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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
THE BOND ELECTION.
Monday Next, August q, Is the Day
on Which II Will Be Held.

Every property taxpayer should vote
for the bond issue, demonstrating to
the world that our citizenship stands
for progress and the upbuilding of
Bryan and BraZos county. We must
move forward in the construction of
Ia Greater Bryan. 1t is the hope of
every home builder to make his sur
roundings more enjoyable every day
With this issue endorsed by a unani-
nous vote our city can give to every
remote part of the city the use of city
water, thus doing away with the els
tern and well that often endanger the
life and health of the community.
Your tax rate can not be raised, the
constitutional limit having been
reached years ago, and the valuations
were fixed without reference TO this
issue. therefore vote for the bond
issue is vote for the betterment of
your home TAXPAYER.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
STRUCK CAS- pocket
Some Excitement Yesterday Sfternoop
by Small Strike at Gas Well II
South Of Town.

A small gas pocket was struck yes.
terday afternoon, in the well of the
Bryan Oil & Gas Company on the Putt
farm, south of A. & NJ. college.
Inc drill had reached a depth of
800 feet when the pocket was struck,
and Tor time the drillers hoped a
fine flow had been found. 1t did not
require much time, however, to deter
mine the nature of the find and the
drill was sent on down. 1t is indeed a
very favorable sign, however, and the
promoters are now more hopeful of
the final result.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17

The Rosary" tonight at the Dixie
Mrs. T. s. Park is visiting in Mexia
The Rosary" at the Dixie tonight
Piel Bros German lager beer al
Marwill's.
F. M. Arnold was up today from
Wellborn.
Read our ad in this issue. Brandon
& Lawrence.
Rev. j. NJ. Bullock went to Wellborn
this afternoon.
F. w. and T. d. Locke were in to-
day from lack.
Buchanan's Black and White Scotch
whisky at Marwill's.
j. j. Jones of the College community
was in the city today.
Buy a SOC piece of granite ware at
Walkers Friday for 1Oc.
Miss Maud Smith of Millican was
visitor to the city today.
Miss Lii Harper of Mexia is the
guest of Miss Anita Park.
Car fresh, new rice bran on track.
X. l.. Brogdon. Phone SO.
Mrs. A. j. Edwards of Millican was
in the city today shopping.
Mound City paints may cost a trihe
more, but! F.. j. Jenkins.
All summer dress goods at half price
a. the Globe Dry Goods Co.
Lee Josey and Tom McCallum of
Tabor were in the city today.
The best whisky East or Vest
Highland Rye" at Marwills.
]. c. Harrison of Keith, Grimes
county, was in the city today.
Mayor j. 7. Maloney went to Austin
today on business for the city.
Buy your laces and insertions at
Walkers Friday for 4c per yard
Don't miss the big special sale Fri
day at Walkers sc and Toe store.
For Sale-The Ralph Howell cot.
tage; price $3.50 terms. Phone 305.
Mrs. G. r. Wicker and George
Wicker, Jr.. left today to visit in Waco.
Uncle Mark Wilcox was in the city
today from his home on Cobb Prairie.
j. V. Brogdon and Sam Johnson re-
turned today from a visit TO Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Boyett of College
Station were visitors TO the city this
morning.
Walkers sc and 1Oc store window is
full of soc granite boilers. only 1Oc
each Friday.
w. ID. Stallings and daughter, Miss
Bessie, of Tabor we're visitors to the
city today.
All mems low quarters one-third off
from regular price. Globe Dry Goods
Co.
The great production of The Ros-
airy" will be one OF the features at the
Dixie tonight. Don't miss this.
Special attention is given to all
phone orders for cleaning and press
ing. A. NJ. Waldrop & Co. Phone 1873.
Hair switches and transformations
made from combings. Phone AS.
Beatrice J. Calhound
Walkers sc and 10c store window
is full Of 1c, 12c and l5c laces, to be
sold Friday at &c per yard
J. r. Hartgraves left today for Lex.
ington, where he will file his bid for
the erection of brick bank building.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
Gural NRus
Go to the Dixie tonight.

