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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
3
The Brazos County Marketing Association formed a permanent board of seven at a Saturday meeting in Bryan with I M Cook as president and W E Graham as secretary. A cotton classer, Mr Adams, will open an office in Bryan to classify cotton grades, aiding farmers to obtain higher prices.
Alumni from 1880 1890 and 1910 plus recent graduates who served in France will attend the forty fourth commencement at College Station Texas The program includes baccalaureate sermon May 23 and the commencement address May 25 by Edwin Markham with the Y M C A undergraduates addressed Sunday night by Colonel George M Bailey and a laying of the cornerstone for the memorial stadium.
James P. Watson, who confessed to murdering nine women he married, arrived at San Quentin to begin a life sentence. The killings were linked to a bigamous scheme, and the sentence was imposed in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs E B Fountain returned from a visit to their sons in Houston.
The State of Texas Brazos County orders a June 10 1920 election at Dowling School District 5 to decide to tax property to supplement the State School Fund and authorize a yearly levy up to 50 cents per 100 dollars. Qualified voters resident in the district may vote. notice dated May 13 1920 by Sheriff L E Morehead.
Johanna Messane files for Letters of Guardianship for Pauline Messane and other minors in Brazos County Court. Hearing set for the third Monday in July 1920 at Bryan Court House. Public may attend and contest the application. judge’s seal and clerk’s endorsement included. Also local notices: Miss Francis Hall returns home from Houston. H B Park visits San Antonio on extension service business.
A Brazos County meeting at the district courtroom for 3 PM Saturday organized efforts for three travel trips sponsored by local banks. About 125 to 150 Texas youths will join the 4000 mile August trip. Brazos County may send three entrants. Bank officials praised youth effort and pledged support for farming education and boy development.
B G Wallace died at Bryan hospital at 1 o clock Saturday morn after several weeks of illness. Born March 30 1860 in Tyler County Texas he was 69 years 1 month 15 days. A carpenter and contractor he helped build many Bryan structures. Survived by three children Mrs Martha Johnson Falls County Mrs Julia Irwin Oklahoma and George Wallace in the US Army. three sisters Mrs Bell Ransome of this city Mrs Smithie Cravill and Mrs Julia Renfro of Long Beach California. two brothers W P Wallace and M E Wallace of this city. Funeral Sunday at 3 PM from M2 Wallace home corner 24th St and Washington Ave.
Miss Jamie Dunlap of Nacogdoches visits Mr. and Mrs. Norman Snapp as commencement festivities proceed at the college. Mrs. F Birdwell spends the weekend in Navasota and Madisonville.
John W. Coulter of Bryan died Monday at 4 30 am after a long illness. A Arkansas native born March 17, 1848, he moved to Texas in 1869 and built a major Bryan business. Survived by wife Nannie Robinson Coulter and four children, the funeral was held at 4 pm from the family home with Rev. conduct.
A parade of locals and guests visits Bryan today including Robert Armstrong returning from San Antonio Wallace Brosig visiting between trains in Bryan Miss Corinne James home from Dallas Mrs H C Robinson Jr and Elizabeth visiting James family Len Hudson from Oklahoma City travels to Port Arthur after a death in Harvey Frederick D Fuller appointed Presbyterian Assembly commissioner to Charlotte May 17 departure J L Cobb Noah Cole J J Vandiver J C Cloud W H McVey Rev Lynn Sample Joe Burt L M Haltom I M Cook J M Conway Capt J E Mathis J C Mathis Mr and Mrs J L Sample Brownie Stribling guest Mrs J C Heatwole leaves for Athens Ga Mrs A B McSwain W E Graham visit from Rock Prairie Mrs E C Harder returns from Anderson John Hebert from Kurten area Mrs Earle Wesley Evans of New York City in Bryan with Laura Koppe visiting Rosa Stubenrauch Mrs Evans was Bertha Horetzky now in Bryan Mrs H L Butler returns from Dallas Groesbeck Lynnville Houston and children spend weekend with W L Houston family Prof Arthur Ford Millican and Will Poindexter party return home after pleasant visit with Mary Jane Poindexter.
A farmer praises the Eagle for backing boys and girls living and working on Brazos County farms. He warns rural decline if farms and communities are not improved, urges farm youth opportunities, notes three Brazos County youths will travel north and east in August funded by Bryan banks. The piece champions agriculture as civilization’s hope and condemns urban influence.
P T Ramsey pastor of the Methodist church assisted by his former pastor Rev E L Shettles of Brenham conducted the services. Floral offerings represented love and esteem from Bryan and beyond. Pallbearers included honorary group Dr P M Raysor Robin Armstrong W H Morgan J E Mathis John Wilcox E H Astin and others along with active pallbearers Seth Mooring Ed Hall E W Crenshaw J Tom Smith P H Hensarling George Brandon James W James and M B Parker.
Reduction in clothes and other goods by ten to thirty five percent continues in many cities west of the Mississippi. St. Louis joins the price cutters movement as Texas stores also announce cut-price sales.
The Bryan city page lists numerous residents and guests visiting from Dallas, Houston, McGregor, Waco, and other towns. It records social events at Elks Hall, Baptist gatherings, Red Cross meetings, and church groups, along with travels to Galveston, Austin, and Shreveport.
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