The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 06, 1907, Image 1

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VOLUME XIV
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Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural end Mechanical
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 6,
FULL. LIME
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Foot Ball Good*
Pocket Cutlery eiul
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CIO ARKTTKW ANII CIGARS
ALLEGRETTCH
DELICIOUS CHOCOLATR
CREAMS AMD CANDIES
HOT dr COLD SODA WATER
I '\ yjUBE ICE CREAM.
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We Sollelt Vour Pntronatre- ^
TME KILTIES AT COLLEGE-
Pfeesrd Cadets aad Were Cheered After
Perfomaece.
“Tlte Kilties,” the famous Scotch
band of Canada, fcaw a perfonmame
at Cofleee on Saturday, Feb. 2. at
2:30 p. m. They made a decided
hiCMith the cadets, who gave them
‘‘nibe rahs” after the {Performance.
Mr. .Afngus Frazer, in the *^$eilor’si
Hornpipe,” was especially applauded.
Sodie changes were made in the pro-*
gram, which is given below
1. : Mhrch “The Diplemat ’ I Sousa
2. Overture “Tannhausar '‘ |Wag«\ef
Bagpipe i>ol<■
Pipe Ms (or A tujus Fraser
i 3. Concert Solo (Selected)
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Dance Shsasi i'Tiews
Mr. Angus Fraser .,
j 4-. , Song of Scotland... ..{Shdftet
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I V P llengarian Rhapsody No, 2.i...iUszt
Sailors Hurn|>ipe
Mr. Angus Fraser
I 6.. Reminiscences of the Plantation; .. |;
OT- U--... CbamM
i 7.1 Match “Meak-o to ^uffalo'’. j.Reeses |
mMftfltHiftiiUattUI
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green woods
COL. J. C. ED BONDS KILLED.
Fanner A. 4 M. Commandant Killed ia
Bastrop.
The Dallas Naws of +’eh. 2, has
the following special: -
Bastrop, Tex., Feb. —Col. J. C.
Kdmoitils. Superintendent of the Baa^
tepp City schools, was kifled today at
42:30 on the streets of Bastrop. Col.
Fdmottds p as popular with the peo
ple of Bastrop, and has been Superin
tendent of Public Schools here for a
number of years.
R. A. Brooks, attorney and assist
ant postmaster, is charger! with the
killing.! i '
| Details of the tragedy are difficult
to obtain, as the few ntho witnessed
it refuse to talk. From the best in
formation obtainable, however, it is
said that Col. Edmonds was leaving
'the post office when shot. !Two bul-
j lets took effect in his body. (
"ITte imagedv caused Intense excite
ment, as there Is no known reason
suggested as a bas ^ to' trouble be-
Knives,
tongue or pen; i
j The greenest are th«se;
1 .Nineteen hundred and ten.”
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M—auBo Bara Tcnnta Shees
Tow«U T*hie Uovir,
Sletsos Hats Hossr Noeeil'
Coetiee Co— Collars A Cuds Teaaia Shoes.
WtuOow SUaOcs Sio tl c Bc^SOl
Window Curtain, Clothes Brush
Wm** Cloves
B. S. BT. N.’TIm
Eagla Drill Shirts
i ouster pane ,
Toofh BruBhes
ShavWg Soup
OB OoCh Buga
Trvmke awd Suit CaOau
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BURT NORWOOD
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tween the.two nkdn.
Prof. Edmonds .has been Superin
tendent of the Bastrop City Schfools
for five years, having come here from
c Greenville. He was probably the
most popular Superintendent the city
has ever had, . He formerly lived in
Greenville, where his wife is how
visiting two of their married daughters.
Another daughter, about 15 years of
age. is bode.
Col. Edmonds was born ia 1847
in Alexandria, Fairfax Countv, Va.
At the age of 15 he became a sol
dier in the Confederate Array, en
listing in Mosby’s command, where,
even at that early age, he made a bril
liant record as a soldier, as testified by
John W. Munson in his “Reeoileo
tions of a Mosby Guerrilla,” publish
ed in a magazine article during^; the
year 1904, the Johnny Edmonds, so !
often mentioned in that interesting
record, being Col. J-. C. Edmonds, :
when e mere stripling, hut gallant
and brave in boyhood as he was high- ,
minded and honorable as a man.
After the war young Edmonds 'at
tended the Virginia Military Institute,
graduating in the year 1872. He I
came to Texas m 1878 and settled in
Greenville. where he engaged in
teaching with much success.
While living in Grenville he mar
ried Miss Dixie Spencer, and some
time after was elected president of
Austin College. Sherman, Tex. He
served in thal position for a number
of years, after which he was elected
mayor of Sherman, in which capacity
he served term after term continuous
ly until tin beta king out of the Span
ish - American War, when he was ap
pointed Colonel of the Fourth Texas
Regiment, and served as such pntil
the close of the war. .
Col. Edmonds was then appointed
commandant of cadets in the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College After
serving as such for two years, he was
elected Superintendent of the Bastrop
City Schools, Bastrop, Tex., and in
this position he served until his death,
which occurred today. His wife, one
son and three daughters survive him,
Newton Claxton Edmonds residing
in Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. W. P.
McGaughey and Mrs. Byron Mock,
! both of Greenville, Tax., and Miss
Lucile Edmonds.
c of Texas.
NUMBER 17
Men’s
enettc
Coats
Without a doubt the
most practical Overcoat
you can wta^. good in
all kinds of Weather.cold
and rain proof and right
up to the minute in style.
We are showing the
largest and most com
plete assortment of Men’s
Cravennette Coats and
Overcoats ever brought
to Bryan. Every correct
style that # will be worn
this season is here to se
lect from, from the short
top coat to t|te‘ long 52
inch coat, in solid blacks,
dark greys, tans and
. fancy effects
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$12.50
$15.00
$18.00
$20.00
When in Bryan Call at
Hasivell’s Book Store
We can fnpply all the shool wants at the
lost reasonable prices
Judge Leggett
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The following 1«
ceived from
Abilene:
Abilet e, Tj
Mr. O. L
.Dear Sir:
I have yo«r let!
note come
1 am in
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C.jAi
Del-
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to get etudi
Bible study. . 1
ebdek for 525 00
manner •iggesti
the purchase of
who do not feel
themselves.
With my beet
for the
ha* been ne-
t K. Leggett of
Feb. 1, 19«7.|
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(ion, Tex.
the 25th and
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at the College
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used in the
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i for yonng men
to buy them
.ad prayers
EXCHANGE
SHAVING PARLOR
! J . E. GRlGB. Hroprtoto.
HOT AND COLD BATHS
mexT doob ! to
BRYAN.
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very truly,
K. Legjrett
Wera’t you
•pint when at YJj
prueidunt. ” *?-Ex.
college
By th.
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