10 10 the Dixie tonight.
Have you tried Piel bottle beer?
John Pate was in today from Har.
vey.
Marwill's stock of liquors is com.
plete.
Cy Koontz was down today from
lack.
H. T. Ross of Harvey was in town
today.
Alex Ewing was in today from the
bottom.
Rev. w. j. Meads of Tabor was in
the city today.
Tom Turner OF Grimes county was
in the city today.
John McCallum, Jr., of Tabor, was
in the city today.
"A Favoring Current" great
drama. at the Dixie tonight.
j. V. Rosprim of Myers, Burleson
county, was in the city today.
For Sale-Good horse and buggy
cheap. Phone 426. Bill Wyatt.
All mems summer clothing at half
price at the Globe Dry Goods Co.
BY Aid of the Lariat," a powerful
Western drama, at the Dixie tonight.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
Canadian Club imported whisky at

Canadian Club imported whisky at
Marwill's.
Go to Marwills for anything in the
liquor line.
Mems B. V. d. underwear at soc a
suit at the Globe Dry Goods Co.
We have two first-class tailors and
our work Is guaranteed. A. NJ. Wal
drop & Co. Phone 1913.
! c. +. Boyett returned to Waco today
after visiting relatives at College and
in this city.
Everything In summer goods must
be and will be sold regardless of cost.
Globe Dry Goods Co.
] Miss Pearl Cannon retutHed today
from pleasant visit to Lake Charles,
La.
A stenographer and bookkeeper
wants place to work for board out
Of school hours. Allen Academy.
Mrs. Della Johnson went to San An
tonic today after visiting Mrs. w. d.
Cooper
For Rent-One large front room
Apply to Mrs. ]. NJ. Dillard, ><G7 East
Fannin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. NChemelsky and
children of Houston are guests of rela
tives in the city
Not many straws left, but maybe
your size and shape awaits you. Think
of the price-$1.O5. Brandon &.>{>aw-
renee. ~
Mrs. j. c. Williams and Misses Lu-
cile and Louise Bate returned today
from the Baptist Young Peoples Union
encampment at Palacios.
Think of getting your choice of any
straw hat in our store for $1.05-up to
81 grade included. Brandon & Law
renee.
J. NJ Barrett of Palestine, livestock
claim agent for the International G.
Great Northern, was in Bryan today.
Lost-Between Tabor and Steep
Hollow. gentleman's light tan coat.
Liberal reward for it's return to Eagle
office.
Ed Garlic A. B. Candy and A. B. Nc
Swain were in the city today from
Rock Prairie.
Arch Graham of Kingvsille spent the
past two days in the city. the guest
OF relatives.
DR.. George R. Tabor came down
from Dallas yesterday afternoon and
returned home today Mrs. Tabor has
Just returned from the New Chatau-
qua. and from visit to her brother
at West Point.
Pure apple and peach brandy at
Marwill's.
Mrs. w. A. Withers and Mrs. Frank
Webb will give tea at the home of
Mrs. Withers Friday from to 10
p m, benefit Baptist Ladies Aid So
ciety All cordially invited.
All Manhattan, Emery and Savoy
S1.5O. s1.75. $500 and $3.50 colored
shirts included in our three days shirt
sale. Brandon & Lawrence.
Remember only three days-Thurs-
day. Friday and Saturday-to take ad-
vantage of our shirt and straw hat
bargains. Brandon & Lawrence.
Wanted-Partner at once with small
capital to go in the picture business
with me and travel; experience I'M
necessary. Address A. ]. Robertson,
Bryan. Texas.
Special attention to cleaning and
pressing ladies' skirts and suits. A.
NJ. Waldrop & Co. Phone 1913.
Wanted-Two industrious, reliable
young men want to work for board out
of school hours. Allen Academy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
Mr.. c. A. Patterson DYING.

Mr.. ALT Patterson received a tele-
gram this morning stating that his
father, Mr.. c. A. Patterson, was dying
in Waco. He and Mrs. Patterson left
on the noon train for Waco to be at
his fathers bedside.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
of to Mexico.

Messrs. J. F. Mulhall and Joe B.
Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Gamer left today for a tour of Mexico.
Their objective point is the mining dis
tricts across the mountains from San
Marcos, but they will visit Guadala-
jara. Mexico City and other places.
They expect to return early in Septem-
her
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
Wanted Cotton Pickers.

