Locals list steady stream of visitors to Bryan area
Steep Hollow resident T. A. Tobias and many others were in Bryan or on short trips to Houston New Orleans St Louis and other cities. Attendees include Miss Harriet Parker returning to Sam B Wilson Co millinery, Major C A Adams and Prof H H Williamson en route, and Colonel C N Ousley heading to Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Tobias
Steep Hollow
J. E. Covey
Houston
Charles Wisnisky
J. M. Dunn
Wheelock
P. H. Hensarling
J. A. Herrington
J. H. Bloome
Smetana
New Orleans
Harriet Parker
St. Louis
Sam B. Wilson & Company
Bryan
John White Jr
Tabor
John Wilcox
Alexander
Tom Wilson
Macy
J. M. Olsen
Mark Wilcox
Knob Prairie
J.G. W. Allen
Harvey
J. H. Waite Sr
Wixon
George B. Hensarling
Wellborn
Jim Swanson
Navasota
Jennie Hopkins
Riesel
M. J. Parker
J. K. Parker
Federated Christian Charities
C. A. Adams
H. B. McDowell
Hearne
C. T. Tally
First Methodist Church
Whit Brogdon
Montgomery
M. W. Sims Sr
Charles H. Mills
Corsicana
W. A. Loving
Waco
Water Higgs
J. F. Smith
O. W. Freeman
Tola
H. H. Williamson
A. & M. College
Greenville
Frances Eppstein
Calvert
Dave Jolly
E. E. Rembert
Mack Rembert
Louise Batter
Abilene
Fort Worth
M. L. Parker
C. N. Ousley
Agricultural Extension Department
Oklahoma City
Seed corn and a busy day in the city
Local notes report seed corn at Hensarling's and a steady stream of visitors from nearby towns including Wiley Kelly from Wixon and P L Barron from Wellborn. Several officials and citizens travel to and from Bryan for meetings, visits, and business as the community gears for events at Fort Worth and the State W O W convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensarling
S. Wiley Kelly
Wixon
P. L. Barron
Wellborn
R. H. Grant
Myers
J. W. Ridgway
College
W. F. Odom
Kurten
Ollie Emmet
Corpus Christi
J. M. Dann
Wheelock
J. E. Covey
Houston
J. D. Goen
O. L. Andrews
Will Raines
Harvey
O. H. Astin
F. Dd. Perkins
McKinney
Mattie Josey
Hempstead
Tabor
Nena Sterling
R. P. Lee
L. L. Stephens
Ga. W. Smith Jr
Frances
Cora Garth
J. H. Gammon Jr
Fort Worth
C. M. Evans
Southern
Local Woodmen Delegates Attend State Convention in Fort Worth
Board notes missives from the county page detailing the State Woodmen of the World convention in Fort Worth with T. J. McCallum of Tabor among attendees. Other items report gatherings, visits to Houston and Dallas, and local business notes including a stock sale at Hensarlings and a street-plow stockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Ford
Houston
Huntsville
Col
C. N. Ousley
John Rosser
Dallas
Col. Ousley
Oklahoma City
A. & M. College
Garden seed sale notices and local visits in Bryan
Local items show visiting people from Navasota Wheelock Wellborn Waco Chicago Palestine and Caldwell. Hensarling's store hawks sales while the Reliance girls beat Kurten 18 to 3 on Kurten court in third meeting of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensarling
S. S. S. Clay
Navasota
Sam Cavitt
Wheelock
J. L. Hensarling
Wellborn
Richard A. Burleson
Waco
Bryan
P. D. Oliver
Chicago
Hotel Bryan
E. J. Kyle
O. F. Chastain
College
Hensarling’s
J. E. Carroll
Otto Wendorf
J. Earl Porter
Caldwell
C. E. Eastment
Palestine
T. L. Petty
Will Battle
Dora Poole
Ben Eidson
Farmer
Commercial Club
C. M. Risinger
Reliance
Kurten Girls
Kurten
How the Norwegians Live
Price Collier in Scribner's describes Norwegian life focusing on simple fare and frugal habits. He notes dried and salted fish meatless meals, barley porridge, rye bread, strong coffee and beer, abundant butter and cheese, and inexpensive rail station buffets where passengers serve themselves. He contrasts plain inns with hotels and highlights efficient public offices and cabinet salaries compared to American political luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamar
Price Collier
Scribner’s
Shooting at the Houston station Ends in Death in Bryan
Felix Thornton a locally known colored man and president of the Colored Undertaking Company is shot at about 3 40 pm by Dr 8 S W Hooks at the Houston and Texas Central station in Bryan. Thornton dies after being shot in the abdomen as Hooks is captured by S W Buchanan and jailed. The motive cited is family trouble with Hooks wife filing for divorce and the grand jury examining the county jail at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Thornton
Telegraph Office
Thornton
Hooks
S. W. Buchanan
Buchanan
Baker
Bryan
Colored
Justice of the Peace
L. D. McGee
Ornamental lights for park project eyed
City Engineer A S Adams circulated a subscription list for the Ladies Civic League to raise about 240 dollars for four ornamental light poles in City Park. Each pole would carry five lights, powered by Bryan & College Interurban Railway free, with installation costs borne by the city. Adams reports good progress and expects full funding soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Adams
Ladies’ Civic League
Bryan & College Interurban Railway Company
Adams
Mark Your Young Chickens Identify with Leg Bands
A Farm and Fireside contributor advises amateur poultrymen to mark chicks for identity. He favors leg bands combined with toe punching as a reliable method for marking and tracking breeding stock, noting the usefulness of colored bands made from celluloid or similar material.
