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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
WaIIinaton,s suhtla Rator,.

Wednesday. 10th October, lS36-Eord
Fitzgerald made us laugh at dinner
today with story about John Wilson
Croker. whose pertinacity Of opinion
Is well known. He was laying down
the law after dinner to the Duke Of
Wellington and. according to custom.
asserting the superiority Of his own
information on all subjects. having
even fatty contradicted the duke. who
had mentioned some incident that had
taken place at the battle OF Waterloo
At last the conversation turned upon
the use Of percussion caps for muskets
Of the army when Croker again main
tanned directly opposite opinion to
that which was urged by the duke.
who at last good humoredly said TO
him. "AIy dear Croker. | can yield to
your superior information on most
points. and you may know great deal
more Of what passed at Waterloo than
myself, hut as sportsman | will
maintain nv point about percussion
caps "-ThomAs RalkcS' Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
NoTIcs-sHERlFF's SALE.
The State of Texas,
rA..1. n n.~.

The State of Texas.
County of Brazos.
BY virtue of an order OF sale issued
out of the Honorable District Court OF
Brazos County, on the End day of No
vember, A. D. 1911, by the Clerk there
of, in the case of J. w. Howell VS.. H.
l.. Minis, No. 616O, and to me, ~s
Sheriff, directed and delivered, ] will
proceed to sell for cash, within the
hours prescribed by law for Sheriff's
sales, on the first Tuesday in Deem
Der. A. ID. 1911, it being the fifth day
of said month, before the courthouse
door of said Brazos County, in the
City of Bryan, the following described
property, to wit:
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land, part of the S. F. Austin League
No. 10, in Bryan, Brazos County, Tex
as. beginning at the y. w. corner OF
one-acre tract sold Harris Lewis;
thence S. As f. 1877 yrs. and corner;
thence n. As Z. -. yrs. and corner,
in tract sold to II. Mitchell; thence \.
As w. - yrs. to Halls tract; thence
S. 45 w. - yrs. to place OF begin.
ming, containing four (4 acres OF
land. more or less, and being the same
tract of land sold to Caroline Johnson
by J. w. Bryan, by deed dated Feb
ruary Z, 1871, and recorded in Vol. NJ
on Page 9, Deed Records of Brazos
County, Texas, and being the same
property that was conveyed by Caro-
line Minis and Maggie Johnson to
Henry L. Minis on the 10Th day of
April, 1905, by deed recorded in the
County Clerks office of said Brazos
County. Texas, in Vol. q on Page 6S2,
levied on as the property of II. h.
Minis to satisfy judgment amounting
to $25215 in favor of J. w. Howell
and costs of suit.
Given under my hand, this Ind day
of November, A. d. 1911.
]. d. CONLEE,
11.2.fri-3t Sheriff.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10

Family secrets VIII ont II has beer
the ambitiun of IN Overlook mother
TO marry her d1u:hrer 70 IA young civil
engineer who - On the road to bril-
liant success But the Young man,
much In love with the daughter as he
Is, has not fully decided whether &c
ask her to marry him.
Visiting at the home the other even
Ing. the young man encountered little
BobbIe Are you going to marry
sister, asked the lad
Much embarrassed. the visitor STAN.
mered that he didn't know.
Well. you are returned Bobbie
with emphasis. Philadelphia Times
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
Climate and Food.

In the arctic regions human food Is
almost exclusively animal. because
thai Is the only sort which Is available
In quantity In the tropics, where vere-
table food Is abundant and animal!
foods readily decay. plant products ARE
and always have been OF very great
importance in the diet In temperate
regions all kinds OF food may be Sc
cured and It seems reasonable 10 sup
pose that all kinds have always been
eaten as they are today
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
INCONSISTENCIES SALE
The State of Texas,
County of BraZos.

