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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

VA good deal OF the Main street
property has been improved and
modernized with plate glass fronts,
etc. while contracts have been let
for still more work of this charac-
ter. There is still much room for
improvement, however. and prop
crty owners who are thoughtful
will readily see the advantage il
will be TO their interests TO hurry
and catch up with the procession.
The time has passed when bust
ness men are going 10 put up with
any sort of disadvantages merely
for the sake OF location, especially
when rents are as high as they are
in Bryan.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

d. Benevolent and Protective Ordel
of Elks, Lodge No. $780,.
Your committee appointed tc
draft resolutions upon the death o.
our brother, Sidney L. Rhodes
beg leave 70 submit the following
expression OF deep sorrow which
I've feel over his death and the
sudden loss TO this lodge:
Sidney Il. Rhodes was a native
OF our little city, where he spent
all of Ms boyhood in mirth and
frolic with many of his companions
and associates who survive him.
Here he spent his school days in
preparation for the active duties
Of life. Here he formed associa-
tons and made ties which were
sacred and hallowed to him, only
to be severed so suddenly, impress
ing us most deeply with the un-
certainty of life and the sureness
OF death.
Sidney 4. Rhodes was a young
man OF more than ordinary ability,
besides being well equipped by
nature aud careful training for a
useful life. His business methods
gave evidence of bright future
for him as well as an active and
valuable citizen TO his community,
which with grief and sorrow the
cycle of the reaper terminated al
most at the beginning.
He was possessed OF those at |
tributes necessary in the true man.
He was generous to a fault; kind
of disposition. always charitable
and considerate, and if he had any |
faults his virtues so over-shadowed
them that they could not be seen.
He was an active and useful
member OF this order, always
-eady and willing to do something
.or the good of the order. He
ried to exemplify in his daily life
he cardinal principles OF the order;
,harity, justice, brotherly love
md fidelity, the essence of which
; "Do unto Others as YOU would
lave Others do unto YOU. 1t is
With pain and sorrow we miss his
presence in the lodge room and in
he council OF the order, and we
ealize that his place will be one
iiiicult to fill
We sympathize with those who
re near and dear to him, i'll their
and here tender TO them
ur sincere sympathy in this, their
ld hour of bereavement and Attic
ion.
We desire that a page be set
part in the records of this lodge /
, his memory and that these ex- {
ressions of sympathy be spread :
pom same, and that a copy be :
mt TO tie family.
Geo. A. Adams, 7
q. T.. Saunders, :
Wilson Bradley, /,
Committee.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
TEXAS TAXABLE VALUES.
Phenomenal Increase Is Shown
For Twelve Months.

Austin. Aug IL Following are this
figures ~ he taxable values Of TeSa,
for 1907.
Taxable values. 1907. tis7a.6sssiI.
Taxable values 1906 s2I.iss.sss.
Increase for 1907. ss5S iss. 7lg.
Advaiorsm tax due on 1897 valuation
at is g-S o.n,s ON the sloo. ;s.ss3S7e.
s. Ad vslorsm tax due on 1907 valuation
At I? H. cents on the 500. si.e74574.
STATE school tax al 20 cents on the
Ng0, ilSsSls
AZ this rate Texas viii ere long De-
two billion dollei state.
In explanation Of the totals given 1,
might he stated that all but twenty
eiEhi counties have made up their tax
able values. The Increase IN the other
zss counties II a little more than az
per cent over last year. and applying
The percentag. increase ia IN. ont
standing twenty-cight counties the ia
tails are found as above given. The 20
per cent will be easily sustained In the
other counties. as four OF them ar.
somewhat large, and will average mon,
than that
The sss counties which have ascer-
tained their assessed value this year
show total OF $685.. 1915. O65. which Is
an Increase over the total Tor all of the
counties % the entire state last wear
OF tl's.2ss.iss, a. the grand total ~
taxnble values Tor 1906 was SI.22i.i5s-
sss In addition to the first nam.
figures the counties not rons,tipr
'wenty-eight In number had nm as
sessed Value last yea. Of SI5O.g77.067.
To this Is addsl an approximate In |
'rease ofsl2.s per cent. but the .ntir, |
'lov.O0o.000 can be- added. even II there
was no increase. but which there viii !
be- This Il a remarkable showing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

Most of the recent west Texas
prospectors appear to have return
ed very we'll satisfied with old
Brazos, which is unquestionably
one of the best countries in the
world for a poor man or one i'll
average circumstances. We al
ways raise some OF the staple crops
and have one OF the best sections
in the state for practicing diversi-
fication.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
ROUGH ON RATS.

