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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
IMPORTANT MEETING
COMMERCIAL CLUB
II. L. Mcknight Elected Secretary and
Standing Committees
Appointed.

Roll call OF the meeting showed
present: A. W. Wilkerson, president;
L. L. McInnis, NJ. E. Wallace, John
NJ. Lawrence, A. NJ. Waldrop, R. s.
Webb, ]. s. Doane. j. Webb Howell,
J. NJ. Caldwell, w. S. Wilson Jr., L. NJ.
Hewitt, w. H. Cole, ]. w. Doremus,
John A. Moore and ]. L. Edge.
First was the reading of the ap-
pointment of the standing commit
tees, as follows:
Agricultural committee j. Webb
Howell, chairman A. w. Buchanan,
George A. Adams, j. NJ. Caldwell and
Roy Hudspeth.
A. & NJ. College-Major L. L. Nc
Innis, chairman; E. ]. Fountain, c. s.
Gamer, w. ]. Coulter and John C.
Wick.
Educstional-John A. Moore, chair
man; ]. H. Allen, J. Tom Smith, E. F.
Parks and j. d. Martin.
Finance committee w. H. Cole,
chairman; ]. L. Edge and R. s. Webb.
Good roads committee-M. E. Wal
lace, chairman; o. S. Johnson, J. T.
Lawler, Lamar Bethea and Allen
Smith.
immigration committee J. s.
Doane, chairman; Robert Smith and
C. E. Jones.
Municipal affairs-John NJ. Law
renee, chairman; L. L. Mclnnis, Ed
Hall, H. A. Burger and Eugene Edge.
New enterprise-W. S. Wilson Jr,
chairman; ]. A. Myers. o. E. Gammill,
o. E. Saunders and George w. Smith.
Publicity committee-A. NJ. Wal
drop, chairman; w r. Fairman and
A. ]. Buchanan.
Railroad committee-H. o. Boat
wright, chairman T. X. Lawrence.
J. E. Convey, W. S. Higgs and ]. T.
Maloney.
The report of the membership COM
mittee showed that at the present
time there is now signed up $3.50
for the year, with number of the
expected members yet to see. The
committee was continued. saying that
they would probably be ready to make
final report at the next meeting.
IT was then suggested that treas
urer should be elected, and Mr.. Hewitt
then suggested that a secretary should
be elected in order that he might out
line his work and begin his perma-
nent planning for the year as soon as
possible: that il was an injustice to
secretary not to be early in the
work. He also said that he was anxi-
GUS to have the work transferred to
the new secretary because 1t was al
most impossible for him to keep up
with the work and do 1t the justice
to which II was entitled. Mr.. Wallace
then asked for report from the Sec
rotary committee, which reported
that they were corresponding with the
State Association with view to Sc
curing possible outside applications.
Mr.. Hewitt urged that local man be
elected secretary and urged the cleo
ton of Mr.. II. L. Mcknight. It was
then moved that we proceed to ballot
for a secretary, which was done, and
upon the report of the tellers mo-
tion was made that Mr.. Meningitis
election be made unanimous, which
was carried.
A motion then prevailed that the
president and chairman of the finance
committee and chairman OF the Sec
rotary committee be made commit
tee to arrange with Mr. Mcknight for
his services.
Upon motion, Major L. L. McInnis
was unanimously elected treasurer.
]. Webb Howell then brought up the
question OF ravages made by grass
hopers in the bottom, and suggested
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET

Eggs, Toe per dozen.
Butter, zoe per pound.
Hens, $3.50 to S. per dozen.
Flyers, $3.50 to $3.50 per dozen.
Broilers, $3.50 to SO per dozen.
Geese, S. to Sc per dozen.
Ducks, SO per dozen.
Turkeys, 10c per pound.
Cows, 4c to 41sc per pound.
Calves, &c per pound.
Steers, &c per pound.
Mutton, &c per pound.
Hogs, &c to &c per pound.
Oats, SOC per bushel.
Corn, 95c per bushel.
Prairie hay, SIS per ton.
Alfalfa, s22 per ton.
Green hides, &c per pound.
Dry hides. 10c per pound.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
TRAINS DELAYED.