The State of Texas,
County of Brazos.
BY virtue of an execution issued
out of the Honorable County Court or
Brazos County, on the End day OF No
vember, A. D. 1911, by the Clerk there.
Of in the case of The First National
Bank of Bryan, Texas, VS.. John Y.
Henry, No. 1881, and to me, as Sheriff.
directed and delivered, | will proceed
TO sell for cash, within the hours pre-
scribed by law for Sheriff's sales, on
the first Tuesday in December A. d..
1911. it being the fifth day of said
month. before the courthouse door OF
said Brazos County. in the City OF
Bryan, the following described prop
erty, to wit
A part of the James NJ. Webb sur
vey in Brazos County. Texas, on
Thompsons Creek, about seven miles
from the Brazos River and about five
miles n. 20 W. from Bonneville, being
survey No. by virtue of conditional
certificate, No. 100. issued by the
Board of Land Commissioners of Rob
ertson County, on the 22nd day o.
Nav, 1899. and bounded as follows
beginning at a stake the south corner
of a survey No. II of one league made
for Moses Baine, from which p. Q.
brs. \. % L. 10 yrs. another brS. s. 81
z. YRS: thence ~ 45 W. with Baine's
line 1874 yrs. TO stake from which
p. o. hrs. S. II w. s - yrs; thence
S. 45 w. at 1874 yrs. stake; thence
s. 40 Z. 1914 yrs. stake on the y. w.
line of Austin's league No. 2; thence
n. 45 E. 1874 to the place OF begin
ming. containing 800 acres of land.
save and except 20 acres Of land sold
by R. NJ. Henry to R. A. Henry. No
vember 18th, 1899, By deed recorded
in Vol 10, Page 39l. Records OF Deeds
OF Brazos County, Texas, to which
deed and the record thereof reference
is here made.
Second Tract-Being part Of the
Hezekia Jones survey, No. 3, in bra71~
County, Texas, and more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at
the S. W corner OF survey No. ?, for
James NJ Webb, thence S. IS (. SS9
varas and corner a stake thence s.
81 w. 100 var8s and corner; thence
S. As L. &C 10 varas and corner;
thence n. As T. 40 varas and corner:
thence s. As e. 1916 yaras and corner;
thence s. as W. 443 10 varas thence
\. As W. 12l9 varas and corner:
thence y. s. f. t43 varas 10 the place
of beginning, containing 1e5 "a acres
OF land
The first of the above fes~r'tei
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Thief" at the Colonial.

1t was a large audience of Bryan
and College people that greeted Henri
Bernstein's great play. THE Thief" a;
the Colonial theater in this city last
night 1t was a high-class attraction
in every sense of the word, and the
management of the Colonial are to be
congratulated upon securing a play Of
such real merit for Bryan.
The play Is strong in plot and was
in the hands of a capable company
whose Interpretation of the lines ellie
tied frequent and hearty applause.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
IA We Speak IL.

A German who had come to Amer.
lea to master our language was being
shown behind the scenes OF vaude.
vile theater by one Of his American
friends.
That man." said the American. In.
dicating an actor with a wrve Of his
hand, rs taking or his makeup to
make up for another take off
The German departed sputtering,-
Success Magazine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
"Alma. Where Do You Liver ~

Joseph NJ. Weber's merry musical
importation, Alma, Where Do You
Live?" is scheduled to appear at the
Colonial theater Friday night. Novem-
Der II. The piece is said to be one of
the most exquisite musical farces that
ever was brought to this country, and
its melodies are of the humming and
whistling kind. The book is by Paul
Herve, the music is by Jean Briquet,
and the English translation was made
by George V. Hobart. A most alluring
waltz runs through the entire play.
Nanette Flack will be seen in the title
role, and Charles A. Murray, the well
known comedian, plays the principal
comedy role. Among the supporting
cast. including Maitland Davies, are
number of capable Broadway play
ers. Seats on sale Tuesday.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
He Got tho Limit.

DO you believe there is anything
prophetic In drenmsT'
Believe 1t! ! know II. Only the
other night | dreamed that ! was at a
church fair and awoke to find that my
wife had been through my pockets and
taken my last sou" Exchange
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
AMaitina the Test.

Pllgrim-If come In viii that dOrg
bite me2 Mrs Hawkins We amt no
ways sure. mister But the Teller that
let us take him on trial said he'd chnw
up a tramp In less'n two minutes: hut.
land sakes. we amt goin' to believe 1t
till we see It done Chicago News,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
HA kneW.

"It's the first $1,000 that's hard to
get" explained the eminent million
aire.
81 know that" responded the mere
man. "Tve been trying to accumulate
1t for the past forty years. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
FOR SALE.

