Locals Brainstorm as City Welcomes Visiting Notables
A steady stream of visitors from Reliance Benchley Wellborn and other nearby towns stopped in Bryan today. Residents and businessmen from many communities gathered for informal meetings while reports noted plowing in Brazos bottom and ongoing courthouse business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Mathis
Reliance
Toay
W. Y Goen
Bee
G. B. Franklin
Benchley
J. D. Goen
Coleview
Local arrivals and transfers greet Kurten and Wellborn scene
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Goslings of Chicago visit W. J. Lang family in Kurten. Miss Mildred Morris of Galveston attends Villa Maria Academy session. Lucile Graham of Bryan Baptist Academy spends weekend in Wellborn with Annie May Locke. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hewit and Hazel move to Navasota. they return from Calvert. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jones relocate from Waco to this city. Jones to replace G. C. Mitchell as Northern Railway station telegraphist. Ada Field to start sewing class at East Side school Mondays at 4 with $1.50 monthly. For sale two registered bull calves, phone 1438.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Goslings
Chicago
Ill
W. J. Lang
Kurten
Mildred Morris
Galveston
Villa Maria Academy
Lucile Graham
Bryan Baptist Academy
Wellborn
Annie May Locke
J. M. Hewit
Hazel
Navasota
Mary McInnis
Margaret Boulware
Palestine
Calvert
Donald Jones
Waco
Mr. Jones
G. C. Mitchell
International & Great Northern
Mitchell
Italy
The
Eagle
Ada Field
East Side
L. M. Gandy
Notable Moves and Visitors From Local Town Scene
Mrs R J Terrebonne and son returned to Morgan City after visiting her parents. Doremus family from Calvert planned to settle in New York. Various locals from Alexander Bennett Wellborn Cameron and other nearby towns were in town or traveling for business, family visits, or health reasons. The section lists residents and guests including clergy, businesspeople, and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Tabor
John Abney
Hempstead
J. T. Maloney
Peter Scott
New York
Astin
J. W. Doremus Jr
Calvert
J. W. Doremus
Manning Henderson
Navasota
George B. Hensarling
Wellborn
W. T. Steepleton
Macy
J. Steepleton
Austin
R. J. Terrebonne
Little Son
Morgan City
M. Bonneville Jr
New Orleans
New York City
Mr. Doremus
A. A. Dean
J. H. Reed
Harvey
Bertha Eaves
Dallas
J. A. Pope
Thornton
A. W. Boyder
Battle
Joe Walker
E. E. Wilson
Alexander
George Henry
G. S. Parker and Son
G. 8. Jr
T. A. Adams
Brenham
George A. Adams
D. L. Huff
Ennis
Mildred Newton
Trent Newton
Benchley
J. A. Turner
Bryan & Central
Main Street
G. C. Calhoun
Frank Saunders
Helena
Ark
H. C. Robinson Jr
Houston
W. T. James
Raymond Hay
Waco
Notables in Town From Wheelock and Surroundings
Henry Hanover and F. W. Locke visit the city on business from Wheelock and Zack respectively. Mrs. Trent Newton of Benchley visits Mrs. S. H. Newton and family. J. E. Bullock, W. P. Bullock attend Steep Hollow events. Mrs. W. T. Stallings arrives from Terrell for family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Astin
Austin
John Eden
Harvey
Charles Scasta
Wheelock
Turner Crenshaw
Steep Hollow
G. W. Turner
Davis Darby
Iola
George
John Holden
Normangee
Bryan
M. Mims and
Pink Mims
Holligan Chapel
C. BE. Gammill
Houston
Henry Hanover
F. W. Locke
Zack
Trent Newton
Benchley
S. H. Newton
W. P
J. E. Bullock
W. T. Stallings
Terrell
S. W. Meredith
Millican
E. F. Parks
Mary Lillian
Waco
John Mike
G. T. Storey
C. H. Storey
First Presbyterian Church
S. J. Bailey
Bizzell
Dallas
Dallas Street
Bailey
Ernest B. Elliott
Bishop
R. D. Killough
Lena Killough
Franklin
J. W. Bullock
L. M. Hewit
Hazel
Bissell
Hewit
Navasota
Marriage Licenses Issued to Six Couples in City Registry
Clephas Lyons weds Lucinda Samp son and William Wetson weds Alberta Walker. Prince Williams and Mary Hunter join Jaspare Buono with Miss Braggia Congiolosi. Ben Holden ties with Miss Fay Cargill. Richard Carroll and Bula Brooks listed among new marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wetson
Alberta Walker
Prince Williams
Mary Hunter
Jaspare Buono
Braggia Congiolosi
Ben Holden
Fay Cargill
Richard Carroll
Bula Brooks
Holder Cargill union marks Harvey couple
