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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
1
Local column notes visitors including Mr Wilbur Treadwell an optometrist from Llano arranging regular month-long stays in Fredericksburg. Mentions several residents and events from town life, accidents, sales, society meetings, and plans for upcoming social events.
The Red Cross thanks Rev Vetter and the Boy Scouts for helping collect clothes for Belgian sufferers. It asks ladies to knit wash clothes and explains rules for sending garments. Knitters should use No 12 knitting yarn and 10 inch squares. Valued items include sweaters socks helmets wristlets mufflers with sweaters most needed.
Alf P. C. Petsch and R. G. Striegler of the Loan & Abstract Company advertise land loans and purchase of land notes. In Frederickssurg, Texas, they promote good land loans and note buying at the Gold Building.
Chester Bonn, 14, son of RR C Bonn, shot and killed a large 11 point buck in his father’s pasture just before hunting season closed. He slit the deers throat and stood watch until friends arrived. The head will be mounted as his first deer.
Firemen were summoned Thursday afternoon around 5 o clock to Albert Walter’s home in the west suburbs to battle a burning flue. A long run through a blowing sand storm was necessary, but the blaze was confined to the flue and extinguished by chemical engines with no damage to the building.
Felix Grobe aged 22 years 10 days died of pneumonia at Fort Worth base hospital this Monday. He was among the county's first recruits and is survived by his parents Herman and Mrs Grobe and several brothers and sisters. The body will be returned for burial with funeral at 1 o'clock this afternoon Rev Holly presiding. Willie Cornelil served as guard of honor.
August J. Goetz was confirmed by the City Commission as chief of the San Antonio fire department.
A Texas rumor claiming German farmers were whipped over Red Cross fund refusals is proven false with no such incident at Brenham, only a street scuffle. Similar tale at Gonzales circulated without corrections. Also reports of a Mason marriage and Fredericksburg business deal appear alongside a Cave Creek auto crash and Fredericksburg Publishing Co stockholders meeting.
A week of zero weather expanded into a blue blizzard in Southwest Texas with sleet and snow through the night. By Friday morning the ground lay white and the thermometer hit zero, the coldest in years. A stiff norther persisted and traffic remained curtailed as stock suffered across the region.
Optician from San Antonio, Dr. L Werblun, will visit Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg from January 5 to 13. Examinations of the eyes will be free during the visit.
At the Tuesday meeting the Chamber of Commerce elected officers for the coming year. Committees were appointed on improvements, roads, mail service, and fund solicitation for the Cold Camp Recreation Meet. Members include R Penniger as president and R G Striegler as vice president.
A citizens meeting will be held Saturday next week January 19 at 2 pm in the Courthouse. Invited are farmers and businessmen to discuss securing seed corn at cost through the State Department of Markets and credits if needed. Mr. R G Spielhagen will attend to outline funding options with the Federal Government ready to provide local funds.
Juan Lucio of 728 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio died at 12 10 PM Monday from injuries after Emil Brewer driving a jitney collided with Lucio’s one horse oil wagon at 9 20 AM. Lucio was thrown from the wagon and rendered unconscious. He died en route to a hospital. The jitney sustained no damage though its wheels and shaft were broken.
Miss Vera Moseley, 15, of 625 East Evergreen Street, was dragged over a backyard fence by two men who cut her hair with scissors at 8:50 PM Monday. Police were alerted. efforts to locate the assailants failed. The victim did not recognize the attackers and police and detectives are investigating the case.
Austin Texas January 9 Peace officers statewide are asked by the State Highway Department to suspend enforcement of the automobile license law until renewal applications for 1918 are processed and the white seals and certificates mailed. About 157000 plates have been issued while 35000 plates remain unavailable awaiting government permission to release raw materials from the factory.
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