Masons Enjoy Oyster Supper After Lodge Meeting
Brazos Union Lodge No 129 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons held a meeting with masters and visitors from College Station present. Charles Felker of College Station was raised to Master Mason and the group then dined at the New York Cafe with several short talks enhancing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Nunn Captures Negro Fugitive in Local Man Slaughter Case
Sheriff T. C. Nunn returned from Waco with Jack Tyler, a color man, held by McLennan County officials. Tyler was wanted for manslaughter after a fatal shooting near Mumford about a year ago. He was indicted and had eluded capture. his case will be heard this term in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Nunn
Waco
Jack Tyler
McLennan
Tyler
Mumford
Wilson Gives Up Exposition Trip
President Wilson, citing the foreign situation, announced he will be unable to attend the Panama Pacific Exposition this month. The decision comes as official Washington reassesses international events and travel plans for the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
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B. H. Carroll
Dave Lloyd
J. T. Lawler
W. E. Elliott
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W. J. Lawless
J. W. Sheppard
W. F. Sampson
Millican
Sadie Elliott
Courtney
E. C. Elliott
John Sharp Williams Jr
Yazoo City
J. H. Webb
G. A. Gordon
Free Baptist Church
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Harold Deaton
J. C. Scott
Franklin
A. Finklestein
George Winograd
H. Bloch
Winograd
Bloch
Bryan High School
F. A. Bunting
Houston & Texas Central
T. B. Smith
J. T. Pate
A. W. Boyder
J. A. Mitchell
Allen Academy
R. L. Buchanan
Jersey
George A. Adams
R. Griffith
J. M. Higgins
Rock Prairie
T. B. Martin
George Walker
George Williams
Green’s Prairie
A. W. Shelton
Herman Kindt
J. M. Creed
W. L. Powers
W. H. Langhorne
R. H. Seale
Benchley
O. B. Haley
Maxine
J. H. Ferguson
Paul
J. S. Jenkins
Corinne James
H. C. Robinson Jr
H. L. McKnight
M. E. Wallace
Austin
E. A. Shirley
L. E. Shirley
Stone City
John S. Smith
S. G. Evetts
H. C. Meads
Nina Anderson
Round Rock
Almera Dunn
Villa Maria Academy
J. E. Batson
W. D. Yardley
J. T. Dyess
W. S. Jones
C. H. B. Graham
A. D. Buckingham
E. B. Lomax
Edge Dry Goods Company
Collier & Lovelace
Franklin Central Texan
Tyree L. Bell
Vicksburg
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Bryan Eagle
Bryan Commercial Club
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Austin American
Hensarling's
J. S. Mooring
L. S. Battle
T. J. Kelly
Marlin
Jim Stevens
Navasota Examiner
T. H. Mackie
C. A. Searcy
A. J. Searcy
Ben S. Read
Galveston
B. S. Read
R. J. Brown
General State Evangelists
D. Cooke
Frank Myers
W. S. Mial
M. G. Buchanan
Henry Kurten
J. A. Tobias
Joe Lloyd
J. W. Hicks
Nunn
E.W. . Harper Whiskey
Joe Grognsky
Sanka
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