Fatal Shot Wound At Comfort Ranch Incident
Mrs. A L Cunningham suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle while hunting at Capt Nt Stieler’s ranch near Comfort. Doctors from Comfort Fredericksburg and San Antonio attended her. her parents Krauskopf travel to her bedside while Mr A L Cunningham is en route from San Luis Obispo. Medical reports suggest possible limb saving with treatment ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nt. Stieler
Comfort
A. L. Cunningham
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Krauskopf
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Workman Hurt by Flying Steel in Bear Mountain Quarry
On December 29 1919 Felix Jung was injured in Nagel Bros granite quarries Bear Mountain when a steel fragment from a broken chisel pierced his right arm near the wrist. He traveled to town where a physician removed the piece and he is now reported to be doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagel Bros
Bear Mountain
Felix Jung
Damaged Locomotive Replaced by Another
The Was On Sunday, the 28th last week of December, the locomotive and coal car left the track at Fredericksburg Function. One wheel flange broke on Tuesday after freight cars derailed near Tatsch's place, crippling mail and train service. The line borrowed a locomotive from Aransas Pass, but without improvements the line may cease operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theredericksburg & Northern Railroad
Fredericksburg
Mortine
Tatsch
Kerrville
Aransas Pass
Aher
Drilling for Oil Starts in Gus Golds Pasture Stonewall
Drilling machinery for a test well in Gus Golds pasture near Stonewall is in place and drilling began at week’s end. Interested parties promise occasional progress reports to the STANDARD. Dallas visitors Adolph Mergenthater jr Alfred Schneider Chester Schneider and Harry Schneider spent holidays with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus
Stonewall
Jésus
Messrs
Adolph Mergenthater, Jr
Alfred Schneider
Chester Schneider
Harry Schneider
Dallas
Ome
Local holiday visitors and chamber event in Fredericksburg
A roundup of residents and guests visiting Fredericksburg during Christmas and New Year. Mentions include Herbert Hoffman from Mason, E J Koenig and family in Alamo City, Cadet H Kissel from Kelley Field visiting Louis Kordzik, Mrs Hartshorn of Grassville visiting Lisette Mueller, and others from Kerrville El Paso and San Antonio. The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce luncheon on January 13 and Max Wahrmund becoming secretary of the chamber and public information bureau are noted, along with local social visits and a Sousa concert seen in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wahrmund
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Public Information
Priess
la Perla
Louis Gerhardt
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Chamber Plans Daily Auto Mail Service
In a special meeting the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce voted to ask Washington for cancelling the Fredericksburg Junction to Fredericksburg mail route and to establish a daily auto mail service between Fredericksburg and Comfort. Businessmen deplore losing the mail contract with Fredericksburg and Northern Railway due to repeated interruptions and poor promptness. rail management offered no remedy, prompting complaints to the railway commission and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Royal Neighbors Elect Officers at December Meeting
The local lodge elected officers including Nannie Striegler oracle Stoffers receiver Publ recorder Krauskopff vice oracle Marsehall past oracle Riley chancellor Henke marshal Kifer inner sentinel Kott outer sentinel. Installation slated for the first Wednesday in January. Ernst Schmidt & Sons bought Alfred Durst mercantile in Doss. Rev Father Michel visiting Rev Father Gerlach at St Mary’s Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Lodge of
Nannie Striegler
Oracle
Otto Stoffers
Margaret Publ
Reecorder
Oscar Krauskopff
Willie Marsehall
Alfred Riley