About eight acres of land, inside
city limits, on east side of town;
level land and surrounded on all sides
by public roads. Price, 800 per acre;
terms. one-fourth cash and the bal
ance in one, two and three years, with
s per cent interest. Apply to
J. w. BATS.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
IA Midht Be Offendad.

See that dog. Kathi? 1t has taken
the first prize at ten shows and Is
valued at 1000 marks"
II wonder II dare offer him a bit
Of sausage "-Fliegende Batter
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
The Famous Green Man of Brighton"


In October. 1906. an individual was
to be observed at Brighton. England.
who walked out every day dressed In
green from head to foot-green shoes.
green gloves. green handkerchief and
other articles to match, This eccen-
trir person lived alone. knew nobody.
and in his house the curtains. the wall
paper. the furniture. even the plates
and dishes and the smallest toilet ar.
ticles, offered an uninterrupted Sc
quenCe OF green. Having started on
his career. there was obviously no rea-
son to stop. and with full consistency
he carried this scruples so far as to
eat nothing but fruit and vegetables
OF the same green color The conSe-
quences were extremely disastrous.
One fine day the green man jumped
from his window into the street, rush
ed forward and performed second
somerSault from the top OF the nearest
clif
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10

Light itself is a great corrective. A
thousand wrongs and abuses that are
grown in darkness disappear like owls
and bats before the light OF day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
Same Thing.

Reggie invites me out to dinner
pvery other evening"
Il suppose you just dOte on him.
81 table dhote on himw-Satire
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
FOR SALE.

| have for sale Hill Crest and Mag
nolia Park (Houston) lots for sale or
trade for mules. R. Q. Astin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-10
|t4eh.&I:c.
@N Oil Burning Route

Cheap round trip rates to Waco
account Cotton Palace Exposition
$3.45 on sale daily Nov. Bird to II
inclusive, limit 10th, all trains.
$2.S5 oh sale daily Nov. 3 to 10
inclusive, limit 2 days in addition
to date Of sale. Not good on Hus-
tier.
SIPS on Nov. 5, 8, II, Is and
10Th, limited date of sale. Not
good on Hustler and no baggage
allowed.
81 on sale for trains arriving
Waco evening Nov. | and morn
ing 18th. limit Nov. Is, and again
on sale for trains arriving Waco
evening Nov. Is and morning 10,
limit Nov. 20. No baggage al
lowed, not good on Hustler.
5. H. HARRIS, Ticket Agt
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15
HlYs ELs 4 nsERuI IEleIE

Last Saturday q plan Ess perfect d
whereby Hays Is to have q Basel all
League The present srrangemeut IL
cIGdes teams from St Joseph's College
the State Normal, the Knights of Col
umbUs ard the Mil A schedule OF Y
games Is planned Of which the first 6
viii lie as follows:
Wednesday Apl 10, Mil rs. K. OF c
Monday a. College vs. Normal
Wednesday 26 /" Knights
Friaag .. Norm4Ivs Mil
Wednesday Nay 8. CoIlgee va Nil
Friday 5, Normal vs. K OF C
TIE Board of Managers is composed
OF AK Meier, CIeude Biee, Alex Sebe
Ter aEd Walter Ste fna1- President
n j Penny. Trs a. & See J. s B I'd
UmOires c D Wan & F E Harkwe8.
Ohc.as Scorer E B Matthew
Season Tickets good Tor u games,
may be had at the gate On 19sh, 81 50
Single admissions Is cent?.
This IS the kind Of move In Athiet-
les that this town reeds and much
good Vili come from X No one EhO
likes to sse sbe National game plsved
can afford 70 miss this series, which
viii give rs more coed games thar We
have ever had Before n oDe seasc1
N addition e tbs regular sehsduied
series such 55hez gzznes rs ear Be pc
cared fran Gntss6e eeERB vii - ar-
rsrEse lseeE.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15