The southbound passenger train on
the International & Great Northern
was several hours late yesterday on
account Of washout on the line near
Venus.
Trains Nos. 6 and IS, the two morn
ing southbound passenger trains on
the Houston & Texas Central, were
also several hours late this morning.
caused BY a washout near Corsicana.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
STRENGTHENING FOUNDATION

c. A. Lewis is at work with fort
of hands reinforcing the foundation
of the First Methodist Church. III
weakness of the foundation has bef
giving trouble for some time az
the heavy rains of the fall and whit
caused them to sink in places, q
strain producing cracks in the wall
II is hoped the reinforcing Of e
foundations will prevent any furth|
damage to the church.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28

These warnings by those in charge
OF the weather service are timely and
they are entitled to praise for sending
them out. II Is believed, however,
there is not any danger Of an over
flow in this section. The Eagle made
careful inquiry into river conditions
today and found the following: At
Waco, bank full and running out on
east side, but on a standstill. At
Highbank 1t lacked eight feet Of 60
ing out and began falling early this
morning. At Stone City, a fifteen.
foot rise and lacked about fifteen feet
coming out. In the lower bottom 1t
was reported two-thirds bank full.
During the night the Little Brazos
rose seven inches on account Of the
food near Calvert yesterday, but has
been falling all day.
The creeks in the county were all
very high, Wixon and Carter on the
east both overfiowing.
The fair weather of the afternoon.
however, has restored confidence and
no further fears are felt.
Later-A report reached here from
Parkers place at o'clock that the
river was bank full and that stock
from the farm was being removed and
no chances taken. Clarence Elliott
phoned us the report, and said the
river was rising six inches an hour.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
NOTICE TO MY FRIENDS.

I understand a report has been Ct
culated that would have made q
race for tax collector II Mr.. McCu
loch had not announced. This repo
is not true: made M my mind thu
/ would not be candidate and so q
vised Mr.. McCulIoch before he q,
nounced. My business engagement
prevented me from making the RAJ
and made it impossible for me to be
candidate at this time.
Very truly,
w. o. HOLMES
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
PURCHASED MEAT MARKET.

F. P. Elbricn, proprietor of the FL
brich meat market on North Main
street, has purchased the Konencny
& Black market, also on North Main
street. Mr.. Elbrich reports that he
will consolidate the two places and
will close out the newly purchased
market and move the fixtures to his
old place of business and continue to
run at the old stand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28

that systematic warfare be made
by the Commercial Club to assist the
farmers in the determination Of the
grasshoppers. After some discussion
Of a method to be carried out, the mat
ter was referred to the agricultural
committee in conjunction with the re-
lief committee with full power to act.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
NOTICE.

Answering questions we are asked
over the phone. Yes. we handle boys
and girls Weather Bird oxfords. To
be perfectly frank. We have all the
new things for spring, 1914, in white,
tan and black oxfords, and what we
,believe to be the best made in the
United States-Peters' Star Brand
shoes. HENSARLING'S.
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GOES WITH HENsARLINc
(>MERcANTiLE coMPAN


Jess Bullock has accepted a positio
with the Hensarling Mercantile Con
pany and will enter upon his dutie
there on May /. He. will have charg
Of the office and the buggy and hal
ness department, which they expe<
to make feature of the business.
Mr.. Bullock has had several year
experience In the same line Of bus
ness, having had charge Of the ONO
|of Buchanan-Moore Company and late
the buying and management Of d
buggy and harness department Wit
E. F. Parks.
Mr.. Bullock will be q stockhold(
in the company and member Of u
board Of directors. He is one Of u
city's splendid young business me
and win be a valuable acquisition
the company.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
PREPARE FOR FLY TIME.

Sreen your house perfectly and
avoid the nuisance OF flies and mos.
quitoes. We also make porch swings
and rockers. Phone us for prices.
We can save you money on these
goods. WICK & SMITH, Phone S51.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
NOTICE, CARPENTERS.

All members of Carpenters LOG
No. 1855 are hereby notified to
present at the Labor Temple. Thu
day, April 30, at 1880 sharp. Very u
portant business will come before q
meeting.
GEORGE BOWEN. President.
By GEORGE STELZER.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28
WEATHER MAN
FEARS OVERFLOW
Believed, However, That All Danger
Is Past and No Uneasiness
Felt Here.
John DAILY Jr., Bryan, Tex.

