Local Visitors and Farm Care Across Town
Mr and Mrs Russell visited town on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harper care for Nixon's farm while he is away. J L Bierschwale and family stayed with G L Bierschwale. A niece rain fell Saturday evening and again at night aiding crops. Ed McDougall sold his drug store and residence to Jim Taylor who assumes charge now. Iona Billings, daughter of Rev L H Billings, visits Maggie Mae Duderstadt this week. Ed Coysert and Miss Lee Cowsert of Knoxville were in town on business. Stewart home hosts visitors. Mrs Joe Moore of Barnhart visits her parents Fritz and Mrs Bierschwale and relatives for about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. McDougall
Jim Taylor
Iona Billings
L. H. Billings
Fredericksburg
Maggie Mae Duderstadt
Ed. Coysert
Lee Cowsert
Noxville
Stewart Home
Joe Moore
Barnhart
Fritz Bierschwale
Local residents visit Fredericksburg during the week
Mr Theo Ochler and son were in town Monday. Mr R C Crocket made a business trip to Fredericksburg Monday. Practor Rogers, thrown from a horse and later operated on, is still improving. Mr and Mrs Bein and family were Harper residents visiting Fredericksburg for the Fourth. Mr Hy Bierschwale and father Rev Wm Bierschwale from Knoxville were in Harper on business Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Ochler and Son
R. C. Crocket
Fredericksburg
Rogers
E. Bein
Hy. Bierschwale
Wm. Bierschwale
Noxville
Harper
McCormack Family Travels From Hutto to Sonora
Mr and Mrs McCormack and wife from Hutto passed through on Monday en route to Sonora to visit relatives including Mrs McCormack’s kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. McCormack
Hutto
Sonora
Weekend visitors and local gatherings headline week
Miss Goldie Hatley visited for the weekend while Mr and Mrs Chas Stapp of Noxville shopped in town. J S Whitewood spent Tuesday with daughter Mrs Arthur Wendal. Lutherans held a fourth of July barbecue at Stewart grove with a delightful time. Lewin Stevens and family took Verna Mae Bilings to Kerrville for tonsil removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Chas. Stapp
Noxville
Mr. J. S. Whitewood
Mrs. Arthur Wendal
Stewart Grove
Ranch job open for a good cook near Ingram
Mr. Earl Bierschwab visits home from his Ingram area ranch and says a cook is wanted for the ranch work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bierschwab
Ingram
Surprise visit from Waco relatives delights Kerrville household
Rev and Mrs M E Fairchild and son Chester from Waco visited Mrs Fairchilds parents Dr and Mrs McBeth for a few days. Mrs W O Grosenbacher and Miss Mary Kettner joined Mr Walter Grosenbacher, the new Kerrville mail carrier, on a trip to Kerrville. Aug Strackbein repaired for Walter Tarr as Tarr added more windows and home improvements. Grasshoppers damage field crops and fruit trees, but rain may bring new grasses to feed on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Fairchild
Chester
Waco
W. O. Grosenbacher
Mary Kettner
Aug. Strackbein
Walter Tarr
Tobin Family Heads to Blanco for Fruit Pickings
Mr. R. H. Tobin and his children travel to Blanco Community to gather fruit. The writer notes fruit scarcity in the area, with no wild plums as plentifully as in previous years.
Local Visitors In Fredericksburg Share Daily Tasks
Mr. Fred Gammenthaler and Mr. J. A. Bell visited Fredericksburg Tuesday. Gammenthaler ordered a new evaporator for his molasses mill. Bell prepared for the Barbecue by getting a new set of teeth. Mr. T. J. Johnson cattle inspector and Mr. Jim Evers local inspector were in town Friday. Johnson had just returned from Fort Worth to oversee securing a raise of the quarantine of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gammenthaler
J. A. Bell
Fredericksburg
Mr. Gammenthaler
Mr. Bell
T. J. Johnson
Jim Evers
Johnson
Fort Worth
Help Wanted: Readers Send News to Post Office
The notice invites readers to submit missing items at the post office so they reach the Harper section. It explains reporters cannot be everywhere and urges folks to leave news there to ensure it appears in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porer
Harper
Annual Barbecue Date Reminds of Historic Indian Raid
The notice recalls a July 18 barbecue at the same site as before while recounting 1866 tribal raids near the Stewart home that killed Mrs. Taylor and Eli McDonald and took six children captive. Captives were later recovered by U S Forces, with one child freed after later. The future Mrs Allan McDonald later remembered for kindness is named. The man to barbecue on the 18 helped bury victims and pursue the raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Home
Taylor
Eli McDonald
Mr. McDonald
Strackbein Family Holiday in Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Aug Strackbein and family spent the 4th in Fredericksburg. Mr and Mrs Ed Tatsch are proud parents of a baby girl born on the 4th. Mrs Myers of Karnes City visits daughter Mrs W J Gibson expecting to stay a month. Bryson family Shield Frank Webb and Oran Webb joined a Kerrville outing Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aug. Strackbein
Fredericksburg
Ed. Tatsch
Bryson
Local residents travel and attend meetings across towns
Mr Irving Nixon left Thursday to join his wife in Yoakum where she visits relatives. His sisters Mrs C Harper and Miss Myrtle Nixon accompanied him toward Kerrville. Uncle John Giles returned to San Antonio Friday. Bill Bryson and family from Millersview visited Harper. The group, with ties to Bryson Crockett Mercantile and others, attended the sheep and goat raisers meeting at Del Rio and discussed a Harper ball team for the barbecue day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Nixon
Yoakum
C. Harper
Myrtle Nixon
Kerrville
Messers
T. P. Harlan
Oliver Roberts
Sam Parker
Bob Peril
Peter Barnhard
Lon Parker
Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
del Rio
Old Mexico
Texas
Little Family Weekend Visit At Mr Raymond Cottle Home
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Little and their children spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mrs. Little’s brother Raymond Cottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Clem Little
Mrs. Little
Mr. Raymond Cottle
Advertising in The Standard Yields Good Interest
The text emphasizes investing money in advertising and building a bona fide subscription list, asserting these choices will generate solid returns and favorable rates of return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper Section
Mr and Mrs. Russell
Mrs. C. Harper
Nixon
J. L. Bierschwale
G. L. Bierschwale
Goldie Hatley
Citizens Auto CO
MASON
Sunset Garage
Bryson & Crockett Mercantile Co
Harper, Texas
Gulf
First State Bank
J.S. Whitewood
H. P. Gartrell
John 8. Morris
Ness
Ren
John’’ Giles
San Antonio
Harpers Old
Fred Rahe
Bill Bryson
Millersview
Bryson-Crockett Mercantile Co
A. B. Barker Mercantile Co
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Jordan
Alf. Feller
Wm. Habenicht
Standard Office
Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee
J. F. Wedekind’s
C. W. Granville
Agent Mosty Nursery
Centerpoint
Harper Tin and Sheet Metal Shop
H. J. Kaiser
Gordon Harper Garage
Goodyear
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