Partially Erptied Box Found In Room,
With Corpse.
Fort Worth. Aug ii " Gaskll
Died az his room al 1876 Main street
vithou, medical attention. a.tcra short
illn~s ard a magistrate held an IN.
quest deciding that d-,'h was due 10
poison seli-admlnistc-ed Deceased was
about forty years Of age \ halfompt.
fed box OF rough on rats was found In
his room and from evidence given 20
the coroner II appeared thar he suffer
ed great pain and drank much water
before he died
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
TRAGEDY AT DALLAS.
JamsS Williams Loses His Lie. Thre.
Bullets Hitting Him.

Dallas. Aug. li--At the Colonial
Flats. corner Of Commerce and South
Erray streets, Wednesday afternoon
James Williams. twenty.three years Of
age was shot In the mouth. the right
shoulder and neck by bullets fired
from a weapon and killed \ fourth
shot went wild. Sam Parham. abou,
thirty wears old, was placed In iail
Parham alleges self.defcnse. He claims
that during some hot words between
himself and deceased the latter made
a movement TO his right hip rs n To
draw revolver and he shot Williams
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
NOTHING DOING.
San Antonio Is Gu. or From the Res,
OF Mankind.

OF Mankind.
San Antonio. Aug. I4-So far as tel
egraphic communication Is concerned
San Antonio Is cut off from the world
London might be wiped on, by fire.
New York destroyed by an earthquake
and Paris be swept away by cyclone
and this city know nothing about IT..
The weather bureau is badly crippled.
II being impossible to get forecasts
The neup has caused much distur.
osnce In the state, grain aud provis.
ion markets.
The strikers at meeting urged tina,
no overt acts he committed and no In.
reference be- had with persons taking
places of union opera ors.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

The demand for rent houses OF
a desirable character is again be-
coming very noticeable and OF
daily occurrence. More are need
ed for the busy season and the
school interests.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

The sand storms that we have
been having the past week have
peopled the air with legions OF
dust devils, and would have made
a circus camel sing Home, Sweet
Home"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

Byazos county needs to raise
more peanuts and hogs. The
shortage of hogs and cattle APP
pears to be very pronounced in
this section at present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

Let the principle of pa,ronizing
home industries and institutions
extend to our schools. We have
too many good schools for the
boys and girls to need 10 go else
where, which is a sort of a mail
order proposition in the education
al line.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

Tangier Aug l4@-Sir Harry Mac.
Lean has been handed over by his cap.
tor the bandit Raisuli. OF Elkmes
tribe. who. in their turn. SET him al
liberty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
Mexican Killed.

Karnes CITY. Tex, Aug li-N a
ball On Tom Hunts plantation two
MeNicans got into fight about a
woman. vicenta wheata was killed
he was shot through the heart An ar
rest was made.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

When the telegrapbeTs walked
out they appeay-te/have retained
Che "keyYto the situation.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
ea.oIln. espIode, In Saloon.

Beaumont. Aug Ia.-By the explosion
u gasoline In a tank In the saloon Of
J. q. Gleason 1900 damage was done.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15

BRYAN, TEXAS, AUGUST IS, 1907
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-08-15
IN MeMORIAM.

Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, Lodge No. $780,.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
Will Meet at Carlisle.

