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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
A fragment from Bryan Weekly Eagle lists a fire incident at Garyan Texas with details filed under a federal act. It notes publication regimes and pricing, with editor attribution and press association marker.
Houston visitors join Bryan family for the Bryan-Boatwright wedding at Hotel Bryan. Attendees include F Marion Law Jr and Mrs Law, Frank James, C L Crow and many relatives from Houston Granger Brownwood Cameron and Galveston. Out-of-town guests toured local sites after rehearsal and the ceremony.
Mrs Albert J Buchanan secretary of the local Red Cross Chapter is ill at home. Mrs J J Hanway will be in her office all this week handling chapter business. Several residents travel for visits and business, including Bertha Freeman returning from Marshall and others from College and Bryan.
Local Bryan notes record travel for state work and visitors from Biloxi Marlin and Laredo. Students and faculty plan commencement while various families and friends share meals and errands around Bryan with several outings to Franklin Houston and Austin. A child remains seriously ill at home on West 24th Street.
The Twenty Second Annual Allen Academy Commencement runs May 29 to June 1 with Dr. W N Sholl preaching the sermon at First Presbyterian Church. Col Clarence Ousley will speak at Senior class exercises Tuesday evening as about thirty graduates finish the program amid military events and a flag-raising contest. Col A S Williams lauds the school’s attendance during a recent inspection.
Saturday night at First Presbyterian Church, Miss Sophia Espinoza and Mr. Trinidad Sanches of College Station were married by Rev. William N Shell. The couple left for College to begin their married life.
Mangum returns from Houston with model of the Saladinier Field Pest Destroyer invented by J. M. Saladiner. An expert says it targets boll worms boll weevils and other cotton pests. Saladiner plans a factory for commercial production by Saladiner Poisoning Machine Co. of Bryan with backing from local prominent citizens.
Bernard Stewart died at U S hospital Camp Logan in Houston after a period of heart trouble. He was the son of Rev and Mrs H M Stewart former Bryan pastor. mother Mrs Stewart lives in Carthage. Remains shipped to Carthage for interment accompanied by his brother N A Stewart and C B Hud of Bryan. Stewart, a World War veteran, was a member of the Knights of Pythias with escort T P Boyett and Cecil Estill appointed to accompany the body to burial. The Eagle offers sympathy to the family.
Brazos County Commissioners Court acts as a board of equalization to adjust the 1921 tax rendition. Present are County Judge H O Ferguson and Commissioners E B Holland C M Degelia Jno M Moore and George P Edge. The court will be in session most of the week.
Dallas May 17 Nebraska Supreme Court affirms all lower court findings sustaining the 1919 readjustment of Woodmen of the World Insurance rates. Final ruling. R. H. McDill State Mer.
At a church meeting Rev H B Jamison tendered his resignation as rector of St Andrews Episcopal Church, effective September 1. He will become rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall and move in August, leaving Bryan with the best wishes of many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Eaton depart Bryan for San Francisco then Manila in the Philippines. Mr. Eaton will teach as professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of the Philippines after previously holding a similar post at A. and M. College. In Bryan they have been active in local musical circles.
Associated Press reports branches of the Ku Klux Kan are being organized across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas with the announcement made in St Louis on May 11.
The Bryan Rotary Club welcomed F. Marion Law formerly of Bryan now in Houston and Bishop C. S. Quin of Houston as speakers. Law praised Beau mont's Rotary origin and Houston Rotary impact while Quin described Rotary as bridging life’s misunderstandings through friendship and leadership. Attendees included Club President Tom Lawrence and secretary Oak McKenzie, with luncheon served by St Andrews Parish House ladies.
More than three hundred club members farmers and farm women attended a Brazos county live stock meeting at City Hall with County Agent C L Benson presiding. Colonel Clarence Ousley of A and M College urged cooperative farming and cited examples from Collin and Virginia counties and California.
Sheriff Morehead reports all felony defendants named by the Brazos County grand jury have been arrested. Bonds set by District Judge Davis include Jack Johnson bootlegging $500 Bryant Barrow bootlegging $500 Wilburn Garter illicit still $500 Jessee Kelly bootlegging $500 Charley Anderson Beaumont still operation $1,000 Will Walton bootlegging $500. Cases set for district court docket and to be prosecuted by County Attorney Minkert.
Miss Belle Gainer of Bryan sings with the Baylor College Choral Club which will appear in Guion Hall at 8:00 p m Saturday. The program includes popular numbers and musicians and readers to boost the A M college event. The choir recently toured West Texas and drew return engagements and praise for its young members. Dr Hardy president of the college arranged the engagement, canceling other tours to host the visit. The College Y M C A will entertain the visitors on campus.
Steele Store defeated Pitts Bridge 10 to 3 and Bryan 10 to 7 in a Sunday doubleheader at the Steele Store diamond. Lineups featured Sam Salvato, Pete Tardio, Joe Castorie, and Frank Salvato for Steele Store with Cortemeglia at 3rd base in game two. Bryan's lineup included Tony Strata, Sam Tremont, and J J Messina.
Col Clarence Ousley led a round table discussion with Bryan area farmers and business leaders on the Farm Bureau plan for marketing cotton. He argued existing methods are flawed and that the South can prosper under the new system, with Brazos County ready to support the effort. Attendees included E W Crenshaw W Houston Cole E H Astin H O Boatwright Will Higgs Nelson Dulaney Edgar Jones J D Martin H P Tyansby C S Jones S E Cavitt John Nedbalek and Jess M Cook.
Major L. L. McInnis returned from San Antonio where he attended the Texas Bankers Association meeting. He reported a hopeful tone for the future and was honored as a member of the Texas Division of the National Council of Bankers of the United States.
C A Harris, sales manager of the Bryan Automatic Shoe Polishing Co, announced the arrival of machinery for Shoe Polish ing Machines. Superintendent P P Cooper oversees installation as visitors from across the United States arrive to inspect and consider buying territory.
Foreman W H Cole reported to District Judge W C Davis after three days. Twenty one true bills of felony and fourteen of misdemeanor were returned, including an indictment against Charles Anderson of Beaumont for illicit whiskey production. The adjournment came as docket size was insufficient. a list of jurors and a May 16 petit jury were announced.
Brazos County Texas Commissioners Court in special session orders a May 31 1921 election on issuing 1 500 000 in bonds to fund district roads and turnpikes with a sinking fund for redemption. Bonds from Road Districts One and Two outstanding total 448 000 and 67 000 respectively.
Public notice declares Brazos County will hold an election to issue bonds totaling 1 052 000 for macadamized graveled and paved roads and turnpikes. Ballot options read for or against bond issuance and tax levy with specified polling sites and officers across Millican Ellborn College Station Steel Store Bethel Kurten Tabor Edge Smetana City Hall Court House Reliance. publication in The Bryan Daily Eagle for four weeks and posting at three public places.
George Brandon has returned home after a business trip to Dallas. He conducted meetings with partners and clients, aiming to advance company interests and secure new deals.
J K Presnal of Tabor conducted business in Bryan today, engaging with local contacts and discussing ongoing trades and arrangements.
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