and Tom Law died, others captured.

McAlester Okla State Penitentiary John R. Thomas Muskogee United States D. C. Oates F. C. Godfrey H. H. Drover Miss Foster Frank H. Rice Oklahoma City Oates Attorney Thomas Penitentiary McKinley Indian Territory Roosevelt Thomas Illinois State Code Commission China Reed Charlie Koontz Tom Law

Fines Set in County Court Plea Deals and Dismissed Jury

The County Court heard pleas of guilty after a week of sessions. Henry Baker was fined one dollar and jailed one hour for theft. Walter Rafe and Arthur Colford faced pistol charges with fines. Charley Dixon paid five dollars for simple assault. Henry Jones was fined twenty five dollars for aggravated assault. Three more guilty pleas completed the docket and the jury was dismissed for the week.

Henry Baker Walter Rafe Arthur Colford Charley Dixon Henry Jones

Mason Moves to Taylor Texas

T D Mason and family depart Bryan for Taylor Texas to establish a new home. Mason travels for the Praetorian Lodge of Dallas to open new councils and seek success. His two years in Bryan earned him many friends who regret his departure.

T. D. Mason Taylor Texas Mason Praetorian Lodge Dallas Bryan

Brazos County's New Modern Jail Opens to Praise

The completed Brazos County jail was accepted by the Commissioners' Court. The building features electric lights steam heat and sewerage with white walls green trim and porcelain baths. It houses 16 white prisoners and 16 black prisoners with separate cells and에는 strict safety measures.

Brazos County Commissioners’ Court Eagle Reporter Sheriff's Private Office N. O. Nelson Cole Hardware Company M. P. Wallace C. E. Jenkins Bryan

Real Estate Transfers in Brazos County tempo

A series of property conveyances lists Guy P. Bittle to Mrs. M. P. Manville for 40 acres in the Zena Phillips league Brazos County at 1600 dollars. R E German to P L Barron one fifth interest in three tracts totaling 129% acres at 65e. Morris Tatum to J J Tatum 43.58 acres in August Williams tion at 800 dollars. Sidney Smith to R T Smith 150 feet off the north end of lots 9 and 10 Cole addition Bryan at 1100 dollars. Julian Court et al to Joe Genusa lots 1 and 2 block 94 Bryan at 2600 dollars. W H Cargill et al to J E Bullock 50 acres in Richardson Perry league Brazos County at 50 dollars. W P Wallace to Marie Dixon a 50x100 foot lot in W J Bryan addition Bryan at 75 dollars. A W Buchanan to M L Parker lots 8 and 9 block 1 Buchanan addition Bryan at 400 dollars. Dan Green to Mitchell Brothers 53 acres in Thomas E Haynes headright Brazos County at 400 dollars. Jeff D Barker to J L Barker 40 acres in James Gray survey Brazos County at 300 dollars. J J Tatum to Henry Rodgers 43.58 tion at 900 dollars.

Guy P. Bittle M. P. Manville Zena Phillips League Brazos County R. E. German P. L. Barron Morris Tatum J. J. Tatum J. Sidney Smith R. T. Smith Cole Bryan Julian Court Et al Joe Genusa City of W. H. Cargill Et al J. E. Bullock Richardson Perry League W. P. Wallace Marie Dixon W. J J. L. Barker James Gray Henry Rodgers

Strayed or Stolen Mules Reported Near Bryan

Eight mules described as black horse mule and iron grey mare mule with brands 3 on left hind leg and 6 on left jaw and H. T. on left shoulder and L. C. on left shoulder. All about 14 to 15 hands high. Reward $10 per head for return to J. M Saladiner in Bryan.

H. T L. C J. M Saladiner Bryan

Dairy delivery to switch to twice daily service

Notice to patrons that starting January 19 the dairy will deliver products twice daily. Patrons who want this service should contact L. M. Gandy at phone 1438.

L. M. Gandy

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