The Central Pennsylvania confer
ence of the United Evangelical church
will convene this year in Carlisle,
March 7th. This is QUE of the largest
conferences Of this denomination, be-
ing composed of 134 ministers and ITO
lay delegates. Bishop H. B. Hartzler,
d. D., of Harrisburg, will preside.
This session of the conference will be
of more than usual interest since there
are twenty -four of the pastors who
have reached the four year limit on
their present charge and must there
fore move, which Will necessitate the
moving of others. Among the promin-
ent congregations that will be affected
this year by the four year limit will
be Scranton, North Berwick. Blooms
burg, st. Johns, Williamsport Mil
ton, Lewistown, Lemoyne, Trinity,
York Red Lion, Olive Branch, Balti-
more and Hagerstown. The term of
four of the presiding elders expires at
this conference, two of them however
are eligible for reelection, the other
two having served eight years, or two
terms. are therefore by the law of the
church not eligible for reelection,
hence there will be two new presld
ing elders to elect. The conference
will be in session about one week.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
UNCONSCIOUS Of
BROTHERS. death

Albert George Povey whose death
occurr d in Philadelphia under such
sad circumstances Saturday was con-
signed to the grave in Odd Fellows
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The body was brought to this city
on Monday evening and taken to the
residence of ]. II. Weaver. Ferry street.
from where the funeral was held. AL
though in a strange land, without a
single relative to follow him to the
grave, yet the deceased was consigned
to his last resting place with every
mark of respect.
The funeral, which took place at
O'Clock, was quite we'll attended. The
services were conducted by Rev. L..
| W. Walters. pastor of Pine Street Luth-
eran church. assisted by Rev. l.. Dow
OFT, pastor of Trinity NJ. E. church.
During the funeral several appropriate
selections were rendered on the piano
by Miss May Books. A duett cover
Life's Pathway Journey, favprite
| selection of the deceased, was sung by
Mrs. Cunningham and Miss Kathryn
Keim.
The pail bearers were Tarring G.
Brown, B. W. Musselman, j. w.
Swarts, Samuel Werkheiser, George
A. Rossman and Alfred Fry. The fun
eral proceeded to the cemetery on the
Danville and Bloomsbury trolley.
A brother and two sisters of the de-
ceased survive. They all live in Lon
don. Naturally ten days or more will
elapse before the mail arrives convey
ing to them the sad news of theil
brothers death. On next Wednesday.
! when the Nordland, the steamship Oh
which the deceased was to have EN-
barked and which sailed last Satur
day, comes into London one of the
sisters will be on the dock to meet hel
| brother, from whom she has been part
ed for so many years. But of course
she will be disappointed and hel
brothers failure to appear will be un
explained until after the mails arrive
Mr.. Povey's baggage was already OF
the Nordland and he was in sight O.
the vessel when he fell on the street
1t is accounted a fortunate circumst
ance that death occurred before he wa
carried out to sea. AS it was, he wa
given burial by his friends in towl
where he had formed many attach
ments, while. if death had occurred
on the Nordland. the body would hav'
been in the hands of strangers and
would have been disposed of accord
ing to the rules provided for sucI
cases.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
IMPORTANT LAW
IS misunderstood