John DAILY Jr., Bryan, Tex.
Houston, Tex, April 2s.-Decided
rise in Brazos and overflow is expect
ed from Waco down. The stage at
Waco is twenty-eight feet. a rise OF
sixteen feet, at Valley Junction. stage,
twenty-eight feet, rise Of twenty-three
feet. Six feet rise last twenty-four
hours. Get cattle out Of low places
BUNNEMYER,
Section Director, United States
Weather Bureau.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-28

W. G. Beasley. A. A. Lenert, w. c.
Schuwirth, l.. H. Powell, G.. P. Knox
and E. L. Tanner. members of the
senior class at the A & NJ. College,
returned today from visit to San
Antonio.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-25
George Washington - B!
Melvin E. Walker

Dear Juniors: I will write about
George Washington. He was born in
Mt. Vernon on the Potomac river, Feb.
%, 1892 and died December IA. 1893.
He was the first president Of the
United States.
He was called the father of our
country. He fought many wars. He
took command of the army under big
elm in July 3, ITS. He was fond Of
out door sports. He was surveyor,
He fought in the French and Indian
war He was with General Braddocks
army.
In the Revolutionary war he fought
in the battle of Lexington and Con-
cord and Bunker Hill.
It is said Of him; First in war, first
in peace, first in the hearts of his
countrymen." I will close.
Melvin E. Walker,
Stockport, Iowa r. R. 2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-25
The Haunted House - BY
Edward Rutledge

Editor Junior:
I was once walking along a lane,
when, happening to look across the
fields, saw large and what appeared
to be an uninhabited house. Noticing
a cistern close by, decided to quench
my thirst.
AS I assembled the steps, again
looked at the house. The door was
open and most all the widows were
broken. But worst of all, silence
reigned there. Not a sound broke up
on the air.
Going to the back of the house I
knocked loudly on the door. How the
echoes did resound! For two minutes
l patiently waited. Another long
knock was given, but no answer. In
went, and to my horror found large
armchair rocking. Imagine my feel
ings, In strange house, no one to be
seen, and an armchair rocking.
decided to leave the house. On
the way out discovered tin cup and
filled it with water from the cistern.
The water was fine, nothing ghostlike
about it. After replacing the cup, l
walked to town. But the thought Of
the rocking would not leave my mind.
preached the house and cautiously
stole to window. To my great sur
prise the chair was again rocking. l
knocked at the door and again re-
ceived no reply. At last I plucked up
courage enough to 60 into the house.
The chair was still rocking as looked
into the room, but as soon as I walked
across the bare floor it stopped.
I picked up the chair and was sur
prised at it's lightness. Seeing that 1t
had rested on a loose board, I pulled
up the board and discovered fright
ened mouse. Now I knew the mys-
terry The mouse had gnawed on the
loose board on which the chair rested
and in so doing had rocked the chair.
So after all, it was small mouse
and not a ghost that had caused me
two weeks of wakefulness.
Edward Rutledge, Age IL.
308 Cara St.,
Ottumwa, la.
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Blanche's Adventures on q
Rainy Night

Dear Juniors:
I will write composition on my
Adventure On Rainy Night
One evening in May some friends
came over and we went to the show.
We lived about mile from town. The
last act had begun when it started to
rain. When the show was finished we
started home. 1t was raining so hard
we lost our way.
We went on and soon came to a
house. We knocked at the door and a
neat French woman opened the door.
She told us to step in and we went in.
We told her where we had been.
There was man and five children sit
ting around the stove. The woman told
the man all we had told her in her own
language.
We found they had been over here
about two years and the woman was
the only one who could talk English.
We talked a while and then went to
bed. We slept soundly all night and
arose in the morning and ate fine
breakfast. Then we hired the man to
take us home. We had been three
miles from home.
From Junior friend,
Blanche Phillips. Age II.
726 Ave, West,
Abba, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-25
Carl's Sister Writes Nice
Letter for Him

Editor of Courier Junior:
I am small boy, seven years old,
so you see l cannot read the Courier
Junior, but l have big sister who
reads it to me and l hear of small
boys writing in the paper so will try
my luck. My sister is writing for ne.
l am in the second grade A class.
My teachers name is Miss Pearson
and L like her very much. I had on
my card all AS except one and that
was a hundred
l have brother, smaller than my
self. His name is Clement. He is
always tickled when l come home
from school because he doesn't have
any playmates but his toy grocery
store which he received for Christmas.
My playmates are Melvin Wollberg,
Herman Swanson, Raymond Brunette
and Raymond Baldwin.
l will close as my letter is long,
hoping to find this in print.
Yours truly,
Carl Hallberg, Age Z.
GOA Spring St
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The Corcus Told