Ben Holder and Fay Cargill were quietly wed Saturday at 2:30 PM at the county courthouse with Justice L D McGee presiding. The bride, daughter of Fred and (Mrs) Cargill, hails from Harvey, while the groom, new to the community, is viewed as reliable and amiable. The couple plans to reside in Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Holder
Fay Cargill
Harvey
County Court House
Justice of the Peace
L. D. McGee
Fred Cargill
Mrs. Holder
Real Estate Transfers in Bryan With Oak Grove Park Lots
Brazos County Development Company transfers to J H McCallum lot 1 block 34 Oak Grove Park Bryan for 200 dollars. Company also transfers to F J McCallum lot 6 block N 49 Oak Grove Park Bryan for 200 dollars. James Anderson transfers to Susie Harris the south half of lots 6 and 7 block 210 Bryan for 375 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County Development Company
J. H. McCallum
Oak Grove Park
Bryan
F. J. McCallum
City of
James Anderson
Susie Harris
City of Bryan
Local Produce Market Prices Listed for Farm Goods
Market notes list eggs at 30 cents a dozen butter 25 cents per pound hens 3.50 to 5 per dozen fryers 2.50 to 3.50 per dozen broilers 1.50 per dozen ducks 3 per dozen geese 3 per dozen turkeys ten cents per pound cows 4 cents per pound calves not read with bc per pound steers 5 cents per pound hogs 5 to 6 cents per pound oats per bushel corn five cents per bushel prairie hay 12 per ton alfalfa 20 per ton green hides 8 cents per pound dry hides 10 cents per pound cord wood 3 per cord.
Steamer Washington and schooner Elizbeth Palmer Sink After Collision
The steamer Washington and the schooner Elizabeth Palmer collided off the Delaware coast, both sinking. One Washington crew member drowned. the yacht Idler also sank in Diamond Shoals with the captain and fourteen crew presumed dead. no passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Washington
Elizabeth Palmer
Delaware
Idler
Diamond Shoals
What the Canal Will Do for American Farmers
Judson C. Welliver argues in Farm and Fireside that the Panama Canal will shift grain flows westward, lowering costs and boosting western development while spurring agricultural revival in the East and Southeast as eastern demand shifts nearer production centers. The canal open to coastwise transport reshapes rail traffic and port usage, benefiting Pacific and Gulf ports and encouraging inland grain movement from Montana and the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Paper
Springfield
Ohio
Judson C. Welliver
Washington
Panama Canal
Montana
Northwest
Pacific
Great West
Middle West
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Hog Raising North End Farmer Supports Road Bonds
W N Wilson a progressive farmer from the north end of the county raises chickens turkeys and red hogs. He plans to vote for the good roads bond issue saying graded roads will cut costs and ease farming, replacing four horses with two. He urges strong community support to end mud and bring relief. The piece notes Brazos County would prosper with diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Wilson
Federal agent arrives to survey site for United States building
Federal agent H G Richey, superintendent of construction of public buildings for the United States government, arrives from New Orleans to test soil at the federal building site and survey the plat. He will estimate extra costs and make recommendations to the Post Office Department, with work to be completed before the building contract is let.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Richey
United States
New Orleans
Federal
Post Office Department
Cotton receipts show regional warehouse totals this season
Cotton receipts list Lawrence warehouse 6 327 bales, Brick warehouse 0 0 5, Union warehouse 4 510, Round half bales 18 202. Cottonseed priced at 20 dollars per ton. Bryan spots middling basis 754c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Warehouse
Union
sRek
Bryan Spots
Demands of Japan Upon China Reported in Pekin
Pekin Jan 26 Japan demands China grant Germany and Austria concessions to Japan and promise in the future to grant no other nation concessions besides Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Associated Press
Pekin
Wise and Otherwise Clipped Quotations Parade
A collage of humorous quips and epigrams from era papers includes jabs about dogs and fleas, blind guiding gifts, literary club talk, and cost of living. Observations touch on temptation jokes, aging registrars, and social changes with a wry tone.