Chancellor
Max Henke
Marshall
Hugo Kifer
Inner Sentinel
Hubert Kott
Outer Sentinel
Ostrow Hotel Owners Spend New Year in Alamo City
Mr and Mrs John Ostrow proprietors of the Ostrow Hotel at Fredericksburg spent New Year at the Alamo City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ostrow
Fredericksburg
Alamo City
Schwarz Firm Sells Out Goods to San Antonio Party
Freight train from Fredericksburg to Bankersmith derailed at Grape Creek bridge, three cars jumped the track. An unrelated notice mentions a hunter killed and a stranger with a $20 plaster improving eyesight, with references to Gillespie County and coastal buck-hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Schwarz
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Grape Creek
Bankersmith
Kia
Gillespie County
No evidence of cost of living relief from Fed report
Washington December 31 the Federal Reserve Board says prices still rise and living costs are not falling. Labor receives unprecedented wages while output declines and spending, especially on luxuries, remains high as signs of widespread thrift decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Mr and Mrs Kurt Wahrmund Visit Comfort For Christmas
Mr Kurt Wahrmund of the Maier and Wahrmund firm returned Sunday from a visit to his wife’s parents Mr and Mrs Martin Ingenhuett in Comfort. Mrs Wahrmund remained with her parents a while longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Wahrmund
Comfort
Hunter Brings In Rare Swan from Doss Trip
Theo Langerhans bagged a rare white swan on a hunting trip to Doss last week. He sent the bird to Kerrville for mounting by a taxidermist. The swan likely wandered from a zoo and ended up on a pond at Willie Wendel’s place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Langerhans
Doss
Kerrville
Mr. Langerhans
Willie Wendel
Man loses fingers in Christmas Eve woodcutting accident
Edwin Staats, son of Gus Staats of Crabapple, was injured when a circular saw severed his left middle and index fingers while cutting wood on Christmas Eve. He is recovering, though the fingers are gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Staats
Gus. Staats
New subscribers listed for the STANDRD
Messrs Wm Muller Fredericksburg Hugo Lochte Fredericksburg Edmund Alberthal Doss J FF Key Sonora Hy E Friedrich Fredericksburg Alf Gentemann San Antonio Oscar Metzger San Antonio Dave Adams London Gus Jensenhe Luckenbach 4 H Pehl Stonewall Emil Baumann Fredericksburg Herm Grona Morris Ranch Philip Strackbein Fredericksburg listed as new subscribers to the STANDRD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Wm. Mueller
Fredericksburg
Hugo Lochte
Edmund Alberthal
Doss
J. FF. Key
Sonora
Hy. E. Friedrich
Alf. Gentemann
San Antonio
Oscar Metzger
Dave Adams
London
Gus. Jensehke
Luckenbach
H. Pehl
Stonewall
Emil Baumann
Herm. Grona
Morris Ranch
Philip Strackbein
The
Standard
Christmas Visit By Families From Austin
Misses Cora Meckel Julia Knopp and Cecilia Tiemann traveled by auto from Austin to spend Christmas with relatives and friends. They were accompanied by Messrs Herbert Fischer and Alois Tiemann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Meckel
Julia Knopp
Cecilia Tiemann
Austin
Per Auto
Messrs
Herbert Fischer
Alois Tiemann
Accidents Trail Luckenbach and Bauer Team Load Upsets
Behrens of Luckenbach injuries from a saddle mule accident on the Pedernales left leg bruised and work disabled for a time. Near Main Street Paul Bauer four horses pulling a sugar cane wagon upset after a bicycle fright, no injuries to Bauer or horses. Fredericksburg celebrates Christmas with clear weather, church trees, and New Year bells. Social Turnverein hosts tree festival. town balls entertain the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ. Behrens
Luckenbach
Pedernales
Mr. Behrens
Main Street
Paul Bauer
Mr. Bauer
Fredericksburg
Turnverein
Census Enumerators Appointed for Gillespie County Districts
