Local residents visit city for business and events
A steady stream of visitors from Zulch Harvey Coleview and Kurten filled the city today. People from Wellborn Temple to Dallas and Houston moved through the Eagle offices and attended the circus, county fair, and Baptist convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Tobias Steep Hollow
Jim Kincannon
Harvey
Will Edge
Cottonwood
D. E. Thompson
Welvern
C. A. Lewis
Houston
H. C. Robinson Sr
Waco
Rev. I. Watson
John Moore
Zulch
Cty
A. B. Huggins
Kurten
John McCleland
Cy Koontz
Zack
W. R. Parker
Parker School House
Amon Williams
Coleview
Minnie
Ellen Graham
W. R. Williams
Jack Raymond
Zurch
Dad Adams
Albert Barnett
N. F. Outlaw
Reliance
Eagle
J. E. Bullock
Holligan Chapel
Emma Spell
Navasota
Marvin Elliott
Tabor
O. L. Wilcox
Fred Kohler
North Main Street
C. A. Glenn
Stone City
John B. Neeley
Wellborn
Eagle Office
Y Prinzer
Gus Stevener
Herman Kindt
Siena
A. K. Brown
Herbert Preston
Brazos Bottom
Charley DeWare
Brenham
E. Banks
Little
Miami
Ariz
Town Notables Seen in Day of Visits Across Cities
Local residents including O L Andrews A A Dean J S Francis and Mrs George Stelzig moved through multiple towns today. Visitors from Athens Dallas Hempstead San Diego and Houston were noted while others returned home after visits and funerals. A plant catalog promo and student travel also appear among brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Andrews
Harvey
A. A. Dean
Tabor
J. S. Francis
Cottonwood
George Stelzig
Zurch
Birdie Brown
Athens
H. B. Seale
L. F. Battle
Wellborn
W. P. Burkhalter
C. A. Searcy
Maud Mayo
Hempstead
A. J. Searcy
L. C. Norsworthy
Dallas
A. E. Norsworthy
Houston
Stella Dolen
Villa Maria Academy
Cypress
L. W. Worthington
Albert Mayes
F. W. Howard
Charles Munday
Griffing Brothers
Port Arthur
Texas
J. S. Williams
J. D. Schofield
San Diego
Cal
T. H. Darwin
Louise and
Aline Proctor
Citizens Visit List From Several Towns
A long stream of visitors and residents traveled to the city today from Harvey Wellborn Steep Hollow Reliance Rock Prairie Vernon Providence Millican College Coleview Green Prairie Mexia and other nearby communities for shopping visits business and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Atkins
Near College
Sam Pate
Harvey
Atha Todd
Coleview
Robert Carroll
W. D. Yardley
J. B. Carroll
Rock Prairie
Zeans Jones
W. N. Glaze
Reliance
J. J. Jones
H. 8. Rameey
Wellborn
M. B. Autrey
Millican
Cole Powers
Steep Hollow
T. A. Hensarling
Rob Holland
Green Prairie
Victor Andrews
Winifred Carroll
Vernon
C. S. LaHatte
San Antonio
Bessie Powers
Providence
G. F. Williams
Claude Thompson
James Cooper
Wade Cox
A. G. Neeley
J. E. Mathis
R. Griffith
J. J. Vandiver
Jack Graham
Will Jones
J. M. Dunn
Hearne
Emma Hartsfield
Mark Wilcox
Knob Prairie
Bertha Stuart
Mexia
C. M. Gardner
C. H. Gardner
J. S. Jenkins
Mumford
J. S. Bennett
Calvert
Local Briefs: City Residents Visit Relatives and Travel
Names of residents visiting relatives and returning from trips appear, including V. Kernole, Clay of Millican, Mrs. L. O. Campbell of Mart, H. C. Robinson Sr., Miss Jessie Tucker of Omaha, Neb., Matt Bather, Mrs. R. H. Harrison, Miss Lois Reynolds, Mrs. Nannie Rohde, Mrs. P. M. Sandifer, Irene, George, Henry Brown, and others. A lost pony branded H-C on left hind leg is reported near Bryan with reward offered to Claude Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Cotham
Harvey
N. B. Allen
Austin
Alva Parnell
Helen Kelley
Cottonwood
W. A. Smith
Millican
A. W. Royder
Wellborn
W. D. Cox
Dallas
Tyler Haswell
I. F. Cotton
Mesa
Irene Brunson
Waller
Ed Melesky
Calvert
Vivian James
Houston
BH. , Robinson Jr
C. Peters
Mart
T. W. Worley
Lena Killough
Wheelock
Jesse Bullock
J. E. Crawford
Franklin
W. H. Burns
Fort Smith
American Steam Laundry
C. A. Searcy
Hempstead
J. B. Curry
M. W. Sims
Corpus Christi
Federation of Woman's Clubs
Madeline Hanway
Ft. Worth
Hanway
W. C. Davis
Shire
Grimes County
W. B. Hudson
Ruth Montgomery
Mumford
Lois Reynolds
Nannie Rohde
J. M. Spreckelmeyer
N. E. Smith
Pueblo
Col
Sewell Harris
Hearne
Tom House
V. Kernole
Clay
L. O. Campbell
H. C. Robinson Sr
Waco
Jessie Tucker
Omaha
Neb
J. D. Mann
Matt Bather
Eagle Pass
R. H. Harrison
P. M. Sandifer
Irene
George
Henry Brown
Bryan
Claude Buchanan
Local residents and visitors noted in city society
A stream of names from Harvey, Wixon, Millican and College appear visiting, traveling or attending events in the city. Notables include Mayor W. W. Harris leaving for Dallas on business, Prof. N. B. Allen and Rev. Luther Payne among frequent travelers, and Oxley, Moon and Grinstead taking roles in local affairs. The A M stock judging team departed for Fort Worth for competitions with members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Jones