All school boys wanting TO pick cot
ton at 15c per hundred yet sacks and
go out to old fair grounds.
w. T. YOUNG.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
Five Dollars Reward

Will be given for the delivery of one
bay mare. 1917 hands high, years old.
white spot in forehead, shod in front,
one front hoof split. Strayed on
July 81. LUKE d. PALERMO.
Bryan. Texas
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17

For Sale-Three very handsome reg
istered Jersey bull calves, Z, Q and IL
months old, respectively. ]. NJ. Collier,
Bryan, Texas. Phone 1872.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17

Wanted-To buy 80 to so twoyear-
old heifers; red; prefer muleys, but
will take horned. Address T. S. Hill,
Millican, Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17

Marwill sells Duffy's Pure Malt
whisky.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-17
BRYAN COTTON MARKET.

Cotton has been received at the local
warehouses to date as follows:
Lawrence warehouse ....... 913
Farmers Union warehouse. 49,. 400
Brick warehouse ............ 300
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
Divorce Problem Easy.

Rheta Childe Dorr, in the Forum:
Nowhere in the United States is di-
vorce SO costly, that only the rich can
buy justice. Nowhere does divorce
mean to good mother the loss OF
her children. A comparison of the
laws Of the United States invites the
question on which side of the world Is
a loftier ideal Of marriage shown?
Where are the rights OF women and
children the better protected?
The solution Of our divorce problem
lies in securing a better relation be-
tween men and women in every de-
partment of life. 1t is an anomaly in
this republic that there should be any
distinctions ON account of sex. 1t is
absurd that women should receive
lower wages than men for equal work
performed or equal service given.
IL is unfair to deny women their
share in public Housekeeping. 1t is UNI.
Just to tax them and at the same time
refuse them citizenship.
American women are as we'll edu-
Gated, as intelligent. assmoral, as con.
scientious, and, within their opportuni-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

trene type. Since it has been in force,
together with Sunday and holiday
closing, the police hayeb been called
upon to fight the club and blind
tiger" in mild way. The authorities
have no stomach for the hopeless fight
they would be up against under a
daylight closing re. ulation.
Under the Iowa laws as they stand,
the legal saloons can be forced to
close at S O'CLOCK p. m. and stay clos
ed until O'Clock a. m. There will be
no trouble about that. But other
places will open at s p. m. and stay
open as long as anybody cares to pat
ronize them. And when one is closed
another will spring UP elsewhere, and
continuous performance of law VIC
lation may be expected. 1t is impos-
sible to see how any temperance re-
former who is acquainted with condi-
tons as they exist in a normally
wet community can see any real re-
form in driving the man with thirst
into dark places to satisfy it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
BAsELEss FEARS.

The Burlington Saturday Evening
Post is greatly disturbed by the fear
that the Keokuk dam will raise the
datum line of low water mark there
about ten feet. In that event, to quote
the language of the Post:
Given fifteen foot rise on top
of this, and the Diamond 10 line
steamers would be able to navigate
Jefferson street from one end to the
other, with excursions on big days
up and down all the cross streets in
the business district. An uplift of
ten feet in low water mark also will
flood the mouth of Valley street sew
er and render that useful piece CT
property useless. This would mean
the construction of new sewer sys-
tenn for the city. The same elevation
of the waters will food the Henderson
bottoms almost as far to the eastward
as Gladstone, making it necessary to
build miles of substantial dykes and
establishing pumping plants.
The Post is unnecessarily alarmed.
From the best information obtainable
the rise occasioned by the first in
stallation will be absorbed in the
neighborhood of Fort Madison, and
the second installation will not AFFECT
the river materially at the Burlington
bridge. In any event, everything in
undated will be paid for at it's full
value, even If Jefferson street should
become navigable from one end to
the other. Mr.. Cooper will do no in
Justice to anyone, now or in the flu
ture. He is one of the "squarest. men
God ever created and can be trusted
absolutely. 1t is entirely safe for the
Post to dismiss its fears.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

