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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle editorial urges Brazos County farmers to support the state agricultural college and its extension service. It cites Wellborn as a model town near the college and calls for farmers to attend the upcoming congress to learn modern methods and reject outdated practices.
Mr. J. N. Wehrman of Brazos County Texas is pictured as a prosperous farmer who champions improved plows and careful cultivation. He produced 39 bales of cotton and several hundred bushels of corn in the driest season known for years, yielding substantial income at last year’s prices.
A Steep Hollow Friday program featured recitations pantomimes dialogues patriotic songs and drills crediting teachers' patient training. Graduates Miss Artie Lou Smith Ina Lloyd Reliance and Miss Florence Conway. Mrs Lafever dies after illness leaves six children. funeral at Tabor cemetery. Picnic success amid wind dust and grasshoppers. birthdays for Jewel Mathis and Edison English. Methodist services attract many as pastor delivers informative sermon.
W. W. Scales secretary of the Baptist Missionary association was instantly killed when the auto he rode in was struck by a Katy passenger train heading north near 7 p m Sunday in Dallas Texas His wife was dying at the Baptist sanitarium and two small children were seriously hurt in the same crash
Austin reports Comptroller Terrell will immediately pay about 1 million dollars in claims against the state as provided by a miscellaneous appropriation bill from a special session. The bill awaits the governor’s signature and Terrell declares emergency provisions allow immediate payment despite no roll call.
Missouri College of Agriculture reports on a 150 day feeding test of two year old SHorthorn steers. Silage based rations with limited or no corn showed strong gains, while adding cottonseed meal or linseed meal affected daily weight gains and profits. overall, corn silage plus hay and protein concentrate can produce beef efficiently.
Berlin says Germany’s note on the Patricio sinking aims at friendly relations with Spain. The undersecretary blames England for delaying Spanish ships from English ports and notes plans to strengthen Spain after the war, including Hamburg to Spanish port steamship lines and a company to buy Spain’s fruit crop.
In Brazos County farmers face a food supply shortage with 249 million bushels less corn year over year and 204 million less oats. Extension experts urge conserving moisture with a shallow, frequent, late cultivation and wide use of fertilizer to boost corn, cotton, and other crops while urging attention to all food and feed crops. Help put Brazos County first.
Chicago on May 17 J Ogden Armour meat packer and Illinois council for national defense member warned that the nations prosperity will continue despite the war if a business as usual program is adopted He said prompt adoption of the idea will allow the United States to prosecute the war without the low mood England and France have shown recently
Austin May 21. State food inspector R H Hoffman Jr warns housewives against buying canning and preserving recipes sold by peddlers. The recipes allegedly contain sacricylic acid making preservation illegal and injurious under state pure food laws. Inspectors will conduct a rigid statewide investigation to stop the sale.
About 4000 farmers are expected at the Texas State Farmers Institute meeting in Austin July 25 to 27. Fred W. Davis, state commissioner of agriculture, is president of the event.
An organization prepares plans for a meeting in the hall of the house and senate chamber. Delegates may accept free railroad transportation under an anti pass law exemption. Railroads issue passes through the department of agriculture. A feature will be a discussion of increased food production.
Houston reports six wooden ships for the federal shipping board costing about 210000 dollars each, totaling 1260000 dollars. Each hull needs 120 ship carpenters for four months and 9000000 feet of yellow pine timber from East Texas. The plant will employ about 600 men, with payroll near 100000 dollars monthly.
In a nationwide drive from June 10 to 16 the U S Marines seek to reach four thousand enlistments by Saturday night. Governors mayors business and professional leaders patriotic groups women’s clubs schools theaters and newspapers will be asked to cooperate to build full war strength and prepare for overseas duty.
Dr Cavitt owns a fat white Orpington hen weighing 7 12 pounds that laid an egg yesterday about the size of a sparrow. The egg weighed 21 grains on apothecary scales at Jenkins drug store before being sent to the Eagle office for museum display.
In Joe Noto saloon a catfish head with two mouths drew attention for a day. The upper and lower mouths differ, the lower mouth acting as the fish’s eating channel. Caught in the Brazos River, the creature was brought to town for serving at the Noto tables.
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