a law, which is misunderstood and
which is causing our county commits
sioners considerable embarrassment, is
the act of assembly authorizing and
requiring each county to bury and to
provide headstOne for any honorably
discharged soldier, sailor or marine,
who served in the army or navy dur
ing the late rebellion or any preceding
war, and who shall thereafter die i'll
that county leaving insufficient means
to defray the necessary burial ex-
penses.
In each county the act requires that
III every township and ward suitable
persons be appointed to look after and
bury the deceased soldiers, sailors or
marines who are entitled to the bene-
fit of the above act. Before assuming
charge and expense of burial, section
second, provides that the men appoint
ed must first satisfy themselves by
careful inquiry into and examination
of all the circumstances in the case
whether the deceased soldier. sailor or
marine they are called upon to bury
served in the army or navy and was
honorably discharged and died in their
township or ward, leaving insufficient
meaus to defrav necessary burial ex-
penses.
If they are satisfied that such facts
exist they shall take charge of the
body and cause it to be buried and
thereupon they shall immediately re-
| port their action in the case to the
county commissioners, setting forth
the facts acertained by them, together
with the name, rank, command to
| which such deceased soldier, sailor or
marine belonged, the date of discharge,
&c. which report shall be duly attest
ed by three reputable persons residing
in the same township or ward with
the deceased soldier, sailor or marine,
knowing the fact that the latter died
without sufficient means to defray
necessary burial expenses.
The above provisions, our county
commissioners think, when known
ought to make it clear, not only that
veterans OF the war must die wholly
without means before they can be
buried at the expense of the county,
but also that whatever is done in the
premises must be done promptly, az
soon as death occurs, if the provision:
of the law are to lived up to.
The county commissioners are muct
perplexed by applications that come
into the office months after the deatt
and burial of the veteran has occur
red. Persons who are unacquainteC
with the provisions of the act seem t
think that by establishing certain fact
at any time subsequent to death none.
will be paid by the county for buryine
deceased soldiers, sailors or marines.
This is mistake, as those who ap
ply soon learn. The death rate i
rapidly increasing among the veteran
and it is only just that all SHOULD
know what the law provides as to thei
burial and what procedure must b.
employed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
DRIVES TRES1LE
Horse FALLS THRO

Driving in the dark into the rail
road instead of the highway, the horse
of Will Webb, of Pine Summit fell
through the railroad culvert about a
half mile from Strawberry Ridge on
Tuesday night and it required the com
bined efforts of six men with ropes
and tackle to pull the animal back
from his position.
Webb had been at the Strawberry
Ridge hotel during the early part of
the evening and then started for home
along the road which runs parallel to
the S. B. & B. railroad tracks A
short distance from the Ridge the
highway crosses the track and then
continues on again on the other side
of the track. In the dark, Webb did
not clear the track, but turned the
horse up the railroad, thinking it the
highway. A short distance from the
crossing is a culvert over creek, and
as the ties are sixteen inches apart,
the animal lost his footing and his
four legs went through the culvert.
The animal was helpless, and the driv-
er could not release him from his posi-
tion.
In short time half dozen will
ing hands gathered at the culvert, and
ropes, planks and tackle were procur-
ed. 1t was fully half an hour, how
ever, before the horse could be gotten
back up on the track and back off the
culvert.
The harness and cutter shafts we're
badly injured, but none of the horse s
limbs were broken, though badly cut.
He was taken back to Beavers hotel,
where driver and horse remained un-
til last evening.
A curious feature of the affair is
that the horse ventured out ON the
open trestle. as most horses cannot even
be forced onto such dangerous places.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
Birthday Party.

\ birthday party was rendered to
Mrs. George Gedling. of Philadelphia,
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David D. Williams. Lower Null
berry street, Monday, in honor of her
birthday. \ fine turkey dinner was
served. During the afternoon Mrs.
Gedling entertained the guests with
several selections on the violin. Those
present we're Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gedling and Miss Sarah Fenstermach-
er. of Philadelphia: Mis-. Abigail
Fenstermacher and son Lincoln, Mr..
and Mrs. Elias Williams. sons David,
Elias and Selwyn and Miss Mary Hall
man.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
SIeighing Party.

