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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1926
Page
10
Miss Sarah Bushnell is Editor of the Blanco County Section. Any item intended for this section may be sent to her at Johnson City, Texas.
Mr Zeak Felps and son shopped in town Saturday. Withers Opera House hosted a well attended dance. George Corley and Louis Felps with son visited from Millers Creek. Nat Felps, Willie Kroll, Rob Crider, Oscar Coleman, Ralph Coleman, John Greathouse, John Herwig and family made business or social visits in Johnson City or Austin last week. Home missionary society met at the Methodist Church and reported a good meeting. Boss and Ohlen Cox from Rock Springs visited. Cox Brothers Garage completed and ready to move in. Henry Smith transported cattle to San Antonio. Cullen Euchre of Millers Creek and John Haley of Johnson City bought melons in San Antonio. Boecking to assist A J Wagner in Blanco. carpentry planned.
Mr and Mrs Roy Stubbs and daughter of Cypress Mills visited in Johnson City with B J Stubbs. Mrs Kennedy and two daughters from Blanco were business visitors. Little Mildred Freeman was sick. Willie Crider returned from Lampasas. Mrs Bushnell and daughter from Johnson City visit relatives in San Antonio. Ben Desmond of Round Mountain was a Johnson City visitor. Barbecue and brass band in Johnson City on July 2. Mrs W C Wilson and son Lonnie returned home from Miranda. Emily Bushnell and Mrs Ohlen Cox visited Mary Francis Mourland who remains ill but improving.
Mr and Mrs Kellar and Mr Oliver Edwards of Brady traveled via Johnson City last Wednesday returning from the Pasteur Institute of Austin where Mrs Edwards received treatment for a mad dog bite. The treatment was a success.
Rev J H Clark traveled to San Antonio Monday after visiting his daughter with sister Mrs T J Davis. Julius Seiler brought Louis Vogel of Blanco to consult Dr Barnwel. Vogel improved and stayed with E J Werner. Mrs Jim Kennedy of Johnson City returned home from La Prior after tending ill daughter in law Mrs Albert Kennedy. she is recovering.
In San Marcos visitor C N Stevenson lost his residence and barn with all contents when a dawn blaze swept the two mile from town site. The fire started about 1 o clock Wednesday morning and origin remains unknown. Insurance will cover a portion of the damages.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports findings on queen bee selection and rearing. Queens with folded wings are more prolific and live longer. color does not affect honey gathering. Young queens outperform old in honey yield. excess queens available for sale from the Laboratory strain. Ship dates are June 4, July 15, August 5, September 16, and October 7. Interested beekeepers should contact H B Parks at the Agricultural Laboratory in San Antonio, Texas.
Seguin Tex June 28 an unusual honor was shown to the memory of a citizen when all places of business closed and the courthouse flag flew at half mast during the funeral of Miss Mary B Erskine who died in a San Antonio hospital Sunday. She was 86 and had taught in Seguin Public schools for 32 years shaping many young citizens.
The verse notes animals advertise with obvious sounds while humans, praised as nature’s apex creation, often pause before promoting themselves. It contrasts the blunt flair of beasts with human restraint in self-promotion.
J N Reeves for Draper & Co Boston bought 160000 pounds of Bandera County wool. Price 27 cents for 135000 pounds eight month wool and 35 cents for 25000 pounds twelve month. Association has handled over 500000 pounds of wool and hair for local goat and sheep raisers. Wool to be shipped to Boston from Center Point early next week.
Del Rio Texas June 29 The Val Verde Wool and Mohair Company sold 300000 pounds of eight months wool at 31 cents per pound the highest price for short wool this season. Nearly all of the material sold at 31 cents with less than 10000 pounds in No 2 line. The firm still has 12 months wool in storage but the short wool accumulation is closed.
Robert Pryor about 30 drowned in a lake behind his home in Rusk Texas while attempting to rescue his 13 year old sister Lillian Pryor. His wife and two children watched the futile effort as Lillian was saved with a pole from the bank. Pryor was a member of a pioneer Cherokee County family. Funeral held Wednesday afternoon.
The official 1926 first bale of Texas cotton sold on the Dallas Cotton Exchange floor for 1500 dollars, about 3 dollars per pound, to Valley Gin of Mercedes. A 450 dollar first bale premium was added and the total purchase price was donated to the Dallas community chest. The bale, grown near Mercedes and ginned last Tuesday, traveled 700 miles by express to Dallas.
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