Harvey
Will Anhd
A. D. Robinson
Wixon
Mial
T. B. Martin
Steep Hollow
W. W. Harris
Dallas
Esther Davis
Austin
J. K. Presnal
Tabor
Carrie Johnson
Millican
W. E. Johnson
G. W. Buchanan
Palestine
East Texas
Messrs. C. M
J. F. Spann
Navasota
J. H. Denman
Zurch
Wiley Denman
Winifred Carroll
L. M. Cole
W. R. Brown
G. W. Whitehurst
Margaret
Hempstead
Dodson
E. J. Jenkins
J. D. Schofield
California
T. H. Darwin
W. Carter Grinstead
Baylor
Baylor University
Waco
Hardy Newton
Glenn Flinn
First Methodist Church
O. B. Haley
M. W. Cox
Tyler Haswell
Claude Boyett
D. H. Walker
M. P. Walker
N. E. Smith
Sewell
Harris
Hearne
Tom House
F. W. Hepfner
H. EF. Gibbons
W. N. Reed
F. A. Sparkman
H. PF. Ellis
T. R. Brown
R. Green
A. R. Campbell
A. W. Kennard Jr
Fort Worth
Ellis
Kinnard
Campbell
Hepfner
Gibbons
Sparkman
Brown
Simpson
Reed
Chicago
City Visitors Include Pate Kincannon Powers Real
The report lists Walter Pate from Coleview Jim Kincannon from Harvey Jim Powers from Providence Joe Real from Prospect and Rev J N Thomas in the city on business Sam Pate from Coleview was in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pate
Coleview
Jim Kincannon
Harvey
Jim Powers
Providence
Joe Real
Prospect
Rev
J. N. Thomas
Sam Pate
Local visitors fill city with arrivals and errands
Several residents and visitors travel to the city for visits and events. Notables include Mrs J A Pope, I M Cook of Steep Hollow, Dr Geo F Lee of Wellborn, and Miss Mary Shelburne. Shopping, relatives visits, and a Thanksgiving gathering in Tyler are noted along with celebrations in Navasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Pope
Thornton
Sense
Atvinsesi Mba
Boas
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
Geo. F. Lee
Wellborn
Weah
Sellars
Harve
J. T. Lawler
Waco
Mary Shelburne
Somerville
Fred Winter
Hempstead
R. J. Williams
Mart
J. H. Jackson
Austin
J. D. Conlee
Albert Price
Cawthon
O. L. Wilcox
Alexandria
Morgan Cross
Cottonwood
L. M. Haltom
Benchley
Eagle
Minnie Phillips
Dallas
Edge Dry Goods Co
C. L. Proctor
Tyler
Bertha Robinson
Susan Haswell
Denison
Tyler Haswell
Henry Roberts
Matt Riordan
Cuero
Rohde Reynolds
Houston
Annie Byrd Whaling
D. H. Walker
M. P. Walker
Eustace
Taylor
Galveston
G. N. Seale
Mumford
Mr. Seale
H. B. Seale
A. H. Keller
A. M. Keller
New Baden
J. F. Keller
LeRoy
McLarren
Wilson & Astin
Long Distance Auto Tourists In City
Mr. H. M. Penn of Madison South Dakota and his four member family arrived in the city in an E M F car after a two week Meridian Highway journey from Madison to Bryan. They planned more rest before continuing to Galveston and praised road improvements from Winnipeg to the Gulf. They say the Meridian Highway will soon be the major North South route for automobile tourists as it improves through Brazos County and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Madison
Bryan
Galveston
Calvert
Brazos County
Winnipeg
Gulf
Meridian Highway Association
Baptists to Take Over Baptist Standard
The Baptist General Convention voted to appoint a nine member committee to confer with the directors of the Baptist Standard and take over the official church paper once its affairs are ready for transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Baptist General Convention
Baptist Standard
Burleson Seeks Parcel Post Weight Increase to Fifty Pounds
Post Master General Burleson urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise the maximum parcel post package weight from twenty to fifty pounds for all distances. The commission is expected to approve. current rates remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pro
Washington, D. C
Post
Burleson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miss Nannie Williams Returns From Bryan Visit
Miss Nannie Mae Williams returns from a visit with her brother Cummings a Methodist pastor in Bryan. W E Sampson forms Southern Rock Co and reopens a rock quarry financed by Beaumont and Houston capitalists with foreman Geo Sigler employing 25 men. Miss Eula Crawford quietly marries Walter Lofton of Hempstead with Bro White officiating. The couple will reside in Hempstead. Two teachers Onie Williams and Grace Watson visit Wellborn. Dated Tuesday Nov 25 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Mae Williams
Bryan
Cummings
W. E. Sampson
Southern Rock Co
Beaumont
Houston
Geo. M. Sigler
Eula Crawford
Walter Lofton
Hempstead
Bro. White
Eula
Mr. Lofton
Onie Williams
Grace Watson
Wellborn