Remember that the next public do
iIage IN our little city /, next Friday &
Saturday. 21st and 22-d when the
High schools of Western Kansas and
i-c;uairg the 9Th grade scholars, viii
C me here to have theic annual athlt tic
and dcciams ton contest for prizes and
already many of the High Schools have
sant in their entries and the cocteF-
tsnts and their admirers should bring
q couple hundred Of these young stu
dents to our city.
Let our people remember that those
oung students are just the ones we
want to come here and attend our wes-
tern Kansas State Normal and let Us
show them what nice place Hays is
to come to school. Throw op your
homes to them, if you cant feed them,
st least room them, it is only one or
two nights; make them at home so
thsV will Ike our town and people and
will want 70 come again. It is the
best. the easiest, the surest way to
build up the school. Remember you
b. ndsomelY entertained tire Teachers
and the Normal has 75 new students
who were never here before, showing
what can be done easily Let our larger
Public School and the High School stu
dents be at the trains with their Ask
Me- badges TO welcome the visitors.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15
TIE FREE PRESS NEW OFFICE

This week Jim Burk and number
Of the old Free Press crowd began the
erection Of an ofnce for their Old Re-
liable Paper on the lot on South Chest
nut street opposite our present Office.
It will be 20 by so, with back building,
II foot ceiling, entirely ireproof with
iron covering inside and outside, city
Hater and electric light. Harry Freese
Eemain4Sas business manager and de
old man. and every subscriber is on
the Editorial fOrce-the Peoples Paper,
always had and carried out the same
motto as the Garden City paper
Emporia Gazette & A'chison Globe,
a OF the People = for the People
By the People.
Independent in Thought,
Fearless in Expression.
Just in Criticism,
Always for the Right,
Columns open to everybody,
Controlled by Nobody
No mortgage on it. SO Responsible
for its articles which it Prints.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15

HAYS had run of misfortune last
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Maggie Keougb, the ladv who
came here from Dorrance last fall and
bought the Klopf big house on Normal
avenue was up at the hospital where
she had passed thro' successful op-
peration, was doing nicely and prepar-
ing to return home the next day, had
a stroke of heart disease and died IN p
few moments. leaving a sorrowing
mother, 8 sisters and brothers.
The funeral was held on Wednesday,
on the arrival of the sister, the z. of
c. as pail bearers, and the ladies OF
the Court of Isabella as a guard Of
honor.
Friday afterrcon George ". Ray, a
carpenter, was working around as
usual end feeling all right He SCENE d
TO be az we'll as usual. All Of sudden
and no warning ne dropped to the
pavement dead of heart disease He
vas AZ. born in Jackson CO, Neb he
lived in Mo came to Karsas a couple
years ago and located on the Saline,
then tn HAYS TO work. Died April 7th,
and buried in the Havs cemetery, was
- church member and the funer4I ser
vices were CONDUCTED by Rev. Smith
He leaves a widow. and three brother-
Dan Ray and Lon McCluskey' of The
Saline and one out IN Washington.
Saturday the city vas surprise to
hear of the death of the old soldier
Rufns AveriU on Normal averue He
has been sickf- for some time hut not
dangerous. He was visited nv friends
few moments before death and aud-
denly dropDed dead from heart disease
leaving widow and several children.
The funeral took place Monday in ire
Methodist church, ard IarpeIv attend
ed by svmDatbiztne friends. the CARS
snd Masons, fhe Sons of Veterans act
ing as the pail bearers.
He waa born in Vermont in 1893 so
was over "a. Married in 1860, Joined
the army and rose to 1st Lieut. and
after the war returned to Vermont,
his wife diving in 1884 leaving ch;l-
dren and about 25 years ago in NJ
ne married Emma McLaln. whn for
meriv lived here and a sister of the
McLain family here. Two years ago
they moved to our city and honght tire
pretty home m Normal avenue
Mrs. Averill end bis son, ThOma g,
who came here from Chicago, desire
as to thank all who so kindly as isi ed
them in the bereavement that came to
their home and ro those who were so
kind to Mr.. AveriIl during bis illness.
A widow lady named Chflcoat living
in the north part of to~n was burning
rubbish IN the yard, tainted and fell
into the Ere, sustaining a serious cnt
in the face and would hsve burned "a
death but for the prompt rescue by
Bsumitt and Truan, who happened to
see the accident
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15
oRTruARX