Miss Gertrude Puhl of Fredericksburg and Mr. M b Harris of Terrell Texas are appointed census enumerators for Gillespie County and will begin work at once. Harris covers District 101 east of key roads. Puhl covers District 102 west of them. The questions to be asked include residence, names, relation, home ownership, demographics, immigration, literacy, birthplace, mother tongue, occupation, and employment status. A penalty applies for false or refused answers. Also notes the death of Ove W Striegler at 77 years with details of his family, service, marriage, and funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Gertrude Puhl
Fredericksburg
M. B. Harris
Terrell
Texas
Harris
Llano-Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Miss Puhl
United States
Ove W. Striegler
Nakskav
Denmark
Anna Pueschell
Robert
Alwin
Our County
Clara Jung
Constance Striegler
Olfert Striegler
Jlenard
Frederick Striegler
Gillespie
Amalia Nelson
Welfare
Inez Pickett
Oklahoma
Union Cemetery
Konzack
Singing ‘Society
Columbia
Meusebach Creek
Visitors from San Antonio and nearby towns in Fredericksburg week
Visitors during the holiday week in Fredericksburg included Mr. and Mrs. Hilmar Klaerner and child from San Antonio along with many locals and guests from Seguin Llano Mason Seguin Southon Bexar County and others. Notable attendees were Prof BE Beem Bergang and Prof and Mrs Emil Baethge from Seguin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Hilmar Klaerner
Child
San Antonio
Ella Sehmiddt
Estella Habenicht
Elise Schwarz
Perpetua Blanchard
Marguerite Rosenthal
Annie Keller
Fred Roeder
Leo Kuntz
August Kirchoff
Fred Hartmann
Alfie Kordzik
Ella Basse
Robitseh
Louis Durst
Milton
Reuben Cameron
Helmuth Grobe
Richmond Striegler
Hilmar A. Schmidt
Hy. Hopf
Arthur Schwarz
Edwin Knopp
Geo. Oehler
Oehler
Llano
BE Beem Bergang Family
Seguin
Emil Baethge
Felix Jordan
Mason
Cyrus Welty
Southon
Bexar County
Gen Wood Files Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood filed a formal announcement of his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination with the South Dakota Secretary of State in Pierre on December 31.
Prince Regent Alexander of Siberia Reported Killed in Explosion
A Belgrade dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger says Prince Regent Alexander of Siberia and six others were killed by a dynamite blast with over fifty injured. The Lokal Anzeiger is the only paper to publish the claim and no other source confirms the death. Alexander has acted as King of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes since his father King Peter retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alexander
Siberia
Belgrade
Lokal Anzeiger
Peter
Serbia
Commission Tries DuPonts Over Unfair Competition
The Federal Trade Commission cites BE L Du Pont de Nemours and Co of Wilmington Del to answer a complaint alleging unfair methods in competition and tying contracts in interstate commerce The complaint claims the respondents contracted with bituminous coal producers in the Springfield Illinois district to sell blasting powder for five years at a price tied to coal producers not using powder from any competitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
BE. L. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Wilmington
Del
Commission
Springfield
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred P. C. Petsch
J. Brandes
Herbert Hoffman
E. J. Koenig
H. Kissel
Kelley Field
Louis Kordzik
David S$. Hartshorn
Grassville, Ohio
Lisette Mueller
Atredericksburg
Pbz. Eckert
Ida
Alma Eckert
Ngilason County
Jenve
Ed. Ecker
Phil. W. Eckert
ICE
Frederick
Max and
Walter Grona
Elgin Klaerner
Oscar Roggenbucke of
el Paso
Ruby Riley
Chester Riley
Mrs
D. A. Riley
Felix Vander Stucken
Eugene Vander Stucken
F. J. Maier
Daylight
Sousa
Gis. Basse
Arno Krauskop
Ira Wilke
Bulgarium
University of Texas
Ernst Schmidt & Sons
Alfred Durst
Father Michel
Father Gerlach
St. Mary’s
H. GC. L
the Loan & Abstract Company
R. G. Striegler
Gold Ridg
A. P. Co
Wilbur C. Treadwell
Gold Building
Stockholders Meeting
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Robert Penniger
August Zincke
Gen. Wood
Alexander of
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