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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
4
Ensign Peters delivers a private, fragile note amid a ship’s departure. Margaret Pettiss learns of the farewell as a carrier pigeon bearing a blotted message from Honolulu fails to reach its destination, leaving a sobered, hopeful moment amid mignonette beds.
Austin Texas at the regular meeting of the Germania Literary Society tonight at 7 30 o clock in the Girls Study Hall the program includes Mutterseelenleid read by Miss Bonnie Clayton Die Burg declaimed by Miss Mer Geger a vocal solo by Miss Sidonia Rummell readings Sonntag am Rhein by G A Basse and Die Kenner by R F Rabke
First meeting in January will elect officers for the second half of the session under the society constitution. Several important matters are on the agenda and all members are urged to attend.
San Angelo Texas January 18 Testimony began in the case of Harry J Spannell of Alpine charged with killing his wife and Colonel M C Butler while riding in a car last July James Dodd defense witness was reported traveling from Alpine to testify Spannell is first tried for Mrs Spannell with a trial expected to take at least a week His trial on Butler murder was set for January 25 as witnesses were sworn in during the morning.
Mrs. Ida Speeht lost a comforter blanket two feather pillows an oil stove a sweater and several pairs of trousers along with two dozen eggs when burglars ransacked her home at 220 Nurp Street Tuesday night Detectives Harvey and Proudfoot were assigned to the case The same night a gro cery store at 402 Waters Street was entered and $102 50 stolen in five five dollar bills seven one dollar bills twenty dollars in silver and the rest in change Other thefts included tools from George Cutler and revenue stamps from Captain LaMott at Fort Sam Houston Isabel Menchaca reported a laprobe stolen from a car.
Police report a four pony and a small phaeton were stolen Tuesday night. Description of the outfit was given to officers. Mrs Tarfillen of 117 Lafitte Street said her home was broken into Tuesday night and two handbags and an electric iron were taken.
The article argues for statewide cattle tick eradication to remove quarantine in counties and reduce costs. It urges uniform dipping requirements to speed up freeing the state from ticks, benefiting stockmen and farmers alike.
Notice is given that bids will be received by the Gillespie County Commissioners Court on February 12, 1917 at 10 a.m. from banks or individuals in Gillespie County to act as county depository per Articles 2440 to 2444 RCS Tex. Fredericksburg, January 2, 1917.
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