Harvey Happenings in Harvey Texas January 24 1915
Severe weather continues with good roads as Devalson Buchanan and Sam Pate drag them weekly. Farmers haul cotton amid rising prices. Local huntsmen from Bryan spend nights on the river, dogs flush ducks. Visitors include Mrs N S Clifton and Mrs Ellen Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devalson Buchanan
Sam Pate
Bryan
M. G. Buchanan
George Pugh
Mississippi
Ellen Thompson
Steep Hollow
D. S. Buchanan
College
M. S. Freeman
N. A. Cotham
Edgar Bullock
Harvey, Tex
Car expected daily as interurban power plant ships
Manager O E Gammill reports the Bryan College Interurban car is ready for arrival. Track and roadbed improvements show progress after power plant installation, which has completed and tested smoothly. The car was to ship last Friday but no word has come from the car company yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Gammill
Bryan & College Interurban
The
Eagle Today
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T. A. Hensarling
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Knob Prairie
Tobe Tobias
Joe Sample
Cottonwood
Tom Drew
Edge
O. L. Wilcox
W.E. Graham
Rock Prairie
Miss Fay
Harvey. S
Kelly
Kurren
J. T. Smith
Hearne
Brazos Bottom
D. E. Thompson
Bob Batton
Cottonwood Prairie
J. S. Jenkins
Mumford
J. K. Pressnal
Glenview Dairy
B. Sbisa
Berta Lee Ferguson
Conroe
W. J. Walker
James
S. P. Hart
Commerce
Tyler Haswell
Court House
Roland Duren
Morgan Levi
Nunn
J. L. Hensarling
McSwain
W. H. Buchanan
Kurton
J. W. Crenshaw
I. M. Cook
John Peyton
W. A. Loving
Walter Higgs
W. F. Odom
E. W. Putz
A. A. Farley
Hotel Bryan
J. M. Steed
Ruth Ponder
Valley Junction
Fritz Easman
J. W. Dyer
Navasota Examiner
Nannie Rohde
Erin Blatherwick
Rohde
Jane Reynolds
A. F. Wilson
Mae
Alice
Nicholas
Theer
C. C. Wheeler
G. W. Wheeler
Groesbeck
Wheeler
S. T. Guest
L. M. Greenwood
Tellie Hensel
H. J. Schlafly
Carlyle
G.S. Parker
W. J. McDonald
F. L. Hearne
Bud Williams
Otho Wilson
Thomas Cross
James Murphy
Will Henry
Lester Newman
H. A. Leighman
Jack Tobias
A. S. Bullock
Prospect
John Riley
F. C. Bolton
C. S. LaHatte
Texas
L. Hated
Victoria
Bremond
H. Bloch
Marlin
Lilian Cochran
W. C. Davis
Vick Bros
W. E. Graham
W. A. Smith
Will Payne
Wiley Kelly
Wixon
Henry
R. S. Newsome
Whittaker
Ed Carll
Cy Koontz
W. D. Stallings
D. KE. Thompson
Clephas Lyons and
Lucinda Samp
North End
Brazos County
Toledo Blade
Brooklyn Eagle
Louisville Courier- Journal
Pittsburg
Puck
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