The many friends Of Miss Margaret
Keough were grieved to learn OF her
death last Friday morning. Miss
deou0h has lived N Hays since last o.
tober and has made many friends.
Previous to her moving here he tauehl
ten years IN the Indian schools of Ari-
iona ard was compelled to give up he
work there owing to III health She
leaves to mourn her loss a mother, :
sisters and three hroi hers, besiIes Z
host OF friends. The family has the
sympathy Of the whole community.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15

Dave Montgomery ba started a milk
delivery wagon in or city.
Thursday morning was cold enough
that fires proved comfortable.
Kirby has his new residence on east
Jnnisti street completed and moved
there this week.
Pete Smith bought the old Schwaller
buildings and will tear them down in
in few days.
Mrs. Geo. Philip Sr., nicely enter
tanned the Christian Endeavor society
last Saturday afternoon.
Campbell having bought the Myers
canvas Photo wagon and it was hauled
to the lot back of his house.
Fred Early and family have moved
to the Brosius cottage, Forsman's hav-
ing moved back to Manhattan.
Crowds stand arolnd ard watch the
work done at the Beeler, the Oldham
and the Schwaller new buildings
The sand men are kept busy now so
much concrete work beirg done aronnd
town in the new buildings.
Herbert Schultz is in Kansas citv
completing his studies and takes his
final examination on the 18th.
It is grardpa Dixon now as fina
baby boy has come TO the home OF Dr.
and Mrs. Billirgs in K. C.
Otto SchwalIer has sold his horse
nd carriage and hou ht family auto
for this sum ner's pleasure.
Thomas Carrick and wife reached N.
Y. city this week and sail next Wed
nesday for Europe and on visit to
their old home in England.
This We ek the sewer contractor has
had men and teams at work On our
streets Ieveiing down the bumps ard
it was surely needed
The Knoche feed store move ut of
the SchWailer building and nm it is
re 4dy TO be torn down to MAKE way
Tor the new stores.
Bunker & Oldham this week COM
menced the erection of their new gar
age building opposite the Philips resi-
dence on west Juniata street.
MorPan's, on eest Juniate street are
joining the "no fence crowd and ta-
ken down their fence, much improv-
ingethe looks of their property
While cor tractor EorI iday and his
men were here lhey connected the ho-
tel Windsor with the city sever and
the hotel are now using ard find it
very convenient
To make room for the new S -hwaI-
er building Grffi n moved his Office to
the Goodan building on west north
Main street, traction engine pulling
the big PRESS over there.
Miss Gabe ard sister left Tuesday
night for their home in Jewell city
Miss Bartlett left for A shIand, Kas
to visit friedds.
Miss Fac Schriber of SaIina comes
here to do the type-Writing.
A fine concrete coping has been put
around the front yard of the Carnegie
ibrsrv- The outside of the building
is done and the pIastering is progress
sing, and the heating plant here ready
to put in.
What Wculd show be without girls
Just like bath without water, moth
ing to it Engaged to actually portray
the exactInR characters of the western
COW girl 1rd'an maidt II, and the other
female repre- er tations aDpearipg IN
the show of ''The CstiIe King. The
management have Fapred neither time
or expense to get the ideal players.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-04-15

The annual meeting Of the Golden
Belt association of the l o. o F Is
to he held this year at Ellsworth on
Wednesday. April 26th and elaborate
arrangements are being made, incIud-
ing securing the Ellis band, to enter
tein their guests, and preparing for
500 TO 1000 visitors Thev were at
Hays last year and big crowd wil'
att md from here. The team f-or
here PIT on some of the Degree wnrt
many OF the Rebekah IaGies are going
so it is thought that Hays will tu-e
out over bUndrcd strong.
The special train for this maeiioq
leaves Tuesday, morning, ADl 25 b
O inter. mot main time a. 3 90 etc
EIFs at 7:25 Yoceue7tn 7:39
HAYS 7:50 Victoria $40
Walker BIZ Go.hsm 8:24
arriving at Ellsworth at 10 am
R=turnIrg tire train. leaves Els
worth at 11:30 IN sharp.
Everybody is welcome to ride OF
OF this train. Ellsworth will exceet
the "speed-Iimit" in making ever.
visitor well paid for accepting the hos
pitality extended