The North Wind breathed to the ear
OF Spring,
Let us tease the children who watch
for you"
Then he scattered snow on the waking
And kissed to frost all the morning
dew.
The pussies shivered along the bough
The lilacs murmured, "Tis growing
cold
And the children feared that Spring
had flown,
But tho Crocus told.
oh, gold and purple and spotless white,
Each wee brave head through the
earth came up.
The sky smiled greeting, the frost
ashamed.
YVES melted to dew in each fairy cup.
The Bluebird, caught in his Southwark
flight,
stole back, ashamed he had feared the
cold.
And the North Wind growled, II had
cheated them,
But the Crocus told"
-Phila Butler Bowman, in the Kinder
garten Review.
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Evangeline and Gabriel :
BY Esther Funk
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Evangeline was gentle child and
she was the pride of the village.
Her father, hearty and hale. was
seventy years old and had hair as
white as snow. His daughter, Evan
geline, lived with him and she was
seventeen years old. She had real
black eyes and real black hair.
Fairer she was on Sunday morning
when she went to church. The priest
goes among the people and helps
them.
Evangeline passes down the street
with her long string Of beads, wearing
her Norman cap and her kirtle OF blue
and the earrings.
The people lived peacefully.
Eyangeline kept house for her faith
err. Many a young man came to see
Evangeline but she wanted none but
Gabriel Lajeunesse the son OF Bail,
the blacksmith, a mighty man in the
village.
Evangeline and Gabriel went to the
same school, studied out of the same
books and went to the same church.
In the evening after school was out
the children would go to the black
smith shop and watch him shoe the
horses.
After the children had gone home
and had had their supper they would
play all kinds of games and have a
good time.
Evangeline and Gabriel went off to
a hall one night and had the priest
marry them.
Esther Fink,
Agency, Iowa.
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Why We Celebrate Easter
By Helen Clausen

Dear Editor:
The title of this story is why We
Celebrate Easter"
Many years ago when Jesus came
forth as the Son of God some of the
people would not recognize him as
such. Some wicked men were going
to cruelty him. They put crown of
thorns on his head and nailed him to
a cross. When he asked for drink
the men dipped sponge in vinegar
, and put 1t on a hyssop and gave it to
him. His mother and some good
friends were crying to see him treated
thus. Jesus said: Forgive them,
dear Father, for they know not what
they do"
He was then taken from the cross
and wrapped in linen and put into the
sepulchre as was the Jewish custom.
Everything was very dark for three
days. On the third day Mary came
to the sepulchre and found the stone
rolled away from the tomb She
looked into the sepulchre and saw two
angels sitting where Christ had been
but was no more. They told her that
Christ had risen and had gone to the
rather IN Heaven.
Jesus was crucified on Friday which
we call Good Friday and the Sunday
on which he arose from the grave we
celebrate as Easter.
We get the custom. of eating eggs
on Easter from the Dutch.
Helen Clauson. Age Is.
Russell, Iowa.
r. R. No. 2.
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A Dangerous Attack By
Julia Parker

Editor Junior,
One day my sister and | went out
sleigh riding, and of course, a lot of
other children, both boys and girls,
My sister and neighbor girl went
down on sled. The neighbor girls
name was Mary.
Of course, Mary said she could get
a sled down any hill. My sister was
afraid to let her guide, but soon con-
sented Down they went. The first
excitement was that they ran into a
tree. All the boys and girls ran to
see if they were hurt. My sister said
her ankle was hurt little bit.
It was getting late and we all parted.
happy, going home for our supper. Af.1
ter supper we went to bed.
In the morning my sister woke up
and to her surprise her ankle was
swollen very much. She felt very badly
because she could not go out skating.
Her ankle kept on swelling and in
week she could not wear her shoe.
After long time the ankle became
well. but we found out that it had
been broken. She would have saved
a broken ankle by just staying at
home.
Julia Parker,
PAL South Ransom st.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-25
DOrie Eakins Wants Postal
Shower on Fifteenth
Birthday