Woman.
She's on the job from morn till night,
she is source of rare delight,
She has her fads and follies, but
her virtues are the. thing.
She stands for all that's good and
true, and she is noble through
and through.
o woman, lovely woman, she would
make foghorn sing.
She rises at the break of day and
dishes up our breakfast hay,
She scrubs and dresses all the kids
and packs them off to school:
She turns out their Sunday clothes,
she bakes e pie aid men6s our
hose,
Then makes tempting dish of jell
and puts it out to cool.
She keeps on toiling all day long, but
huns lifting bit of song.
She sweeps and dusts and mops the
floor and plans the evening
meal.
She shakes the furnace now and then,
and makes the beds and cleans
the den:
If man had half as much to do he'd
make an awful squeal.
In times of trouble she is great, she
takes the knocks and bumps
OF fate
Without a word Of bitterness or
whining or regret;
Her stock of patience is immense, she
makes men look like thirty
cents;
In Joy or sorrow woman is the
country's one best bet.
Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

its powers the unlimited power OF the
daily speech. The average minister Is
fortunate If he has 800 people once
a week to talk to. The average news
paper has its daily audience of th0u-
sands.
Mr., Capper in the course of his re-
marks predicted that the future his
torian will recognize one of the most
striking characteristics of the first
decade of this country to have been
the remarkable advance in journalistic
ideals. He mentioned as common
newspaper. evil, and one that is the
source of many other evils, the fact
that SO many of the newspapers in the
larger cities are not run primarily as
legitimate newspapers, but are own
ed by individuals who are not newspa-
per men at all, but who seek owner
ship and control of newspapers in the
interest Of certain theories as to the
conduct of business and government
The newspapers of the country, while
not living up to their opportunities,
are nevertheless, in Mr.. Capper's judg-
mert, doing at least as much as any
other influence to promote the inter-
ests which DR.. Sheldon suggested they
have such a wonderful opportunity to
promote, such as political honesty, the
promotion of International peace. the
abolition of poverty, the advancement
OF the brotherhood Of man. Mr.. Cap
per truthfully affirmed that in spite
of their defects, the preponderance OF
the influence of the daily press is on
the side OF all these great ends and
not against them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

the ground could do. The same paper
makes the point that the history CT the
control of the public utilities in Iowa
cities by city councils has been char
aoterized by very few struggles and
injustices They have gotten along
nicely together and there is really no
demand for commission such as is
proposed by the Sammis bill. Cities
in all cases would prefer to retain
control of their public service or
porations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
The Hogs In DANGER.

Britt Tribune: Paul Koto. the state
veterinarian, has discovered infantile
paralysis in the Winnebago county
swine. That isn't SO bad, but If the
darned hogs should get the appended
It's and have to lose their yermiform
dofl.ckers at the hands OF doctor.
next thing we know when a hog is
butchered we will find umbrellas.
horse blankets, cowcatchers, curry
COMBS and drenching BOTTLES sewed up
In their inside processes by careless
veterinarians, and there will be skin
specialists, opticians, chiropodists and
lung specialists among the yeterinar-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
The Naxioa.ion Of Skunk River.

Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
The Keokuk dam will raise the water
level fifteen feet at the mouth of
Skunk river This, with the construc-
ton of dams at Augusta, Lowell, Oak
land and Merrimac will provide at
least six foot stage of water 4 the
Skunk river all the year around BY
building locks in these dams for the
passage Of boats, Skunk river could
be made a nayigable stream, and it
would be valuable and useful for
transportation purposes. In the early
days IN the territory steamboats, made
trips up the Skunk to Augusta, where
there was mill doing large Gus
tom grinding busineSs. Later the
stream fell into disuse. boats ceased
10 operate on it ard the Mile and
dams were abandoned The charters
for all of the old dams on the Skunk
river were granted by the Wisconsin
territorial legislature at q time wien
the Iowa region was part of that
territory. These old charters provide
for the construction OF locks at the
dams and the navigation OF the river.
The state officials should see that
these locks are built wEen the dams
are put in. It is to be regretted. a,so.
that all of this valuable water rover
should be allowed to pass into the
ownership of private promoters. Here
is an asset OF great value that belongs
rightfully to the state, and the IN
come which could be used to great adj
vantage by the state in keeping down
the rate OF taxation and in fostering
public institutions. We have heard a
great deal lately about the conserva-
ton Of natural resources. In the face
Of this aroused public sentiment the
state officials sit idly by and see a.
few promoters seize upon and appro-
pirate valuable water power.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