Obstructions in Road Complaints From Leonard School Leader
Sam Luther of the Leonard School community and road overseer for that section near Bryan reported obstructions piling along the road just inside the city limits extending outward. He cited old tin cans bottles barb wire trash and other rubbish hindering drainage and risking horses feet on broken glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Luther
Leonard
Bryan
Eagle Office
Luther
Local Produce Market Prices
Eggs 25c per dozen Butter 25c per pound Hens 3.00 per dozen Fryers 2.50 to 3.00 per dozen Broilers 2.00 per dozen Turkeys 10c per pound Cows 4c per pound Calves 5c per pound Steers 5c per pound Hogs 7c per pound Sheep 4c per pound Prairie Hay 15.00 per ton Alfalfa 22.00 per ton Corn 80c per bushel Oats 65c per bushel Sweet potatoes 1.00 per bushel
Infant R S Edmonds Jr Dies After Short Illness
Little R S Edmonds Jr the seven week old son of Mr and Mrs R B Edmonds died after several days illness. The funeral was held at 4 this afternoon with interment in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
R. S. Edmonds Jr
Edmonds
Gardens of Paradise
Bride Jessie Wilson Weds Francis Sayre at White House
Miss Jessie Wilson becomes bride of Francis B. Sayre in the East Room among a fashionable White House gathering. Thirteenth wedding in the Executive Mansion with white roses and chrysanthemums as decorations and gifts from worldwide sources. Sisters Margaret and Eleanor attend, the former as maid of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
White House
Executive Mansion
Margaret
Eleanor
Government may own railroads
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, argues before the Interstate Commerce Commission that railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio should raise freight rates by five percent due to the cost of living. He warns government ownership could become the only alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio River
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Willard
White House Wedding Invitations Limited
Washington district notes that Jessie Roosevelt and Francis B. Sayre will wed with invitations limited to personal friends of both families. No official guest list for senators or congressmen. only a few officials invited personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Athough
Jessie
Francis B. Sayre
White House
German Emperor Extends Ban on Turkey Trot and Tango
Berlin authorities report Emperor William has extended the dance ban from the army and navy officers to the diplomatic corps, prohibiting the turkey trot and tango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Associated Press
Berlin
William
Abilene Dam Breach Briefly Floods City Water Threatened
Heavy rain swelled Little Lake causing a section of Abilene Texas dam to fail, submerging part of the city briefly. Waters subsided by nightfall. no lives lost, about 5000 dollars in damage, and the water plant taken out of service raising fears of a water famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Texas
Little Lake
Owen Opens Debate on Administration Currency Bill
Senator Owen of the Senate Banking Committee opened the debate for the President's currency proposal as the administration bill began its final legislative journey in Washington on November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Baptist Sanitarium Fund Drive Launched in Dallas
Col C C Slaughter pledged to match two dollars for every three raised from outside sources as he offered to help raise 500000 for a Baptist sanitarium at the Dallas Baptist General Convention in Texas on November 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Baptist General Convention
Col. C. C. Slaughter
Sacred Musicale Brightens Bad Evening at Methodist Church
A large crowd attended the sacred musicale at the Methodist church despite bad weather. Houston organist Annie Byrd Whaling delivered notable organ numbers while a quartet with Mrs Danforth Miss Sanders Messrs Reed Whittaker and soloists Mary Shelburne Florine Ratte and Evelyn Sanders contributed to an excellent program. The scripture lesson and pastor's short talk were enjoyed as published with an added quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Annie Byrd Whaling
Houston
Danforth
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Dakota
Meridian
H. M. Penn
South
Baptists
Little R. S. Edmonds JR
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Buffalo
N. Y
Navy
Greater
Canada
Emmeline Pankhurst
Eltinge Theatre
City
Baptist
Sacred Musicale
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