A sleighing party from Danvllle,
Mausdale and Oak Grove were most
delightfully."- entertained at the hospit-
able home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Pannebaker on r. T.. D. No. l Satur-
day evening. Dancing and games were
the amusements of the evening Those
present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Manner, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Bogart. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Hilkert. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Fry. Mrs. Greiner, Mrs. David Wise,
Mrs John Fry, Mrs. William Reeser.
Misses. Sara Hendricks, Rachel, Emma
and Alice Fenstermacher, Eva Boyer,
Alice Appleman. Lizzie Reeser, Win
fired Boyer, Edna Lewis, Nora Coop
er, Hester Moser, Katie Berks, Anna
Rebecca and Lizzie Quigg, Minnie Fry,
Jennie Garnet, Mary Merrill, Mary
Lewis, Hilda Barr, Alice West, Adah
Andie, Iona Hendricks, Mary Beyers,
Margaret and Anna Manner, Edna
Crossley, Katie Manner. Wilda Panne-
baker, Florence Hilkert. Maud Hend-
rlcks Lulu and Mayme Yeager. Messrs,
William Kindt, Roy Cooper, Reuben
Kaiser, James Frazier, Eugene Fry,
Herbert Hendricks, Harry Marr, Harry
Yeager, Dalmar Feaster, Warren Fenst-
ermacher, Francis Feaster. Horace
Appleman, Raymond Boyer, Reese Mer-
rill, Peter Sandel, Charles and George
Reeser, Harry Fry, Charles Snyder.
Joseph Snyder. William Parker, Laf-
ayette Faust, Thomas and Dennis
Quigg, John Faulk, John Fruit, ia
cob. William and Raymond Boyer, ia
cob Miller, John Heller, John Miller,
Freeman Robbins. Frank Patterson,
Frank Crossley, John Crossley and
Stanleigh Hilkert. Music was furnish
ed by Mr.. Delsite.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
Sleigh Ride to Kilnesgrove.

A sleighing party was most royalty
entertained at the country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Savidge, near
Klinesgrove, Saturday evening. An
excellent luncheon was served, the
dinning room being most srtistically
decorated for the occasion. The guests
included people from Sunbury. Blooms
burg, Williamsport and Danville. The
party was chaperoned by Mrs. E. A.
Adams of Danville.
Those present were: Miss Anna Var
nell, Of Sunbury, Miss George White.
of Bloomsbury; Misses Rella Adams,
Desda Campbell. Gertrude Linker,
Ruth Carodisky. Name Richards and
Sara Clark. Messrs John Henning,
Leon Meyer, Frank Montague, of Dan
Vile; Messrs. Maurice Beck, Parker
Russell and Blaine James, of Williams
port.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-14
'DANV|LLE WATER
FOUND PURE

Those of our citizens who have been
somewhat exercised by reason of the
statement made by Health Commis
sioner Dixon to the effect that the
water of the north branch was not
above suspicion of being infected by
sewage from towns above us where
typhoid fever prevails, will be gratiti-
ed to learn that so far as the hydrant
water in Danville is concerned there
is absolutely no danger of contagion.
The water has been analyzed and
found to be pure
This proves nothing as to the purity
or impurity of the water i'll the North
Branch, but it does go great way to-
| ward substantiating the claim made
for our filter system-that it can be
relied upon to eliminate bacteria.
| There never was time when condi-
tions existed favorable for more eff
| fectual test than the present.
Typhoid fever is becoming an ever
increasing cause of dread There is
scarcely community in which every
season the number of cases do not
threaten to rise above what is normal,
while here and there dreadful cpl
denies occur. 1t is only natural that
the people of Danville should share in
the general feeling of sOlicitude, and
those who do not pin their faith to the
full efficacy of our filter plant resort
! to the safe precaution of boiling wat
err
In the present emergency TO quiet
all fears the local board of health de-
cided to send away a sample of filter
ed water for analysis, confident in the
belief that no germs of typhoid would
be discovered. Accordingly on Thurs
day of last week DR.. Shultz. secretary
of the local board of health, procured
a sample of filtered water from the
reservoir and sent it to the laboratory
of the Pennsylvania department. of
health at Philadelphia.
Yesterday DR.. Shultz received re-
port, which brought the good news
that the analysis revealed our water
as absolutely pure-that there were no
signs of bacteria bacilli.
The water tested, it wall be observ-
ed was taken from the reservoir, just
as it is pumped into the water mains
and furnished to our hyurants. This
leaves scarcely any doubt as to the
absolute purity of the water furnish.
ed our town.
The water mains themselves. into
which nothing but filtered water has
been pumped for twelve years, should
be absolutely clean and free from in
fection, especially as once or twice
each year all the fire plugs are opened
and the muddy water, where any ex'
lists, is permitted to drain out, a pro
cess which of course takes from the
mains all forms of sediment.