Dear Junior:
AS saw my letter in print thought
would write again. | received the
postal and thank you very much for it.
We live on one hundred and six.
teen acre farm about fifteen miles from
Ottumwa.
On Easter day I walked about four
miles to my uncle's. Before dinner
we went to one of the neighbors and
came back about twelve o'clock. After
dinner we went out walking.
We have about eighty-six head of
sheep, three head of horses, seven
head of horses and three head of cattle
How many of the Juniors like to live
on farm fetter than in the city? l.
for one. lived in the city for long
time.
l would like to see some of my old
friends in town.
I will be fifteen years old the nine.
teenth of May and would like to have
a postal shower.
Dovie Eakins, Age A.
R. R. 6. Ottumwa, Ia
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FOR THE CHILDREN
Le0ra's Nearest Friend Is
Marie Chiffon, Whose
Mother Is Dead

Dear Old Friends:
Hello there! What are you girls do
ing these days?
l have just been out gathering some
violets. Wish you girls would come
over and help me.
How is Thelma and all the other
little children down that way?
I saw Miles letter in the Courier
last week. We do not get Thursdays
paper until Saturday. 1t takes longer
for it to get out here.
We are having such beautiful wealth
er now. Had nice rain Saturday.
We live six miles from Valley and
two miles from Half Mound, which is
just little town, but Valley Falls is a
pretty nice town.
Mr.. Gorham was here last Thursday
He said he was going to bring his little
girl out to see me some time.
We have close neighbors out here
Our closest has little girl about ten
years old and we have great times to-
gether. Her name is Marie Clinton.
She lives with her grandma as her
mother is dead. We are going flower
hunting some day soon. Come and go
with us, won't you, or is it too far to
walk?
help mamma by washing the dishes
sometimes and gathering eggs, and
Captain Prince and 60 after the cows.
He will run ahead away out into the
pasture and bring them up to the lane
and then l help him drive them up to
the barn.
/ have two pet hens. One is a Grip
pie. have to rarry her feed and water
to her
We went to church Easter Sunday.
They had two big baskets of Easter
eggs, all .colors, which they gave to the
children. Those received were red
and purple. Marie gave me some
candy eggs and mamma colored some
for me.
1 was up in the hay NOW yesterday
and found new nest full of eggs The
Easter rabbit must have hid them pref
ty good. Don't you think SO?
Marie is going with me to mail this
letter and hope it will be in print for
owe you girls letter and thought
could write through the paper and be
in the letter contest, too.
Everything is growing fine out here
and we will soon have early garden
vegetables to eat.
Well, must go for l have half
mile to go to the box.
From your little Junior friend.
Leora Dawson, Age 6.
R. 1. Valley Falls, Kas.
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May and a Little Boy on
Crutches-By Lola
Roberts

One bright summer day there was
little girl playing out in front of a
large house. Her name was May
Smith. Her mother was good lady
and was always looking out for 9th.
ers.
May was about to go back into the
house when she saw little boy com.
ing down the street on cratches, and
he was very poorly clad. May stood
at the gate and when he got almost
up to her she asked him his name,
and he answered, my name is Jack
Warner"
May asked him to come in and tell
her where he lived and all about him.
self. He said his mother washed for
her neighbors and that he had no
father. He said he sold newspapers.
May pitied him and wished she could
give him something. Wait! She had
thought of something. She told Jack
to sit down on the bench and wait I'M
til she should come back.
Pretty soon here she came with .
basketball of what had been left over
from dinner. Jacks eyes sparkled and
he took the basket eagerly and said,
Thank you, very much
May thought she should tell her
mother, SO after Jack went away she
went into the house to find her. She
found her mother in the library. She
hesitated a little before she went IN,
but finally did and said, Mamma, l
have come to tell you something"
Her mother told her to go on, for
she loved her little daughter So May
told her all she knew Of Jack and his
mother and asked her mother to help
them, and Mrs. Smith said, you will
have to see your father about that,
my dear"
Mays father had gone to town that
afternoon. She ran out-of-doors and
down the steps and out Of the gate to
see If he was coming. Yes, there he
came She could see him way down
the street She couldn't wait so she
ran to meet him, and told him all
about the boy and his mother and
asked him if he would help them.
"Why, said Mr.. Smith, "of course
will" And he kept his promise for the
next day he went to see them and took
May with him. He owned some houses
in the neighborhood, so he moved them
into one of these and gave the little
boy a place in one of the mills where
he could obtain a position if he worked
long enough, although there wasn't
much work.
May was glad she had met Jack.
MI. Smith took the boy to surgeon.
who operated on the leg, and in about
four or five weeks Jack could walk.
Lola Roberts, Age IA,
Ottumwa, Iowa.