ties as efficient as American men,
Once this is fully recognized; once the
last vestige of sex prejudice and sex
contempt vanishes from custom and
from the statute books; once the
same standard of morals is recogniz-
ed in society as it is in the law;
once it is made at least as easy for
women as for men to earn an honor
able living: once marriage on ALSO
lutely equal terms is made possible
no moral or physical advantage on the
side of the husband, no partisanship
allowed on the part of the wife then
1t will be perfectly safe TO attach a
divorce coupon to every marriage Ger
tificate, with permission for both par
ties to tear it off at will.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
ians in the practice of swinery, bull
cray, horsery and other special lines
We call Charley MilIer's attention ID
this for solution.
How Can They?

Some doctors couldn't cure ham.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
And some lawyers couldn't try !
case of lard. Scranton Tribune.
And some pianists couldn't play i
line of hose. Mobile Register.
And some artists couldn't draw /
pint of beer. Boston Transcript.
And some newspaper men cannot
write check. Syracuse Post-stand.
ard.
And some druggists cannot fill a
long felt want. Aurora Daily Beacon.
And some cobblers cannot shoe a
hen Burlington Hawk-Eye.
And some dentists couldn't fill ,
pulpit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
daylight Closing

Sioux City journal. When Repre-
sentatives Harding and Whitney vot-
ed against the daylight closing law
they voted in the interest of rational
temperance as it is understood in
Sioux City. There may be towns in
which o'clock closing would be a
practical temperance measure. Sioux
City is not among them, and it may be
doubted whether any town of Sioux
ICitv-s size could be included in the
category.
There is a point at which ultra Sc
we're regulation of the saloon defeats
its own object. So far as Sioux City is
concerned the daylight closing"
measure might correctly be entitled,
AN Act TO Discourage Drinking in
Legal Saloons and to Encourage
Drinking in Illegal Holes in the WALL
That was the effect of all-day prohioi-
ton in Sioux City, and there is every
reason to believe the effect of even
ing prohibition will differ only in de-
gree. We have to go only as far as
Omaha for an example of what even
- IL.
There the law has been successful in
closing the saloons at early candle
light. But myriad of upstairs and
Darkroom and cellar holes in the wall
sprang up to fulfill the thirst quench-
ing functions as soon as the saloons
were closed. Drinking has gone on I'M
interruptedly under conditions more
demoraIizing than II the saloons had
been allowed to remain open until
what Omaha sentiment regards as q
reasonable hour for closing.
Rational temperance people tolerate
the publicly regulated saloon on the
ground that drinking in such places
is attended by less evil conse-
quences than drinking in such places
as would suppiant 1t were the saloon
closed. Sioux City's experience with
prohibition was convincing as to the
fact that the drinking OF liquor cannot
be stopped by statute. Only an opti-
mist will be able to figure out that a
statute can stop 1t at an early hour in
the evening, with the bases of sup
plies open ON every hand until that
hour.
II there are towns that have saloons
and that can enforce drastic early
closing ordinance, without attendant
Illicit evils, they should be allowed to
deal with the situation according to
local conditions Ii. on the other hand,
there are towns like Sioux City, where
conditions make such drastic regu-
lation impracticabIe, they should be
allowed 10 make regulations to fit
existing conditions Most OF the votes
for the early closing law came from
legislators representing communities
that have no saloons. These votes
were we'll intended. no doubt, but that
does not alter the fact that they may
hamper instead Of helping solution
OF the practical temperance question
in communities that do have to deal
with saloons. In sioux City, the 10
O'Clock closing is regarded BIZ saloon
patrons as early closing OF an ex
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13

A bill has been introduced in the
state senate which assumes to de
fine reasonable passenger service on
Iowa railroads. 1t requires all rail-
roads to run at least two passenger
trains day each way over each and
every division. and states that any
less service shall be deemed unreason.
able. Nothing is seid in the meas
IRE about an appropriation to REIN
hurse the roads for trains operated
at a loss. A mere oyersight-perhap