Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-15

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w. }. Meads OF Thompson creek
was In the city yesterday. Mr..
Meads Is another successful practi-
cal diversiflcationist. His speciality
is ribbon cane. Last year Mr. Meads
says he had thirty acres in cotton
and made $500 gross out Of the
crop. He also had five.eighths Of an
acre Of ribbon cane from which he
realized sl05.0O. He also made
nearly enough corn 20 do him-hss
only bought two bushels-and raised
all his own meat. This year be has
six acres In cotton from which he
expects TO realize about $1,000, and
five acres in ribbon cane, which, az
the lowest calculation, should bring
him $50 90. Mr.. Meads also has
an abundance Of corn and meat for
the coming year and is figuring on
going in for hog raising for market.
II is unnecessary 10 state that he is
on the right track.
A freight wreck az Fairbanks on
the IA. & T. c. at late hour sunday
night caused serious interruption
Of traffic on that road yesterday.
An engine aud thirteen cars were
ditched and a brakeman named
Manning, residing in Hearne, was
killed. The wreck was caused by a
collision, one freight running into an
other taking a siding in a FOG. Mr..
Alonzo Carter, who was returning
from Galveston witnessed the wreck
and says the cars were smashed into
kindling wood. tie says VIM. Man
ming, the man killed was head brake
man and on the second car from the
engine. Engineer Robt. Ferguson
OF Houston got one foot badly
mashed.
Mr.. DeOsborne Dunn Of Vinton,
La, is In Bryan visiting his sister,
Mrs. ID. d. MeCorquodale and fam
lily. Mr.. Dunn called at the Eagle
office and left a sample OF some fine
Honduras rice that came of his
farm. He has 800 acres, the crop
this year he expects to bring him
about 5000.
Several arrests have been made in
connection with the work OF the
district court. George Cooper and
Henderson Hightower have been
lodged In jail charged with assault
to murder. George Moseley. anoth.
er negro, has been lodged in Jail on
a burglary charge, and a negro boy
named Charley Medley was Jailed
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lucy Brogdon lett Saturday
70 teach the Miuter Springs school
near Wellborn. Miss Brogdon is
well equipped for her work and the
patrons OF the school are fortutate
In securing her services.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ID. Perkins re-
turned Saturday night after several
months pleasantly spent In the
north and east. Mr.. Perkins has
embarked in the cotton business.
the style Of the firm being F. ID. Per.
kins d Co.
The mangled remains Of an old
negro were found on the santa Fe
railroad track In the lower end Of
the county yesterday morning. Jus
tice Pool OF Millican was called 10
hold az inquest.
}. +. Plat has returned TO College
after spending the summer In Penn.
sylyauia. He is getting the \. and
NJ. football team In shape for the
season. aud a series OF games have
been arranged.
Judge John y. Henderson aud
family will leave today Tor Austin.
their future home. Thurston Hen.
derston will enter the State unlv,r.
sity.
We don't buy cattle that die on
the road 20 sell you. You get good
clean meats from us, handled the
best We know how. Franklin Bros
The grand jury returned five in
dictments for felonies yesterday az
ternoou, making twelve In all, and
is still In session.
Miss Cordia Fletcher has returned
from California and entered upon
her duties as a teacher in the school. T,
Miss Eloise Lusk has returned 10
Houston after visit 10 Mrs. John
X. Davis.
Miss Chaille Margaret Jones OF |
Houston is the guest Of Miss Nellie
Smith.
5. w. MeConnico visited Navasota
Saturday.